BBetwecn Two fires
By ANTHONY UCPE
'A wise man will make more opportunities
than he hnd." Franci IUcon.
r 1 1 a pti : u X x. ( Cou i in u-d. )
v l.ii.t ii.. time to wnsie in abusio
the Colonel: the nitration bow
outwit him. 1 unfolded uiy plan to the
Xii,rinu not at all ifn i j Die from he
ii.- ,i;in,.iii.. mill evea dangers, attend
ant upon it. Whatever may have bee
her luind before and after, aim was
th.s iiiiiiiient either ao overcome with he
f..r nf i he Ciil.in.L or ao carried away
I r her feeling for me. that ahe made notb
i.t il i lit. ill I iua an ,1 Inuuhed at dangers,
pointing out that though fuilnre would
l, Il-ii,, mi., ion, it could not substantially
aggravate our present position.
"Are you going, to take any of
money away with you?" ahe asked.
v" I "I don't th nk o.
the
It
would considerably Increase the risk If
were seen hiiiicinz about the bank : you
lciwuv b..' cot anics all over the place
11-si.W wh.it mi,1 would It do?
couldn't at iik to it. and I'm not incline.
. more risks merely to anve in
l.nnk'a inn-ket. The bank hann't treated
die ao well n all that. I propoae to rely
on your bounty till I've lime to t"
round. Now, ahall I come for you? I
nkeil her when we had arranged the other
I u i I
"I think not." all aaid. "I believe the
tfj.l.triitt Intra ntl nf IllY eervanta in bia
jmy. I can alip out by tiiyaelf. but I
H)iil,ln't manage ao well if you were with
Tl, .1,'lit of vou would excite cu
riiinity. I will meet you at the bottom of
I.ilierty mreet."
"At two o'clock In the morning exactly
,lone. Iton't come through the I'laiza
jiinl Liberty mreet. Come round by the
drive." (This waa a aort of boulevard
nclrcling the town, where the aristocracy
wan wont to ride and di-ive.) "Thiiifc-a
oiiifht to be pretty bua yabout the bank
hy then, and no one will notice you. iou
liave a revolver?"
"Veil."
"All right. Pon't hurt anyone If you
-an help It; but if you do, don't leave
liim to linger In agony. Now I'm off," I
continued. "I aupiane I'd better not come
nd nee you again?"
"I'm afraid you muntn't. Jack. You've
leen here two houra already."
"I ahall be In my rooma In the after
noon, it anything goea wrong, aend your
carriage down the atreet and have It
topped at the grocer'e. I ahall take that
Xor a aign."
The Signorina agreed, and we parted
tenderly. My last worda were:
"You'll aend that uieasase to Whlttlng
Iinm at once?"
"Thin moment," ahe aald, aa ahe waved
j(ue a kiaa from the door of the room.
CHAl'TEIt XXI.
I waa evidently In for another day aa
unpleasantly exciting a the one I had
ient before the revolution, and I reflect
ed a.ndly that if a man once goea In for
thinga of that kind, U'n none ao eaay to
)iill up. Luckily, however, I had aeveral
thing to occupy me, and waa not left to
fret the day away in Idleness. First I
turned my atepa to the harbor. Aa I
vent I examined my pockets and found a
Kiim total of nine hundred and fifty dol
lara. Thia waa my all. for of late I had
deemed it wise to carry my fortune on
my person. Well, thia waa enough for
the present : the future must take care of
Itself. So I thought to myself aa I went
.along with a light heart, my triumph in
love easily outweighing all the troubles
r.d dangers that beset me. Only land nie
wafe out of Aurcataland with the Sig
norina by my aide, and I asked nothing
nore of fortune! Let the dead bury their
dead, and the bank look after its dollars !
Thus musing, I came to the boat house
where niy launch lay. She was a tidy
tittle boat, and hail the advantage of be
ing workable by one man without any
sl.Mculty. All 1 had to arrange was how
to embark on her nnperceiveil. I mini
lnoneil the boatman In charge anil ques
tioned him closely about the probable state
of the weather, lie confidently assured
me it would be fine but dirk.
"Very well," said I. "I shall go fishing;
tart overnight and have a nil y at them
t sunrise."
The man was rather astonished at my
unwonted energy, but of course made no
objection.
