HKENSIBE
BY
MRS. MARY J. HOLMES
..Mr tf " - fc-r- - .S. Mis,- -L. ll-sra.-
CIIArTF.lt XXII.-(Continued )
"It was wicked In her to fetch you
here," aha uil to Maddy one day when
in Lucy's .room she fouud her sitting
upon the floor with her head bowed down
upon the window aill. "Hut, law, she's a
triflin' thing, snd diiln't know 'twuuM k.ll
you. poor child, poor Maddy !" ami Mr.
-Noah laid her hand kindly on Maddy's
hair. "Maybe, you'd Mler go home," all
continued, aa Maddy made no reply.
"No, Mrt Noah," ami Maddy's vole
" strangely unnatural an she lifted up
her head, revealing a fare so haggard and
white that Mra. Noah ws frightened,
and asked in much alarm if anything new
had happened.
"No, nothing ; I w going to nay that
I'd rather atay a l.ttle longer where there
are aigna and sounds of life. I should
die to be alone at lloiiednle tomorrow.
lo you know that to-morrow will be the
bridal?"
Yen, Mra. Noah knew it ; but alie hosl
It might hare ew-aped Maddy's nun. I.
"Poor child," aha en id again, "ixr
rhlld, I mistrust you did wrong to tell
him no."
"Oh, Mra. Noah, don't tell me that;
don't niaka It harder for ine to bear. The
Tempter baa been telling me ao all day,
nd my heart la ao hard and w irked I
cannot pray aa I would. Ok. you don't
know how wretched I am!" and Maddy
lild her fare In the broad, motherly lap,
sobbing ao wildly that Mra. Noah waa
greatly perplexed how to art, or what to
ay.
Year a ago, ilia would have spurned the
thought that tha grandchild of the old
man who had bowed to hi own picture
should be mititreaa of Aikenaide; but aha
liad changed sines then, and could she
hava had her way, she would have toH
led the marriage, and, bringing her boy
home, have given hiin to the young girl
weeping ao convulsively In her lap. Hut
Mra. Noah could not have her way. The
lirldal guesta were, even then, asxembling
in that home beyond the sea. She could
not call Ouy bark, and aa she pitied and
caressed tha wretched Maddy, saying to
her at last :
"I'll tell you what la ImpreMsed on my
mind ; this Lucy's got consumption, with
out any kind of doubt, and if you've no
objection to a widower, you may "
She did not finish the sentence, for
Maddy atarted in horror. To her there
was something murderous in the very
Idea, and she thrust it quickly aside. Ouy
Iteminglon was not for her, she said, and
her wish was to forget him. If she could
get through the dreaded to-morrow, she
should do better. There had been a load
upon her the whole day, a nightmare eiie
could not shake off, and "lie had come to
I.uey'e roimi In the hote of leaving her
liurden there, of praying her pain away.
Would Mrs. Noah leave her a while, and
see that no one came?
The good woman could not refuse, ami
going out, she left Maddy by tJie window
watching the sun as it went down and
then watching the wintry twilight deepen
over the landscape, until all thing were
Mended together in one great darkness,
and Jennie found her at hint fuiutiug upon
the floor.
Maddy was glad of the racking head
ache which kept her in her twit the whole
of the iirit day, glad of any excuse tit
may away from the fumily, talking all
but Mr. Noah of (!uy, ami what was
transpiring in Kngland. They hail failed
to remember the difference in the longi
tude of the two placet; but Muddy forgot
nothing, and w hen I In' Hoi k struck four,
she called Mrs. Noah to her and whis
pered, faintly ;
"They were to be married nt eight In
the evening. Allowing fur issible delay.
It's over before thix, and tiny is lost
forever !"
Mr. Noah had no consolation to offer,
anil only pressed the hot, fever. eh hand,
while Maddy turned her face to the wall
and did not sx'ak again, except to whisper
incoherently as she half slumbered, half
woke :
"I 'id (!uy think of me when he prom
ised to love her, and can he see how mis
erable I am?"
Muddy was indeed pasxing through deep
waters, and that night, the fourth of I -cenihcr,
the longest, the dreariest she ever
knew, could never be forgotten. Om-e
past, the worxt was over, and a the rarest
metal i purified by lire, so Maddy mine
from the dreadful ordeal Mntigtheiied for
what was before her. I'.otli Agnes and
Mrs. Noah noticed the strangely beautiful
expression of her face when she came
down to the breakfast rmmi, while Jessie,
as she kissed her pale cheek, whispered:
"You look as if yon hid been with
angels."
