i THE CHARITY GIUL f
1 By S3FFIC A. ROWLANDS I
Mrs. Thorngato was wai'ing for her,
nil came up to hor at onif. At tho first
glimpse of her sweet, motherly face Au
drey's nervousness wont. The vicar's
wife spoke cheerfully and kindly to tho
girl, ami a thoy walked out of the
station together her t hough's were very
busy.
"What con M George hrw bten think
ing about when ho spoke r,C this child
as 'nice looking?' Why, tie words are
heresy when used to desor'Lo her face!
Poor soul! I nin sorry for Lit! Such
beauty in her station of life does not
moan happiness."
Audrey found herself pvVlng quite
naturally ami easily to this kind man
tiered woman, ami answered all the ques
tions Mrs. Thorugate put to her In hor
fresh, rloar voice niul re tin d tones.
Put whatever the vicar's wife was
turning over in her niiiiil d was never
permitted to ripen, for just as they were
passing in at the rectory garden a pret
ty place even in the chill Foitr-.iary woath
r a young lady, mount--! on a bay
liorse with black points, mil attended
a smart groom, role swi't'y along the
road. She drew rein as ;the saw Mrs.
Thorn gate.
"Hood morning," she cried, "n a clear,
rather hard voice. "Have 70 ii soon any
thing of Uird John? They -ell me he
oame a cropper just by IVlf Woods, and
went back by train to get mother mount.
us he had lamed old Hector. You have
not seen him. Mrs. Thorngute? lear me,
how tiresome! The day t quite hot.
and we shaped the have such n rattling
jjood run."
"It is a pity," Mrs. Thornyite assent
til heartily, for in hor youth she had been
a first rate sportswoman, and she sym
pathized with the girl's disappointment
warmly; "but can't you c.-eh them up
somewhere. Miss Fraser? Where was
the meet?"
CHAPTER III.
Sheila Fraser explained ivctj thing in
li'er sharp way, and Audi.r, standing
modestly in th? background, looked in
admiration and surprise at the Deat. well
turned fijure sitting easily iu ihe saddle,
at the small, oval face under the straight
list brim, and the coil of rod gold hair
at the nape of the neck.
How pretty this Miss Fraser was! Her
teeth were so even and s white, her
-heeks so rosy warm in coLt; only her
eyes seemed cold and hard. They moved
about quickly, and to Audrey were just
like sharp needles.
"I rode hack to inqul-e after Lord
John at his mother's requosr, because
rome one said he was really bnrt. Now.
I wish I had not been, so i.uixotic. I
really don't quite know what I shall do."
Miss Fraser tapped her sm.-ll foot with
her whip impatiently, and then frowned.
The wind had blown the ved over Au
drey's face again, but she could see
through it easily, and she did not like
that frown, it made the eyes reore sharp
and cruel than before.
"I suppose it is no use nk.ng you to
have some luncheon whh .ne," Mrs. Thorn
gate said, and thon, all at once, she re
membered Audrey, and jUertd an ex
clamation. "I very nearly forgot," she
said, turning to Miss Fraser, "your new
maid has arrived. This is -she.''
Sheila Fraser looked carelessly at the
slender form in ils black -o:ik and ail.
"Oh !" she said shortly ; she paused a
moment, and then addressing Audrey,
"'yon had better go up to Dinglewood at
once; ask Hircham ; she will tell you
what your duties are, and tr what is
jour name?"
"MaTse Audrey Maxse," Mrs. Thorn
gate replied, quickly.
"Well er Maxse, you .most alter
your dress. That funeral clar- and veil
are simply absurd. Please see to that at
ouce."
Miss Fraser bent from her saddle to
ask one or two questions coniic'entlally of
the vicar's wife, and then her face flushed,
and she uttered an exclama:;on of pleas
ure. "Here he is, after all!" ta a horse
man came fleetly toward them.
Jack Glendurwood pulled up with a
jerk.
