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IIKENSIBE V MRS. MARY J. HOLMES kmtm "Bscs ,"." "TW Fifllsk Or, sa.t " - IWmI m Um ailka.- "Lm1 , . Mealik." - lea KM M aassa.st," "Ml nana," c CHAPTER VI. (Continued.) Cor.trsry to Guy's expectations, Agnes did not refuse to let Jessie go for a ride, particularly as aha had no suspicion where ba Intended taking her. and the little girl wa noun aeated by her broth er's aide, chatting merrily o( the differ ent thing they passed upon the road. Hut when Guy told her whers they were going, and why they were going there, the teara came at once into her eyea, and hiding ber face In Ouy'a lap, aha sobbed bitterly. "I did like ber ao much that day," aha aid, "and ahe looked ao aorry, too. lt'a terrible to die !" Then ahe plied Ouy with queationa con cerning Maddy'a probable future. "Would he go to heaven, aure?" and when (luy anawered at random, "Yea," ahe asked, "Mow did he know? Had he beard that Maddy waa that kind of good which leta foiaa in heaven Because, itrother Uuy,'; and the little preacher neatled closely to the young man, fingering hia coat button aa ahe talked, "because, Itrother Ouy, folka can be good that la, not do naugh ty things and atill (iod won't love them unless they I don't know what, I wish I did." Guy drew ber nearer to hitn, but to that childish yearning for knowledge be could not respond, ao he aaid: "Who taught you all thla, little one? not your mother, anrely." "No, not mamma, but Miriam, the waiting maid we left in Boat on. She told me about it, and taught me to pray different from mamma. Do you pray, Brother Guy?" The question startled the young man, mho was glad hia coachman spoke to him Just then, asking if he should drive through Devonshire village, or go direct to Honedale by a shorte rroute. They would go to the village, Ouy said, hoping that thus the doctor might be per suaded to accompany them. They found the doctor at borne and willing to go with them. Indeed, ao unnerved had he become listening for the first atroke of the bell which waa to herald the death he deemed so aure, that he waa on the point of mounting hia horse and galloping oil alone, when (Juy's Invitation came. It waa five miles from Devonshire to Hone- dale, and when they reached a hill which lay half way between, they stopped for few minutes to rest the tired horses. Suddenly, aa they sat waiting, a sharp. rlncinff sound fell on their ears, and grasping Guy's knee, the doctor enid, told you so i Madeline Clyde is dead." It waa the village bell, and Ita twice three strokes betokened that It tolled for somebody youthful, somebody young, like Maddy Clyde. Jessie wept silently, but there were no tears In the eyes of the young men, aa with beating hearts they at listening to the alow, solemn sound which came echoing up the hill. There was a pause; the sexton' dirgelike tank was done, and now it only remained for biin to atrike the age, and tell how many years the departed one had numbered. "One, two, three, four, Ave, six, seven, eight, nine, ten." Jessie counted It aloud, while every atroke fell like a heavy blow upon the heart a of the young men, who a few week ago knew not that urb aa Maddy Clyde bad ever had exist ence. How long it aeemed before another troke, and Guy was beginning to hope they'd heard the last, when again the dull, muffled sound came floating on the Ir, and Dr. Holhrook's black, bearded lip half quivered as he now couuted aloud, "One, two, three, four, five." That was all; there it stopped; and Tain were all their listening to catch an other note. Fifteen yeara, and only fif teen had passed over the form now for ever still. "She was fifteen," Guy whispered, re membering distinctly to have heard that dumber from Maddy herself. "I thought they told me fourteen, but of course lt'a she," the doctor rejoined. "Poor child, I would have given much to have saved her." Jessie did not tnlk ; only once, when he asked Guy, If it was very far to heaven, and if he aupposed Maddy bad got there by thia time. "We'll go just the same," said Guy. "I will do what I can for the old man;" and ao the carriage drove on, down the hill, acrosa the meadow land, and pnst a low-roofed house whose walls Inclosed the stiffened form of him for whom the bell bad tolled, the boy, fifteen years of age, who had been the patient of another than Dr. Holbrook. Maddy waa not dead, but the paroxysm of restlessness hail passed, and ahe l.ty now In a heavy sleep so nearly resembling death that they who watched, waited ex pectantly to aee the going out of her last breath. Never before had a carriage like that from Aikenaide stopped at that hum ble cottage., but the neighbors thought it came merely to bring the doctor, whom they welcomed with a glad amlle, making a way for him to pasa to Maddy'a bedside. Iuy