"What time do you start, air?" he
msked.
"I want her re.idy by two." aaid I
I.eave her at the end of your Jetty, ready
for me. She'll be all aafe there, won't
he 7
"l)h. yes. air. Xobody'U lie about, ex
cept the sentries, and they won't touch
lier. '
1 privately hoped that nft; even the sen
tries would tie about, but 1 d dn't snv so
"Of course, sir, I shall link the gite.
1 oil ve got yonr key f
les, all rignt, and here you are nnd
much obliged Tor your trouble."
Highly astonished and grateful at re
ceiving a large tip for no obvious reason
rather a mistake on my part), the man
was profuse In promising to make every
arrangement for my comfort. Kven when
I asked for a few cushions, he dissem
bled his ainrn and agreed to put them In.
"And m.nd you don't alt up," I aaid aa
1 left him.
"I'm not likely to alt up if Tm not
obliged." he answered. "Hope you'll have
good aport. air."
From the harbor I made my way
straight to the (iold. n House. Tim Col.v
nei waa rather aurprised to set me again
o soon, hut when I told him I came on
Imsineas, he put hia occupations on one
saide and listened to me.
I began with some anxiety, for If he
us ecieu niy btcki niirn an would be lost.
However, I waa always a good hand at a
J.e. and the Colonel waa not the Tresi-
slent.
"I've come about that money question."
I aaid.
"Well, hive you come to your senses?
tie asked, with bis h.iliitn:il rudeness.
I cnu i K've you ii,e nn.ney, I went
on.
iimi sit tbere and tell me thit? IV
m know that if the soldiers don't ha
money In a few hours, thej II upset me?
They re ready to do it any minute. I
don't know now when I give an or,!,
whether I slmll be obeyed or get a bullet
through my bead."
'Tray 1 calm, aaid I. "You didn't
let nie finish !
"lt yon finish!" he cried. "Ton eoe
to think Jabber d-ws everything. The end
snf It ail Is. that either yoti give me the
money, or I take it and if you interfere,
look out .
"That la Just what I was going to pro
pose, if yon hadn't interrupted me," I aaid
srjuielly, but ith inward exultation, for 1
aw he was Just in the atate of mind to
wa'.k eagerly Into the trap I waa prepar
Jr.g for him.
"What do yon mean?" he asked.
I explained to him that it was impoasi
ble for uie to give up the money. My
reputation waa at atake; It waa my duty
... .ii. i.. . nf that money a duty
which, I hastened to add. I entertained
no Intention of performing.
"Itut." I went on. "although I am
bound not to aurrender the money. I am
not bound to anticipate a forcible aeiiure
of it. In tJmee of dixturban.-e partlea of
ruffiana often turn to plunder. Not even
the moat rigoroua precautiona can guard
agalnat it. .Now I; would be very poaal-
ble that even to-night a band of eucn
tnaraudera might make an attack on the
bank, and carry off all the money In the
safe."
"Oh!" aaid the Colonel, "that the
game, la It?"
"That." I renlleiL "i the game; and a
very neat game, too, if you play it prop-
"iy." .
"And what will they aay in r.un.iie,
when they hear the I'rovisional govern
mcnt ia looting private proierty?
l d..sr ,lonc!. vou force me to
much explunution. Vou will, ol courae,
t:ot appear in the matter.
"I should like to be there," he remara-
ed. "If I weren t, the men mlgatn i
catch the exact drift of the thing."
Vou will be there, of course, but In
cognito. Look here. Colonel, it a aa plain
aa two peaa. Sive out that you're going
to reeonnolter the coaat and keep an eye
on The Songstress. Draw off your com
panies from the I'iazia on that pretense.
Then take fifteen or twenty men you can
trust not more, for it'a no use aaklng
more than you can help, and resistance ia
out of the question. About two, when ev
erything la quiet, atirround the bank.
Jones will oien when you knock. Pon't
hurt him, but take him outside and keep
him quiet, lio in and take the money.
lere'a the key to the aafe. Then, if you
ike, set fire to the place."
"Itravo, my boy!", aaid the Colonel.
"There'a atuff in yqij after all And what
are you going to get out of It? I sup
pose that's coming next?"
