GAHLETON'S MiSTAKE
Demon of Jealousy Drove a Train
Dispatcher to Risk Two Hun
dred Lives.
( By ARTHUR OTT.
Carleton awoke with a Btart It
Beemed that he must have overslept.
Leaping from his bed he crossed to
the dresser on which his watch lay,
and, seeing that It was five o'clock, he
heaved a Blgh ot relief. He was not
due In the dispatcher's room until
seven.
He was so wideawake, however, that
he decided to dress and proceeded to
do bo, calling lustily for his wife mean
while. There was no answer to the
call and he shouted again. Still no
answer. Ho Bat and listened for a
moment. No one was moving about
the house.
Then suddenly he remembered. That
morning, when he had returned from
work, there had been a quarrel. As
usual he had been to blame. It was
his overmastering Jealousy that had
caused It. One of the train hands had
spoken carelessly of having seen his
wife and Bob Munro talking while he
was on duty.
He had come home In a towering
rage and had accused his wife bitterly
of many things things of which he
was now sure that she was guiltless,
but in his temper he waB blind. Natur
ally she had resented his attitude and
had declared that Bhe would leave
him. In his madneBs he had told hel
that he wished that she would.
And now he awoke In a deserted
house. Had she really gone, he won
dered. The thought set him In a panic.
In a rush of memory all her little
wayB, her many thoughtful tender
nesses, all that she had been to him,
flooded his mind.
With the utmost haste he dreBsed
and walked through the house. It was
empty. Everything was In order, ev
erything In Its place, but there was no
sign ot her. He sank down weakly In
a chair in the kitchen.
After all, it was his own fault He
had not tried to control himself. He
bad acted so like a beast to her, and
now well, he would have to reap the
harvest of bitterness which he had
sown, and, what hurt more, Bhe, too,
would have to reap: she who was Inno
cent. It sent a pang through him to think
that today Bhe might even wish that
she had chosen Gob Munro instead of
him. Two years ago they had been
rlvalB for her hand. Curleton, Jeal
ous of all men, was especially Jealous
of Munro.
Suddenly a thought occurred to him.
If she had ltft him for good she would
surely have left him some word, a
note, or something. He arose, and,
crossing the hallway, made his way to
the parlor where she had her desk.
At first he could not open It, his fin
gers trembled so, but at last he suc
ceeded. Lying on the top of her papers was
a note without an envelope. He seized
and eagerly unfolded It Then he
stepped back with a cry. The writing
was not that of Helen; It was Bob
Munro's.
Carleton read:
TVnrcBt Helen:
Why put up with your life any lnnirer?
Why Buffer n you ore mifferlnu when
happlnean awaits ynu? Come away from
It all with me. We can catch the five
fifty westbound, and tomorrow beln a
new life In new world. I will wait for
you at the old place. Come In time.
BOB.
That was all. For a moment Carle
ton scarcely realized the meaning of
the note. He stared at It helplessly,
carefully studying the words. Like a
Cash their full Import came to him.
Then once again his wild, passion
ate rage possessed him, He resolved
to Intercept and kill them both. The
five fifty westbound! That was train
No. 73. It was usually late.
H pulled his watch from his pock
et It was five fifty-five. He was too
late. The train had gone. No, It
might be late. There might still be
chance. Seizing bis hat, ha cniBhed
It on bis head, and, rushing out, ran
swiftly toward the depot
In ten minutes he had reached the
station. As he darted Into the waiting
room he met the division superinten
dent John Gardner, who greeted him
with a yelp of Joy.
"By George, Carleton!" ha ex
claimed, "you are the very man I most
need. I was going to send for you."
"Seventy-three." gasped Carleton
"has she arrived?"
"She's come and gone," answered
Gardner, "right on time tonight and I
want her to stay so."
Carleton leaned against the wall,
weak and faint So, after all, he was
robbed of hla vengeance. A sicken
ing revulsion swept over him.
