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Between Two Fires
By A.THOY MOPE
"A wlM man will makt wow opportunities
than b finds." Francis Bacon.
CHAPTEIt IV. (Continued.) I turned round, and stood fsclng me, Blight
Tb old lad and th younf on lived 1 flushed aa tbouih wllb aouja lunar ex-
together in great apparent comfort; for cftement.
tin- probably g.it through mora money
than an una in th town, and ther al-
wajre Kviui'd to be plenty uiora where that
mm from. Tiie rlignoriua wii now about
"3 years of aire, and of remarkably pre
possessing appearance. Site became al
most at our a leading figure In eoeiety ;
lier parlor tit the leading meeting place
I am afraid thoaa wto gentleman do
not love one another," aba aaid.
-Hardly." 1 aeaented.
"And yoi du you love them or either
of tbeoi?"
"I lova only ona peraon In Aureata
land." I Dlied. aa ardently aa I dared.
Th Signorina bit her roae. glancing
of all par tie and moat aeta; ahe received I up it ma with unfeigned arauaenient and
many gracious attentions from the Golden pleaaur. I think I hare mentioned that
House. She waa alao frequently the khe didu't object to honeat admiration,
lioateaa of meiubera of the opposition, and "U it possible you mean ma?" aba aaid,
of no ona mora often than their lender, making me a little courtesy. "I only think
Colonel (ieorga McGregor, a gentleman I a(l becaua moat of tba Vthittinguam la
of Scotch ei tract ion, but not pronounced
l.v uittional cbarncteriatica, who had at
tained a high poaition in the land of bia
adoption; for not only did ha lead the
opposition in politic, hut be wan alto
aeeoud in command of the army, lie en
tered the chamber a one of the Presi
(I tit'n nominees (fur the latter had re
served to himself power to nominate five
members), but at the time of which I write
the Colonel had deserted hla former chief,
and, secure in bia popularity with the
force, defied the man by whoe help he
had riaen. Naturally the President dia
liked him, a feeling I cordially ahared.
But hia excellency's disapproval did not
prevent th Signorlna receiving McGre
gor with great cordiality, though her
again with no mora than hia poaition
seemed to demand.
I have aa much curiosity aa my neigh
bors, and I waa proportionately gratified
when the doors of "Mon Itepoa," aa th
ftignorlna called ber residence, were open
ed to me. My curloaity, I must confeaa,
waa not unmixed with other feelinga; for
I waa a young man of heart, though
erenta had thrown aoberlng responsibili
ties upon me, and the aight of the Slg
norlna iti her dally drlvea waa enough to
Inspire a thrill even In th aoul of a
ban manager, hh waa certainly very
beautiful a tall, fair girl, with a'raight
features and laughing eyea. I ahull not
attempt more description, because a!l auch
die would not aatiafy your faatidiou
taate."
"No lady In the world could satiafy me
except oue," I answered, thinkiug ah
took It a little too lightly.
M.h, so you aay," ahe aaid. "And yet
I don't sujm you would Jo anything
for me, Mr. Martin.
"It would be my greatest happiness,
cried.
She aaid nothing, but atood there, biting
the rose.
"Giv It to me." I aaid: "It ahall b
my badge of fcervie."
"You will eerv me, then f aaid ah,
"For what reward?"
"Why, th roe!"
"I abould like th owner, too," I vn
tured to remark.
"The rose la prettier than th owner,
ah aaid ; "and, at any rate, on thing at
a time, Mr. Martin I Do you pay your
servant all their wage In advanced
My practice waa so much to th eon'
trary that I really couldn't deny th
fore of her reasoning. Sh held out th
ros. I aelied it and held It close to my
llpe, thereby squashing It considerably
Ihen ahe aaid abruptly
"Are you a Constitutionalist or Lib
eral, Mr. Martin?"
I must explain that. In th usual race
for the former title, the President's par
ti had been first at the post, and th
Colonel' gang (aa I privately termed it)
Meanwhile, teen your ty OB th
daht. Good Bight."
V parted at th diKr of bia chamber
In th Piaaaa. and I went on to my wr
ing. I got Into bed, rather puiiled tat
very uneasy.
CHAPTER VI.
Th flight of time brought no allevla-
' tion to tha trouble of Aureataland. If
an Individual hard up la a pathetic eight,
a nation hard up la an alarming specta
cle; and Aureataland waa very bard-up.