preferred waiting In the carriage un til sui h time as Grandpa Markham could eienk with Iiim, but Jessie went with the doctor Into the aick room, startling even the grandmother, anil causing her to won der ho ihe richly dressed child could be. "Dying, doctor," si id one of the wom en affirmatively, not Interrogatively; hut the doctor shook his head, and holding In one hand his wntch. he counted the faint pulse heal aa with his eye he meas ured off the minute. "There are too many here," he said 4'She needs the air you are breathing," and In his singular, authoritative way, be cleared the crowded room of the mis taken friends who were unwittingly breathing up Madly' very life. All but the grandparenta and Jessie; these he suffered to remain, and sitting down by Maddy. watched till the long leep ended. Silently and earnestly the aged couple prayed for their darling, ask ing that, if possible, she might be Bareil. and God beard their prayers, lifting, at last, the heavy fog from Middy's brain, and making her to life and partial con sciousness. It was Jessie who first caught the expression of the opening eye, and darting forward, she -icUuned. She's waked up. Dr. Holbrook. She will live." v . Wonderlnglv Maddy looked at her. and then as a confused recollection of where they bsd met before crossed her mind, he smiled and aaid: "Where am I now? Have I never com. borne, and la thla Dr. Holbrook a office? "No, no; lt'a home, your home, end you are getting well." Jessie cried, bend fn7 or the bewilder! girl. Dr. H brook has cured you, and Ouy is here, "tll'TZ" her.- the doctor .amid, gently pulling Jeasle away, and him ,Mlf asking Maddy bow she felt. k. did set reoofc-nlM Uav - J' had a vague idea that he might be some doctor, but not Dr. Holbrook. sure; not the one who bad so puxsled and tortured her on a day which seemed now so far behind. From the white-haired man kneeling by the bedside there was a burst of thanksgiving for the life restored, and then Grandpa Markham tottered from the room, out into the open air, which bad never fallen so refreshingly on hia tired frame as It fell now, when he first knew that Maddy would live. He did not care for hia homestead ; that might go, and he still be happy with Maddy left. Hut He who had marked that true dis ciple's every sigh, had another good la tore, willing It so that both should come together, even aa the two disappointments had come hand in band. Prom the soft cushions of his carriage. where he sat reclining, Ouy Uemlngton saw the old man as he came out, and alighting at once, he accosted him pleas antly, and then walked with him to the garden, where, on a rustic bench, built for Muddy beneath the cherry trees. Grandpa Markham sat down to rest, prom speuking of Madeline It was easy to go buck to the day when Guy had first met graudpa, whose application for money he had refused. "I have thought better of It since," be said, "and am sorry I did not accede to your proposal. One object of my coming here to-day was to say that my purse Is at your disposal. You can have aa much aa you wish, paying me whenever you like, and the house shall not be sold. 8 lo cum, I understand, holda the mortgage. I will aee him to-morrow and atop the whole proceedings." Guy spoke rapidly, determined to make a clean breast of It, but grandpa under stood him, and bowing bis white bead upon his bosom, the big teara dropped like rain upon the turf, while bis lips quivered, first with thanks to the Provi dence who bad truly done all things well, and next with thanks to his benefactor. "Blessings on your bead, young man, for making me so happy. You are wor thy of your father, and be waa the best of men." "My father did you know him?" Guy aked in some surprise, and then the story came out, how, years before, when a city hotel was on fire, and one of the guests in Imminent danger from the locality of his room, and his own nervous fear which made him powerless to act, another guest braved fearlessly the hissing Hume, and scaling the tottering wall, dragged out to life and liberty one who, until that hour, was to him an utter stranger. Pushing back his snowy hair, Grad father Markham showed upon his temple a long, white scar, obtained the night when he periled his own life to save that of another. There was a doubly warm pressure now of the old man's band, aa Ouy replied, I ve heard that atory rrora father himself, but the name of his pre server had escaped me. Why didn't you tell me who you were?" "I thought 'twould look too much like demanding It aa a right too much like begging, and I a pose I felt too proud. Pride is my besetting sin the one I pray most against." Ouy looked keenly now at the man whose besetting sin was pride, and as be marked the cheapness of his attire, bis pantaloons faded and short, his coat worn threadbare