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(y C H A P T E R X V I I . — (Continued.) **Iijr the bye," said Vickers, " I sup pose we «hall have to get that fellow op for the trial. W e have to identify the h Villains.” “ Can’ t jron and I do that?” asked Frere, uneasily. “ I am afraid not. I wouldn’ t like to •wear to a man after five year».” “ W e had better get up a few prisoners who were at the harbor at the tim e," ■aid Vickers, “ I wouldn't let the villains •lip thropgh my fingers for anything." “ And are the men at Port Arthur old men?" asked Meekln. “ Old convicts,” returned Vickers. "It's our place for ’colonial-sentence' men. The worst we have are there. I t has taken the place o f Macquarie Harbor. W hat excitement there will be among them when the schooner goes down on Monday! Moot of the prisoners are lifers, yon see, and a trip to Hobart T ow n Is like a holiday to them.” “ And do they never leave the place when sentenced for life?” said Meekla “ H ow distressing!” "N ever, except when they die,” said j ♦ < Frere, with a laugh; "and then they are hurled on the Island. Oh, It’s a fine place! You should come down with me • I ; and have a look at It, Mr. Meekln. P ic turesque, I can assure you.” “ My dear Maurice," says Sylvia, going to the piano, as If In protest to the turn ! , i the conversation was taking, "how can you talk like that?" “ I should much like to see It," said Meekln. The convlct-servvant, who had entered with some official paper for the major, stared at the dainty clergyman, and rough Maurice laughed again. “ Oh, It’s a stunning climate,” he cried; “ and noth ing to do. Just the place for you. There’s a regular little colony here. A ll the scandals In Van Dieman's Land are hatched at Port Arthur.” , 'y This agreeable chatter about scandal anil climate seemed a strange contrast to the graveyard Island and the men Who were prisoners for life. Perhaps \ 1 Sylvia thought SO, for s h e struck a few chords, which, compelling the party, out ■ o f »heer politeness, to cense talking for p i i i a moment, caused the conversation to flag, and hinted to Mr. Meekln that It was time for him to depart. Sylvia burst Into Inughter us the door closed. “ W hat a ridiculous creature!” •aid she. “ Hless the tnan, with his I gloves and his umbrella, and his hair and his scent! Fancy that mincing noo- I die showing me the way to heaven! I'd S rather have old Mr. Rowes, papa, though | he Is as blind ns a beetle.” “ My dear Sylvia," said Vickers, serl- '} ously, "M r. Meekln is a clergyman, you „ . - J know." P L “ Oh, I know," said Sylvia; "but then, J| f . a clergyman can talk like a man, can't .(! llh he? W hy do they send such people • -. i |l here? I Ain Aure they could do much H J jlb c tte r lit home. Oh, by the wny, pupa, f. ’ *j dear, poor old Danny's come back njrnln. , I told him he might go Into the kitchen. m 'If Ü i I ! I Si f\ / W h i n ? lie, d e a r ? " if \ . "V ou'ii :— • m a full of these the m house { V ù f -.1 vagabonds, you little puss,' said Vickers, ?•-»? T j-«la s in g her. " I suppose I must let him ktsy.' I n i ? ! * •< Maurice, you are a great bear, and you hadn’t aaved my life, you know, i; " ahonldn’t love you a hit. Thera, you . ay kiss m e" (Her voice grew eofter). This convict business has brought It 11 back, and I should be ungrateful If didn’t love you, dear." Maurice Frere, with auddenly critn- •»■ ^ ^ k ¡ o n e d face, accepted the proffered caress, i*| f ‘¿ yRnd then turned away to the window. am not half good enough for you, t lij ! te cried, with audden vehemence, i (* 'l l " I t ’s my hap ■pplneaa that you've got * . t’ V .o think of, I Captain ’n Bruin,” anld the 5 ' Vlrl. "Y ou 've “ You’ ve i aaved my life, haven't 'l 1) ¡foil? and I ahould be wicked If I didn't (Cive you! No, no more kisses," she add- ■ g n u . putting out her hand. “ Come. papa. 3 if'a cool now; let’s walk In the garden, 4 iilnd leave Maurice to think of his own ! \ t * , inworthlneaa." £A - ¡4 ; I uti . I j 1 1 Maurice watched the retreating pair P ; ) . , If 1th a puxxled expression "She always I _ ..fe m e s me f..r tier father,” he aaid to I, J ! '■ Himself. " I wonder If she really loves Be. or If It'a only gratitude, after all?" ■ H e had often naked himself the same Blest ion during the five years of his l i Booing, but lie had uever satisfactorily