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THE GIRL WITH A MILLION By D. C. CI1APTFR V. (Continued.) lie carried the little secretaire it p atairs and there, locked in his own room, he wrote H letter which was d-stined for Ht. Petersburg, hut traveled In the first Instance to the rare of one I"r. Brun. of llollington place. london. In the soli tude of his own chamber Mr. 7.eno per mitted himself an accurate and Intimate eopiaiutance with the French butguiu-e. little of it as lie allowed himself for hi-s tres.nt purposes to know outside. Meanwhile t h i n were going more pleasantly in the garden. Angela, with a little twinge of conscience, had informed Austin that Major Butler would 1h de lighted to meet him and had expressed his great regret that he had been nnahle to make the call he had contemplated that day. The fact that the major had charg ed Iter wita this message did not help her much, for she knew Its hollowness. The mjor rather dreaded the advent of a wan who wrote books and resard.nl Aus tin as a fellow who would be likely to know a lot of thins and expect other people to know them also. "Oi'd meek wun of the porty meself." Mid Fraser, with his own invaluable sane froid, "but oi've meed up me moind to go back to-morrow. '"To morrow?" said O'Rourke. "That's little sudden, isn't it?" "I wish you'd come. O'Rourke." said Maskelyne. "nut Major Butler is a dreadful Tory, and I am not sure that you'd care to meet each other." "Major Butler might convert me. per haps," said O'Rourke. "No, no. Clearly I am impossible." He spoke with so per fect a gayety and good humor that be hurt nobody. But a little later he con trived to pet Maskelyne apart, and to question him about a matter which had puxzlcd him a (rood deal. "How doe your dreadful Tory's niece contrive to be fa miliar with Iobroski, when a mere Home Huler like myself is quite too terrible for the old gentleman? f ca bjm the old gentleman with no dishrespect," he added, with his delightful smile. "And, of course, he may be a young gentleman, and still be the lady's uncle, though, art in, he is her guardian, and probably elderly." ! "Io!iraski and Miss Butler's father were dear friends." said Maskelyne, re peating what he had heard from Angela. "When Dobroski escaped from Siberia he landed in England without funds or friends. Miss Butler'a father found him out, maintained him, so far aa I can learn, for years, and was a stanch friend to him. She has known him from child hood, and has a great affection and ven eration for him. It is a difficult posi tion, for he and her uncle are at daggers now. But Dobroski seems to worship her." i Tej, I can see that," O'Rourke an swered. "A charming girl," he added, -softly, and in so natural a way that Mas kelyne supposed him to be ignorant of "his own interest in her. "There's ro mance in the situation, too," he continued, in a lighter tone. Maskelyne, with a mere nod in answer, made a move in Angela's direction. "No," said O'Rourke. putting an arm through one of his. "You don't eecape rie in that way. I' have something to say to you, and I know that you will "be shifty and evasive and underhanded An your ways until I have said it. Let me gpeak, old fellow. We shall both be easier. I can't tell you what I think and feel about that splendid loan of yours. I was really desperate. I don't know what I should have done without it." "Very well," said Maskelyne, pressing his companion's arm with a gesture of affection, but speaking very dryly; "it is over now?" "No, my friend of outward marble and Inward tenderness, it is not over. And it never will be." "Once for-all. O'Rourke, bury (hat con founded thing, and have done with it. "Well, there, the thing is buried. I'll say no more till I can pay you back again. But I suppose you don't forbid me to think of It In the meantime? It was the only kindness in that way I ever had or ever wanted. I sha'n't forget it ; that's ell. And now it's buried." On the following day O'Rourke took a quiet walk by unknown ways across the fields. He was a born townsman, and had but little love for rural tranquillities by nature, but he was already weary of the work of the session, and was glad to es cape to fresh air and silence for awhile. One gentle little hill after another drew him on. He would see what lay beyond this gentle eminence, and then be would nee what lay beyond the next, and In this fashion he sauntered on