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w ith a sm ile, " b u t th e d ista ff; T h en you w ould be In tr u th m y queen m y b e a u tifu l B e rth a !" The Courtship °L Miles Standish With Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy ( C o p y r ig h t, T h e D o b b s - M e r r ill C o m p a n y) _________________ 9 " L e t a ll be fo rg o tte n betw een us,— All sa v e th e d e a r, old frien d sh ip , and th a t sh a ll grow o ld e r and d e are r!” Forth from th a c u r ta in of clouds, T h en th e C a p ta in ad v an c ed , and, bow from th e t e n t of p u rp le a n d s c a r ing, sa lu te d P risc illa , let. G ra v ely , a n d a f te r th e m a n n e r of old- Issued th e su n , th e g r e a t H ig h P rie s t, fa sh io n e d g e n try In E n g lan d , in his g a r m e n ts re s p le n d e n t. S o m e th in g of cam p and of c o u rt, of Holiness u n to th e L o rd , In l e tte r s of to w n and of c o u n try , com light, on h is fo re h e a d . m ingled, Round the h e m of h is ro b e th e g o ld en W ish in g h e r Joy of h e r w edding, and bells a n d p o m e g ra n a te s . loudly laud in g h e r h u sb a n d . Blessing th e w o rld h e cam e, a n d th e T h en h e sa id w ith a sm ile : "I sh o u ld bars of v a p o r b e n e a th him h a v e re m e m b e re d th e a d a g e ,— Gleaned like a g r a te of b ra ss, a n d th e If you w'ould be w ell se rv e d , you sea a t h is fe e t w a s a la v e r 1 m u st s e rv e y o u rse lf; a n d m o re over, This w as th e w e d d in g m o rn of P ris N o m an can g a th e r c h e rrie s In K e n t cilla, th e P u rita n m aid en . a t th e se a so n of C h ris tm a s 1” Friends w ere a s se m b le d to g e th e r; th e E lder and M a g is tra te also G re a t w as th e p e o p le 's a m a z e m e n t, Graced th e sc e n e w ith t h e i r p re se n c e , and g r e a te r y e t th e ir re jo ic in g . and sto o d lik e th e L aw a n d th e T h u s to b ehold o n ce m o re th e s u n Gospel, b u rn t face of th e ir C a p ta in , One w ith th e sa n c tio n of e a r th and W hom th ey h a d m o u rn e d as dead; one w ith th e b le s sin g of h eav en . a n d th e y g a th e re d a n d crow ded Simple a n d b rie f w as th e w edding, as a b o u t him. th a t of R u th a n d of Bcaz. E a g e r to se e him a n d h e a r him , Softly th e y o u th a n d th e m a id e n re fo rg e tfu l of b rid e a n d of b rid e p eated th e w o rd s of b e tro th a l. groom . Taking eac h o th e r fo r h u sb a n d and Q u e stio n in g , a n s w e rin g , la u g h in g , a n d wife In th e M a g is tra te ’s p re se n c e . e a c h in te r r u p tin g th e o th e r, After th e P u rita n w ay, a n d th e la u d T ill th e good C a p ta in d e c la re d , b e in g able c u sto m of H ollan d . q u ite o v e rp o w e re d a n d b e w ild e re d . Fervently th e n , a n d d e v o u tly , th e ex H e h a d r a th e r by f a r b r e a k In to a n c ellen t E ld e r of P ly m o u th In d ia n e n c a m p m e n t. Prayed for th e h e a rth a n d th e hom e, th a t w e re fo u n d e d th a t d a y in a f T h a n com e a g a in to a w e d d in g to w h ich he h a d n o t b e e n In v ite d . fection. Speaking of life a n d of d e a th , a n d Im M e a n w h ile th e b rid e g ro o m w e n t p lo rin g d iv in e b e n e d ic tio n s. fo rth a n d sto o d w ith th e b rid e a t th e do o rw ay , Lo! w h en th e se rv ic e w as en d ed , a B re a th in g th e p e rfu m e d a ir of th a t form a p p e a re d on th e th re s h o ld . w a rm a n d b e a u tifu l m o rn in g . Clad in a rm o r of s te e l, a s o m b e r a n d T o u c h e d w ith a u tu m n a l tin ts , b u t so rro w fu l figure! lo n ely a n d sa d In th e s u n s h in e . W hy does th e b rid e g ro o m s t a r t a n d L ay e x te n d e d b e fo re th e m th e la n d of s ta r e a t th e s tr a n g e a p p a ritio n ? te ll a n d p riv a tio n ; W hy d o e s t h e b rid e tu