By Order of the Czar
A S to ry of R u ssian P ow er
By
MARCUS
EA S T L A K E
C H A P T E R X X . — (Continued.»
j ward thy interests, in showing a little
Maruscha sheds tears when she speaks ! attention to thy patient. Vladifnir. And
of Ivan, and they flow again when she this is what I get,” she plaints. ‘‘Alas,
tells me of her secret preparations and I cannot please thee.”
flight from home.
Ah, what she has j
There is a stir of compunction in my
suffered!
breast. Yet am I aware that for some
“ M ay God forgive me the deception!” unfathomable woman’s reason she has
she cries remorsefully; ‘‘ I dared not tell been willfully tormenting me all these
them about thee, and had to invent «11 days, notwithstanding that she turns o l
excuse to get a w ay.
I pretended to me the most innocent and guileless eyes,
ha ve received an invitation from a school and assumes the air o f an injured mar­
friend. T hey think I am with her now.” tyr. It is a strange mystery, this femi­
She hangs her head and seems to nine habit of tormenting the loved one.
ruminate. Presently she observes, “ Vlad- Maruscha has ever done so with me,
imir, I cannot see that I did wrong. It whom I know she loves with all her
is said ‘Thou shalt leave father and heart and soul.
mother and cleave to thy husband.' ”
“ Tho u hast not tried to please me,
She lifts her face to me, and a look M ar usch a,” I say, severely. “ Tho u hast
of solemn and ineffable devotion comes tried to torment me a fte r thy manner
Into it, before which my spirit falls pros­ and thou hast succeeded. B ut go not too
trate.
It is so much more than 1 de­ far; it is enough. Let be now.”
serve. I strain her to my heart.
W e have gained the outer steps, where
“ True, my precious w if e.”
is bustle of strangers arriving.
There
“ A n d thou needest me. Vladimir; thou is no place for further parley, so I con­
hast no one now but me.”
tent m yself with pressing her hand ami
“ Only thee, and yet everything. My whispering with a glance of deprecation,
all in all.”
“ B e kind.”
There is a pause. A great contentment
She replies nothing, but I carry back
ahines in her eyes that for a space with me to the Englishman ’ s room the
entirely occupies her. Then she requests, remembrance of a pair of blue eyes, in
“ Now tell me all that has befallen thee which compassion and reproach are beau­
•luce we parted in St. Petersbu rg.”
tifully blent.
1 begin from the moment I tore m y ­
M y mood is wonderfully ■ ubdued'when
self from her embrace, and relate every­ I enter, and I take the seat to which
thing down to the hour I met her at the Mr. Gough motions me at the foot of
station. Though my recital is often in­ his couch, with something akiu to meek­
terrupted— sometimes Maruscha breaks ness.
Into sobs, and I am fain to stop and
“ Now, Doctor, I want to talk to you
comfort her. Sometimes she is shaken about yourself,” he begins, briskly. “ Y o u
with hysterical laughter, or utters excla ­ have already been very frank with me
mations of horror, surprise uud th ank­ and told me about the precious mess
fulness.
you've got yourself into in Russia. Well,
A f t e r all is told, she must see me in 3011 kuow my opinion of that; y o u ’ ve
my clerical disguise. When I appear be­ made a fool of you rs elf and, worse than
fore her in my flowing kaftan, beard and that, you’ve acted criminally.”
curled locks, she makes the room re­
I dr aw myself up with dignity. “ E x ­
sound with her merry laughter, so that cuse me, sir,” I interpose, “ but I neither
Rosen enters on us unawares. He joins want the censure nor the applause of any
in her merriment, while I parade before mar. living regarding that action in my
them until they have enough of it. O11 past life.
In making you acquainted
returning to them, reinvested in my citi- with it, I merely wished to avoid coming
sens’ garb, Rosen holds toward me his into relations with a stranger who seem­
watch.
ed disposed to place confidence in me,
“ Yes, yes, I know,” I respond, with a under false pretensions. And I beg------ ”
“ Just so, my man,” he interrupts, put­
sigh of regret. “ All good things come
to an end most rapidly, and I must go.” ting his hand on my arm. “ T h a t ’s what
You were fair and
Y e t - one good tiling comes to me; ah, I like about you.
how good, how precious a thing it is! square with me, and though 1 highly
T h e crowu and seal of this eventful day! disnppi ove------ ”
I make an impatient movement, and
It is the voluntary kiss Maruscha be­
sts ivs on me at the door, which glows on am about to speak.
“ Well, well, I’ ll say no more. ‘ M um ’
my lips and in my heart as 1 hurry along
is the word both now* and hereafter,”
the lighted streets.
he breaks in hastily, “ especially ns you
already know my sentiments. A n d what
C H A P T E R X X I.