until he came in night of a most exaggeratedly castellated house of gray stone standing in the midst of a dark pine woods. The building was of a moderate size, but its peaks and tur rets dwarfed it, and from a little dis tance made it look at least as much like a child's toy as a dwelling house for real people. , This was the chateau of Roufoy, and the present residence of Major But ler. The wanderer, who had fairly good taste in most things, stood for a moment to smile at this preposterous edifice, and then walked on again. It was a day of cloudy soft light, and the air was won derfully sweet. The woods were In the freshness of their greenery, and the dark hues of the contrasting pines set off the lighter foliage. A few hundred yards be fore him lay the first link of a river which went winding In a rounded tlgzag until It lost Itself to view behind the nhoulder of a wood-clad bill. He strolled down to the river side, and there cast himself upen the grass, and stared up at the soft motionless clouds. The stream ran through narrower banks than common near where be lay, and kept up a pleasant drowsy gurgle. Listening to this, he lay there enjoying all the de lights of leisure after labor in every fiber of his body, until be fell Into a light la. From this be was awakened by a rustle and the sound of an execration gently breathed. Sitting up be was aware of a gentleman of British aspect, florid, turdy and well set, who stood on the other side ot the river, rod in baud, per. Murray illusively pulling at a fly which bad lodg ed in one of the (tranche of a bush. Ly ing down he had been hidden from the angler, who, seeing him rise, g.ve some thing of a Mart. "Pardon inc. sir," said the stranger, n labored and very Fnglish sounding French, "cau you detach that tly for me?" "Major Butler." said O'Rouike to him self. "Is this Major Butler, I wonder?" lie answered, also speaking in French, that he would do his best, and walked to the bush. O'llonrke secured the branch to which the tly was attached, and cut it away, after which he disentangled the hook, and the angler and he raised their huts to each other. Major Butler, for O'Rourke' not un natural guess had bit the mark, express ed his obligations with some little diffi culty, and O'Rourke, w ho was Paris bred, resHtnded that he was infinitely delighted to be of service. If this were Major But ler, thought Vr. O'Rourke. it would be good fun to conquer his prejudices, and apart from the amusement. It would be agreeable to have a country house to call at during his stay. Then ho thought of that charming girl. lie beiran by asking after sport, and the qunly of the stream and the fish, and the major, who was an accessible and friendly soul when once the ice was brok en with him. displayed his take, and floun dered on with his French in a very cour ageous and adventurous manner. Presently he hooked a half-pounder, who behaved in a very lively manner, and was finally grassed workman-like. O'Rourke looked on with interest. "They give plenty of sport." he said. "Capital sport." replied Butler, heart ily. "They're not feeding well to-day, though. Two or three days ago a young friend of mine, an American, who's stay ing at my place, fetched out seven pounds in half an hour. Used a fly quite strange to the water, too. a gaudy American thing. but very killing." "There can't be any Americans over here." "Ouly one that I know of." said the major. .Maskelyne. He nau time enough to think that this was the novel ist, ten to one, and a very different sort of fellow from the man he had expected. Pleased to meet you," he said. "Shall be glad if you'll look me up." "Thank you." said O'Rourke, sweetly. Thank you very much indeed. Maske lyne and I are very old friends." "Not the novelist," said the major, si lently. "Of course not. Spoke much too intimately from the first mention of him only to have, met him yesterday." "You are Major Butler?" asked O'Rourke. There are ways and ways of putting this -sort of interrogatory. But ler bowed assent. "Maskelyne told me with whom he was staying. My name is O'Rourke." "Oh!" said the major, blankly; "you're not the " "I'm afraid I am," answered O'Rourke, with so admirable a good humor that But ler could not refrain from a smile. "We needn't talk politics if we differ, as I dare say we do." Honestly, if Major Butler could have withdrawn bis invitation he would have done so. and he was a