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Lthe Times
VVVi-ifV&iil'i'lii''t V&l
II The Firm of
There U never any
eot of wllj oat.
Henry Gaa-saway lavl. has formal!
li la I ticket.
........lift A A A
Mr b hampered from below. rnle. tr nm"-?
occufuut of au air catl arrangea kit
ret-n to earth at frequent Interval
her husband or her sweetheart would
et l.er hack, even If he bail to take th.
rl.k of climbing up the cable.
Girdlestone
Meiiitera of the Thaw family proba
hly never dreamed that reputation
fur going crazy would com baud
ouie day.
American heiresses keep right on
Jumping over the precipice. Nothing
lu the way of divorce blatory, It seems,
mill atop theui.
"Steam yacbta were never cheaper,"
say. the Boston Herald. Juat our luck,
when faahlou decrees that ballooulng
U the proier caper.
Try aa IutJ ua they may, It la next
to Impossible for aome men to look
pleasant when a amall boy hits theui
I tl.o i-ii.' n.tii a .riowbull.
At the tHreseiu time the 1'ulted State
decrease In the ran.U at the heal of tne jirT.n
of natloaa In IndiiMtrlal etnciein-jr
America's Industries are In cons
queu.'e the gieateet In the world. Hu'
iiuk wiaf talii iuire:ui"J
lu.t? I fiat la a question that houl
give th countr? reat concern. In Tien
of fata about Germany that wen
brought to light at the recent eonven
'.Ion of lie National Society for tbi
Promotion of Induntrlal Education. Ii
Berlin to-day 53 per cent of all boyi
between 14 and ltf yeara of age are It
Industrial acboola, training themwlvei
and being trained by a combination ol
acboola and ahop. In Chicago, on tu
other hand, lew. than one-tenth or 1
per cent are getting almllar training
Our boy of that age are either In pub
lic schools, where no technical tralidn.
la given, or at work In offl.TS and abopa
where education ! not imimrted, oe
else roaming the atreeta and growlni
t criminals. Amer
.Mit.irr ,.i,.w,t fall to feel, with und Jour salary 1a w y - -
A. CONAN DOYLE
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rilAPTEH 11. (Continued.)
"Very well," the merchant eaid coldly.
If you Insist on It. It must De oone. nut.
f courae, It would make a great uia.ri-T
In your aalaxy.
"Vnu are at oresent getting fifteen
ut f bis trouaera pocket and place
them upon the table. "You know me
law," be ald. "I never on an considera
tion break Into these. You can'; ait do
to play carda for high aiane. with U
In your purse, and If 1 was w change on
they'd all go wnir ' H
tb.a money I'v hardly a penny. ,
"Nor me." aald Von Baunwr. ceionl-
ently. . ...
"1 aay. Baumser. I can't stand that
young fellow Glrdlestone. I'll have lo
chuck him ud. He's cold-blooded flinty
rrenrThaW ,a " . calculattr, ' - p-'
"vv.ii th.' old soldier evi'essed. "It
eeroed to me that If he wanted W M
bla money away at cards, iooiae i
terbuok might as well have tue handling
lie iUTf a eaia
never throws
a portly frame .a4 . BaS (:en-shan
face which peered 1,1 hnorn,'ll'r
high coll.r anTlj
vat. be atood a. , ' uy 'mb!a
of at.fd n1lddl...fH7e.u''11,'
major', hat al.'Trf f 'T''
the major', coa, w.V'-lt ' . '
and. In ahort. fra
major'a bald h..,i C kaJWu 'lnr
tip. and hi. gout, 7" T't'
flaw whl. .h. x""t'tte of dr-
I portment could hav. 'j '
iuc tn conrrwiHe,n M
1 -..u .
pliahed traveler, vl",.,"' fnory
.nd a mind stu&Vd .ik 00,, ,hlnV
of a lifetime. Co,blrt .
ties, and one wonl.i ..lly mrd
major a. a most d-.lraDl lu "'" '""'-'
Standln. .rTh. w broa5 stone of It a. any one .1... IU
So. wtlch it. wt.,T .ererotly term away a chance. I think v.
aw
1
Ace m-hlrh ifa iMarereotly
the "HMm mnA II. J . ,. . k. VS. Siplaln
- Hn.li. .