Now, what Gardner wished, he ex
plained, wai that Carleton should
stand the rest of Brunt's trick at well
a his own, and get seventy-three off
the division on time.
The click of the telegraph Instru
ment a sound ao familiar and home
like to his ears, restored him consid
erably as he entered the office. Briefly
he explained to Bruut that he had
,come to relieve htm.
Then he listened Intelligently while
the other explained the situation of
the various trains. He took the book
and ran over It with practiced eye.
"I guess I have everything straight
now," he said at length. "You can go
all right."
Suddenly the ticking of an Instru
ment roused him. He opened the key
and listened ' It was the tower man
at the Y crossing. He reported that
eventy-three had passed on time.
Again came the call of the telegraph
Instrument Seventy-three again, one
was at Sweetwater, at the foot of the
grade, and her last stop before the
summit. She was still on time and the
conductor wanted his release. Me
chanically Carleton gave It
He was giving the orders which
were permitting his wife to escape.
God! how horrible it was.
Again the click, click, click of the
telegraph. It was Summit calling. The
fast freight waited for orders. Carle
ton repeated it once to himself.
"The fast freight waited for orders."
Then be sprang to his feet with a
great cry. God had heard his prayer
and had answered it Their Uvea lay
In his bands. The line between Sweet
water, the station that seventy-three
had Just left, and Summit was a single
track.
The grade was terrific. The fast
freight would come down it booming.
It would meet seventy-three at about
Pine Tree crossing and utterly de
stroy it, and In the destruction the two
guilty ones would perish.
With a steady hand he answered
Summit, and ordered the freight to
make Sweetwater at once and wait
there on the Biding for seventy-three.
As he gave the order Gardner en
tered the office. He heard the signal
and understood It
"Hell," he exclaimed Impatiently,
"what makes seventy-three bo late?"
Before Carleton could prevent him
he had seized the order-book and was
looking over It to discover for himself
what was wrong.
"Good God!" he cried excitedly,
"countermand that last order. Seventy-three
has left Sweetwater. They
will meet on the grade."
"No," answered Carleton, rising
slowly and facing him.
Gardner sprang forward toward the
telegraph table to send the message
himself, but the other caught him by
the throat Then at last he under
stood the truth; he was dealing with
a madman. With a great cry he tried
to release himself, but he was held In
a grip like a vise. Vainly he struggled
to free himself. The thought of two
hundred Innocent souls rushing to de
struction gave him an almost superhu
man strength, but even that could not
force the other to relax his hold.
Seeing that his efforts were useless
he cried aloud for help. As he did so,
Carleton drew back and struck him
with all his force. Like a log he sank
to the floor. Carleton stood over the
prostrate form emillng happily. His
revenge would be complete; and In his
heart was an awful Joy.
Presently he heard the door open
and turned to see who was entering.
Then his heart stood still and his
breath left him. Helen, hiB wife, was
crossing the threshold. He stared at
her in dumb terror.
It was over then, the accident, and
she had come to reproach him. He
wanted to hide from her and yet he
dared not turn away his head. He
could only Btand and gaze fascinated
ly upon her. Hla knees trembled be
neath him.
At last she spoke.
"John," she said, "what Is It? Why
do you look at me bo?"
As he heard her voice he gave a
great heaving sob. She was not dead.
"I've been looking all over for you,"
she went on. "This afternoon I left
you asleep and went to make a call.
When I returned you were gone."
His heart was beating with terrible
violence and still he could not breathe.
With difficulty he drew Munro's letter
from hlB pocket, and handed It to her.
"That letter," he murmured thickly.
She glanced at It and lnughed.
"That," she cried, "that was one of
the letters that Bob Munro wrote me
before we were married. I saved them
all, but last night after you made such
a fuss I resolved to burn them. I got
them all out and was waiting to let
you Bee me do It."
A great light, the light of a won
derful Joy, swept over his face. He
held out his arms and started toward
her. Suddenly he stopped. Gardner's
voice echoed through the room.