(iiiy was not expected with his bride
for two weeks or more, and as the days
dragged on Maddy felt that the waiting
f r him was more intolerable than the see
ing hilll Willi Lucy would be. Restless
and impatient, site inmiIi! not remain quiet
ly at the coilage wh.le at Aikenside,
she longed to return again to her own
home, and in thix way the time wore on.
i 11 : 1 1 tin- atiniierstrv of that d.iy w hen
-he lull i one from New Ymk and found
tiu. w .lit i it z for hr itt the station, ii
M.n thai ,1-iy in tic lio.i-e so rife with
nie'n.ir es of t!i. il- i. u is i'niwn-ili!e. and
I In. a was surprised .itid del.:1..!-,) to h"iir
that Loth were gong iti to A.ket.sde in
the vehicle h red of Firmer lireeii. whose
sou niheinte.l ax druer. It wax marly
n.H.ii when they reached their destination,
n ting at the gale with Mora's brother
Tom. w ho xui. I to them :
"We've hoard from Mr. liny: the ship
ix in: they'll he Icre nre tonight, and
Mrs. Noah is tiiruiu' things U de down
w iih th' d. liner."
leaning back In the buggy. Middy fell
.or a moment as if she w re dying. Never,
until then, had khe realised how, all the
while, she had I n cMngmg to an indi-
tuiaole hope, a present inn lit that some
thing might yet occur to spire her fr.cn
a long lilct me of pain, such ax lay he
fore ln r if tin.v were really hwt : but the
huM.le had liurxt. leaving her nothing to
Jio.. nothing to cling to, nothing but
Mark ili-sjwiir; and half bewildered she
received the noisy gnsting of Jessie, who
met her at the d.r and dragged her Into
flie drawing room, decorated with Mowers
from the hothouse, told her to guess who
was coming.
"I know; Tom told me; (iuy Is coming
w ith I.ury," Maddy answered, and rellev
Ing herself from Jessie, she turned to
.Agnes, asking where Mra. Noah waa and
if she might go to her.
"Oh, Maddy, child, I'm sorry you've
enme to-day," Mra. Noah aahl. as she
chafed Maddy'i cold hands, and leading
Ht to Iha Ore, mad her alt down.
"I did not know It, or I should have
iMfatf srsy," Maddy replied; "I shall
nt stay, a ll is. I cannot see them to
day. Charlie will drive me back before
the train la due; but what dd ht say?
tna now is I.ury 7
lie did not mention her. There's the
dispatch, and Mrs. Noah handed to Mad
"J iiegrara received that morning,
ana wnicn was simply as follows:
The steamer is here. Shall be at sta
tion at nva o clock p. m.
"iIY HF.MIN'OTON."
iwlce Maddy read It over, experienc
ing much the same feeling she would have
experienced had It been her death warrant
alie was reading.
"At five o'clock. I must go before that,'
she said, sighing as she remembered how
one year ago that day, she was traveling
over Uia very route where (iuy waa uow
traveling with his bride. I lid lie think
of it? Think of his long waiting at the
depot, or of that memorable ride, the
events of which grew more and more dis
tinct In ber memory, making her cheeks
burn even now as she recalled hia many
acts of tenner care.
Iaying the telegram on the table, alie
went with Mrs. Noah through the rooms,
wannad and made ready for the bride, lin
gering longest in Lucy's, which the bridal
decorations anil the bright fire iilaiing In
tha grate made' singularly inviting. Aa
yet, there were no flowers there, and
Maddy claimed the privilege of arranging
them for this room herself. Agnea bad
almost stripped the conservatory; but
Maddy found enough to form a moat taste
ful bouquet, which she placed upon a
marble dressing table; then within a slip
of paper which aha folded across the top.
she wrote: Welcome to the bride."
"They both will recognize my handwrit
lng ; they'll know I've been here," she
thought, as with one long, last look at
the room, she walked away.
They were laying the table for dinner
now, and with a kind of dizzy, uncertain
feeling, Maddy watched tha servants hur
rying to and fro, bringing out the choicest
china, and the glittering silver. Id honor
of the bride. Comparatively, if was not
long since a little, frightened, homesick
girl, she first aat down with (uy at that
table, from which the proud Agnes would
have banished her; but it seemed to her
an age, so much of happiness and pain
had come to her ainee then. There was
a place for her there now, a pla"e near
Ouy ; but alie should not fill it. She
could not stay; and she astonished Agnes
and Jessie, Just as they were going to
tiwke their dinner toilet, by announcing
her intention of going home. She was
not dressed to meet Mrs. Hemington, she
said, shuddering as for the first time she
pronounced a name which the servant
had frequently used, and which jarred
on her ear every time she heard it. She
was not dressed appropriately to meet
an Knglisli lady. Flora of course would
stay, she sail), as it was natural she
should, to greet her new mistress; hut
she must go, and she bade Charlie (ireen
bring around the buggy.
fine long, sad, wistful look at (lily's
and Lucy's home, and .Maddy followed
Charlie to the buggy waiting for her.
lii.l. ling him drive rapidly, as there was
every indication of a mining storm.
