TOriCS OF THE TIMES
A CHOICE SELECTION OF INTER.
EeTINO ITEMS
KUImImI aaa
There l a aunilu of iNTomiam i.
the lulled State treasury. This I an-
wiuer iroug guarantee pf peace.
An F.ngliahnian recently mid $t.2.V
j"r come Uog. Think of the auto-
uionne lie could have bought for that
A tuMAU ki-lttutiat nnnoum-ee that
he baa discovered bow human life mar
be prolongs One good way la to get
ent or Ruwtla.
After the tobacco truat la busted It
will be quite appropriate to eonln e
fry cigar atore Indian with a big stick
inareaa or a tomahawk.
"Poverty." says Bernard Shaw, "la
worse crtina tlin i. .
....... 4i wouiu
be nloe of him If he were to get laws
io prevent poverty.
An eastern pnper aaactt that John
i. hockefeller a barber la worth fino.
WO. Will anmehoriy explain what una
jonn u. can poaaibly bare for a bar
Another chonia girl klllcnl In a motor
accident. It la wonderful what clear
crosa-awtlon vlewa of the Uvea of the
Idle rich are glren by the erratic au
tomohlle.
Carnegie any there la no danger of
war. We may be aure that ha iliMn't
innke the statement for the purjoe of
keepiug anybody from purchasing ar
iiior plate.
(' for the use of the Mikado have
tieen purchased In Massachusetts. Aa
long, however, aa Japan Isn't buying
any Missouri uiulea It will be needleaa
to worry.
A Ituiwlan la reported to have mtd
Ma place lu heaven for .V) ruble.
'will jar the purchaser if lie learns too
late that tils couiou call for a aea
In an entirely different locality.
A Pennsylvania man and woman de-
idod one hour after their marriage
to try to get the court to annul the con
tract. They were foolNli. With proper
patience they might have got used to
It In time.
Between the opinion that we will
lmre war with Japan and the opinion
that we will not have war with Japan
the reading public will soon come to the
conclusion that one in an 'a opinion U
J nut aa good aa another'.
A magnzliie devoted to motoring In
terest print au article on "Where
Automohlllxts May Spend the Sum
mer." We have already heard of sev
eral who will aNnd It In a wooden
overcoat alx feet underground.
General Smuts, a Boer War veteran,
reporta an Interesting explanation of
the agricultural depression In Mouth
Africa. In a went soeech lie said that
o old man remarked to lilin that "the
fault of the Transvaal la t tin t the
ground la too low ; you have to liend
jour back to work."
King Otto of Ilavarln has been In
sane since be snccet'ded to the throne,
and for twenty years the country has i
Imm-ii ruled by a regent. The Itavarhin
constitution differs from that of some
other kingdoms, where a provision Is
Inserted to prevent liny man with an
Incurable malady from Ucomiiig king.
There has been talk recently of deism
lug King Otto and putting on tlie
throne his uncle, the regent, l'rlmv
I.uitpold, who Is Ho years old.
How delicate are the Instrument
which record earthquake shock may
be Judged by the reporta, which came
almost simultaneously from many
Mnirces, of the recent slight disturb
ance In Kcuador. From Havana came
the report that "the. seismograph this
morning registered an earthquake
fourteen thousand inllos distant, the
waves propagating from southwest to
northeast. The Indications are that
the center of the dlsturhani'e was lo
cated lieneiith the waters of the Pacific,
Hear Central America." From other
far distant points come similar reports
long before the news came of the actual
lis-atlou of the eairtluptake.
The fnd of American steel and other
millionaires for pearl necklaces and tlie
scarcity of choice examples brings out
the fart that a large part of the present
supply come from the lioiird of orient
al ruler, A dealer predicts the ap
proach of tts time "when even the
Indian rajah and the Chinese mandarin
will have no more pearls to offer."
In the search for objects of "bigotry
and virtue" In which to Invest his
suH-rtluous millions the American col
lector hiiHf now progressed well-nigh
around the glols. He has ransacked
Europe for artistic plunder, picking tin
old furniture and old folio and old
portraits In P.ugland, old silver and
old Sevres and crown Jewels In France,
old masters ami old manuscripts In
Italy, marbles In Oreei-e and caireta
worth a 1,000-whare profit In I'nlon Pa
cific from the harems of sultans. He
lias now gone further afield as a bidder
for tlie heirlooms of rajah.