As the reader knows, I wasn t going
to get anything out of It, except myself
nd the Signorina. Itut It wouldn t do
to tell the Colonel that; he would not be-
ieve In disinterested conduct. So I bar
gained with him for thirty thousand dol
lars, which he promised ao readily that I
rongly doubted whether he ever meant
i pay It.
"Do you think there's any danger of
Whlttingham making an attack while
e're engaged on the Job?
The Colonel was. In common parlance,
getting rather warmer than 1 liked. It
aa necessary to mislead him.
"I don't think ao" I replied. "He
can't possibly have organized much of a
party hers yet. There's some discon
tent, no doubt, but not enough for hint
o rely on.
"There's plenty of discontent, aald the
ilonel,
"There won't be In a couple of hours."
"Why not?"
"Why, because you're going down to
the barracks to announce a fresh install
ment of pay to the troops to-morrow
morning a handsome installment."
"Yes," aald he thoughtfully, "that ought
to keep them quiet for one night. Fact
la, they don't care twopence either for me
or Whittlngham ; and If they think they'll
get more out of me they'll stick to nie."
Of course, I assented. Indeed, it was
true enough aa long as the President was
not on the spot ; hut I thought privately,
that the Colonel did not allow enough for
hia rival's personal influence and prea
tige, If he once got face to face with the
troops.
Yes," the Colonel went on, "I'll do
that, and what's more, I'll put the people
In good humor by sending down orders
for a free social In the l'iazza to-night."
Delightfully old fashioned and baro
nial," 1 remarked. I think It s a good
idea. Have a bonfire and make It com
plete. 1 don't suppose Whittlngham
dreams of any attempt, hut it will make
the riot even more plausible."
"At any rate, they'll all be too Jolly
to make trouble," anid he.
"Well, that's about all, Isn't it?" said
I. "I shall tie off. I've got to write to
toy directors and ask Instructions for the
investment of the money."
"You'll live to be banged. Martin,"
anid the Colonel, with evident admiration.
"Not by you, eh. Colonel? Whatever
might have happened it I'd been obsti
nate! Ilojie I shall survive to dance at
your wedding anyhow. Less than a week
now !"
"Yes," said he, "next Saturday's the
day !
lie really looked quite the happy bride
groom as he said this, and 1 left biiu to
contemplate his bliss. .
"I would bet ten to one that day never
comes,' I thought, as I walked away. I
Kven if I don't will I'll bBck the Presc
ient to be back before that."
The Colonel's greed had triumphed over
his wits, and he had fallen Into my snare
with greater readineaa than I could have
hoped. The question remained, What
woubl the President do when he got the
Signorina'a letter? It may conduce to
a Is-tter understanding of the position if I
tell what that letter waa. She gave it
me to read over, after we had compiled
It together, and I atill have my copy. It
ran aa follows :
I can hardly hope you will trust me
again, but if I betrayed you, you drove
me to it. I have given them your mone ;
it ia in the bank now. M. refuses to give
it up, and the C meana to take It to
night. He will have only a few men. the
rest not near. He will be at the bank at
two, with aliout twenty men. Take your
own measures. All here favor you. lie
threatens me with violence unless I
him at otiis?. He watches The Songstress.
tint if yon can leave her at anchor and
land in a boat there w,ll be no suspicion.
lo not punish me more by disbelieving
t llKISri.NA.
"P. S.-M.
terms, nnd M
you."
and the C. are on bad
will not be active against
l'"n ne wnoie j thought this would
enng him. I dnibted whether he would
believe very much in It. but It looked
probable. Again, he was ao fond of a
buhl strike, and ao devoid of fear, that
It was very l.kely he would come and
se it it were true. if. as we an-t..i
he already had a considerable bo.1v of m.
herenta on shore, be could land and r.
connoiter without very great danger of
falling Into the Colonel's hands. Finallv
rn ii n oiuo i come, we hoped the let
ter would be enough to divert his stten
tion from any thought of fugitive boats
ani runaway lovers.
To my mind It is nearly at aiftWr
to be consistently selfish as to be abso
lutely unselfish. I Had, at thia crlals, ev
,HumurH, iv (suicrmrare ail oay
efforts on myaelf, but I could not get
jones out ot my neaa. it was certalnl
Improbable that Juoee would try U resist
the marauding part: hut neither the
Colonel nor hi ihosen band w !'! to
be scrupulous, and It n lmioetDi n
meet him on niv wnv back from the UOlu
en llouae, and aeixed the opportun'ty of
giving him a friendly hiut.