Maruscha has quite put my nose out I wanted to ask you wa s this. H a v e you
with my patient. T h e old inan, meta­ any plans for the future? You are en­
phorically, went down before her, when gaged to this very nice young woman
her radiant face first shone on him a who has no one to look to but you, and
week ago. Though he submits to a lit­ 3ou’ Il have to marry her at once.”
“ Mr. Gough!” I thunder, boiling over
tle superintendence on my part, I am
otherwise superfluous. It is “ Molly” (as with indignation at what I consider most
be calls her) to whom he looks to dress impertinent interference.
“ Bless my soul, you needn’ t fire up
4 d s wound, to shake up his pillows, to
read to him the news, and beguile the that way. W h a t I say is correct; isn’ t
tedium of his couch with talk. T h u s Ire it V”
“ Y e t uo concern of yours, sir,” I re­
monopolizes her day.
V T ha t you ng woman of yours Is n tort.
“ B ut I ’m making it my concern. And
treasu re; she is worth her weight in
gold, A le xander,” he said. “ It is to be I’ ll do It, whether you like it or not.
hoped you will make much of her when Molly’s a fine lass— f a r too good for
you. And I want to see her settled with
you get her.”
A s if I am a likely man to use Ms- a home over her head. Now, don’ t fly
ruscha or any woman badly! B u t it is off again” — ns I half rise to my feet.
n atura l;
the English sometimes beat “ Bottle up that ‘fizz’ and listen to me.
their wives! H o w long is this to last, I 1 mean well by you, and yon know you
wonder? I am like a third wheel to n c a n ’t afford to show’ temper like that.”
W h a t this blunt, rough fellow says is
cart.
I sit apart here at the window
staring into the street, and sometimes at true; 1 have no reason to be proud, nor
Mar us cha, though never an answering can I afford it. Though his manner is
glance comes my way. She is reading to, offensive, he means well, 1 compose
the “ share list” to him from the news- , myself and look attentive,
paper. Now he stops her.
“ There, th at’s better.” he says, with
“ Rend that item again, Molly, my an approving nod. " N o w we can pro­
ceed to business. You know who 1 ntn.
de ar," he says.
A nd she repeats the figures, which I if you have not forgotten. I am a mill
kn ow convey no meaning to her.
In ow ner and ‘ hang out’ at ‘N e w Mills’ ia
I am proud to say that I
epite o f my vexation, I must confess I.nncashire.
that It It attractive to hear her ailvery | am a self-made man, and give work to
W e require
tnugue pronouncing the lisping English. j about tw o thousand men.
No wonder he keeps her at It.
j a doctor— have done so for some time
A t last she has got to the end o f the past, only 1 was loth to lay the old chap
column, and I detect a faint, atifled off, fenring to hurt his feelings; and
nigh o f relief as she la ys the paper ou now my manager writes to me this morn-
lug thnt he is down with gout.
So >1
her lap.
* ''•O'haak yon, my dear.
Now, would have resolved to pension him, and if
you tniud hoisting this cushion a bit so you'll have the berth you're welcome to
thnt I can sit upright? There! ltlesa It. I give five hundred a y ear for the
you, what a pair o f hands die small job, and there's a bit of practice to be
woman haa, to be sure!
Now, be off picked tip in the neighborhood besides.”
“ Hut— but, you do not mean to sa y ,”
with you and take a look at the ahopn.
1 want to have aome talk with that I stammer, "that you offer me this— this
very excellent post without any cre­
young man of yours.”
Is it possible? ('an I hear arigh t? dentials? l l o w do you know that I am
not
au impostor?”
l i e is actually aendiug Maruscha a w a y !
" M y man, t know what 1 am about. I
Bhe may well look surpriaed. I.ike m y­
self she can scarc ely believe the evi­ have seen all the credentials 1 require,
dence o f her ears. She rises very slow­ ami without them I engage no man.
You showed me them when you told me
ly. and nayn:
“ 1 hope you do not think that 1 am those private matters, w hich shall hence­
tired already, Mr. (lough.
I have not forth be nameless. I never asked your
it.
read to you the ‘ leader’ yet.
Do you confidence, and you volunteered
though it was against your Interests to
really wish me to go ?”
" Y e s , go you r w a y s for an hour. \Yr do so, because you are an honest man
will have the ’leader’ when you come and have a conscience. L e a v e me alone
back.
1 have aomething to say to the for knowing good stuff when 1 see It, and
doctor. D on’ t be offended, my dear; It looking afte r my own interests in trying
to secure it.
