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2 iuvii vvii rrvr oil vu Cy ANTHONY MOPE "A wise man will make more opportunities than he find." Francis liacon. f 1 II A IT 1 : 1 t X 1 1 1 . ( r on 1 1 n u ed . ) "How a ho wounded?" I aked. "Tell me what the Colonel did to bim, and be short." "Y Ir. The Colonel told Mr. Carr wa to be k'it at tli nn.ii over niKht; wasn't to leave It alive, sir, he iid. UVII, up to yesterday It wu all right and pleasant. Mr. Carr wasn't very well, and the dsc the Colonel give him didn't see in to mnke bim any better quite the contrary. Rut yesterday after noon he jot ram on ircou would tn. in- how, III ,,r well ! So he got up and dress ed. We'd tiiken all his weapon from him, air, and when he came down dress ed, and asked for hi horse, w told bim he couldn't ro. Well, he just aaid. 'tet out of the luht, I tell you,' and began walking toward the hull door. I don't mind any lug we were rather put about, air. We didn't car to ahoot him aa he stood, and It' my belief we'd have let him piss; but Just aa he was going out, In coinea the Colonel. 'Hullo, what's this, Johnny r s.iy he. 'You've got some heme on.' siid Carr. 'I believe you've leen drugging me. (hit of the way. Me re2or. or I'll brain you.' 'Where are ou going r a:iya the Colonel. 'To Whit tinvhum, to the President's,' aaid he. 'Not today,' any the Colonel. 'Come, ie reasonable, Johnny. You II be all right to-morrow.' 'Colonel M.Oregor, any he, Tin unarmed, and you've got a re volver. You can ahoot nie if you like, but unless you do, I'm going out. You've been playing aome dodge on me. and you shall pay for it.' With that he ruahed straight at the Colonel. The Colonel, he stepped on one aide and let bim pas. Then he went after him to the door, wait- ed till he wa about fifteen yard off, then up with bia revolver, as cool aa yon like, and aliot him clean aa a sixpence in the right leg. I town ciime Mr. Carr; be lay there a minute or two, and then he faint ed. Tick him up, dress hi wound, and put him to bed,' aaya the Colonel. Well, air, it was only a flesh wound, ao we aoon got him comfortable, and there be luy all uiitm. "How did he get away to-diy?" "We were all out, air went over to Mr. Carr'a place to borrow his horses. Well, when we'd got the horses, we rode round outside the. town, and came Into the road between here and the Colonel'. Ten horse we'd got, and we went there to give the ten men who were patrolling the road the fresh horse. We heard from thein that no one had come along. When we got home, he'd been gone two hour!" "How did he manage it?" "A woman, air," aaid my warrior, with supreme disgust. "(Jave her ten dollar to undo the front door, and then he wa off! . He daren't go to the stables to get a horse, o he wa forced to limp away on hi game leg. A plucky one he 1. too," he concluded. "I'oor old Johnny," nld I. "You didn't go afier him?" "No time, air. Couldn't tire the horse. Itesidea. when he'd onee got home, he' got a dosen men there, and they'd have sept us all night. Well, air, I must be off. Any answer for the Colonel? He'll be outside the Golden House by eleven sir, and Mr. Carr won't get In If he comes alter that. "Tell him to rely on me." I answer,! Rut for all that I didn't mean to shoot Johnny on light. So, much perturbed In plrit, I act oft 10 lite barracks, wondering when Johnnv would get to Whlttingham, and whether he would fall Into the Colonel's bands outside the (iolilen House, It struck me a unpleasantly probable that he might come and apoil the harmony of my even ing, ii ne came mere lirst. the conspiracy would probably lose my aid at an early 1. 1. .in, in. uai would happen to me I uidn t know. Hut, as I took off my coat In the lobby, 1 bent down a if to tie a shoestring, and had one more look at my irt ui vrr The room waa thick with amoke. Me chanically I ej tn chorus, straining ev ery m-rve to hear a sound from outside. I wa growing diizy with the movement, and. overwrought with the atrain on my nerve, I knew a few minute more would be the limit of endurance, when at laat I heard a loud shout and tumult of voices. "What's that?" exclaimed the .Major, In thick tone, pausing aa he apoke. I dropped bis bund, and seising my re volver, aaid : "Some row In barrack. Major. Let 'em alone." I must g o," he ald. "Character Au reataland army at take." "Set a thief to catch a thief, eh, Ma jor?" said I. "What do you mean, sir?" he stut tered. "Let nie go." "If you move. I ahoot. Major," said I. bringing out my weapon. I never saw greater astonishment on human counte nance. He cried : "HI, stop him he's mad he's going to hoot !" A about of laughter rose from the crew around u, for they felt exquisite appre ciation of my supposed Joke. "Might