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basket la fu ll be stretches atom on terrible anxiety to all. Many of the pan# bleached muslin a e ro «» the top aud were already exhausted by their long day sews to the edges o f the basket, d ra w under a burning sun. If was altogether ing It tight. Then he plainly labels ” I s J impossible to reach the vlluge that night. the basket so that it w ill he carefu lly Before daybreak they wert ou again handled. H e aaya a half bushel basket the march all on foot and leading their w ill hold fifty egga packed In thia horses, in order to spare them as much aa possible should they be required at way. night. Speed was now no object. It «a *, By O. A- H FN TY F r e a k F a r m in g . they knew, hopeless to attack in broad There are radically different Ideas daylight, as the Indians would be more aa to what the better agriculture than a match for them, and Ethel’s lif* would be inevitably sacrificed. They should consist In. T h e real fan n er C H A P T E R XV. succeeded to the noise o f the village. walked, therefore, until within six or Is said to adhere too closely to the H a n d y * p r a y i n * R**« E th el when carried into captivity, had Ethel again went to the door. She was seven miles of the gorge, nearer than w ays o f hia fathers. H e plods. T h e One o f the greatest difficulties the cried at first until she could cry no more, grestly struck by the scene, and m as look which they dared not go. lest they might city man who goes to the country and had now nerved herself for tha ing wonderingly at it, when she felt a be seen by any straggling Indian. farm er or horticulturist meets In would correct all this by overturning worst. She had heard that the Indiana touch on her shoulder, and on looking As evening fell they were all in*the sad spraying Is In carrying about the pump hare neither mercy nor pity far anyone round saw the Fawn gaxed pityingly at dle, and were pleased to find tfoat the and barrel. The stonehout often must It. H e sees revolution In everythin g who may exhibit fear of death; she knew her, and at tha same time signing to her horses were decidedly fresher for their be used where the rows are narrow, with which be haa to do. W ays o f that no entreaties or tears would move to come in. rest. They did not draw rein until the but the d ra ft ia mueh eaaier i f pump doing business are not so much im them in the slightest, hut that courage The truth at ones flashed across Ethel s ground became stony, and they knew that proved as revolutionized. T h e new and firmness would st soy rate command mind. The council had met to decide her they must be at the mouth o f the gorge. ta mounted on wheels. I have arranged things are o f different kind from the their respect and admiration. She had fate, and she did not doubt for a moment Then they dismounted and picketed the a platform on a pair o f wheela old. The automobile Is not an Im The therefore schooled herself ta show no what that decision would be. She felt horses. T w o of the gauchos were sta which is a simple, handy rig. provement o f the horse and carriage, emotion. that all hope waa over, and retiring into tioned with them as guards, and the rest axle is shortened to about 4 feet, m ak Nevertheless, as, after four days, the the hut passed the time in prayer sad went stealthily forward—the rockets be ing a very compact arrangement that It is a new creation. T h e new tele graphy uses no wires to carry Its mes troop drew up in front of the council hut in preparation for the fearful ordeal ing intrusted to the care of Terence. will turn hi a very small space. For and alighted, the women pressed round which waa at hand. It was still only 8 o'clock—dangerously spraying potatoes when the rows are sages. The X-rays allow ua to see to heap abuae upon the prisoner; but one through a board. T h e man who is A fte r the council had met there was a early for a surprise; but the whole party 3 to 3 ^ feet apart, the axle should be of the Indians stepped up to her and pause of expectation, and the Stag then were quite agreed to risk everything, as fam ilia r with all thia wants to In 8 feet long, so that the horse may go wared them back, and, saying “ She ie the roe«. troduce some wholly new and startling no one could say in what position Ethel child o f a great chief/' took her by the “ My brothers, my heart ia very giad. might be