Hillsboro independent., April 05, 1907, Image 2

(THE CHARITY GIRL
J By EFFIE A. ROWLANDS I
T.e. filendurwood foht-d bla arma and
;ookd down at nr - .
Trou.1.. to o ,l K h
MJ "I ahall lDt" 1 be"
lou are al rent. . .
' ... -.-.v 4 f.int. bitter srnll. nl.k
ed .cms. th. pal Hi'-. "V
Kr.tr stretched out her hand, "Good
! Jl. friend. Heaven bl.-M you
'.. .o..r loving ire of m
I-I .m not worth It, Jack, de.r; I am
not worth It." . . .
l'... ha bent down and kled
the whit hand, and then Mr.. Fraaer
, .... i ...t, atanainir iwuiuu,
taugnt .igni oi .,
CIIAPTHn IV. (Continued.)
II immediately vnt iho girl to a
Tarwian school, and then set about
trying to furc. hi way Into th rank
of- the uuper ten. Ilia aionry. bi po
litical viewa. and hla power. 4a determin
ed by th fart of bi. being a largo em
ployer of labor, and, tker-for. of con
trolling a large percental of vole,
brought about an acquaintance, and then
friendship, with Sir Kdw'n (Jaacolgne.
an luijwcunluu nut niosi in""""
baronet. liy Mir F.iln in .4. "
... . ... .v. Aelfeat. .... " .i...r It win do myth I
brow, and held IM it wa. - "- V , MAt,
nostril. . Corao to roe. cnuu . - , ... - ,
"I'v been wlih her erer mce ... - ,Dej: i will not oano -
...... . ,i .1, 1 1 m Audrey, I . ,. . j Into vour face.
a mild." ne "'",; .... uu- "M" ., u.i . .US .
who .lood with her nanus i.g"7 " V Jack lilenaurwoou .. . - -- -
ed together: "and ahe'll never d. u--. lUrti iml mRUe way iur
to me but Mi. Constance, poor ae.r b;n sb may. aiowiy .. w
.... -i.. .i.... 111?" Why waa It . ,.t..K..I form and knelt down. 8h
that Audrey could not con'rol b""'ceJ waa not frightened, only awed and
v f , i. -1 1 ..,(, L.rf ner nenu. J'- i .if..i atirreu.
then the bell pealed through the wrrlJor ,r jft JoaT ryt Aa p aa Audrey
again, and Mra. Fraw-r openaj ner iu eJ h(r ..Cnlj , Chu,j I no ara
r : i . . .,i,k . aturl .no I . . . -.UK wniip rm m.E
iruiKi-u rt- wi.u - - your ' n.i in --
.er wa. returned In th. Con-rvatlr. blankly around her M.rn!il come, up from the p..tr b. bent tor-
ranae. and hi. atep planted on the flrat Audrey away. Audrey reluctantly with uJ toU(.hed flr,.. brow with
lie waa a decnieuiy arew ner ga irmu mi . - ner fpS ; iha clung io iub
clever man. and although t. o mean and face, and wi.h the memory ,H a moan craped her. 8""' n
nk-gnrdly lo be altogether popular, ha blue eye, rlingiuf to her, the returned hff bulJ( ,nd ber htad dropid
wi not long in finding cm friend to her nil.lreaa room. on hef brea,t.
Among theae, however, could net he ciasa- a not ner lu.nin.g m. my r crle1 flIsr
tU fi,tunce Ja-olne. Hir Kdnr. in.atl-ntiy. I'ear me. .o- . jing over her miatreaa. "She
aecond and only .urvivi.ig uVighter. Sliaa I auppone .he won t be able to go to tne . on her minJ , Sh, ha,
i;,.wln. waa a very beautiful flrl. but Ola.tun bunt ball to-night ai.e you bfJ buulk of thi$ chlld.. faP.
.he had won the reputation cf having a eem o me Inc lined da'"e- j. , daJ. it', only weakn- I fear. I'oor
bitter and unkind tongue. Kvery one have lazy people about ... "barn, a i oay. j,
knew Ihnt ConHiance Waacolsne did not my white aerge tea gown. I .uppoae 1U ' f A(ldr.y( ?er.
hare in her futher'a infatuation for Mr. breakfa.t gong haa nwnde.IT
Fraa.T. and yet .he eleetritied the whole "Ye., niiaa. ten miiiute. .,(,; and I fenny.