you are, Martin," cried one. "Keep him quiet. We won't go home till morning!" The Major turned to the window. It waa a moonlight night, and as I looked with bim I aaw the courtyard full of sol dier. Who was in command? The an swer to that meant much to me. The sight somewhat sobered the Major. "A mutiny!" be cried. "The soldiers have risen I" "(So to bed," said the Junior ensign. I-ook out of window !" he cried. They all staggered to the window. As the aoldicra saw them, they raised a about. I could not distinguish whether It was a greeting or a threat. They took It as the lutter, and turned to the door. "Stop!" I cried; "I ahoot the first man who ojm-ii the door." In wonder they turned on me. I atood .... .ii mew, revolver in nana. I Hey milieu iiiiuilied together for an Instant, then made a rush' at me; I fired, but missed. I had a vision of a poised gob let ; a second Inter, the missile caught me In the chest, and hurled me bark against the wall As I fell I dropped my wenpon, and they were upon me. I thought it wa an over; nut as they surged round, in the madness of anger. I. looking through uieir ranks, aaw the door ojien and a crowd of men rush in. Who was at their head? It wa the Calanel, and his voice rose high aliove the tumult: "Order, gentlemen, order." Then to hi men he added : "Each mark your man, and two of you bring Mr. Martin here." ,1 was saved. To explain how, I must explain what hnd been happening at the (Jolden House, and how the night attack had fared. and murdered my beat friend. Well, we mustn't use bard names,' be went on la a gentler tone. I give in,' and. throwing down his weapon, be asked, 'Hsve you quite killed Carr?' "'I don't know.' said the Colonel. Ira- plying plainly that he did not care, either. "'I suppose It ws you that shot aim? I "The Colonel nodik-d. "The President jrawued and looked at hi watch. 1 "'As 1 hare no part In to-night's per formsnce,' said be. 'I presume I am at I lilierty.to go to bed?' "'My men must stay here, and you must leave the door ojien.' "'I have no objection,' aaid the President. I " 'Two of rou atav In this room. Two of you keep watch In the veranda, one at this window, the other st the De.irooin window. I shall put three more sentries outside. Oenersl Whittingham Is nt to lesve this room. If you hear or see any thing going on In there, go in and put him under restraint. Otherwise treat hiui with respect.' u ... - ,..iti..i i.i I man you ror your cinin, ' . - --.-- .,., ...mvlnir the Pre.ident. 'also for the compliment "" ''arms. ...j the scco. !" Implied In these precaution. Is It over sketch allows a gwform. Tl frame this matter of the debt that your patriot- oi trap is two lneJ b) four Ism baa drawn you Into revolt T D. I), and 1)., i,,,,,, and bolted at "'I see no use In discussing publle af- corners as shown ;uui "Kht. ',oot to rn Irs at this moment,' the Colonel re- nonr. Also ai,i.'l,,.i top boards are -V- fflEEHMfe m f ( 'ws. rr t.M' ltLi. Has A ringing trap rj. M Is a necessity plied. 'And my presence is required else- MtUy UuUl , T t edi;e of the where. I regret that I cannot relieve f g rrate you of the presence of these men, but I " " ' e' " " 71 1 ma-"' rowtUsl do not feel I should be Justified in accept- fr',,U "UM "r.l n,,01t,htoi;i Ing your parole.' ' Kr eud -UkI with slide ( 0,r Th PrUunt ti not seem to be an- to raise Ul) us ln,ll.ted by dotted HUB Front end ba 1 l"r' AA' umiie irtred at this Insult, "'I have not offered It,' he said slm- of two thick, str4if board 011 Inside ply. "It is oetter you annum taae your cross cleats at toil Hid own measures. Need I detain you. Colo- j0IM.j at i,,,,, ' bj neir "The Colonel did not answer him, but turned to me and said: " 'Signorlna Nugent, we wait only for you, and time Is precious.' "Looking up, I saw a smile on the President's face. As I rose reluctantly, he also got up from the chair into which he had flung himself, and stopped me with a gesture. I was terribly afraid that he was going to say something hard to me, but his voice only expressed a sort of amused pity. bottom. A. A, ,(,,.,,. bv two aironji binges to frame il ind held up when III use by the Iron 'damp t t?lisT Plac ed down over ton of door ana rruine, I). Doer bus a ceutral oiienlnn H. be low which are rcTerl bolt ""lea, tor faateuliii- an Iron lever, C. The top of door also has wldt rleat. K, bolted at one end with block behind to bold It out from door, aotbe other end win form a guide for leter C, which, when pulled forward, t.artlally cloxea open 'The money, was It. Signorlna ? he nn'1 nrmly buius nog. wuu urm. said. 