placed, and what difference an between tw o rows, while the wheels go thing when he goes into farm ing. H e arm and handed her over to the care of The Great Spirit has ceased to frown up hour might make. Their plan was to between ro w « on either side. would reform It and revolutionize It. The Ixirrel. when the pump Is mount the wife o f one of the principal chiefs. on his children. Tw ice we went out, and steal quietly up to the first hut they The selection was a good one, for ths twice returned empty handed, while many found, to gag its inmates and compel one ed on the side, U held in place by tw o The upshot o f It is likely to be a kind woman, who was young, waa known In o f our lodges were empty. The guns o f them, under threat of instant death, 1 lands o f iron 1 Inch wide and about o f freak farming. H e w ill gro w some tha triba as the Fawn, for her gentle which shoot without loading were too to guide them to the hut in which Ethel 3-18 inches «hick, fastened by the specialty, perhaps popcorn, pigeons, disposition. She at once led the captive strong for ua, and we returned sorrowful. was placed. liquorice, ginseng, worm wood, madder, away to her lodge, where aha bade her I«ast year we did not go out; the hearts basket w illow , Angora goats, skunks. Suddenly Mr. Hardy was startled by s ait down, offered her food a ad spoke kind of our bravee were heavy. T b it year we dark figure rising from a rock against The point Is that these small crops ly to her in her low, soft, Indian tongue. said perhaps the Great Spirit will no which he had almost stumbled, with the and factitious enterprises are mere Ethel could not understand her. but the longer be angry with hia children, and words: “ W hite man good. Tawaina side Issues aud really have no great kindly tones moved her more than tha we went out. This time we have not re friend. Come to take him to child.” effect on agricultural prosperity as a threats o f the crowd outside had done, turned empty handed. The lowing of Then followed a few hurried questions, whole. They may be very profitable and she broke down in a torrent c f tears. cattle is In my ear, and I see many sheep. and no words can express the delight and here and there, but they are fo r the The next morning an incident occurred The white men hare felt the strength of gratitude of Mr. Hardy and his sons, and which, although she knew it not at the our arms; and of the young men who the intense satisfaction of the others on fe w and special conditions. M ere time, entirely altered her destination and went out with me there Is aot one miss finding that Ethel was alive and for the specialties cannot revolutionize a great prospects. ing. Beet of all, we have brought back present free from danger. series o f businesses like the agricu l She waa sitting upon the ground, when a captive, the daughter of the white chief H er kindness to Tawaina while he lay tural businesses, that engage four a man, who by his bearing appeared to be o f the flying guns which load themselves. wounded at her home had brought to her times more fixed capital than manu the principal chief present, passed in I»et me hand her over to our women; aid a friend among enemies. facture«. W e have probably about H AND Y R U N A B O v. „ « A t CABRIAGE. earnest talk with another chief. In the they will know how to make her cry; It was agreed now to wait for two latter she recognised at once one o f the and we mill send her head to the white hours to give time for the Indians to re books e, Into the eyes a a, and reached the lim it o f "fa n c y farm ing,” except aa It may be practiced as a wounded Indian prisoners who had re chief, to show that hia guns cannot reach tire to rest; and while they waited T a drawn d im ly into place by a nut on mere diversion. In the upheaval o f mained at her father’s home for a full to the Indian country. Have I spoke« waina told them all that had happened the bolts b b. I f the pump is mounted well?