THE GIRL WITH
A MILLION
By D. C Murray
CHAPTEIt XXII. (Continued.)
Tht boy, who at first eight of O'Kourk
bad expected to b hailed with a friendly
tolsteruuanea and treated to a free seat
on the patriot! aboulder, had not known
what to mak of blm under bia uew as
pect, and after waitltif for some time to
U noticed, bad betaken himself to on of
tha window which looked upon the itreet.
There he wound himaalf up in a window
curtain and draw upon tba duet panea
with bla forafinger. He waa atili con
cealed when tba ape and bla companion
entered.
"Engaged?" aald Zeno, with an oddly
foreign gayety which had distinguished
blm for a week past "Th good Frost
and I in i little before our time. We
will wait. We will wait. That la but
little trouble."
Cloae on thla rang out th boy'a clear
treble In a delighted lauich.
"ilr. Zeuoi" be crieO, and danced out
xrom behind bla window curtain.
The apy turned and stooped with
norrnile threatening face, both hand
drawn back and apart, with th finger
working. Th boy foil back, frightened
muu wouannng. U'Kourk by a mere
Impute aelied th py by the (boulder
and dragged him back. Zeno hand want
Ilk lightning to hi breat pocket and
atayed there, and he fixed an y Ilka a
aerpent'a on O'ltourka. Th patriot drop
ped hi own band and amlled. Whatever
Is he waa, be bad never been a coward
In bla Ufa.
H glanced at Frot, and aaw that
tatlmabl old acquaintance leaning against
tba wall with a face made ghaatly by
terror, and both handa groping helplessly
utaid bl coat in th region of hi heart.
"My dear little Austin," aald O'Uourk
in hi silkiest voice, "coma here. You
are frightened.' lie aat down and took
the child upon bla knee. "What made
you take thla gentleman for Mr. Zeno?
Mr. Zeno wa a very wicked man. and
thia I a ery nice gentleman Indeed."
"I don't like him," aaid tha boy, shrink
lng Into-O'ltourk' arm. "I liked Mr.
Zeno."
"Till ia a ery nice gentleman, Indeed,
aald O'Hourke. "What mad you think
be wa Mr. Zeno, Austin?"
"I didn't," said little Austin, rubbing
hi eye with hi knuckle. "I thought I
beard Mr. Zeno apeak."
"What a funny mistake !" be aald. "I
shouldn't tell that to anybody If I were
you. I'eopl would think that waa quit
allly. wouldn't they?"
"Yea," assented little Austin.
Over the little fellow's innocent golden
bead. O'Hourke looked at Front and Zeno.
"Monsieur," he said placidly, speaking
In French that tha child might not un
derstand him, and choosing his phrases to
that end, because Austin had mastered a
few phrase of th language at Janenne,
"I bar never met a mora striking exam-
pie or intantiie perspicacity. I am pro
digiously Indebted to our young friend
and shall probably profit a little by this
brilliant stroke of hi."
There were five or ten minute of blank
alienee, and then Itobronkl, opening the
door, looked In and nodded smilingly at
his three triouds.
"Uoo4 morning, gentlemen. 1 will Join
ou Immediately. (, ,b, wTi d,,P
little one. Your father Is going away
now. I-et me see. I think I have some
where a packet of bonbons. U, people
like uni.bo,,,, eh? Sometimes old gentle
men eat Unbone also. I do. Ah. you
find that droll? 1 wl u wh
mediately, gentlemen."
The smiling old men led the child
away, ami closed the d,K,r with a bow
ClIAPTF.lt XXIII.
"Beautiful summer we ere havlo." said
Mr. I rout, with a ghastly attempt to seem
.1 mw. ma up, wore blue, an( nia
eea were miateu and curiously pale.
"'" iniiirm nor ,eno took the
slightest notice of him, but each regarded
tue oiner nxeoiy.
MV-.. L.
' eniu ' Kourke to
Zeno, "to discus th purchase 0
for Ireland?"
"That la why I am here," answered
y.eno.
"When that la over we will find
private place somewhere and discus an
other question, O Itourk said quictlv
"Very well," aald Zeno, Just as calmly,
Itobroekl and O Kourke discussed the
business of th morning seriously, and
Zeno a aspect or seriousness was com
plete. Th patriot had never before con
cerned hluieJf personally In an enterprise
of this kind, and would scarcely have
cared for Frost as a colleague even now
if he had not felt so sure of bis hold
over blm. The dlecovery of the morning
alone would bare given blm a power
which Frost would have been powerleea
to fight against, and even apart from that
be knew enough to break him a score of
times over.
When the morning business waa 'fin
lahed, and It had been finally arranged
that th whole detail of th purchase
should be left practically In O Kourke'
band, with Frost to act aa lis Interme
diary, the three guests took their leave
together.
