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BED STREWN WITH ORCHIDS. NEXT AFTER THE QUEEN. Prisoners and Captives By II. S. MERRIMAN ClIAPTnU XXIV. fhere are many people who go through life without ever knowing what It is to fight a gale of wind. There ia breath of heaven of which th sole niessan U death. It la a wind with do Ane-soundinc name, for it be- to H-ra I b Tfcelr Uaavjr. When the people have more money than they know what to da with they sometime develop a remarkable In genuity to devising method of squand ering it. a In th cuse of the French marquise, who, according to the pajwr. ha her bed strewn with rare and ex- i l ... i ir. fnilaw louUite. orchids at a cost or several iuui ut ourrur, auij Pr"" " i him thousand dollara a week. t wi aereed." be continued, ni I Even more remarkable 1 the story chanically, "that the live of all toij 0f t wealthy Frenchm.in who dine never to be endan&ered for tn ax '"twice week at a famous Parisian rea- m r t it' tlu ortlilaU have decided to oo. Tyare said that. Slowly the two followed him. ..-.., ifiM w .r 1 1 a ! r.f tha nnnp. . Muiaub . , , 1 - A '"rJ . . . .i,.. n..i. nn havlnil i.... . . . i .i - . I u i t- - ... tha steu- I - imga lu me uunn, wiifit wu i...- i Birja(-uru ins gr.ji.s . - i tmAAt. aiii .UK a 1)1.1. ! ......as am. ui no .null.." . u.u.. . peu .uruuj u. a. - - , , . . ... Vaw, BM- -., t'- - ' . W1i,.lnif few mm and atood apart witn averieu aouu i.. u singes of farm wor. them. It blows for ail montba of the year. It veer from aou lb -sou lowest to face. northwest hv north, and It la born upon "Can the gray Icefields round the pole, tor I look ing up auddenly and leaving ""Iqualla or a large chicken, of which he many hundred mllea It ravea acrosa tna baby's fare and throat fully eipoaea to lMtm ons mouthful. Ill .leasert con froiea orean. gathering deathly coldnena I the rruel wind, "whether 1 can nrni a I ., - . an. - ,. f -of. a on having i.uu. a f ,re grwln more lally prepared poj.ular all tM ,.. They are ul t at every league. On ita ahouMera It car- rlea tool of anow, and then atriklng land It ragea and tear, bowla, tuoana and "ream aroaa northern Kurope into far froaen Aala. In paaaing it rlotbea all Ituaala in white, and atill ha plenty to par for bleak Siberia, northern China and Japan. a huge Joint of meat from which he to final iulti..i..n A uiuu of long ex vou tell me." aaid the woman, cut one tiny alio. Then follow four nerleiire ,... ... .hm; - ' . . . .. . I ... ...... I - -j m u. tu. . . . ji.l The main t m for or are that it -,.rk closvr to young "III . corn without coverl" it. " ground with.., mtury that 1 too wet to be plowed with u01 ''k W not throw but leave iwlging near bere7 . f,. while durina hi mal he Juat n a(iare.ea i'avioi, wno w. ....... .m.nm ... ,,,, , Kttt,a n, ... Ing In front of ber. II mad. no iiiw. "" " ' ' ... . but prewntly turned away with a con- P" "' ' ueep limper inuke dip ping coinpnlMory in the atate lu order to eradicate the acab. A man la quite liable to make a mla- tnke when he attempt to grow three cropa of corn In rotation. Thl la tak ing a atop backward. There la more clean corn ground thla year than uauaL The cultivator can not do IU bent work wueu ralua are plentiful and abundant With, the bay loader and the horae bay fork hay ought to go Into the barn rapidly. When hay la cured It cannot be put away too fast the 1Pa BUI.. If I'll. J.V-a-.ll I J l II I II m n I J 1 ' I .... . . m I " V V Ii . I - - H."- vulaiva movement of lipa and throat, aa II rt champagne. At tue conciuaion or ground alwaya In ulln c . Make a box 0 feet long, feet high. h wera awallowlng wltb an etiort. inen earn meat, tor w ui. u uw - , i aet to run varying mttut uu""" 18 Inchea wide and put a floor In It be rained bla voice anil, a.i.iring nui nanda i to tne neau waiter, t to me to the corn ,woi-r lu i" ui.u.i- Vnt . ... . ,.,.. romnaninna renerallv. h aaid. with the I waltae hn hna af tended him. t'2 to the I ,.t . . t I- tlut nroDCF way I ... .... ..... . . .... A few north. man... to live . i . n.ltlon " . T " . men , - .u lU omer ena Wltn looae Doit, ao 1 uiim u. - r i woman caauier ami ai to ine iwnrr. um l two raiui .. .n.. i. . on in aurh number aa to aava eifermlna- , nh-HUnc; . .. . ' .. l"B .. . i.., i.. '"u vau nuJu"1 " euaiiy to auu tue aize ' m wbi ni iiiriri in ritrni n at n lit n w tion, and that la all. .More tban a thirl of them are partially or wholly blind. Their eilntrnce ia a romtant and unequal truggle againut thla aame wind and ita pkileaa aiixiliarle anow and front. The earth yield no increaan here. A little aparae vegetation, aiiftiricnt only to nour ish miaerahle reindeer and a few horae ; acattering of pine trees, and that I all. Although no aanctifying apirit ran be aaid to walk uton the watera, the aea alone aiiitain