I > V Bis wared It. b . ' T C H A P T E R X V III. ¡ « ¡ T h e evening passed ns It had passed j ;f hundred times before. Captain Frere's ^ ^ H v m e was a cottage on the New Town ^B ad, which he had occupied since his ! f Appointment as assistant police nmgis- C ate, an appointment given to him ns a ^ f , ward for hla exertions In connection K B i Ith the Osprey mutiny. His convict irvant had sat up for him, and, as he H te r a d the man handed him a letter, i H a r in g a superscription In a female Hnd “ W ho brought this?" aaked Frere, stlly tearing It opan to read. “ T h e groom, air. H e said that there gantleman at The Georgs the ,urth who wished to see you.” 'You needn't w ait," said Frere to the n. “ I shall have to go back again, suppose." Changing Ms forage cap a soft hat, and selecting a stick m a miscellaneous collection In •Ur, he prepared to retrace his steps, r’ hat doee she w ant?" he aaked him- \ fiercely, se he strode down the sill It road. 'he George the Fourth was a long, house, situated lu Elisabeth street, front was pslnted a dull red. and narrow panes o f glass In Its win- a, and the ostentatious affectation red curtains and homely comfort gave It a apurloua appearance o f English pity. pushing open the able door, Frere en- I, and made hla way along a narrow- age to a glaaa door at the further A tap upon this door brought a girl, courtealed with servile recognition the visitor, and ushered him npstalrs. room Into which he was shown was arge one. It had three windows look- Into the street, and was handsomely nlshsd. The carpet was soft, the 11 « were bright, snd the supper tray Invitingly from a tabla between the windows. Aa F rere entered, a little terrier ran barking to hla feet. I t was evident that he was not a constant vis itor. T h e rustle o f a silk dress behind the terrier betrayed the presence of a woman; and Frere, rounding the promon tory of an ottoman, found himself face to face with 8 arah I’ urfoy. "Thank you for coming,” she said, “ l ’ ray ait down.” This wag the only greeting that pass ed between them, and Frere sat down, in obedience to a motion of a plump hand that twinkled with rings. Eleven years had dealt gently with this woman. H er foot was as small and her hand as white as o f yore. H er hair was plen tiful and glossy, and her eyes had lost none of their dangerous brightness. Maurice Frere spoke first; he was anxious to bring hla visit to as speedy a termination as possible. "W h a t do you want of me?” he asked. Sarah Purfoy laughed; a forced laugh, that sounded so unnatural that Frere turned to look at her. " I want you to do me a favor, a very great favor; that Is, if It w ill not put you out o f the way.” "W h a t do you mean?” asked Frere, ronghly, pursing hla lips with a sullen air. She suddenly roes and crossed to where hs was standing. “ Maurice, you were very fond o f me once. Not so very many years ago.” “ Hang It!” said he, shifting his arm from beneath her hand, “ don’ t let us have all that etuff over again. L e t old times be old times, Sarah. W hat do you want?" “ There wae a transport cam* In this morning.” "W e lir "Y ou know who was on board her, Maurice ?” Maurice brought one hand Into the palm of the other with a rough laugh. “ Oh, that’s It, Is It? W hat a flat I was not to think o f It before! You want to see him, I suppose?” She came close to him, and. In her earnestness, took his hand. “ I want to save hla life!” Maurice Frere flung her off. “ I tell you the man's as good as dead, for all I shall do to save him.” A t this repulse her pent-up passion broke forth. She sprung to her feet, and, pushing back the hair that In her frenzied pleading had fallen about her face, poured out upon him a torrent of abuse. “ You! Who are you that you dare to speak to me like that? Hla little finger la worth your whole body. H e la a man, a brave man, not • coward like you. A coward! Yea, a coward! a cowardl a coward! You are very brave with defenseless men and weak women. Do not I know you? I have seen you taunt a man at the triangles until I wished the screaming wretch could get loose and murder you, aa you deserve. You will be murdered one o f these days, Maurice Frere, take my word for It. Men are flesh and blood, and flesh and blood won't endure the torments you lay on I t ” "There, that’ ll do,” says Frere, grow