"Wher can w have that talk I spoke
about?" asked O'ltourka, aa they cam
upon th (treat.
ion can com io my room a, ir you
please, responded Zeno, sooit what ul
lenly.
"On second thought," aald O'Rourka,
"w will find other quarters, Mr. Wro
blvwskoff. I happen to know a very re
epevtabl and quiet restaurant near your
boos, wher w can have a private room.
Suppoa w drlv there I
"A yoo please," returned Zeno.
In a little while the three were seated
together In quiet. Frost ordered cold
lunch, and Intimated to tha waiter that
they wished to be left alone until they
should ring for bia further attendance.
"I bad not th advantage of knowing
you very intimately at Janenne," aald
O'Hourke, when they were finally left
alone. "Even If I had had that advan
tage, I do not believe I should have rec
ognised you but for th tittl accident
of thla morning. W bar a proverb to
th effect that little pitcher bava long
ears. I shall think of that proverb with
rwrject forever after to-day."
"You rhooa to be facetious, lr." said
Zt with an air of chagrin. "I will
not pretend not to understand you, but
your good fortune la less agreeable to me
than it la to you. Will yon kindly make
a matter of business of our taJk, air?"
"That I Juat what I wish. I happen
at this moment to b pre ad for ievea
bundred pounds."
"Ah. sir t" aaid Zeoo, "If I should nap
pen to b pre said for any such ran a
that I am afraid I ahonld be forced to
sjult tha country."
"I aa about to transfer tba pressure
trexa ay shoulders t yoar ," aaid ,
Juours quietly. "Th sum I small
enough In all conscience. I merely met
tion it because I ha own to want it now
It doea not leave me a solitary five-pound
note when my Immediate necessities are
met. Your employer will And mv hum
ble charge no mora than a flea-bit. Mr.
w roblewskoff.
M 1 ' ti.. . . ...
ry wu,- aaid Zeno, I throw up
my nand and go. That la all. It ia not
In my power to And aucb a aum or any
tning like auch a aum."
"Will you ring the bell for ma, Frost T
asked O Kourke. Frost rang tha bell,
uiasing a somewnst crab Ilk progress
across th room In order to keep an eye
on Zeno. "Bring m a doirn telegraph
forma," said O'Kourk to th waiter.
There waa another pause, and when the
forms were brought and they were again
alone O Kourke handed the sheet
tost, "(io to that table." be said, "and
write to my dictation. Are you ready?
ISever mind Mr. Y roblewskoff. Frost.
will take car of him. Now, if you pleas,
writ: 'Guard every dock and station
roblewskoff Is Zeno. Itepeat that on
every form. Address to Bremmer.
Iobroski, Slater. Hughes. MacAdam,
Joyc; address them from yourself at
your own address. I will give you more
namea by and by."
Frost wrote on form after th other,
hooting a shifty, frightened eye at Zeno
every now and then. Zeno leaned back
in his chair, looking from Frost to
O'Hourke with a mischievous, snakyn
of glance, which expressed with tolerable
clearness bla own feeling at th turn af
fair had taken. O'Kourk. with bla
hand on th back of a chair, stood at tha
head of the table, and never took bia eyea
from zeno for an instant.
"Write m a telegram, my faithful
Frost," aald Zeno, suddenly. "Date from
here. From Angelo, A n g e l o, to Dr.
Brun, It r u n, two dot over th u, my
good Frot, If you please. Thirtyelght
liollington place. N. W. Have you that
down? "Check book. Immediate.' That
la all."
"Give me the other forms, Frost, If
you please," said O'Hourke. "It will save
troublg to keep them, perhaps. It would
be a pity to bar to rewrite them. Thank
you."
The telegram wa dispatched to Dr.
nrun, who responded in person, and after
a parley paid O'Hourke the sum demand
ed.
When O'Kourk and Frost reached th
former' chamber after thla episode.
I rost told of his fear for Dobroski.
"I think," he said, leaning forward
and speaking in a whisper, "they want
to get the old man away spirit blm out
o the country."
"Dobroski?"
"Dobroski. WroblewskofT In the pay
of th Kusalan government, and the old
man' been in the very middle of all the
plot against th Czar and th govern
ment this fifty year. It' my notion they
want to get him into Itussia and snueese
things out of him there. I guess they'll
make It warm for him if ever they do
get him Into th Csar'a dominions."
"Hut h will never b idiot enough to
go there," said O'Hourke half to himself,
llils was horrible if it were to be believ
ed. To have left spies at liberty to doa
the old man and frustrate his plans was
bad and base enough, since he who did
it, and was paid for doing it, had pro
fessed to be with bim heart and soul, but
to hand him over to his enemies was
worse. "No, uo," he said; "Dohroskl's
too wily to be caught by any trap of the
Russians. He knows better than venture
Into any part of the Czar's domluions."
"They ain't going to ask his leave."
whispered Frost. "I'm certain about one
thing, and I can average the rest. They're
going to drug him. I m sure of that.