The government scientist has had a
hard time from the start. There have
In'ii many people ready t ridicule his
efforts and to tight appropriation for
hi benefit It would not be dlluc-tlt
tn And plenty of evidence of hla opposi
tion manifesting Itself In every session
of Ongrefta since the first attempts at
rclontlfie Investigation were made. The
Secretary of Agriculture, therefore,
reed not feel particularly disturbed be
canse of tlie attack upon his depart
ment It happens to be one of the
youngest of the divisions of the govern
ment and naturally must stand consid
erable abuse for that reason. Hut ev
ery other branch of the public service
wnlcb undertakes any kind of scientific
vrork has bad to run the same gantlet
of faultfinding and ridicule, only to
wis dasarv' recognition at Uat be
accomplishments. It la:
nine is. iv mat a g'ssl many (sopl
wontler wiry the I tilted State, ah ml
he called uioii to 'pay fills, a year to
a tsxanlst and similar salaries to a t
mologlst and au agrostolog!r, not t
mention a plant physiologist and
i-iioiii. tr mem la a force of 2..HI0
men employed by the I a partment
Agriculture In aclentlnc work, the war
rant for atich an army must be foun
in the result of their invewtliratlon
Secretary Wilson la rerted to have
aald that tbcHe aclentltlc worker are
auvlug the couutry aunually $2:i"0i0.
000. The chief of the bureau of forest
ry gete a aalary of $.'l.5sl a year, an
yet It la aald hla one department aavea
for the people each year more than
the whole Iiepartment of Agriculture
baa coat elnce It in estab'lshed. Got
ernment work In scientific llnea must
be like that of private laboratories.
Some of the costly experlinenta will
yield no results of value. Rome of them
wll bring alight rcturua for the outlay
Hut the valuable discovery which will
save thousands of dollata, which ncca
aloually cornea from reeated exjierl
mentation, often more than paya for
tne eutlre expense of tho Invcstlga
tlons. The net result of the scientific
work which the UnltU States has done
during Its exlstem-e la aatlsf;ictory. Its
const aud geodetic survey was bitterly
oppoaed. but proved Ita worth, It
geological surveys bid fair to save th
nation millions of dollars. Ita reclu
matlon work la attracting the atten
tlou of the world. Ita scientists are
honored among their fellows. Ita posl
tloua apical to men of the highest
atandlng In afieclal branches of leant
tug. There will always be those to re
flect uism the value of the govern
menta aclentlnc Investigations. Hut
the accomplishments of the past have
been sufficiently meritorious to alienee
III advised opposition.
BATTLE WITH AN EAOLK.
Saapcaded la Midair Meats fol
Ilia 1.1 f nit a Aifrr Bird.
In midair, dandling over a cliff. In
Kiowa county, ou a rope, William
Fleck bad a desperate light with
mother eaglo, while trying to secure
her youtig which were In a nest In the
rocks. Frank and Benjamin Fleck, his
brothers, who were on the top of the
cliff, were also attacked by the eagle,
which flew around wildly and struck
nt the Flecks reiieutedly. Hoth VU1
Ham and Frank were severely Injured
The young men succeeded lu capturing
the eagles alive.
Last week the Fleck hoys went to
visit on a ranch owned by the family In
Kiowa county, near Elizabeth. While
there they apent much time trumping
over the high bluffa In the vicinity of
Hilltop, several miles from their ranch.
t waa while they were thus amusing
themselves that they heard the crlea
of the young eagles, which they deter
mined to capture tlie next day. Provid
ed with a ros, which was made fnat
at the top of the cliff, Benjamin and
TIIHII.I.IMU DATTI.IC WITH EAULK.
Frank Fl-k waited while William
Fleck went over tlie cliff on the roie to
search for the nest. It kiii found In
the rocks, ami William Fhi k was about
to remove the eagles when the mother
bird swisipcd down from high In tlie
air. Flying around lu a circle the bird
made the air ring with Its discordant
cries, and riis-ntiilly struck at the throe
men. Owing to .his perilous position
William Fleck could do little save pro
tect bis eyes with one arm while he
clung to the rox with the other and
was prartlcally at the mercy of the
enraged mother bird. It wus not until
Frank Fleck hnd twice slmt the big
eagle that It ceased to fight, and after
tlie first sliot It scattered It blood
atsiut the three young men. It was an
Immense specimen, the Flecks say. The
mother bird lslng illioHed of It was
easy to capture the young, whjch were
brought to Ih-nver leiiver ; (Colo.)
Cor. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Japaa' Tmlmrnl of thm Rllad.
New York State' philanthropists are
studying the question of how to find
employment for the blind. Japan has
solved the problem In a simple way.
Sightless person have a monopoly of
a partUnlar occupation massage. No
person with sight I allowed to prac
tice nmssngp for a livelihood, and al
though some of the Japanese are In
other employment the bulk of them
pursue the avocation which the Iwneviv
lem-e of their country's luws has made
their special preserve. Always elab
orately polite, the JaiMUicse are ese
etally courteous to their blind neigh
bors, and the occupation of masseur
la considered a most honorable one.
Simple Spell far Them.
Five girls In a fashionable boarding
achool have formed a society to protest
earnestly against the new sjielllng, says
the Smart Set They sign themselves
A lyase, Mayme, Grayce, Kathryne and
Carry e.
Oldvat Tkareh la Mew Tsrk.