'Young people and beautiful neoule I through the otienlnr. Lever L, la ran. hould not be mercenary. Poor child, you tened while In use br a spike nnu in had better have atood by me.' sorted as shown. In one of several boles I answered bim nothing, but went out bored through sl,l cleat and door at with the Colonel, leaving him seated srv'n In the chair, surveying with some apparent amusement the two threatening sentries who stood at the door. The Colonel hurried nie out of the house, say ing: "We must ride to the barracks. If the news gets there before us, they may cut up rough, lou go Home, lour work I done, "So they mounted and rode away, leav ing me In the road. 1 here were no aigns of any struggle, except the door hanging loose on Its binges, and a drop or two of blood on the steps where they had shot poor Johnny Carr. I went straight home, and what happened in the next few hour at the Uoldcn House I don't know, and, knowing how I left the Presi dent, I cannot explain. I went home, and cried till I thought my heart would break." (To be continued.) WITH UNCLE 8AM FIFTY YEARS. Z. Opening H u twelve Indies long and tm .- CH.UTKU XIV. 1 tl 1 sunn never torget that supjter a long n . ...isioereu merely a a oela gathering It would be memorable enough ,ui m-vvr iH-iore or since sat at wun ten such queer customer 110115 or that evening. The omwr, of meat a my tlio Aureatalnnd army lot were a verv mLi ot-two or three Spanish Americans, three or four Ilraiiliana. and the balance .... r,c, , , tI1e ,,pe of their country men am lunar ' " " ""'re wa an honest man among them be sedulously " line 10 instinct ion. AH this might have passed from my memory, or "' " ""ouiieu tianiiny with mv general Impression of Allre.iml ..,.1 . k the peculiar position in which I i,td ... ,,,,,, ,,,, a,.,jvj, f ' .' "'is naiKl ot careles, reveler. I sat vigilant, resiles, nnd Im , , soner, collected and alert to my very fu.,.r til j lously watched tli. ir U-aring s on. 1 eel them on to ,.-nk of .e I'res- " " " '" '" 1 eiiciied ..p,.n ninr lours at.,1 covert threats nt bis base . ivriitllii.l.i t ,x . 1 " " "r " sup)rt hi. for six months, and were ripe rr I" l., ?:r "' " v.Munei a 11, 1 begin th ... . .. ... ui. own account; onv mv Inability to produce ts fore their eve an. rmiim'iita nt il. ..... .1. . . ' " ",r ,U,'J would 1 steu to restrained me. u Kleven o'cl.H'k had come and gone. The Senior taptain had promised the Pre.l ... ... . ur u, 11 wa revlved In en . .a. me nty man who h. ored it by rising from hi seat Tl. t. I... .. 1 . . ' .... .. .jr uo propoea the army, and they had responded to their noble selves A young man of weak expression and quavering leg had proposed. "The com merce of Aurentaland," coupled with the ....... o. .r. jonn .Martin. In laudatory but Incoherent term, and I wa. on tot leg. replying. Oh. that .peech of mine ! ror Qiacursivene, for repetition, for "IMT itm.iiij, 1 auppow. it ha never been equaled. I droned steadily away a I went on the audience paid less ami less attention. It was past twelve. The well of my eloquence was running drier and drier, and yet no sound outilde! I wondered how long they would stsnd It ami how long I could stsnd It. At 12:13 I began my peroration. Hardly had I don so, w hen one of the young men start ed In a gentle voice a ditty. One by one they took It up, till the rising tide of voice drowned my fervent periods. Per force I topped. They were all on their feet now. Hid they mean to break up? In despair at the Idea I lifted op my voice, loud and dlitinct, la a verse of th composition, and seising my neighbor's hand began to more slowly round the table. The move waa successful. Each man followed suit, and the whole party, kicking back their ohalra, revolved with lurching atepa, CIIAITKH XV. It 1 a sad necessity that compels ns to pry Into the weaknesses of our fellow creatures, and see to turn them to our own profit. I am not philosopher enough to ay whether this course of conduct derives any Justification from its univer sality, but In the region of practice I have never hesitated to place myself on a moral level with those with whom I had to deal. I felt, therefore, very little scrupie in mnsing use of the one weak pot discoverable in the defence of our redoubtable opponent, hi excellency the PrcMident of Aureatalnnd. ' The President bad no cause to .,, a trap; therefore, like a sensible man ho chose to ind the evening with the Signorlna rather than with his gallant oilicers. It apiiear that at a few min ute past eleven o'clock, when the Pre.i dent wa peacefully listening to the con versation of hi fair guest (whom he had galvanized Into an afiected Uvellnes by alarming remark on her apparent pre occupation), there fell u,K,n his ear the sound of a loud knocking at th. .....