Ing to a bull-neck!, oil" " j
young man, the arte, of aurriag-.
inier-marri.gea which kid cu"nl"-
the Droductlon f 1.1. portly atin-
backed flgure. Hi, compsnlon. who was
none-other than I- !inlltone of the
. . . 1 v." - , I
great African Arm . riut Dime. iene.i
agalnat one of the pillars of the portico
toe -
According to a II xton phlloeoiiher,
deHth la one eiidlcNx ilrenm. Wluit a
dream It mimt lie for th.e who paas
away during an attack of Indigestion !
t'ntll a reformer hua a respectable
following be la sure to lie culled a
crank; but when the multitude beifliis
to gather about him he can hold up
bis bend a. a great leader.
1
In a short time, the resulta of our
American lack of ayste.ii. In training
youth, aay. the Chicago Journal. Ger
many In a few years will have a vest
army of trained and educated work
men who will wreat Amerlca'a trade su
premacy away from lier, unlea. we
change our methods and realize the ne
cexalty of forming a almllar class Id
pounda a month, and five per oent com- nd mmtd gloomily to tl
mission. Theae are eiceptlonal terma .n y mini.,,
consideration of any r..k that you may n wh,ch h s (
run. We shall dry dock the illack Eagle. , "
mnniti and two and a half commission,
llelav. there, belay !" the sailor shout
d. His coppery face was a aiiade darker
than umial, and bis bilious eyes oaa a
venoinoua gleam in them. "IKin't yon
beat me down!" be hissed, aJvancing to
the table and leaning bis bauds upon it
while he pushed hia angry face forward
until It waa wlrflin a 1001 01 in.i i on
merchant. "Don't you try ttu: gam on.
1. k. i-ii'mate. for I am a treeoorn unuii
ll.l. nruuir,. i u ,Wp. .u- , - . . .
man. You'd reduce my aal.ry, woum
i'reHldeut Kllot saya that the "vio
lent and fierce" .porta of to-la are
nut ue.-es.ary for the soldier. Thl.
may lie i, but he can't deny It's great
training for the ainbulaiXT corp..
States ahould decide without delay tc
Incorporate technical training Into th
public school system aa the basla ot
control of home and foreign market.
Otherwise those market, will .Up from
our gram before many year, bar
pa.sed.
We are grieved to the heart to note
that little Kate Vauderlillr, being but a
child of 4, could not give Count and
Counteaa 8xe4ienyl anything more elab
orate than a beggarly outfit of solid
gold dinner plates.
t AXIM.AU ADO TO SEAM Elf '8 JOT.
Swarthniore gave up I.1.0O0.000 to
preaerve Ita freedom, and the flrst use
the student, make of It Is to put a cow
In the dormitory at night. Looks to
tis like paying a pretty high price for
'leef, even In these days.
The CougreHHiuiiu who wlahe. to pro
vide for our ex-l'resldent. by making
theui life members of The Hague con
ference iiniHt have an Idea that It Is
going to ho neceary to keep on bar
ing Hague con fere hit. forever.
It baa been decided by the proerly
".instituted authorities that the stripe,
muet he removed from all barber polea
In Atlantic City. It Is gratifying to l
able fo reixirt that the Atlantic City
barber will be permllted to continue
to refer to their estitbllalmients a. ton
orlal parlors.
lr. I)udey K. Margent. for many
.iir physical director of Harvard unl-
verxlr.v. and all his life concerned In
the phyHlciil traliiiiig of young men
11 ml young women, tins found by ob
servation and nicnxiireiiient that high
hi - ho la rs hi p men niul women hh h class
are pliyslcHlly defective. 1'nlp faces,
hiinken eyes Hut chests, round slioul
ilcrs imd hiiiiiII, fliitihy muscle are
cluirncterl.HlIc of llicin, lie declnres. On
the other bund, the lenders In ath
letics too often linve flabby Intelli-ctunl
ii'UHcles. The coii lltlons fnnn a Ktriiiig
argument for making physical training
a iki rt of the regular silU",'e curricu
lum. This Is ali-caily the practice In
ine college for men ami In most col
leges for women. It might well lie In
nil.
it aa Dot Drive thrrp lmf Tar
(rtw Shear Tkeat.
The crew of the Norwegian bark
fimbria, which arrived here yeaterday
morning from Montevideo, were enter
tallied by several unusual Incidents ot
the trip, according to the New York
Tribune. The Clmbrla bad a big con
slgnineut of dogs, cuts, sheep and otbel
domestic animal., all of which contrib
uted more or les. to the fuu.
When they were a few days out a
tomcat and a et dog started the fun
Tom got Into the kitchen, helped him
self to the milk and passed the word
along to the other pets, which by tbli
time had beeu allowed a certain amount
of freedom. Iay after day they at
tacked the milk supply, and each day
there was a scarcity of that fluid at
the vessel', table.