life, for men, dog and reindoor eat fih. not dried but frozen, when they can get It, It wa acrosa thia country, and In fare of thia wind, that a party of men anj women nude their way in the lata aum hut aeveral year ago. Ry lute iiimmer one mean the fimt fortnight in July In theite high latitude. These traveler were twenty-one in number ixteen men and five women. One woman carried a Imhy a Jnil bird born In prison un Iiaptized. It did not count, not even a half a person, to any one except Its mother. .Men and women were dressed alike in good fur clothing, link's J trousers tucked into felt boots, long blouse-like fur roats, aud cap with earHap tied down. Hoot, trousers, coat and even capa boro algns of d.image by water. When north orn rtibena Is not frown np it ia in a fate of flood, and traveling, except by wafer, is almost Impossible. These peo ple had come many miles by thi romps r atively easy method at Imminent risk, for they hnd traveled north on the bosom of the flood. Since then they have liter ally burned their vessel In order to cut olT pursuit. The men drngffed light aledgea, three to a aledffe, and four resting. The wom en carried variou more precious burdens delicate instrument, aurh a com passes and aneroids. Iteneath the fur cap throbbed some singular brains, from under the draggled brim looked out aome at range face. There waa a doctor among them, two army officer, a judge and oth a lnt farm tt cTfravnirnnCit waa I n .. .. . hi ....f i.lntv deeu ill 'Will you all go on? Keep the aw "J" . II "i iinil. ""'" .lu ul" "T ' direction, north by-west according to th. - UBV . - rw 3 rm"'d ot u ZU vet compa... I .hall catch you up before recently burled her huaband In M-D,- ,ut.u a way to UU larg weU. yet ,vening.M 0,)0 c,ffln- Tb caaket waa made of t the weeds are t lu bund u'fol'e He atood quite at 111, like a man hewn richly earvea mattogany, who aoim goto they become too large the aw i "- out of atone upright, emotlonle ami trimming (a aingle anon coating i. quite determined awaiting tne luinn- 7."0) and lined with allk which la aaid ment of bla commands. All around nun I ... i.aT8 cont 75 cent an IikU. The nlzajn of Hyderabad ha a aet of false teeth for which he paid a Madraa dentist 13,500 and IHxIe W. Thompaon, tue gg. are mon nearly rigid and a wealthy rancher or Hani isaroara, pHnot i, olia. .dnpted to tue in- Cal., not long ago apent s:i,750 on a eoualltv of the irrmind. aaddle, which la of the flwat emboaaed I yor harrlna- awar the young corn, hi companion waited. It almost seem ed a If they expected the Almighty to Interfere. Kven to those who hava tasted the bittereat cup that life baa ever brew ed, thl seemed too cruel to be true toe horrid! And the wind blew all around them, tearing, raging on. At last one it. It waa factory in thla as well. Wbeu corn I checked It I noi prac ticable to plow aero tue OeiU wuu me lUk if th- .ii.i, la ruu acroaa ine rowa, It will be very lueonveuleut, aa of the hog. The ataiichlon la the aame aa for cowa, except the one you move ahould not have a bolt through It, but a notch cut In lower end to catch over bolt When you are throufh rlnlnr. e man had the courage to dc leather, heavily and moat elaborately I cuttlng the dirt a'r frolu anc 'r he who had spoken to I'av- mounted with alUer. Henry O. Mar- i..i .,.. ......u-atlon. laying by, I...LI . .k ,K- J J.i. I . . "l IU' - . ; ... i.mu u...u ... v. ,i,aii Mvmned ai.isio on a grana piano, i consider ,m .ii. vas He wenl toward one of the .ledge, and MM nted ny 8ir u Alma. J proceeded to dsentungle the trace thrown , , . .. lue "e'. but nre L... . i.... i... i . Tndema and .tudded with precloua .yvereir i.cti ..hvu IUJ. l.an a hair ha,l hn "" "" "'""" " called. The men tep,-d .ilently forward "tnea. Jnn an IU-era ha a piano, a and drew the cords across their shoulder miracle of painting, precious metal The women moved away first, stepplnj and Jewels, which font him $30,0()0. softly on the silent snow, and like phan-1 One of the most retnarkaole case of turns vanishing in the mist and windy tur extravagance on record waa the In- moii. 1 he men followed, dragging then noiseless aleiljtes. The doctor stayed be hind for a moment. When the other. were out of earshot he went toward I'av loski and laid his mittened band upon hit arm tly auierlor to laud ha been severely Hacked. a by hard rains, noth ing. In my ot.lnion. will take tue piaco of a four-shovel cultivator or tue i isi- ed pattern, and they should not be lesa than Ave Inches wide- Box AND BTANCHtOX FOB RINOIXO. dulglng by the Sultan of Turkey of a chllil' whim. One day the Sultan loosen stanchion. The hog will alwaya step back, then lift out the loose Htanchlim so he can go through. Sim ply catch the Bug In stanchion to hold him and then use the tongs. Have a narrow shoot at rear end of box so you Kattrnlnit ou f Vnultrr In thn fi.ftniiliitf nf noultry for mar found his small son In tear because, tet t ahvuvs a Vd I,luu t0 confine CHu- ,,rve hog Into It euslly. Furm rhoniri tm.hn.l rieen ririitnlseo to ne I i... ...... ... .. ...ii mi.. rrt.rit in or- I " uiur. " " - i nu uu ua iu uuue iuiai. 