r n p ale, and T h e re w e re th e g ra v e s of th e d ead , h id e h e r fa c e on h is sh o u ld e r? a n d th e b a r re n w a s te of th e s e a Is It a p h a n to m of a ir ,— a b o d iless, sh o re . s p e c tra l Illu sio n ? Is It a g h o s t fro m th e g ra v e , t h a t has T h e re th e fa m ilia r fields, th e g ro v e s of pine, a n d th e m e a d o w s ; com e t o fo rb id th e b e tr o th a l? th e ir e y e s tra n s fig u re d , It Long h a d i t sto o d th e r e u n se e n , a B u t to The Wedding Dag O nw ard th e b rid a l p ro c essio n now m oved to th e ir new h a b ita tio n . H appy h u sb a n d a n d wife, a n d frie n d s c o n v ersin g to g e th e r. P le a s a n tly m u rm u re d th e brook, a s th e y c ro sse d th e ford In th e for e st, | P leased w ith th e Im age th a t p a sse d , lik e a d re a m of love th ro u g h Its bosom . T rem u lo u s, flo atin g In a ir, o 'e r th e d e p th s of th e a z u re a b ysses. Down th ro u g h th e golden le a v e s th e su n w as p o u rin g h is sp le n d o rs, G leam ing on p u rp le g ra p e s, th a t, from b ra n c h e s above th em su s p e n d e d , M ingled th e ir o d o ro u s b re a th w ith th e balm of th e p in e a n d th e fir-tree, W ild a n d sw e e t a s th e c lu s te r s th a t g re w In th e v a lle y of E shcol. L ik e a p ic tu re It se e m e d of th e p rim i tiv e , p a s to ra l a g es. F re s h w ith th e y o u th of th e w orld, a n d re c a llin g R e b ec ca a n d Isaac. Old a n d y e t e v e r new , a n d sim p le and b e a u tifu l a lw ay s, L ove Im m o rta l a n d y oung In th e e n d le s s su c c e ss io n of lovers. So th ro u g h th e P ly m o u th w oods p a sse d o n w a rd th e b rid a l p ro c e s sion. T H E END LIGHTHOUSE HAS NO KEEPER g u e st un invited , un w elcom ed; Over Its clouded e y e s th ere had p assed at tim es an exp ression S often in g th e gloom and rev ea lin g th e warm heart hidden beneath them . As w hen a cro ss the sk y th e drivin g rack of the rain-cloud Grows for a m om ent thin, and be trays the sun by Its b rightness. Once It bad lifted Its hand, and m oved Its lips, but w as silen t. As If an Iron w ill had m astered th e fleetin g Intention. But w hen w ere ended the troth and the prayer and th e la st benedlo- tion. Into the room It strode, and the peo ple beheld w ith am azem ent Bodily th ere In his arm or M iles Stand ish. th e C aptain of P lym ou th! Grasping th e bridegroom 's hand, he said w ith em otion , "F orgive m e! I have b een angry and hurt,— too long have I ch erish ed th e fe elin g ; 1 have b een cruel and hard, but now , thank G od! It Is ended. Mine Is th e sam e hot blood that leaped In th e v e in s of H u g h Stan dish , Sensitive, s w ift to resen t, but as sw ift In aton in g for error. t N ever so m uch as now w as M iles S tan d ish th e friend of John Al- den." Thereupon an sw ered the bridegroom : seem ed as t h e Garden of Eden, F illed w ith th e p resen ce of God. w h ose voice w as th e sound of the ocean. Boon w as th eir vision distu rb ed by th e n o ise and stir of departure, FTlends com in g forth from th e house. and Im patient of longer delaying. Each w ith h is plan for th e day, and th e w ork th at w as le ft uncom pleted. Then from a sta ll near at hand, amid e x cla m a tio n s of wonder, A lden th e thou ghtfu l, th e careful, so happy, so proud of P riscilla, B rought ou t his sn ow -w h ite steer. ob eyin g th e fcand o f Its m aster. L et by a cord that w as tied to an iron ring In Its n ostrils. Covered w ith crim son cloth, and a cush ion placed for a saddle. She should not w alk, he said, through th e du st and h eat of tne noonday; Nay, sh e should ride lik e a queen, not plod along like a p e a sa n t Som ew hat alarm ed at fir s t but reas sured by th e others. P lacin g her hand on the cushion, her foot In th e hand of her husband. G aily, with Joyous laugh. P riscilla. m ounted her