"The train, the train, for God's sake
save the train!"
Carleton flung his arms above his
head with a dreadful writhing gesture
and sank limply into a chair.
"What have I done?" he whispered.
"Oh, what have I done?"
"You have killed them," said Gard
ner weakly, as he staggered to his feet,
"two hundred people. You have killed
them " He fell weakly on a table, his
head In his arms, and sobbed like a
little child.
The woman rushed to her husband's
side.
"John." she said, "what Is It?"
"I thought you and he were on sev-'
enty-three," he answered her dully,'
"and I have wrecked It"
She did not speak, but her face went
very white.
Then followed (Hence while they
waited. Presently Gardner began to
pray. He stopped and there was si
lence again. In a little while must,
oome the news of the disaster.
But none of them could ever forget
the agony of the waiting there In that
silent room, sitting In strained quiet to
hear the tidings of disaster wrought
by a Jealous man's mad whim.
At last It came. Summit called on
the telegraph. Gardner groped his way
to the Instrument and answered.
"Fast freight got hot-box In sta-'
Hon," came the message; "have back
ed her on siding waiting for orders."
That was all yet It meant that seventy-three
was safe. With a white
face Gardner turned.
"Thank God," he cried to Carleton.
But the latter did not henr. He was
lying on the floor In a dead faint
Uncle Eben.
"Be patient." said I'nele Eben. "but
don't mope around an' Imagine you're
s Job when you're only a jonahl
HE very name of Africa has
been a subject of much discus
sion. It is believed that the
name is derived from the Latin
word "aprica" (meaning
sunny), or from the Greek word "aph-
rika" (without cold).
The nickname "Dark Continent"
has lost much of Its significance. The
Bible long ago called Africa "the Land
Shadowed with Wings." Mr. Henry
M. Stanley stamped it as the Dark
Continent. Another man called It the
Land of Blinding Sunshine. As I have
traversed its jungles and pathways,
many times I have called It the Land
ol Winding Ways, writes James R.
Morris in the Christian Herald. When
the perspiration has flowed down over
my face and body until every thread
upon me has been drenched in the
warm, moist climate, I have named
the country "the Land of Natural
Baths."
Africa Is a remarkably beautiful
country. Its coast lines are pictur
esque, graceful, fascinating, alluring.
Its seaport towns and citiea are usual
ly clean, pretty and reasonably
healthful. Equatorial Africa has, un
til the last two decades, been called
the White Man's Graveyard, but clean
living, quinine, mosquito netting, so
briety and Banltary improvements
have made Africa a place where one
cannot only exist, but live In as much
comfort, take it all In all during the
year, as in the city of New York, and
t "V
tn.n D sa n a n a a ta n h
AT CAP
with some advantages In favor of Af
rica. Life Is simple, placid, calm, and not
bo complex. The work life Is not
strenuous. The people do not rush
and drive as they do here at home.
If you try to hurry a man who Is
working for you, he will calmly tell
you: "One day be not all do days,
daddy!" And you stand rebuked, for
you know he Is telling you the truth.
Liberia Most Attractive.
Four and a half years ago the New
York Colonization society Bent me to
tho west coaBt of Africa to study the
conditions ot life In America's little
colored child over the sea, Liberia.
Morocco, Algiers, Senegal, Bathurst,
Konakry, Sierra Leone, Togoland,
Nigeria, Kamerun, East and South Af
rica are beautiful and attractive, but
the little struggling republlo of Li
beria is to me the most attractive spot
In Africa.
Monrovia, the capital city of the re
public, Is picturesquely situated on
Cape Mesurado, and Is a city with
abou' 15,000 Inhabitants, many of
whom live In beautiful homes, lome
very costly. Tho cape and river were
named by the Spaniards, who, In the
early days of the slave trade, landed
a squad of armed marines there,
searching for slaves. The natives at
tacked them. A furious conflict took
place, and the Spaniards were over
come by the bold and warlike Deys.