'i""- niaile an admiral, be could not see his I .i... .i... i.un iIumh niiiv no I W I IUIIL . UV7 ilflU at' - ,L . 1 . . .... I ... i.t , , , I I ...... I.aI.,I.I .... . r.n.ll...il.. uh... ....m I . i i .. -I'll.. I -- - - -" nergnis, ne said, witn pamtui nesi ""s o ...t.u.... -u.j ..v,... compllsh the best posliuJ rruu. . . ,,f ,n..t- t.l.,n "l A.. I. I .... . Il lila nnn.nl nln.l...n TU Sultan I . .. . .... l la I ..-I .,1 " ..".-r.j " .......... ratten nu coon snouia eo un ia .,.oi.... i.. ..i.....i.... i. promptly had the vessel 1 brought up and gllt ,, tIry nl)d the birds must for tlle fnrlI1 Merinos fd In a bunch. will be easier." lavioskl turned and looked at thr moored In front of the Doima-hairtcheh. 1 1,.... .n times. More speaker in a atlipid, bewildered way, ai . the rlilhf. rrnt AMUt. Tn nr.l.r .. .. lu. LpiiI if the language used were unknown tc h" "'"" k-V- i V -1! '. ule.l""' or. ' i' him. Then he smiled suddenly. In a alck- cleHn' else U)e "w', " ' T enlng way: it was like a cynical amilt "u" "-'ij r come aick and will not in sucu wum upon the face of the dead. "Go!" he aaid, pointing to windward where their companion had disappeared. io with them. I yet each one of us dc hi duty. It will be a consolation, what ever the end may be." The doctor waa bound In honor to one thla man In all and through all. H down a newly constructed bridge, which at the Sultan's bidding was done at a cost of $5(X),(XX). THE WORLD'S OLDEST CITY. The of ers who had not been allowed time to be- obeyed now, and left Serglu I'avloskl come anything, for they were exiled while alone with bia mad wife and hi. helplesi students. babe. A he moved away he heard tht The whole party pressed forward In il- woman prattling of the aun and th bird lence with tight-locked lip. and half-clos- and the flowers. ed eyes, for the rushing wind carried a I He turned his fare resolutely north fine blinding .now before It. Only one ward and pressed forward into the icy Uaiaaaraa Drra hy Baal Tarana Still Rslats. If you were auddenly asked to name the oldest city In the world which 1 still In a flourishing condition, what would be your answer? In nine case out of ten, the person to whom such a query might be pro- while the large, openwool breeds scat ter like cattle. For herding with cnttle, the larger breeds are preferable, as they do not spoil the grass, unless In large iiumlters. For fence pastures, used for sheep alone, the habits of the niefluo favor close feeding. For weedy ground sheep should be kept on scan pasture. If there la plenty of sweet grass they will not touch the weeds, If grass is scarce" the weed cropped low. It Is a good policy to change the feed of a nhnin frm.uantlir L'u,uw.l ull i. may be placed w ith jntt orough space thg Dece fof , tlon take on flesh. Where there are a number of fowls to fatten coops are arranged on a wide itelf which form the Iwittiim. then when It I to be cleaned simply lift It up and set In an other nlnce. leaving the shelf free to cleno thoroughly. Any box of light material will do for th fattening coop with wire netting to within six Inches of the bottom. Acrosi this space a bar BansfM BardeM-4'aatta a Ma King Edward, when Trlmv of Wales, once said of tho Harotiesa Hurdett Coutts, who latidy celebrated her U-J birthday, "She Is, after my mother, the most remarkable woman In the king dom. Ills words become still more true as the long life draw to Its gra clous close. v Her grandfather, Mr. Thomaa Coutts, was an eccentric man and set the fam ily an example of (tecullar marriages. For bis first wife he chose ui brother' housemaid, and for his second a beau tiful actress. Iioth marriages were happy ones, and on his death he left hi Immense fortune to hi tecoud wife. She had no children by him or by her second husband, the Iuk of St. AI bans; and on her death he passed on her great wealth to her step grand daughter, Angela Georgia, whose sweetness and ability had wou the re gard of the sensible duchess. Th girl had not been brought up as an heiress, and her plain Christian education stood ber tn good atead In her sudden change of circumstance. When she found herself tn a day the richest woman In England, she threw herself not Into gaiety and display, but Into Intelligent charity. She built aud endowed St Stephen'a Church lu Lon don, and put under Its wise care prl mary and technical schools, workshops, lecture courses, aud Instruction In cook Ing and housekeeping years before oth er recognized these needs. A list of ber charities