The oldest church building now
atandlng In New Tork City Is St
Paul's Chapel, the comer atona of
which waa laid In 1704
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CHAPTER XV. I rwinnait 1
Alaa for Guy I b could not brlUve h
fd aright when, turning ber bead away
for a moment whlla sh prayed for
atrtngth, Maddy's aoswsr cams, "I can-
net, Uuy, I cannot I acknowledge tht
OT which baa stolen upon in. I kaow
not how, but I cannot do this wrong to
iAicy. Away from m you will lov ber
again. You must Head this, Guy, than
say ir you can desert .her."
She placed Lucy' letter In hi hand.
and Guy read It with a heart which ached
to ita very core. It waa cruel to deceive
that gentle, trusting ilrl writing so loving
ly of him, but to lorn Maddy was to hi
undisciplined nature more dreadful "till,
and casting the loiter asids he pleaded
again, thia tint with the energy of de
spair, for he read his fat In Maddy'
face, and when her lip a "nnd time
confirmed her flrt reply,. wbfja h ap
pealed to hi sense of hon.fr, ot justice, of
right and told him be could and must for
get her, he knew there nn hnn and
man though he was, bowed hi head upon
Maddy a hands and went atormlly, mighty,
choking oh, which ahook bis frame, and
evmed to break up the very fountain
of hi life. Then to Maddy ther cam
a terrible temptation. Wa It right for
two who loved a they did to live their
Uvea apart? right In her to force on Guy
tie fulfillment of vow he could not lit
erally keep? A m-ntal itruggle ar l
way th more aevere, n Maddy' took all
ber atrengtb away, and for many mln
utea eh lay o white and still that Guy
roused himself to car for ber, thinking
of nothing except to make her better,
It wa a long time ere that Interview
ended, out when it did there was on Mad
dy's face a peaceful expression which
only the sense of having done right at the
cost of a fearful sacrifice could give, while
Guy' bore trace of a great and crush
lng sorrow a he went out from Maddy'a
presence and felt that to him h wa lost
forever. He had promised her be Wuuld
do right ; had aaid he would marry Lucy,
being to her what a husband should be ;
had listened while she talked of another
world where they neither marry nor are
given In marriage, and where It would
not be alnful for them to lov each other.
nd a h talked her face had shone like
the face of an angel.
For many day after that Guy kept hi
room, aylng he wa lck, and refuaing
to e anyone sure Jessie and Mr. Noah,
he latter of whom guessed in part what
ad nappenea. and linputlna to him far
more credit than he derved, petted and
pitied and cared for him until he grew
weary of It and said to her savagely:
"You needn't think m so rood, for I am
not. I wanted Maddy Clyde, and tolH her
so, but sh refused me and mad m prom
ts to marry iucy ; so I'm going to do
that very thing going to England In a
few week, or a oon Maddy I bet
ter, and before the aim of this year aeta
shall tie a married man."
After this alt Mrs. Noah's aympathy
was In favor or Maddy, the good lady
making mora than one pilgrimage to
Honedale, wher sh expended all her ar
gument trying to make Madrty revoke
her decision ; but Maddy wa nrm in
what h deemed right, and a her health
began lowly to Improve, and there waa
no longpr an excuse for Guy to tarry, he
gave out In the neighborhood that be wa
, at last to be married, and tarted for
England th latter part of October, a
, unhappy and unwilling a bridegroom, It
may be, aa ever went after a brld.
CHAPTF.K XXI.
Maddy never knew how ill lived
through those bright, autumnal day,
when the gorgeous beauty of decaying
nature seemed o cruelly to mock her an
gulnh. At lat there came to her three
letter, one from Lucy, one from the doc
tor, and one from Guy himself. Lucy'
he opened first, reading of the aweet
girl' great happlne In seeing her darl-
lng boy again, of her sorrow to find him
ao thin and pale, and changed In all av
hi extreme kindness to her, hi careful
study of her wants, and evident anxiety
1 to please her In every respect. On this
i Lucy dwelt until Maddy' heart seemed
to leap up and almost turn over in it
rasing, so fiercely It throbbed and ached
with anguish.
The doctor'a next waa opened, and
Maddy rend with blinding teara that
which for a moment increased her pain
and sent to her bleeding heart an added
pang of disappointment, or a aense of
wrong done to her, she could not tell
which. Ir. Ilolbrook wa to be married
the same day with Lucy, and to Lucy'
sister, Margaret.
"Mnitgie, I call her," he wrote, "be
rauae that name I so much like my first
lov, Maddy, who thought I was too old
lo be her husband, and so made me very
wretched for a time, until I met and knew
Margaret Atherstone. I have told ber
of you, Maddy ; I would not marry her
without, and she seems willing to take
me a I am. We shall com home with
Guy, who I the mere wreck of what he
wa when I last saw him. He ha told
me, Maddy, all about It, and though I
doubly respect you now, I cannot say
that 1 think you did quite right. Itetter
that one should suffer than two, and
Lucy' I a nature which will forget far
doner than your or Guy'. I pity you
all."