“ week. up to the arrival at the village, passing ou the eud o f the barrel, as with the old Ideals, we have made many Im “ Tawaina," she said, leaping to her A murmur of assent followed the over the last day’ s proceedings by saying practical experiments, but tbe farm er feet. ch iefs speech; and supposing that no briefly that Ethel had run a great risk kerowater, etc., it Is held in place on stands by the old things. Im proving He paid no attention to her call, and more would be said upoa the matter, the of being put to death, but that a delay the platform by four rods d. that hook them slow ly and surely year by year. she repeated it in a louder t*ne. Stag was about to declare the council had been obtained by her friends. Hav over the ahlne o f the cask and are W e must be near the point o f collapse The principal chief stopped; Tawsina closed, when an Indian sitting in the in ing told hia atory, he said: “ Tawaina bolted through the platform at e c. o f all kinds o f freak farm ing.—Coun did the same. Then he walked slowly ner circle rose. This rig Is light and strong and can friend to great white chief. Gave signal toward the captive. “ My brothers, I will tell you a story. with arrow; saved little White Bird to be driven in among trees and vines try L ife In America. “ Save me, Tawaina/* sha said, “ and The birds once west put to attack the day. But Tawaina Indian—not like see much better than a cart or wagon. F r o m G ra in to Grass. send me hack again home." nest of an eagle, hut the eagle was too Indian killed. White chief promise not T h e driveT walks behind and drives E very owner o f a cow welcomes the Tawaina shook his head. strong for them; and when all had gone kill Indian women and children?" and pumps w hile either one or tw o tim e when the animal can be turned “ Not csn,” he said. “ Tawaina friend. he went out from hia nest with his chil Mr. Hardy assured the Indian that Help some time—not now/* And he turn dren, the young eagle«, and he found the they had no thought of killing women and lines are used. W ith a good standard out to pasture. In changing from dry pump more work can be done In a day feed to grass It Is well to go somewhat ed away again. raven and two other birds hurt and un children. “ Does Tawaina know the W hite B ird ’/*’ able to fly, and instead of killing them, " I f can take little W hite Bird without with tills outfit than with any I am slow ly, especially If the flow o f m ilk the chief asked him, “ that she sings his as they might have done, the eagles took waking village, not kill men?" Tawaina acquainted with.— Prof. 8. T. Maynard Is large, says Dairy and Creamery. The liarue?” in Farm and Home. young, Immature grass, especially In them up to their neet and nursed them asked again. Tawaina paused and said: “ W e do not want to wake the village if early spring, as Is well known, con and tended them until they were able to The H artshorn Pear. “ Tawaina known har. H er father is fly, and then sent them home to their we can help it, Tawaina; but I do not se« tains a large amount o f water, a con The illustration o f the Hartshorn the great white brave.” other birds. So waa It with Tawaina aud any chance of escaping without a fight. dition commoBty called "w a sh y.” The Indian chief gave a bound of as his two friends.” And the speaker indi Our horses are all dead beat, and the In pear Is about one-half size. The va W h eat aud rye pastures are o f the tonishment and pleasure. riety has lieem tested for a number dians will easily overtake us even if we cated with his arm two Indians sitting same nature. The dry feed ration “ The white brave with the shooting at the outer edge of the circle. “ Tawaina get a night’s start.” of years In different parts o f the coun should therefore be continued and be llsraes?*’ "M ustn’t go out on plain.” Tawaina try aud pronounced promising. fell at the fence where so many of us fell, It Is Tawaina nodded. His meeting with and in the morning the white men took said, earnestly. “ If go out on plaiu. all claimed to be a cross between the gradually reduced for tw o weeks or Ethel had been apparently accidental, but him and gave him water and placed him killed. Indian two hundred and fifty Bartlett and W inter Nellis, and with more a fte r the grass Is large enough for feeding. was in reality intentional. Her actual in shelter and bandaged hia wound; and bravese—eat up white men on plain.” such parentage should be Hrst-class. captor was one of the chiefs, although the little W hite Bird and her sister " I am afraid that is true enough, Ta F a r m N otes, not the principal one, of the l'ampas In brought him food and cool drinks every waina. though we shall prove very tough The fruit is o f large size, skin thin, An ounce of pluck Is worth a ton o f dians; and in the division o f the spoil, day and looked