.,ia. wor.d'by ...ddenly beaming hi. n.t hi. lonNhip tj-goln down come M , In a d am .he r tojje fee.
wifo. Jljere Ran tne ume imym gi.u. -i-. j.i.i
....i ii,.... ,k. i.v.a.., m.irnnne hern me Mr, rraiter'. room and
a thinir of the na.t. although there were "I ahal have nothing of tha kind,'
.onie of t'miHtnnre' women friend, who
then, when .he wa. outalde, aba burat
uato a flood of IrrepreMible, renoua leara.
retnrro.l Hlioila .t.mnlnl hee foot Itn- n ni aZBIn.l in wan, e.ieBB ui
. . I . k. : Mi. , I. a at ro n ra ttrllil f 11 .
atiil diki-UMted the .uhject. patiently, aa Audrey'a cold nngera moveu one or an; (
"There hM been aou.elbing myaterioua iowiy in tlielr ta.K ot cunonmg uer tnur ana i m .
lauity Rlioe atrap.. 1 ou mut go in oy in alienee, oui
and ten .Mra. Fraaer I will ree ber after he put bi hand gi'ntiy on ner .uouiuer.
breakfat. Itircham. tbia ir! la aimply "I'oor child ! IW little child !" Then.
a cluni.y fool r If you can't teach ber to .he lifted her teaT-.tained. eloquent
manage better than thi. aha mut go!" lovelmeaa to bia face, ba Jrew both her
Audrey'a eve. were bllmicd with hot hand In hie. "Don't cry, child I be
tear. She waa doing her very beat, but ai.i, quickly, "I I hata to ae you cry.
Sheila had no pity for her awkwardiieaa, y0:i aeem very lonely; you ara atranue
and could willingly have kicked ber for
looking to beautiful.
alout the giil for the hint two year..
ried Mm. Fanfare, tlie blg;et acandal
monger of the time, "and I tor one al
waya thought that young Frank Anstru
ther'. .udiien death bad a great deal to
do with Jt. Contanre w madly in love
with him, poor girl! Well, .f-e ha. done
very well in one enc. Thi. Fraser man
i. rolling la money poai'.ively rolling,
my dear!"
In a vague, yet uncertain, way Sheila
felt that it vaa only through her tep-
mother'. popularity and undoubted .ocial
position tliat h wa. received and wel
comed aa the friend of the eonnty faml
Ilea .round the neighborhood, and poa
aeaned the entree of the 'ieat house, in
lAindnu when they .tayed tb-re for the
(ra.nn ; and, bearing this In mind, it
wat only nalurul she .houM be very care
ful to keep on good term. ith one who
wa o very indiHMna:ible lo her. Peep
dowu in the girl', .hallow pietenae of a
heart there lurked a rankling Jealou.y
for (lie delicate, aristocratic, h t i 1 1 beau
tiful woman a ho lui'l been I.er father',
wife. Sheila hnd never (jui'e understood
Coimtanre Fraer, and ih wa Jimt a lit
tle bit afraid of her; ahe jrnew how bit
ter the eet, refined voice could ring
kometime. and how conte'ii;t'iouHly the
pale lip co... i curve when oi aion mer
ited it. She felt vaguely ;!nit Mr.. Fra
(er knew her at ber exact worth; and
yet the young stepmother ba.l never, by
word or aign, been anything I ut kind and
alTectiouiitelv considerate to the girl
whose guardian alie was. .
Klieilu turned away from the mirror
witj a frown, and throwing herself on her
In ip t r i in hum) pillow, again 'i-ok up her
letters. The frown vnnishM hi .he read
tlie warm and pressing invitation from
two or three of the best house around to
luncheon, dinner, tea, and tlie like.
"Hub! I inn a fool!" she .aid to her
.elf, and .he laughed ulior'r. "I wa
-only half awake just now, and what If
this girl I pretty. how do.1 that affect
me? I am Ms Fraser, of linglevood,
and heiress to a good hun l."d thousand
'pounds. I don't think 1 reed trouble
my head almiit a acrvant muid'e face!"
She read through the rest of her letter.,
on.l then rang her bell sharply. "Why
doesn't the girl come backT I must get
up, or Jack will be oS Lufore I have
half dressed !"
The bell rang sharply In .he corridor
PUl.lde, but Audrey neither understood
nor heeded it purpose. She wa. very
frightened, and very full of pity at that
particular moment.
She had gon direct, a. Mi. Fraaer
had commanded her, to Mr. Fraser'.
toom; he knew It, because Itircham had
4Minteil it out to her the evning before;
?MlXWMr&&tf I C....o Cor. V
chapter r.
"What time do we atart?" Sheila Fr
aer asked Lord John, aa brenkfa.t drew
to an end.
She waa not alone with the young
man; an elderly lady, a oor relative
of her mother'., wa. present. Had
Sheila been left lo her own inclination,
thi. quiet, grim, and undoubtedly middle-class
Mr.. Wataon would never have
been given a place In her borne; but
Constance Fraser bad spoken so direct
and to the point on this subject that
ber stepdaughter had given in, aud offered
in aa gracious a manner a he could the
post of housekeeper to tbia iiupoverUhed
connection.
"Io you seriously think ef going to
day ' he laughed, turning to the girl,
who looked very fre.h and p-ctty In her
picturesquely draped white serge gown.
"Why not?" demanded Sujila.
"Remember the ball."
"Oh, the ball!" with an ary laugh.
"My dear Lord John, I could follow the
hounds for a week at a tiiu, and then
dunce through two ball."
"Sheila baa excellent health," Mra.
Wataon remnrked, mmiotono i!y.
