W a te r
for The Term ofjlis Natural Life
B y
M A R C U S
C L A R K B
»
Vickers’ hair had grown whits, but
Frere carried his thirty years as easily
as some men carry two-and-twenty,
“ My dear Sylvia,” began .Vickera,
“ here’s an extraordinary thing!”
And
then, becoming conscious of the presence
of the agitated Meekin, he paused.
“ You know Mr. Meekin, papa?" said
Sylvia. "Mr. Meekin, Captain Frere.
“ I have that pleasure,” said Vickers.
“ Glad to see you, sir. Pray ait down
Upon which Mr. Meekin beheld Sylvia
unaffectedly kies both gentlemen; but be
came strangely aware that the kisa be
stowed upon her father was warmer than
that which greeted her affianced hua
Place for Sitting H em .
baud.
We have always hud a preference
"W arm weather, Mr. Meekin,” said for having the nests o f sitters low
Frere. “ Sylvia, my darling, I hope you down. If possible, on the ground. In
have not been out in the heat. You
some cases we have scattered barrels,
have! My dear, I’ ve begged you-
“ It’s not hot at all,” said Sylvia, pet- laid on their sides and slightly sunk
tlshly. "Nonsense! I’m not made of Into the ground, all over the orchard,
butter— I sha’n’t melt. Thank you, dear which serve«! as a run for our laying
would select them for
you needn't pull the blind down.” And hens. The h
then, as though angry with herself for nests, und v> ® u they became broody,
her anger, ahe added, "Y ou are always could be allowed to sit und hatch, and
thinking of me, Maurice,” and guve him take care o f their brood for at least a
her hand affectionately.
few weeks, right in the nest o f their
"It’s very oppressive, Captain Frere,'
said Meekin; “ and, to a stranger, quite own selection. In the hatching room,
too, we have regularly endeavored to
enervating.”
"A y, to be sure,” repeated Vickers. have the nests near the ground, and
"I hope Sylvia has not been attacking If iKtssible on the natural earth floor;
you with her strange theories, Mr, or If In tiers, at least the lower one
Meekin?"
on the ground. Eggs usually hatch
“ Oh, dear, no; not at all,” returned well on the natural earth floor. A
Meekin, feeling that thla charming young reader o f the Fanner, William Elwick,
lady was regarded as a creature who was
o f Hanklnson, N. Dak., gives herewith
not to be judged by ordinary rules. “ W
got on famously, my dear major— quite a plan o f coop for sitting hens, that
may prove decidedly serviceable In
famously.”
“ That's right,” said Vickers. “ She is many cases. He makes these w ops In
very plain-spoken, is my little girl, and rows. Id feet long, 10 nests In a row,
strangers can't understand her some and 1(1 Inches square. The nests are
times. Can they, Poppet?"
covered by a board 10 Inches wide by
Poppet tossed her head saucily. “ 10 feet long, and inclosed by slide
don’t know,” she said. "W hy shouldn'1
they? But you were going to say some
thing extraordinary when you came in.
What ia It, dear?”
“ Ah,” said Vickers, with grave face.
"Tes, a most extraordinary thing.
They’ ve caught those villains.”
c r
“ What, you don’t mean------
No,
papa!” said Sylvia, turning round with
alarmed face.
CONVENIENT NEST COOP.
In that little family there were, for
conversational purposes, but one set of doors between nest and feed coop.
villains in the world— the mutineers of Each feed coop (or run) Is covered
the Osprey.
with a lath door. If hens sit well, he
"They’ve got four of them In the bay
lets them off In the morning, and shuts
at this moment— Rev, Barker, Shlers and
Lesly. They are on board the Lady them In at night Thus they can be
Jane. The most extraordinary story I kept under full control all the time.
ever heard In my life. The fellows got At A Is shown the empty nest; at B
to China, and passed themselves off as the hen sitting; at C the elide door
shipwrecked sailors. The merchants in fastened down, with sitting hen inside
Canton got up a subscription and sent at D the lath cover on top of run, con
them to London. They were recognized
fining the sitter to nest and run. The
there by old Pine, who had been surgeon
runs are 4 feet long.—Dakota Fanner.
on board the ship they came out In.”
fo r
H orsee
In
lo e w e r .