and shabby, bis shoes both patched at the tors, his cotton shirt minus a bosom, and then thought of the hum ble cottage, with Its few rocky acres, he wondered of what he could be proud. Meantime, for Mnddy, Dr. Holbrook had prescribed perfect quiet. Kven Je. sie wa not permitted to stay, though Muddy clung to her, as to a dear friend. In a few whispered words Jessie had told her name, saying she cam from Aiken aide, and that her Brother Guy wns there, too, outdoor, in the carriage, "He heard how sick you were at Devonshire, this morning, and drove right home for me to come to see you. I told him of you thnt day in the office, and that's why he brought me, I guess. on II like Guy I know all the girl do he a so gold." Sick and weary as she was. and un able s yet to comprehend the entire meaning of all she heard, Maddy wa con scions of a thrill of pride In knowing that Ouy Uemlngton, from Aikenside, was in terested In her, and had brought his sis ter to see her. Winding her feeble arms around Jessie's neck, she kised the soft warm cheek, and said, "You'll come again, I hope." "Yes, every day, If mamma will let me, I don't mind It a bit, if you are poor. "Tut. tut, little tnttier!" and Dr. Ilol brook took Jessie by the nun. "What makes you think them pour?" In the closely shaded room Muddy could see nothing distinctly, but she heard Jessie's reply: "Because the plas tering cornea dow n so low, and M id ly's nillow are so teenty, not much bii'-jer than my dolly's. But I love her; don't ion. doctor?" Throuiih the dnrknes the doctor caught the sudden Hash of Maddy'a eyes, and something impelled him to lay hia cool, broad hand on her forehead, as he replied, "I love all my patients:" then, taking Jessie's arm, be bd h.r out to where Guy waa waitiug for her. funny, slanting away hack, she saM. a 'hat the roof on oue side almost touched the ground. 'Ihe window panes, too, were so very tiuy, grid the room where Muddy lay -sick was small and low. "Yea. yes, I know," Ago. a said at last, impatiently, weary of heariug of the cot tage abuse bumble exterior and interior she knew so much better than Jessie her self. But this was not to be divulged; for surely the haughty Agnes Isfiuington, who. In Boston, aspired to lead in society into which, as the wife of Dr. Keruing ton, she bad been admitted, and wu- in Aikenside, was looked upon with envy. could have nothing in common with the red cottage or Ita inmates. So when Jessie asked again If she could not visit Maddy on the morrow, she answered de cidedly : "No, daughter, no. I do not wUh you to associate with such people. and when Jessie insisted on knowing why he must not associate with such people as Maddy Clyde, the answer was: "Be cause you are a Uemlngton." It waa all la vain that Jessie, and even Ouy him self, tried to revoke the decision. Jes sie should not be permitted to com In contact with that kind of people, aba said, or Incur the risk of catching that dreadful fever. So day after day, while life and health were slowly throbbing through her veins. Maddy waited and longed for the little girl whose one visit to her sick room seemed so much like a dream, from her grandfather she had heard the good news of Guy Hemington's generosity, and that, quite as much as Dr. Holbrook'a medi cines, helped to bring the color back to the pallid cheek and the brightness to her eyea. She waa asleep the first time the doc tor came after the occasion of Jessie's visit, and he did not awaken her; but for a long time, aa it seemed to Grandma Markham. who stood very little In awe or the Boston doctor, he watched her aa she slept, now clssping the blue-veined wrist aa he felt for the pulse, and now wiping from ber forehead the drops of west, or pushing back her soft, damp hair. It would be three days before ne could see her again, for a aick father la Cambridge needed hia attention, and af ter numeroua directions aa to the admin istering of sundry powders and pills, hs left ber, feeling that the next three daya would be long ones to blm. When, at last, he waa about starting to visit Mad dy again, he puzzled hia braina until they w t; Is . I aJ V M. 4v.: h I -dak: 7 T I !-i 7 .'