I took him and aat him down bealde me
on a bench in the I'luzza. I waa In no
way dinluibed by the rurioua glancea of
the three aoldiera who wrt evidently
chl,rged to keep an eye on the bank and
niy d-allnga with It.
j rg.,,, Dy pJuing Jonea to abeolute
i04.rpryi ,nj then I Intimated to him. In
roundabout way, hat the Colonel and
j W9n botb rery appr:honaiv of an at-
ta(.k on tl) bnk
,.Th(J town jt , a ,0at un-
ttej ronjition. and many dangeroua
rnaractera are about. Under theae clr
Pllm,tan',ea I have felt compelled to leave
the defense of our property In the bands)
of the government. I have formally In
timated to the authorities that we ahall
hold them responsible for any loss occa
sioned to us by public disorder. The
Colonel, In the name of the government,
haa accepted that responsibility. I there
fore desire to tell you, Mr. Jones, that In
the lamentable event of any attack on the
bank it will not be expected of you to
expose your life by resistance. Such
sacrifice would be both uncalled for and
useless; and I must Instruct you that the
government Insists that their measures
shall not be put In danger of frustration
by any rash conduct on our part. I am
unable to be at the bank thia evening;
but In the event of any trouble you will
oblige me by not attempting to meet force
by force. You will yield, and we shall
rely on our remedy against the govern
ment In case of loaa.
Theae Instructions so fully agreed with
the natural bent of Jones' mind that he
readily acquiesced In them and expressed
high appreciation of my foresight.
"Take care of yourself and Mrs. Jones,
my dear fellow," I concluded; "that Is
all you have to do, and I shall be satis
fied."
I parted from him affectionately, won
dering If my path In life would ever cross
the honest, atupid old fellow's again, and
heartily hoping that his fortune would
aoon take him out of the rogue's nest In
which he had been dwelling.
(To be continued.)
PRICELESS MANUSCRIPTS.
How The? Are Preserved and Cared
For at Washington.
On the second floor of the congres
sional library, reached through a great
hnll filled with exhibits, the vlaltor
Amis a lofty pavilion, fifty feet stjuare,
with desks, catalogues, and other spe
cial equipment for the consultation of
manuscripts, says the Youth's Compan
ion. This Is tho administrative head
quarters of the manuscripts division.
In a room of equal area above It six
repnlrers are continuously at work
cleansing, mending and piecing out doc
uments that require this and re-euforc-Ing
with a mnak of transparent silk
gauze the most valuable of them.
To, the rear of the mala pavilion
stretches the storage room a hall more
1 1, .i .i OiiA 1 t. i 1 1 I
- mm, if T. 7 ,
width. It Is shelved with three tiers
Ul u,cl,u ""- l"B ,uwt'r Ul """'i
Inclosed la glass, tightly set, with
locked doors. In the alcoves oppxwlte
the wide windows are large steel safes,
burglar proof, with combination locks. ,
There are twenty of these and others
may be added as needed.
In these cases and safes are now
housed the manuscript collections.
Among them are the volumes which
until recently transferred to the library
have formed a distinction of the Iie-
pnrttneiit of State, the papers of the
Continental Congress In more than
300 folio volumes the pniers of Wash
ington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe,
among the Presidents; of Hamilton,
Franklin and other statesmen. Contin
uing the presidential wrles are the
papers of Andrew Jackson and Martin
Van Ituren. acquired by the library by
g!ft, and of Franklin Pierce, James K.
Polk and Andrew Johnson, acquired by
purchase. The papers of gallium P.
Chase and a large collection of papers
of Dnnlel Webster fit ,u usefully In
their appropriate epochs.
Pack of these In date and touching
another side of our history are the pa
pers Including the letter and log
books of Csitniiiodiiie Preble and mnny
of Commodores Harry and Porter. Itrlll
lant earlier passages m the achieve
ments of our navy and the career of the
most picturesque of Its heroes are In
the twelve volumes of papers of John
Paul Jones.