little annoyed with himself for having given it. But he bethought him, the man was a friend of Maskelyne's, and Maskelyne spoke of him in the very highest terms. But then again, there was something about people talked they said the Irish members were here to make terms with that infamous old scoundrel Hobroski, a rascal who thirsted for royal blood and' wanted chaos to come again. "Do you stay long?" aked Butler, with a diplomatic purpose. "Yes. a week or two, perhaps more. A friend of mine I dare say you know him he's really a very distinguished man- Farley, the novelist is staying in the same hotel with me at Janenne, and so long as he stays I shall stay." Angela and Maskelyne were each a good deal surprised half an hour later to see Major Butler coming down the avenue toward the chateau side by side with O'Rourke. Perhaps at bottom the major himself was a little surprised, but he was certainly vanquished. lie confessed that he had never met a pWsanter man in his life than this Home Ruler, wbom in ad vance he had been prepared to detest. CHAPTER VI. Dobroski and O'Rourke sat together In a chamber of the Cheval Blanc . "You thought my scheme a madman's vision when you heard It first," said the old man, in bis tired and tranquil way. "But now? Speak without fear, and with perfect candor." "I see a practical possibility in It," returned the other. "A bare possibility, but still a possibility." "Possibility enough to make It worth while to strike when the time comes?" "Possibility enough to make It worth while to strike when the time comes. Yes." There was something In O'Rourke's manner of repeating the phrase which made the repetition seem weighty, reflec tive, and full of respect for Dobroskl's years and qualities. "But " He paus ed with a look of thought, and drummed upon the table with his fingers. "Hut ?" said Dobroski. "We must not lose the cause. We must not lose for want of a little candor. You have laid your scheme before ine given me facts, names, numbers. You tell me that I have your perfect confidence, and that I know now all you have to tell." "There are details," answered Dob roski "countless details. But the main facts are yours." "I am not disputing, sir," said O'Rourke, with a smile which seemed to say how Impossible that would be. "I am ouly recapitulating. But you see, Mr. Dobroski, I get these things from the fountain-bead, and I am assured of their verity. But when you ask me to be your emissary at home you forget that I have neither your years, your first-hand knowl edge, your history, nor your authority. In short, I am Hector O'Rourlte, and you are John Dobroski. If I carry this pro digious scheme to the wen la England and In Ireland who would be ready (rt revolve it and to lake part in It what credentials have l?"' 1 Dobroski turned Ms mournful eyes full upon O'Rourke and regarded dim In si lence for a lime. O'Rourke bore th scrutiny with an admirable candor and modesty. "That does not speak well for your opinion of the scheme," said Dobroski, after a noticeable pause. "I know, and no man knows better, that when we strike we strike for life or death. I know that a sin.ile indiscretion may ruin us, I have weighed the chances and counted the cost for years." "I recognise the dangers, too," said O'Rourke, "but we must face them and outface them." lie spoke lightly, but with an 11 underlying resolve so clearly d that there was no doubting him. indicated that there was no doubting him. "No. It Is not the danger of the scheme that gives me ,muso. But It needed a your close and Intimate knowledge al tile authority you carry in your name nivi v.tur ...rcer to make the existence of so vast a plan s.oui os.si!le. I accept the scheme." he said. lvidly. half rising from bis seat. "I bind myself to It without reserve. Win or lose ! But. except upon the fullest rssltlon, I would not have taken it. Except upon the loftiest au thority. I would not have given credence to it. No, Mr. Dobroski, you must coins yourself to England. Iave me behind to work as your lieutenant there. If you think me worthy of the post, but come yourself and bear the news and make the' first appeal." I will go." said Dobroski, if you think it needful "I think it actually needful." O'Rourke answered. "I will write and will make arrangements. We bad better not travel together." "Good." said IVibroskt. "I will start to-night. The longer the interval be tween my going and your following tho less cause to snscet that we have a corn-) mon errand. Perhaps 1 can He uomg something In the meantime. 