palfrey. “N oth in g la w an tin g now ,” he said H o w to Im p ro v e T hem F eed in g H ens "W h a t do you th in k of a p e rp e tu a l lig h th o u se, n e e d in g no k e ep e r, and y et a s re g u la r In Its flashes of light as one m a in ta in e d by th e g o v e rn m e n t? ” a sk e d A lb e rt D. Van W yck, a globe tr o tte r , a t th e R aleigh. “T h is n a tu ra l lig h t n e v e r falls, and th a t m ea n s m u ch for n a v ig a tio n . It Is a volcano on th e islan d of S a n S a l vador. T h is v o lca n ic lig h th o u se Is a bout eig h t m iles Inland from th e po rt of A cajutla. It Is a v e rita b le p illa r of cloud by day, and th e flash of Its light by n ig h t h a s been v a lu a b le to m artn e rs fo r y e ars. It c an be se e n fa r out a t sea, and a b u rs t of flam e h a s gone u p w ard e v ery se v e n m in u te s, w ith o u t th e v a ria tio n of a second, for m any y e ars. "T h e few v isito rs w ho sto p a t S an S a lv a d o r a m u se th e m s e lv e s th e first few d a y s by h o ld in g th e ir w a tc h e s a n d tim in g th e o u tb u rs t of flam e. "A lig h th o u se fee Is c o lle cted of all v e sse ls th a t p u t in a t th e h a rb o r n e a r e s t th e volcano, a n d no s k ip p e r ob je c ts. H e k n o w s t h a t th e v olcano is m o re re lia b le th a n th e lig h th o u se s k e p t by h u m an b e in g s on o th e r c o asts, a n d th e n o v e lty of th e lig h t Is w o rth th e p ric e c h a rg e d by th e g o v e rn m e n t T h e re is th e u su a l d e to n a tio n c au sed by th e e ru p tio n e v e ry se v e n m in u te s, a n d th e g ro u n d Is sh a k e n , bu t, a f te r a s h o rt so jo u rn on th e islan d you fa il to n o tic e It, and w ould be th e m o re sh o c k e d If It did n o t o c c u r.”— W ash in g to n P ost. 8terlllz ln g Liquids. P erfect ste riliz a tio n of liq uids by leans of filtra tio n only se e m s to be iade p o ssib le on a large sc a le trough a p ro c e ss origin ated by two rench sc ie n tists and r eto r ted to tha cadem y of S c ie n tis ts at a recen t icetln g It Is know n that m em branes r collodion have the property of re- lin in g all the m icrobes In a liquid ltered through them. But th ey are ery fragile and therefore Im practical utsld e of tb s laboratory. By re-en- jrclng the collodion m em brans with fine wire screen Im bedded In It, Just s a pane of g la ss la th u s re-enforced, tie two sc ie n tists con stru cted a filter ot only stron g enough for practical urposec but so effectiv e as to ex lude even m olecu les of sa lts 41s- olved In the liquid. P a ssin g of Bridal W hite. Jrldal w h ite w ill soon be a m is n sr. T he old sty le of dead-w hite ddtng gow n and a bouquet of purs Its flow ers se e m s to h ave gone for ir.— T atler. A s U n cle Eben Sees It. D e reasun,” said U n cle Eben, "dal i« m en w a lk s de floor becau se of r d eb ts Is becau se It’s w arm er an ’ com f'ab le dan glttln ' out and ldln' fe n c es or sb ovelln' sn ow .” If you want to le a rn retien es len d m oney to a chronic borrower- for Eggs W inter Feeding and C are of Farm Fowl* to G e t Egg* when Price* A re High By PROF. J. G. HALF IK H isconun College o j jlgrtcultum Cop>richt. :;i°. b i W .* i.r n N I R I X I I U l m o a M any p o u ltry ra is e rs m ak e ra d ic a l m is ta k e s In ch an g in g th e ir fow ls from su m m e r to w in te r ra tio n s. T h ey do Hot a p p re c ia te th e Im p o rta n ce of m a in ta in in g th e p ro p e r p ro p o rtio n s qf m e a t a n d s u c c u le n t feed In th e w in te r ra tio n and above all of supplying th e s e c o n s titu e n ts to th e b ird s im m e d ia te ly a t th e b e g in n in g of cold w e a th e r. D u rin g su m m e r th e birds c a tc h and e a t an a b u n d a n c e of g ra ss h o p p e rs a n d in a d d itio n h a v e a large su p p ly of g re e n food c o n s ta n tly a v ail a b le so t h a t all th e i r w a n ts a re sa tis