Zeno'a been at me W roblewskoff been at
me, I mean, lie's been at me about how
to give a man a drug over and over again.
Ixxik here, he'a braud new furnished bia
rooms. I caught a chap making sketches
of the walls one day. I'gly as sin the
house was, too, and a fellow there making
pictures of the Inside of It. Walt a bit.
You help to hunt thia down, lie sent
me down to the railway station with a lot
of packing cases one lot for Calais and
another for Vienna. His rooms didn't
stsnd in want of new furnisliin' a bit, and
these yer psckin' rases came from the
same establishment he got his furniture
from. IH you see anything In all that.
Inf liar, but tt wa Improbable to bl
mind that Farley' book could be out aa
yet.
lie dismissed Frost, and wandered out
into the streets, striving to banish hi
own thoughts.
He walked on gloomily, not knowing
whither he went, and not raring, and
conscience struck bim bot and hard all
the way. Yet what could he do? Noth
ing but torment himself until th thin
waa done. And afterward, forever.
CHAPTER XXIV.
Witb bla hat tilted over hi brow.
O'Kourk walked on staring at th pave
ment. Suddenly a timid voice breathed
bia name, and looking up with a great
tart, he beheld th widow, who stood
near bim with pal face, eyea awollea
with many recent tears, and clasped, pe
titioning hands.
"Hector," said tha widow, In a fright
ened and appealing voice.
"Julia," b answered. He waa glad
that bis own face waa pale, and that hi
ye wer haggard with trouble. II waa
rejoiced that he waa dejected In mien
and careless In drees.
"I I ought not to speak to you." sh
aid. flutteringly. "But I couldn't help
It, Hector, I want you to tell tn the
truth the real truth."
"Julia." he said. "I bar nothing but
th truth to tell you." II wa half re
proachful, whollv pitying, and devoted
u ;.. i J.i.c hex: t.-i?
you? May I tell you everything?"
"Yes." she said, laying both hand
upon her heart, and fluttering painfully,
"Come. Tell me the truth."
"I'nder any less pressure than thla,'
ha answered, "it would be unmanly to
tell It. Hut the whole truth la that
woman' unfounded and unreasonable
Jealousy haa parted ua and made ua both
unhappy."
"Hector, I told ber so. Put aha aald
she hated you."
"My darling, aaid O'Hourke, with
loftr and yet tender remonstrance, "do
you see bow Impossible, how cruelly Ira
possible, you made It for m to defend
myself properly in her presence? Don't
you e bow atill more cruelly Impossi'
ble it waa for me to defend myself when
Maskeyne appeared? How could I wound
Maskelyne? A man I've loved Ilk
brother this ten years ! A man who ha
heaped countless benefits on met A man
who has acted toward me with a con
stant kindliness! Julia, I swear to you
by all I hold sacred that I knew Miss
llutler's predilection for myself before
you and I ever met. If you and I had
never met I confess it I You ask me
for the truth, Julia, and you shall have
It all without disguise 1 It you and
had never met I might have brought my
self to look upon Miss Butler as a charm
ing and suitable future wife for me. But
that I ever loved her, that I ever told
her so, or gave her reason to hope so or
believe so, is profoundly false. I bava
never loved a woman until I met you.
have never breathed a word of love to
any woman but yourself. You will be
lieve me soma day. I can go away aad
wait. And even if we meet no more, I
have a certain prophecy in my own
heart. You will understand m and do
me Justice."
(To te continued.)
vv 'if L
air-
THREE WATS.
Osi
"Nothing," O'Hourke confessed "noth
ing." He began to think that Frost was
Inventing some sham secret to keep back
what he knew, and he watched and list
ened aeeniy, out who no great appear
ance of Interest.
"Try a bit further," said Frost, still
leaning forward and speaking In a whis
per. "Thia struck me aa being all a lit
tle bit queer. I wasn't let know much,
and it kind of piqued me, so I took a walk
Into the Tottenham Court I load, and I
got Into tnlk with a warehouseman. I
wasn't long In finding out what I'd guess
ed to be about the thing before. The
stock for Calais was the same as the stock
for Vienna, and the stock for Vienna waa
th same, to a teacup, as had gone to
Zeno'a rooms. Anything in all that.
now?" The patriot's eyes were bent upon
the floor, end his face was shaded in his
hand. "Three set o' rooms furnished
alike to a hair. Calais 1 on th way
to Vienna. Vienna' on the way to a
good many place, but I reckon the Rus
sian frontier's on th list, ain't It? Draw
ing mad of th old walls to har every
thing put in the same place. I don't lay
out to be soopematural, but I ain't such
a born woodenhead, 1 can't make a guess
a to what all that mean. It' cute."