The gray, wintry afternoon was draw
ing to a close, anil the Dccemlier night
was shutting down upon the llonedale
hill in sleety rain, when the cottage was
reached, and Maddy, passing up the nar
row, slipiry walk, entered ihe cold,
dreary room, where there was neither tire
nor light, nor friendly voice to greet her.
No sound aave the ticking of the clock:
no welcome save the purring of the house
cat, who ciine crawling at her feet a
she knelt before Ihe stove and tried to
kindle the tire. Charlie (ii n had of
fered to go in and do this for her, as in
deed he had offered to return and stay all
night, but she had decliiuxl, preferring to
be alone, anil with stiffened linger she
laid the kindlings Klnru had prepared, and
then apply. ng the mulch, watched the blue
II. line a it gradually licked up the smoke
and burst into a cheerful blaze.
"I shall fisd better when it's warm,"
she said, crouching over the lire, and shiv
ering with more than bodily cold.
There was a kind of nameless terror
stealing over her as she sat thinking of
the year ago when the inmates of three
graves across Ihe meadow- were there be
neath that very roof where, she now sat
alon.
"I'l strike a light." she said, rising to
her feet an I trying not to glum e at the
shadowy corners filling her with fear.
The lamp was found, and its friendly
tieaiux kishi dixs'rxed the ilnrknesx from
the cortierx and the fear from Middy's
heart, but it could not drive from her
mind thoughts of what might at that mo
ment he transpiring at Aikenside. If the
bride and groom ennie nt all that night,
she knew they must have been there for
an hour or more, and in fancy she saw the
tired, but happy, l.ucy, aa up in her pleas
ant riKim she made her toilet for dinner,
with uy standing by and looking on juxt
as he had a right to do. I lid he x'nile
approvingly upon hix young wife? I id
hix eje, whin it rested on lnr, light
w th the same expression she h.id
up
so often when it hxik.'il at her? ld he
I'omilieu.l her tllste i:nl s:iy his little
wife WUs beautiful. Bs he ki-.ri her f.lir.
white cheek, or was I here a cloud upon
his handsome face, a si .id , mi his he.irt,
heavy w ith Ihougiitx .,f her. mi I wonid he
rather it were M.idd.i tin re in the bri.l.il
room? If so. his burden was bard indeed,
but not so hard us hers, and kneeling on
the tbsir. p.sir Muddy laid le r bead n the
chair, and. 'mid pitisms moans, asked iod
lo heip them both to U-ar their lot.
The prayer ended. Madly still s.it upon
Ihe ll.H.r, while over her pule face the
lamplight faintly Dickered, showing the
latk lines ln--a:h her eves and the tear
sisins on her check. Without, the storm
-till was raging, and the wintry rain, min
gled w.t'n slis-t and snow, beat piteoiixly
against th- curtained w indow s,. 1 1 I .. ihe
wml howled moiirnfii'ly as it xh mk the
door and sweeping pllst the cn.ige went
screaming over the hill. Itut Ma Idy heard
nothing of the tumult. She hid brought
a pillow from the bednxtu, and placing
if upon the chair, sat down again msin
the tl.sr sal rested her head iisin It.
She d; 1 not even know that her pet cat
had crept ip beside her, purring content
edly and iscusonally licking her hair,
much less did she hear alsive the storm
the swift tread of horses' feet as some
one came dashing dow n the road, the rider
pausing an instant as h- caught a gilnii.se
of the cottage lamp and then hurrying
on to the public house beyond, where the
h.sitler frowned nisnlily at being called
out to care for a stranger's horse, the
stranger meanwhik turning hack afoot
to where the cottage lamp shone, a bea
con light through the inky darkness. The
stranger reached th I. tile fits and, un
doing tha fastening, went Hurrying np tna
walk, h step upon the crackling snow
ran nuif Maddy s ear at last and making
her wonder who could be coining there
on sucb a night as this. It was probably
Charlie (iieeu, sue u.d. and wilh a feel
ing of impatience at beiu Intruded usm
she arose to her fset ji.st as the door
turned umu its hing.-a, letting in a now
erful draught of wind, which ext.nguished
the lamp and left her in total darkness.
Mat it did not matter. Maddy had
caught a sound, a cvuliar cough, which
froze the blood in her veins and made her
quake with terror quite muh as if the
footsteps hurrying toward her hud been
the footsteps of the dead, instead of Ii
longing, as she knew they did, lo (Iuy
Hemington (uy, who, with garments ait
urn ted wilh ra.n, felt for her in the dark
nesa, found her where from faintness she
had crouched again I. side the chair, drew
her closely to him, in a pussionateli almost
painful, bug, and said, oh! so tenderly:
"Maddy, my darling, my own! W
will never be parted again "
CII.VITKIt XXIII.