"Halloo, Sheila, you bre? Why, I
thought you would hare been at Sher
wood Downs, at least, by this time."
He was thoroughly well o'eansed of
all mud, and looked as spc;k f.nd span as
Miss Fraser herself, as ho :emoved his
Jiat and greeted Mrs. Thorngate.
; "Jleard you bad a cropper, and, as
your mother was anxious. I rode back
to see what was left of you," Sheila re
plied in a curt, somewhat mn-uline man
ner. "Poor mother," he said, lightly. "Well,
he best thing we can do Is to tear down
Ho Welland! The hounds went through
tthere a few minutes ago, I heard; I
thought I might catch them up here, but
they have not come this nay, we are
pretty sure of tumbling in with them in
that direction."
He looked eager to be off, nnd his eyes
never went toward the gate where Audrey
stood, shrinking back shyly, In her black
piruients. A few more wonls exchanged
and the two young people rede off, and
Mr. Thorngate came up to Audrey.
"Well, how do you like your young
mistress' looks?" she asked, k'rdly.
Audrey paused for a moment, then la a
numb sort of way she answered :
"She is very pretty, I think."
'Miss Frase is the acknowledged beau
ty of these parts she is au heiress. Din
glewood is a lovely place. I hope you
will get on well with her, rcy dear, and
be happy in your new home."
Miss Fraser came homo very tired
about 0 o'clock, and found Rircbara, her
first maid, carefully instructing tho new
comer in the various duties expected of
lier. Audrey, mindful of her mistress
commands, had put on tier only other
gown, a thick gray one of rough material,
with neat collar and cuffs, and a black
ribbed apron. Iler hair wis brushed
straiyht off her face, and rolled In a huge
knot at the back of her exquisitely shaped
head. She was pole, but her eyes were
ehlniug with admiration and eurpriae and
owe excitement Neter, la Ler wildest
dreams, had she conjured up so many
lovely things as wore massed together In
Sheila Eraser's apartments, with their
silken hangings, their dainty furniture,
costly ornaments, and tho hundred and
one appointments which flnirhod every
corner.
"It is like fairyland." Audrey said
over and over again In her hi w ilderment.
She hardly liked to tread on the Per
sian fugs and furs thrown on the floor,
and she bold her breath as she stood be
side the Ivory toilet table, at,. I gufod at
tho brushes and array of bo' ties and oth
er knickknacks In old Dutch s'lver.
"If Jean could but see them!" was
her thought.
She was quite dsxed with all the love
liness about hor. and gave l;:le cries of
surprise and delight as ISiivham lighted
the pink globed lamps and s''rred the lire
into a blaze.
She felt it must he some: delicious,
heaven-sent dream, and that presently
she should wake and find herself in hor
oolu, hard boil at the home, the bell
clanging the time to rise.
Sheila's arrival dispelled 'bis feeling,
and, 11s the young lady entered, she seem
ed to bring a rush of cold air with her
that destroyed the illusion of fairyland.
"My bath at once!" she ordered, sharp
ly; and then, looking aorvss r.t Audrey,
she nil.lod : "You must rotn-Mihor to have
it always ready for me when 1 have been
out hunting, Maxse. Hircliaai, you have
told her everything?"
"Yes, miss, everything."
"Let her remain here an I watch you
to-night."
Audrey stood In a dusky 'orner with
her hands folded, as Miss Eiaser. having
plunged into her bath and th is refreshed
and invigorated herself, sit before the
long, ivory-mounted duchesso mirror, and
put herself into ISircham's hauds to have
her hair dressed.
Audrey thought she had t.ever seen
anything so beautiful as Silvia Eraser's
hair; every thread seemed of burnished
gold as the brush went thrngh it, and
the lamp light shone on it, a'.d when by
and by her young mistress s.o-vl adorned
for dinner In a black cro(e gown, with
diamonds glittering in her wavy tresse
and around her white throat, the girl
was quite dazed.
It had been such a long, wonderful day,
full of such agitation and to many new
experiences.