would cover from one of the two hundred listed almost every effort for the Improve- manufacturers who hare put on the ment of men, women and children. She market 3H) different styles of boxe. has endowed bishoprics, built model approved by tho department. cohUiik lodging house and markets, plantedi from fifty cents to four dollar, each. and opened London churchyards as I 'atrou. of rurul routes will be pcr- recreatlon grounds, sent a whole vll- niltted to construct their own boxes, lage full of poverty-stricken people provided that In doing ao they conform from Scotland to Australia, endowed a U t"e requirement of the department reformatory for women, endowed a geo- as to size, durability, safety aiut pro logical scholarship at Oxford, built up tectlon from tlie Inclemency of the the Irish fisheries and other Industries, weather. In order to maintain tho ' besides giving wise personal aid to government protection of the mall thousands of the needy and suffering. placed In rural boxes the patron mtitit She proved herself her grandfather's secure the npproval of the lowtmnster own child by making In 1N.N! a mar- for tlie office which nerves the route. Secretary Metcalf of the IVpartmeut of Comuier.-e and Iibor ha order, the coast survey to make an Investiga tion to ascertalu whether there ha. beeu any horizontal displacement of tl earth', crust on the Pacific coast a. a result of the earthquake of April IS last This will U uecearr In order to rectify existing charts and maim. In India, after the earthquake of 18.7, re vision of the trlangulatlon showed dif ference In distance of 25 feet and 13 feet In height. I'rof. (huorl of Japan, who I Investigating the effects of the earthquake la San Francisco, say that If accurate observations had been taken of the smaller shock which have followed the great shock. It would he easy to predict when the earth would again tremble. He predict that small shocks will continue to invur for two year, or more, but that there will not be another great shock In that part of tne country for fifty year. Postmaster General Cortelyou ha Issued an order rescinding the regula tion under which patrons of rural mail routes are comielled to purchase boxes) person spoke at times. It wa the woman wind, but a muffled, gurgling shriek brok pounded would bark back to Egypt Oreece, or Rome. He would be wrong. The oldest city In the world la Damas cus. Tyre and Sldon have crumbled on the shore; Ha a 1 bee la a ruin; Palmyra Is buried In a desert ; Nineveh and Babylon have dlsapieared from the Tigris and the Euphrates. Damascus remain what it was before the day of Abraham a center of trade and travel nn Isle of verdure In the des ert; "a presidential capital," with mar tlal and sacred associations extending through thirty centuries. It was near Damascus that Saul of Tarsus saw the light above the bright ties of the sun ; the street which Is called Strait, In which It was said "he prayed," still runs through the city. The-city which Mohammed surveyed from a neighboring height and was afraid to enter "lecause It was given to man to have but one paradise, and for his part he waa resolved not to have It In thla world," la to-day what Julian called the "Eye of the East" a It wa In the time of Isaiah "the bead of Syria." From Damascus came the damson our blue plums, and tlie delicious a prl cot of Portugal called damasco; dam ask, our beautiful fabric of cotton and silk, with vine and flowers raised upon a smooth, bright ground; the damask rose introduced into England In the time of Henry VIII; the Damascus blade, ao famous the world over for Its keen edge and wonderful elasticity tlie secret of whose manufacture was lost w hen Tamerlane carried the artist Into Persia; and that beautiful art of Inlaying wood and steel w itli gold and silver, a kind of mosaic engraving and sculpture united -lled damaskeening witn wuicn boxes, bureaus, and sword are ornamented. who carried the baby, and ah Interlard ed her Inconsequent remark. with anatrhes ot song and bursts ot peculiar cackling laughter. Suddenly aha mat down on a boulder. "I will alt here," she said, "in the warm aun. The whole party stopped, and one of the women answered: I ome, Anna, ahe said, "we cannot wait here." Still speaking, she took ber arm and urged her to rise. "Hut," protested she who had been ad dressed aa Anna, "where Is the picnic to be?" i ne picnir, Anna i'avloskl, ' said a small, squarely built man, coming for ward and speaking In a wonderfully deep and hnrmoulous tone of voii-e, "is to lie held further on. Vou must come at OIK. "I think," she anld gently, "that I will wait here for my husband. I expert him home from the oflii-e. He will bring the newspnper. They were all grouped round the worn an now except one man, and he atood apart with his hack turned toward them. lie