Hours had ane ,j n, tlr clock hand
M)inted to twelve, ere Muddy compiled
herself to hear the story uy had come
to tell. She had thrust him from ber at
first, speaking to him of l.ucy, bis wife,
and tiny had answered her buck: "I have
no w.fe 1 never hud one. l.ucy is In
heaven," and that was all Maddy knew
until the grmt shock had s;xut itself
in tears and sobs, which became almost
convulsions as she tried to realize the fact
that l.ucy Athersione was dead; that the
bridal robe uIhhu which she had written,
with girlish frankness, proved to be her
shroud, and that her head that night was
not pillowed on (iuy's arm, but was rest
ing under Knglisli turf and beneath an
Knglish sky. She could listen at last, but
her breath came iu (suiting gasjsi; while
Juy told her how, on the very morning
of the bridal, l.ucy had greeted him with
her usual bright smile, apixwring and
looking better than he had before seen her
look since he reached her mother's hoins ;
how for an hour they sat together alone in
a little room sacre,) to her, because years
before It was there he confessed hia love.
Seated on a low ottoman, with her
golden head lying on aPi he had
that morning told him, in her artless way,
how much she loved him, and how hard It
scmetimea was to make her love for tha
creature second to her love for the Cre
ator; told him she was not faultless, and
asked that when he found how erring
and weak she was, he would bear with her
frailties aa she would bear with his;
talked with him, too, of Maddy Clyde,
confessing in a soft, low tone, how onca
or twice a pang of jealousy had wrung
her heart when she rend his praises of hia
pupil. Hut she had conquered that; aha
had prayed It all away; and now next
to her ow n sister, she loved Maddy Clyde.
t tther words, too, were spoken words of
guileless, pure affection, too sac red even
for (Iuy to breathe to Maddy; and then
l.ucy had left him her hurt bounding step
echoing through the hall and up the wind
ing stairs down which she never came
again alive, for when (Juy next looked
upon her she was lying white as a water
Illy, her neck and drexa and golden hair
stained wlrh the pale red life current
oozing from her livid lips. A blood vessel i
had been suddenly ruptured, the physi
cian said, and for her, the fair, young
bride, there was no hope. They told her
she must die, for the mother would have
them tell her. Once, for a few momenta,
there rested on her face a fearfully frlght-
ned look, such as a harmless bird might
wear when suddenly cnught In a snare.
Hut that soon paxseil nway as from he
lical h the closed eyelids the great tears
nine gushing, and the stained lips whis
pered faintly: "(iisl knows best. I oor
(iuy! break it gently to him."
At this ixiint in the story (iuy broks
town entirely, solHiing as only strong men
can sitU.
"Muddy." he said, "1 felt like a heart
less wretch a most consummate hypo
crite as. standing by Lucy's side, I met
the fond, pitying glance of her blue eyea,
and suffered her pisir little hand to jmrt
in v hair as she tried to comfort even
though every word she uttered was short
ening her life; tried to comfort me, tha
wretch who was there so unwillingly, and
who at this prospix't of release hardly
knew at first whether he was more sorry
than pleased. You may well start from
me in horror, Maddy. I was just tha
w retch I dexiTils-; but I overcame It,
f...l.l hnflvan ! m, -ifna thst IIA
... 'i 1 - !... I .1 I
inouglH OI you Uliruiieii uxeii iinui me
afterward as I stoisl by my dying Lucy
gentle, patient, loving to the last. I saw
bow gisid, how sweet she was, and some
thing of the dd love, the boy love, came
back to me, a I held her in my arms,
where she wished to be. I would have
saved her If I could; and when I called
her 'my darling l.ucy,' they were not idle
words. I kissed her many times for my
self, nnd once, Maddy, for you. She told
me to. She whispered: 'Kiss me, (iuy,
for Maddy Clyde. Tell her I'd rnther she
should take my place than anybody else
rather my liny should call her wife
for I know she will not be Jealous if you
xoinet iniex talk of your dead Lucy, and
I know she w ill In Ip lead my boy to that
blexxed home w here sorrow never comes.'
That wn the last she ever spoke, and
when the sun went down dentil had claim
ed my bride. She died in my arms, Mad
dy. I saw her buried from my sight, and
then. Muddy, I sturted home; thoughts of
you and thoughts of Lucy blended equal
ly together until Aikenside was reached.