Sheila rose abruptly. Iloi jlow their
friendship advanced. He wn perfectly
aware that it wa hla mother', most earn
est desire to see Sheila Fraajr hi. wife,
but be waa equally well suva-e that be
had no auch desire himself. Ue waa In
no hurry to be married, and hs certainly
would never marry for money.
All tbia, however, he kept io blmaelf.
and although be wa. so intimate with the
heiress of Pinglewood, ha had never by
word or deed given either Sheila or any
one else reason to aupjioae that ba held
any deper feeling for the girl than that
of an ordinary friend.
Later Sheila bad some dinner In her
room, having ascertained that Mra. Fra
ser would be well enough to accampany
her to the ball ; and when the time cam
she arrayed herself In ber magnificent
diamonds, and even gava "the charity
girl" a .mile, aa Audrey, overcome with
th brilliant spectacle, put ber hand
together, and exclaimed aloud with de
lighted admiration.
Let Max ait up for tne, Rlrchara.'
she ordered, and then she .wept away
and Joined Mrs. fraser tall, eles-anl
here. Come: .ball we strike a Bargain
You lei me help you yeaterduy, you muat
let me help you again. Shall wa be
friend.?"
"Friend, my lord?" (ha faltered. "Tou
and I .' Oh, it cannot De ! I am only
a servant, a charity girl, an t yen "
"Are henceforth the friend of that char
ity girl," waa hi answer, and with that
he btnf and kissed her hand aa ha bad
Just kissed Constance Fraaor'a and, with
a tender amue anu genua gooa-nigai
wen' slowly down the atairs and out of
lb bouae.
(To ba continued.)
she bad knocked gently, and on receiving figure in the hall below,
an answer, she had gone timidly In. The
riHim wa large, airy and pretty; it waa
liung with ilainty chintz, and was. com-
ir.'d lo Sheila'a mugnili.-ent apartment,
Dimple beyond description; vet Audrey
I. -it, in a auu.ien anil liiiles.Tihnhle way,
.!... -I. l:t I i. i. ...
unit sue UK-,, it iniieii oe:;er; it was o
Iresb and dainty looking, ,nj ther wa
.plenty of room to move a Vint. A fir
was burning brightly, and a large bowl
ot (lull. slils niol tulips made a spot of
i i . i. .. .:.. .
i-on.r in nr ihiiiw. a woman. In a
white mob cup snd large aprm, wa just
placing a trny by the bedside, and Au
drey, raising her eye very nervously, saw
a delicate, lovely lai-e lying on the pillow.
lll'l. 1- 1. l L.ll illl t ....
uu is ii, ..inraiittti r inquired .Mrs.
Fraser io a low, but singularly sweet
sjoice.
"If )ou pleae, I I xio com from
Alias r raser
Audrey stammered out th message a.
easily as she could. She wa not exact
ly frightened, and yet her heart wa. flut
tering, for .he felt rather .bin .aw that
Sirs, t raser. eye. were fixed unon her.
"My mistress onght not to have tone
out tonight! It la enough to kill her!"
exclaimed Marshall In indignation. "If
I had my way, I'd have toid Miss Fra'
ser pretty plain what I think of ber.
dragging a poor, sick, suffering creature
out a cold night like this, and al! for ber
selfishness! It' heartless, that's what
I call it!"
Itircham made no reply, although aha
overheard thia speech ; but Audrey felt
her heart beating with sympathy, too.
Mow fragile and III Mrs. k riser looked
Surely Mis Fraser could not have know
bow weak she waa I
.-sow, seep up ine nre, ,n. you ma
go to sleep. If you like," Itircham said.
"See that Mise Sheila' aliprer. are
warm, and everything out that she wants.
NATION OF SALT EATERS.
Barrel m Year I Consumed for
Kvery Three) Person.
The Uulted States consuinea 20.S72,-
700 barrels of salt annually, or a bar
rel for evory tbre persons In the
land. Last yeur It went abroad for
only 1.151.1.13 barrels. In 1SS0 (13.5
jmt cent of the salt used In our coun
try was of home production. Last year
1)5.7 ht cent of the product consumed
wna produced within the borders of
this country. In 1HH0 the consumption
In this country was only 0.3S4,2i!3 bar
rels. Thus we see tlmt the people of
the United States are using annually
three times aa much salt a they used
wenty-slx years ago.
Only 5.!)iil.(XiO barrels were pro
duced lit this country In 1SS0. and the,
consumers were forced to go abroad
for 3.427.03D barrel Last year the
otal production at home was 25,1X10,.
122 barrels.
The chief salt-producing States are
Michigan and New York. Statistics
recently gathered by the government
show that the combined output of these
two States amounts to more than two-
thirds of the total production of the
United States.
No attempt has ever been made to
ascertain whnt per cent of the salt
consumed In the United States Is used
for culinary purposes. The annual
output Is consumed In the Industries of
meat packing, flsh curing, dairying and
the like. The chlorlnatlon of gold ores
aemamis a large quantity, and great
quantities of salt In the form of brine
are used, In the manufacture of soda
ash. caustic soda and other salts. Salt
Is cheap. The average price for 1;m3
wns a little over 23 cents a barrel,
which Is lower than that reported In
any previous year. Dry salt, of course,
brings a higher price than brine. The
average price for dry salt last year
wa 31.31 cents a barrel.