CHAPTER IV.
Audrey woke with a start the next
morning, and her first thought was how
angry Miss Irons would he that she was
late. The faint, golden rays of the Feb
ruary sun were streaming :n through the
sides of the blind; tho bell was not ring
ing. She looked about her in a dazed,
mechanical fashion, sitting np m bed,
with her mass of black hair tossed loosely
on her shoulders.
Where was she? Surely that was not
Jean's bed In the other -i.-ner? Jean
never snored like that. She rubbed her
eyes, shivered a little with the cold, and
then was wide awake. She was not in
her old bedroom, but in hr new, and
that sleeping form across in the other
corner was not Jean's small, thin one.
but the large-boned, heavy frame of
Hircham, her fellow-servant.
She shut the door quietly and went
down stairs, and brushed a-ay briskly
at the riding habit and oth?r garments
for a good half hour; then, with a shy
laugh, she determined to go on to the
servants' quarters and reeonnoiter.
"I must meet the others sooner or
later," she thought.
A rosy cheeked housema'd was busy
with her broom and stopped to courtesy
as she saw what she took 13 Le a guest
coming down the wide oaken staircase -there
were always two or :-( strangers
at Dinglewood. Audrey was gazing out
of her lovely dark blue ?yes with deep
pleasure and Interest at the fresh won
ders that met her gaze at every turn;
her young, buoyant, nervously excitable
heart thrilled as with delight at the carv
ed oaken panels, the full-length costume
portraits, the figures in armor that stood
in their niches, as though guprding the
old house as their dead and gone wearer
did in the days of yore. Thj housemaid's
respectful courtesy first provoked a smile I
and then a little sigh.
"I want to find the kitchen; am I
going wrong?" she said, and tf-pn she put
out her hand. "I am the new maid, Au
drey Maxse! Shall we be friends? What
is your name? If It is like your face
it is sure to be nice."
The housemaid stared at her In amaze
ment; but when she saw that Audrey
still held out her hand, she put her own
rough palm into It, while sb- grinned
good naturedly,
"I baint bad frens with no one, I
baint, and I likes you! Whv, I took you
for a lady. There! My ;iame'B 'Lisa.
What's yourn, did you say?"
Audrey explained all that was neces
sary, and then Eliza showed fcer the way
to the housekeeper's room, t!io servants'
hall and the kitchen.
"You come down the wrong stairs,"
she said. "Them's the ones you must
use," pointing to her right. "Here's the
kltchlug. My ! Don't the hrtkkus smell
nice? Ain't you 'ungry? You must eat
a lot, and then you'll get red cheeks.
Here's Mr. Downs!" and E'ira broke off
to giggle, as a young man a very good
lmitutlon of a gentleman imuntered in
through the open doorway that led to
the courtyard, thence to the stables and
the kitchen garden beyond. "He's Lord
John's valley," she whispered In a loud
voice to Audrey, "and such a swell !"
Mr. Downs smiled with .Ti'ich superi
ority as he caught Eliza's ingenuous tone
of admiration. He was soon (hading and
joking with her, whilo Audrey, who felt
au Indescribable vexation and dislike aris
ing within her at the man's presence,
went to the doorway and walked out
into the courtyard. It wng so clear
nnd fresh in the cold morning air that
she soon lost her vague dls:omfort, and
began to make friends with the half dozen
dogs of every sort and description, who
came from the stables to Inquire Into
tho i.jw arrival. A voice from behind
broke ber silence, and, turning, with a
fmn, ho saw that Downs l.ml followed
ber.
"You'll get cold out here, miss." th
young man said, fixing his eyes 011 her
exquisite face with astonished admira
tion; "and you're much 100 pretty
Audrey drew herself up. She was very
young, and she had never had occasion
to feel the sort of angry resentment
that this man's bold stare awakened in
her breast. She was too ner.'ous to make
any reply, but she turned louiul quickly
and went Indoors before he know what
she was doing.