I talked with Mrs. Noah; I heard all of
ymi there was to tell, and then I talked
w ith Agnes, who was not greatly surpris
ed, and did not oppose my coming here
lo night. I could not remain there,
knowing you were alone. In the bridal
chamber I found your bouquet, with its
'Welcome to the bride.' Muddy, you must
be tint bride. Lucy sanctioned it, and
tic il.M'tor. too, for I told him all. His
own woslding was, of course, deferred, nnd
he did not come home with me, but he
-aid: 'Till Muddy not to wait. L.fe is
tis short to waste any happiness. She
has niy blessing.' And. Muddy, it must
he so. Aikenside needs a tnixtress; you
are all alone. You are mine mine for
ever." The storm hud ded nwny. nnd the
misinhe-imx stealing through the window
told thit morning nus breaking, but
neither tin- nor Madly heeded the lapse
of time. Their u a sad kind of hu
piness us th.y talked together, ii n. I could
l.ucy huve listened to Ihe'ii she Would
haie felt satisfied that she win not for
gotten. One long, bright curl, cut from
lnr head by his own hand, was nil there
was left of ler to (Juy, save the hal
lowed memories of ber purity and g.svi
ness memories which would yet mold the
prou.l. Impulsive (iuy into the earnest,
cons. stent Christian whiih Lucy in her
life had desired that he should be, anj
which Maddy rejoice. I to see him.
(The Knd.)
Held In NrirrTr,
Tepivry Colonel (at 'tha cluh card
table) sl heavens, sir I Haven't
you got a black suit?
Irrepressible Suti Yes, sir; but I'm
snvlng It for your funeral. Loudor
I'uacU
mi
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VcW.-i
I'atllna; l 'sge.
Many H'ple make the in. stake of
rutting: corn too green f,,r silage,
write pr. O. A. Hillings In American
Agriculturist. At this stage there ta
a larger iH-rcetitnge of water, ami the
silage when taken out has a large
amount of acid, less starch nnd sugar
and hence la leaa nutritious. Corn
planted In drills with italks eight to
ten Inches apart will u.uture a good
irotMirtinn of vara.
Harvesting should not tg!n until
the ears are passing the rousting stage
and begin to glaze. I'tiltss the season
la exceptionally dry the stalks and
Icavca will remain green, but too ma
ture or dry coru la more liable to
mold. This muy be found In spoti
around the sides or more generally
over the allowherever the air hna gain
ed Riven to cause the fungous growth.
Thla condition niny be Improved by
trumping the material carefully In the
Ho, adding water by sprinkling with
a hose, or If thla la not avnlable di
rect a stream of water Into the blower
or elovutor eulllcleiit to saturate the
cut fishier. Tills moisture assists the
material to settle and acts as a seal
to keep out the air.
There should be labor and teams
enough to keep the cutter running
steadily. Nothing la gained by cutting
a large amount of corn lieforchimd,
hauling and piling near the machine
to lie handled over again. Aim to har
vest at the least exjwnse a ton. Thla
will lie occotupllshed as follows; If
hand cutting la practiced, cut and hand
directly to the man loading, not throw
ing on the ground In bundles, which
will require an extra bundling. Let
each load come to th table of the ma
chine In turn, handling the corn direct
ly to the feeder. If the corn Is long
and heavy au extra mnn Is needed on
the table to assist.
Tower should lie ample and In pro
portion to the size of the cutter. The
blower Is replacing the elevator ma
chine, economizing rpmt and largely
doing away with the stopping of an
entire crew to repair the elevator. If
the corn Is heavy and the stalk Inrgs
cutting In half Inch to one Inch pieces
will have the tendency to partially
shred the stalk, and there will be no
butts refused by the animals.
Teh material In the silo should be
kept level and well trampled, eaiieclnl
ly around the sides of the silo, and It
pays to have sufficient help for this
work. Where considerable silage Is
put up It pays to have a corn harvest-
-ru tJMO the ano.
er ond binder, which economizes hand
labor. The accompanyln- Illustration
shows part of the outfit used nt the
New Jersey experiment station In fill
ing the silo for full and winter r,w
The source of power for running the
cutter and blower Is a gasoline engine
Avnlillnat Wastes.
The first great lesson to I learned
a to avoid waste. Wu-te has H.,. (1H
cursp of agriculture. Why pay taxes
on land that Is nut fnrimxl? Why (llv
half cultivate, the fields nnd so waste
both laud nnd labor Why waste time
and capital in mining Inferior animals?
Why waste money In buying what
should be raised on the farm? Why
wasfe energy In trying to do iimre than
any one iiiiin can do rigid? "n many
farms there Is waste In a thousand
ways, nnd no wonder that to some
"funning does not pay." The small
neinns niilsr tie hmikcii nh". nun no
furin should lie larger than lt rnn
be properly attended to.
Ilesf (iraftlna! "'
The following Is claimed to ,e thp
ls-xt grafting wax, by an old orctwird
Ist who snj-s lie bus tr'.od n gn.t
tunny: To four pounds of rosin ,)
one of beeswax mid one pint of llls ,,
oil; put In an Iron pot, heat slowly
and mix ; pour Into cold water and pun
until it assumes n light color. Work
Into sticks, nnd put into n i""l pluop
until wanted. Some prefer llnsc-d n
to n nl inn 1 fnt for grafting wax.