Follows. ..tensive experltnenta In
th rr.. v.nd cimraUr and grav-
' VM, rfcreauiliiS. uthor of
u Iudbift,, W'lctlu tU"- COU"
elusions-
I. Tba 1 ef the band, aeparator In
the ni it gravity .y.tenia or
creauilug ill fft a aavlng of $3.50
t 17 worth of eutter fat from one cow
in one j.j vNtu tu o""u. ss-j.n.-.
richer craaa " bwtu,r 1""" ol
cream and aklu tau
tl'nn witu th gravity ayateuia.
2. Of tt. .it method tba deep-
setting .vstu, I. th least bjuctlun-au'-
It pruJu',eB a UK,' w,,"I,,Bt
'Puratlon and l"trop 'p
freau, than 'either tl10 ,mllovv lmu wr
the water-dilution system.
3. Anv iwt to thoroughly clean
the setiarM... ifter each separation re
duces the gklumilus -ttlcl-i-y of the
iiachlne mxi lowers the qunuiy oi "
ream and Kntter produced. WaaU tlw
separator after "paratloik
. A trembling machine, insumneni
ised. sour ! curdled, slimy or cold
milk, and oVer-fewlU'II t,ie Ptr
caused a loss of butter fat in tne awira
milk aniountliif to from eight to
clve pound! ot butter per- cow lu
one year. 1
5. Other Vtos benSC 0"n,- n'"
aiieed and a iroall rate or innow tenu
to produce a tblck cream. Insulllclent
speed, a trcnibllug machine? and a large
rate of inflow result' In thinner
cream.
Ion.1 Po" fTm nel'
Nearly half lh PP corn oonunet
In the United States 'a raised In the
small wmnty of Sac, In the nortliweat
ern portion of Ioa. nicre It has
been found that the soil ta particularly
adapted to It. cultivation. Before tho
aliowa and the street corner merchant
took It up the bot buttered ip corn
wasn't very much In deiuu td. Its- cul
tivation waa restricted to a few Btalka
on tha farm that met the home de
mand. A aniall uantlty u.lght be
bought at theitore, but It was high in
price and the wles were few.
The breakfast fowl manufacturer
are now the largest consumers of pop
corn In the market Nearly half of
the ready-to "Tre foods have u con
siderable periatiige of pop corn. Oue
brand ia practically nil pop corn.
t i
Ifarfork Hrl.rsi.
Tho Illustrttlons ahow two device
for carrying hick tlw hay 'ork when
putting bn tho" barn. In the first
IllustrutloiJ t rope markid 1 la fas
tened to tieend of the track, and to
the stake f. Uo 2 Is nlmut ten- reti
nger tiime track ami is nttscueu
to the r"V:E and a weight Deiow.
When til fck Is set free Inside the
barn the weUit below E carries It out
to the end of tie track
In the spring of 18U4 the Khode 1st
and Experiment Station decided to de
vote au acre of laud to th cotitluuous
culture) of corn.
The aoll waa partly a allt loam and
partly a light aandy loam. The first
two yeara only chemical fertilizer,
were used, the maintenance of aoll hu
tuua being placed upou tba corn stub
ble remaining uxn tba flelL The
following two yeara half of t ha area
waa aown with crimson clever at' the
time of tba laat cultivation of corn and
half to rye. In order to compare the
merit, of a It-gumlnoua and notilegu
rnlnoua crop aa a means of maintaining
soil bumus. Itcglnnlng with 18UH, after
the expertmetit had been In progress
four years, the flrat quarter of the acre
plat was aown ta crimson clover and
the third quarter to w inter rye at tho
time of the last cultlvat'on of the corn,
while th second and tourtb quarter!
received no cover crop. In 1S'.K) tho
land waa limed to Insure the success
of clover. The history of the land Is
given and the fertilizer treatment and
the results secured lu each year are
recorded.
A summary of the results during the
twelve yeara the experiment haa been
conducted shows that tho gain from
using clover aa a cover crop, after de
ducting the coat of the seed, was
$50.21, or an average of $4.19 er acre
annunlly, aa con. pared with $1.2S, or
an average of 30 cents an acre annu
ally front using rye.
rarlasi m Klrker.
An arrangement auch aa shown In
the cut haa been auggested na effective
to cure a horse which kicks In har
ness. A henvy strap (P) Is attached
to the collar and extends back under
the surcingle, where It is attached to
a heavy ring.
Through thla ring la passed a rope
or strap (M), which Is attucbed to
. -erN
7?h tA m
-t ' rfS
m
m " ' ss BBS . m i -sw
Cirastns; Moll.