1 may tell your friend Mr. Frost that the plan car ried your adherence with it? Your entire approval?" "That It carries my entire approval with it." O'Rourke answered, slowly and weightily; "because it promises nothing precipitate, because it promises cool and cautious preparation, and good general ship." "You think he stands In need of that warning?" "Most of us stand In need of It," said O'Rourke. "We are too eager. We frit ter our chances on affairs of, outposts. That has altvavs been our trout do." "I understand," said Dtbruskl. "I will not forget your warning. But now, sir, ,.rs alcohol bill by Imposing restrlc I will say farewell. We shall meet again thnt .,.. Pl.,1,!1.P ( Imixmslhle in a little while, I trust. We have not seen much of each other as yet. but I am not s'ow :o read a true man. and I know that I have done well in trusting you. I have fought in this war for now this forty years and more. We have done but little, but at lust the hour is coming, and all will soon be done or undone." When be first said farewell ho took O'Rourke by the hand and held him j until be had siioken his Inst word.! O'Rourke looked back into the sad and passionate eyes that gazed Into his own, and his glance was affectionate and wor shipful. The little toy train at the toy railway station at Panenne was getting up steam to be gone, and was milking as much noise f preparation as if it had a thousand miles before it. Dobroski emerged from the doorway of "the Cheval Blanc, followed , P''"1 Vnrvoy deals briefly with the gen by a stout female domestic, who bore a! oral geology of Eastern Colorndo, nnd portmanteuu in either hand. The old j In detail wUh tho geology nnd under man caught si'ht of O'Rourke and bowed ( ground waters of the Arkansas Valb'y to him. O'Rourke returned the salute, and turning round when Dobroski had disappeared, saw Austin at his open win dow. .... ,, , i.i i a. r ar ey. i.e sam. . w,,e.. , revo utiouist is leaving us. lie bus just gone off 'o the station with a couple of portmanteaus, lias be said nothing to you about It 7" "Nothing," said Farley, smiling. "Doesn't he take his fellow-conspirator into confidence?" "Well, you see," returned O'Rourke, smiling also, "I haven't asked him for his confidence. And even if I did, he miht prefer to keep it." "Likely enough," said Farley, smiling still. "Hillo! Here are our friends from Houfoy. Meet thru for me, there's a good fellow. I'll be down in two min utes." (To be continued.) Frenzied Finance. Joax (nt the phone) Hello! Is this Dr. PillHbury? The Other- Yen. Joax This is Joax. I wish you would come up nt once and see what you can do for the baby. The Other What's the trouble with him? Joax He's financially etuharrnsHisl. The Other Financially embarrass ed:" Joux Yea lie Just swallowed a penny. Merely a Sunitestloii. Ills mother-in-law had been with them for thm, long weeks. "To-morrow," said his wife, "will bo mamma's blrthady. I wish I could think of something appropriate to give her." Why not give her a ticket hack home?" suggested the husband. Needed New one. "That story," remarked tlio man who had been listening to his wire's latest bit of gossip, "strikes mo as being made of whole cloth." "So much tho better," rejoined the wife of his bosom. "All the old gossip In tho neighborhood has been worn threadbare." Just the Thin-. "When I was young, my dear, girls were not allowed to sit up so Into with young men." "Then, papa, why do you allow tne to do so? It would be so much more Interesting If you would only forbid It" Judge. Edyth-Jack Ilugglns actually had I . ,.... Noiseless Screams. lilt? ll!limil--ll.3 minn w Mayme The Idea! Of course you tried to scream? , EdytU Yes every time. Mnklnst Drnslnrril Alcohol, When I ln farmer comes to make de natured alcohol on Ms own plact h will find that tin exjH'iis of tlttltn: up ,H distillery will ninouiit to something. distillery , i..