This almost killed Maddy; she did not
love the d-x-tor, but the knowledge that
he waj to msrry another added to her
misery, while what he suid of her decis
ion was the climax of the whole. Had
her sacrifice been for nothing? Would it
hsv leen better if she had not sent
Guy away? It was anguish unspeakable
to believe so, anil the shadowy woods
never echoed to so bitter a cry of pain as
that with which she laid her head on the
ground, and for a brief moment wi.thei
hat she might die.
There ws Guy's letter yet to resd. and
with listless Indifference she opened it.
starting as there dropped into her lap a
small carte de visile, a perfect likeness
of Guy. who sent It, he said, because he
wished her to have so much of himself. It
would make hiin happier to know she
could s-imetlmes n..k at hl.-n, Just as he
thould gsie upon her dear picture after It
was a ln to love the original. And this
wa all the direct reference he made to
the past, except wher he spoke of Lucy,
telling how happy she was. and how If
anything could reconcile hlin to his fat,
It wa the knowing how pur and good
and loving wa th wife be was getting.
Then he wrot of the doctor and Mar
garet, whom he described a a dashing,
tirtlllant girl, the veriest teas and madcap
In th world, and the exact opposite of
Maddy.
Thle letter, so calm, so cheerful In It
tone, had a quieting effect on Maddy, who
lead It twice, and Uia placing It In her
J. HOLMES
mmm aim.
M
bosom, itarted for th eotr, meeting on
the way with Flora, who lu seeking for
her to graat alarm. Uavi JMph had
had a fit b said, and fallen upon th
floor, cutting hi forehead badly against
th sharp point of th (tov. Hurrying
on, Maddy found that what Flora had
said was true, and ut immediately for
th physician, who cam at one, but
book hla head doubtfully he examined
hla patient. Ther war all th symp
tom of fever, h eaid, bidding Maddy
prepare for th worst. Nothing In th
form of troubl could particularly affect
Maddy now, and perhap it was wisely
ordered that Pncle Joseph' illness should
take ber thought from herself. I'rom th
vary first h refused to tike hi medicine
from anyon ear her or Jessie, who,
with her mother' permission, stayed alto
gether at the cottage, and who, a Guy'i
lster, waa a great comfort to Maddy.
Aa th fever increased, and I'nrU Jo-
eph grew more and more delirious, hi
if for Sarah w.ro tart ruJiiig, tusk
ing Jeie weep bitterly aa ah aaid to
Maddy :
"If I kaw wher thi Sarah was I'd
go mllea on foot to find her and bring
bar to blm.
Something Ilk thia JsmI said to her
mother when ah went for a day to Alk-
enslde, asking her ia conclusion if ah
thought 8arah would go.
Perhaps," and Acne brushed abstract
edly her long, flowing hair, winding It
around bar jeweled tinier, and then let
ting tb soft curl fall across bar anowy
anna.
Wher do you (iippo she la?" wa
Jessie' next question; but if Agnea knew
he did not answer, axrept by reminding
her littl daughter that it waa past her
bedtlm.
Tb next morning Agne eye ' wer
very red, a If she had been wakeful th
enrir jilght, while her white face fully
warranted tb bra dacha sh professed to
have.
Jsesl," aba aald. a they sat toaether
at tbetr breakfast, "I am going to Hone
dal to-day going to see Maddy, and ahall
leav you Here,"
Agne wa not the same woman whom
we flrat knew. All hop of the doctor had
ong sine been given ud. and aa Jeesle
grew older the mother nature waa atrong-
er within her, auhdulng her aelflshneaa.
and making bar far more gentle and con-
lUerat tor other than ah bad been be
fore. To Maddy aha waa exceedingly
kind, and never more ao In manner than
now, when they aat together talking In
the humble kitchen at tb cottage.
You look tired and lck," sh said.
Your care have been too much for on
not yet strong. I will 1 him till be
wake, and you go to bed."
Very gladly Maddy accepted th offered
relief, end ntrerlv worri out with her con
stant viglla. ah wa oon leeplng sound
ly In her own room, " lora, in tb
little hed, or back room of the bouse,
waa busy with her ironing. Thus ther
was none to follow Agne as ah went
owly into th sick room wher Uncle
Joseph lay, hla thin saea Ujirael to th
light and his lips occasionally moving a
he muttered in hi sleep, inere waa
trance contrast betweea that wasted Im
beclle and that proud, queenly woman
but h could remember a time when In
her childish estimation be wut th embodi
ment of every manly beauty, and the
knowledge that be loved her, hi sinter's
little hired girl, tilled her with pride and
vanity. A great change had coin to them
both sine those days, and Agne, watch
lng hi 111 and smothering Wk the pnin
which aroe to her Up at tight of blm,
felt that for the fearful change In him
he wa answerable. Intelhvtual, talent
ed, admired and sought by all he had
been once ; he wa a mere wreck now, and
Agnea' breath cam in abort, quick gasps,
a glancing furtively around to see that
no on waa near, she laid her hand upon
his forehead, and parting his thin hair,
aid, pityingly : "l'oor Joseph."
llie touch awoke him, and starting up
he atared wildly at ner, wnue unn mem
ory of the fast seemed to be struggling
through the misty clouds, obscuring his
mental vision.