Cowpeas without grain have a.far
I . ... l . . I . ' I . .....! li . n
Tim other do-l given oetxer rvnuiia, n mi"'i v......
ce shown i.ft-r irformlcg the same any of the other crop, tested at tha
.eratn by ul-ans of the horse. An Mississippi station. In 1WS he cow-
s7 .... - a kfA (nun in thin hill litim una
extra rap. la attach. 1 to the ror -.3 - - --
runa through the pulley at outer end an ucib ,..uu.. , -
of the track. From there It extends In 1004 the crop was grown on goo.
to a stake lxed In the ground and vaney ianu u - ;
I SMM .feMA "I n A ffA I T1. ttB W 11 t It m
continue, so as to connect with tne or ioi a .-. .-a-
etf OO' U. ' luBiunjtv ' itucu. ww-
peaa were ripe and were fed no grain
In addition to the pasturage.
Alfalfa without grain has- been
found "to be llttie more than a-maintenance
ration for hogs." The pig
used In the test; which covered two
years, ranged from threa to twenty-
four tnontha In 1 as.
ne-aratfc III Ils;nltr.
It la a curious tiling, say the Dun
tiee Advertiser, that the olliclals of
Uutum castle have always been cotisld
h I ... TM.d..M t.
v "i"j "euriment as
most extravagant In coal. As tb r.
wearily; she sat down tlmld'y on on of
the richly covered chairs, and dictated to
herself fhst ah muat nn mn.l .1.A..IJ .
, , , ... I ...- . .". auvuiu IIOl
.nursiinii rei.ijiiig in sj prist yet re- o fo iWn. NnI1m l ... Kf.. v.i.
apectful way when her miairrs .topped an hour hd eon. wh.,4 h.'.h. .v
ber. Sse stretched out a fragile hand, the luitirtmi en.hinn. .t h.e h.,k ... i
Who are you? she isked In eaaer,
nun-lea miies, n nere ct you come
from T Come nearer I Come closet I
want to see your face. I
"If you please, ma am. tb'e I Miss
rraser's new maid a Mrs. Thornaat
as got for her, .aid Marana'l.
Mr. Fraser had pushed herself up In
They'll ring th bell when tbey come. I suit of an Investigation recently held.
"Ll: '"""f -PMt th'7''1 fc hm' I '-"owing amusing notb-e has besen
u,........s.
Aurrey glanced at the clo.-k and sighed
lulled by the ilvery ticking of th clock,
ah wa fart asleep, dreaml.ig ot Jean.
All al one she waa awakened, a bell
went pealing through the .ilnt house.
Mie started from her cosy nodi and rub-
her eyes. Nearly half past twelve
They were home early, tlhe stood at at
tention, and went to oiiest tho door for
Mla V'rSSeP ThuFS .nainJ a k.
bed; her deep blue eye. were shining like iuie confusion, and th-n AlJre, heard a
tars, and a rn.li of color bad come Into (rnk. determined voir.
her white che.-ks. Invclu.irarily Audrey
bad drawn nearer, and had fct her small
work stained fingers into those other del
icate ones. Mrs. Fras.r pus-ied the girl
round w ith her face to the I hl. paused
for an instant, and then give one broken.
sohliing cry :
"Merciful h-svens! It ' It I
Slie struggled with her rith. stretch
ed out h-r two hand aa though to some
ensren yet precious protector, and then lo n-a.l and appreciate th .jmpsthy lo
sdtd iiidi i M-iiiaiw u.niii inn uniiini 1 ner gteat blue eve.
Pari on ner puiow insensin e. Auumy,
trembling in every limh. hs:e iel to obey
Marshall, a she directed her to bring
some eau de-cologne and !t from the
large chint. hung dressing table; sh did
not kno
Fraser'a
yond description. NarsBall evidently rght thankful to yoo for nurylng her
wa not unuaej to thia .igtt 01 weaknea p; ,, a weak aa aa Infaat, that's
in ner mi sires. 1 what she Is.
-hel on or Ber Had niglta,- Audrey "Pon't believe ner. Jack" nld Con.
bear! her mutter; "poor lamb! I knew ,unea Fraaer la her sweet, fesbl rolca.
it warn 1 nrsi saw ner inn morning, roor she wa. lying back la a great wlda
Mia Contancl Foor. pretty Mis Con-I rhr. looking Inexpreswibty beaatifuL
I tell you I'm going to carry you up
stairs. 1 will not leav you till I
you s.ife in your room."
mere wa ome miirmiirM ptotest. and
then Audrey perceived J..-k ;iendiir-
wood, coming along a eai!y posi.
ble, rarrying Mrs. Fias..-'t sliuhr tnmi
in his arms, lie saw 'he g.-I ia an in
stant
"Which Is th rnomT" h asked, quick
She led th way and opened th door.
Marshall waa dosing by ra Ore.
"What I UT" be cried, starting np
hurriedly : then, a h grasped th. alt
nation. "Ah. Mi Constance I
w why. but th lgnt of Mrs. how It would be; yoo weren't Bt for It,
death like fac. gained her be- my lamb t Bring her here, my lord. I'm
tnc P
Sh wh'sked away a tear while h ruh
fc4 so in ef th. v-Qt across tfe pJ.
though a. whit a. a ghost, ba her long.
black velvet drew, with th rka Valea-
ilenaea lac about Ut Deck.