I auppose somebody had aom money. Itut
the government had none; In conaeuenc
th government employe had none, th
official had none. the Prealdent had none,
and finally. I had none. Th bank had
a littl of other people', of eours but
I waa quit prepared for a "run" on us
anv day, and bad cabled to th director
to Implore a remittance In rash, for our
note wer at a discount humiliating to
contemplate. Political atrlf ran high.
I dropped Into th Ilnua of Assembly
on afternoon toward th end of May,
and, looking down from th gallery, saw
th Colonel In th full tide of wrathful
declamation. II waa demanding of th
miserable Don Antonio when th army
waa
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descriptions Bound commonplace, and the haj , put up wIth ,h, ,uDttIfe de,g.
Hlgnorina waa, even by the admission of
her enemies, at least very far from com
monplace. It must suffice to say that,
like Father O'Flynn, ah "bad auch a
way with her" that all of ua men In Au
reataland, old and young, rich and poor,
were at her feet, or ready to b ther on
the least encouragement. Sh was, to
my thinking, th very genlua of health,
beauty and gaiety; and ahe put the crown
ing touch to ber charms by very openly
and frankly soliciting and valuing tbe
admiration ah received.
It may b aupposed, then, that I
thought my money very well Invested
when it procured me an Invitation to
"Mon Kepos," where the lady of th houae
waa in the habit of allowing a genteel
amount of card playing among her mala
friends. She never played heraelf, bat
atood and looked on with much interim.
On occasion aha would tempt fortune by
th baud of a chosen deputy, and nothing
could be prettier or mor artistic than
her behavior. She waa Juat eager enough
for a girl unused to tha excitement and
nation. Neither nam bor any relation
to facta.
"Are we going to talk politic?" aaid I,
reproachfully.
"Yea, a little. Tell me."
"Which are you, Signorlna?" I aaked.
I really wanred to know; ao did a great
many people. Sh thought for a moment,
and then aaid :
"I hav a great regard for th Preal
dent, II ha been most kind to m. On
th other hand, I cannot dlagule from
myself that eotue of hi measures ar not
wise."
I aaid I had never been able to dlsgula
It from myself.
"Th Colonel, of course, I of th asm
opinion," she continued. "About th debt,
for Instance. I believe your bank la In
terested In It?"
"Oh, yea, to a considerable extent."
"And you?" ah asked, aoftly.
"Oh, I am not a capitalist ; no money
of mine haa gone into th debt."
No money of your, no. Hut aren't
fond of triumph, just indiJerent enough J'01' Interested In It?" ah persisted.
to show that her play waa merely a paa-
time, and th gain of th money or Its
losa a matter of no moment. Ah, Sig
norma, you were a great artiat !
At "Mon Itepoa" I aoon becam an ha
bitual, and, I waa fain to think, a wel
come gueat. Mra. Carrlngton, who enter
tained a deep dlatruat of the manner of
Aureataland, waa good enough to consider
me eminently resectable, while the Slg-
Thia waa rather odd. Could ahe know
anything? She drew nearer to me, and,
laying a hand lightly on my arm, aaid
reproachfully :
"I)o you love people, and yet not troat
them, Mr. Martin?"
Thia waa exactly my state of feeling
toward the Signorlna, but I could not ay
so. I waa wondering bow far I ahould
be wlae to trust her. and that
norina waa graclousnesa Itaelf. It waa largely on how far hia excellency bad
even admitted to the eelect circle at the aeen fit to truat her with my aecreta. I
uiuucr pnrij. wuicn, as a rule, preceded salil finally :
her Wednesday evening reception. Th "Without dlacloalng other people's e-
Colonel was, not to my pleaaure, an creta, Signorlna, I may admit that If any-
equally invariable guest, and the Presl- thing went wrong with th debt, m,
dent himself would often honor th party ployer'a opinion of my discretion would
with hia presence, an honor we found rath
er expensive, for hia luck at all games of
akill or chance waa extraordinary.
"I have always trusted fortune." he
would aay, "and to me she la not fickle."
"Who would be fickle if your excellen
cy were pleased to trust her?" the Sig
noriua would respond, with a glance of
almiMt fond admiration.
Thia eort of thing did not please Mc
Gregor. Me made no concealment of the
fact that he claimed the foremost place
among th Signorina'a admirers, utterly
declining to make way even for the Preal
dent. The latter took hia boorishnesa very
quietly and I could not avoid the conclu
sion that the Prealdent held, or thought
he held, the trumps. I was. naturally,
intensely Jealous of both these great men.
and. although I had no cause to complain
of my treatment. I could not atifle some
resentment at the Idea that I was, after
all, an outsider and not allowed a part
in the real drama that waa going on. My
happiness waa further damped by the fact
that luck ran ateadily against me. and I
saw my bonus dwindling very rapidly.