- Pinner had been served, and the Presi dent could not command a view of the knocker without going out on to the ve randa, which ran all round th. nnd walking round to the front. When the kgock waa heard, the Siguoriua start ed up. "Hon't disturb yourself, nrsv " .t.t 1,1. excellency politely. "I gava g.H.oi, .. ructions that I wa visible to no one this evening. Hut I was won.lerln h.i. er it could lie Johnny Carr. I want to spens to in in Tor a moment, and I'll just go round outside and aee if it is." A be spoke a tap was heard at the door. "Yes?" aaid the President. "Mr. Carr Is nt the door and particu larly wants to see your excellency. An urgent matter, be an vs." "Tell bim I'll come round and speak to .... umii mo veranua," replied the Presi dent. lie turned to the window, and threw It open to step t. lA., me tPn what fo lowed in the Signorinn's word. "Just then we heard a sound of a num ber of horse galloping up. The Presi dent stopped, and said : " 'Hullo, what' up?' "Then there wa a shout n,l . n. of shots, ami I beard th. Colonel', voice cry : lTI "Iown with your arm: down t or you're dead men !' ' The President took out hi revolver, went back to the window, passed through it. and without a w..r,l .1;..... a , could not hear even the sound of his feet on the veranda. "I heard one more shot then a rush of men to the door, and the Colonel burt .i n """St ""l rrn,vr and, and followed by ten or a doien men. ..uV" h'm' t"rifld. and cried: ". is anyone Hurt? He took no notice, but a.ked hastily, "here I he?' H : pointed to the veranda, and gasped: He went out there.' Then t . a to one of the men and said again : is snyon hurt?" "'Only Mr. Csrr.' h. nlll -rv. rest of n were a precioue sight too care ful of themselves.' 'And Is he killed? " 'Hon't think he's dead, miss,' he said, nut he s hnrt bsdly.' As I turned srain. I tw. r . dent standing quite calmly In the wlni dow. When th Polon.l vi . raised his revolver and ssld : "'Do you yield. Oenersl UT.ltui.. . We are twelve to one.' "As he spoke, every man covered the President with his aim. Th. I.tt.. ..I facing the twelve revolvers, his own wea pon hanging hv., n hl. wn h Then, smiling, he said a little bitterly: 'Heroics are not la my line. McO- or. I suppose this is a popular rising--. that la t say, yoa have bribed the men C'apt. ('haanray Has Ileen K.mploye of t'onatreae for Half av f'entary. There Is now on the bonne rolls a mnn who lins been here for fifty years. He Is Captain John T. Chnuncey, nnd lie Is a sort of general foreman of the pages, doorkeepers and other employes whose business It is to do the errand running of the house, says Congress man C. F. Scott In the Iola Register. He Is re-elected year after year by the unanimous vote of both sides of the chamber, and It la more than thirty years since any effort was made to dis place him. He came In first In the Thirty-fourth Congress and Is one of the few surviving witnesses of the memorable contest which resulted, after two months of excitement nnd bitter ness. In the election of Nathaniel Banks ns speaker. It sounds like a voice from the (lend to hear. the old captain tell about the events of that day, when the know nothings held the bal ance of power, when nolswly dreamed of the possibility of a civil war, when Abraham Lincoln had not tieen beard of except. In a few counties In Illinois. Of course Captain Chauncey has known Intimately nil the great men who have served In the House of Representatives since that time, and what a long line of them he has seen come "strut and fret their hour uion the stage" and then depart. And how many strnnge and stirring scenes, how many comedies and trage dies be lins witnessed. He saw tho only wedding ceremony that was ever solemnized In tlio cliutnber of the noire, or Kepresentntlves the tnnr t-1 il . - .,,.,! ... 11 puling coupio wlio apeared mere one Sunday during the war, when the room was used for church services on the sabbath, and asked that the nup tial knot be tied In the historic place. He saw also tunny union soldiers ......igi mere wounded when the room "... convene.! llo8I,ta, nt)J t( ken out .lend. Once he prevented "'g allrw.t no n ft , .... ' ' ""'"j "i possiiuy a murder u.R ...s.r or the House. Sltignl irly enough ne of the participants was I. U. C Lnn.nr, then a member of the Home, afterward Senator from Missl.. P. a,.., a member of the Supreme u ... V. . un,l Representative " "r. Who was recently engaged In n controversy , the ... closing nours of Coinm. n,i the House had taken a conference report 1 i-amnr entered the Iton. ..... . Douglas, with wh... 1.. ... . "rK"". bad trouble, h 'T ,P CVhnlHl' "Ling remark wh'r u ' v If ,-M'-lTH,,.an reached This et and was als.ut to shm.t v. V. t)n Channcey ,, , W,h"n CnP nd rreve3:n teu7 '".red What ixx,k ,,. " v: had the a-lft, u,u wnte- " he 1 tbap roa