Ireulated among the various olUc.a in
tue castle
Notice In order to obviate the
waBto of coal. It U requested that
nres snouiu not De made up fer 3
p. m. unless the room Is likely to h
occupied after 5 p. m. Where nine.
are closed at 2 o'clock on Saturday.
uin. diii.uiu not d made UD after 1
ou those days."
Some years ago the treasnrv n.
over one of lta highest otnclals to i
....re lino me extraoniinary consump
tion of coal In the castle. When be
called on the under secretary and told
ir ui.jH i ui ins Timi, mat funrtlona
si, I niithlniv lint . . ...
me oell for the
' insrr. jiary." sa it ha ..
... Lite ii,
" ' "" "inn tins called
about tl coata." and then walked out
""u. i.uuaio courier,
ra a Jama.
o .
u...ier Always jump out of bed
time. b? Ilav you a g,, ;ron
clo.kT wu ,Ia',ni
a hour and then I
- . u auiomot) horn
by my bed that toou by cnmnJ
air at a certain hour an7iw
Ot. feet
Mlt.l.J r . "r"Wa.
..11 wonder if
knowa I have mo ner)
,.?.1!n:W,, U -Uv. to
niiurta ry,
Jump
th
count
yon?
nln-Tben b. MentJy know
eaaaawa J,.
Haa yon tig DnrUt-i-i.
tlnr asked th. ... ' ..."7
-i aj v. J . ' mother.
stmt's on the hind hocks at S. This
Is made loose enough so that tho aul
mnl may walk comfortably, but too
tight ti allow the animal to kick. After
wearing tills harness a while the bors
will cease to try to kick In harness
and may be driven without difficulty.
Farm and Home.
TUI It A WORK KETfR-f.
Hark Tret a la rial.
This condition la frequently brought
to our attention, i.ui as jci we nnve
no satisfactory explanation to offer for
their presence. They are nlso fund
in health, a we have observed In
heads at the slaughter house. I n-
doubtedly too much stress has been
laid UMn thi condition. In young
Digs where this condition Is most fre
quently seen, king sharp tt-th may be
present which It would he- tietter to
cut off. retitition may a.so tie timing
lice oa nore. 1 ,,, -,t h ack tooth llinv be a
The simplest remedy Is to clip- th' a)(, Uiere mny b(t. ta-rItjtloia of
the gums, causing the pig to hold tho
tnouthi own. to sallvut and to refuse
to eat ISt. Louis Ulot iH'iiKH-rat
Plan tins; t'narafled Hrslsfant,
Tlburoiigh plowing atnt suhxollUig are
cveu more niH-ensary when planting un-
gruftesl reslHtants tlaan when planting
Is nch grafts, says a bulletin ImhucsI by
hitching p,,U)t Tlie stakes shown at
the right ami left should of course be
fitted with pulleys. Montreal rsuiR
balr. a. lire will not stay on a clipped
horse. Tobacco water niaile by boiling
nie strong tobacco In water is crrecx-
UaL but la mlliev. nat poiwuioim u
too fre.1,, nr made too strong, lino
found of tobacco to four gallons of
water It about the proper pmsrtlon.
bnt. aa t,.licco varies coiislUrably In
strength, tUl may not lie quite strong
sirengta, ta "" the tl ex,erlment station of the I'nlver-
en,,ug, Coal"' 't, t California. Thla Is U-c.ase
Wa to use nnd llu ' " " ? J caa u ol,ta,nl only If the
. rrg'ln pCS S-t - .rafted yoang. a.l thl.
akea It rstaentinl to ittitain a good
soatsiM. 1. venr fxI. I" r,,ao'
a I Ml
fl.W . 1. t- r.l,tnlniVl TIUK IB H KWM I "
I"T trr. b .. skin i growta the first year. If the atock ra-
"TZ: ' main. In the ground for two. three or
- uirty tor nra veara before grafting. It beeomea
Par a lllaeboaael llorea. Bn)i rvfractory to grafting and
WW . h,.rse la hideK)uniI It la usu- , ,.,,., ,nrM,t be obtained. Tlie
Hy caused ty ,n and .tocka aluld make autn ent growth
unthrifty tsindltlon. A horse In good Uh, finrt year to ,now of their being
grafted tlie spring following the plant
ing.
Splint aa Home' Lea;.
This defect la probably the most no-
Tba lady of tho house, w ho had beeu
sitting with her checka la her palm,
her elbows on the tabid ami her eyea
flied Intently on a newspaper, started
when her uuuband spoke to her.
"I'm Just thinking," aha aaiL
"I waa afraid It waa aome thing of
that sort," aald tha man. "Don't you
know It'a making wrinkles on your fore
head?"
"I wonder whether It really I
$3,0(10 machine," aald tha lady reflect
ively. "If I. thought It waa IUtry for
it."
"What?"
"An nuto.noblle. The Antl-Macul::
soap jieople will give a $5,000 automo
bile to whoever scuds In Uie largcHt
number of worda mnde out of 'uncou
stltutlonullty,' U't'a sco, there's 'con
tentlon' no, there's no V In it, !a
there?"