Io you happen to know," said
O'Hourke, suddenly turning on his com
panion, and seising him by the wrist.
if Austin Farley'a new novel ia on the
book stalls yet?" His look was triumph
ant for the moment, and, indeed, he
thought h had t rapped Frost with great
neatness. Farley had never written a
book with th theme of which O'Hourke
had not been made acquainted long before
Its first page bad reached the public, and
ha knew thia story perfectly. Frost did
not look In the least disconcerted. On
th contrary, hi eye took a new light of
certainty, and he slapped the table em
phatically with th band O'ltourka bad
left at liberty.
"Austin Farley?" h cried, with a role
of triumph. "It waa bim that guessed
that Zeno wa a ipy. And I couldn't
make out bow It wa that he was so
rwet on him Io plt of that. Said he
wa pearl af men, and a man of genius.
Said he'd lor blm for collaborator.
I asked blm what set him admiring Far
ley, and be said It wa bl native talent.
If Farley' don a book like that, he'
got his Idea out of It that poaltlve."
O'Kourk knew frost (or aa aaMiieW
How the Ladles Coasoled tha
Who Waa lelt Abed.
Aunt Jennie was propped op In bed
lu the east chamber. Aa she glanced
over the morning puper ber alster-in-
Inw'a heavy voice preceded lta owner
into tbe room :
Well, June, how are you thla morn
ing? I'm all used up myself, and I've
so much to attend to; but I knew to
morrow would be Juat a bad, and I
felt I must make the effort to come."
Aunt Jennie was nothing If not gra
cious. She amlled, but answered geuUy :
"You're very good, Sarah, but you
mustn't bave me ou your mind."
"Well, I felt I ought to sieuk about
your doctor. I don t want to any any
thing against him, but you dou t look
aa well, and be t ao young '.
"I don't know bow I lKk, but I feel
better; and a for bla being young 1
don't like blm any the less for that,'
replied Aunt Jennlo, with a smile.
"Well, be seem dreudfully Inexpert
enced to me," Insisted ber vlaitor,
gloomily.
Aa she heard ber sister heavily de
scending the stairs a few moments
luter, Aunt Jennie sighed to herself,
A few moments more and a carriage
tnped. Madge Lurried In breath'
lentdy.
"Oood morning, aunty! I can't stay
but a minute, but I thought you julght
want something from downtown. John
can bring anything bac k."
Thank you, dear; flint's thoughtful
of you. Did you have a good time at
the tuuslcnle?"
"Yes, lovely ; but I enn't stop to tell
you hihiui it or l ll le late Tor uiy
French teuton. So you don't think of
anything you want? Your flre'a smok
ing dreadfully. Shall I tell Amelia?"
and she whisked away, culling back.
"Good by, I hope you're lietter."
"There. I might have sent for that
yarn and tie? bonk I wanted," exclaimed
Aunt Jatinle as she heard the carriage
door click. "But Madge fairly take
my breath away."
She drops--d her paper quickly half
an hour later at the sound of a trill
then of light step on the stairway
and s merry voice demanding:
"How's thla angel this morning?"
and Kate srooixM to kiss the face un
der the puffs of white hair.
"Oh, as useless as ever."
"Nell, Its got to be stopped," Kate
declared, tossing a bundle on the bed.
"Here's some yarn which mother wild
you wanted, and I wish you'd knit a
mutHer for the Sailor Haven."
on, Just what I want to do! Of
course I'll knit muffler, child. I'm
thankful I can do something."
Kate gave a gay avuunt of the must
cale as she coaxed the flYe Into a blaze,
rearranged the table, drew a window
shade, and moved bowl of flowers
Into the light.
"How pretty you look, annty. In that
lavender sack," she exclaimed, "and
you l.mk better, too! That young doc
tor Is doing you gmxl. Here." she went
on,"ls that txmk rouwere asklngabout.
Father's finished It"
"Well, I don't believe you have!" ex
claimed Aunt Jennie.
"No, I haven't but I was going to be
so busy I thought you might as well
h It"
"Oh, I sew through you, bleaa your
heart! You do me mors; good In ten
minute than all the rest of the town
In week." Youth's Cornea nluo.
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2&
See Coea ielee'-ea.
That pretty ears trs ot 'tyt th
beat seed corn ba been own Dy ,u,
experiments at th Ohio Station. They
selected twenty-four ritr fin
of the same vsrlety. Tb eJ ef thes
were planted, each ear to a row by It
self, and thinned to three sttiki In a
hill, so thst each sr bd th same
chance aa IU neighbor. u out of
the twenty-four yielded at tht rate of
114 bushels per acre, snotoer in
third 104 bushels, while other ears
mad fifty-five, sixty Uv nd seventy
seven bushels per rr' Th, r0w ,hat
made the smallest yield bad Hfty-elght
barren stalks. The row next to the
highest had fifteen barren sttlkt, and
the row that made ility-flrs bushela
had fifty-two barren stalk. Th ear
were all of equal appear" and 0f
equal germinating qusllty- Th re
sults show very plainly that whit w
have been for year Insisting spon, that
tha breeding of com la tb Held, the
removal of disturbing Influences about
It, and the working toward an Id.-al
plant as a whole, a plant of productive
character rather than big ears, are all
of far mors Importance than the selec
tion of An ears by the scor card
without any knowledge of th breeding
of the corn. Selection of th largest
ears tends towardslnils-earproducllon.