.V, rT,y. i-f metnn.1 or hreservln. m.at Raisins Mm It la not only In conrcgatlon of luadrupeda, such as bop. "' horses, etc., that we often find Particularly vicious .peclmeus ! we 1,1,0 co,D IOTn tham In flocks of poultry. m"hg hens, turkeys and even pigeons. There are bulllea and brutes In the I'ljeon as well aa human family. u,1 Pla that la disposed to make himself a nuisance In fighting other old birds and killing aquaba nilRht wfl1 re moved from the loft. If tJli Is not practical, clip hia wings and provide a nest for the pair on the floor. For a mating pen get box and put perpendicular ' 0D frnnt 'n(1 through the middle. It bould be large has k. . - "roue-lit out In Franc by H. de 'rrrrnt, whl.n teems to have met ith considerable . It can be lo applied on a small scale for household purposes, saya the Scientific American. Th principle consists In exposing the meat to ulphurous acid fumes. By burning a email amount of sulphur In a receptacle containing the meat hung up Ih place it can be preserved for several days, even In summer, There Is no taste left from the sulphur fumes, and there seems to be no danger to health. Such a method can be used also on a Urge aval for preserving meat for army use, aa It la quite simple and esay to apply In practice. From experiments mode on a large scale It appears that the meat fumigated with aulphur did not contain more than 22 grama (340 enough to make each apartment 12 0r irralna) of sulphurous add gas per 100 15 Inches square, and o of the Hats kllivgrams (2'JO pounds) of meat which or dowela In the partition should be Is on the order of ten thousandths. movable. The food and water vessels The meat should be fumigated aa soon may be hung- on the partition to that as possible after killing, and prefer- both birds may use them in common, amy on parts which have no cut bones. If out of sight of their old mates It will Ian meat la found to keep best To not take more than two or three days preserve It for several months meat for them to unite. Th movable alat can b Inclosed In vessels full of car- can then be taken awT. 'n(1 " he bonle add gas. It has the appearance mating la permanent the; may be turn- of fresh meat, and Ita taste la not ed Into the loft to find I ne"t changed after cooking. In England Mr. Feeds for Pigeons We like whole Laacalles Scott proposed a method wheat best of all (ralna for pigeons, which consists In Immersing the meat there are many other grains wmcn in a solution of bisulphite of lime. pigeons like and thrive oa. among them common neas. barley, bwswrjeat, cow- , c.loe of Kss neaa sov beans. Engl lab horse beans, 1 At the California Agricultural Ex the various kinds of Tetca, broom corn. I pertment Station, the chief object In sorghum seed, millet anil many others. I making chemical examination of A variety Is, of course, aiwaya reusu- orowa-surura ana wuire-snenea eggs ed. Corn la a good feed when Riven In waa to determine whether there Is any moderate quantities, especially during .uperlorlty of one over the other aa summer and not as an ncluslve diet to quality. The test shows that the ' . . ... WMIajI rVstA- stVittt 1 si Anil thol Vil is hanA K.i f .1 1 ..1.4 nit 5. - !id.bl. n " " " " I , " 'M. tt" really fine, plump, rat sjuaissi i oruwu urun muu mo wnue t hard to beat ones, nut uus sunenieni is not borne . out by a chemlcnl ulialyais, and the Hillside chiekea cop. physical exniiilnatlon proves that the I have adopted the plan of aubstl- lnft)n pg of superiority, tlwTugh tutlng a lurge roosting coop for each g)gl)ti Bre p,,,! by the white eggs, thirty or forty chicks aa soon they The ni)nute differences that are found a personage as her past experience might lead her to think. (To be continued.) JTJST MERELY SUPPOSING. VICTORIA. A MIGHTY CATARACT. Afrlraa Waterfall rsf Rrllasea Oil Owa Masara la Uraaavar. Ooilug; out of black, boggy depres sion In the heart of southern Africa Is a sluggish, muddy stream which weists Its way southward, leisurely at first, but It soon crows rapidly In size and strength until It pours Into the Indian Oceuu, 1.U50 tulles away, fourth In rank among the mighty rivers of Af rica, says the Kcleuilflo American. About 700 miles from Ita source, and Just beyond the cataracts of Mololo, the Zambesi, Joined by the waters of the Kwando River, spreads out Into what might be termed lake about als miles long and over a mile In width. Thla lake la studded with Islands and the surface la very smooth, the vegeta tion along the banks being perfectly mirrored la the placid water. Strange to aay, the lower end of this lake ! marked not by a shore line nor by the lightest narrowing of Its surface, but by an abrupt fall beside which our much vaunted Niagara la a mere pyg my. It la an entire lake that takes the plunge, and not merely a liver. A comparison of Niagara and Vic toria fa 11a ahowa at a glance how vast ly greater la the African falls. At Niagara the river takes a plunge of lt feet, but the Zambesi falls sheer 40 feet The crest of Victoria fulls la over a mile long 5,808 feet to be exact wlieraae the American fall at Niagara measures only 1,000 feet, and the Horse hoe fall la only 1,2.10 feet acrosa, or S.010 feet aa measured along the curve. To Illustrate the magnitude of the Af rican waterfall we might depict against It the skyline of New York from Bat tery Park to Worth atreet Not a build ing would project above the crest of the falls excepting only the tower of the Singer