I t one will stop to think how hard
It is to go through the work o f the
morning in a dry, dusty field on a hot
day without a drink, one will then have
an. Idea o f how horses feel under the
same conditions. An excellent plan o f
feeding and watering the horse during
the warm weather Is to give them wa
ter In the morning, then the hay and
then the gra in ; at noon the watw, a
little hay and then the grain and at
night the water, the grain and some
time afterward, usually two hours or
more, all the hay the animal w ill eat
clean. It will be notl<*ed that the
water always precedes the meal o f
hay and grain. During the forenoon
and during the afternoon the horses
should have at least one cooling drink.
It will do them no harm and they will
do all the better work In consequence
then, at night, see that they are prop
erly groomed and that they have a
good, comfortable bed for their tired
bodies. Treated in this manner, one
will get a full day’s work from every 1014— Battle of Clontarf, Ireland
horse and he will not suffer from It. 1340— Order of the Garter ¡„„o', , .
either.
Edward III.
‘“ «dated by
T h c w ee k l T
HI......
CHAPTER X V I.— (Continued.)
— a white silk overcoat hinting that its
An hour after sunrise next morning I weare-' was not wholly free from aensi*
he frail boat, which waa the last hope | tiveneas to sun and heat— the Reverend
'f theae four human beings, drifted with Meekin tripped daintily to the postoffice,
e outgoing curreut toward the mouth and deposited his letter. Tw o ladiea met
4 the harbor. When firat launched ahe him as he turned.
ad come nigh awamplng, being over-
Mr. Meekln’s elegant hat waa raised
ded, and it waa found necessary to from his Intellectual brow and hovered
vs behind a great portion of the dried in the air, like some courteous blackbird,
eat They made tedioua way with for an instant. "Mrs. Jelllcoe! Mrs.
eir rude oara; a light breeze from the ] Prothericki
My dear leddies, this
irthweet aprung up with the dawn, and, an unexpected pleasure!
And where,
lolsting the goat-ekin aail, they crept pray, are you going on this lovely after
long the coaat It waa reaoWed that noon! To stay In the house is positive
he two men ahould keep watch and ly sinful. Ah! what a climate; but the
ratch; and Frere, for the aecond time, trail of the serpent, my dear Mrs. Proth
nforeed hia authority by giving the first erick— the trail of the serpent------ r And
I ratch to Rufua I>awee. “ I am tired," he sighed.
« e said, “ and shall sleep for a little | “ Why, you are going our way,” said
rhlle."
Mrs. Jelllcoe. "W e can walk together.
That night the wind fell, and they
_
.
...
1500— Brazil discovered bv IVrlm II
“ Delighted! I am going to call on
Doubt a , to Shreddlna Corn.
reI c'afora]
* * earo Alt«.
,.ad to take their oara. Rowing all night, Major Vickers."
It is not universally admitted that •,».*, ,
bey made but little progress, and Rufus
"And I live within a stone's throw,
shredding corn fodder pays.
Many
' >n ° Kin* Henry VIIL of
>Mj>awes suggested that they ahould put returned Mrs. Protherlck.
"W hat
rl[a to the shore, and wait until the breeze charming little creature— his daughter
who have tried It seem to feel about
E|ila ,
"Maid of Kent,” « .