(,m, herewith shows the large ,n w,(.h Mw ,,, of - 7 ,. . Vlirw. Ue Very simple appliance, but denatured itlettlnd cannot bq produced j w ithout the proper tanks, vats. pljH'a and other arrangements. In the lnrgo vats the stirring Is done by machinery, which of course would be much too ex pensive for tin average farmer. It has !nen suggest od that fanner form small nsifctcltttlons ami establish n distillery at n central point, to which fnrmers can bring tbelr material to be made Into nlcoltol. Farmers should not be too anngulne ovor tin proHNct for lmmedate profit In manufacturing denatured nlcotnl 'it home. It must he undcrstiKid that fnrm ers' stills would tend to curtail the business of the great whisky trust and reduce the profit. It I not rensonnblo. therefore, to believe that It will allow the funnera t mnke alcohol If It enn prevent It by fair or unfair means. tnlst tu l,lst session of ('on- M ASIf INO AMI l-fMtKl.NQ APVAttWfS. , cress nought to etnascutnts tho farm- for fanners to engage lit biislnesn. The trust, through friendly senators, par tially succissled, nnd no alcolhd will vs made on farm this year or next. In fact, It Is wife to say that It will be many long years Itefore the laws are so framed as to carry out the Intention of Secretary Wilson In the matter. TM.re ., (,w,.Ver. every prospect that .. . . ... . the manufacturing of denatured ab'o hol will soon assume large proportion nnd that fanners will profit by raising those crops that can be used In the . btlflness. t'nderii round Water In Vallrr. Arkansas A report of the United States Oeolo- region. The prlnetpnl water-henrlng forma tion of this region Is the "Dakota" sandstone, but waters also occur ex- .,..,.. , , nlIuvlnl deposit along ' . the valleys, In the sands and graved mnntllng pnrts of the upland east of I the mountains, nnd In the sandstone of the Fox Hills. Lnramle, and over- '.jlng formations. Smaller amount . mostly of bad (-utility, occur In the "Red Beds." The quantity of water ayatlnble from the "Dakota" sandstone In Eastern Col orado Is variable, nnd In ort!on of the region has lecn found Inadequate. As a rule the pressure Is too low to sustain a rigorous flow. The. largest rolumeof water has lieen obtained from wells nt Rockyford. In Homo districts the quality of the water I satisfactory, In others the waters are highly charged with minerals. 1,1 m a II ran as Special Crop. Lima Ix-nns are very profitable, If picked green and sold In the gener.il market, or by commission merchant. I They nro then sold In tho hulls, though jsome shell them. They require cousld Urnble labor, as tho dally picking ,uid 'shelling nro Bonis of heavy oxp.i'ise, while tho cost of iK)le nnd cultivation I adds largely to the outlay. There are "poleless," or dwarf, varieties, hovcvr, If sold dry they nro flailed, the yield being from 15 to SO bushels kt acre. according to the variety nnd fertility I of the soli. They aro greatly redue-1 In yield should dry weuther occur. Tho most profit Is made by soiling them In tho green condition. Under favorable I conditions ns much as $200 ier acre can I cleared, but i00 Is above tho aver age for an acre of green Iteans. Potash fertilizer are preferred. A mix- ture of 150 pounds nitrate or soua, pounds acidulated phosphate rock undj 350 pounds sulphate of potash per acre ' would bo a proper application on ninny soils. Rough Feeds. Rough feeds, Including pasture, are usuully so plentiful that frequently we feed them without any Idea as to what and how much will produce-the de sired results. Much rough, feed Is wasieu 111 cuiciu-rwi truing. .vn will eat the best of her menu first and If given too much will pick the most desirable morsels, leaving what might he called passably good, which too fro- quent)y Is treated as waste and thrown underfoot. No more hay should be an animal than It will eat up clean. This refers to first-class quail- ty. however, aa we could not expect a cow to eat up clean a poor quality of bay Exchange, :cw.'s Fvfvi'.T m&&riAm-' w?m Wr -'' l ost at llaiillna- I'roiis, The Information contained In a bul letin Issued by tho Fulled States De partment of Agriculture was secured from correspondent In I.SIM counties In different Slates. The statistics denl particularly with twenty-three of the staple agricultural products grown In the .rutted Stales, nnd embrix'e the number of counties rctortliig, average miles of shipping, weight per load, cost per ton per in lie, etc. In a siHimiary of these data the au thor says; "The average costs p H) lbs. for hauling products from farms to shipping points vary In a number of Instances roughly with the relative values of the nrtlcle hauled, the more valuable product being hauled often nt greater coat than the less valutbb product. Corn, wheat, oats, hay nnd then living. There