building, which la now In process of erection. To be sure, In comparing Niagara with Victoria, It must be said In favor of the former that the Horseshoe fall presents an un broken crest, while the edge of the Victoria la divided by numeroua Isl ands Into stretches which nowhere ex ceeds 000 feet At the center la Liv ingstone Island, and to the left aa you look up stream, la the main fall, while at the rljstit of the Island Is the Italnbow fall. Buka Island separates the main fall from the Cascade or Dev il's Creek. CHAI'IT.H VII. Had It not been for th presence of Pr. lloltirook, who. accepting Guy's In vitation to tea, rode back with him to Aikenside, Mra. Agnes would have gone off Into a passion when told that Jessie had been "exposed to fever and mercy know-s what." "There'a no telling what one will catch among the very poor," ahe aaid to Dr. Holbrook. as she clasped and umlasped the heavy gold bracelets flashing on her white, round arm. "I'll be answerable for any disease Jessie caus-ht at Mr. Markham's," the doctor replied. "At Mr. Who's? What did you call him?" Ames asked, the bright color on her cheek Tiding as the doctor replied : "Markham an old man who lives In Honedale. You never knew him, of course." Involuntarily Agnes glanced at Ouy, In whose eye there waa, as she fancied, a peculiar expression. Could It be he knew the secret she guarded so carefully! Im pn,lble, .he said to herself; but still the white lingers trembled si shs hsndled the china and silver. nd for once she was glad when the doctor took hia leave, and she was alone with Jessie. "What waa that girl'a nameT ahe aak- I: "the one you went to sseT" "Maddy, mother Madeline Clyde. Shs so pretty. I'm going to see n.r as MJ '2 AA ant renlv directly, hot con tinued to question the child with r-gwrd L it. eoiUx. which J-ie tW - ed What Mar Happea Wbes the Alr.htp lias Come to Ba aa Aetaat Faet. There Is very little doubt that the airship la an accomplished fact, says the Century. What boots a year or two when time ta flying aa swiftly aa It doea nowadays? But has anyone considered the new dangers that will follow In the wake of the new machines? Does anyone Im agine that life for hlra will be the old, care-free existence that It has been for most of us; that when the air la filled with Iron and steel and wood, man will go hia way, unheeding upper ether as of old? Of course, In the very nature of things, the Bret to equip themselves with aerial racers will be the reckless devils who now run gasoline Jugger nauts on our hlghwaya. Is It not easy to Imagine what they will do when they get up In the air? Will life on the surface of the earth have any semblance of safety while "white eaRlea" and "red hawka" are careering In uper air, spilling out tools and now and then an occupant? In these pleasant days, If a man la walking about New York all he has to think of are the trolleys, the motor cycles, the ordinary wheels, the auto mobiles, the dear old horse cars, and the other horse-drnwn vehicles, Includ ing the fire engines and the ambulances. If he la alert and spry his chance of life Is as good as that of a soldier In a secondary skirmish. His adversaries are all on the level, so to speak, and he can see lint Is coming without raising his eyes to heaven, a thing that man kind fell out of the habit of doing agea ntto. , But with the upper air full of ships and the ships full of people and many of the people full of the Intoxication born of free life In the void, why, I would not write any pedestrian's Insur ance without charging a prohibitive premium. Let us suppose two Irresponslbles In an airship. , "ll:inil me that wrench, Bill. There'a soiiictliltig the mutter with this nut and I want to take It off. Look out! Gee I You Just missed hitting thnt chimney. Can't you steer? Oh, you careless Idiot! What did you drop that wrench for? It struck the north litfht In that studio building. Let's get nwny, quick. I'll l"t thnt you've killed the artist at work to any nothing of losing the only wrench we have. Hello, did you see that? An old chap fell out of that pink machine, nnd I'm blamed If he didn't grub the spire of Grace Church, nml there he Isl" "Shall we resctip him?" "Hesme nothing. What's the matter with his own people doing It?" "Well, I'm going down there after that wrench. I don't see any commo tion around that studio building. Guess we didn't kill anyone." The airship turns, goes back, drops until It Is about five feet above the ground glass north light, and then the man who dropped the wrench, making a cone of his hands, calls out: "Say, you artist below there, did you hear anything drop?" A moment later a skylight Is opened and an excited ninn In i blue blouse makes bis appearum. "Did you drop that wrench?" "Yes; awfully aorry. Did you find It?" "I came near finding