"There's 'con.'" auggested the man
"Ion't bo absurd, SH?ncer."
"You do nie an Injustice," said tho
man. "'Con' la all right You've been
conning that advertisement for the last
twenty uilnutes. It'a a perfectly good
word. I didn't say anything about
what the advertisement waa doing to
you."
'There's 'constitution,' " aald the
lady, "and 'constitutional.''
"Now, Mabel I"
"'Unction pursued, tha lady, 'I'm
sure that'B a good' one. Everybody
wouldn't ' think of that Aud there's
'salt Won't you lend me your pencil,
dear?"
"If you'll promise- not to put It In
your mouth. Itut Just think a moment
What would we do with an' automo
bile?" "What doea anybody do with an au
tomobile? We'll go out In It, of course.
It would be Just lovely, I' think. We
would go out on Satnrdny afternoon
and Sundays, 'way out In the country.
If we wanted to, aud take the chil
dren."
"I'm afraid that they'll try to put
some Inferior maite on you, Manei,
aald the man, gravely. "I don't ace
how It can pay then to give you a
$.',HK) machine."
"Silly J" said tha lady. "Um't you
sea It'a a big advertisement for them
and liitrodipvB tlw aoup? Of courso
they won't do It all the time."
"I know you'll buy the aoiip, but tb.9
people who don't get the autoiuohlltf
will probably be so mad that they
won't"
"Hut they'll Lava to- buy ten bars for
the wrappers they'v got to scud lu wltfi
the uamea, won't tbey? They'll uho
them, ami probably by the tlina they've
used tlieiu up they'll Ilka it so much
they'll keep on using It You always,
think I haven't any heud for buitlncas,
but I can see perfectly well how It will
pay them. Oh, I've thought of another
0110 'tin'; and there'e 'lint and 'lit
Don't you see how easy It Is? Just
think of us riding around lu our own
automobile!"
"Mabel," suld tho man, plcudingly,.
"I wish you wouldn't. I know It would
lie nice on somo accounts, but consider.
We shull have to build a garage out In
the back yard somewhere and yoa
couldn't have the chicken houso you
wanted. And then gasoline costs ri
much. It went up In price only tho
other day. You know bow much It took
to wash that skirt of yours you. wera
telling me about Ami not only that
we'll have to'blre a chauffeur and pay
him a higher aulary than I'm getting
myself aud that will cramp ua awfully."
Can't you ruu It yourself?" 'asked
hla wife.
"I'm afraid I can't," said the man re
gretfully. "You get It If you want It,
of course. You know I never oppose
you, but I shall undoubtedly blow It
up within a week and hurt you and the
children acrlously and that meana doc
tor bills. And, of course, we shall run
over people. You always do."
She dabbed her eye with, her hand
kerchief, but smiled bravely In spite of
her dlsapiKilntnient. "Then of course
we won't havtv It," she aald. "t
wouldn't run over anybody for tho
world. But It seems a shame when
we might Just as well as not" Chi-
ago Dally News.
WEECK OF THE LARCHMONT.
L
. - ...i-.i.i A.f thAtn ftnd the izht blaoW around tbrnw
the passenger steamer Larclnuont and th. schooner Kuowlton met la that
tearing crashing collision that meant death to. scores. ....
All waa welL The steamer Larcbmont tunible.1 onward through the Mack,
heaving blllowa oft the Khode IalanJ coast A bllxzard waa raging, but bllz
aarda bad raged before and the Larchmont bad wentbere.1 them. The,
watch waa on deck taring through the cutting storm of snowflakes Into the
night The prow, hoary with a henvy mantle of Ice.roseand fell rhythmically
and the waves slapjied the sld.-s of the old ship stinging buffet, that made her
Either wince nor quicken her speed. The time-tried schedule mad nothing of
such things. In so and ao many hours she would be at the pier. Th paddle
wheel churnt away aud In the cabin warm, cosy passengers slept They
felt of thj gloom r(so) a npectcr. A snow and Ice Incrusted sieoter. A
masted sinvter, with destiny guiding 1 and not the weak mortal at the wheel.
"Shlo ahoy!" A hoarse, startled blast of the steamship whistle. A scurry on
the- Ice enameled drk. A sickening silence. Then the crash! Their Maker
hai come for ovee Ave score souls. From the whirlpool marking the ocean
grave of the Larchmont Hmpa th acbooner Harry Knowlton, Icsa severely
aoilttetl, but doomed.
Thla Is how Fate made the wblt of more than 100 hitman souls meet at
night la the Btrm In the wide expanse of ocean with plenty of room for
everyone. Thla la how Death reaped a furtive harvest In the grim season of
frultleasness.
MAKING TABLT GLASSES.
Maar
II
lihv.li health l liIJetK.unia.