"Oh! That's her sort. Is M s" observed
Mr. Henry Downs to hion'lf "Who's
she, I'd like to know, though she Is so
pretty, to give herself airs 1 ko a queen?
Well, we'll soon take that out of her, or
my name ain't Downs."
Ami, dispensing a few Hek to the
doss, tho man walked away down tin
courtyard to give his master's order to
the head groom. I
Audrey, to her great relief, found that
a message had come for her t- go to Miss
Eraser's ro m at on. v. fUieila Fraser
was lying in her luxuriant td, her rod
gold hair thrown over the pillows In pic
turesque confusion as Audrey entered.
"I.iht my tiro at once." she ordered,
sharpl.t ; "then pull up the blind, and givo
me those papers and letters, Maxse.'
Audrey stirred the sinoi l -ring embers
into a blare, throw some wood on to it,
and then drew back the si!!en curtains.
Miss Eraser took the letters am stared at
tho girl.
"1 don't think I shall ' ke this girl."
she said to herself. "She is evidently
stupid, and stares at one in an uncanny
fashion. (Jo to Mrs. I'r nor's room -ou
know whore it is - give her my love,
and ask how she is tins inoining," she
said, shortly.
She lay quite still as Audrey went
n ay, then, with a sudden mm einent, she
dipped from the bed, went a.'ross the rich
carpet to the mirror, nnd Ki'rod silently
at her own imago. Never l.elore, in the
whole of her life, had s!i ever vlewd
her own reflection with nnvthing but
pleasure. What whs it that Jarred her
now? Not only Ihe luck of symmetry
in feature, the difference '11 coloring
was it not a certain air of unaccounta
ble refinement a something that In-spoke
tho patrician iu Audrey's face, and that
wa. wanting in her own?
She was not patrician bo.-n she was
of the people. Her father had boon a
hard headed Scotch merchant, born of re
spectable Scotch tradesfolk; her mother
the rich and only daughter d a Cumber
hind brewer. They were wealthy, they
had land, they had retinues of wervants.
bu' st ill they were beyond the sacred
inner social round. Sheila to-ild remetu
1st distinctly the days before her moih
tr's death; she was only a crl of eight,
but she was wonderfully sharp and pre
cocious for her years. Mrs. Eraser had
no other children. She was an unloved
wife, her ambitions did not keep pace
with those of her husband, mil the rift,
Ix-gun almost immediately after the mar
riage, widened and widened until they
wer-e virtually separated altogether.
George Eraser neither felt nor pretended
to feel any sorrow when Vs wife died.
He was considerably enrictu-d l.y her for
tune. (To be continued.)
Ill Mistake
Fred The ways of women nre p.ut
nil understanding.
Jack What's the trouble nr w ?
Fred Whilo I was in the pafl.tr
alone With Miss Pliikleigh, nl.e ..wcrc
the gtus, mill, thinking. It was hint for
mo to pro'iust, I did so, but slit refused,
me.
Jack Huh! You Mi'lit to have
known that negatives are always ilcvcl
oi;el in dark rooms.
( ouraur Promoter.
"Women," remarked Wcibb rly, "-ifo
a great lnifiitlve to immly courage."
"What's the explanation ';" ijuerled hU
friend Singleton.
"Well," replied Wcilderly, "since I'll
Nmmi up against the tnatrltii'itilnl ga;-io
nnd had a few little tilts with my wife,
the prospect of a scrap with the tough
est citizen In town seems liko inoro
child's play t me."
Slow March of Mul.
It takes time for Hume operas to
come to England, but tiluck's "Armlde,"
beloved of Marie Antoinette, probably
establishes a record In this respect. To
be exact, "Armlde" produced at Co
vent (iarden last night lias taken 1'tJ
years to reach our shores since Its In
itial production In Paris. London
Dully Mail.
In Huston.