pitifully at him. Hut morsels. Still we should fight at a fear greenish yellow In color, w ith small luck. preparations for which were going on, Tawaina said to himself: The white men ful disadvantage in the open. But what there was no doubt that she would be as are only curing Tawaina that when the are we to do?" Don’ t i rop the farm to death. Itaise signed to that tribe. He therefore went time eoines they may see how an Indian some stock. “ Come back to mouth of canyon—hold direct to the chief of the Pampas In can die. But when he was well they that; can keep Indians off as long as like. T h e Inis cat farm er Is not alw ays dians and asked that the white girl might brought horses and put a bow and arrows Indians have to make peace.” Hie one who does the most work. fall to his tribe. The chief hesitated. into our hands and bade us go free. It is “ Capital!” Mr. Hardy said, delighted “ She is our captive,” he said. “ The only in the battle that the great white ly; for he had reviewed the position with Clean milk never came from a can people will like to see her.” chief is terrible. He his a great heart. great apprehension, as he had not seen that was not clean when the milk went The delight of the Indians, when they The enemies he killed he did not triumph how it would be possible to make good into It. found that they had the daughter of their over. He laid them in a great grave. their retreat on their tired horses in the Attend to the feed o f the work horses twice victorious enemy in their hands, He honored them, and planted trees with teeth o f the Indians. “ The very thing! Just as carefu lly as to the meals o f was unbounded. Vengeance is to the In drooping leaves at their head and at their As you say, we can hold the gorge for a their drivers. dians even more precious than plunder. feet, and put a fence round that the month, if necessary, and sooner or later The news flew from mouth to mouth, and | foxes might not touch their bones. Shall they will be sick of it And agree to let ua There is nothing that w ill turn the triumphant whoops resounded through { the Indian be les# generous than fhe retreat in quiet. Besides, a week’s rest wastes o f the farm Into money faster out the camp; and Ethel (aside her tent white man? Even those taken In battle would set our horses up again, and then than grow in g pigs. felt her blood run cold at the eevage ex they spared and sent home. Shall we we could make our retreat in spite of Some one has asked If a lfa lfa w ill ultation which they conveyed. kill the White Bird captured in her nest? them.’* She was greatly troubled by the tire, My brothers will not do so. They will not become a pest. Yes, when money THE HARTSHORN TEAR. “ On« more thieg,” Tawaina said. for she saw that it muat efface all signs send back the W hite Bird to the great “ When great chief go, little White Bird becomes a pest a lfa lfa will be In tbe russet dots. T h e flesh Is white, fine o f the trail, and render the task of her white chief. Have I spoken well?“ safe, Tawaina go away—not fight one grained, Juicy and o f delicate flavor. same boat. friends long and difficult, and she felt This time a confused murmur ran round way, not fight other way. When meet Corn w ill bring tw ice as much In a greatly depressed at what she looked up* the circle. Some of the younger men were again, white chief not talk about to-night. It ripens late In the season and Is a ou as a certain poatpouement o f her res struck with this appeal to their gener Not great Indian know Tawaina white wonderfully good keeper. A t present hog as In a sack. So w ill hay In a cue. She lay thinking over a l this for osity, aud were in favor o f Tawaina’s chief’ s friend.” nurserymen have but a small stock o f cow bring tw ice as much as In a bale. a long time, until the camp bad subsided proposition; the elder snd more ferocious “ You can rely upon all, Tawaina. They the variety, and consequently trees are into perfect quiet. Then the skins were Indians were altogether opposed to it. Does It pay to save a cent’s worth shall never learn from ua of your nhgre high In price. H ow ever, the variety slightly lifted near her head, and she Speaker succeeded speaker, some urg in this affair. And now I think it is time Is so promising that one would lie safe o f food In the dishwater containing heard a voice whisper: ing one aide o f the question, some the for us to be moving forward. It will b« In setting a few trees, at least.