It on my head. and If you were In a balloon Instead of an airship I'd put you out of com ml Ion. Confound you all I Life Isn't worth living alnce you left the high ways." "Let's have the wrench, that's a good fellow." Espeaslva. "Our time Is money," grumbled the collector. Then," replied the debtor, "bow can joa afford to wsata ao much of It la CbaSlBg lasr FhJlJlBJ IMfaft, are large enough to roost, a)' between the two grouis are exceeded American Agriculturist correspondent by variation between varieties within This Is made from a dry goods box tfae a)e groupi t may he stated that four feet long, three feet wiae anu thpre gre pra,.t,,ay differences so far as the food value Is eoiu-erned be tween white-shelled and brown-shelled eggs. f chick crc coor. Raisins Ducks, The most frequent troubles with ducks and geese Is vertigo. Tbey drop down on their feet or fall on one side suddenly, at times recovering as sud denly or dying Immediately. This hap pens only when ilucka or geese are fed too much groin. The best prevention la threifeet hlifh. The front and bottom to mage tneir ieeaing grounu a pas- amoved. Two atrlm are nailed ture, where the grass Is short hut abun- perpendlcular on the front eorner, pro. dant, and let them get more of their Jectlng a foot below the bottom or the subsistence ror luenmeiven. un j win box. This raises the front mil gives require but little food after warm the roof the necessnry pitch when fac- weather comet, as they are men wen in. a downhill position. Two strlns over the laying period, becoming non nniinH on each side form a immort for nrodtieers. The nonproaueera snouiu porches which are fastened together have no grain. There is a saving in by crosnpleces so all may b removed expense and there will be fewer losses nt nn. nnerntlon to be siiraveii. occurring from diseases. i ouury We move this coop twice a week, nnd Farmer. It Is always clean and fresh. The ntion front and lMttom Seem a little A Chlckea Vll!e rlskv. considering the possibility of On the road from F.ast Auburn to n-nnilerlnff cats ruts or weasels. Rut Turner there Is a novel sight, a chicken we are willing to run some rinks If we vlllnge. It may ne ternieu, ror i w. can fill our own and customers' pens side of a well-kept rormnouse im-rr tn the fall with Inrire. rolin.t stock, la vlllnge of peruana a dozen nine w mw fix! hotisos. and the Uoim J II lit I'll? J'! IKl 'F '" I I"" - rtnee nrnlnctons well up to standard nearest to the road Is built to repre. size, which some full to do. The nc- sent a church. The steeple Is aa ir. eompnnylng sketch of coop will plain Itself. ex- Thnrnash f'aKlvailos Thorough nnd frequent cultivation Is regarded by many ns the best itinlcb for spring, summer and full, which In duces the roots to seek food In every direction, thereby heromlng more num erous and deeply lmlMdded, as well as going further beyond the penetrntlnn of cold In winter. feet as If the tiny building were renlly Intended for a place of worship, jnese miniature houses are nothing more or lea than chicken coops, yet so per fectly Is everything arranged that the . ...i..i.. n, - f pa alnnea tlltnlf piisser-ny iiukih, m e It a "piny town iH-iongiug iu sumo clilld.Kenebee (Jie ) journal. A Polalo faverer. B. T. Wagner of Missouri has de- n this condition vised the following: The Illustration It Is only In climates where the cold sliovs how I make my potato coverer, Is severe that n covering of straw or other bulky material Is rn'iilreil. Such coverings should lie removed us enrly In spring as the season will permit. and the eultlvntor used. If the crop la Btieh as to permit of Ita use, Kven In the fnll a thorough stirring of the soli will admit the air and ff, ,ril pro tection In the winter, but it pos sible thnt late stirring of the soil, leaving the ground bare In the winter season, may permit of Us of fertility potato ovrarn. of the soil, by leaching of the soluble do the covering nicely, portions by rains and melting nows, to avoid which some farnieri sow the land to rye late In Octolier lnj pow It under early In the spring. Get two boards alsnit 3ls feet long; fasten together to come to a point, with a brace at oeii end. The sin gletree la attached to brace by means of clevises and chain. The horse walks In the row, and thla tool win Birds and In seel,, Sarins Seed. rv not attempt to save your own seeds unless you have used every pre caution necessary to prevnu usrin- tllUatlon. Hants often mix rlthout It Is much easier to destmv hlrds wm.wledee of the grower. A mel- than Insects, but as the number of on it Is claimed, may be fertilized by birds Is reduced the Insets multiply. a 'pumpkin, ami. though the fruit of The wren Is a very useful bird, and thls season may be apparently genuine, may I Induced to remain DWir the ret the seeds of