ing paler. “ Don’t excite youreelf.” “ I ’ll go to this girl you want to marry, and tell her all I know o f you, I have seen her In the streets— have seen her look the other way when I passed her— have seen her gather up her muslin skirts when my silks touched her— I that nurs ed her, that heard her aay her baby pray ers— O, pity me! She would shudder at you If she would shudder at yeu If she knew what I know. Shudder! She would hate you! And I will tell herl Ay, I w ill! You will be respectable, will you? A model husband!” Frere caught her by both wrists, and with all his strength forced her to her knees. "D on 't speak her name,” he said. In a hoarse voice, "o r I'll do you a mis chief. 1 know all you mean to do. I ’ m not such a fool as not to see th a t Re quiet! Men have murdered women like you, and now I know how they came to do It. I'll do what you waut, on one condition.” “ W h at?" “ That you leave this place." "There is nothing In the bargain to prevent ms helping him to escape?” “ Escape? H e won’t escape again. I ’ll go ball. Once get him in donble-lrons at Fort Arthur, and he's safe enough.” She put out her hand as If nothing had happened. “ Good night. Captain Frere. It's a bargain, then?” “ A bargain.” Getting into the cool street directly, and seeing the calm stars shining, and the placid water sleeping with a peace In which hs hnd no share, he strove to cast off the nervous fenr that was on him. Th e Interview had frightened him, for It had mads him think. s s s s s s s The reader o f the foregoing pages has doubtless asked himself, “ tv hat Is the link which binds together John Hex and Sarah P u rfo y?" In the year 1825 there lived, at St. Hellers, Jersey, a watchmaker, named Urban Purfoy. H e was a hard-work ing man, and had amassed a little money, sufficient to give hie granddaughter an education above the common in those days. A t sixteen, Sarah Purfoy was an empty-headed, strong-willed, preco cious girl, with big brown eyes. She was brimful of vitality, snd had little religions sentiment. She courted noto riety by eccentricities of dress, and was nsver so happy as when she was misun derstood. She wss the sort o f girl of whom women ssy, “ It Is s pity she has no mother;” and men, " I t Is a pity she doee not get a husband;” and who aay to themselves, "W hen shall I have a lover?" There was no lack o f beings o f this latter class among the officers quartered in Fort Royal and Fort H enry; but the female population of the Island was numerous, and. In the embarrassment o f riches, Sarah wae overlooked. Though the adored the soldiery, her first lovsr was a civilian. Th e object o f her affections was one ‘ Mr. Lionel Crofton. Crofton wae tall, well made, and with an Insinuating ad dress. Hla features were too strongly marked for beauty. H is eyes were the beet part of hla face, and, like hie hair. they were Jet black. H e had broad shoulders, sinewy limbs and small hands and feet. H is head waa round and well shaped, but it bulged a little over the ears, which were singularly small, but lay close to his head. W ith this man, barely four years older than herself, Sarah, at seventeen, fell violently in love. Touched by her affection, and rat ing her intelligence and unscrupulousness at their true value, he told her who he was. H e was a swindler, a forger and a thief, and his name was John Hex. When she heard this, she experienced a sinister delight. H e told her of his plots, his tricks, his escapes, his vil lainies; and seeing how for years this young man had preyed upon the world, which had deceived and disowned her, her heart went out to him. “ I am glad you found me,” she said. " T w o heads are better than one. W e will work to gether.” W orking through many channels, and never omitting to assist a fellow worker when in distress, John Hex, In a fe w years, and in a most prosaic, business wav, became the head of a society of ruffians. Under the names of Mr. and Mrs. Skinner, John Rex and Sarah Purfoy were living In qulst lodgings. Their landlady was a respectable, poor woman, and had a son who was a constable. This son was given to talking, and, coming In to supper one night, he told his moth er than on the following evening an at tack was to bs made on a gang of coin ers, whose leader was named Green. This she repeated to Sarah. John Rex, eating his