Mannr for Ihe lisrden.
Let the barnyard immure for the p.,r.
den I. well rotted If It Is de!red t,, ,.,.
llvate It Into the soli curl' In ti.
spring; but if sirsc. gredi immure
to U used, - fitter broa. b ust during r,,t,
winter, and rnkc up or n.ul I'ltt ,,f
!i Is'fo're plants arc set In spring. ,
csursv. this applies to ground tJ"(t uus
Ixvn plowisl the past fall.
Kertlllers fop Slr,'',
Hcgardlng the effect of d.ftVrent fef
tlJIzeri on strawlerri-. linJ I';,,"ter
when applied to tie bed I a:l to
make the berries more brilliant though
lighter In color. Nitrate of 'rge
ly Increases the le of the Ws,
berries, but the ts?rrl.- are w1'" n..t
to be so firm. Sulphate of r",,!"" Im
proves tte size and flavor of"" ber
rles. and also the color and Hrrnne.,,
while iiiperplHcphats InrreM-"" th
yield. The kind of dl. Is
to be considered. Mwd ,r '
of strawberry. .
Uj" oi s. rt r-Sr
mmMM
a. w m - em -
Bras for Paaltrr.
Tran Is an excellent f(l for poul
try In all stages of growth as well as
for laying bens. One great Mjut In
Its favor Is Its cheapness, it contains
u larger proportion of lime than any
other fissl at the price, and lime Is
essential to growth of bone, muscles
Mid feathers, as well as the formation
of sheila for eggs. Lima which Is
found In f(sl for some reason Is much
more euslly assimilated than In the
form of oyster shell ami the PVe.
Wheat is a most excellent poultry fissl.
but the high price prohibits many
from using It freely. Hrun and clo
ver used In connection with oata will
pr. si uce us g.ssl results. Clover and
alfalfa are rich In lime and should he
had at all times In the green state!
when possible and In the form of well-
cured buy the rest of the year. Cut
alfalfa and bran may be fed In the
form of a mash. Skim milk Is an Ideal
thing to moisten It with. Fowls, how
ever, will consume quantities of bran
dry fed from a self-feeder and they
ent alfalfa or clover hay freely from
the stuck or manger.
"Hrun may be usisl mixed with the
nit grain n the self feeder and per-1
hnpa this Is the most convenient form
of all In which to use It.
"Some of the most valuable food
properties contained In the wheat arc
left In the bran and Its food value for
poultry Is not fully appreciated by
many poultry raisers or we would set
more of them using it In the ration.
If you feed hrun, clover and alfalfa
you need on oyster shell and very little
cut bone or lean meat. In fact a flock
will get on and yield lots of eggs with
ou any attempt to furnish meat If th
bran and alfalfa la fed." Poultry
Topics.
Overshoe for Horses.
Morses undoubtedly require an ovet
shoe when the ground Is snowy and
coated with Ice as much so as the
average human be
ing. Drivers, al
though anxious tc
protect horses from
Injury by falling
have Is'cu uiinblt
to procure practi
cal and sutlsfac
t o r y overshoes
Those made of nih
il e r prevent tin
horse from slip
ping, but they weni
STgATS ok iioor.
out so quickly their cost Is prohibitive.
In the Illustration la shown one which
seems well fitted to serve the purpose,
Invented by a Massachusetts man. It
Is made along similar lines to the
"grlpper" chain placed on automobile
ties. The treud Is formed of a num
tier of metallic Iluks. When the over
shoe Is adjusted on the foot the Unki
Intervene between the hoof and the
ground, affording a firm grip. This
overshoe need not necessarily be worn
on the horse all the time, but In case
of sudden freeze can be quickly ad
justed In position and removed wbeo
desired.
Result of Com Broedtnat.
From numerous experiments mad
In Wisconsin there tins been developed
a strain of white dent corn whlct
grows on a very short, thick-set stalk,
and which matures a good-sized ear
and the ears run remarkably uniform
The growth centers in the eor rothet
than In producing a big stalk at the
expense of a small ear. After four
years of careful, Mrsltent work, there
tire numerous corn Hold In Southern
nnd Central Wisconsin which will
yield IK) to so bushels per acre, and
lis) bushels have been reported several
times, yuch results coming from t
Stnte which a few years ago was con
sldered out of t lie corn belt demon
strute what corn brcisllng will accom
pllsh when curried ou along sensible
lines.
Clover and Fodder.