had been dragging the foremost .ledge, and the broad band of the trace wa. atill across hi. shoulders. He had been lead Ing the way, and seemed in some .ubtle manner to be recognized as chief and pioneer. Again the woman who had first spoken persuaded; again the broad ahouldered man apok In his commanding gentleness. It waa, however, of no avail. Then after a few moment of painful heltatlon, he left the group and went to where the leader atood alone, "l'svlo-kl," he aaid. '. doctor. He never turned his bead, but stood rigid and stern, looking straight before him, scowling with eyes from which the horror now would never fade. Into the gray, hopeless distance. No marble statue could reproduce the strong, cold despair tuat breathed in every limb and feature. "Something, aaid the doctor, "must be done. We are behind our time alreadv." "I suppose It la my duty to stay witb you7 said I'avloskl. "I cannot leave th party? I cannot stay behind?" 1 he little man made no answer. Hi silem-e was more eloquent than any word could have beeu. A dramatic painter could acarrely have found a (ad der picture than these two friend who dared not to meet each other'a eye. And yet. In a moment, it wa rendered infi nitely sadder by the advent of a third leron. Swathed as she wa. In furs. It wa. difficult to distinguish th.it thi was a woman at all, and yet to a rlose observer her movements, the manner in which she set her feet upon th ground, the augge. tion of gra.vful curve. In limb and form, letrayed that she was indeed a young girl. Iler face confirmed it guy t,t.. eyes and a rosebud ino.it h. round cheeks delicately tinted doiplt the wild wind, and little ii of golden hair .tragcling nut beneath the ear flaps, and (learning gainst the dusky face. "I," said this liitle woman, "will stay with her. Sergius, I n ill try and take ber bark. We will give ourselves up. Jt iln's not matter. N :,. that Hans is dead. I have nmliiug to live fur. I have no husband." The little doctor winced. He was not a nihilist at all, and never had lvn; but in personal ap.ern.- h. had resembled one. There was something horribly real In tha words that came from the girl's rosy p. Sergius I'avloskl shimk his head and moved a step or two toward the group half bidden by a fine driving snow. "X" he answered. "W arranged It tiefor leaving Iondm. There la-on'y ne thing to be done." Tb doctor aod the girl exchanged a down his strong resolution. Without atopping, he glanced back over his shout der with a gasp ot horror. Sergiu. I'av loskl waa kneeling with hi back to th north ; but he wa Dot kneeling on the now, for the doctor saw two fur-clad arm waving convulsively, and between the sole of I'avloskl' great snow boots he rsught sight of two other feet drawn up In agony. "Oh, God!" exclaimed the man, aloud "forgive him !" And with bloodshot eye and haggard lips he stumbled on, not heeding where he aet hi feet. He fell, and, rose again scarce knowing what he did. Despite the freezing wind, the perspiration ran down hi face, blinding him. It froze and hung there in little icicle on bia mustache and beard And In the agony of his strong mind hi brain lost all power of concentration Ilia lips continued to frame those four words over and over again until they be came bereft of all meaning and lapsed into a mere rhythmic refrain, keeping time with th awiug of bis sturdy legs. (To be continued.) - OLD MAIDS AS MOTHERS. Most Splaalrra IHaplas- Pareatallam Waea la C ksrit af klldrea. A woman may not lie exiiecially de voted to children, or feel any acute de sire to poHsesH them, and yet, nine times out of ten. If she has to take some small boy or girl shopping or walking, she will, half unconsciously, lieglu play ing mother. There are certain ways of pulling down little skirts and settling caps that are distinctly parental and ihishcnhI ve, a manner of graxping small hands and answering shrill question that pro claim to all the world, "This Is my Jew el." Few parent can avoid a trace of cir-coiiHclMi pride when treating the community to a sight of their offspring. Hut let a spinster take a small relative In charge, and she will out tlier the most ileinoiiNtrative mother of them all In her airs and gesture. Her "lear" Is a masterpiece of Indul gent pnrentnllsm, and If the unnppre- dative youngster shouts out, "Aunty," a look of sharp mortification come across her face. She buys little hoe and socks w ith an air of mature delib eration teni?red by a half biiiii.ir.uii tenderness, and the clerk. If she knows her business, asks questions about the iige and size and smiles sympathetically over tlie small garments. A woman may restrain herself from obviously making believe in the strict. but lfore a coiinterful of frilled cups or Dtltchy little tnnihcra nhe Is a moral cward and cannot resist the alluring ii