— In washing powders and kill $20 worth o f “ Me, Tawaina—friend. CJreat chief other. past 10 o’clock before we are there.” dianapolis Nows. pigs by feeding such slops? come to look for girl. T w o traila—eyea A t last the Stag agaia rose. “ My broth (T o be continued.) blinded. Tawaina make sign—point way. ers.” he said, “ my ears have heard T h e w ay to keep the work In hand M e t h s d s * f F e r t t l t x l n * M e a d o w s . H ive piece dress, that great chief may strange words and my aplrlt is troubled. is to keep It In mind. G reat assist There has been much controversy A Us fill Start. believe.” Tawaina haa told ua o f the ways of the ance can come by the use o f a small Ethel at once understood. She cau whites after a battle; but the Indians' W illiam M. E varts seldom met hit over the method to be employed in memorandum book In which can lie tiously tore off a narrow strip from the ways are not as the grbltea' ways, and match, but H arper’s W eekly tells how fertilizin g meadows to obtain the beat bottom o f her dress, and put it under the Stag is too old to learn new fashion«. he once found It In Renator David Da results, but experience bag shown that written the things that are most es sentlal. the skin to the speaker. He looks rouad, he eeee many lodges emp vit. Mr. Kvarts was a mere skeleton most meadows must be treated as In “ Good,” he said. ‘Wawaina ffiend. ty, he sees many women who have no One-half o f the clover hay In the o f a man, while Mr. Davis, who weigh dividual plots o f land; that is, fe r Ethel hope.” husbands to hunt game, he hears the ed upward o f three hundred pounds, tilized according to Its especial needs. country Is not saved so as to secure Greatly relieved by knowhijt that a voice« o f children who cry for meat. He A meadow that has been cropped for the best results. I f not cut too late clew would be now given to her frienda, remembers hia brothers who fell before was blessed with a circumference qu it« a long tim e naturally w ill require some or too early It Is Improperly cured. and overpowered by fatigue, Ethel waa the flying fire and the guns which loaded as great as his length. T h e tw o Senators were perpetually reseeding and that the fertilizer be sup It is a difficult m atter to get It Just very ahortly fsat asleep. themselves, and hia eyea are full of blood. The next morning she ' was awake The great white chief haa made many tw ittin g each other In fun. and ons plied at different times and be com right. posed o f different Ingredients. On the early, and had it not been for the terrible wigwam« desolate; let there be mourning night at dinner Mr. Davis said: An Imposition that is often practiced situation in which she waa placed she In the house o f the white chief. H ave I " I f you w ill let me choose the course, other band, a meadow In good con on the woman—the farm er’ s w ife espe would have been amused by the busy stir ■poken well?” I w ill guarantee that with three yards’ dition and not too old w ill require cially—Is if there Is an old. ringboned, in the village, and by the little copper- The acclamations whleh followed thia start 1 can beat you In a race o f one only top dressing with stable jnanure spavined, crippled horse that Is stove colored urchins at play, or going out with and even this must be done In accord up generally and good for no earthly speech were so loud and general that the hundred feet.” the women to collect wood or fetch wat party of Tawaina was silenced aud the E very one at the table laughed and ance with the needs o f the particular use It Is kept for the women to drive. er. There wna nothing to prevent Ethel meadow to which It !s applied. As a council at once broke up. A cry of exul said. "T a k e him up. Mr. Evarts.” from going out among them, but the The solution o f the boy leaving (lie tation broke from the women when they look* of scowling hatred which they caat The challenge wss accepted, and Mr. rule, ten two-horse loads o f manure farm depends on the conditions. Some heard the decision. An hour later Ethel to the acre put on with a manure at her made her draw back again into the D avis w ss asked when he would race, o f the Inducements are not alluring for knew that she was condemned to die. hut, after a long, anxioua look around. to which he replied that he was ready apreader so