The letter book and dlnry of Robert
Morris as superintendent of finance
(17SI-SI), acquired three years ago
after generations of vicissitude, Includ
ing the perils of the Junk shop, contain
copies of every letter written by him
ana a minute or every transaction nnd
Interview In his office during the four
years of his Incumbency. They hnve
never until now been ncceslble to the
historian. Without them the final his
tory of the revolution cannot be writ
ten.
Asked aad AtinrrM.
"Oh. what do you call those things.
you hang clothes onT" ald Hum ley
i mm or -clothes-tree."
"What things?" asked Jlgglns.
"Why. they have amis that stick out
like this and "
"Oh. dudes !"-Phlla.lelphla Ledger.
" of a Few.
Ilyker My wife seems to possess the
bargain-counter Instinct
Pyker So?
Ilyker Yes; she can tell nt a glance
whether a Wcent article has l.
marked down from ,V) cents or up fr,m,
4S. Chleng News.
Ills l.nrh.
Peter-Did you ever borrow
money In case of emergency?
any
i an ot a cent
Peter You don't mean It?
Van-Fact I've often tried to. but
I can never get anybody to lend me
ny. Detroit Free Press.
A M"" "te.
Ho yon think that municipal
ershlp would eliminate arsftv
own-
"I am not quite sure," answered
ator Sorghum, ".wu. "7? Pen
ra
UnL" WaaUnftoo Bur.
se
to see tnai jonen niigm - - - f t -r""Vl LTIJ L " I 11 I .J T.-Zt- VT -T -'li j j J
through hi- head; In.hed. I fancied such I I if JrA,3 'Tv''' fdKi V Tf-'M
a step would rather commend Itself to the y f, K JsVtf f 1133
Colonel. . giving a boua fid. look t (j t't K'SWt
the affair. Joues had often been the came , jyVV I. , T''. - - -
of treat ineonveuieuc to me. out 1 didn t rrVr.V.-j, N T "?jCrA ........
wish to have hi. death on my convene, fSitiX'j
. I waa verr .lad when I happened to '-kT'SVXSs f T,' le :r u' COn.r.....ely
r ii i ill - ',1 . vs. ir i r"vi"t i ri vi Ft i v l,- 7 m
V are f re.,""' Wed bat caua.
hnlr
ducfd hr tlu. i,in,.it Hiking
them-
Aa a reauit
ot tub. habit the UiC iWttllowed ar
earrl.il around t,y tie retraction- r
the stomach and O'Jhuui. to
Toria of a small pellet or ball. Ucw
ItureuHe In .I. , fresh nuu!it!t!e of
bulr are Introduced lota t t'.
which txwuie ui!-ft the "rta'?
of the liulr biill. Tbe hair br la an
fouud .8f frcjuoptir In the reth'ulmi.
or .nd atJiuacli. .lt,"ub u"'tu,e
In the rumen. I !. bulr-bai.a are
KPurrall found In the four"1 atomach.
There are no ctntaln '",ll,,, b
which on ii -i.tulue the preaoaee
of hulr bnlU, and therefore no treat
ment can be ni-oumieuHeu "r BUl"
cases. The walls of the reticulum have
In some rose ,een fuu'"1 traiiHfliod
with nails or plMtM ot wire, and jet
the aulmuls during life had not shown
any aymptoma f indigestion, but had
died from muluUles not Involving the
sti-oud atomai.li.St. Olobe-Dem-ocrat
, - i
Hand? hg Holder.
To construct tills bag bolder make
a funnel with ro,iir boards 10 Inches
long, 12 Inches wlde toP! 7 Inches
wide at bottom; take four IntUa 1 and
BAQ BOLDER.
Inches, 3V4 feet lpng, and fasten on
funnel for feet, with sulliclent slant
to stand steadily; drive four small
nails In funliel. 3 Inches from liottoiu.
ot corners, to bc.olt bug on. For Ailing
corn In enr In phosphate sacks, the
,unnel ",,ouli niade larger, so corn
wm be rei,dl,Uoveled In with grain
shovel. Fun Progress.
HI Drill and for Pork.
The demand for nork this year has
astonished ewn the most sanguine
friends of th hog.