I suppose I may aa well be frank, and
confess that my bonus, to speak atrictly,
vanished within six months after I first
set foot in "Mon Kepos," and I found It
necessary to make that temporary use of
the "interest fund" which the President
had Indicated. My uneasiness waa light
ened when the next Installment of Inter
est waa punctually paid, and, with youth
ful confidence, I made little doubt that
luck would turn before long.
CHAPTER V.
Time paaaed on. all leading an appar
ently merry and untroubled life. In pub
lic affair th temper waa very different.
Tha eoarcity of money waa Intense, and
erioua murmuring bad arisen when th
President 'quandered" bia ready money
In paying Interest, leaving hla civil eer
vania and soldiers unpaid. Thia waa the
topic of much discussion In tbe press at
tbe time when I went up on March
evening to th Slgnorina'a. I had been
detained at th bank, and found tbe gaiety
In full awing when I came In. The Sig
norina eat by herself on a low loung by
th veranda window. I went up to ber
and made my bow.
"Ton epare na but l!l of your time,
Mr. Martin." ah aaid.
"Ah, but you bar all my thought," I
replied, for ah waa looking charming.
"I don't car ao much about your
thought," she aaid. Then, after a pause,
alt went on. "It' very hot here, com
Into th conservatory."
It almost looked a though ah had been
waiting for me, and I followed in high ds
I dht Into th long, narrow glss bona.
High green plant bid ua from th view
of thoa Inaide. and we only heard dis
tinctly bia excellency' voice, saving with
much genially to to Colonel, "Well, you
most b lucky la love. Colonel," from
which I enacladed that the Colonel waa
no la the vein at rarda.
The Stgnortna amllej allghtly a ab
kaarJ; Utaa aa pluck J a white roea.
be severely shaken."
Of your discretion." ah aaid laughing.
"Thank you, Mr. Martin. And you would
wish that not to happen?"
"I would take a good deal of palna to
prevent Ita happening."
"Not less willingly If your Interest and
mine coincided?"
I was about to make a paaalonat re
ply when we heard the Preaident'a voice
aaylng :
"And where la our hostess? I should
like to thank her before I ro."
"Hush," whlsered the Signorlna. "We
must go back. You will be true to me
Mr. Martin?"
"Call me Jack." aaid I, Idiotically.
"Then you will be true, O Jack?" ahe
aaid. stifling a laugh.
"Till death." aaid I, hoping It would
not be necessary.
She gave me her hand, which I kissed
with fervor, and w returned to tbe par
lor, to find all atanding about In groupa,
waiting to make their bow till the Preal
dent had gone through that ceremony. I
waa curioua to hear if anything passed
between him and th Signorlna, but I
waa pounced upon by Donna Antonia, the
daughter of the minister of finance, who
happened to be present aa a gueat of the
Slgnorlna'a for the night. Sh was
handsome young lady, a Spanish brunette
of the approved pattern, but with man
ner formed at a New York boarding
school, where ahe had undergone a train
ing that had tempered without destroy
ing her native gentility. She had dis
tinguished me very favorably, and I waa
vain enough to auppose ah honored me
by aom jealousy of my penchant for tbe
Signorlna.
"I hope yon hare enjoyed yourself In
th conservatory," ahe aaid, mallcioualy.
"W were talking bualneae, lonna An
tonia," I replied.
"Ab. buslnesa! I bear nothing but
bualnesa. There pap gone down to
the country and burying himself alive
to work out ome great avheme of bual
nesa '."
"Ah, what arheme la that?" I aaked.
"Oh I I don't know. Something about
that horrid debt. Itut I waa told not to
aay anything about It !"
Th debt waa becoming a bore. The
whole air waa full of It. I hastily p.id
lonna Antonia a few Incoherent eompll
meata, and took my leave. Aa I was put
ting on my coat Colonel McGregor Join
ed m and, with mor friendliness than
h usually ahowed me, accompanied m
down the avenue toward tbe Piaaaa. After
oo Indifferent remarks, b began ;
"Martin, you and I hav separate In
terest In m mattera. but I think w
hav th asm In others."
I knew at once what h meant; It waa
that debt over again! I remained silent,
and h continued :
"About th debt, for Instance. Ton are
Interested In tbe debtT
"Somewhat." aaid I. "A banker gen
erally le Interested la a debt."