[Sprung up. But, upon getting under the A sad thing. Quite a romance If it were
like an Indiana farmer, who says:
ecuted
|mae of a long line of basaltic rocks not so had, you know. His wife, poor
I shred my corn fodder, but am not ,
'
rofe abruptly out of the aea, they Mrs. Vickers!”
satisfied that It Is a success. Labor , _
m ne® ° ^><>t08* opened.
the waves breaking furiously upon
"Indeed! What of h er!" asked Meek
is
too
high,
and
while
cuttle
do
very
|>urned for heresy «t
horseshoe reef, six or seven miles In in, bestowing a condescending bow on a
well
on
it,
horses
do
not
seem
to
do
lnr>
„
M
°
aJ1< '
h. There waa nothing for It but to passer-by. “ la ahe an invalid?”
as well. In my opinion, corn, oats and
“ . ^ j tt ' a,‘' or’
»urrendeni
ast again.
“ She Is dead, poor soul, returned jolly
timothy hay is the best combination of
utc to tke l‘‘lrtl>guese.
They ooasted for two days, without a Mrs. Jelllcoe, with a fat sigh. “ You
.
1(« 5 — Cromwell
defeated the Kin*1«
I *n gn of a sail, i and on the third day a don't mean to say that you haven'
feed for horses; corn and clover hay
forces at Islip Bridge.
l|i rea t wind broke
bruii upon them from the j heard the story, Mr. Meekin?"
with some bran for beef cattle, and
1057— Admiral Blake destroyed Spanish
1 MRxutheast and drove
■'
them back thirty
"M y dear leddies, I have only been In
clover hay, bran, oats nnd a little corn
fleet of sixteen vessels.
I T ,j liles. The coracle
C'irr
began to leak, and Hobart Town a week, and I have not
for
sheep.
I
do
not
use
concentrated
l^ iq u lr e d constant
muster
balling.
What waa heard the story.”
1704— Boston News Letter, first Ameri
feed
I
do
not
grow
any
h
|
kh
-1
u
1
va
pjlm ost as bad, the best part of their
can newspaper, issued,
“ It's about the mntlny, you know, the
L J l leaked away aUo.
a a_
ter had
rlety o f corn. The average yield to the 1755 _ Q uit0i South America, destroyed
mutiny at Macquarie Harbor. The prls
j The position of the four poor creatures oners took the ship and put Mrs. Vick
acre one year with another Is about
j,y an earthquake,
. as now almost desperate. Mrs. Vlck- era and Sylvia ashore somewhere. Cap
forty bushels. I cut from five to twenty 177o_M arriage of Louis XVI. and Mar|*
'rs. Indeed, seemed completely proatrat- tain Frere was with them, too. The
acres each year, using the corn bar-
Antoinette. Many killed in crowd
il, tnd it waa evident that, unless some poor things had a dreadful time, and
vester. I keep five horses, about twen
to witness the procession.
elp came, she could not long survive nearly died. Captain Frere <made a boat
ty-five hogs, and from ten to fifteen | 1775— Gen. Putnnm joined patriot band
;is continued exposure to the weather, at last, and they were picked up by
cattle.”
at Concord, Mass.
he child was In somewhat better case, ship. Poor Mrs. Vickers only lived
ufus Dawes had wrapped her In his few hours, and little Sylvia— she was
|
1792—
French declared
war against
W a ste o f F c id .
oolen shirt, and, unknown to Frere, only twelve years old then— wag quite
Francis I. of Hungary and Bohemia.
Straw,
corn
fodder
und
rough
hay
id divided with her daily hla allowance lightheaded. They thought she wouldn't
are known as coarse foods, because
‘ Hr, '' p m*jn ^ ast*n8s tr*a* «n«Ied ia
meat She lay In his arms at night. recover She's quite strong now; but her
much o f such foods contain either an ____ „
the day crept by his side for shel- memory's gone. She doesn’t remember
declared war
T and protection. As long aa ahe waa anything about the three or four weeks
excess of woody fiber and little nu 1806— Great Britain
against Russia.
him she felt safe. They spoke llt- they were ashore— at least not dletlnct-
tritlon In proportion to the bulk, or are.