at.toi.NO noos. nine and one-half Inches wide at widest pine near lower end, and lower end of opening Is ten Inches above floor. Crate Is four feet two Inches long, two feet four Inches high, and one foot six Inches wide. Inside measure. Place trap squarely with rear end close up to hog house door, with lever C thrown back ; raise slide door, drive In a hog and drop slide door belling bim, and he will thrust b'l head through the hole II. Pull lever C tight against his neck and Insert spile to bold It there, and you can ring with ease a hog weighing nearly 400 pounds. one or me most Interesting studies In the Interstate live stock and horse show held at St Joseph, Mo, was found la the exhibit of shire horses from the royal stable of King Edward and Ix)rd Rothschild of Suudrlngham, England. St. Joseph was fortunate In securing this stable as It had not beeu the Intention to exhibit the horses this side of the Atlantic except In the king's dominion, Canada. Ixiuls F. Swift of Swift & Co., was Influential In pre vailing Usni Manager Hock, repre senting King Kdward, to exhibit the horses, In two I'nlted States shows, via., at the Interstate In St. Jo seph and the American Royal at Kansas City. "Our object hi bring ing the horses to this side of the Atlantic was primarily to stimulate In terest In the big khires with the Cana dians," said Mr. Iteck. "I'ntll within a few years the shire has bsVn too scarce and high priced for the general run of breeders. They nre still high priced, but are coming w ithin the range of general breeding and are a profit able animal to breed for the big draft trade." These horses are flue speci mens of the thoroughbred shire and are attracting much attention and favor wherever they are being shown. They are all great, heavy boned, thick mus cled animals whose very carriage and liearlng and spring motion when In ac tion announce them as something above the ordinary In horse flesh. 1NEW3 OfENT,, BOOKS Dest Preparation for Wheat. If I could have my choice of ground to sow on, says a Pennsylvania farmer, I would choose a Held where a heavy clover sod, or where cowpeas had been plowed down and potatoi raised the present year, using at least l.O(X) pounds high-grade fertilizer 011 the iotatoes. The imtatoes having been kept cleau, and dug in good time. I would not plow for the wheat, but harrow at least four or five times, and then drill In the wheat, drilling with It 400 pounds of good fertilizer, with at least 3 js-r cent quickly available nitrogen, 8 per cent ihosphorle acid and 0 per cent potash. Then In the spring, If It did not start to grow promptly, I would sow broadcast. 150 pounds nitrate of soda per acre. A heavy dressing of stable manure will make a large stand of straw which will make a large stand of straw which will uot fill well unless one Is sure the ground contains plenty of phosphoric acid and potash. The marked success of Olivet flu. kel's poetic uarratlves of "Parsifal" aud "Lobeugrlu" have Induced him to continue the series w ith "Taunbauser." It I said that Winston Churchill la a mau with a suia-rstltlou. It Is as sociated with the letter "C," the Initial of his lust name, aud extemU to the titles of hi books, as well as to the place where he lives. Hi first pub lished atory wa "The Celebrity," aud hi first noteworthy success wa "Rich ard Carvel" Following these came The Crisis" aud 'The Crossing." and thl year he ha published "Cculstou." He Uvea lu Cornish, but bis hope that the new Ilamushlre State electlou would transfer him to Coucord, have been ruthlessly shuttered. Rurtou K. Stevenson, who la per haps best kuown for hi two detective novels, "The Holladay Case," aud "The Marathon Mystery," both of which were republished In England and Germany, ha for the moment left the Intricacies The thinnest and toughest leather I made from frog' skin. Out of every one thousand letters used lu writing English E occurs 137 times. T is the next most frequently used. , Yellow I far the most permanent of any color lu flower. It I the only Jiie not affected by sulphurous acid fume. Iu Italy you can tell where the (K'usant women come from by tho size )f their earrings. The southerner wear the longest Neither lu France nor lu Austria are children ever iermltted to be re vived Into workhouse. They are bourded out with ieusaiit families. The highest clouds reach ten miles above our head. They are the white, feathery forms which we see on a ieur day. Although apparently mo tion lei., they travel from seventy -five to iiluety miles an hour. Certain buttertlle nave marked Jdors, some good, some bad. Dr. F. A. Dlxey, a Itrltlsh entomologist, ineii- or crime for those of diplomacy, aud tloti a white butterfly of England iu "Afralr of State," gives