such. If used next sea dwelling houses If tcs are provided son. may cause a failure of the crop or fur them, but as they are unai,e to d(fltroy the quality. contend against F.ngllsh sparr,,?,. the entrance to the w Ten tes should not Old Gees " Breedla. exceed an Inch In diameter, as the Ecss from young geese are often m- wren Is very small and can only pro- fertile. It ! I1 l ,Ll.Z Paris possesses the largest public garden and the largest hospital. A square foot of a Persian rug means twenty-three days work for the weaver, The herring catch off the shores of England represents 115,000,000 annu ally. Herrings are being sold In the streeta of Sunderland, England, at twenty for a penny. Squares, triangles and almlluar Im plement used by draftsmen are now made of glass. , A German estimate of the capital In vested In the construction of the world'a railroads la 143,310,000.000. The swiftest river In the world Is the SutleJ, of British India, which In 180 miles haa a descent of 12,000 feet The Actors' Church Union of England has In the last year gained fifty mem bers and tins now 142 centera, with 171 chaplains. - " The great cathedral at Cologne, al though completed but a few yeara ago, has ao deteriorated from faetory smoke that the body of the church will have to be renovated throughout Cremation makes great headway In the Alps. Geneva takea the lead, both In point of number and equipment but Zurich, Aarau, Berne nnd Lausanne are each building a second crematorium. Five other towns are doing likewise. He waa a Scotchman and somewhat shy. At tea the variety of cakes was bewildering and the young lady whose guest he was helpfully Inquired, "Will you have a cake or a meringue, Mr. Johnstone?" "Hoots, no, ma lassie," quoth he, kindly, "you're no wrang I'll hae the cake!" Monka and nnna exiled from France by the recent lawa are still seeking refuge In England In considerable num bers. Fifty nuns recently left Brest on board the Antelope, and UK) brothers of Christian schools, who have been ei pelled from their Institutions, are seek ing a home In Jersey and Englnnd. The production of metallic cadmium, which has hitherto been confined to Belgium and Silesia, has been under taken by a chemical company of Clever land. Ohio. The ore or the Jopnn dis trict U stated to be richer In cadmium than the ore of Silesia, but under the . , .m.tflnA In Ilia t 'n If. conditions oi i"- ..B ed States It has not been considered worth while to attempt to save cad mium aa a by product Meant foe Baraarasemeaf. As a patroness of struggling and dis couraged artists and musicians Mrs Follen waa not markedly successful, although she had plenty of money and a warm heart, and waa Intereated Is art and artists. "I've brought some of my last win ter'a sketchea to show you, said on He So your husband baa ghen nr smoking. That wauta a pretty trou will. She Well, I've got one. l'uncli. Daughter She seems to have g t over the death of her first husband Father Yes, but ber secoud husUiud hasn't Hck-Me-Cp. Mrs. Smalltown Would you accept a place In the suburb? Cook I'll con sider It If yea have room In your garu.e for we motor. Tow u Topics. "What did you thin of that girl at ber coming-out party r "Well, to be perfectly frank, I thought ahe'd U-tier go back. I" Leslie's Weekly. Mother But what do you expect to do later, my son, if you never learu li write? Son Oh, that will be all ri.uL I'll buy a typewriter. Silhouette. "May I call you Mabel?" be asked at tbeir second meeting, preteudiug li be badly smitten. "If you wish to; put my name Is Gertrude." Chicago Uet- ord Herald. Candidate for Crew Could you tell me where the rhetoric class Is being held? Candidate for Football 1 dou t know ; I'm a student here myself. Town Topics. Employer Tbla makes the fourth grandmother of yours that baa diid thla aprlng. Office Boy I know It; ain't these family troubles fierce Cornell Widow. Snooks To what do you attribute your auecess as a tradesman? Kelleiu If a customer doesn't aee what be wanta, I make him want what he seea, Illustrated Bits, "What's become of your umbrella?" "I loaned It to Tompkins." "Woy doesn't he return It?" "The owner caught him with It and demanded If Milwaukee Sentinel. "Father, do all angela have wings?" "No. mv son. your mother bas noue." And then she said, sweetly, that h mlght go to the club If he wouldn't stuy Intel Atlanta Constitution. Teacher How long had Washington been dead when Iloosevelt was Inaugu rated? Scholar I dunno, but It husu t been very dead since Teddy haa been there Llpplncott'a Magaitne. "Do you think cabbage Is unwhole some?" asked the dyspeptic. "It de pends somewhat," answered the food expert, "on whether you eat It or try to smoke It" Washington Star. "Mrs. Itogers la a perfect alave tf her husband." "What does ahe do? "Would you believe It? Every year, on hia birthday, she geta up In time to ent . breakfast with hlni."