„
i 11» to each other, but when Rufus Dawes
not as readily eaten by stock ns is good |
‘
^
^ n^ ta
Ished by Napoleon.
j j ! It the pressure of her tiny ham)
' ‘ It's a great mercy,” Interrupted Mrs.
hay or food of a better quality. For
■»* s, or sustained the weight of her head
this reason there is a large waste of 1814— British army destroyed public
|jyon hi. shoulder, he almoet forgot the I r / ° ^ ! rtck'
10
‘ he post
buildings in Washington, D. C.
K M »*,.«
Kim . „ a ,K. K___ I
honor. "W ho wants her to remem
valuable feeding material In the Unit
dd that froze him and the hunger that ber these horrors? From Captain Frere's
ed States that might be saved and 1821— Three bishops and eight priests
tawed him.
account, It was positively awful,
put to death in Constantinople.
used If proper attention Is given to
Sylvia sat down on the nearest chair,
j] So two more days paased. and yet no 'bolter*— that’« what we call an escaped
O r««n Food for Small Chick*,
1827—
George Canning became premier to
the
preparation
of
foods
and
the
com
111 On the tenth day after their de- prisoner, Mr. Meekin— happened to be with heightened color. "And where are
George IV.
Aa soon as the little chick begins to
bining o f the different materials in a
rture from Macquarie Harbor they left behind, and he found them out, and the others?"
"T w o were executed in England; the grow feathers, that la, after the down manner by which all can be utilized 1833— Foundation laid for first Episco
me to the end of their provisions. To insisted on sharing the provisions— the
pal church In France.
wretch! Captain Frere was obliged to other six have not been taken. These age is past, green food Is quite neces and a corresponding gain In meat or
d to their distress, the child was sets
sary to its happiness. If there is no
with fever. She was hot and cold by watch him constantly for fear he should fellows have been sent out for trial.
1830—
Battle of San Jacinto, Texas »
milk thereby secured
Millions of
"T o what are you alluding, dear sir?” danger of the bird being chilled or get
ras, and In the Intervals of moaning murder them. Even In the boat he tried
stacks o f straw and a still larger num 1838— Meteoric shower at Knoivllls,
,, . , Iked deliriously. Rufua Dawes, hold
to run them out to Bea and escape. He asked Meekin.
ting wet. then let It have the grassy
Tenn.
i . g her In hla arras, watched the suffer- was one of the worst men In the Harbor,
“ The piracy of a convict brig five run to pick ov e r; even if the weather Is ber o f “ shocks" or corn fodder rot In
Arista
assumed
command of
ffiffisg he was unable to alleviate, with they say. But you should hear Captain years ago,” replied Vickers. “ The scoun cool. It will do no harm to let the chicks the fields, or are damaged In a manner
.1
] savage despair at hla heart. W’ aa she Frere tell the story.”
to render the food valueless, though all
forces at Matamoras, Texas,
drels put my poor wife and child ashore
on
to
the
grass
In
the
warm
part
o
f
the
and left them to starve. If it hadn't
¡jljjJJj die, after all?
o f such could he made to perform serv-
Riots in Chicago over license ques-
“ And where Is he now?” asked Mr
been for Frere— God bless him!— they day, hut they must be watched, so that
tlo n .. . . Suspension bridge at St. Aa-
I ll« ® ° *nothcr day and night passed, and Meekin, with interest.
would have died. They shot the pilot they do not stay too long and become
thony’s Falls, Minn., partially de
“ Captain Frere?"
it A ' ''Is eleventh morning saw the boat yet
l'll* Success Tom ato.
stroyed by a gale.
and a soldier— and— but It’s a long story chilled. One o f the most successful
"No, the prisoner."
« I K l I i v e . rolling in the trough of the same
poultrymen we know makes It a prac
“ Oh, goodness, I don’t know— at Port to tell now.”