For nice distinctions Iu the use of
the EiijjIIhIi language even the Phila
delphia lawyer might learn HoinethliiK
from certain street car conductors of
lioKtuii. Thoughtlessly and liKhtheart
edly I said to u conductor the other
day: "I) you go to Wank street?"
The answer cuine: "No, but this car
pusses that street."
Ilrlurht Moilern Thievery.
A new Idea In stealing was reported
to the Kansas City prosecuting attor
ney. A woman gave her feather beds
to a cleaner, weighing tho feathers be
fore and ufter, and found that they
came some thirty pounds short. It is
not (Kisslble that there could have been,
thirty pounds of dirt In them, so bho
claimed that that amount was stolen.
l'eruapa.
j,ue They say tlu darkest lwur U
Just before the dawn. Why?
He I think It has something to do
with tho Increased dlllleulty experi
enced In finding tho kt-yhole. Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
The I'sual Variety.
Jaggles la his Hying machine a suc
cess? Waggles Half way so. It always
conies down Hying. Puck.
No Truifeily,
The engineer was asleep.
Happily no tragedy followed.
It was time to he off duty and he was
In his bed. Philadelphia Ledger.
The crown of Portugal U valued at
$0,500,000, a world's record for crowim.
I' mix ll. I '1 Sliver In Ittws.
Sugar from pumpkins will bo the
...... m. till..., ..r iitltli which will l do-
xthqsil lii Iowa, for the authorities at
the agricultural college declare high
grade sugar will be inudo from them by
a pnxvss even more simple than that
required to nitikt It from beets. Eht
Intent have resulted Iu the production
11,' a specie of pumpkin which contains
I per ivnt of sugar, and It Is the pre
diction that In three years the sugar
element will be Increastsl to I 'J mt vut.
This Is equal to the quantity of sugar
found In the best variety of sugar beet.
Lis'ause pumpkins are easily raised and
a tonnage may Ik produced to the acre
which will cxived that of sugar beets,
the new sugar pumpkin will o'n up n
valuable Held for the Iowa farmers.
The pumpkins may be planted In the
ivrntlehU, and the same will w hich will
produiv corn may Is made to produce
a crop of pumpkins at the same time.
American Cultivator.
A Trrr (iiinril.
Very often youtu; trees, maples es
pecially, are entirely destroyed by cat
tle reaching up and pulling the tops;
down, even when
the tops would seem
to be out of reach.
Of course, cattle
should not Is where
young trees are
planted, especially
fruit trees; but It
fotnet lines happens
that this Is not
practicable. When
this Is the case use
a guard stjch m It
shown In tlie Illus
tration. It Is mado
as follows:
Take two piece Tkkk til' Attn,
of iKinrd (such us have come off no mo
old building), say about 7 feet long,
breadth between S to 11! Inches. I.eavo
one of these boards Intact. Cut the
other Into three equal lengths, and nail
Into tho top of the uncut hoard, as
shown In tho Illustration. Sometimes,
If tho fence Is high enough, a short
board, tho one facing the fence, can
be left out, and a cleat used Instead.
The tree, before putting up the guard
should In posted, and the guard nailed
to this post.
llpsl Msra of Trees to rinnt.
We have always hail the best success
with planting out tin medium-Hired
tree. In apples, cherries and plums we
would rather have a twoyearohl tree,
4 to tl fet. that Is thrifty than any
other size. Oftentimes the larger trees.
0 to 7 feet, do well when the conditions
are favorable, but If the coudlthuj' nr'
not favorable, following the transplant
ing of the trees of this sl.e, they often
got tlte backset from which It takes
several years to recuperate, and theo!
JtK'tlon of planting out very small trees
Is that th?y are much more liable to be
Injured by rabbits and broken down by
cultivation than the larger size. Twen
tieth Century Fanner.
Mtnrlnir 'arrnt or Turnip.