for It Is a law of nature that when we
Increase the sis of the Individual fruit
of any plant we will dwreas the num
ber of fruits, and when w Increase
the number we decrease th size of
the individual fruits. But It has also
been shown that a stalk with two or
more medlum-slr-ed ears of corn will
make more corn than t stalk with one
big ear. In a test made for the yield
ef grain, one sample was from a single-eared
plant, on from a two-eared
one, one from a three-eared one and
on from a four-eared one, and the
quantity of corn shelled Increased ex
actly with the number of ear on the
plant The breeding In the field to
breed out barren stalks Is the essential
matter In developing the productive
character of the corn, and the best
ears are merely relative and not by
any means the largest.
Slanple Slanahlrrlss; Oatflt.
Figure 1 shows a big galvanized Iron
washtub set ujion a few brleka piled u
for the occasion. A shuUl fire enn be
T. vberrtes.
lrtrrry propagates 'lf In
o ways by runuer aud by aeed. If
runirs sr. k.tpt from rooting, tbe
'"'will mak. tn en.()rt tJ jpprodur,
'"If fr.aj, aeed (production of berries)
In the spring, and some horticulturist
nav given a their opinion that If the.
rliiea are not allowed to throw out run
Jra in the summer there will be no
l"-s of vitality by th old plants, and
e matter Intended to be converted In
to runners will be stored In th planta
nd converted lnu fruit when the
proper thn arrlvea. Th flrwt thing to
after harvesting the crop Is to thor
onghty clean between the rowa and
Pull out the weeds between the planta
!n th row, so as to glv th beds th
benefit of the hoe ss much as possible.
Moisture la alwaya beneficial to etraw-
erry plants, and the ground should be
worked deep at first and then kegt
loose on the surface until late tn the
fall, when the vine may be mulched.
Burning the beds should be don when
the ground Is frosen. This, It Is claim
ed, will enable tbe planta to begin anew
In the spring, the old planta being
thereby Invigorated, the ashea provid
ing potash, and the seeds of weeds de
stroyed. Ijeavea, straw or other ma
terials may be placed over the planta
before winter acts In, to remain as
mulch until early la the spring. Fer
tilizer Is applied both juat after har
vest and early In tbe spring. Potted
planta are runners that are grown Id
potM, close to the parent planta, each
runner being separated from It parent
when It Is well rooted la the pot It
Is transplanted from th pot lu ui
open ground.
Flo. 1 Tt'B FOB HEATItfu WATES.
built beiifiitu, w hich will, of conrMtf, melt
off the coating of sine on the bottom
of the tub, but this will do no gre.i
hnrtii. Such a tub coMh iilsuit 7.1 cent
und can be purchased anywhere.
Fig. 2 Is the table and hogshead for
r:;. 'J. M.ti i.iitiiiimi tahik su vat.
sciihiing und taking o;T h.i.r, scraping.
etc.
T2
r-e. i I tf .u.
no.
..'
e
n rRAkll.WoUK MiR UfKr Ot TFIT.
Fig. 3 Is the framework tiic t0
'mild the smoking box.
Pntatoe for risll".
In dlg-jlns- otatoes. knn to
pure seed and of the sine variety, fra.
iieiit variations may often I n .tici.
Some of these are due only differ-iii-on
of su but o'h'T sre true
rts.' 'mid win repr.siu'e lo-ir uai,
-S
If plntit.il another year. ' th..e
"simrts" are usually .pl"'',lv rnd
valuable they s'wui'd Mr-'ully
-ntitl for planting. 1" 'ni ""r '"ie
of the best varieties of l""'0" hive
been originated, one or t kl,"'s of
late rose being prominent lu'tano
Crlmsna !
The experiment of gn'in Tlmsnn
clover sfter the last wortM of the
corn haa not always pr'"1 ""'fac
tory. It Is difficult to get ' Tp.
The best way to grow cT'.m-n eTW
Is to properly prepare the ground and
. . . or R ,.
sow the seed about AJ"
ber.
rts ,
vt.w. eei. with to t"da It I
cheaper to feed bird th n
and worm, Blj-Ji ai1
board.
Coel Ashes.