One o f the most promising o f the sev- 1860— Democratic national convention
i* i Inserted sea. The four exiles lay in
“ I have heard of It already,” said tice to grow a quantity o f lettuce In eral new varieties of tomatoes affordetl
met at Charleston, S. C.
l.ifi; 11 it almost without breath. All at once Arthur, I think. I know that he was
k«-Lij"i;awes uttered a cry, and seizing the tried for bolting, and would have been Meekin, “ and of your gallant conduct. hotbeds especially for feeding his young to planters this spring is Success. It 1861— Gosport (V a .) navy yard de
Captain
Frere.”
f t ] MB set, put the clumsy craft about. “ A hanged but for Captain Frere's exer
chicks for green food. This seems to be ltas Its chief merits In Its brilliant rod
stroyed by Federals.. . .Confederates
“ Oh, that’s nothing,” said Frere, red
tion«."
I (" V i U! a sail!” he cried. "I)o yoi
took command of Fort Smith, Ark.
good plan In his case, because his color nnd Its splendid shipping quail-
dening.
Dear, dear! a strange story. Indeed,
« * -ije her?"
Sylvia was staring at the strip of sun birds are hatched very early, before it ties. It ripens evenly and almost to the 1802— Capture of New Orleans by Far-
r >lH"There Is no sail," said Frere. “ You said Mr. Meekin. "And so the young
ragut.. . .M int established at Denver,
fit to turn them on to the grass. very stem, the skin Is smooth and, ns
shine between the veranda and the blind
lady doesn't know anything about it?'
Colo.
“ Only what she’s been told, of course, as though the bright light might enable Don’t attempt to raise young chicks yet it has shown no tendency to crack.
jjfflW ffjljT h e boat, no longer following the line
her to remember something. “ W hat’s wholly on grain.
It is very firm and yet the flesh Is not 1804— Gunboat Petrel burned by Wirt
»
the coast, waa running nearly due poor dear. She’s engaged to Captain
the matter?” asked Frere, bending over
hard, but yielding nnd Juicy. In habit
Adams’ cavalry.
EMHlkSnith, straight Into the great southern
Bnntnefts M e th o d « In F a r m in g .
Really! To the man who saved her.l her.
of growth it Is exceedingly promising 1873— Trial of the Tlchbome claimant
^ | ea n . Frere tried to wrest the thong
Thousands of farmers in the more
“I was trying to recollect, but I can’t,
How charming— quite a romance! Her
for perjury begnn In London.
1 .»il t pm the hand of the convict, and bring girlish love cling» to her heroic protec Maurice. It is all confused. I only re opulent agricultural regions o f the
'e boat back to her course. “ Are you
1877— Russia declared war against Tur
member
a
great
shore
and
a
great
sea,
tor.
Remarkable
and
beautiful.
Quite
country
still
conduct
their
farms
In
a
ad,” he asked, in fretful terror, “ to
key.
and two men, one of whom— that’s you, haphazard way, but everywhere the ad
the— hem!— the Ivy and oak, dear led
in us out to aea 7”
dear—
carried
me
In
his
arms.
Maurice,”
dies.
Ah,
In
our
fallen
nature,
what
1880—
Gladstone appointed Chancellor of
Sit down," returned the other, with
vantage and necessity o f the business
I think this Is the asked she suddenly, “ what became of
Exchequer of Great Britain.
ITJ'fipgl menacing gesture, and staring across Bweet spots------
spirit
are
being
recognized,
says
the
the other man?”
18S2— Welland canal opened for naviga
, 1 »!
gray water. "I tell you I see a gate.”
Boston Globe.
’ Poor Bates?”
A smart convict servant— he had been
tion.
a nr*
The west has been warned, for ex
'No, not Bates. The prisoner. What
a pickpocket of note In days gone by—
1884—
Steamer Bear sailed for the re
■ I f f i T h e dsy had broken, and the dawn, left the clergyman to repose in a hand
was his name?”
ample, that the fertilizer problem of
jjj[ one long pale streak of st. kly saffron. somely furnished drawing room, whose
lief of the Greely expedition.