Itoth fresh and
cured meats kave been taken In large
volume right along at prices which
were so high that they were expected
to check consumption. There are three
reasons why this condition has existed
and still exist. First Is the protqier
Ity of the Sooth, a large consumer (f
cured meats. The Southern trade was
never lurger than It Is to-day. Next
Is the growing foreign . trade, which
like our own, ii-eins to proceed regard
less of prices. And. flnully. the ieople
of this country have learned to eat
bacon. Its consumption Is unprece
dented In our history, and Is still grow
ing. There has been no shortage In
number of hogs, but a vastly Increased
demand. ThU Is why prophecies based
on hog supplies have failed and are
likely tq fall ln the. future. National
Stockman.
Handling the Yoanar Horse.
It Is so ea7 to ruin a young horse
or let him lose his life that It Is a won
der people are not more careful. Coun
try boys ofteq think it "smart" to
bitch up a green colt and drive to town
the first trip. H looks dashing and
brave, but It re.illj senseless. A
frightened young animal threw Itself
n a paved street of a town the first
lime It was taken there and broke IU
It wai bewildered by the noise
nnd crowds and had never felt the
touch of harness before. Don't go off
n Sunday afternoon knowing that
your anus ami all the boys In the
neighborhood nIt(.h tip the colt. A
noi-y, yelling rrowd Is enough to scare
a steady hor., and a young one will
,ry to j,,ip ont of lB in when sur
rounded by jot of youngsters eager
fr fun. a m!1T fun for them, but
the future usefulness of the animal Is
t stake rtlchardson, la National
Stockman.
'f cows begin to fall off In milk dur
'"I? the winter, aftor being given an
abundance 0f Kr'nn and hny. It Is an In
dication that the quarter are cold or
tbat they require mue kln'' of "uccu"
'nt food. Where ensilage Is used. It
serves ns green food, bnt on farms
wbere no s0 s HI!! the food may be
varied by allow-In ,II,'P, rnrr"1 or
turnips, tlnmah the best results can lie
secured by flrnt cook"1 the turnips and
thickening the nie wl,h ,,rnn- Wn,n
f'"l warm the cow will relish the mess
lilghly. and the change of food will lm
I'ruve the appetite.
TBberen",""
When cows are aff't with tuber
miosis It Is dltnM1,t to discover the
fact In the first "tages. The antmil
may have . com or be emaciated,
vet h ,.. the disease, eterl-
mry surgeons no test hem with
tuliercnlln, Induce- character..-
tic physiological ""I1 """Rh
tbl. test ha been .ocepte,! V "
yet It baa strong Pi"?'"- ' "'
that It d.Ja oat ",,fl" "Potations
bo,d f the turcnim test pror. an
reliable the smlna.lon of hrrd- for
tuberculosi, will be ery dlfflcult-
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55. AW s
destroying weds. One Is r- let them
have the opts.rtunlty to grow, and. by
frequently cultivating them, turn them
under as fast as they make their ap
jiearance; the other bettig to crowd
them out by growing some crop unit
will a-it give the weeds a change to
grow. No synteiii of cultivation will
kill all the weeds If a vrop Is desired
such as corn for the grass and
weed will only he kept down so long
as cultivation lasts, eqieclally as corn
I usually "luld by" at a time when
the weed a.'e producing seeds, thus es
tablishing themselves tor the succeed
ing year. As a tist of what aupistscd
clean culture pf co.n may lie, simply
cut down a row of stalks nnd a row
of weeds will rem.ilu. Aa a ni"zle weed
product's thousands of bchhI, the Ubor
of destroying the weeds must be re
peated next season.
C.rlad lb Hay and Stover.
Alfalfa meal Is a standard commod
ity on the feed market, yet I see but
little In print ao to the result of feed
ing It, hut the few dairymen, says L.
W. Llghty In National Stoctmnn. I
heard speak'ng about the experience
they tad with It seemed very faw
able. A prominent Peunsylvaiila dairy
man a few days ago told me Ln Is
about putting In grinding machinery
that will handle the timothy and mixed
hay nnd reduce them to a fine ground,
crushed condition. Who ev?r tried this
practically? Is there any available In
formation In the experiment station re
ports? I would not like to commit my
self, hut It seems to me theoretically
that we could do the rougher part of
the chewing cheaper with gnsollne or
alcohol Kwer than with cow power. It
has been amply demonstrated that
feeding the cow easily digested feed
save feed.