lied. J u s t a s soon as e x te n s iv e ra n g in g is p re v e n te d by cold w e a th e r th e fe ed e r sh o u ld begin to su p p ly su c c u le n t feed, su c h a s a lfa lfa , ro o ts a n d clover bay a n d b e e f s c ra p s in th e ra tio n so Volcano on S a n S a lv ad o r W h o ss F la sh e s of L ight Come Regula rly Every S e v e n Minutes. A n n e B oleyn’s Coach. " H e a d le s s c o a c h e s ” a re fa irly num e ro u s T h e m o st fa m o u s Is th e one th a t d riv e s o n c e a y e ar, on th e a n n i v e rs a ry of A nno B oleyn'a ex ec u tio n , up th e a v e n u e a t B linking, h e r N or folk hom e, sa y s th e L ondon C h ro n icle T h e c o ac h m a n nnd th e fo u r h o rse s h a v e n o t a head b e tw e e n th e m , a n d A n n e 's ow n is not upon h e r sh o u ld e rs, b u t s h e ho ld s It in h e r la p a s sh e s its In th e co ach all In w h ite At th e hall d o o r th e w hole a p p a ritio n v a n ish es. A n n e 's fa th e r. S ir T h o m a s, a lso rid e s In a coach d ra w n by h e a d le s s h o rse s o n c e a y ear, a n d h is rid e is m u ch m o re e x c itin g th a n his d a u g h te r's . H e h a s to c ro ss fo rty c o u n ty b rid g e s d u r in g th e n ig h t a n d a c o m p a n y of y ell in g d e m o n s p u rs u e s th e co ac h to keep th e h o rse s going. F rie n d s W ere A sse m bled Together. Winter Months on the Farm A H oppe r for G rit or Dry Mash. u • 1 1 c o n s titu e n t to use In th e r a tio n fe r egg p ro d u c tio n . It m u st be fed In m o d e ra tio n a b o u t one ounce p e r h e n th re e tim e s a w eek a n d th e n g ra d u a l ly In c re a se d u n til one o u n c e is s u p plied daily to eac h hen. S e v e ra l p ro m in e n t p o u ltry m e n h a v e re c e n tly a tta in e d re m a rk a b le s u c c e s s by using a c o m b in a tio n of w e t a n d d ry D iashes. T h e ir sy ste m In c lu d e s a nocn feed of a lig h t, w e ll-s c a tte re d w e t m ash and th e n d u rin g th e a fte rn o o n giving th e b ird s fre e a c c e ss to a d ry m ash. T h e m ain a d v a n ta g e o t th is m ethod Is th e e x tra labor Involved. In a w ell-arranged ho u se w hen a d ry m ash is fed in h o p p e rs one m a n c a n feed 2,000 h e n s in a bout a h a lf h o u r. As o rd in a rily fed a w et m ash fo r 2,000 b ird s re q u ire s a t le a s t tw o h o u rs fo r m ixing and d istrib u tin g th e feed. Roughage for Hens. W h ere a lfa lfa m eal Is fed th e d e m an d for a su c c u le n t ro u g h a g e Is d e c rea se d . E ven in th is case, h o w e v er, th e a d d itio n of su c c u le n t c lo v er o r a l fa lfa hay Is beneficial. R oot c ro p s play an im p o rta n t role In th e d ie ta ry of p o u ltry . M angels m ay be fed e n tir e o nce a day In tro u g h s. C ab b ag e* a re b e st fed by su sp en d in g th e m b y c o rd s to k e e p th em clean. An a d d i tio n a l a d v a n ta g e Is o b ta in e d h e ro th ro u g h th e e x tra e x erc ise n e c e s s a ry for th e fowl to se c u re th e feed. W h e re a v a ila b le sp ro u te d o a ts can be fed. C a rro ts in sm a ll a m o u n ts a re v e ry p a la ta b le and te m p tin g to th e flock. C lover chaff can be fed w e t o r d ry and is a v ery econom ical egg p ro d u c e r. B egin to feed th e g re en stu ff a n d m an g le s a s e a rly In th e a u tu m n a s pos- sible. C lover Good for Poultry. S te a m in g clover h a y In c re a s e s it* p a lu ta b lllty g reatly . If fre e from long fiber, c lo v er Is an e x c e lle n t feed to m ix w ith bran, ta b le sc rap s, o r w ith a re g u la r m ash. A c o n v e n ie n t w ay of h a n d th a t it w ill c o rre sp o n d a s closely as po ssib le to th e su m m e r feeding. T h e fe e d e r should not w a it u n til a fte r C h ristm a s to beg in th is sy s te m of feed ing b u t should c o m m e n ce it as soon as th e fow ls a re off th e ran g e. Fe e ding a W e t Mash. C h a n g es in th e sy ste