In on ton of ashes from bituminous
coal are 8 pounds of potash, 0 pounds
of phosphoric acid, 58 pounds of Urns
and large proportion of wast mat
ter. Coal ashea are said to be about
equal to clay, and are nearly of tbe
same comimaltton. They possets Ilttl
or no value aa a fertilizer, but serve
to assist light, sandy soils to retain
moisture, answering the same purpose
aa clay. The percentage of potash and
phosphoric add contained Is too small
In quantity to pay for hauling and
spreading coal ashea cm th ground a
a fertilizer. If any benefit Is derived
It Is due to th mechanical effect of th
ashes on th soli aud as an absorbent
material.
BterlasT Potete.ee.
There la more loss storing potato
than In storing any other crop. Barring
all waste from rot, ther la a heavy
abrlnkuge, both In quantity and weight
A bin holding 100 bushela will enow a
heiiikafre of nearly one-tenth, besldoa a
greater loss In weight, a dusuci dbskci
full that will weigh fully sixty pounds
in October, when taken from the soil,
will not weigh so much after being
stored In the cellar during the winter,
The shrinkage In weight Is much less
when kept In pit closely covered with
earth, for there Is then less chance for
evaporation.
Horse Breeding.
To a careful observer It I clear that
horses are now better classified than
formerly. Thus the horse thst Is best
adapted to rond purimes Is placed a
such work, and the horse that Is suited
bent to the plow nnd henvy hauling ha
Its own proper work assigned. Hence
the advantage of breeding for a pur
pose. The man who makes the best
success of rearing horses Is the one who
clearly understands the situation, and
breeds what is most desirable for his
customers.
09' KICB WITHOUT BISK.
OH news mm (ietrrsMSI See that
leSlaes Otl Their Naur.
The tremendous producflou of oil tn
the Otenn pool Is making the Creek In
dians ss rich a the Osage. A citizen
ship In the Osage nation la now worth
about o,i.t, but the Creeks are cow
ing fust.
The average dally production In the
C.lenu pool la l'J.'.i) barrels. Of this
the Indian ownera of the land get 12,
& barrels, one-tenth. The oil la worth
about 41 cents a bsrrel. This gives th
Indian lessors of th 10.."-00 acre com
prising the pool is f.l'i"i a day. This
smouuts to $1,872,023 a year. This Is
the royalty which I paid a long aa
the oil Is In tbe ground. Then there 1
the money for th lease and the bonus,
which frequently run $3 and $10 and
sometimes $20 an acre. This la all
profit for the Indians.
The Indian never gets tb worst of
It In th oil game, because tbe govern
ment looks after blm and sees that th
bonuses and th royalties are paid
when 'due. Further than thla, the gov
ernment sees that the Indian geta the
full benefit of the market price. It'
th whit man who la putting up his
money to develop th couutry and
mak the Indian rich who baa to stand
all the chance of failure.
There are 120 Indian owners of the
leases In th Ulenu pool getting tha
$1,872,023 a year. Tbla makes sn av
erage of $13,050 each on royalties alone.
That Is more money than a cabinet
officer of the Tnlted Statea or a Jus
tice of the Supreme Court receive a
salary. Tbe beauty of It all la the In
dian doea not have to work to get the
money. The Indian agent cornea around
and hands It to blm.
Just for speculation a statistician
was figuring the life ot th Olenn pool
with tb life of other pools, and he
cam to the total of $33,000,000 which
will b paid out to the Creeks In roy
alties before tha pool passes th stag
of marketable production. That will
mak every Indian rich. And the
beauty of It 1 that the royalty la In tbe
shap of an annuity on a monthly pay
ment plan. Th Indtan cannot anttel
pat bis royalties. II cannot sell
them or mak a contract to sell them.
Tbe government looks after that. All
the Indian can do Is to spend th
money after be gets It every month.
And b can do that a well aa any
body who ever lived.
NEWS OjCENT ,&0jf
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CraslnsT Rye.
The practice of turning cow on
young rye In tbe fall Is a good one, but
when the ground is very wet damage
may result. Grazing the rye causes it
to stool, and the young rye provide-
late green food; but. while tlie rye field
may be used for cows In the fall, they
should not be turned on too early In
the spring. It doe not do so much
harm for coats to change from grass to
rye. as It does from dry food In tbe
spring to young rye.
Keep Sheep.
Every farmer should have a few
sheep. In order to save min-n or me ma
terial grown that may be wasted Sheep
will eat a great many plants which cat-
le reject, and they graze closer to the
ground. Toiing and tender weed are
delicious to sheep, anil they, therefore,
sxisi in riu'ons - - -
A small fl-x'k of mutton sheep should be
kept. If for no other purose than to
supply tie tain" nu uit-o,.
Keeplas? Aslssal la rowdltlow.
If the animals are allowed to run
down In flesh It will lie a kss to the
farmer, as he Is then compelled to re
store them to their original condition
before he makes a gain. At the same
line, there I a wasle of many days.
as the anlmnls are below tneir normal
condition, which Is lost time that can
never be regalnixL
FeewlsiST Cahhaare ta Pnalter.