Wonders of Concrete.
Here are some concrete isiKslbllltles.
You enn build concrete foundations,
sidewalks, fences, water troughs, els
terns, water tanks, shelves, cesspools,
gutters, floors of all kind ln the collar,
barn and stable, steps nnd stairs, well
curbs, horse blocks, stalls, hog pens,
troughs, chicken housen, corn cribs, Ice
houses, Incubator cellars, mushroom
cellars, bolted frames, bridge abut
nienis, cnimneys, ventilators, rams,
windmill foundations, fence posts,
clothes posts and hitching posts. There
Is one farm where the post and rail
fences and the feed bins are concrete,
aud In another even the lattice under
the house plasz.i and the laundry stove
are made of It. Cases of this kind are
extreme and impractical, however-
Farming.
Value of Wrlaht la Horses.
Every hundred isiunds additional
weight lu the case of a heuvy draft
horse la .worth from 25 to CO cents
more per hundredweight when making
a sale. A farmer Is In position to feed
as cheaply as any professional feeder.
To, sell well on the market horses must
be fat, sleek and well groomed. The
buyers demand fat. If one has time
to give proper exercise and light work,
something may be added to the value
of the horse, and It will lie ready to
go right Into the heavy work cX a city
buyer. A little additional grooming,
together with blanketing, for a month
will also add a good bit to the Belling
price.
Iapklaar and Storlnur Apples.
The apples that are to be kept over
winter" must' be carefully picked from
the trees by hand, ns every apple that
falls to, the ground will be bruised and
rendered untlt for the bnrrel, any In
Jury hastening decay. Should decay
liegln with one apple all the others
In the barrel are, also liable to Income
diseased. Apples must be stored In
a cool place, but should not freeze.
It Is the aitemnte changing of temper
ature that damages them In storage.
Clean barrels should be used, the ap
ples shc.uhl be as uniform as possible,
and sent to the market In an attractive
form.
Profit la Small Fralt.
Ten acres ttf smnll fruits will often
make a man more truly prosierous
than ten times a much land In wheat
or corn. He may not be worth as much
In actual capital Invested, but he will
be getting a larger net Income, and
doing It with less severe toll. The
small farm well tilled, whether It Is?
In fruits, dairy, vegetables, etc., Is al
most always the most satisfactory. Th
principal capital needed to start such
a farm Is a level head aud knowledge
of the business.
raatnrlna CloTer.
Clover Is Injured when cattle are
permitted on the field when the land
Is very wet There Is a temptation to
allow cows to use the clover fields
seine, but any gain by so doing Is al
ways at the expense of loss In some
other manner. Cattle do much barm
by tramping; for which reason not
even the pasture should lie used until
the grass has made considerable growth.
Close graxlng should never be allowed,
flat) for Cattle.
Ton for ton, ninny farmers are find
ing out that tinthreshed cjUs, cut when
the grain Is In the rather soft dough
(milky) state, and cut fine with a
stalk cutter, are liettor than meadow
l,y cut equally fine to feed cattle,
especially inlh b cows. As a rule, good
farmers raise fur more weight of oats
to the acre than of hay.
MalHpllratloa of U'rrda.
To give some Idea of how weeds
multiply It may be stated that a single
plant of pepper grass will produce IS,,
dm seeds; dandelion, she
herd's purse, 37.(0; wheat thief, 7,
); common thistles, I'Ci.fKK); chamo
mile, PViKsi; ragweed. CrxiO; puts
lain. 37.".!si; plantain. 47,0110, and
burdock. 4.VIO. The Importance of not
allowing a single weed to produce seed
cannot be alluded to, too frequently.
A single hour's work In destroying
weeds ma save weeks of lubor next
seacon
ON TO
"Pr. I'. W. Wiley, chemist of the
Inaugurate a series of experiments to
hum-in stomach." News Item.
Wrskat a m .as aT W PSJSW
DLAUWUln
RICA-
Mrs. Thlllp P. Wilcox, a slender lit
tle woman, weighing scarcely UK)
pounds. Is the village blacksmith of
College View. Neb. She learned her
somewhat unusual trade from her hus
band.