During the battle, tho Spanish, who
were beaten, cried "Mlserlcordla!
Mlserlcordta," (mercy! mercy!). So
the cape came to be called Mesurado,
a corruption of the Spanish Mlserl
cordla. Liberia has a number of fine settle
ments, peopled by either colored
Americans or their descendants, who
have done a remarkable work in plant
lng farms, building homes and eatnl
Uniting a civilized community and i
decent government on the west coas'
of Africa. They have been greail;
condemned by both Europeans and
some short eUhted Americans, whose
actual knowledge of Liberia could rat
tly be, printed on one single sheet of
The rivers of Liberia abound with
fish, and were it not for the series of
fine falls or rapids, from fifteen to
twenty miles back from the sea, the
rivers might be navigable for hun
dreds of miles. The woods abound
with game of many varieties the vi
cious bush-cow, deer, leopards, ele
phants, civet cats, golden cats, mon
keys In almost endless varieties, and
other game. In the far interior lions
and other big game abound.
About twenty tribes make their
home In Liberia. Tribal wars, which
depopulated certain districts, are be
coming things of the past. Strange se
cret societies, which were at one time
a menace to all, are now losing their
power and hold upon the people as
education and commerce are going
forward. This also means a lessening
of one of Africa's greatest curses
household slavery, or buying, selling,
loaning or giving wives and will di
minish the numbers held by one man.
I am acquainted with one man who
has more than one hundred.
On a recent trip to the hinterland,
where I had been invited by King Mo
man, son of the powerful King Pom
oporah, as we sailed up the river in
the little boat, with our serious friend,
Solomon Hill, the owner and captain,
a clerical and solemn-looking little
man In a frock coat so long that it
reached to the tops of his shoes, and
whose collar and garb stamp him as
a preacher, came to me and Intro-
a a n a.DHii&nfl
EM-MAS, LJBERIA
duced himself as a presiding elder,
having a large number of churches un
der him. .
He asks very cordially: "What
might your name be?"
"My name Is Morris."
"Where you be from?"
"The United States," I answered.
"I live at Louisiana."
"Where la that?" I ask.
"On the St. Paul river." Just then
everybody Jumped up at the report of
a gun and a heavy splash was heard
as a large alligator, badly wounded,
flopped Into the water.
Rev. Presiding Elder borrows my
fountain pen and begins to write vig
orously. But only for a few moments,
when he gets Into a theological boxing
match with several men, who I learn
are "Revs." also. This title has a pe
culiar fascination for many In Africa.
Everybody loves a title, and if one
who has "Rev." to his name can raise
eight dollars and send to Texas or
some other place and get a "D. D,"
he adds six Inches to his coat-tails,
and his Importance and egotism grow
to the proportion of a foot to the Inch.
In a Revival Meeting.
Friends meet me at the headquar
ters of the river, and an Invitation Is
extended to attend a revival meeting
In a little church near by at night A
serious young man was preaching
from the text, "Strive to enter In at
the strait gate," etc. We were late,
and missed part of his eloquent ser
mon, but we heard him say: "What
fo' you dun cum heah? Why yo'
gwlne cum to die meetln'? Is yo' po'
wanderln' feets In de way dat leads
to distraction? is yo" feets on de
Rock ob Ages? Whar is yo' gwlne
to lib fo'ebber? In de place whar de
Good Hook say de saints am gwlne?
I Or is yo' gwlne to be shut up in de
i lire an' de flames?
I "Yo" must git all combusted toged
j Jer and seek da I-awd wlf all yo'se
hearts, an' bring yo' piccan (children)
i an' yo' frens to de Lawd. Do it one
time (at once) befo' it am ebberlastln'
too late."
I thought he was sound In the faith.
What do you think?
HANDY AS POTATO MARKER
Wheelbarrow Arranged With Pins
Strips Hinged to Bottom Center
Board Proves Satisfactory.