"Who are you, lady? ho, with eye
and bair like her I
"I'm the 'madam' from Aikenside.'
Agnes said, quite loudly. Flora passed
the door. Then when she tnn gone she
added, softly: "I'm Sarah Sarah Agnea
Morris."
It seemed for a moment to
hurst unon
him In It full reality, and to her dying
day Agne would never lorj.t the ll0k
upon hi face, th mile ot p'rfert hannl
nes breking through the rin f tears,
the love, the tenderness minified with dis
trust, which that bsik betokened as he
continued gaxing at her. hut to U(,r
not a word. Again her hand rested on his
forehead, and taking it new in hi, he held
It to the light, laughing inriely at its
soft whiteness; then touching the eoatly
diamonds which flashed iinn m,i
rainbow hues, he ssld: "VVhere', lmt
tie ring I bought for ':"
She bad anticipated I hi, "-! took from
her pocket a plain gold run:, kept UIltn
that day where no one could find It. and
holding It up to him. said: "Mere It I.
Ho you rememlier It?"
"Yes, yes," and his li I'Fin to quiver
with a grieved. Injured eiprelon. "He
could give you diamonds an. I couldn't.
That'a why you left tnc, wasn't it, Sarah
why you wrote that letter I i -h made
my bead Into two? !l"'l ever
since, and I've missed )n mi much,
Sarah ! They put nn- i" " .r,
rrnry people were oh ! many uud
they said that I was tnl. ' 1 was
only wanting you. I'ui ool mn I , ,
I, darling?"
His arm was around her ii". k. and be
drew her down until bis lilw bed hers.
And Agnes suffered it. !" ''ould not
return the kiss, but she did not turn away
from him. and she let h an rare U.-r- hair,
and wind it round Ins lni'rv 11 liilTing ;
"This is like Sarah's-J"'r'" farah, are
you not?"
"Yes. I am Sarah." sh ouid answer,
while the rnile so pniufu' "J e would
again break over his fc told how
much be had missed her. "'"-d if she J
had not come to stay n Dr .'.""d-
"There's something be aaid;
".Tmelsxly dead, and -m, " f ""me
body els wsnted to die-;" Maddy
died ever ince tb Lord tr'vernr went
way. Io you snow ' .
- "I am hi etepmother. s. -s repue,j.
.h...TWtn fro-L J.Kl l,!h"l 0 long
nd mud that Maddy H lsrm
ed by th. noise, cam. i t0 " hat
waa th. matter. . .
Agne did not '"
reached th. doorway, - e
trang po.lt Ion of a f cle
Joph aull Muoothln ti cw which
drooped arr.r him, and Agnss Mvtng U
him : "You heard hla nam. waa Kerning
ton. did yon not Jame. Remington?
I.ii a udden rlatioa it cam apoaj
Maddy, and ah turned to leave, wb.n
Agnea, lifting her bead, called her to coin
In. Sh. did ao, and (landing at th oppo
it. (Ida of th bed, ah said, question
ing!: "You ar Sarah Morrtr
For a moment th eyelid quivered, thea
th neck arched proud!', aa If It were a
thing of whl.Jj alia was not ashamed, and
Agne answered : "Yes, I waa Sarah Ag
ne Morris; once for three month your
grandmother' hired girl, and afterward
adopted by a lady who gave m what edu
cation I C--"e, i.!""-"' '.) la I Ut
for high lif. which prompted mm to jilt
your Carl. Joseph when a rlcner aaaa
than h. offered himself to me."
That waa all he ssld -all that Maddy
v.r knew of her history, a It wa nv
referred te again except that evening,
when Agne said to her, pleadingly :
"Neither Guy nor Jeaal nor anyon Deed
know what I hsv told you."
"They .hall not." waa Maddy's reply:
and from that moment th past, ao far as
Agnea wa. concerned, wa a sealed pag
to both. With thia bond of confidence
between them. Ague felt herself strange
ly drawn toward Maddy. while, If It wer
possible, something of her olden lov waa
renewed for the helpless man who clung
to her now Instead of Maddy, refuaing to
let her go; neither bad Agnea any dispo
sition to leav him. Sh should tay to
tb last, so h aaid ; and ah did, taking
Maddy's place, and by ber faithfulness
and rare winning golden laurel In th
opinion of th nelghlsira, who marveled at
first to see so gay a lady at I'ncl Joseph's
bedside, sttributlng It all to her friend
ship for Maddy, Just aa they attributed
hla calling her Sarah to a eraiy freak.
Sh. did resemble Sarah Morrl a very lit
tl, they said ; and in Maddy' presence
they omtlms wondered wher (Ursh
waa, repeating etrang things which they
had heard of her; but Maddy kept th
secret from everyone, so that vn Jeaal
never inspected why her mother atayad
day after day at tb. cottage, watching
and waiting until th. laat day of Joseph'
life.