a decide!? that haa the fragrant scent of lemon vivid aud lively account of some Inter national complications at a Dutch v. at eriug place. American good look play no small part lu the solution of this tangle. How did Charles Dickens propose to verbena, aud bus noted many sjuMies iu Africa with such odor as those of :h(Kolate, vanilla and various dowers. The agreeable odors belong to males, being a charm to attract females. The jflenslve odor, shared by both sexes. end "The Mystery of Edwiu Drood," re protective, repelling enemies, the novel which wa only half done There Is being exhibited !n Liver when the pen dropjied from the dying lool a prodigious egg, that of a tall, hand. This I a question which has tt.ghtless bird the Epyornls m.ixl produced various foolish book aud mils which formerly Inhabited the many useless essays, most of them be-.Island of Madagascar. The eggs of ims immense creature are nearly a yard lu circumference aud a foot lu length, and their cubical contonts, roughly speaking, are equal to six os trich eggs, or 150 hens' eggs, or sixty thousaud humming birds' eggs, or two gallon of water. The market Price The Selection of Seed Cora, There Is no time which Is put In to better advantage or which fetches a larger return than that devoted to se lecting the seed corn during the latter part of September and tho first half of October. The advantage which secur Ing the seed ears at this time has over the ordinary method of selecting at husking time Ilea la the fact that a choice of the earliest maturing ears can be made, a distinction that is Im possible when all of the crop Is ripe aud ready to husk. For all the north half of the corn belt that tyjie of corn Is best which bean Its ears low on the stalk. This mean as a rule thnt such corn will mature early, and while the ears produced niny not be quite so large as those which one has to reach above his bend after they are much more likely to produce hard corn, which will keep after It I put In the crib. The siiniie and depth of kernel and form and type of ears nre of very trivial Im instance as coniiHired, with the main question ns to whether the corn Itself The risr Pea. The pig sty la nearly alway filled with material for absorbing manure, but they are not cleaned as frequently as should be the case. In winter. If the yard contains absorbents, they be come soaked during rains, and are dis agreeable location for pigs. The pig prefers a dry locatl.m, as It suffers se verely on damp, cold days. The ma terials In the pig sties will be of more service If added to the manure heap and a plentiful supply of cut straw thrown Into the yard In Its place. The covered shed, or sleeping quarters, should be littered a foot deep with cut straw, which may be thrown Into the yard after being used, but the ynrd should always be cleaned out after a rain and dry material then added. Ing the outcome of a catchpenny self seeking. Let us hope that the contri bution to the discussion recently made by Dickens' youngest daughter, Mrs. Peruglul, will deliver u from the tire some flood of conjectures aud theoreti cal conclusions. She defends the ac curacy of Forster aud the stuccrlty ranges from J5 to H), only twenty of her father lu communicating to his known sitociiueus being In existence, old friend the plot which he had finally j "Having iersoually eateu some huu determined upon. From till It apiieara jmh of species of caterpillars," say that Edwin Drood wa In truth killed 'm. Daglu, a French entomologist by his uncle aud here, In addition, "raw, broiled, boiled, fried, roasted it should be cited the testimony of si unshed, 1 find most of these plea. Charles Dickens the younger, who posl- ,,t to taste, light and digestible." Hut tlvely declared that he had heard from the despised cockroach of our kitchen his father' lip that Drood was dead. ( U what M. Daglu waxes most en Mrs, peruglul Insists also upon the tl.uslastlc over. "Pounded In a uwr novelist's genuine Interest In the psy-u-. pdt through a sieve and poured chology of the situation: "he was quite iuta D(.ef tock. these creatures make aa deeply fascinated and absorbed In a soup preferable to bUque." Never the study of the criminal Jasjier as In thcles, a Chinese proverb runs to the the dark, and sinister crime that has effect, "if your stomach Is delicate, given the hook It title." The origin- abstain from the cockroach!" allty of the story, he told Forster, was to consist in the review of the mur derer' career by himself at the close, "when Its temptations were to be dwelt upon as if not be, the culprit but some 1 other man were tempted." We may well believe, therefore, that be did not feel It to be necessary to the original ity of hi story to use the hackneyed device of keeping a supposed victim alive to confront the criminal lu the last chapter. Homemade Post Drl.er. The construction of this post driver can be easily taken from the lllustra NEW POST PBtVEB. Ike hundred v.r- ., ' 1 I fw.