in tit U of motherhood. She may love her Hiltisterlnxd a ml enlg In her free- loin, but down Is'tieuth the eternal fem inine Is awake and clamoring for it birthright. Chicago Tribune. .Not Incoaslateaf. Nell Vou don't menu to sny you're. going to marry hi in 7 P.elle-- Ves. Nell Tlie Idea! Why, you said yon wouldn't marry hliu If he were tlie last man on enrth. Pell- (snapplly) Well, my graclou"! he Isu't Is be? Her Sareaatle laageiiloa, "Mr. Slopay," said the landlady, "f am astonished that a man like von should live In such an Inexpensive apartment. I should think that with your financial status you could take a more elegant hyr-really, Mrs. rtentham." stammered tne lodger, "you must know- that I am not able " les, I know you re not Vou never pay your rent anyhow, so why don't yon get a plenty while you're getting It?" And she sailed majestically forth. I leveland Leader. !aar. "I don't feel like myself today." 'I.et me congratulate you." Cleve land Leader. Oar na Joaa Pallia. j. .tin rump fi.usa, the conductor has lw-en g.ijtette.l "olu.-er de I'ltistme. "on pu pie or r ran.-e. This dlstlnc ..i.u ... .. ... f'" wusn tne golden palms mm ros.-iie or tne trench Academy He Is the only American who has colved this decoration. He Is also a nicmlwr of the Koynl Victorian Order of England, having tNsn d.vorated by his majesty five years wit, Pater Tan you sii,rt niy oVinghter l.i the style to which she Is a.rus tomed. without having to borrow mon ey and getting In debt all the time? Suitor Yew. ir. pater Then take her. If. I Hivif yuan no do. Cleveland Leader. s. betw een It and the wire netting o tbnt the hen can get her lead out to feed. A narrow trough ilwuld be kept In front of the coop aod be filled with a variety of grain lnelxturu so that th fowl may help V' when It desires. These coop are Vy Inexpensive, easy ' -f TUB rATTE.MMQ COOP. to make and will prove very economi cal. The Illustration sbowa the Iden very plainly. Indianapolis New. become tired of one variety of food. The hay may be varied wltb corn-fod der, or even straw occasionally. The grain should by all means tie varied rlth roots, oil cake, bran, etc. Thla method of feeding stimulate their ap petite and keep sheep from "getting off their feed." Sheep often go a long time without drinking, especially If In goon pasture, auu wneu tne Cowa are so heavy that they can fill up with wet gruss In the morning. Put when they do want to drink, water Is ns necessary to their bealtli aud comfort as to that of other animals. Tomatoes aad Mlrate. One hundred pounds to the acre of nitrate of soda applied to the tomato crop when the fruit is beginning to set will largely Increase tlie yield aud has ten tlie time of rljieiiliig. Spread the nitrate broadcast or between the row Just before a shower, and then cultivate It Into the soil. One quarter of ounce to a plant Is about right In small gardens. Kxperliuenta at the New Jer sey station have shown that nitrate Valaa at a natter Tow, The value of i cow considered as an Investment waiiatelv figured out by II l . Ouerler, th Illinois expert Start ing w ith a poor cow. one that produced applied about the middle of June had 2X) pounds of butter a year, be reckons a much greater effect on the crop than tne rood cost at M) and tho labor at the same amount antdled earlier lu the $12. TsO, while the butter Is worth only season. A dressing of 100 pounds per , or less thaa the market value of acre Increased the crop one-third above the food consumed. The fancy butter that of a plot not ao treated. Nitrate cow produces 400 pounds of butter per of aoda la a very quick working fertl year, and on the same basl of reck- Her. It produces rank, dark green fo oning nets her owner Interest on $X), llage, which obstinately reilst the at- nesidea paying fur the food and labor, tacks of Insects and of mildew. We The price of butter In both case Is have found nitrate excellent also to reckoned at 20 cents. The fancy cow produce early asparagus, but care must consumed somewhat more food than be taken not to apply too much. the other, but the difference was more than offset by the increased amount of kimmllk. According to Mr. Ouerler. the fancy cow Is better worth 4X) than tue ordinary cow taken as a gift " f Ma I, lea Batter. in a recent reiw,rt published by the lowa state dairy commissioner, the av erage cost of producing one pound of butter Is given as follows: In the creamer, that makes 40.000 poutiits of butter a year. It costs 4 cents io mage one ix.und of butter, and lu a creamery producing- .VM po'il It costs 8.4 cents to make one pound ; wune in creameries making l.Vi.ooO pounds er year It costs only 1.S3 Cents. In Soma rf i.a irerv liirirp con. n,r ..... ...... - -- tral plants, that are nr.ducltig over Itio.fMi pound of butter tier year. It costs 1.4 cents