Sh waa alon with him then, ao thai
Maddy never knew what passed between
them. Sh. had left them together for an
hour, whil h did om rrnds; and
when h returned Agne met her at th.
door, and with a blanched cheek, whl
pered : "II 1 dead ; he died In my arm,
blessing you and me ; do you hear, bless
ing m Surely my ln la now forgiven?"
CHAPTER XXII.
There waa a fresh grave mad la th
churchyard and another chair vacant at
the cottage, when Maddy wa at laat
alon. I'nfettered by car and anxiety
for lick one, her aching heart waa free
to go out after the loved onea over th.
sea. go to tb elm shaded mansion ah had
heard described so often, and wber now
two bride were busy with their prepara
tlona for th. bridal hurrying on ao fast.
Sine tb letter read In th moky Octo
ber wood, Maddy bad not heard from
Guy directly, though Lucy had written
sine, a few brief line, tailing how happy
h waa, bow strong sha waa growing, and
how much like himself Guy waa becom
ing. Ouy bad left no orders for any
cbangea to b made at Alksnald. ; but
Agues, who wa largely Imbued with
a lov of bustle and repair, bad Insisted
that at I teat (he anile of room Intended
for th bride should be thoroughly reno
vated with new paper and paint, carpets
and furniture. Thia plan Mr. Noah op
posed, for ah guessed how littl. Ouy
would rare for the chanaw ) but Agnaa wae
resolved, and she had great faith In
Maddy' taste, she Insisted that ah
should go to Aikens'd. and pasa her
Judgement upon she Improvementa. It
would do her good, ahe aaid littl. dream
ing bow much it cost Maddy to comply
with her wishes, or how fearfully th.
poor, crushed heart ached, aa Maddy went
through the handsome rooma fitted up for
Guy's young bride; but Mrs. Noah guess
ed It all, pitying ao much the white-faced
girl, whose deep mourning robe told the
loss of dear onea by death, but gave no
token of that great loss, tenfold worse
than death.
(To be continued.)
A Between Maa wad Poo.
"Uncle Moses" pride Id his native
Tennessee I Intense. An ex-Governor
of the State, who Is a writer of prose
and verse) also says the old "darky's"
tendency to overestimate) everything
that conies out of Tennessee always re
mind him of the little Inn In Cupar
Fife, fUotlHnd, cnlli-d the "Hnttle of
Waterloo," where the sign, which Is
supposed to represent the battle, shows
one brawny ScT.tsiiinn laying about hlro
with a broadsword.
"IH bestes' men, an' de besfes' wom
en, an' de la-stes' bosses an' dwags I
raised lu ol' Tennessee," Uncle Mose
proudly maintains. "Yas, sub," he
stoutly added, on one memorable occa
sion, "an de wiistes", too!"
It must not be supposed that Uncle
Mose Is Inculpable of discrimination. He
has reduced It to a fine art, the ex-
Governor din-lares.'
Not long ngo tlie old man went to
see one of the great horses of the day
raei against time, lie sent a blissful
day at the track and In the padd.Hg,
and the next morning apieared at the
ex-Governor's office to talk It over.
"Fus' ob all." he ts-gnn, "de boss
man In de timers sum got up an 11
say, Stop er minute, .vnsien i.cern 01
Tennessee." an' 'Marse IM he stop, pen
de Isms mint turn rutin' to de big stan'
whar nil de white folk sot, an" he say:
"'Ijidles ami geti'elnuliis, HolxTt J..
de great pacer Torn Tennessee, driven
by tic onllest F.dwnrd Gcer. will now
go ergln de wurl' rekld ob two. two
an" a half. I l-g yer tcr keep quiet
twell de rekld am busted." "
"Come: come: know ne unin 1
sav Tennessee lhre." Interrupted tlie
ex (iovernor. "Kobert J. was bred in
Pennsylvania."
I wn dsr; N.s," replied Uncle Mose,
conclusively. "Is fillln' yer wot 1
beerd mvse'f. I'f foil want tcr make
pome oiiteu It." he added, with Ironic
Intleotioii. "In -ose yer kin range ue
fuc' ter suit yo'se'f '."
'After that," M the eX-.ovcrnot
and poet. In telling the story. "I did
not lnterruv Uncle Mo.se. not even
when be dnclared. '.Marse Hob. Wen dat
Tennessee hos got goln' I cudden see
blm 'tall 1 All I e-l shadder
on de whitewashed fence beyond, a a'
dot scudded erlong lak a March cloud
fiyln' ercrost de face ob de Tennessee
sun I" "
fits Irrlatlaat I"
"I oppose you think I ara an Idlotr
"I haven't aald ao, have IT
"No, but you look aa If I cmildnt ft
you Into any argument over If Cleve
land ruia Peaier.
s
law Harveatlaa.