dinner more nerv ously than usual, ruminated on the in telligence, and thought It would be but wise to warn Green of his dsnger. Not that he cared much for Green person ally; but It was bad policy to miss do ing a good turn to a comrade, and, more over, Green, If captured, might wag his tongue too freely. But how to do It? H e went— and was captured. When Sarah heard of the calamity, she set to work to help him. She collected all her money and Jewels, paid Mrs. Skinner's rent, went to see Rex, and arranged his defense. Green, who came very near hanging, admitted that the man was an associate of hla, and the recorder, being In a severe mood, transported him for seven years. Sarah I ’urfoy vowed that she would follow him. She was going as passenger, as emigrant, anything, when she saw Mrs. Vickers’ advertisement for a “ lady's maid,” and answered It. It chanced that Rex was shipped In the Malabar, and Sarah, discovering this before the vessel had been a week at sea, concerlved the bold project of Inciting a mutiny for the rescue of her lover. W e know the re sult o f that scheme, and the story of the scoundrel's subsequent escape from M ac quarie Harbor. (T o bo eootlnned.) GERANIUMS IN W INTER. H e w n m e n d n S to T h o s e B lo o m s f r o m J s n u s r r W h o L ik e to J a n e . A ll things considered, the geranium is our best plant fo r w in ter grow ing. I t blooms freely and constantly. In most Instances, and adapts Itself to the conditions prevailin g In the ordi nary liv in g room more readily than al most an y' other plant I have any k now ledge of. And It requires very little care. Its ab ility to take care o f Its elf Is one o f the strong arguments In Its fa vor, says a w riter In Llpplncott's, es p ecially w ith the am ateur w ho Is dis trustful o f hts skill In the management o f plants th at Insist on havin g theli peculiarities humored. It has little to boast o f In the w a y o f a ttractive fo li age-—though a plant w ell set with v ig orous, healthy fo lia g e Is fa r from be ing unhaudsome— but It has a right to pride Itself on the beauty o f Its flow ers. Some o f the scarlot vnrlctles are so exceedin gly brilliant that they actu a lly seem to Im part a feelin g of w arm th to the observer. T h e little child w ho declared that auntie's gera niums w ere “ on Are" was conscious of this suggestion o f heat In the Intensity o f color which characterizes some of the most richly colored sorts. Others are extrem ely delicate In col or and lnt. Some are pure white. All the recently Introduced varieties have large, w ide petaled flowers, borne In trusses o f good size, on long stalks. A well-developed plant, sym m etrical In shape and properly furnished with fo liage to serve ns a background against which to display Its blossoms effe c tiv e ly, Is a m agnificent sight when In full bloom, notw ithstanding the fa ct that some persons sneer at the geranlmum as being “ common.” m THE WEEKLY HISTORI k G ro w I mix V e n t ila t io n o f F arm U u l U l » » 1' There are no small buildings 011 '* furm thut cannot he amply veutllat by the simple plan here describe« Generally such buildings are of t e single or sloping-roof sort so that t le plan can be carried out at small i f pense. In the rear o f the house, near one corner, build an air shaft, mat e by Joining at the edges four boards about eight Inches wide. Set this into the ground or fasten to the floor If o f boards so that It w ill be Arm. Have It open at the top, o f course, and make It three or four feet high. In the side o f I t next to the wall o f the building and about a foot up from the floor cut out a piece so as to have an opening the width o f the board and about six Inches the other way, and In the side PLAN O r V E N TILA TIO N . o f tho building opposite this hole In the shaft cut a hole o f corresponding size. Cover those two holes as well as the hole In the top o f the shaft with wire netting so thut no bird or small animal can get In. This Is the shaft by which the air enters the building. Then build an other shaft long enough to reach the floor up through the roof so that It w ill come out through the roof a foot or fifteen Inches. The top o f this shaft must be capped so that the opening w ill be protected from rain. The lower end Is to be covered with wire netting. Fasten this firmly at the roof