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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.”
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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.
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"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,
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'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."
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.