are persons in nonn lotntocs wero hauled nt coat ranging '"" N"w York who have been In ths fn.ni 7 to 0 cent is-r lis) lis,., cotton 'It 'f "'Pl "J" "! ST"' Ti l 11 cents, nnd wool cost only 10 eiit ... per tot) lbs. to In haulel from farms. The difference of cost In hauling be tween 0110 product nnd another Is largely title to the relative dlstmce traversed ami the relative alio of lend taken." Statistics are nlo presented nnd IU cutd regarding the fnrineis' lo'ig.M hauls and method of h.iullng. with the effect of these factor on local and gen ernl price. Tho quantity of farm produce hauled In l'.sTi I Ml Is estimated t more than I,.),0h),(hki ton, nnd the cost of hauling nt nlut fl.asl.(is) for the most tmportnnt crop mention ed. The value of letter ronds. quicker methods of loading and unloading, and other fnctors are also discussed In their bearing on the reduction In the cost of hauling. Note from convspondents, regard ing the conditions of wagon tranisr tntlon In different pnrts of tho Fulti-I Stntes, are also npMtided. Flertrle lllprnlnsr of Frolt. Ripening fruit by electricity I one of the latest achievements of science. The experiment wn trlI by an Fug- llh electrical expert, who found that he could reproduce the effect of the tropical sun's rny wltbont the slight est dilhVulty. The ripening experiment hnvt Isen tried for the most pnrt with bnnmins. When bunches of the green fnilt ar rive In Kngland they nre jmt In an nlr tlvbt ense made entirely of gins. In side this ense I supplhsj with a num ber of electric lights which can be turned on nnd off In any number .it will. It hn lssn discovered that the but ntm rlsn according t the amount of rnys shed on them. The expert ha made tests so that now he can ripen bananas nt nny time he wants Just by regulating the light. This Is nn Im mense ndvantngo over tlte ordinary n-.rthod of rlH'iilng. Bnnnnns are cut nnd shfpped when quite green, hut of full slr.e. It Is er roneously believed by those who bnve never lieen In bniiann raising land tint there the fnilt I allowed to ripen on the tree. This U not the case. Bunnnn are picked green and hung up to ripen Just as they are trcntcd In the north. Holds lla(. Nobody but a person who ha tried it knows the dllllcultles eneotinteri'd In IHIIng a sack with iotntocs, grain, old paper or simi lar articles. (!en ernlly two persons are required to perform the opera tion, one to uod the bag while the other throws In th' contents. It will readily lie seen thnt a scheme uaq iioi.mcH. which will obviate the necessity of employing a second M-rson would lie of Immense advantage, l)tli In saving time and labor. A sim ple device of this nature litis recently been patented by a Minnesota man, nnd N shown In the accompanying Illustra tion. The sack or bng holder com prise a suitable platform, on which nre mounted Inclined standards, by uh'ch the bng Is braced. At the top Is a lever which Is hinged to one of tho uprights. At the end of tho lever are two rings, one fitting within the other. th bng being chiinped within them. A rpring at' tin rear scrvesto hold the lever wiiortIng the rlugH, thus sup porting tho bag In an upright position. Tbo Salll. The henvy mnn should le most par ticular about his saddle, and that It shall he not only broad-seated but long In the tree, thnt his weight may bo distributed over as large a surface on the luirse's hack as possible, and he snouia exercise great care tnat not nnl la tf uroll afllfTnd Aaruwlallir al,ul the withers, but that tho stuffing Is con stantly worked light and kept from caking or becoming lumpy anywhere. Neglect of these precautions, says a writer In the Outing Magnsslne, will Inevitably lend to chafing and bruising of tho back or painful pinching and bruising of the withers, this latter in Jury Jeadlng very possibly to further complications In the way of fistula, etc., which may result in permanent UI1U TTI BCfviw ivMiniiniiuii J HP Individual of lighter weight Is more fortunate In these respects, as he Is not so likely to injure his mount severe ly by the mere amount of weight he represents, but even he must be July caroful, not only upon the grounds of self-interest, but upon those of ordNjine can-t find post cards that say thlnga nary humanity. roit her." Washington Star, msimm- "l'"t.n III WIT C'rrra v ilvr 1 J.A 7 .tu-. k.Kal'i.V -"Vll n The year 1 H I it was known throughout the I 'tilted States nnd Furopa as