p,.r pound. These fig- Method for Teat Ins KK. A simple method for testing eggs. which comes from Germany, Is based upon the fact that the air chamber la the flat end of an egg Increases with age. If the egg Is placed in a solution of common salt It will show an Increas ing Inclination to float with the long axis vertical. Hy watching this tend ency the age of the egg cun be deter mined almost to a day. A fresh egg lie In a horizontal txwiitloii at the bot tom of the vessel ; an egg from three to five days old show an elevatlou at th flat end, so that Its long ail forms an angle of 20 degrees, and an egg a month old float vertically upon the pointed end. Waea to Itoek I.amba. The docking of lambs should take place when they are 2 or 3 day old. tires clearly show that th- larger the or course, It may be done later, but the creamery the cl,am-r butter can be '"J111" resulting Is less at the age . . 1 m n ...... I I...... Il-l J. . . ........ni mini III n I. ueu UOCKing 1 deferred until the lambs are several week old bleeding Is usually profuse. In some Instances It will cause the death of the lambs unless It Is stayed. The flow of blood may be chocked by tying a cord tlalitly around the adher ing portion of the tail, and better still by searing the wound with a hot Iron. manufactured, and they also show that i takes aiKiut 4ii cows, tributary to one factory. U'fur. a profitable cream ery business can l( .staijitbed. farm oe. A man make a mistake when he de pends on a scrub bull to head hi herd of cow s. If you want to make the strawstack s-nefit the cow. i,t aiine of It under uer for bedding. Waale I. aad la tors Klrlda. Most corn growers plant more acre to corn than they harvest Investiga- It Is claimed that although the con- tlon has shown that there are twenty ditloti of f i mm ami climate in Japan ffers no serious obstacles to sheep farming, there were In 1W1 o11' beep In that country. At a recent public ile of mule teams nd other farm stork in Hancock coun ty, Indiana, the mule averaged I -US a sunn. This was the average price set five acres and often a much larger area of Idle land In every corn field of ll) acp". This Idle land results from the failure of seed here and there through out the field to grow. It Is cultivated Just the same as If It were projwrly en gaged. The farmer, therefore, wastes lalsir and lose the ne of the land. I.w .... v... . , .. k. I vvliMra a larire screafla of corn la i... , i'J .ri.rr inetnaulrea. 1 It' ir-n it- - - - - - - ' - and paint on the box the words "Ap proved by the Postmaster General." Secretary of Agriculture Wilson an- tiouiH-es his purpose to enforce thor oughly tlie new meat Inspection law, aud suld he would go personally to Chi cago to organize the Inspection force himself to the noble charltle of her In that city. He said every packing devising. He ha been a member of house would have to satisfy hlui before 'arllament alnce 1XS3, and Is a man lie would pas It as sanitary, and that whose opinion command respect there the civil service commissions already nd elsewhere. had a numlier of Inxpectors selected. The whole long life of the baroness Supervision and Inspection would lie rlage which set all Kngland ngug. She was then 07 years old, and she married an American gentleman of 30. The marriage seems to have 1hoii a roman tic one on both sides. He had tunde her acquaintance In the course of ad ministering the Turkish relief fund. nd after their marriage he devoted has been one of wise and unselfish de votion to good works, and a constant testimony to the glorious possibilities In the hand of a rich woman who la extended "from the pasture to the package," and the government stamp uiton the can would be a "guarantee, not only of the healthfulness of the filled with tlie true Christian spirit, animal, but also that the product waa prepared In sanitary surroundings ami with the addition of no deleterious chemical or preservative." By direction of President Roosevelt orders have been Issued that violation of the eight-hour law by contractors on public building shall lie rejHrtxl by A ton of coal produces nearly ten army ami uavy officers or other gov- and find It more blessed to give than to get thousand cubic feet of gas. St Petersburg la to have a school of agriculture for women only. The first lighthouses bad fires of wood and coal kindled on top of them. eminent o Ulcers detailed to take charge of auch buildings. These report will be turned over to the Department of Justice, that prosecutions may follow. Labor organizations have reorteit many violations of the law to the Pre- The smallest bone In the human body hdent, who had Commissioner of Labor Nelll Investigate them. He found the) law being freely violated, and It wa decided to get the co-oieratlon of tb army and navy officer to check the