end and with corner supports to the floor at the bottom. The plan Is simple, easy to construct and works splendidly. It Is particularly good for ventilating poultry bouses. In the plnln Illustra tion A represents the shaft through which the foul air passes and B the shaft through which the fresh air en ters. • N o n e in e d y B u t S p ra y tn fr. Several nlce-soundlng schemes for getting the better o f the San Jose scnle have been suggested, some o f them sincerely and some o f them by frauds who had a powder o f some kind for Injection Into the trunk o f the tree. One w riter suggests that If Inexpensive trees are planted around the orchard It Is desired to protect, the scale w ill be kept off the more valuable trees. This Is nonsense, and the plan w ill only result In providing additional food for the scale. Any fru it grower trying this plan on any considerable scale would not only fa ll In accomplishing the de sired results, but would, In some States, lay himself liable to prosecution for en couraging tho i»est. Up to this time no remedy fo r the San Jose scale has yet t>oen discovered except spraying, nnd spraying persistently nnd thoroughly season after season. As fo r the pow der nnd other things that are to be Injected Into the trunk o f the tree this Is plainly fraud nnd unworthy a mo ment’s consideration by any man of sense.— Indianapolis News. C o m b in e d H o lle r n n d M a rk er. A neat attachment to a garden rol ler Is the follo w in g : Bore holes eight Inches npart lengthwise and put in pins. T o mark the garden make these A ll beauty Is common In a sense, and I w ould as soon object to the sky and the sunshine because the beauty o f them Is fo r the enjoym ent o f e v ery body, th erefore “ common,” as to seek to disparage a flow er because It was one that everybody could grow and en jo y . A n y one can undertake the cul pins each hold a smnll rope, encircling ture o f the geranium w ith reasonable the roller by d rivin g them Into the certainty o f success who can g iv e a holes beside the ends o f the rope. More good soil to grow In, w ater enough to than one row o f holes can be used to keep It a lw a ys moist at the roots, a change distances. Tack strips length sunny location and freedom from frost. wise o f the roller to mark places la Insects seldom attack I t It has a row fo r setting plants. healthy constitution that glvea It tm I (•an P ln u lim . m unlty from the diseases so common In most other plants, and It w ill re-1 Recent Improvement In traction en w ard yon fo r the care It recelvea at gines and gang plows is making a great your hands by m aking your w indow i difference in the manner o f breaking b right w ith bloom as fe w other plants the soil on the larger level farms of can. T h e refo re yon make no mistake the w e s t Some o f the newer arrange in selecting It fo r your w indow gar ments do the plowing and harrowing at one operation. Under certain con den. ditions o f soil and season a drill Is But be sure to get plants that have hitched behind the harrow nnd a bar not been allow ed to bloom during the reu field In the morning Is seeded to summer. Such plants have exhausted grain crop at n igh t Those o f us who them selves, and, nine time* out o f ten, have carefully prepared a large acreage they w ill insist on taking a rest dur ready fo r seeding and got caught be Ing the w in ter months. The Ideal gera fo re d rillin g with a three-day rain nium fo r w in ter use Is the plant which storm w ill appreciate the advantages of has been kept steadily grow ing during this manner o f doing business. It has summer, but has had every bud re been frequently predicted that steam m oved as soon as seen. Such a plant power fo r working the land could never w ill bloom profusely from January to be applied successfully to medium sized June. farms, but the problem la being simpli fied each year.