Having taken up the work at first
for pleasure, Mrs. Wilcox found her
health steadily Improved with the ex
erclse, and decided to keep the little
Wilcox blacksmith shop, open one
summer while her husband waa away
wnrklnir In tho railroad shops. Her
success was so marked that she has
kept at the work ever since. She can
shoe a horse as well a any other
blacksmith In the country, though she
admits this Is one part of the work
which la a little distasteful to her.
Mrs. Wilcox was a teacher before
ber marriage, and now holds a teach
er's certificate. She said: "There Is
more money In blacksuilthlng. If some'
of those poor, overcrowded teachers
would try this business once they would
never go back to the school room again.
I'm bringing up my girls the same way.
The eldest Is an expert bicycle repair
er now and the younger two are also
good at the business. The oldest girl
has a bank account that she earned
from bicycle repairing."
One day a farmer led up a mettle
some young horse to be shod. Mr.
Wilcox went forward to take charge
of the aatmal, but Its owner shook his
head.
"If you don't mind, Phil," he said.
"I'd rather Mrs. Wilcox would do this
Job. The colt seems to have a weak
ness for ber. lie nearly kicked the
shop down when a man tried to shoe
him down In Lincoln a few weeks ago,
but when Mrs. Wilcox did It before
he acted tike a lamb. She charms
them some way. Maybe It's the way
she talks to them."
Mrs. Wilcox stroked the horse for a
moment on the nose, nnd, tnlklng gent
ly to him all the time, began the work
the animal offering no resistance what
ever, tlNXigb be bad laid back his ears
threateningly at Mr. Wilcox's ap
proach.
Noting the look of surprise caused
by the ease with which she wielded a
henvy hammer. Mrs. Wilcox smiled.
"It's not so much strength," she said
"though of course I'm a hundred per
cent stronger than I Wns when I began
this work. It's more In knowing Just
bow. and, perhaps, In really enjoying
It Youd be surprised to know how
much genuine pleasure I get out of this
work."
Yon are always fussing because peo
ple are not True to you. Are you par
ticularly True to others?
"WHEN THE LEAVES
&L Loula RcpuLlto.
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WASHINGTON.
Department of Agriculture, proposes to
determine the effects of alcohol ou the
MINGLING OF THE RACES.
Human I.lfa Mark I.Ike riant llrgaa.
Isatloa, It In Asserted.
In the course of many years of In
vestigation Into the plant life of the
world, creating new forms, modifying
old ones, adapting others to new con
ditions and blending still others, I have
constantly been Impressed with the
similarity between the organization
and development of plant and human
life, says Luther Iiurbauk In the Cen
tury. While I have never lost sight of the
principle of the survival of the fittest
and all that It Implies as an explana
tion of the development and progress
of plant life, I have come to find In
the crossing of species and In selection,
wisely directed, a grent and powerful
Instrument for the transformation of
the vegetable kingdom along lines that
lead constantly upward. The crossing
of species Is to me paramount Upon
It, wisely directed and accompanied by
a rigid selection of the best and as
rigid an exclusion of the poorest, rests
tlie hope of all progress. The mere
crossing of species, unaccompanied by
selection, wise supervision, Intelligent
care and the utmost patience. Is not
likely to result In marked 'good, and
may result In vat harm. Unorganized
effort Is often most vicious In Its ten
derness. SCHOOL STUDIES.
l was Just thinking of "Stub" Wil
liams. Itemeinber him? He sat on the
front seat and was the dumbest thing
that ever went barefoot About all he
could do when called upon to recite was
sweat and look as expressionless a a
pumpkin pie. He couldn't sicll; he
could scarcely read; he knew nothing
about geography, and he always said
that grammar "ain't no use." Ills
father was another "Stub," and went
to law with the school authorities lie
cause they forced him to send his boy
to school. The old man Is dead. Heard
of the other "Stub" last week. He
went through our town In his private
car. Ills grammar Isn't much better,
but when he speaks the superintendent
of three big railroad systems take no
tice, and he can sign his name so that
they can read It at the bank. You never
cnn ten. Cincinnati Post
In every iielghlsirhood, the people
complain of some annoying family. Do
the nelghlsirs complain of YOU?
BEGIN TO FALL!"