*Oh, ah— the prisoner,” said Frere, the east and the south will have to be
| j f. i f low on the left hand. Between this sun blinds revealed a wealth of bright as if he, too, had forgotten. “ Why, you
1885—
Mysterious explosion in Admiralty
met before many dtvadcs unless the
, I i f .peak of saffron-colored light and
Office in London.. . .Five hundred
garden flecked with shadows, while he know, darling, he was sent to Port Ar soils are put under better rotations and
i?T fill ws of the boat gleamed for an Instant
natives perished in eruption of vol
went In search of Miss Vickers. The thur.”
• -t , ] white speck.
‘ Ah,” said Sylvia, with a shudder. economy o f land Is being preached.
cano, Smeru, Java.
major was out, his duties as superln
^ ; 'Frere, utterly
confounded,
looked,
It Is now generally accepted as
tendent of convicts rendering such ab “ And is he there still?”
1886—
Revolt in penitentiary of St Vin
L
his heart In his mouth, and again sences necessary; but Miss Vickers wns
T believe so,” said Frere, with a truism thnt the better business man the
cent de Paul. Quebec.
" X ' <M the white speck glimmer.
agriculturist o f todny becomes, the
In the garden, and could be called In nt frown.
1887—
Suicide of Lieut. John Danen-
M i l « “ Sylvia!” cried Rufus Dawes, "Syl
(To tw continued.)
once. The Reverend Meekin, wiping
more profitable will be found that oc
hower, Arctic "explorer.
l 'd ’
My darling! You are saved!"
his heated brow, and pulling down tits
cupation, which once was described by
TH E S l’ CCESS TOMATO.
W orth Hendlnur.
tq MB She opened her blue eye« and hacked spotless wristbauds, laid himself back
1803—Liberty Bell left Philadelphia for
There Is no index o f character SO a keen, though not wholly wise farmer.
j , i 1 ' him, but gave no sign of recognition. on the soft sofa, soothed by the elegant
Chicago World’s Fair....H om e nil»
the vines being vigorous and compad
In
the
statement
that
“
farmin’
ain’t
all
» a jellrlu m had hold of her. and In the surroundings no less than by the cool sure as the voice.— Disraeli.
bill passed House of Commons, 347
and
the
fruit
setting
nbundantly
lr
keeptn’ books, by a long sh ot”
t| .■ fj-ur of safety the child had forgotten ness of the atmosphere. He was dis
to 3 0 4 ... .Business section of Ward-
Never say you know a man till you
clusters.
Taken
altogether
It
is
a
sorl
j |V >pVr preserver. Rufus Dawes, overcome turbed by the sound of voices In the gar
ner, Idaho, burned.
have
divided
an
Inheritance
with
him.
r
i
s
n
n
U
s
W
o
r
k
A
h
e
a
d
.
this last cruel stroke of fortune, sat
that will make a mark for Itself nil
den; and going outside saw a young — Ijivater.
Betrothal announced of Grand
Suppose Just before the work o f the less It should develop, under field cul 1894—
■ Unt In the stern of the boat, with the
girl talking to one of the servants. She
Duke Nicholas, Czarowitx of Kuasi».
■ jld In his arms speechless. Frere
spring
opens,
each
field
Is
planned
ou
t
The
manuscript
o
f
Swinburne's
ture,
some
traits
not
now
seen
in
th«
turned, and Mr. Meekin, bowing his
to Princess Allx of Hesse.
[ ought that the chance he had no long- apologies, became conscious that the
First Book o f Ballads" has been sold the manure to be applied figured on, testing grounds.
1895—
Paul Schultx, embexzllng lanl
,11 for had come. With the mother at
the quantity o f seed required and Its
young lady waa about seventeen years of for »1.000.
It ought to be a variety o f great val
agent of N. P. R. R., committed rei-
1 9 e point of death, and the child delirl
cost, together with the time the field ue for shippers and those who g ro«
eg«, that her eyes were large and soft,
Newspapers
from
Denmark
to
the
cide.