-Les"e a ees..v. Teacher You have named all domes tic animals save one. It hss bristly hair It la grimy, likes dirt and Is fou.l of mud. Wen, Tom? Tom (shame facedly ) -That's me.-Chlcago Trib une. . i Mabel (aged six) Ain't you afralil o' our big dog? The rarson (very .... .. No, my dear. ler to three or Where u-.,ir i.v ffidna' where the breeders. One gam ,..,.,.. r.ii.,w. F.ver.v eti"oPn ,, ,,., ,-.,. Is a g'ssl mating. should be given birds by tViUll them there are aa many ganders ss geese, and providing suitable plae, fr tbvlT thpy often pair off and only mate to- protection and accommodation. gether. F.ad.ra.ea af red.,. A "Z'u.r. has red,r wood I. much e,, nt thing In land -mlb. b." farmer, for It. tatlng qualities when . flexible 'h'ch "?. used for fence posts. An Interesting to .11 the Inequalities of the surface proof of the power of this to ,, . dead furrow and a back fur .1st the effect, of time I. furnished b, row the a.m. f1"4 the Egyptian boat, made of BOTelty about " J' Vh.ch which were recently found burled near supplied with an adju. to whJ the bank, of the Nile, and whlrhi . s. p,.ced b.ckof cording to recent estimate, nt tMf ,red. Tb. object of this I. to pre- sge. were probably In o 4.VO Tnl .ecldent. by the ''J ago. The fact must not be overlooked, and under the rollers. This reatur. however, that these boat, wer, covered I. especially de.lr.ble " " by the dry .and of the rt-Baltl- sired to operate tha roller with tne more Sun. rices of boy. pHr young man whom .he had asked Was "Nik Plain to call uion ber. "but l an not leei satisfied with them. They are not aa good In some waya aa the work I did a year ago." "Nonsense!" cried Mrs. Follen, with loud cheerfulness, patting him on tha ahoulder. "You paint Just aa well a you did Inst year aa well a. you ever have. Your taste'a Improving that' all!" Hard Werk. "What do you think la Mr. iyAuber'a greatest work?" "Selling the pictures hs palnta." Cleveland Leader. If you want to make a man trouble In a nice, polite way, let him have the distribution of ths complimentary tlcketa. ' Hers la s chance for soma man to make fifty million dollars In few Usiutas: marry Utlen Gould, le would not nuik - - I Sf rr, s ihe -mi. mncn or a men. ... - - but be like, bonea beat-Chicago Dally New a. "A tramp fell into the water tank of a locomotive and rode rwair- miles without being discovered, he unconscious when found?' rnrecognlxable." Cleveland Dealer. Dolly Molly Woleott told me month ago that ber new gown was going to be a dream. rolly- e I. that I. all It Is. no far. Her husband won t give her the money for It.-Sotnervllle Journal. "And do you have to be called In the morning?" .aked the lady who was about to engage a new girl. ' " ba. to be. mum." replied the applicant, "unless you happens to need me. -Yonkers Statesman. "Your sentence la to be au.pended began the merciful court "Great Scott. Jedge!" exclaimed the prisoner, "ef I'd knowed chicken stealing wns hanging offense I wouldn't have sto.e. Philadelphia Ledger. "Which do you prefer." said the ar tistic young woman, "music or poetry? "roetry" answered Mis. Cayenne "ou can keep poetry .hut up In a ls.k. You don't have to listen to It unless yon choose."-Washlngton Star. "Excuse me. sir." remark.il the weary wayfarer, "but I don't know where my next meal la coming from -"Neither do I." replied the prosperous looking Individual. "My cook left this morning. too."-rhlladelphla ttecord. "Oh, madam," .aid the French m.il.L "Fldo weel not eat re bon-bons. Hie dear. Intelligent little doggie!" exclaim ed Mrs. Klch. "There must be some thing wrong with thoss bonbons lo. Give them to the children." New York Evening Mall. Polities la IJoasestle l.lfe. A atory la told of a Bradford County politician (the sharp and shifty kind I who waa urged by hi. wife to his- tlia garden. He couldn't think of any very good reason, so he ent at It Ssiti be came In with a silver quarter be said he had found. He washed It put It In his pocket and went back. In a few minutes be showed np wltb snot her coin, this time a half dollar, lie s.ild there must be a burled treasure in that garden. He unearthed a couple of dimes and another quarter. Belli very tired, he announced his Intention of taking a nap, and duly went to siw... When he awoke his wife had a dinifer- ous anil steely glint in ner rye. ins. garden was all hoed. It Is mistrust. , that she had hoed while he slept, nml that she bad failed to find any l.iun.1 treasure. Milton Rtandard. C aaare Pea lllaasrlf. She I would never marry a man who waa a coward. He About bow brave would it ! necessary for blm to be In order t w .n your approval? She Well, he'd have to have rmir.iije enough to er propose, CI. ...J New. A