"I tboaght so." said the Colonel. "A
time ma com wbea w eaa act togeta-
Wheu re-... f.uMl la acarce or
k. -.1.1 Th- lt.. .. CUlt to nl.f.,1.. I, n.rs tO Pl"H on' WBy
mmm m n I . ' . -.1... ..tl,.r.
under hla acorn, and would, I verily be- It vll ,,,,t s, wastetl. i " "
Inif ilM..el...i..- is of a rrum
tli:it ,i rt two Iilect" for
the ti,!. ..rentv fonr ln'li long,
kVttln ,rv bv tixil'lt c,,lu
!-. M.ike fur back of the hoMw of
thin bo.ir,l r.., f't lung lrn.j-
four Indie n,eand nail one end (fig
3) In pi,,,- hlnk'l the other end.
uilng ainiiH strain of leather to hold
it shut, r the holder with conrae
tnesli win nettltiB and hung It In
convenient pfoi high enough ao the
f'Wl cannot most on It. yet ao they
can feed from It readily. I'ae hunger
of wood, tin or leather aa Indicate In
bles. but th. ...m.I rloud humr over th ' " "t flL.,ir . Thia little feeing
precis dat and rircumatance of hla pat
lieve, hav bolted out of th Hons bad be
not been nailed to bia seat by th cold
eye of the Preaidvnt, who waa looking on
from bia box. Tbe mlniater on rising
had nothing to urge but vague promises
of apeed.v payment ; but he utterly lacked
the confident effrontery of bia chief, and
noliody was deceived by bis weak protes
tations.
I left the House In a considerable up
roar, and strolled on to tbe bouse of a
friend of mine, one Madame Ilevargea,
the widow of a French gentleman, who
had found bia way to Whittlngbam from
New Caledonia. Politeness demanded the
assumption that he had found hist way
to New Caledonia owing to political trou
rlotle aacrlflcc. Madam sometime con
sidered It necesaary to bore herself and
othere wltb denunciatlona of tbe various
tyrants or would-be tyranta of France;
but, apart from this pious offering on
ths ehrin of her husband's reputation,
sh waa a bright and pleasant littl wom
an. I found aasembled round her tea
tabla a merry party, including Donna An
tonia, unmindful of ber father' agon lea.
and on Johnny Carr, who deserves men
tion as being the only honest man In Au
reataland. I ajeak, of courae, of ths place
as I found It. He was a young English
man, what they call a "cadet," of a good
family, shipped off with a couple of thou
sand pound to make hia fortune. I .and
waa cheap among ua, and Johnny bad
bought an eatate and aettled down as a
and owner. Recently he bad blossomed
forth a a keen Constitutionalist and a
devoted admirer of tbe Preaident'a, and
held a aeat In the Assembly in that inter
est. Johnny watt not a clever man nor
a wise one, but b waa merry, and, a I
hav thought it necessary to mention,
honest.
(To b continued.)
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Kl'O.NOM ICAL FKKUINU BOX.
TOYS FOR LITTLE REFUGEES.
How (hlldrea We
Frisco Relief
tared For
Committee.
box will enable the fowls to pick at
tho green stuff, whether It la clover,
griiHa or ctioed cabbage, without any
ilnnger of soiling or wasting It. Sucn
conveniences are Inexpetmlve, but save
nn Immense amount of time, aa well as
food, so poultry keepers ' should ue
them whenever possible. Indiannpolla
News.
To Kill sassafras Roota.
Says one writer: Saaaafraa Is one of
In a comer of the basement of the the worst pests that some farmers have
Congregntlonal Church, away from the to contend with. It may be grubbed
busy whirring of sewing machines and year after year and every root taken
the bustling crowd seeking aid, la a out that can be, aud still there will be
long table piled with dolls, gayly cov- roots left that will sprout up, and soon
ered colored picture book and toye of the sassafras will bo thicker than ever.
every description, aaya the Sacramento and the areti of saaxafras brush will
Union. be enlarged in ther than aiminisueu.
The little toy department during the No amount olgrubblng will permanent-
strenuous days. of the relief committee 'y "ld fleljiof saaaarras. inw niosi
t tbe church accomplished wonders in successful method or figuting sassarrns
pleasing and quiet manner. 1 have ever tried la to cut off tho
Nearlv ever woman a,,nivin tn. sprout at the top of the ground and to
relief at the church waa accompanied Pture with cattle and sheep until the
by children, and the task of quieting TOl a,e- or lr ule ,rr "r"
the little ones during the outfitting of tholn tw0 or ,bree fept bov !he
parent was a hard one. In one Instance ruuna Bna pn" u,e rw
the only available distraction for one 11 lue ,Rna Poweu "na ",e ruul
healthv-lunired voimter w.. . n.et. broken, tuey win sprout, uui it jm
aire of safetv nin T. ittti fnrt tured close the roots die In a few years.