When carrots or turnips are stored
outside they cannot always be reached
when desired for use, nnd it will,
therefore, be advantageous to store
them In bins, in a dry cellar. If imck
od In 'terfectly dry sawdust, ontis, corn,
or even dry earflu they will keep well
and can be taken out of the bins at any
time. It Is the alternate freezing and
thawing that damage all root crop
stored away In winter, but a the pack
ing material keep" them at even tem
perature this liability Is avoided. Tho
oats or corn used for the pur-xise will
not be Injured, and may be fed while
using the roots coining from the bin.
Cheviot Sheep.
A Wlsconaln man writes a follows
of the Cheviot breed of sheep: The
Cheviot breed of sheep Is a eourjmra
tlvely small breod of a seml-mountaln-ous
charactr. They are uprightly
ami very active In their habit and art
possessed of a fair mutton fonn, being
low down and compact. The fleece I
long and in Oneness excel any of tho
down breeds. They are adapted to tho
more rough and broken HccttoiiM of 'Wis
consin where tho range Is ample and
patiturago scant
Farm M"".emen t.
The fanner reduces tho value of his
own lalior by keeping Inferior stock or
falling to Booure large ylelda of crop,
a the higher the price and the greater
the production the bettor tho remun
eration for tho labor bestowed. There
are period when the farmer cannot
perform work In the field, for which
reason be should aim to got hi crops
under shelter as soon as possible, In
order to do some kinds of work which
can be performed lnsldo the barn.
feeding Fowl.
While It Is well to compel the fowls
to scratch In litter, when grain Is al
lowed, so as to exercise, yet tho Boft
foods should he supplied from troughs
In order to avoid the filth of tho
ground, tho damp food easily accumu
lating dirt If thrown where the hens
must walk over It and scramble with
each other for their supply. Many
cases of disease In flocks can be traced
to the lack of cleanliness la the use of
Boft foods for poultry.
iSl'i:
ill ?!lff
Inafriictlnna llrrlT.
' Malry school are now In oporallon
In many Stales, and short courses of
Insirucllon on butter and cheese mak
ing are given at some of the agricul
tural colleges. II was long ago demon
strated that Inferior buller could not
compete with olcitinaigiirlni, and that
good butter of choice iplilllly could al
ways Is sold at a fair price. The fact
has also been demonstrated that there
was much to learn In making good but
ter, and that cleanliness and the proper
management of the milk were essential
In producing the choice article. There
has been a wonderful advance In meth
od of butter making, and oleomurgu
fine Is responsible tor It. Consumers
w ill not purchase the counterfeit article
If they can get the genuine, and poor
butter Is as much a eouteifclt as any
other Imitation.
leniillnesa In III tlrr.
The Kansas Experiment Station say
very truly. In bulletin: Cleanliness Is
the Mist law which slsmld be observed
by every man w ho In any way manufac.
tures or fiandles dairy product. Any
condition which will promote this end
effectively should be established. The
simpler these condition can bo inado
the better, I'ncleati dairy utensils are
among the greatest sources of contam
ination of milk. This contamination Is
due to tho prcscniv of undesirable bac
tt rla. The undesirable bacteria are
those that produce taints In milk, nod
which exist principally In tilth lodged
on the surface and In the crevices of
dairy utensils. They are minute organ
isms which have the iwor of multiply
ing very rapidly under favorable con
dition. Keetllna Ihe Y.mii.m f'nlf Milk.
A dairy .farmer of experience give
his plan of teaching young calves how
to drink milk without trouble, and says
In the Tribune Farmer that he lets the
calf stay with the cow a few hours
only, then be milks tin cow In a few
hours after removing the calf and put
the bucket of warm milk to the calf
nose so as to touch It, and In a minute
or two It will drink, and the work Is
done. The calf has now learned to
drink like other animals, and the trouble
of feeding milk to calves Is over. The
mistake usually made Is In allowing
young calves to run with the cow sev
eral days, and so It has learned to suck,
and It Is hard to teach it any other
way.
Neirntlatlnua for I'. . faille.