I want a young, active,
ia on a matter o f business.”
I regard her gloomily. T he more so energetic doctor for m.v people. 1 sup­
because of Mr. (lou gh s open admiration, pose the lass had better he consu lte d
The women folk like to have their Huger
l i e Is completely turning her head.
“ Eh, but she's a rare smart lass,” he in the pie, and it's well to humor them.
exrlaim a. “ Y o u ’ re a lucky chap, A le x ­ Yo u ran follow your own counsel all the
same.”
ander.”
“ And ns to Maruseha. she will be over­
Marus cha smiles, well pleased, though
joyed." 1 cry. " N o need to wait to eon-
•he protests.
“ Fie, you flatter, Mr. (tough!
And suit her; 1 know her mind, and I accept
look how V la dim ir la vexed! He thinks your generous offer. Believe me. it will
he my anxiety to prove myself worthy of
you spoil me.”
She da rts oo me a mischievous glance. your confidence, sir.”
" S a y uo more. I know that. Shake
I forc e a smile because Mr. (lou gh is
looking at roe. I fear It is a poor a t­ hands ou it, man, and good luck to you.”
tempt.
H e ia laughing sa I leave the
room to accompany Maruscha to the
C H A P T E R X X II.
T h e transaction ia concluded, leaving
at ret.
“ I am beginning to detest that E n g ­ me in a state of elation which it is be­
T o sit still and
lishman. M aruscha!” I say, savagely, yond me to describe.
when we are in the corridor “ And may wait for Maruseha's return with ealm-
1 be hauged if I go back to him at pres­ nes* ia impossible to me. 1 wander about
the room like a caged hyena. Mr. Gough
ent! 1 will go with thee.”
“ Indeed thou must not. Vla dim ir How occupies himself with the perusal of his
esnst thou think of being so rude? W ha t business letters, and seems to have fo r­
my existence.
I am startled
oil« th ee? T ho u art alw aya cross now.” gotten
“ H o w long has thia wretched old man when he suddenly calls to me.
" H o w about the splicing. Doctor? You
to continue to monopolise all thy time
and thoughts? It la preposterous. S ave must see that it’s got to be done at
lu fetching thee to and fro, we have once. Since we've settled this business
never an hour to ourselves. Is it fair. matter, and you've got a job to go to.
the sooner the knot ia tied the better.
1 sak th ee?”
G et • special licenae. and be married at
“ I thought to do the* pleasure— to for
;
sn English church, like Christians, nnd
I’ ll give M«. lly aw ay, bless her.
When
you take me driving to-morrow to get
the air, we might just as well drive to
the church as any other place. E h ? It
would be killing tw o birds with one
stone.”
H o w he talks! Just as if M ar usch a
was a piece of furniture to be disposed
o f ns we think fit. Yet, though 1 kuow
it is vain imagining, how the mere sug­
gestion sets my blood on fire. Maruscha,
my wedded wife— mine wholly.
My
dove, tamed and domesticated, triad to
turn and nestle in my bosom. No more
audacious flights, leaving me to stretch
out longing arms toward her. No more
to see her flutter down almost within
my grasp, and yet evade me. Ah, if it
could be; but he little knows her whom
he thinks to trap so easily! She is not
to he cau ght, yet will she fly to me
some bright day of her own accord, only
she w ill take her time.
I hesitate so long seeking a reply thnt
at length he asks: “ W h a t, are you timid
about putting on the yoke?”
“ It strikes me, sir, you have some
wrong ideas about me,” I say with dig­
nity.
“ W hen I marry, it w’ ill be no
yoke I put on, I assure you. It is my
w if e who will be subject to me, her hus­
band, as is right and proper.”
H e laughs in a w a y I like not. “ She
keeps the whip hand now. at a ny ra te ,”
lie mutters, and his remark rankles.
“ You know’ not how to manage wo m ­
en.” 1 respond loftily. “ You must use
them with a little diplomacy when you
are courting them. T h e y like to feel that
they have not relinquished their liberty,
and you allow’ them much latitude. You
do not, therefore, drop the reins.”
His queer old face, which looks as if
it had been squeezed br oadways, take s
; a queer expression.
H e puckers it up
* into wrinkles in the corners of his eyes
and mouth and between his brows. H is
; eyes shoot malicious and sly gleams at
me.
“ Then yon will tighten the reins and
| drive with Molly to church to-morrow,
1 since it has become necessary,” he says.
“ Y o u can get the license to-day.”
“ B ut— but I see 1101 the necessity for
such violent haste,” I stammer.
“ If
there were, Marus cha would not hesi­
tate: as there is not, it would be imper­
tinent on my part to ask it.”