lu Brau" nunwir temporarily, viuiMr of Alfalfa Seed.
uui m. persistency in trying to mastl- ret.iark.Me test of the vitality of
cate a couple of pins brought the mn- -lfnlf seed t. retained In bulletin No.
in.., rulu on ma neau. ami nis 110 of the Colorado Agricultural Ex
future aa an announcer Is an undls- perluieut Statlou. It Is generally con-
puieu iacx. sl.lere.1 th .t must lie iierfevtlv new
"ev- Mary m. iwwen, witn .Miss in ir.i..r t n free'v. In bullotln
Sarah M. Jones, were the originators v. a.-, r ,t, ,m..riment station, wine
... , luruisu me cuiuiren who tests were given of seeds ranging from
toys to a muse them while the parents one to six year old. Ir. Ileadden has
were being supplied. Miss Jones an- retained a;!,.,,.!- ,,t the same seed and
nounced to the pupils of the Fremont tests have h..... ,-,.in n.ndo when the
r.mmry aruoui mat sue ,was desirous of se-d has been from eleven to sixteen
procuring toys and books, and explain- years old. anl the tests have shown
en me use tliey would lie put to. The t lint fr.,, sa ... i.t rr nt .Terminated.
school children resKnded generously. The rmlniM showed lesa vitality, the
Till ll SI AAIII.U 0 t. a I " '
- ,, i uu, u,e ,oy ucpnrt- nrst quality of screenings running from
....... ... ,.. ,,. . , , , . -,,,.1 mm tv. 38
Mnnir tnucl.l,,.. lln I 1'
"", .mn: i.e .it-.un were I imt ct.nt ......t itr it nr .nt.
m.to.1 l. .. i . ... U"U luuu i J -
" -v wiin-ii in t'unrtce or m
toy bureau. They tell of one little girl
who fairly gasped with Joy when
brought to the table and told to take
tier pick or the articles. She naturally v,,l'". as many know, is due very :uuch
wanted a doll, but her chol.-e between a to the material from which the ashes
blonde and brunette was puzzling to co,", Thus ashes made from hard
one so young, as It sometimes Is to "ood are more valuable tlinn ashes
loose wno are older. She finally made from .rt In fact, some
lea.la Hark of Frail Tree.
Every tree In ao orchard should be
washed at least twice a year with
strong soapsuds, but there will be no
necessity for scraping them. The cat-
eqdllars should be destroyed aa aoon
as the nests are seen, which will end
large numbers with amaxlnif rapidity :
the escape of a single pair means thou-
a nut next season. One of the best
assistant to an orchard Is the little
wren. If farmers will give him prop
er protection by constructing boxes
with entrances so small that uo bird
but a wren can enter, the sparrow will
Ik? unable to drive It away. As the
wren Is an active and busy creature, It
destroys a large number of Insects In
a very short time, .and, as It Increase
rapidly under favorable circumstances,
quite n large number of them may lie
securer and Induced to remain In the
orchard. If proper facilities are af
forded for their protection and accoiu-
niotfn talon.
Americans may well be' proud of
their greut military training academy
at West Point; It is ou of the uioat
complete Institution of Ita kind aud
furulalunt the cadet with a thorough
practical aud theoretical knowledge of
hi duties before he Is actually launch
ed on hla career a un uttlcer. This
I great academy the upkeep of which
costs the I'nlted Htutes government uo
Uw than about $ti'Mtxx per annum
furnlsbea rather over .V) er cent of
America's officers. Intending competi
tors must be between the ages of 17 aud
22 aud they must also be at least 5
feet S Inches In height. They appear
before an examlnutlon board which
meets In May, aud ahould they suc
ceed in passing both physical aud men-
must have two years' service, he under
30, aud also unmarried. He baa to ap
pear before a military board aud If
suivwssful I again examined, the ex
amination being extremely difficult.
IaiikIou Kpbere.
THE FEMININE METHOD.
Hew Twer Paasl Oa Aasttber fc
Their Fwllla Alleallaaa.
"There co mes that bowl again!"
ejaculated Mr. Pryor, In a tone of de
spair. A moment later she was at the
door listening affably while ber friend
from across the street told how she
"couldn't resist bringing over a bowl of
these strawberries they ar ao unusu
ally large V
"What about the bowl. Jean?" quer-
'aeosl Deal rovers.