The small and Inferior cabbages are
valuable as f..d for poultry. nd will
be highly relished In winter whn
gr,r f.ssl Is scarce. They sre easily
andleil. as the heails require no cur
ing, the fowls pi ilng them to p!e.-e
nd consuming them down to the
stalks.
Jane C. Bsrrow of Connecticut for
the last seven years rms mane a com
fortable living out of a four acre farm
nd baa sent her children to school on
tbe earnings. When sne Regan sue ana
thlrtv stsnds of bees snd one dozen
choice currant bushes. She bought five
duck and one drake, on setting or
whit Wyndtt egg and li plr of
pigeon. Last year ane naa oerween
.ISO and 2.000 ductrs, wJ cuimni
bushes. BO rsierry bush, 100 whit
Wyandott chicken. S4 whit Holltid
turkey, 00 pair of p!goo, nd 75
stands f bee.
Blala aad tha Bore.
A notorious bore came to see James
O. Blaln when he waa Secretary of
State. Mr. Blaine was busy. Still, h
was poltte. He waa extremely sorry hi
engagements made It ImpoMalble to talk
to th vlaitor, but be would be glad to
see him next day.
"What tlm?" aaked the bore.
Mr. Blaine made an elaborate con
sultation of his engagement book
"Corn at 10 o'clock to-morrow morn
lng," he said. "I shall be glad to sea
you then. Tou understand the hour,
do you not? Ten o'clock precisely."
"I shall be here," aald the bore.
"Mark you," cautioned Mr. Blaine,
"when t mar 10 o'clock I mean 10
o'clock. Tou must lie here on the exact
minute. Promptly at 10, then."
"All right," replied the bore, an
went away Jubilantly.
"Blaine," asked William E. Chandler,
who was present, "why did you mak
such a precise appointment wun ins
man? Tou do not want to see mm.
"I know It." replied Blaine, "but
flied the hdur with exactness and lm
4 It on him. so I shall know
JI t"fl va -
when to be out."
Eugeue P. I.yle, Jr., author of Th
Mawourlan" aud a uew historical ro
mance of Texas. "Th Iue Star," I
a Texan, having been born In Pulla
In 1S7X Ilia parvuts marriage serv
lc In 1872 was Ui first church wed
ding In lallaa. Mr. Ijrle waa educated
In tbe , Kansas City schools and the
University of Michigan. II has travel
ed abroad In tbe interest of Ameri
can magazine, having contributed si
clal articles from nearly every coun
try on tbe continent, from Holland tu
Turkey and beyond. During bla stay
In Franc h acquired material for
"Th Mlsaourlan," hi first noVel.
W. I). Howell and Mark Twsln, lb
two most prominent author In Ameri
can literature, hav both received the
degree, of LL. 1). from tb great Cul
veralty of Oxford, Mr. Howll hav
lng been given bl degree three year
ago. Beside bla degree from Oxford.
oiais, Twaiu hum uesiw rVuu, U.a
and from tb University of Missouri;
and Mr. Howella, In addition to h'a
Oxford degree, holds degrees front
Harvard and Tale; all of which, ln
addltlon to the learning, th scholar-
hip, th high attainment and th
distinguished literary skill of hot La
the men, ss acknowledged tn every
part of tb world, makes It of strik
ing Interest that neither of them Had
a college education.
Mia Clara E. Laughlln, after rav
ing her book "Felicity" extensively re
viewed, baa this to say In the Boole
News Monthly of the duties of a re
viewer t "W all know that 'folks' nr
not mad after Individual patterns, I ut
after on of a few type. Every hook-
1 written by a 'folksy' person of una
kind ; th book probably Interested him,
or h couldn't hav persevered In tlx
mer manual labor of writing It; ami
It will almost certainly Interest oiu
other of his type, snd perhapa tht
mor adventurous, mor Inquiring, of
som other types, too. In spit of our
well-meant effort to regulate public?
reading, the various books find tlilrl
waiting marketa. Th best office of
tb reviewer, then. Is sufficient knowl-j
edge of his fellows, and sufficient sym
pathy with their different needa, to'
distinguish among th books that coma
pouring In, and to see that each get
described for th benefit of Its par-i
tlcular audlenc. There's no use nk-
lug fyn of Henry James or of (ieorge-
Mc?utcbon plenty of peopl like eacla;
of them, though not many may llk
them both, and some don't like elthi r.(
t doubt It all tb witticisms sgiinst!
Mr. James's styl hav kept one reud-
er from him or driven on away. Peo
ple find out what they want. In ,!
of th reviewer, so th reviewer
might as well b wise and help tVni,
to It Perhapa, too, If w got er
thinking that our public Is being mlg'it
lly tickled by our profound or snappy!
reviews, we may learn to approa-hM
books more onen-mlndedly, and i.tay.,
perchance, do the author the Justlt'
of understanding them, which rea"y
I think, ba not always been our first1
aim." ,
Gobella Tapestry.