There toaT be a number or causes ior
tbia con.1ltl'n l" Iiorsea, aucn aa
wortna, ln.k of the right kind of feesl
. . m d 1 imr t.kmi fir mi it 1 1 r
r uie want "' t liable of all blemlshca that come
W Is, IK V UOrH llUljr un.c nui.. 1 -
"lu. ... .1 hMiia' loir 111 this eoimtrr.
irrs.l and fe-!. but on awiuni " - -
gfssl rare l,,"J ' . ..... . . ... B.....i,.ie the sn ut must 1 b stered
if i.. may not is iime 10 .-
. "a. from the foL Trv two or three time. lfor- remaining
to L e the cause an.l then rniw free from lameness, and In some cases
!v ?he lKrse run down phya- must be flred lufore a cure Is effected
ir.11. . ..all amount of pulverized Hcieat the blister a third time, and If
genti.n .nl ginger In fee.1 will .thuu.riaitieneas 'tlU ru,aln" om otner
na an e I . cnsiMirte.1.
lat th. aPl"1 u.genuoo, ciuw ---
Tba principal test of whether tha bow
.a. an a .a , nr ia ma AAmiiriAii
aa. a sf mm -mm UIIPII. I II S K'UU UitlaVtr V M"i aa vu vvuiauniig
Tt... .....kena have a great deal of of her pigs, and her condition while
mtellig, r l bcln Jcmonatrated ev- auckllng thetn. If they do well and aha
ery n o0 tba farm of Ivl Van Et- eaU liberally. kepa up good health
ton . ' hr farma near Vie Dlac. and digestion, and at tha aama time
"her. there la considerable braatlng be-1 get. a little thin while nursing tbem.
In, a .,r the Erle'a third track tin It la pretty good evidence that alia la
&a mountain. DWir VoTt Jw'1. a good milker, and will do to keep aa
So actrustonied bava tha fowla bacoma long as her usefulness lasta. nut look
to th. i.t.tinc and tha warning, that out for tha bow that fattena between
prseaj. tbfOT, that now, whenever they farrowing and weaning time. Her plga
near th rfln )'ll la' nurry to cover. I eitner oia or oecome ruuis, ior sua
It is (to), exercise for tha bena, and la not making good usa of ber fead that
um ts. product ia on ua increaa. 1 a gooa sow buouiu.
nova aad Girl Wark at
nmt la Kaaaaa.
sw hnnitrest vesra of glass-blowing
ancestors In Swltaerland and Ilobemla
m lu.hlmt the Swlsa glass blower who
Is making tumblers and aherbet glasses
for ua In Chanute, Kan., aaya tha Kan-
saa nty Star.
Tha alasa blowerV guild still exists
la nn of the very few that limit
the number of apprentices. Olasa blow-
In- la a thing In which nothing line
luaecuracy can be tolerated. Things
must be done not nearly but exactly
right. The boy whom a glass blower
ink., infn pmtilny as helper must b
one who appreciate bla Job, and la
willing to give the closest Kind 01 at
tention and stay with It until be la
through.
Knowing that "few are chosen" In
the glass blowers' ranha, he Is willing
to do so. Also he knows that If b
haa the natlenca to be steady and learn
bis trade, he will be able to command
$S or $10 a day. He understands that
the average doctor or lawyer doesn't
attain that, and th minister and
schoolmaster never dream a thing ao
vain. And ao tba glass blower's ap-
neon tic sticks to bis trade.
Patiently all day be takea th blow
nine from hla master' hand, carefully
-
aena rate the blown tumbler from th
end of th pipe and carrle th bot
glass on an asbeatoa-covered shovel to
a moderately warm oven, wber It
rr1ll.UV cool.
nn other dara b stands at tha other
end of th twtnvy foot long cooling
ovn ana uses out am lemperca glass
es, puts thetn In a machine and cut
the tops off.
A girl stands at the other aide of
his table. Itefore her Is an emery
wheel. She takes the tumbler he cuts
off, and bolda tha tops against the re
volving emery wheel to grind the edge
smooth, that tbey may not cut the Hps.
'It'a an unhealthy business. Isn't
It?" we asked. Insurance men put
glass blowers among poor risks.
"It ain't the work," replied tha man,
'but glass blowers get big money and
live fast when they're young especial
ly among big factories, Ilk In Pitts
burg. Tha work Is healthy enough."
IIKtlasT tha Hall's Era.
A Georgian who has the reputation
of being a wretched shot recently in
vited tha attention of bis sporting
frlenda to target painted on a barn
door with a bullet hole exactly In th
center of the bull's-eye.
Aa bis friends were Incredulous b
offeresl to bet a dinner on the projKisl-
tlon. Upon the acceptance by on of
tha frlenda of the wager the chap wltli
th supposed bad shooting eye produced,
wltnessea whose veracity could not be
questioned, and they testified that b
had, Indeed, accomplished th feat So
th bet waa paid.
During th dinner th loser of th
wager Inquired bow bla friend bad man
aged to fir such an excellent ahot
"Obt" exclaimed th latter with
smile, "I aimply ahot th bullet at tba
door at a distance of &) yards. Then
I painted a target around It"
When women get together, tbey arj
apt to use thla expression a good maaj
tlmeat "O, then meal"