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k ic k e d th e fron t o f th e v eh icle to
pieces. In th e la w s u i t fo llo w in g , the
d e f e n s e w a s th at th e hors e w a s a quiet
w o r k e r w h e n th e d e f e n d a n t had It.
hu t th a t it had n e v e r d r a w n a ny
v e h ic le o f th e kind In qu estion. T h e
Ju dge sa id he b e lie ve d th a t tic* d e f e n d ­
r~ 3 !
a n t re p re s en te d w h a t he be lie ve d to be
t r u e w u e n se llin g th e horse, w h ic h w a s
;
a y o u n g a n d on ly p a r t l y train ed a n i ­
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mal. and th e v e r d ic t w a s f o r th e d e ­
; fe n d a n t.— M a s s a c h u s e t t s Plo u g h m an .
SOME ADVENTURES OF
HOME-AGAIN HIRAM.
T h e Bo y on t h e F a r m .
“O S S
F o w ls F o r M nrket.
W h ile th e main c on sid eratio n to th e
c o n s u m e r Is th a t th e f o w l sh ou ld he
r e a s o n a b ly p lu m p and p ro p erly picked,
th e la r g e c ity m e r c h a n ts d e m a n d c e r ­
ta in th in g s in th e w a y o f p a c k in g
, w h ic h th e p ou lt ry ra ise r m u st c a r r y
' out if he w o u ld he s u c c e s s fu l in su ch
m a rk e ts .
O n e o f th e t h in g s Is th a t
j th e f o w l s he " s h a p e d ” b e fo re t h e y a re
p acked, and w h ile th is pro cess m a k e s
a fo rm th a t Is not p a r tic u la r ly p le as­
ing, it Is. perh aps, b e tt e r th an th e uiis-
j sh a p en f o w l s w h ic h w o u ld result if
\ th e y w e r e p la ce d In b o x e s or ba rr els
! w it h o u t a n y sign o f p a ck in g.
To
j m a k e a sh ap er, lirst build a f r a m e a n d
1 then
In th is
fram e construct tw o
! tr ou ghs, e ac h te n fee t long.
T hese
t r o u g h s a r e c o n s t r u c te d b y n a ilin g to-
! g e t h e r t w o boards, s e v e n -e ig h th s o f au
Inch th ick and six in ch es wide, a t rig ht
a ng le s.
A f t e r p lu c k in g th e fow ls , la y th e
H a v e y o u go t a b o y ? D o c s he get
u p e a r ly , milk c o w s , fee d te am , c a t ­
tle a nd p ig s ? D oe s he t a k e th e team
a n d p lo w or drag , or rake, or m o w all
day?
W h a t nre y o u d o in g for hi m ?
Do y o u g i v e him a n y t h i n g a t all e x c e p t
Ills b o ard uuil c lo th e s a n d a little
sc h oolin g In w i n t e r ?
W h a t Induce­
m e n t do y o u offer him to s t a y w it h
y o u and help y o u on th e f a rm ?
S u p p o se th at Instead o f e n f o r c in g
y o u r le ga l c laim s to his se r v ic es until
h e is o f age, and tints d is g u s t in g him
w it h fa r m life, a nd p a v i n g th e w a y to ­
w a r d an unlo ved, n egle cte d old a g e for
y o u r s e lf , y o u do th e f a i r th in g by this
boy. G i v e him s o m e th in g f o r his ow n.
let him be e a r n in g nnd s a v in g a little
money.
D o n 't d e n y him the oppor­
tu n ity o f a n e d u ca tio n if ho de sires
one, fo r an Ign oran t man is su re ly go­
in g to be pla ced a t a f e a r f u l d is a d ­
v a n t a g e in th e c o m in g y e a r s ; giv e
hi m th e best te am a n d the best tools
to w o r k w it h a nd e n c o u ra g e him by
kin d ap p recia tion . T h e reason so many
b o y s le a v e th e f a r m d is g u s t e d is b e ­
c a u se th ey a r e tr ea te d like little s la v e s
b y selfish, a v a r ic io u s p arents.
Y'ou
can tr ea t a bo y li k e a horse, or an
ox, but th e hors e or ox w ill not ntn
off, and th e b o y s can nnd will, nnd we
d o n ’t b la m e them .— H o m e M on th ly.
M e a s u r i n g C o rn in Crib.