Last spring we had occasion to fit
a very stumpy piece of sandy new
ground for early potatoes. The one
and two horse corn markers would not
work because of so many stumps. The
wheelbarrow being near with seed up
on it a happy thought struck me this
would roll over the rough ground,
roots, etc., and leave a distinct mark
in the soil, besides running easily,
writes G. A. Randall in Farm and
Home.
A half-Inch hole was bored through
the bottom center board and two
pieces, c, of inch pine strips 36 inches
long were hinged, as shown, to a cen
ter section, e, fastened with a wire
through the holes, f, to the bottom
board. On the outer ends of these
Handy Marker for Potatoes.
Btrips a light runner, a, extends to the
ground and slants back. These run
ners with the wheel In the center
make three distinct marks when
pushed across the field. In coming to
a stump either or both sections are
easily folded back until the obstruc
tion is passed, then dropped to posi
tion again to mark.
Being light and mounted on a center
wheel it pushed as easily as a wheel
barrow seeder and was extremely easy
to guide; marks clear across the field
being straight as those made with a
line and very distinct When not in
use for a marker the sections are
quickly removed.
BURN CHOLERA CARCASSES
Burial of Dead Animals Not Approved
by Nebraska Station Excellent
Plan Is Described.
The burial of hogs dying of cholera
is not advised by the department of
animal pathology at the Nebraska ex
periment station. The germs of the
disease will last a long time in the
earth under favorable conditions and
are liable to cauBe a new outbreak.
The safest way to dispose of a carcass
is to burn it.
Burning may be easily accomplished
in the following manner: Dig two
trenches a few Inches deep intersect
ing each other at right angles.- At the
Intersection of these, cornstalks, cobs,
or other fuel may be laid. Over the
trenches may next be laid strips of
metal to support the carcass. Before
being placed over the Bupports, the
abdominal and thoracic cavities should
be opened and be liberally sprinkled
with kerosene. Then the hog should
be placed belly downward over the
fuel. As soon as the material In the
trenches Is Ignited, it will rapidly
spread to the kerosene and fat and
the body will be quickly consumed.
If a large iron wheel is handy, it
may be substituted with good results
for the trench and Iron bars.
IMPROVE YOUR POTATO SEED
Wisconsin Experiment Station Gives
Six Excellent Rules for Farm
ers to Follow.
The Wisconsin experiment Btation
tells the farmers of that state to Im
prove their potato seed.
1. By co-operating with their neigh
bors In securing pure seed.
2. By planting this foundation
stock by itself where it will not be
mixed with other varieties.
3. By learning the vine and tuber
characteristics of the variety on
plants.
4. By discarding as seed all hills
which do not have these characteris
tics. 5. By selecting seed for next year
on the field at digging time.
6. By organizing the growers, deal
ers and others in your community who
are Interested in the development and
Improvement of Its potato Industry.
TREATMENT OF COVER CROPS
Thoroughly Cut Up Clover or Other
Crops With Disk Harrow Before
Turning Over,
Never turn the clover or other crop
under without first thoroughly cutting
up with a disk harrow, as the material
plowed under in a layer seriously in
terferes with the capillary action of
the moisture In the soil. The effects
ot turning under In a layer are what
Is sometimes called souring the soil
with green manuring crops.
Double disk the cover crop two or
three times with a sharp disk harrow
before plowing; plow well by taking
a narrow furrow and edging rather
than inverting the furrow; then
double disk the land again rather
deeply, and no injurious effect will re
sult however large the growth may
be.
Bulls In Sims Enclosurs.
If dehorned, bulls of the same or
different ages may be safely kept in
the same enclosure. When two bulls
are kept In adjoining enclosures they
should be separated by a strong, high
board fence, o they art unable to see
each other.
KEEP SWINE HEALTHY
Scours In Pigs Often Caused By
Improper Feeding.