In Argentina, as In Africa and Asia,
the locnst Is a name of dread, though
uot to anything like the same extent.
and In South America there has arisen
a nope or combatting the destroyer
w uicn may prove of enormous ralue In
regions more liable to devastation.
Large nnmben of locusts were found
dead and microscopical examination
ahowed that they had been destroyed
by a natural enenir a srier-tea nf tie
CA1ETH (JOINtJ TO DINNEIL
tal tesU they are allowed to enter tbe
military academy on June 12 for
rour year course. The testa of the
prolonged probation are ao severe that
which nte into tl. tie t.- i....t ofUn Uot UK,r tban 60 l'r "t finally
and there, dei.Miti it. ie.. .i.ik .i- out Kon caJt receives yearly,
Velotied lut a !If. r.rlW.l.mu! ,1H. .l"OU'fn,Jr' boUt t. f Which he
plied. Exierlnients are now being made
to test whether this fly can thrive In
regions which are recognized as tbe
Incubating places of the locust The
Argentine agricultural department is
breeding the filea for this purpose,
though under effective control.
Ilea Dos't Like "Jew Home.
Eowla are very fond of their homes
and dislike being nwived to new loca
tions. If eggs are the object It Is most
Important thut birds ahould not be
moved from pen t pen, as It will do-
l'iy egg production and ulxo diminish
haa to pay for bis messing aud uniform,
The life la Spartan-like In Ita almull
Ity and In the severity of Ita punish
roents. The cadets are granted no a
lowance or pocket money, ami the use
of Intoxicating drinks I strictly pro
uuuieii so mucn so, mat should any
spirituous liquor be found In a cadet'
quarter he Is liable to be dismissed
ea)-.
the supply. Pullets for earlj laying t' U .; v t ' S ' i ; . - . . , ' :,.
should. If imsslble. be brought up wltb- t ' V;t
In sight of their future laying run or fHW- ffeiiT
pen. On the contrary, if It Is wished W&Zs fMR'P
her home must be changed often. A lili ''n'O '
sitting or broody hen may Is? Interfered
wltb by removing her to a new scene
and fresh companlojia a more reason. fcl-r if Vi2l
able and humaue way of checking her j?r'ei 'r'Li
maternal Instincts than that of half .rrrl V?f
drowning her, shutting her up In dark- f "" "' - '''' " "'
ness or resorting to other cruel meth
ods.
hatter for Bars Wladow.
Sliding windows In a barn, such as
are frequently used for throwing ua
nure through, are hardly ever quite
tight, and iiiucu cold air la often al
lowed to rash In upon the animals In
side. The American Agriculturist sug
geets the use of this shutter, which Is
made of matched boards and hinged
UHI1.L Of CADETS.
nAR.T WINDOW 8IIUTTCB.
at the top so that It can be let down
at night to keep out cold air. The shut
ter Is set at an angle so that Ita owu
weight will keep it closely shut; or It
may be shut flat against the casing
nnd be tightly closed by a hook.
'ertllu, "f WimmI Ashes.
All farmers know that wood ashes
are valuable as fertilizers. Hut this
name
on a Handsomely dressed, black
curly haired one. and hugged tbe doll
tightly to her bosom. One of the wom
en asked her what name she would
call the doll. The little one replied
"Well, my other dolly's name was
Iiura. but she was burned to death In
i ue great nre. I Jess gnee I'll
my new dolly Laura's sister"
The large array of toys spread out
on the table was a source of much wor
rlment on the part of the youngsters
when told to choose what they wished
Tbe chol.-e between a Noah s ark and
a mechanical automobile brought one
little fellow to the verge of hvsterlca.
He wanted both, but could be happy
with neither, and the women J,ng
hi. predicament, filled hi. arm. with
the two toys, and away be scampered
screaming ahrllly for hla mother to see
hla treasure.
la After lean.
Ilor Ilusband-I met a nan today
whj envies me. aud I envy him
IP. Wlfe-Who I. be?
H-r Huband-8mawlertthe chan
who used ,o be sweet on you before we
were married.
IP. Wlfe-I suppnwe he enrle, you
because ou married me
H.T Husband-Yes; and I envy bin,
because be didn't marry you.
mm Itlama tai
He They used to sing of a
built for two, but
She But what?
He Give me a aofa tmttt .
for oue-everr n-muf
bicycle
Polat oa Hslals Geeae.
Have one gander to four geese, no
more, uive them a good run. Do not
try to change their nests, but let them
st where they lay. Take first eggs
and set under hens, as a gmise will
sometimes lay thirty to forty eggs In
the season, (iosllugs sho.ld not lie al
lowed to run In water or tall, wet
grass, nut suouid nave a good grass
run, grass that Is short and green.