How many people know that sinew.
tonixtrv produced by tn
famous Gobelin looms has been sold?
Several wonderful creations bave been
.t hv France as gifts, but these)
famous works belong to the state, and
a private Individual may not buy, no
....... ttnur niucii money is iu un
inn i n . - J -
nrtrao
Ixmls XIV bought thla great estab
lishment In KVI2 and ever since, witrt
... .hr intervals of rest, these fa-
mns looms have been producing prd
less treasures. A tapestry Is designed
to he a background and Is In reality a
plctur woven In cloth, though not to
be Judged as a panning, as mere i
only a suggestion or jierstTive,
pleasing effect being In the marvelous
harmonising of colors.
Ten rears Is often consumed in pro
ducing s single piece, the cost being In
tlie neighborhood of $.V).000. Each tap
estry Is a complete picture ana mere
are no "set" patterns.
PROVERBS A5T PHRASES,
nablt Is 10 times nature. Welling
ton.
Th first at th mill grinds first-
Italian.
All our sweetest hours fly fastest.
Virgil.
Oullty men still Judge other irk
Jiern. Masai nger.
A mind unblemished Is th noblest
ptstsesalon. Latin.
There 1 no trsj bonnes without
httmllfty. German.
Against UI chances men ar ever
merry .S hak eiea re.
Many a one Is good becsuse h can
do no mischief. French.
Hospitality grows bet wher It Is
met needed Hugh Miller.
A guest sees more in an hour than
the host In a year. Polish.
The fingers of the housewife do mor
than a yoke of oxen. German.
Some had rather guess st much than
take pains to learn a little. German.
Jaat What He Meaat.
Anxious Mofher ro you think that
young man who baa been calling on
yoo for sme tlm mean business?
pretty Daughter i n ur D does.
Every tlm h cwll h wants to know
how ppa' business I panning oat
CHESS CLOCKS.
1
There Are Specially raaatraeted Om
t sed la tha Oaais.
Hourglasses, or sandglasses, were
formerly used for the purpose of ineas-t
urlng time at chess matches, hut now
IeclaIly constructed clocks are In gen
eral use for Jhls purpose. These clock
consist of two clocks mounted on
common base, which moves on a pivot,
the two oJocks therefore being on tht
arms of a sort of seesaw. The beam.
or base, IS o construct exi mat wneri.
on clock 1 levated It stsnds perfect-'
ly perpendicular, wbll tb depressed
clock '!? over an Vigle, but as th.
mechanism ot esch clock Is so con
structed that It only moves when tint
clock Is perfectly perpendlculsr It fol
lows that when th upright clock l
going th depressed clock Is at rest.
Another and more modern variety
has tb two clocks fixed on trie ssiutt
level, but with a small brass srin
reaching from the top of on to the to
of the other. Thl arm act on a pivot
nd can be brought down Into actual
contact with one clock at a time by it
touch of the finger. When It I thu
In contact by an Ingenious device tlxt
clock I stopped and the desired result
attained The working of the cbs-lc
during a matc'h Is simplicity Itself. At
the commencement of the match the
snds of each clock point to 12. Then
at the call of "time to commence play"
the clock of the first player Is stirted;
then ss a as he make his first
mov h top bl own clock either by
depressing It or by touching tlie artit
referred to, the sm motion starting;
his opponent's clock. So It goes ota
during tl entlr course of tbe gnnuv
each mov being mrked by the stop
ping of on clock and th starting or
th other.
Peof Valae.
Dr. J. Allen Smith, of Seattle, ad-.
vises tb young not to marry until tbj
present era of high price la somewbst
bettered IMscussing nign prices tn
other day, Dr. Smith said:
On get for his money now the
sam value that th man got from th,
druggist"
"'Glv me, sir, said th man bltter-t
ly, 'io pounds of your fly poison.'
"Ten pounds? said the druggist
That Is rather a large order. Isn't It?
"'Ts, I know It la,' sai l the man ;i
"but you liked that half smiiI
bought her extremely well. I gav It
a fly and It seemed to relish It at
first, but towsrd evening It made hlrrt
quit III. I pro; to keep up th
treatment for a week, for I think that
In tb nd I may manag to kill him."
IhmI Idea.
nrst Beggar How la It thst you il-
way manag to get something from
w.t sjeaessarr. I both of tho women on the grourxl
-TJortDf." aald th an I Ion patient, floor o( tJ,tt apartment house?
don't you think It advisable to call av.nd Baaxar Dead er. I r1ru
on or two other physician for ooo- b;;, (t mmt time. Botth
nltatkm?" I women com to th door at the sam
"Not yet" rep"4 th doctor, cheer- I Un) mj .lrb on wlDta to outdo th
full. Ther la UU od nop.- 1 0urrUeceod BiatUr.