The chief agrarian pa-sT published
In Peril n learns from a trustworthy
source that the American tariff com
missioner, who are now in Iterlln con
ferring with the (ieruian tariff expert
regarding Ccrniau Anierlcnti commer
cial relations, arc discussing with them
the Importance of lmiortlug live Amer
ican cattle Into (iermany, via Ham
burg, where "they will be slaughtered.
The meat will then be iouveyed to all
part of the country In railway refrig
erator car. The Journal adds that ne
gotiations are going on between arl
011 Hamburg shipping firm and the
Hamburg authorities for the erection
of the nevs.sary buildings.
SrrnMijr Fullltluoila Denounreil.
A cattle breeder tell some sound
truth In the following: Preeders of
pure bred cattle would doubtless make
more money If they would keep to sell
for breeding only those Individuals that
are cx'icrt Judge would pronounce emi
nently worthy of duplication and lit all
others for the block. The tlrst alone
would sell for more money In the ag
gregate than all of them would, and It
would be bettor for buyer to pay the
higher price the good animals would
command. The ior, or scrub, full
blood have created nil the prejudice
that now exists against "registered and
pedigreed" cattle.
ioii f.vii.
If possible scatter the enlargement
so as to avoid onlug It. A stimulat
ing liniment applied to the 'toll will
probably t beneficial, therefore secure
tlie following: Four ounce of turpen
tine, two ounce of tincture of Iodine,
two otimt of tincture eatharldea, six
ounce of tincture capsicum, one pint of
coin 1 ton nd soap liniment. Mix up nnd
apply to the parts dully until sore, then
withhold for a few day and begin
again. A cheaper liniment would he
four ounce of alcohol, four ounce of
eucalyptolln and a pint of water In tho
same way.
Ground Flasaeetl.
Oround HiixsismI I sometime found
on the market, but In very limited
quantities. If tho pure flaxseed meal
I desired It I probably best for the
farmer to grow tho seed and grind It
himself. It I often used to replace tho
fat In skim milk fed to calve. Iioth
flaxseed nnd linseed or oil meal aro
laxative In their nature nnd for this
rcusou should not bo fed alone, but
Bhould bo mixed with other grains.
Hememlter to Halt th Cows.
The carefully kept cows on tho De
troit dairy farm rwelvo four ounce
of salt dally mixed with their food.
They eat their food better, nnd tho
owner thinks they do bettor when they
have this amount than when the allow
ance Is smaller. Tho cow aro fed
three time a day, and tho salt Is di
vided between tho throo feeds.
Increased Yield from fleets.
According to estimates, the beet su
gar production of the United Rtates
for tho season of 1IKJU-7 will exceed the
yield of 100B-0 by nearly 22 per cent,
the JOOfl-7 crop being figured, accord
ing to latest exhaustive compilations,
at 845,000 tona of 2,2-10 isiund each.
News emanating from sugar factories
aeattered throughout tho entire coun
try Indicates considerably larger crops
than those of the preceding season.
a-HFAVEEKLY
MfflSHKHAH
1NI Stephen defeated at battle of
Lincoln.
1T.'7 Edward III. crowned King of Eng
land. I I'll Yorkists !ctortoti at Mm t liner's
Cross (War of the Hoes.
1111!) Chillies I. beheaded.
I7SI lliiltlit of Cowun's I'oid (American
I ltevoliilloii).
I'H.'l Ireadful earthquake In Calabria.
1"WS Frigate Prosperlne loM In th
I Elite; fifteen persons perished,
1.SH1 Assembly of the llrsl Parliament
I of the t ' 11 it o.l Kingdom of (ireiit
llil'nln and Ireland.
ISIl -lloll It.s-k lighthouse, Scot land.
built by ItolMTf Stephenson, tlrst
lighted.
IS I I Napoleon defeated the Allies at l
Itothloro.
ISItl - Itrltlsh transport Lord Melvlll
and llondiiva w ris ked near Kin
sale; over l't soldiers, their wive
and children perished.