— Farm, F ield and Fire W h ere there Is much prrtroslso side. there Is much d e c e it— Addlaua. U lu o k K a s p b e r r le s . The amateur who wishes to try berry growing w ill find the black raspberry a good plant to begin with. I h e rasp berry Is In all probability the most honest o f berry growing plunts. T here Is no waste, the berries are uniform lu size, and as soon as gathered they are ready for the table, or for preserving. A plantation o f this fruit, ouce estab lished, should last six or eight years. It w ill grow in ulmost any soil except a very stiff clay, or oue that Is so poorly draiued that the w ater stands on the soil for some time before being drained away. It Is a heavy feeder, so Its soil must be fertilized every year or two to keep up Its maximum pro ductiveness. A northern exposure Is best for the plant, for It suffers from extrem e heat, nnd the direct rays o f the sun, more than from extreme cold weather. A sloping ground Is preferred to either the summit or base o f a hill. T h e black raspberry Is propagated by burying the tips o f the canes about A u gu st Sim ply dig a little hole with a spade, and bend the cane so that the tip w ill lay In the hole, then cover It with soil and press it down. The weight o f the soil w ill usually hold the cane; I f not a small peg may be used. In the fa ll a young plant with a mass o f roots w ill have been formed. The old cane may be cut nwny nnd the young plants w ill be ready for setting o u t In most cases It Is well to let the young plants remain until spring before transplant ing. Proper attention should he given to pruning raspberries. Canes o f the first season produce fru it the fo llo w ing season, but after bearing they may be cut away. H o ld C r o m n -C n t S a w to F ile . Tnke two pieces o f one-inch board (hard wood Is best), wide ns saw In widest place, and ns long ns the saw between the handles. Shape the boards with a "b illy ” like the cutting edge o f saw. Lay your saw on one o f these boards with the teeth nliove the hoard enough to tile nicely, nnd straddle tho saw with a pair o f 6ix-lnch strap hinges, near the ends o f the boards. Now open the hinges nnd remove tho snw, and mark nround the hinges to show where to let them In the board the thickness o f the hinge. Fasten hinges to this board, nnd then to the other board In the same manner. Now you have a pair o f Jaws In which your saw w ill rest on Its back, permitting the teeth to come above the edge o f the Jnw to file. Bevel edge o f boards. Now get two legs for each board, o f 2x4, or sticks from the woods, os I did, and I- -, - 1102 — Conrad de Monfsrrat assassinp^l 1290— Edward I. of England defeated tbsl Scots at battle of Dunbar. 1370— A poll tax Parliament. imposed by Eaj'iikl 1478— Juliun De Medici assassinated 1530— Eruption o f Mt. Aetna. of St. Leon destroyed. Ciutchl 1552— Council of Trent prorogued for I two yeurs, but did not meet till 13^1 1557— The Inquisition France. established igl 1 1007— Christopher Newport and 100 oth. ers entered Chesapeake Ray to » L tabllsh first English colony In tig I section. 1 1010 — Patent for Newfoundland grenttdl to the Earl o f Northampton. 1005— Plague London. broke out at SL Giles, I 1007— Milton disposed of the copyright I of “ Paradise Lost” for ?25. | 1094— Bank of England incorporated. 1715— Alliance against Sweden by It* «¡a, Prussia, Denmark and Saiony. 1741— Cartagena attacked Vernon. by Admiral | 1744— Louis X V . or France declared war I against Queen o f Hungary. Ifiocsl »1 *d p |, wdll levelers suppressed by I out rca 1702— The Irish Lord H alifax. 1772— Count Struensee Copenhagen. Btd cm executsd in 1777— Danbury, Conn., destroyed by the British. 1781— Battle of Petersburg, Va. 1788— Maryland ratified Federal consti tution. 1702— First execution by guillotine. 1793— Frefioh defeated Austrians at tat tle o f Duren. 1708— Annexation o f Geneva to Frsnct lit k Dct 1 (s. sud n art» nit i n out idition, i-cue* I »ban jrmucoi | * e w ill 1 » 0 ! lie k ts eur I bid by 1 I b id ’# Ft 1799— French ministers assassinated by Austrian regiment» at ltadstadt. 1812— Baltimore privateer Surprise cap tured. 1828— Russia declared war against Tur key. 1830— C ity of Guatemala nearly de stroyed by an earthquake. 1831— Imprisonment for debt abolished I t’wiTS ! in New York. P: cure, h lures eon 1830— St. Jean de Arc, Palestine, surren K U d ru n li dered to the Egyptians. pnt'U bsti 8.01 1838— Steamer Moselle burned near Cin cinnati, O h io; 131 lives lost, 1840— Battle o f Fort King. 1847— Ship Exmouth lost In Atlantic; 230 persons perished. bevel to stand like legs o f a sawhorse, Abolition o f slavery In the French nnd long enough to stand up to file 1848— dominions decreed. easily. Fasten your Jaw boards to Insurrection at Montreal. these legs, from Inside o f Jnws, with 1849— screws or wire nails. Fasten a strip 1800— Greek government submitted t* across two o f the legs at the bottom English demands. Ifffljgn to put your foot on while filing to help 1854— Slaves o f Venezuela became free »He. hi men by act of emancipation. to keep the horse stendy. Put In your snw nnd pull out on the legs to tighten 1855— Giovanni Pianori attempted t» shoot Louis Napoleon. the Jaws on the saw.