T h e com m on p ra c t ic e is to call t w o
b u sh e ls o f corn on th e cob a bu sh el o f
sh elled corn. T h is is not s t r ic tly c o r ­
rect. a n d in so m e S t a t e s th e legal b u s h ­
el o f e ar s is s e v e n ty pou nds . B u t a s ­
su m in g th a t tw o bu sh e ls m a k e but
one. It w ill be e a s y to m u ltip ly the
le ng th , b r e a d t h a n d h e ig h t o f th e c rib
lu in ch es a n d th us g e t th e n u m b e r o f
c u b ic in ch es it c on ta in s. T h e n d iv id e
th is b y 2 , 150 , th e n u m b e r o f cu b ic
in ch es in u bush el, a n d y o u h a v e the
n u m b e r o f bu sh e ls o f oars. T h is d i­
v id e d b y t w o w ill g i v e y o u th e a p ­
p r o x i m a t e sh elled corn. A n o t h e r rule
is th a t t w o c u b ic f e e t o f d r y corn on
the cob w ill m a k e a bush el o f shelled
corn.
Then
m e a s u re
th e
length,
b r e a d t h a n d h e ig h t o f th e c rib and
d iv id e th e s e c u b ic f e e t b y t w o to g e t
bu sh e ls o f sh elled corn.
T h e s e tw o
m eth od s w ill g i v e a w id e difference,
f o r in a e rib m e a s u r in g t w e n t y fee t
long, ten fee t high nml ten fee t w id e
th e r e sh ould be liy th e first m eth od a
little o v e r 800 bu sh els , w h i le by the
la st m e th od th ere w o u ld be 1,000 b u s h ­
els.
W e do not b e lie v e th at either
m eth od is p e r f e c t l y a c c u r a te , and th at
th e tr u e m e a s u re lies b e tw e e n th e tw o,
th e first b e in g too sm all and th e lust
too la rge .— St. L o u is Republic.
1 T o be c o n t i n u e d . *
NOT A G H O ST, BUT A CAT.
I t W a s W a l k i n g on t h e P i a n o K e y s in
a rc a r y Way.
A
IV alb ro o k f a m i l y w a s s ittin g
a b o u t t b c d in in g t a b le one e v e n in g last
w e e k am i th e c o n v e rs a t io n had tu rn e d
FOWL READY FOB MARKET.
upon th e s u b j e c t o f gh os ts, s a y s the
B a ltim o r e Sun. D i v e r g e n t v i e w s bein g
c a r c a s s e s in th e trough, w it h tile heads
held by th e v a rio u s m e m b er s o f the
h a n g in g d o w n , th e le gs a lo n g s id e th e
fa m ily , th e dis cu s sion b e c a m e a n i m a ­ b r ea st a n d th e b r e a s t d o w n w a r d . B y
ted.
g e n tle p r e s s u r e f o r c e th e c a r c a s s d o w n
S u d d e n ly a b o v e th e hum o f voices, into th e a n g le o f th e tr ou gh .
Cover
the c l a t t e r o f d is h e s a n d clink o f s il­ e ac h c a r c a s s w it h oiled p a p er; then
ver, th er e floated In th ro u gh the ligh t tinve an inch board s ix in ch es w id e to
d r a p e rie s w h ic h s e p a r a te th e (lining la y on th e c a rc a ss e s , and w e i g h t th is
room fro m th e p a r lo r th e notes o f the b o ard d o w n w it h a b r ic k or h e a v y
pia no in th at
Inhar monio us j u m b l e stone nt e ith e r end. A s the c a r c a s s o f
w h ic h is u s u a lly p ro du ce d by th e lirst th e bird is sl ip ped u n d er th e board,
u n tu to re d eff orts o f a tot to m a k e the m o ve th e lo w e r br ick or stone to o b ­
big m u sic box “ ta lk . " T h e c o n v e r s a ­ ta in th e w e ig h t. T h e c a r c a s s e s should
tion in th e (lining room w a s b rou gh t be ke p t In th is positio n f o r six or
to a su dd en stop und the d in e rs be­ se v en hours, and t h e y w ill then be
c a m e motio nless, so me
w it h
soup sh a p ed a n d re a d y f o r p a c k i n g in crates.
spoons h a l f w a y to th eir lips, w h ile T h e il lu str atio n s h o w s th e c on structio n
all a s s u m e d a ttit u d e s o f co n ce n tra te d o f tills s h a p e r In d eta il, and, a s w ill
be seen, u ny b a n d y m a n can con stru c t
atten tion .
I ’ sc F o r O ld A x e s .
E v e r y one In th e house w a s at the it re a d ily .— In d ia n a p o lis News.