Feed dried bread moistened with milk.
coiked dry potatoes or cooked corn
meal. I o not feed them too much at
first, and mix some grit and sand wltb
their feeds.
Roap Itemed r.
The fowls should be placed In a dry,
from tho service; the use of tobacco Is
likewise forbidden.
There are also very stringent rules
as to the treatment of the Junior ca
lets In connection with what Is known
as -ragging," any cadet being consld
ered guilty of bullying, even In the
mildest form, laying himself oen to
summary dismissal from the military
academy.
Cadets are even forbidden to buy
any newspajier or periodical without
the express iieruilsslon of the suierln
tendeut, and no one Is allowed a ser
vant, so that each cadet has to clean
bis owu uniform and keep bis room
tidy.
As has benn already stated, the life
Is a truly Spartan one. very little leave
or holidays being granted. There Is a
half-holiday on Wednesdays nnd Sat
urdays, and no study from Iec. 4 to
Jan. 2; a longer vacation running to a
few weeks Is given to the cadet at the
led the bachelor brother, who (erslsta
lu trying to help.
"Enough about It!" groaned bis sis
ter, as soon as the neighbor was safe
ly out of hearing. "On my birthday
three months ago, mind you Mrs. Fox
brought over that bowl filled with some
of her delicious home-made candy, and
to save me I couldn't tell whether she
was presenting me with the bowl or
Just the candy. It's a dainty little
dish, you see, and I dldu't want to as
sume that It was meant for me uniess
It was, so It was pretty embarrassing
until a few days afterward I lilt on
the Idea of sending her some of my
strawberry sunshine In the same bowl.
I thought If she hadn't Intended to give
It to me, she would Just keep It after
that.
"Hut before a week had passed she
sent It over again filled wltb some of
her lovely orange marmalade. There
wasn't a thing to do but repeat my lit
tie ruse, and that time I gave her'
spiced gooseberries. Then back she
came with some of her precious tutti-
frutti, and we've kept It up ever since.
"All the treasures In my fruit-closet
are exhausted, and I guess her. are,
too, for you see she's begun on the
market, now, with these fresh straw
berries. I'm Just tired of racking my
brains for new delicacies to All that
bowl with, and all I want to know I
whether she keeps returning It because
he thinks she has given It to me, or
whether she Is simply paying back my
ttention to her each time.
"Then why don't you ask ber!"
"Ask her?"
"A man would."
"A man no doubt!" (with Immense
nperlorlty.) "And Just suppose ahe
hadu't Intended giving you the bowl
.. I tt 11-1. A. .... '
I nil I inn men ; -
"Let her say ao. Why, I'll ask her
for you, sis."
Mrs. pryor nctually squealed.
"Ob! If that wouldn't be Just like
mun blundering and club-like! Don't
you say one word to her about It. Sey
mour! I shall manage to find out
some way. Itesldes, I've Just thought
hat. I can send back In the bowl next
time. I'll make stuffed dates." Youtb'a
ompanlou.
War Ther fall Him "Old
"Senator Pomeroy was called by
many of those who knew him us 'Old
Beans.' Ills friends used tbe nlcknama
a term of endearment, while those
aslu fr,n wMi ,ve not enough
value to iiinke It worth while to bother
with them, it has also been found
that the vailu, Is largely governed by
the part of the tree from which the
ashes are ide. It Is declared by
chemists tlmt the ash of young twigs
' or more value than tbe ash of the wanu anJ well ventilated house, nnd
trunk of ), tree, while the ash of
leaves la stm niore valuable.
Mllklas ' Machlaerr.
In the dalrv d'Irtment of the agrl
cultural cniie'e at Manhattan, Kan.,
they have for Hlnre than a year been
successful!- ...liking cows by macbin
have plenty of fresh water and scalded
bran or other light food. Take of Sne
ly pulverized, fresh-burnt charcoal and
of new yeast each three parts, of pul
verized two parts, of flour one and one
half as much pulverized cayenne a.
flour. Water enough to .mix well, and
r.elnut, give one three time, a day.
ry. The milking machine I. a queer Toll Into ball, or pill, tbe size of a ua
bs.klng nnnsestus. driven by a gasoline
engine. When one Is fastened to a
cow It n,Hb- .mt In spite of all the
kicking and cavorting the cow may do.
Water fee Work llerse.
Paaspala far Lsaba
rnmpklna are good feed for lambs tn
the fall, especially when they are trou
bled with paper skin, caused by worm.