1SU' Arrest of Hivitn, Implicated li
the Ntenmer ('nrolino affair.
IVi'J tine hundred lives lost by burst
ing of Holmtlrth reservoir,
IX." i - After eleven days w ithout food or
water the survivors of the I loita !,
from Savannah, were rescued nt sen.
tS.V -The Nteaiiiiililp (ileal Eastern
launched.
1H.V. Prince Napoleon Itouaparte mar
ried 1'rlncon I'bitllitx of Sardinia.
....Jell, tilling abdicated presiden
cy of Mexico,
lStKl Fifty lives lt 111 gnat lire In
Elm st reel, New Yol k.
l.Hill -Provisional Congress met In Mont
gomery nnd organUed the govern
ment of the Confederal Stntea of
America.
1st'. J Inundation of the Hauuho, causing
great distress.
I si',.'! I'iiIIhIi provisional government is
sued Its tirst priM'lainat ion.
1M.I The Prussian entered Schleswlg.
lMi." Slavery abolished In the Culled
States. ,. Surrey theater, IUldoii, de
stroyed by lire.
87t Uritlsh government took over th
ownership and tnanagemeut of tin
telegraphs.
1H71 Ashanteo war ended, Itrltlsh army
entering t 'ooliiasnie.
1KS7 Interstate commerce commission
established.
1HW, C. S. Senate rejected extradition
treaty with irent Hrltnln.
1 M'.M -Sixth National bank of New York
win closed . . . . Vnteuary of tint Su
preme Court of the Clllted State
celebrated.
I Mil President Harrison proclaimed
reciprocity with Itra.ll . . . . Troop
suppressed a republican rising In
Portugal.
1S01! - -Carl) hi W. Harris convicted of
the murder of Helen Potts In Now
York .... Supreme Court declared
James E. Ilovd, Ileuiocrat, (ioveruor
of Nebraska.
lS'.l.'l American protect oral established
In Hawaii .... Many lives lost by
earthquake oil the Island of ante.
1M-I House of Representatives passed
Wilson titrllT bill. . . . Anarchist Vnll
In lit guillotined in Paris....!'. H.
warship Kearsargn wrecked 011 Iton
catlor reef.
1H!).V Ex-ljuccn Llluokalanl formally re
nounced her claim to the throne of
Hawaii. .. .Wei llalWel taken by
the Japanese.
1HD7 Pennsylvania State caltol at Ilar
rlshurg destroyed by lire.
1H!(H (Iermany demanded Indemnity
from China for murder of mission
aries. lHil'.l American flag raised at (luam.
11KX (lov. William K. (loebel of Ken
tucky shot by nssassiu . . . . Hay
Pauncefoto tresty signed at Washing
ton. 11K)1 Henry E. Youtsey sentenced to
life imprisonment for ukhmnhIiimI ion
of (lov. (loebel of Kent ucky .... War
Department closed the canteens.,,.
Funeral of (Jucen Victoria.
10OI -William II. Taft succeeded Elihil
Hoot as Secretary of War.
IDOo Supreme Court declared comhino of
packing houses illegal.
Attains! Finality In llellulon.
President Eliot of Hurvard, speaking
to a meeting or t ougreganonai ministers
at Iloston, opposed everything that stand
! for finality in religion. Ho said there
' was an irresistible tendency toward th
helUf that truth cannot bn fixed. If In
' all th range of philosophy and science no
'one believes that tho end has been reach
ed, why should the theologian Imagluo ho
bus reached the end of theology?
New Metal Procesae.
Alfred Weaver of Montgomery, Ala.,
and John E. Carney claim to have dis
covered the art of hardening and temper
ing tho precious metals, such as silver,
'platinum and gold. Tho details of th
J process hava not been mado public. T,
,11. Whnlan of Path Peach, N. Y., lias
been Invited by tho Itrooklyn navy yard
' officials to demonstrate hi process of
plating steel and lead with bllver without
I the Interposition of copper or electricity.