C ast- off a x e s c a n be m a d e u sefu l, a s
ta ble ; door s a n d w i n d o w s w e r e m ost ly
s h o w n in th e cut. T h e best use for
M a k i n g a F a r m G ate.
clo sed and e ve n if th e y hadn't been it
th is tool Is f o r lo adin g a nd u nlo ad in g
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w a s in cred ib le th a t a n y one sh ould
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h a v e had th e a u d a c i t y to w a l k into a length, a s fa r m g a t e s m n s t be to let
w ill s a v e a lot o f
house a n d be gin to p la y the piano. T h e a w a g o u p a ss th rough , th ere is a l w a y s
heavy
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s u b j e c t o f th e in te rru p te d c o n ve rs atio n
tu g g in g .
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su g g e s te d th e n e a re st solution o f th e ,
b lo w w ill sink it iu-
riddle — ghosts . A qu e er e xp ressio n Is f a u lt y . T r y th e f o llo w in g plan o f
u a d i o v e r a x . to a tie.
T h e p art
c o n s t r u c tin g a la tc h and see If it does
su c c e e d e d th e a n im a tio n o f a m o m e n t |
uot w o r k w e ll: H a v e th e b la c k s m it h s h o w n by d o t t i d line, is cut out, w h ile
b e f o r e on e a c h f a c e a n d th e din ers
bend a pie ce o f half -inch round iron th e r e m a in in g p a rt is h a m m er ed out
sta r e d b la n k ly a c ro s s th e ta bic at e ac h
1 a m a b la c k s m it h by
In L shape, m a k in g one a rm on e-q uar­ a n d pointed.
other.
te r o f a n Inch longpr th an th e t h ic k ­ tr ade, a n d m ade t w e n t y - fiv e o f th ese
T h e n th e phenom enon w a s repeat ed ,
ness o f th e post a n d t h e gate -b oard ; u se fu l Im p le m ents la st w in te r.— W .
th e notes th is tim e b e in g a little h igh e r ,
th e o t h e r a rm should be a b o u t ten B. K e lle y , in F a r m and Home.
up the k e y b o a r d th an before. T h e la ­
in ch es long . B o re a ho le th ro u g h the
Lo ss in C a re d F o d d e r .
die s be ga n to tu rn p a le a n d th os e o f
post u n d er th e board n e a r th e e d g e o f
It h a s been fou nd a t th e O n ta rio
th e op p o sit e se x took on an e xp ressio n
th e post, p u t th e t h r e a d e d end o f the
o f p u zzle d a n n oy a n ce . W h e n tin* piano ben t Iron th ro u gh nnd s c r e w on th e \ E x p e r im e n t S tation th a t th e s m alle s t
g a v e forth a th ird series o f d is co rd an t nut. H a v e th e s a m e a r r a n g e m e n t at n e c e ss a r y loss in c u r in g o c c u rs w h e n
so u n d s on e o f th e men, w ith au a ir of th e lo w e r p a rt o f th e gute. W h e n th e th e corn is fa ir l y w e ll m a tu re d and
heroic da rin g, a ro s e from his chair, g a t e is to be closed, tu rn th e b a r so w e ll cared, a n d c o n ta in s not less th an
w e n t to th e do or on tiptoe a n d ge n tly thnt It w ill not be in th e w a y and so ^0 to 35 p e r cent o f d r y matt er. F o r
d r a w i n g asid e th e c u r t a in s peeped c a u ­ w h e n th e g a t e Is clo sed it w ill rest c lo v e r th e re s ult s in d ic ate t h a t 28 to
tiously Into th e n ex t room. T h e n f o l­ on th e bar. T h e n tu rn th e b a r back 32 p er cen t o f d r y m a t t e r is b e tt e r th an
lo w e d so m e v ery
e m p h a tic
word s, r o th a t th e u p rig h t pie ce w ill be In po­ a lo w e r or h ig h e r per cent. C o n i w ell
m a tu re d and j u s t in th e g l a z i n g s tag e
w h ic h nt once re lie ve d the tension lu sition o v e r th e bo ar d.
If, a f t e r a
xvith th e l e a v e s still green is in the
th e d in in g room.
proper
con dition
f o r th e silo, nnd
•‘J o h n !" one o f th e Indies m a n a g e d
r
x
nn
c lo v e r In fu ll bloom, or a trifle past,
to g a s p fo rt h, but her fe a r s a n d c u r io s ­
and in good con dition f o r ha y, b u t
ity s t a y e d th e feeble pro te st here a n d
not too dry . Is th e p ro per s t a g e for
slip finished In n tone in w h ic h re s e n t­
this.
me nt s t r u g g le d w i t h curio sit y. "\Yh-
EnKlinh W h e a t .