{fit s , who could testify to thla hated
her hair plentiful and bright, and that Russian provinces must In future all should be prepared for planting and tomatoes for distant markets are ad
H H
nvtct's skill fulness? No one hut Mr
1898— President McKinley called for
the hand which held the little book she
about
the
time
required
for
the
work.
* i>|y
auric« Frere, and Mr. Maurice Frere.
vised to watch the variety closely.—
go to 8 t Petersburg to pas« the censor.
125,000 volunteers.. . . Beginning of
had been reading was white and small.
Then take each Item o f the work to be Indianapolis News.
commandant of convict«, could not but
Spanish-Atnerican war.
At Whakarewarewn, New Zealand,
Mise Vickers, I think. My name la
ve up an “ absconder" to justice
done each week and plan It out careful
Meekin— the Rev. Arthur Meekin.”
there are geysers, hot springs, boiling
(The «hip— a brig, with American eoi-
ly
the
day
before.
So
many
hours
for
I ,* t t h e C a l* H a v e H s y ,
How do you do, Mr. Meekin T‘ said pools, mud volcanoes and hot water
flylng-—came within hall of them
this task, so many for th at and so
When the young calf or the young
Rylvla, putting out one of her small
here could almost distinguish figures hands, and looking straight at him. falls.
many for the other, and so on through lamb Is large enough to move around
I her deck. He made his way aft to “ Papa will be In directly.”
More than one-fourth of the Inhabit the season. A half hour or even an
freely It ought to have some fine hay
here Dawes was sitting, unconscious.
Hla daughter more than compensates ants o f Newfoundland are engaged In hour spent each day in planning ahead, of good quality before It all the time sc
Ith the child In hia arme and stirred
for his absence, my dear Miss Vickers." catching and curing Ash for a liveli and then working In accordance with
that It can begin to eat as soon as na
m roughly with hia foot.
I don't like flattery, Mr. Meekin. so hood.
the plan, will save much time nnd la ture Intends It ahould. Bear In mind
‘ “ G o forward,” he said. In tones of
don’t use It At least,” she added, with
The population o f Russia, 120,000;- bor. One o f our troubles, as farmers, that until Its stomach Is In condition to
Hegedus, the famous Hungarian violin-
J mniand, “ and give the child to me.'*
a delicious frankness that seemed born 000. Is Increasing 1,300,000 annually.
Rufua Daw«« raleed hla head, and.
comes from our disinclination to sys properly take care o f the hay Its in i* t is to give fifty concerts In this com*-
of her very brightness and beauty, “ not
alng the approaching vessel, awoke to
The center o f the country's cotton- tematize affairs, and we dart thither stinct will keep the animal from eating try, commencing next November.
that sort of flattery.
Young girls do
consciousness of hla duty. With a
King Edward has nine motor cars. Tb*
and hither nnd lose much valuable time much o f It. The Idea thnt any Injury
like flattery, of course. Don’t you think growing la nenr Jackson, Miss.
w laugh, full of unutterable bitterness,
King docs not need to have his cars num
sor
The growth o f the nails Is more dally.
will result Is wrong. If the young calf
i placed the burden he had borne so
bered and does not use a driving lices»
This rapid attack quite disconcerted
pld In children than In ndults, and
must be kept In the barn try and lo
llderly In the arms of the lieutenant.
W ou n d ! on Fruit T w * .
King Risowath o f Camboda is soon •*
Mr. Meekin, and he could only bow and slowest In the nged. It goes on more
"The brig waa close upon them. Her
cate
Its
stall
where
It
will
have
plenty
An eastern fruit grower says;
smile at the self-possessed young lady.
vis.t Paris and will bring with him *
_ nvaa loomed large and dusky, shadow
rapidly In summer than In winter.
of
light,
especially
sunlight,
and
nil
the
“
Wounds
o
f
any
considerable
size
“ You have not been here long, Mr.
numerous retinue, including • spoci“
f g the sea. Her wet decks shone In
Among the curios preserved In the should he given a coat o f paint or some fresh air It needs. Keep the stall clean retinue o f 100 dancers.
e morning sunlight.