as to properly and evenly boys to stay on the farm. Again there cover the ground, ia the quantity that It was relief at least to hare halted, at once. T h e whole party then ad C H A P T E R X V I. great as her danger undoubtedly was. w ill give good results at the minimum w ill be great Inducements for them to In spite o f their utmost efforts Mr. journed to the course chosen by Senator She felt certain now that hour by hour o f expense. T h e use o f the spreader do so. There are boys who le ft the Davis. Hardy’s party had made slower progress farm who bettered themselves nnd her father must be approaching. He This proved to be an alley between la urged In applying fo r the coat is again there nre scores o f them who might even now he within a few miles. than they had anticipated. Many o f the not only eTen but Is tine and In the horses had broken down under fatigue; tw o houses Just three feet In width and Had it not been for the Are. she wss beat condition for good results and have not done ns w ell ns they conld H e stepped certain that he would already have been aud as they had no spare horses to re one hundred feet deep. have done had they remained on the quick action. up, but she could not tell how long he place them as the In liana had In like case Into the mouth three yards, said "<Jo!” < farm. It Is not encouraging to rent might have been l>efore he recovered the done from those they had driven off and walked through quite leisurely. S h ip p in g K g g * fo r H atching. land o f some rich farm er and give from Mr. Mercer, they were forced to trail. Mr. E varts could get neither past him In discussing the packing o f eggs for him about all that can be raised and Toward the middle of the day two or travel far more slowly than at first. They nor under him. and he called Mr Darla shipping—that Is. In small quantities be his serf at the same time. three Indians might have been seen going gained upon the Indiana, however, as through the village, summoning those they could tell by the position of the hack to the street and acknowledged fo r hatching—a Michigan Fanner cor W hen to spray apple trees depends that the Joke was on him. respondent w rites that he prefers a whose position and rank entitled them to camping ground for the night. upon the purpose desired. Use Bord At 8 o'clock on the afternoon o f the good strong basket to any other kind a place at the council. eaux mixture when the btnls arc sw 1 Soon they were aeen approaching and last day they passed the place their ene o f package. H e puts a layer o f ex Old Engineer. ling, nml if canker worms are abund taking their seats gravely on the ground my had left that morning; but although celsior In the bottom o f the basket John McCurdy recently completed his in front o f the hut o f ths principsl they kept on until long after sunset, fiftieth year aa engineer on the Michi wraps each egg In paper, then In ex- | ant spray also when the blossoms are about to open. A fte r the b lo s s o m s fan chief. The women, the youtha snd such many of them having led their horses all gan Central Hailroad. and. although 70 celslor. and places In the basket small I men as had not at yet by their feats in day, they were «till more than thirty spray again with Bordeaux m ixture end down. When the layer la full it ! years o f age. makes daily trips be miles away from the mountains among battle distinguished themselves sufficient also Faris green, repeating both appli ly to be summoned to the council, assem which they knew that the Indian village tw een Michigan City and Jackson, 153 should be so Arm that there ia no mov- I cations a week or ten days later In Ing about o f the eggs with the motion miles. bled at a short distance off. The coun was situated. about ten days or tw o weeks another o f the basket. I f more than one layer ' None of the ganchos had ever been cil sat in the form o f a circle, the inner H a v e you so much leisure from your o f eggs Is used he puts a good thick 1 application may be made o f Bordeaux ring being formed o f the elder and lead there, but they knew its situation snd ing men o f the tribe, while the warrior* genera) features by report. They had own business that yon can taks car* layer o f excelsior on top o f the first mixture. These remi dies or pri v u no difficulty in following the trail since of that of other people that does not layer and proceeds as before, finishing tires nre Tor scab, hud moth, roddl n " vat round them. aud Struck by the hush which had suddenly the? had struck it. That waa a night of belong to you.