Every year th use of lee Increases
It Is not merely a luxury, but becomes
a necessity aa soon aa Ita value la
known by experience. Ice In tb dairy
la almoat Indispensable for holding
milk and cream at a proper tempera
ture. Ice ahould be cut with aaw Into
blocka of regular alse, ao that they will
pack solidly Into the Ice houae without
leaving apacea between them. A regu
lar croaa-cut saw with one handle re
moved will anawer the purpos.
The lee derrick I convenient and
aafer to use for lifting the cskes from
the water and hoisting Into the wag
on or sleigh box. Us two strong
white oak poles to make the derrick
and sweep. The upright B, may be
cut from any strong piece of lumber,
or made up by spiking together two
pieces of 2x4 studding. It should be
12 to 15 feet long and well braced at
the base, aa ahown In the sketch. The
bottom should be smooth in order to
slide freely over the ice.
The sweep, C. should be about 10
feet long, or over, with a rope attach
ed to each end The sweep Is pivoted
on top of the upright, B. from one
quarter to oue-thlrd projecting over,
where the Ice tongs ar attached. The
remaining portion, with the rope, D,
attached gives plenty of leverage for
lifting the heavy eakea.
After a "sea sou" of cutting Ice, the
two Icemen proceed to lift out and
load up. One seizes the tongs and
catchea onto the floating cakes, while
tb other man presides at the rope, D.
Th alelgh should be In the handiest
position to awing the, aweep around
and land the cake of Ice Into the box.
The combination atyle of Ice-house
represented In the Illustration Is not
the best for all purposes, yet baa aome
features to recommend It The aides
of the building are nine feet above the
ground and the height of the dairy
even feet The outside walls of the
Ice-bouse are made of two-Inch planks,
ten Inches wide, set upright with Inch
and a half planks nailed on the InBlde,
They are weather boarded on the out
hMna
COMBINED DAIBT AN0 ICE HOUSE.
side and tilled with apent tan bark or
other dry non-conducting material. The
partition wall between the dulry and
the Ice-house and between tbe cool
room and the Ice-house la half the
thickness, and not filled, thus forming
cloaed air apacea between tb atutls.
Montreal Star.
Pronts la Pork.
Why do not the farmers put up more
of their pork, cur It and aell It In the
summer? Thia would bring more profit
than marketing the bog to the butcher.
Tbe American Agriculturist baa made
careful estimate of the waste In
slaughtering bogs at home, which shows
facta that will be profitable to the pork
raiser. Take a hog weighing at home
2i M) pounds, on n basis of a o-ccnt mar
ket, live weight. Its value Is $10. If
fat, tbe hog loaea about 20 jer cent or
40 pounds, leaving 100 pounds edible
portion. Approximately the dressing
will las: Two hama, 80 pounda; two
shoulders, 24 pounds; four strips ba
con, 29 pounds; spare ribs, head, feet
and backbone, 35 pounda, leaving about
45 nounda for sausage and lard. The
meat to fie smoked will Increase about
10 per cent In weight In the pickle,
but lose ahouf the some aa the dress
ing weight. The follcwing are very
conservative prices for a coun try -dressed
hog: Thirty pound ham. at 14
cent. 4 20; pounds bacon, at 15
cents, $4.20 J 24 pound shoulder, nt 0
cent. $2.10; 45 pounds lard or sausage,
at 124 centa, $.'.00; 25 pounda back
bone, spare ribs, etc., at cents. $1.50;
soap fat, shout 25 cents; total, $17.01;
eot of bog, $10; profit, $7.01.
Farmer Skoold Advertise.
Tlie average fanner la too backward
about advertising bis prcsluct. One'
county paer ought to be used more a
an advertising medium. It helps the
editor and publisher to mnke a Is-tter
pa;Hr, and this In Itself Is gss for a
community, while the advertising. If
one haa gswl stock or seed or anything
of the kind to offer, will certainly pay.
lour aaa flip.
In 1!K1 the farmers grew scgar beet
enough to make 4U tons of beet
sugar, which, with the 272.f"TO tons of
cane sugar made In Ioulslana and
Texas, Is enough to supply the entire
population west of the Mississippi Ry
er and something over. In 111 we
grew gOO.fs'iO.Oisi pounds of rice, sub
stantially enough to supply home de
mand. It Is th farmer's privilege to
grow everything the people need that
our sot la will produce, Secretary Wll-
OIL
let DxaatCK.
Rit
H7 fa Dreaa aag lata Paaltrr.
Bird that are to be marketed ahoiill
be penned ten days before killing ami
well fed. Withhold all food for twenty.
four hour prevloua to killing, but give
plenty of clean water. Full crosj In
jure th appearance and ar liable to)
our. and when tbla does occur corre
spondingly lower price mut be accept
ea than obtainable for choice atock.