w lin t 1» it? "
T h e w h e a t cro p o f E n g la n d Is the
■ •Come a n d see." w a s th e u ng en e rou s
sm a lle s t on record, su r p a s s in g even th e
reply, a n d a s lo w and c ir c u m s p e c t
p re v lo n s lo w e s t record o f 1895 . T h e
m o v e m e n t to w a r d th e d iv id in g door)
trou ble Is not w h o lly d u e to an u n f a ­
took place. H a l f a doze n h e a d s peered
v o r a b le seaso n, b u t is th e re s u lt o f the
v e r y c a r e f u l l y th ro u gh th e c u r t a in s a s ;
s t e a d y s h r in k a g e in a c r e a g e c au se d by
John hold th em ba ck, a nd In th e d im ­
th e land b e in g used f o r o t h e r crops.
n es s o f th e p arlor w a s seen a bla ck
a n d w h ite cat. the e sp ecia l pot o f the
S li e e p No te s .
n
e n t ire househo ld, perc hed on th e k e y ­
F e e d on ly w h a t th e sh eep w ill e at
O
board o f t h e pia no a nd se d a te ly r e g a r d ­
up clean.
r t . A N FOR F A R M G A T E .
in g her a s te n ls h e d m a sters a nd m is ­
D iv id e th e flock a c c o r d in g to age,
tr esses.
while, t h e b a r w o r k s too readily, a nail size nnd sex.
’T ’ uss, puss. pu«s!" called otic o f the
may
b e pla ced in position, a g a i n s t
A r r a n g e to aff ord th e e w e s p le n ty o f
ladies. In a g r e a t ly relieved tone, and
w h ic h th e bur w ill re st w h e n it is I o p p o rtu n ity to exercis e.
p u ss bo un d ed o v e r th e ke y s, a g a in p ro ­
tu rn ed.
F e e d th e fleece nml a t th e s a m e tim e
d u c in g th e “ g h o s t ly ” discord, um ped
T h e illu stratio n , w i t h th e d r a w n d e ­ feed the b o dy w h ic h Is to p ro du ce It.
to th e floor a n d c a m e up in ob edie nce
tails. s h o w s th e xvhole pla n in su ch a
T h e fo od s w h ic h c o n d u c e m ost to
to th e call.
c l e a r m a n n e r th a t a n y o n e c a n c on ­
b o dily g r o w t h will m a k e the b e s t wool.
T h e r e w i n no f u r t h e r ta lk o f ghosts,
s t r u c t su c h a g a t e a n d a t t a c h th e
In o r d e r to get a good fleece th e
la tc hes.
« l u s t t h e T i l l it
sh e ep m u st be kept in a v igor ou s c on ­
W e a r y W a l k e r — W h a t kep ’ y c r so
A rtich o k e».
dition.
lo ng? Did she g iv e y c r a n y t h in g ?
In f a t t e n in g hogs, and In p ro v id in g
A w e ll- g r o w i n g a n d v ig o r o u s con di­
Itagso n T a t t e r s Yeh, sh e g im m e a
a sp ecia l c la s s o f s u ita b le f o d d e r for tion in th e sh e ep Is best f o r wo ol
pic. u i f I tell y c r It w u z Jest the thing.
s o w s Just o v e r th e w e a n i n g o f th eir g r o w in g .
W e a r y W a l k e r H o n e st?
pigs, a r t ic h o k e s g i v e splendid re s u lts
D o n 't b u y a ra m u n le ss he h a s a
Ita gso n T a t t e r s — Sure. De upper
a n d p a y w e ll to g r o w .
P i g s tu rn ed good le ng th o f wool on his be lly and
crust c o m e In han dy ter mend de soles
Into a p a tc h
o f a r t ic h o k e s
regain
o ’ dese ole shot's o ’ mine.— Ph il ad e lp h ia h e a lth y d ig e s t iv e fun ctio n s, and se c ure legs.
F o l l o w i n g th e c a r e f u l selection in
Ledger.
e x e rc is e In rootin g u p th e tu bers . Deep
b u y i n g a n d Judicious bree d in g com e
I t W o u ld H t t m So.
c u lt i v a t io n Is ess en tia l to a good crop, th e f a c t o r s e f c a r e a nd feed.
H i m — W h a t I v a lu e a b o v e e v e r y ­ a s w e ll a s h e a v y m a n u r in g w it h f a r m ­
Sheep a r e rustlers, gleaners , s c a v e n ­
th in g e ls e is my p e ac e o f mind.
y a r d m an ure.
ge rs and q u a r te r ly d iv id e n d p a ye rs, f o r
H e r — W ell, I do n 't b la m e yon.
th e y g iv e y o u wool, la m b s and m u t­
f t o n r . t r In H ora e T ra d e s.