Give work hordes a pall of water in In the Intestines, They will eat them
the middle of tbe morning ana tne nrt- if they are sliced or cut and sprinkled
ernoon. Ther will h better for It with salt, but It Is better to provide
Help them ainnf and you will have bet- flat-bottomed troughs with compart
ter aatlsfsotlon. 'lle ,nJ ,K)t weather menu, each being large enough to re
make ihem cranky and poor. oive celve the nair ot a pumpkin cut In auch
them a few carrot and a little grass fashion a to have the pieces II flat
now and then. I with the In!de utipermosL
Raace.
Thrt
"Why do people bite lead pencllsr
inquired tbe seekr . r1
' To get a literary Us!. e
replied Mr. r " of ur"
. . . - mm I mnt ipodi.
Tbe sooner too get the early natcn Tne official Canadian spring wheat
ot chicken. rnen range the better crop report forwarded by Conaul J. II
11 will k .,e them. It ! Pretty bard Worman of Three Blvers shows the
to tenet, i,rmipr chickens not to go wheat acreage Increased by Cm.taa)
hack to their orlPn' ,K"n Tou over last year's record. This raises
t to tsi-1 them away from the Manitoba over the a.fso.rtio mark for
brooder an.i r,ut tbera In the colony that cereal alone. The land sown to
house, r ,u ',,ke the brooder out of est Is l.l.tf.DM acres, an Increase of
:ut. or n,. rour chirk to another m.T22, while the barley acreage bat
ot where the can t ace in.... i-u.K, id tact,
them fpo.' Kenoder until tbey have 474.24Z The total Increase In the
learned te t on without artificial grain acreage over last year Is 0l3.ft.in.
he.f ... ..M:a In th cor- Tbe ether crop, also show an Increased
I "r toe. win . , I .
lnr and tbraiaefH Jr7'
acreage,
, .-H"-",.'v'.; , l' , ri i k" W HJ I -. "fill
r:K,y'S v tit V V'K
iv tl f I x -r ft 1 ; u
- .... UHulj 'V '' M
"UCAItO MOU.T"-CAIKTa IN FLLL-DUES3 UNIFORM.
end or bis second year. Work begins
dally at a. ni. and continues with
slight Intermission till 9 p. m., each
cadet being prepared to the fullest ex
tn ..L.A 1.1, ..I .
iw io un piace in almost any
iiruucn or tne service.
There are not only yearly and half
yearly examinations, but monthly and
weekly ones; In fact, the cadet Is un-
aer sucn close observation that be re
ceive, marks for tbe ordinary dally
wur. vue uovei feature of the train
Ing at West Point I. that particular lm
Porta nee Is attached to tbe avatem of
aeuvenng lectured In a simple and con
else manner. Each cadet Is msi.
wora- out a problem on a blackboard
and then to explain It aloud to hi. com
panion In conclusion It may be .aid
that no expense I. spared in any way
whatsoever to enable the West P,.i
cadet to compare favorably with the
embryo ofTicera of any other country.
it must not lie forgotten, bower.e
that to pas auccessfully through West
Point Is not the only war of nt.ei
the lnlted State, army. There ar two
other meana by which rt Is possible to
accomplish this end: (1) by direct
commission; (2) through the ranks A
civilian to be eligible for a direct com
mission must tie under 27 years of age
and unmarried; the nomination I. us
ually obtained by political lnfl.,nv.
but the candidate has nevertheless to
anderg . most searching examination.
in tne case of a private aoldler desir
lug to compete for a commission he
who didn't like blni employed It to ex
press their derision. He obtained t'ie
title by reason of having at one time
when tbe people of hla state were huu'
gry, a large quantity of that nourishing
food ahlpped from Boston to Kansas.
Whenever he profited In a pecuniary
way by that act, of course I don't
know but he. at least, gathered In a
host of friends.
"I first heard of tbe aoubrlquet whoa
I was one of the assistant doorkeepa
of the Senate. My station waa to th
left of the chamber, facing th secre
tary', office. One day. when tbe Sen.
ate was In session, a big, breezy west
erner came up to me, and aaid: 'Will
you kindly aend my card to 'Old Beans'
J.W!! th8t tnm -nd I waa
obliged tn confess that I didn't know
When .ftMhPr,n "P"l.
When 'Old Beans' appeared be fairly
fell Into his friend', arms. ind whel
that gentleman told him. that r i -
norant of the name the Kansan. knew
him by, I waa told why they so desle
nated b!m."-W..h!ngton Post
a
Our experience ha. been that when
man approaches na mH
funny thing happened -
Treat your parenta with .
aernew. . u r J -