Clover and com furnish a foddei
ration that can not easily be Improved
upon for dairy cows. Two factori
should be taken Into account when de
termlnliig the amount of grain to feed
One Is the extent to which clover oi
alfalfa Is fed, and the second Is the
production of the cow. Tl.e rule with
some Is to feed one pound of grain fol
every three pounds of milk produced
When clover or alfalfa form a Inrgi
pnrt of the ration It would seem rea
sotinble to suppose that a less quantity
of grain would sulllce than the amount!
named.
Cheap r'erlllllna-.
Some of the best farms In the Ea
have been brought to the highest de
gree of fertility by Hie use of clover
lime and manure. The farmers whe
have accomplished such results have
aimed to save every Miund of manure
and nlso to preserve It In the best
manner. Mine Is used extensively by
those who know that lime Is an essen
tlal Ingredient of plants, and also be
cause It Is excellent for increasing u.
clover crop. Clover enriches the land
by promoting the supply of nitrogen It)
the soil, hence lime nnd clover make
an excellent combination.
Ire-W InrilnK Machine.
The frame of this wlre-wlndlng ma
chine Is constructed of 2x4 lumber, t
feet by 2 feet 5 Inches. Stnndurds fol
MACHINE TO WINII WIKE,
ding shaft, 2 feet 10 Inches. Shaft
for holding wire spis.l, 3 feet ! Inehef-
long with crank. For wheels, swill
art wheels will do.
fats-pens and Alfnlfa.
Experiments at the Tennessee Exper
iment Station show thnt alfalfa thrives
ranch ls?tter where cow-peas have Ixs-n
5
turned under. That d's not necessar- p ir j,rmitting communication between
Ily prove that cow jieas have provided L.unf ms-rstors. Hy pl' ing a small
the right alfalfa bacteria; It may onlypr( f copper prorly connected with
show that they have filled the soil thr telegraph or telephone insfnim.nt
with available plant food and the ai
falfa Is working on that.whereas If It
had the right bacterium at Its com
mand It could forage for lte:f.
4ttralla Is twenty -sis times largw
sa the British Islss.
LEAD ISO FIGURES TH
DEFENSELESS PACIFIC COAST.
On Cruiser ona Foggy Night Could
Destroy Seattle and Tacoma.
The departure of the fleet of sixteen
.lattleshlps for Its long cruise has at
U-ast served the purpose of drawing
attention to the lamentably weak and
unprotected, condition of our I'aclflc
coast, writes a Washington corre
spondent. From Lower California to
tlie Canadian boundary we have aliso
lutely no protection agnlnst Invasion,
save at San Francisco. Representa
tive Humphrey, of the Stnte of Wash
ington, made It plain to President
Ilooscvelt recently that a second-class
cruiser on a foggy night could steam
Into Pugot Round and shell Seattle and
Tacoma off the fai-e of the earth with
out receiving a shot In roply.
The President was so Impressed that
he asked Mr. Humphrey to prepare a
report, In conjunction with his raclflc
const colleagues, ns to what defenses
and const protection were necessary
rnd desirable.
San IMego and San Pedro In Califor
nia are equally as uuprotis'tisl as the
Washington cities, and are wholly nt
the mercy of any enemy which may
approach from the sea. It would no
ciwt much, however, to give San Diego
reasonable protection and to prepare
there a rendezvous for a Pncltle fleet
It Is estimated that $l.V1.(io expended
In dredging out the approach wotil
furnish San Diego with n splendid har
bor, easily defended by land fort Idea
flotis and by battleships, the latter of
which would Is' Instantly available for
service anywhere along the const.
Just what the great Atlantic fleet
will do when It reaches our Pacltl
const Is a question not definitely set
tled. Mexico bus granted us permis
sion to make use of Magdaletni bay for
target practice, but It Is claimed by ex
jierts that the ships will be In no con
dltlon for anything except to go Into
dryd"s"k for B complete overhauling.
For this the Pacific coast Is absolutely
unprepared. There Is not a drvd
or a navy yard commensurate for the
task It would be culbxl Uwm to meet
The Mare Island nnvy yard at San
Francisco Is absolutely Inadequate.
There Is doubt expressed by those
who ought to know, having had cxw
rlences In the commissary end of the
raw. that the provisioning of the
fleet, when It arrived In the Pacific,
niav turn nut to be as poorly prepared
'or as are the other functions.
A Told looo lenrs Did.
Director Ilornadny of the New York
Zoological Park has placed upon exhiM-
tion a toad which be In-lieves to lie not
less than 1.i,i" years old. It having l-en
found several months sgo In a pocket of
a bbs-k of limestonle in a silver mine at
Hutte. Mont.. .' feet below the surface
of the mountain. When found the load
appeared to Is" dead, but usin Instruc
tions from the operator, who knew Mr.
llornaday, It was plaisd In a glass jar,
sealed up nd sent to New York. There
an Inspection revealed Ihe truth that It
moved sluggishly, although the eyes had
long been useless and it bod neither eaten
nor drunk for centuries. This apis-ar to
prove the old theory that toads ran live
untold years In a state of susendcd ani
mation. The director believes that If be
should try to feed th: .-ream re it would
certainly dl. It Is unite plump and a
perfectly formed, medium sifsl toad of the
spadcf.sit variety.