H im — W h a t do y o u me an b y th a t ?
T o r e c o v e r d a m a g e s In a ho rs e trad e. ton.
H e r — O n e n a t u ra lly valu es a th in g
It la n e c e s s a r y to p r o v e w illf u l d ecep ­
W ool Is v e r y nitro ge nou s, and to
o f w h ic h he h a s b u t a sm all piece.
tion. A horse w a s so ld represen te d to g r o w a good flee re o f wool w ith a
No c ir c u m s t a n c e c a n re p air a d e fe c t be all r ig h t in e v e r y w a y . but w h e n s t ro n g fiber a n d o f good q u ality , feed
o f c h a r a c t e r — Em erson.
th e b u y e r p la ce d it la th e w a go n , tt so m e th in g rich in nitrogen.
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A n d N o w O w n s an d C o n d u ct . 2 8 V a l u ­
ab le P u b lica tion .,
O n e o f th e g r e a t e s t n e w s p a p e r p u b ­
lis hers in th e
w o r ld — p e rh a p s t h e
g r e a t e s t — Is C y r i l A r t h u r P e a rso n , o f
London. Mr. P e a r ­
son
is
now
38
y e a r s old, a n d b e ­
g a n life w it h o u t a
p e n n y a n d w it h a n
o r d in a r y e du ca tio n.
His first positio n
p a id him $10 a
w e e k, a n d he w a s
th en 19 y e a r s old.
Soon he w a s th e
m anager o f t h e
business , a t a s a l­
a r y o f $ 1 , 500 . T h i s
a . PEARSON.
did
not
sa tisfy
him, a n d goon a f t e r w a r d he f ou nd ed a
p u blication o f his o w n , w h ic h p r o v e d
w o n d e r fu lly su c c e s s fu l. H e Is n o w th e
o w n e r o f nine d a ily n e w s p a p e r s , f o u r
w e e k l y n e w sp a p e r s, nine w e e k l y peri­
od ica ls a n d s ix m o n th ly p u b lic a tio n s.
B esid e, be c o n d u c t s a la rge bo ok p u b ­
lis h in g bu sin ess. F o u r o f bis n e w s p a ­
pers a re a m o n g th e g r e a te s t d a llie s in
London, one o f th em h a v i n g an e a r n in g
c a p a c it y o f $ 750,000 y e a r l y . F e w men
h a v e risen so ra p id ly a s th is y o u n g
Londo n publish er.
w
;
j
F u r n i t u r e an a P r e s e n t .
Sin c e it Is th e fas h io n to m a k e w e d ­
d in g p re s en ts o f a r tis tic or a n t iq u e f u r ­
nitu re. b rid e s a r e t a k i n g more into n o
c o u n t w h e r e th e y a re to live, w h e t h e i
a su b u rb a n v illa or a tin y n p artm e n l
in so me o f th e hu m an h o n e y c o m b s ia
su ite d best to the f u t u r e Income o f the
h a p p y pair. It is a g r e a t Idea this, nnd
it helps out th e f u r n is h in g Immensely.
No s h a m e is felt b y th e Bailees in thus
h a v i n g th eir h o u s e k e e p in g m a d e easy,
a n d it w a s a m a t t e r for note th a t ac
En glish girl o f high de gr ee, w h o m a r
ried th e heir o f a noble house the o t h ­
e r d a y , ha d lo ve ly a rtis tic f urn it u re
s e n t her in st ea 1 o f Jewels a n d curios.
T h e r e w e r e ta ble s, chairs, c o rn e r c u p ­
b o a r d s and so fa s. Inlaid nnd c a r v e l ,
o r in sa tin wood, q u ite enough to f u r
nish a d r a w l n g ’- mom a nd o t h e r place«
besides. It w a s d eem ed a de cid e d Im­
p ro v e m e n t on th e " n u m e r o u s a n d rost-
l y ” receiv ed by an e ld er siste r on her
m a r r ia g e a f e w se a so n s ago. a nd the
con se qu en c e Is th at so me o t h e r London
brid e s a re lo o k in g f o r w a r d to the
c h a n g e w it h d is m a y . “ VYe c a n 't w e a r
fu r n itu r e .” c r y th ese help le ss on e s who
adore g a u d s a n d w a m p u m , " a n d w e
w o u ld r a th e r not be in th e s w i m . "
N e v erth e le ss , in E n g l a n d th e
w o rd
goes, and b rid e s m n st ta k e w h a t th ey
can get a nd be t h a n k f u l . — B osto n H e r ­
ald.
A poo r m a n 's w i f e n e v e r crl s o v e r
entim ental noTels. S h e h a s n 't t.me.