From her hul- Meekin.” said Rylvla, after a pause.
with
the
nice
hay
always
at
hand
for
No, only a week; and I confess I am Bank o f England Is a banknote that other durable substance.
A suitable
John Rimmond of Henley on Tbamek
arka peered bearded and eager faces,
It to nibble and It will thrive. Of England, who has just retired on » P**1
joking with astonishment at this boat surprised. A lovely climate, but, as I passed through the Chicago (Ire. The dressing must possess two distinct
jd Its haggard company, alone on that said just now to Mrs. Jellicoe. the trail pa|ter was consumed but the ash held properties. It must check the weath course this stall must be located for a slon, has walked 180,000 miies perform
o f the serpent— the trail of the serpeut— together and the printing Is quite legi
trren and stormy ocean.
erlng o f the wound aud prevent the time, at least where the cow can see ing his duties ss postman.
Frere, with Sylvia In hla arms, waited my dear young lady.”
ble.
It
Is
kept
carefully
under
glass.
Lord Tweedmouth, first lord of
growth o f bacteria and fungi, and it her baby at all tim e«; then one will
If you «end all these wretches here,
have a good cow nnd a good calf.
British admiralty, is an assiduous roll«*'
must be o f such a nature as not to In
you must expect the trail of the ser The bank paid the note.
or of old chins.
An Interesting trial made In England jure the surrounding bark. The dress
pent.” said Sylvia. “ It isn't the fault
c i T a p t k u X V II.
P »p fr
Henry Allorge. s young French P*6j
“ Society in Hobart Town, in this year o f the colony. But don't let us talk on a farm near Biggleswade allows lng Is o f no vslne In the healing of the
has written s volume of poetry r»l‘**
The latest device for helping
about this, Mr. Meekin,” she added, that fields can tw so Illuminated by w ound except ss It prevents decay
grace 1838, is, my dear lord, compos
man. “ The Rpirit of Geometry.” He s:ngs °
o f very curious elements.”
So ran pushing back a stray curl of golden hair. acetylene gas that harvesting may bo For general purposes, a white lead by helping those who help man. Is In
the parailelopipedon, the ssymtole end tn»
Papa
says
that
I
am
not
to
talk
about
the
shape
o
f
a
paper
horseshoe.
passage in the sparkling letter which
easily carried on at night In this test paint la most satisfactory. It adheres
This rhomboid, and rides the pons ssinoru» <*
Rev. Mr. Meekin. uewly appointed these things, because they are all don*
Is
said
to
he
as
durable,
easier
tw o mowers, each cutting a six-foot closely to the w ood Wax. ahellac. tal
to fit Pegasus’ back.
«plain, and seven days' resident In according to tha rules of the service, as
lighter and less trying on
swath, were employed and a field o f low, etc., are lacking In both respects.
the horse
The Prime o f Wales’ son has undonbt-
a Diemen's Land. was carrying to the he calls It.”
than the present
“ An admirable notion of papa’s,” said fifteen acres was mowed In three hours Bordeaux mixture would be an admira wbeels. nntnhi «■_*7>n
*ko**‘ Car|edly the la gest collection of postal
office. Clad In gloeey black, o f the
A gasoline ble material for thla purpose If It were
K ." ,b y
Wb<* 1* o f A llm a n i I“ the world.
The collection include.
it fashionable clerical cut, with dandy Meekin. much relieved as the door opeu and thirty five minutes.
cara, have long been
more durable.”
«nade o f com csrda from every countrj in the «»dd.
and gloves of lightest lavender ed. end Vickers and Frere sneered.
traction euglne furnished the power.
pressed paper.
and (a now too bulky for convenient ba«w
ling, there being more than 10,009 cars«
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