Horse Complexes KlecIHe Irenlf.
A novel device by whbh a horse Is
made part of n eectri.l circuit has
been resirted to the War Is-partment by
I I. ut C. Knowles of the One Hun-
Irhed and Thirtieth Infantry, at Fort
favenworth. where tests nave ien mnoe
isinst the animal's Issly, a ground corv
nectlon Is completed through the horse's
feet, snd the orstor is enabled to trans
mit 'messa gee to hia bass without stopping
his horse.
Hudson (Wis ) unionists hava organ-
I Is! s sew csMblnlfU' unless.
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The Class Workers' I'nlon has ll.issl
members and $1(,iki in tha treasury.
A branch of the Canadian lalsir parly
has been formed In lyon.lon, England.
The advance lu wages of the miners
has been general throughout Ur"iit lint
aln. Hartenders of Denver, Colo., are Inking
steps to organise a unlou to procure tin
eight-hour day.
Harder of Hamilton, (Int., want mora
wages and threaten lu strike if llieir de
mand is not met.
The forty-first annual trade union con
gress of (ireat Itrilain will convene at
Nottingham on Sept. , 11HIS.
Lalsir organizations of Haltimore, Mo.,
are assisting the policemen of thai city
in an effort to have uue day olf ea- Ii
week.
A convention of independent shoe work
ers' organization, to form a nalion il or
ganization, is to be held at Lnu, Mass.,
this month.
Since the national convention of t"viil
workers of the I'niiyd Slates in !Mi ilm
international body has issued sixty char
ters to new unions.
In Austria M7 per l.(l work ler.
hours or less each day, and 4.IS f.oin ten
to eleven hours. Comparatively few work
more than eleven hours.
W. K. Mi Kwen, secretary-treasurer or
the Minnesota State Federation of l,.ihor,
is being urged by many of bis friends to
run for Mayor of Duluth at the spring
election.
At a conference of represent a i j ,-s of
national lithographic organizai ems re
cently held in Washington, l. I'., u mho
decided soon to amalgamate ihe allied
lithographic trades.
In conseiiuencc of a dispute over an
Agreement hetween Ihe einplo. ers anl
the boiler makers, the lalsir haioineier m
the shipbuilding trade of (ireat Itii'mn
at present shows stormy.
Hen Tillett, the Lnglish labor h.rler.
has sent word that he is again io vi-.it
this counlry. lie is now in A ust rilia.
Mr. Tillett is also a member of Parlia
ment. He is a docker union nth. .:,.
It is said that the longest si rise on
record in Lngland was that of the uuii:--
ry men at ltetl.es. In. which couimeii. ed n
I'.hki and did not terminate until the .I...
of l'.si:i. It cost the district f l.sjii.icn.
The Suite Federation of Labor of ok a-
inllie, at a receni session, a-!,.'. i a
risi.liitK.il in funr of woman sulia.-e.
'Ihe federation propose to make iIhs h
et quest ion ill the support of c I. l.n. 1
ir nthce.
The Light Hour League of Alien, a is
nductiiig an agitation among .lie u.cl s
unions with the oi.ject ot funk i ii.' tlm
uniersal eight hour workday" Ihe p.ii-n-
tnount issue of Ihe coming pr --i.. i I ml
ra nipalgn.
The I'niled Hebrew Trades, an organ
ization of alsillt UK Je ti id. s
unions, in New York City, has a ne inl r-
hip of some To.'SKI. most of Ii :n are
S.h inlists working In the cloiii n. f ir
and cap industries.
Pr'-liniinary steps bare been f . U -ri in
Minneapolis, Minn., to induce nil union
in the building trades to cast a-el- ii'v
nlousi.-s and join the biiildn g li:i.. s
oum il of that city. This is eh n view
strengthening the (etifral Is.d'
The llhode Island Label I.,
de-
lares it intention pul.liciy to
Jit
tll-
trusts by the use of the union I :i f .-
I Id
ague will conduct its operntioi,
III 'll.lt
Slate. Slid If I le.pe.i to u even .,!,,,,
throughout the Stale atliliated wuh th
rgsnization.
Plans for the formation of local and
(strict anti-diiiil lais.r league through-
ut Nw r nv ""'n compii ie. at
AMany. A State l-eague win alsi Imi
ornied. The recent convention of th
ew York State oraitigmen s teri,. ra
tion at Syracuse adopted resolutions fa
voring the league and Instructed it,,. ,. le
gates to take the matter up with their
locals snd do what they could toard tt
fectlvs srejsn.sstiuS.