— Furm Progress. 1850— -Crimean war terminated by rati fication of treaty of peace. Preparlntx P ota to (.round. A ll potato growers ndmlt that a soil 1859— Victor Emmanuel declared wsr against A u s tria .. . .Ship I’omono that Is mellow nnd well-drained Is ab foundered on Irish coast; 395 liras solutely essential fo r the best success lost. In potnto-growlng; this Is more than half the battle, nnd In this age o f In 1804— U. S. government accepted service» of one-hundred-day men, and appro sects nnd bacterial diseases one cannot priated $ 20 , 000,000 for their paj- afford to grow potatoes fo r market un ment. less he can supply the soil and the soil condition mentioned. Th e thorough I 1805— Gen. Johnson surrendered. Hotben I the preparation o f the seedbed Is nlso im 1871— U. S. Supreme Court decided gen I t a n g th eral government could not tax sal portant, nnd the best growers prepare aries of State officers. the soil ns thoroughly as they would ; 1872— U. S. warship Kansas released for w h eat First grade tubers fo r seed “I ha- American steamship Virginias from and then constant cultivation to keep “la tl blockade by Spanish men-of-war io the weeds down are the rest o f the es I Imsbaml port of Aspinwall. sentials in successful potato culture. I rather s 1873— Attempted insurrection and proc In almost all sections, near large m ar lamation of Commune in Madrid. •l kets, potatogrow ing Is exceedingly 1875— Prince of Wales installed aa M is» 1 profitable, and the man w ith the soil Grand Master o f Masonic order » 1 ever g should raise the tubers. England. Preferred I »anted t 1881— Statue o f Admiral Fnrragut un N o « e . f o r th e B ee K e e p e r s . Mr. 8, veiled at Washington, D. C. 1 IM neve Rees should have some pure drink 1880— Destructive tornado in Kilo*8» fellow i ing water within easy reach. Texas. »le n the Rees like men, are good-natured 1887— Battle between Arabs nnd Egyp »h en they are making headway In pro tians at Sarrass; 240 killed. viding for the future. This accounts 1891— Imposing funeral of Gen- *** for the different receptions given to Moltke in Berlin. an Intruder at different times. 1893— Suspension o f London Gb*Tter*^ bank of Australia for $ 3 . 000 .<W 0 ..-- Beekeeping Is an Interesting scientific Great International naval reT:l‘* 1', study aside from the pecuniary profit N ew Y o r k ....M a n y persons k»**® There Is no more entrancing pursuit by tornado In Oklahoma. »h e n one becomes really Interested In 1894— Earthquake destroyed six fit)*» it, aside from Its financial side. In Venexuela. Beehives are now so constructed that 1898— MataDias. Cuba, bombarded W Admiral Sampson’s squadron » ram ov^T * * T " Wl and thelr contents United States warships.. • ' ^ 1 w o n ' C, KP<I about and exam- Congress passed an act for ¡news» w T ith T materlal' r Interfering o f the regular army^______ with the action o f the bees. They fre- queatiy continue their labors even'when 2LS2. helJ lD the hand of the Honey Is always a ready seller an<j from ir i r r * «n yw h ere W rt"' ^ P e n d in g upon U D d a V e rn * e" I f h i T l n thand qUallty' A * ° ° d h lv« O f * ? In,*h* avprage locality w ill pro- dnee about seventy-five pounds o f honey Per year and pey 80 per cent on the Investment o f the first season. <£! Posted on beekeeping I f yon seek a pleasant and profitable occupation. P n b lle D en ch fo r N ew Y orl‘ ' The New York Legislature has sutMP lied the city o f New York to •PPjT’J.Mn *2.500,000 for the purchase and 5 - « ' " for the construction and mainten»nc^_ a great free ocean beach for the P*®»’ of the metropolis. This will he cent by the department of perks, t>u* mately a portion may be put ur,,lP department o f health for the **-• ^ ment o f s convalescent hospital. - - is provided that philanthropic*! ^ may maintain fresh-air homes th*'v Is understood that tbs city will Rocks way Beech.