Kill by bleeding In the mouth, bam
the bird by the feet until projerly bl-L
Leave bead and feet on aud do not re
move Intestines or crop. For acalillng
fowls, the water ahould be aa near the
boiling point aa possible without boil
ing 100 to 173 degree Fahrenheit ;
pick the lega dry be tot scalding; bold
by the head and lega and Immerse ami
lift up and down Ave or alx times; If
the bead la Immersed It turna the color
of the comb and gives th eyea a
shrunken appearance, which cause
dealers to look on them with suspi
cion ; the feathers and pin feathere
should then lie removed Immediately,
while the body Is warm, very cleanly
ami without breaking the skin; then
"plump" by dipping ten seconds In wa
ter, nearly or quite boiling, and then
Immediately Into Ice-cold water. The
shaping of poultry Is a very Important
point and will worth the extra trou
ble. Tbe bird should be laid on Ita
back on a table; the legs are drawn
up agalnat the sides of the breast, a
though tbe bird were rooatlng; th
wing are alaa folded against the
body. Then, while In thia position, a
damp cloth la wrapped tightly about
the carcass and fastened. Leave on a
board to drain until tbe anlmnl heat
la all out of the body. Pack lu hoxc
holding about 100 pounda and Unci
with manlla or itraw paper. Be sure
to pack snugly, so aa to p recent mov
ing about In any way.
Turkeya ahould be hamled In th
aam way, en-ept that they should al
ways be dry-picked. E. K. P., lu Coun
try Gentleman.
Berrr t'altare.
An authority says tlmt on an acrw
of rich, cultivated land $500 worth of
berries may be grown, and that an Here
should produce at tbe rate of 2t)0 bush
els. Cause for a ehort crop may be lalil
at, the door of land deficient In fertil
ity or plnnt food. Such land should
have composted manure applied and
turned under and top dress. A she)
should also be broadcasted. Another
reason Is Improier preparation of the
soil. Plow-deeply and harrow until
fine, light and mellow. Again, there I
a poor crop when varieties are pin 11 ted
that are not adapted to that particular
kind of soil and climate. This can l
determined either by the awi-exa of
neighboring fanners of that locality,
or by testing a limited number of
plants. Failure often comes from set
ting poor planta; only hardy, vigorous,
planta should be purchased. Careless
ly setting out plant will also catixe a
shortage. They should not be exssed
to tbe sun or wind before sorting.
When put out the roots should be well
spread and flue dirt firmed arou.nl
them.
Using Imperfect fertilizers Is anoth
er cause. There Is a eer In plants.
PIstlllates (female) must have stand
nates (male) net with them to Inaur
good crops. Cultivation must not l
neglected. Tbe ground at all time
must tie flue, mellow and free from
weeds.
Both frost and drought are enemle
of a good .crop, and the most dllllcult
to overcome. Berry fields well culti
vated are several degrees warmer than
uncultivated flelda, therefore less lia
ble to damage by frost. Retain mulch
ing aa late aa ptswlble on atrawberrle
In spring.
Reletting Ialry Cows.
While there may be no Infallible rule
by which a man can be govortied In se
lecting a blgh-cinaa dairy cow, there
re many point that will assist and If
carefully considered will prevent dis
appointment a rule. Remember that
a cow la a machine and la Intended t
change the different product a on w hlch
ahe la fed Into aometblng of more value.
There are two distinct typea of these
machines. One manufactures or con
verts feed Into beef; the other Inl
milk. There la a very decided and pro
nounced difference In the tyjie of the
animal that makee beef and the one
which manufacture milk. In the dairy
type we have an animal that Is atigti-
ar, thin, somewhut loose Jointed ami
with prominent bones. She Is weilge-
tiais-d from the front, with a lean
bead, moderately long face slightly
dished and a general contenti'd express
ion of the features. The muzr.le le
urge, mouth large, nostrils wide and
open, n clear, run nrigni eye. a nronu.
full and high forehead, ears medium
lae, fine texture, covered with fine
hair and orange yellow Inside. The neck
la thin, moderately long, with little or
no dewlap, and the throat la rlan.
Wide apace lstween the jaws, the
withers lean and sharp, the alionlder
can and oblique and the chest deei
ml wide, which Indicate vigor ami
constitution. Field and Farm.
Aathras aad F.arth Worms.
F1"oin recent experiments It la cer-
tain that earth worme sre responsible
rr conveying the ajHires and anthrax
frtj.n various burled careassj-s to the
urface of the earth and thus bringing
bout a reinfection. This process of
r.lnfei'tlon wns urged by M. Louis Pas
teur, but without success.
i"ros Rotatloa.
There sre om crop that will no.
follow each other, nor will they follow
certain other crops, while, on the oth
er hand, there are some that will grow
year after year op the same land and
also follow any other crp
Th Sire Halt Is Herd.
If breeder snd dairymen would only
realize that "the bull Is half the h -rd."
and how thoroughly In tb course of
years, for good or 111, the blood and
characteristic of the bull Impregnate
nd dominate any herd where he I
used, there would be more care used
In the aelectlon of the breeding hull.
If he prove to be a good aire, hla In
fluence for good will be felt for years t
If a poor one. It will take years to elim
inate from the herd the bad feature be)
haa left behind.
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