m of feeding h e n s should n e v e r be a b ru p t, b u t should be v ery g ra d u a l, slow ly a c c u s tom in g th e b ird s to th e v a ria tio n in th e ir ra tio n . W h e re a w et m ash has been fed to th e y oung fowl It Is p re fe ra b le to c o n tin u e to feed th e older b ird s w ith th is v a rie ty of m ash. Al th o u g h a w et m ash Is m ore p a la ta b le th a n a d ry m ash, It is a lso m ore tr o u ble to p re p a re a n d h a s to be fed m o re c are fu lly . T h e re Is a lw a y s a d a n g e r of It sc o u rin g o r free z in g . A w e t m :.sh should be th o ro u g h ly m ixed and a l lowed to sw ell and ex p an d . T h is m ash should be u n ifo rm ly sp re a d in th e tro u g h s so th a t eac h b ird re c e iv e s an e q ifll a llo w a n ce . O th e rw is e th e s tro n g e r b ird s will g o rg e th e m s e lv e s w hile th e ir w e a k e r m a te s w ill sta rv e . An e x c e lle n t w e t m a s h ra tio n c o n s is ts of one p a r t a lfa lfa m e a l, one p a rt w h e a t b ra n , o n e p a r t m id d lin g s, one p a r t c o rn m e a l a n d o n e p a rt beef sc ra p s. If p o ssib le th e s e c o n c e n tra te s sh o u ld be m o iste n e d and m ixed w ith skim m ilk a n d allow ed to sta n d for s e v e ra l h o u rs b e fo re fe ed in g . F iv e p e r c e n t of oil m ea l Is used a d v a n ta g e o u s ly in th is ra tio n , due to Its v alu e a s a la x a tiv e and g e n e ra l to n ic a n d s tim u la to r. T h e w e t m ash sh o u ld be fed once d a lly , In a m o u n t n e v e r to ex ceed w h a t th e b ird s w ill c le a n up re a d ily T w o V ie w s of a S im ple D r in k in g Vea- sel for the S m a ll H s n House. In te n m in u te s, p re fe ra b ly a t th e noon I hour. How to Feed Dry Mash. ling the poultry flock la to th orough ly T h e d ry m ash Is n o t so p a la ta b le bed dow n the hou se w ith straw In th e a n d a cc o rd in g ly can be fed to th e h e n s fall a n d then to add a forkful of clover a t a n y tim e a lth o u g h th e sto c k u su a l or alfalfa hay ev er y day un til the lit ly e a t m o re a n d th riv e m o re ra p id ly If ter b e g in s to g e t dirty. T he h ou se allow ed a c c e ss to th is feed for th r e e should then bo cleaned, th e straw re to fo u r h o u rs eac h a fte rn o o n . T his p laced by clean Utter, and the dally forkful of clo v er or alfalfa continued. T h e Im portance of litter cannot be o v e re stim a ted as a m eans of com p ellin g th e birds to e x er cise In ob ta in in g their food. A generou s allow- ance of corn mixed with th e litte r w orks out ex cellen tly for w inter fe ed ing. Corn may be fed eith er sh elled or on tbe ear— broken Into sm all pieces. It Is of great Im portance that a little grain be left In tbe litter o v e r night so that th e hens have som e thing to eat Im m ediately after leavin g th e ir p e rc h e s In tb e early m orning. T h is a c c o u n ts for tb e generou s allow ance of grain w hich la ab solu tely n e c essary In th e litter. If no grain Is T ro u gh for F e e ding a D ry Mash, left in tbe litter th e birds should re •latted F ront P re v e n ts Waste. ceiv e tbelr first feed by daylight for g iv es th e " u nd erlings” plenty of best returns. A very d etrim ental prac ch an ce to eat and le s se n s the possi tise on tbe general farm Is to finish all bility of the m ature fowl* stuffing tb e m orning chores before feed in g th e th e m se lv es. T he dry mash has the p o u ltry . T he hen* as a r esu lt rem ain sam e com p osition as the wet m ash on th eir p erch es too long, so no In th e only difference being that It Is c en tiv e urges them to g e t down and Tbla com m on m istake la fed In a dry form. W here ground oats exercise. and barley are plentiful they can be one of tb e fundam ental errors w hich added to the dry m ash w ith ex cellen t resu lts In a dim inished e g g produo- re su lts. Green bone la an ex cellen t fr> vm *» '! "t