- were can t even . first met wr Wnen married. seems were Ma a Wam Man." quoted h- . made of dust" i And woman." r. . tsar la n.. . J""uu lu aemoral ' m,i wttaf man', dust,- tion. It can le made to work by man os horse power. If man ower only, I" of a variety which will mature a use one pulley. This can be made dur op in the latitude In which It is COUSIN REBA'S INVESTMENTS. She Kept Every Dlt of Her Stock la Trad Employed. "Cousin Reha was in this afternoon," Mrs. Wilson remarked at dinner. "What Is she doing now?" the family asked. Instantly Interested. ' But al though the words were the same, the tones were very different Mrs. Wilson laughed. "I believe her an- latest Is lessons In Italian," she swerett "Italian Cousin Reba! When she doesn't know anything of English lit erature," Olive exclaimed. Olive was at the age when any lapse from fash ionable attainments upon the part of her relatives was a personal grievance. "What's behind It? An Italian Sun day school?" Mr. Wilson asked. "There must be a motive in her madness, for Cousin Reba is the best business -wom an I ever knew." A chorus of protests met the state ment "Cousin Reba! Why, father, she never could keep accounts In her life!" "She's failed In half a dozen invest ments." The tortoise Is a great sleeper. One was a domestic et In an English house, aud when hi time for Hiber nating came he selected a corner of the dim coal cellar for his whiter quarters. A new cook was engaged soou after who knew nothing of tor toises. In a few months the tortoise woke up aud saiiled forth. Screams soon broke the kitchen's calm. On entering that department the lady of the house found the cook gazing In awestruck wonder, and exclaiming, as with unsteady baud she iioluted to the tortoise: "My conscience! Look at the stone which I've broken the coal wl' a' winter!". At the cuose of a banquet given by the Maharajah of Uwallor to the Prince of Wales a centerpiece In the fenn of a temple and decorated with electric lamps aud flowers was hoist ed to the celling by pulleys, and re ten led a perfect model railway on the table underueath. The locomotive and train was eight feet long, and car ried decanters, cigars, cigarettes and matches. The train was started by closing an electrical circuit As long as this was closed by a spring the train moved, but tho lifting of a de canter or box of cigars resting on the spring allowed It to act, thus breaking the circuit and stopping the train. "As tba Homaas Do." Rlshop Dudley (Episcopal), of Ken tucky, when bunting and Ashing, made the acquaintance of a mountaineer, who took a fancy to hlin without sus jKH'tlng his calling. When the bishop was about to go home he Invited the Anybody with a story of misfortune man to Louisville to hear hhu planted. ood li..id of Fleece. Ten pound to the fleece is regarded large when It Is an average from year ling lambs, t correspondent of In diana Farmer wrlti that from a flock of 1,000 yearling lambs of SM'alie A eison flocks, of Putnam County, In diana, IO.ikki jHMiii.ls of a very fine quality of wool bfl been sheared this season, and tlmt the wool is very even In fiber and general condition, showing that the sheep were fed regularly, and cared for In very excellent manner. tils even condition of the wool is Si- ways a sure sign of regular feeding ana care In management ami sucu wool always bring the best price. lug the winter mouths and be ready for spring fencing. can take her lu." "Nevertheless I repeat my state ment," Mr. Wilson said, quietly. "Cousin Reba is the best business woman I ever knew. She never let! any stock He Idle every smnllest thing Is put to work. It was so when we were at school together, when as soon as she learned a thing, she waa help- preach. "Preach? What you preach? Kin you preach ez well ez you kin shoot an' Ash?" "Retter. No Joke. Come Sunday with your best clothes, nnd I'll give you a front seat." The old chap was there, right up In frout and remained until the bitter end. after which he hurried forward to ( hrf ar-Makln t.nrdenlnsr. Cheese-making has been shown by recent bacterial research to be a sort of gardening nn inverted gardening. In which the plant are grown for the ng some one else who was backward. suko 01 1110....J..0J me eon. .me 1.0- ..n,.r father gave Her a piano when : shake the bis ion's hand. "Pars,... i. culiar qualities and flavor of the dif- gMe was twenty; she never played 'cried warmly, "I don't know a ere it leieiii. uin-Hi .in', uvcii I'Kivcii 10 ne niticli iierseir. nut tierore a month was due to the growth of various species ' past she had that piano busy two or or oacteria ana 11101.1s in mom. Ana It three hours every day poor girls prac nas oeen 101111.1 possiuie 10 produce me thing on It, you know. She would e ..... . 