practice. Is to be found within the drum of the ear. The small steel screw used In watch making are worth six times Uiel weight in gold "Hoch der Kaiser" for be is now a grandfather at forty-seven. It Is rap Idly becoming the style for great men lo be grandfather before they are fifty, according to the Springfield He- publican. Mr. Bryan is a grandfather, and be la only forty-six. Mr. lioosevelt I forty-eight and has, bis chances of arriving In the grandfather list before 1.1s fiftieth birthday. Yet many eopIe atill look upon all three ns young men who have but lately blossomed out In the world'a affairs. Lord Kelvin baa recently celebrated tla birthday. Though one of the most eminent of the world' scientists, Ixird Kelvin has a most modest view of bla own attainments. He once walked In cognlto through some electrical worka. and asked a workman the simple ques tion, "What I electricity?" "I am sure don't know, sir," the man replied Well, I don't either." said Ixird Kel vln. He said the other day that, though be had studied bard through fifty year of experimental Investiga tion, he could not help feeling that he really knew no more than be knew when be first began. It I rather Interesting to know that large number of button supKsedly made of born or bone or some such sub stance are In reality made out of the common potato, which, when treated with certain acids, become almost as bard as stone. This quality of the po tato adapts It to button making, and a ery good grade of button la now made from thla tuber. The potato button cannot be distinguished from ' others save by a careful examination, and even then only by an expert, alnce they are colored to suit the goods on which they are to lie used, and are every whit as good looking a a button of bone or vory. The monkey ts catching up. He Is climbing the evolutionary ladder with n agility to 1 expected of one of bis rlxireal habits. There Is a spider monkey in Itreslau, Germany, which has been operated on for cataract and now wears glares. For more than a ear after It wai received nt the "zoo" It was very healthy ami lively; then It lecame very quiet, ceased to plHy, and crouched in a corner. It was examined nd found to be suffering from cata- act, so It was Immediately taken to the ye hospital and ocrated on. In less han a month It was fitted with a pair f spectacles, which It wear with be coming gravity. When a wife admits ahe ha a mis- Iclon, how all the other women beevtn Interested t .Many a firm has failed because It A surplus of $2(l,lS7.ir.O Is shown by the Treasury Iepartment's statement of the government's financial transac tions during the fiscal year ending June 30. The receipts were $o!eJ,r!l. 714, being $.1.4!s),HT3 more than In the prior year. The Increase! Is lu custom and Internal revenues. The expendi ture for army, navy, pensions, Interest, civil and miscellaneous were compara tively lower than during 1004-05, tut were more than offset by the Increased expenditures of f23.B04.180 for public works. Including the Panama canal dis bursement The big $100,0(10 Itf-lncta gun. with a range of twenty-one miles, which wa made by thl government, has been dis carded. It bating been found that, with the power of smokeless jiowder now In use, It would not stand the strain of fire and consequently would 1ms more dangerous to those w ho fired It tban to the enemy. In making a promotion In the naval bureau of supplies and accounts, Secre tary Bonaparte refused to appoint a man who had been passed over a wom an, who bad a higher official record. The woman, Miss F. O. Thomaa, got the place. , The capital of Alaska waa ch. from Sitka to Juneau. Thursday whn Got. Hoggatt rented room at the court miiidings at Juneau for an office. The, Attorney General decided that this mi. tlon effected the change. At the War Department Thtirsdar It was announced that Secretary Taft had granted iermlt to three companies to withdraw from the Niagara Itlver wa ter for power. It permits the Niagara Lockport and Ontario Coint.anr to i,. port from Canada the equivalent of 2.-.000 horse power from the Ontario Power Company of Canada, and a Ilk. amount by tlie Niagara Power Company 'in ii. Canadian same name. company of tha A statement Issued hy the Depart- ment of Coimner.i. an, I t . ...... ,,in! I.HJH mo orelgn commen-e of the I'nite.1 v...- In the fiscal year Just ended aggregate.1 2 I70.o.a,rs-,. ,f th trade with Port., tlM - t 1 .. . v.. a.... iiawaii, widen wa Included n our Mrelgn ooramerc. pror to tlnHr innexatlon, were added, tha t-.i.i would materially exceed $.1,Ofa),ooo ok, llotn Import ml export excee.1 of any earlier year. The total Import were I1.2241Xm5.00O ami ... a. Ing pta.-ed tn the ring to ll J"t t,,e S",8t lota la aa important J a ,1 . . I Hum I 44,0O0,OW, uii lu.t m ot. .1 . i a wrio- wasu't flmu.