tha coldest ever etperletieed by any person ' Is rniill I lie im ire of SM Old uimj In 110 and kept up unbroken until 1HMV that the following Information regarding this year without s summer ha been tn ken : Jiimmrv was so mild thnt most persons stowed their lire to go out nnd did not burn wood except for rooking. There were a few cold d)s, but they were very few. Most of tho time the air was warm ami springlike. February wit not cold, jsnma tin) were colder than ny In January, but th" weather wn about the same. March, from the 1st to the Oth. was In clined to be klndy. It cnine In Uka snii.ll lion and went out like a very Inno cent sh'-cp. April came In warm, but a the iiy grew longer the air became colder, ana by the first of May tlier wn a temper ature like thnt of winter, with plenty of snow suit Ice. In Mny the young bud were frozen dead, Ice formed half an IncU thick on pond and river, corn wa killed, nnd the cornfields were planted n tit 1 11 and ngnln, until It bccnine tea late to rnlse a crop. By the bmt of Mny hi thl clliunt lha trees nre tisunlly In lesf and bird and (lowers nr plentiful. When tin Inst of Mny arrived In 110 everything had bren killed by the cold. June wn the coldest month of rose ever experienced In this latitude. Frost and Ice were a common a buttercups nsunlly are. Almost evrry green thing w 11s killed; all fruit wn destroyed; nor fell ten Inches il-ep In Vermont. There wns n seven Inch full In the Interior of New York Suite, and the saiim In Mas sachusetts. There were only a few mod erately warm d. Fveryltody looked. longed, and waited for wsnn weather, but warm west her did not roine. It wn also dry; very little rnln fell. All summer long the wind blew steadily from the north in hhmti, luib-n with snow Slid Ice. Mother knit M-ks of double thickness fur t li.-lr children, and made thick mittens. Plnnting nnd shivering were done together, and the farmer who worked out their tuxes on the country ronds wore overcoat amLinit tens. (In June 17 there wn a heavy fall of now. A Vermont fnrmer sent a flis-k of sheep to pnslure on 'June Id. 'lite morn ing of the 17th dawned with the ther mometer below the freerlng ;sint. About I) a'cliM-k In the morning the owner of the slice;) started to look for hi flock. Before leaving home he turned to hi wife and Mild, jokingly: "Better start the nej(hbor soon; It's the middle of June, and I mny get lost In tho snow." An hour after he had left home a ter rific snow storm came up. The snow fell thick and fust, and as there wn so much wind the fleecy masses plied In great drift along the windward sidn of the fences and outbuildings. Night came and the farmer had not been heard of. HI wife became frightened and alarm ed the neighborhood. All the neighbor Joined the searching party. On the third day they found him. He wa l.eing In a hollow on the side hill with both fort frozen ; he waa half covered with snow, but alive. Most of the sheep were lost. July came In with snow and Ice. On the Fourth of July Ice as thick a win dow glass formed throughout New I"ng h'tpl. New York, and In some rls of the Stale of Pennsylvania, Indian corn, which In some parts of the Fast had struggled through May and June, gave up, froze nnd died. To tho surprise of everybody, August proved tho worst month of all. Almost every green thing in this country ntd Furope wns blasted with frost. Snow fell at Burnet, thirty miles from London, Fnghi nd, on Aug. .'0. Newspa per received from Fnglnnd stated that 1H10 would be remembered by the. exist ing generation ns tho year la which there was no summer. Very little corn ripened In New Kng land. There was great privation, anil thousands of persons would hnvt) perished In this country hud It not been for tho abundance of fish nnd wild game. Dan bury (Conn.) News. run Habit. Tlie Man Who Bonrds Do you think n nmn becomes what be ents? I Tll0 Mnn who Keeps tho House J ff0 ; I think a man who stays where ha ; nng to ent prunes becomes a lobster. Vonkers Statesman. At the Plar. "So you couldn't tell the villain from the hero?" "No. Tho actors were all bad." De troit Free Press. Animals (Itat Iloatn. 'Now, Johnnie," asked the teacher, "when von so to tho country In sum. mer wi,Qt animals do you so rovlna bOUt7 ' "Boarders," was the prompt reply. An Esaetlaar Intelligence. "Sho's awfully original," snid Maude, "Yes." answered Mamie. "Whv. aha jayen Insists on writing letter because.