To Correct Trouble Give Sow Dose of
8ulphate of Iron In Her Slop
Keep Young Animals In Dry,
Sunny Quarters.
(By A. S. ALEXANDER.)
When young nursing pigs begin to
scour it is evident that the milk of
the sow is disagreeing with them and
Immediate attention, therefore, should
be directed toward improving her ra
tions. Most often the trouble comeB
from overfeeding on corn, or other
rich food, just after farrowing, and.
pigs of fat, flabby, cross, nervous, con
stipated sows are most apt to suffer.
Sudden changes ot food, or feeding
sour swill, or food from dirty troughs
also tend to cause diarrhea either in
nursing pigs or those that have been
weaned, and all such cases should be
prevented or removed.
To correct scouring In nursing pigs,
give the sow 15 to 20 grains ot sul
phate of iron (copperas) in her slop
night and morning and, if necessary,
slightly increase the doses until ef
fective. Lime water may, with ad
vantage, be freely mixed with the slop
as a preventive when there is a ten
dency to derangement, or after the
trouble has been checked, and also
Is an excellent corrective for weaned
pigs showing a tendency to scour on
slop or Bkimmed milk. When little
pigs are scouring severely, each may
be given a raw egg and five to ten
grains of Bubnitrate of bismuth twice
daily in addition to, changing the food
of the sow and mixing copperas in her
Blop. In cases which do not respond
promptly to treatment, Buccess may
follow the administration of a dose of
castor oil shaken up in milk.
In all cases It is Important to set
right all errors In diet and sanitation
and to provide the pigs with dry,
sunny, well-ventilated quarters. The
derangement is most apt to occur
Prize-Winning Mule-Footed Hog.
among pigs kept in insanitary condi
tions. Inactivity of the bowels most often
gives trouble in pregnant sows and
other adult hogs when given too little
exercise and too much rich food. In
such animals the liver 1b torpid, the
system feverish and the muscles and
other organs overloaded with fat.
Constipation seldom troubles where
hogs are fed laxative foods, such as
bran, flaxseed meal, roots or alfalfa
during the winter season, and In addi
tion are made to take abundant out
door exercise.
In the common disease of young
pigs known as rickets, there Is en
largement, bending and distortion of
the bones of the joints and limbs, and
fractures of leg bones are not uncom
mon. The bones of the body In af
fected pigs lack their normal propor
tion of mineral material and have an
excess of vegetable matter. The ten
dency to the disease is hereditary and
most likely to be seen in closely In
bred hogs or those of herds kept
under insanitary conditions and long
imperfectly nourished upon unbal
anced rations. The excessive feeding
of corn to generation after generation
doubtleBs induces a weakness of con
stitution conducive to rickets and the
disease may appear as a result of any
aggravating circumstance productive
ot malnutrition.
BREEDING ONLY BEST CATTLE
Counterfeit Dairy Cow Has No Place
on Pasture or In Feed Yard
Discard Poor Producers.
(By ROUD M'CAN?!, Colorado Experl
ment Station.)
The development of the increasing
demand for well-bred dairy cattle is
based upon the recognition of the fact
that under present production condi
tions, the counterfeit dairy cow has
no place on the pasture or In the feed
yard. During the past few years difficulty
of replenishing and starting herds
with good animals has confronted the
dairy farmer at every turn. High
feed bills have demonstrated the fu
tility of expecting satisfactory returns
when keeping poor producers, and the
wideawake, progressive, businesslike
dairymen are centering their demands
on merit of which there must be a
greater supply to meet this demand.
Foreign competition has created a
well grounded Impression that the
most effective way of evading It Is
by greater production per animal and
better products.
Silo Pays Well.
No building on the farm will pay
better returns than a good silo, if
properly built and filled on time, and
In the right way.
Reduces Farm Drudgery.
The modern equipment In the way
of litter carriers and feed carta re
duces the drudgery of the basni to a
minimum.
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