—Terence. with a layer o f excelsior. W h in the- moth, ter.t eaterpillnr, cut cello canker »o ;m . Out on the Pampas I! judicial D mS; f t i A conviction o f a battery lg i People vs. McDaniels (Cal.) ¡¿T A. 578, to bar a subsequent pm for the sam e acts as au asMlllI a deadly weapon, with Intent to I dar. Tbe unauthorized publicatloa one’ s likeness by another p **,! ad vertisin g purposes Is held, /p / son vs. Rochester Folding B0, V.), 59 L. R. A. 478, not to to an Injunction or damans , 1 theory that it is an Invasion o I "r ig h t o f privacy.” ■ giu,J A provision o f an Insurance j rendering It void If, without t o f the insurer, mechanic! are eaji In building, altering or repairlni d premises for more than fifteen | at any one time, Is held. In ( Ins. Co. vs. Ile n n ie (C. C. App. ¿"3 59 L. R. A. 492, to be open«»»! gardleas o f the reasonableness o|J repairs. A suit fo r partnership act which results In a Judgment Ini tiff’ s fa v o r fo r a small balance is In Swepson TZ. Davis (Team),« 3 A. 501, not to sustain a simple «d f o r _ m alicious prosecution, sltks com plainant alleged tnlsmansn o f the business and mlsapprc o f fandg, which allegations wen] sustained. E vid en ce thnt a father refuse I perm it medicine to be administer one o f his minor children whileil held, In Justice vs. State Ida.), ill R. A. 801, not to support a court o f the futher fo r depriving hlsebi necessary sustenance w ithin the a lng o f a statute which declare» ■ deprivation to be an offense t the law s o f the State. Under a constitutional provlslosn private property shall not be tihs| damaged fo r public use without 1 compensation having first been i Is held, In Stelnhart vs. SuperlotO o f M endocino County (Cal.), 99 l| A. 404, that possession of land» to be condemned pending the pa* Ingg cannot be given by the I ture to the applicant, upon pt;H into court o f sufficient money ton pensnte the landowner In casethekj Is finally taken. I M P O R T A N T A D J U N C T TOCRI Hutton* and Hultonhnlci InS D u rin g K lixabeth ’* Time. The Elizabethan era gave vo| the button and the buttonhole. tvo| ventions which may fairly beep as Important, since they did micl| revolutionize dress. The original 1^ ton w as w h olly a product of work, which was soon improved | the use o f a wooden mold. Thete button Is said to have been inti by a Birm ingham merchant in 1 It took tw o hundred years to 1 on the method o f sewing tbe upon the covered button. Then n l genioiis Dane hit upon the idet| m aking the button In two parts * clam ping them together with thed between. Buttons are now made of everything, from seaweed and hoofs to mother-of-pearl and ve| Ivory. E xcellent buttons, sap Boston Transcript, nre made fro®I tatoes, which, treated chemlcsilj * come as hard as Ivory. The Office has Issued thirteen huinW11 fifty-five patents for making hoi T ile most Important branch ofj button Industry In the United ■ Is the m aking o f pearl buttons I material fo r which Is obtained I shells gathered along the MM River. T h e Industry has practki grow n up within the last ten ] Its introduction Is due entirely lo *1 tlv e o f Germany, who had learned $ trade abroad. H e saw that m ill»»] dollars w ere goin g to wsste 1^ shells known as "nlggerhend*. which tons w ere piled up on the h o f the river. Thousands o f people are »«* j ployed In turning these sheik buttons, the small manufactories Ing found all the way from MW to Missouri. Muscatine Is great headquarters of the It has fo rty factories. The r,:* ] the shells has risen from dfiT 1 to th irty dollars a hundredweight- yet it Is said th n t America« m aking is In its Infancy. E le v a t o r Not Kano.n*. T h e e levator boy of a lafa* lng In B altim ore felt weary t afternoon. W hen the Janltef w ith the prospect for being * J an hour or »o, the boy protBfW^ out a sign. “ Elevator not and seated him self cozilj <* steps. . F o r fu lly th irty minutes the ( goin g to and from the ku . those h avin g business with t latm rlm isl; up the stair« would have been the w:ser | Janitor returned unexi>eot«W rear basement door, and elf»* w ere suddenly snd sharply__ Some w o r n « always h *™ * ^ fo r everyth in g and put it j J proceed to forget the locatiw place.