1 1 1 .....1 e. - . 1 . , . ... nn,.., u ,uc ir,,.i, iu.-.-c uuiu 1. .e learn new recqies cousin itetia was a p for liarcor.. For the benefit of those who are nn willing to purchase cap for covering the cocks we wish to say that airaira, properly cocked, will shed water Just ufacture. as well as clover In fact, many larm ers claim that It will shed water' even fetter and thai it Is no more aimcuir. 10 cure than cloyPr In nT eaon' While this may lie true, we urge the use of caps for the r...on that airaira is so niuch more valuable than clover, and a mile extra nrcr lul ,,n " uouey wen Invested. milk of any locality by Introducing the appropriate plants. In a recent pnwr, for example, C. (Jorln! shows that the familiar red and green patches which characterize Oorgonzoln cheese are the combfned work of a sjioclal mold, and a species of bacillus. These organisms are Introduced as the result of artificial punctures, made In the process of man- Price aad Valae. The price of the cow does not Indi cate her value as a producer, out- edged butter Is something that depends on bow It Is made. The cow gives the milk, but upon the management of the milk, cream and butter depends the quality. Ta III,, warssle.a Aaplee. About 2,500 acres of pop corn are A small tr uh a fair scstterlng of annually planted st North Loup, Neb., Maiden Rlua .pnles was sprsyed once the growers using four pounds of seed after blo...,. L.x fallen with Bor- to the acre. The crop Is sold by the deaux mixture with parls green added, I pound, and the average acre yields and strain ,s. same mixture when 2,000 pounds, though double that the apples were si lr" " balf grown amount has been recorded In a few In crab apples. Tb bllTTel w" ,eft nn ,Unce"' The w" PrIp 'or the last der tba tro. through spraying the ten years, has been a little more than orchard the first time, and upon show- $1 a 100 pounds, giving a gross return Ing visitors bow the sprayer worked of upward of fM an acre. During the the tree wa "doused - seversi limes, same penuu iu average price or Held Not one worm, .nnle can be found on corn has been 23 cents, and the aver- the tree, thus showing the necessity of sge yield thirty bushels, giving a gross T.ry thorough sprain. r,turn of 17 50 r cr horn cook and before you knew what had hapiiened she was teaching some poor woman so that she could send cakes to the Woman's Exchanga "She was always nervous with Corses, but she learned to drive so that she could take out all the In valids In town. She used to declare that she never could sit still long enough to learn to knit but I noticed from what you said a while ago, that she taught that cripple 1 Mamie Akert a new sweater stitch. As for her books and flowers and fruit snd preserve, you know now tney go all over town. She can't even go out West to see bor sister without coming back snd stir ring us all up on behalf of the mission aries out there. "If you know any life better Invest ed than Cousin Reba's, I don't" "I never looked at It that way," unve saiu, inougntrully. Youth's Companion. Taer Wsl the Strraaoae Klad. Ilrlde I know you don't Move met Oroom Whr, child, what makes you say that? Ilrlde Recanse you're not Jealous. Why, Mayme Cray's been married nearly a year, and her husband's so Jealous that Im's shot at her twice ma tried to kill himself three time. t Cleveland Leader. deal about your creeds and dogmatics. nut 1 ve rix and sot with you every time!" Laaahed Too Sooa. Fields I beat Lumpklns on a horse trade In great shape yesterday. Rarnes Uot your money yet? Field He paid balf down and la coming around with tho test to-mor-row. Rarnes No, be Isn't ; he was buying that horse for me. Detroit Free Press. Brlarat Aaawera. "Noah's wife," wrote a boy la an examination, "was called Joan of Arc." "Water," wrote another, "Is composed of two gases, oxygen and cambrlgen. "Lava," said a third, "is whst the bar ber puts on your face." "A blizzard, declared another child, "Is the inslda of- a fowl." The Itlsllarlloa. "Do you say that as a lawyer or a man?" exclaimed an exasperated wit ness whom a lawyer was cross exam ining. "If you say It as a man, It Is a He and a slander, but If you say It aa a lawyer It's not of the slightest con sequence." London Telegraph, rialsaaa. Farmer Honk My nephew, who graduated from the academy, week be fore last Is a finished elocutionist Farmer Hornbeak That so? Kill him yourself? puck. If a run should start on too. conlJt roa meet It alt right!