One day the cook ran to Capt. Niel
sen and told him there was not a pint
of milk In the kitchen. The crew held
a conference. Tom wa. suKiiected
While the conference wa on Tom anil
it?" roared Captain Hamilton aiiggs,
vorklnr himself into a fury. "Me that
ha. worked for ye, and alavej fir ye, aed
risked my life for ye. You try It on.
guv'nor, juat you try It on ! duppose I
let out that little story o' the painting
out o' the marks where would the Arm
of Glrdleaton. be then? ( guaa you'd
rather double my wage than nave that
srn goln' about."
"What do you mean?'
"What do I mean? Yod Jon't kaw
what I mean, do you? Of course not It
wasn't you a. art u. on to go at night
and paint out the government I'llmull
mark, and paint 'em In again higher up.
so a. to be able to overload. That wasn't
you, wa. It?"
"IV you mean to assert that It was?"
"In course I do," thundered the angry
seaman.
The senior partner struck the gong
which Mood upon the table. "Gilray," he
id quietly, "go out and bring In a po
liceman."
Captain Hamilton Mlgg. seemed to be
somewhat startled by this sudden mov.
of hi. antagonist. "Hteady your helm,
governor," he aald. "What ar y. up lo
now?"
"I'm going to give you In charge."
"What for?"
"For intimidating ana ualng threaten
ing language, and endeavoring to extort
money under false pretenses."
There's no witness, the eallor said
in a half-cringing, half-defiant manner.
Oh, yes, tlier are," Ksra Glrdlsstone
the iet dog got In among the sheep and remarked, coming into the room. He hd
other animals and created an uproar ot bn standing between the two doors
lilents. barks, scream and whine. Tom which led to the counting houee, and hid
nurt Hie dog ewpleA n tmrrel of tar uel
as ballast. It was standing end up, tin
covered.
Hy pouncing oil the sheep's backs and
snapping at the other aulniaU, Tom and
the dog got them all behind the barrel
mid In tlielr eagerness to escaie the
niilmiils upset It. '1 he tar spilled ovei
the deck, and In a few seconds th-'
sheep were stuck fast. Tom and tlu
(log got nwiiy.
The captain and the crew luirrW
to the scene and found the sheep stuck
fast to the deck. ! wtiat they could
the crew could not budge tliom.
"Shear them," snugested one of th
crew. And they were shorn. -The crew
Vorked for three days on the deck be
fore they scraped off the wool and tar.
The (iermii:i Kmperor's range of ac
tivities has long been recognized, and
Is fi-eiiiciitly the cause of amusing com
ment. 1 Hiring his r.sent visit to Im-
don he visited a milliner's shop alone
".v, "no oongm several lints for
the Kinpre-m, who, poor woman! had
not even a chance t,i see one. much less
try one 011. The lmdon paper which
relates this fact prints In the same Is
sue an account or the o.-cupntion of
liao-( linn by Germany. The auth
or H nalllot e h slor en vmrli 1.. i..u-
published under lnis-rUI patronage,
had staled that the .sviipntlon was car
ried out as the result of a projsisal by
the missionary. Itishop An.er. The
l.inpcror wrote In a marginal note.
"Wrong 1 aclectcil KiaoChau after I
had bad Sam sa Hay anil Wei bat wel
' inoliered. Hot ti were reported to
me as wholly unsuitable. 1 therefore
1.11k Ha run von Hlchllmfen's Ixiok anil
a map of China, and after reading his
chapter on Shantung. I decl.l.sl for the
port of Klao-Chaii, as Karon v.ui Hich
thoren's opinion of the hinterland wis
so remarkably favorable. Hlslhip An
r it had nothing to do with the d.s'ls
loll." Wealthy American women have re
cently taken up ballooning, ami a
friendly observer Is inspired to dilate
Uhii the Inc mmisIvcuc of the pas
time, and then to let his Imagination
soar. A One balloon, he says, costs
only fixe hundred dollars, and one
"sailor" can run It. whereas a yacht,
or even an automobile, may easily eat
up a niile.t fortune every y.nr. Tills
Is fact. Fancy takes command as the
author suggests the charm of fracatliins
spent III captive bnlbsins. or, bet rer st ill.
In "kite houses," moons! Tj-where
fintn a thousand to ten thoiJivwl f.-ef
alie the surface. In tl.at pure and
rarellcd atmosphere which Invalids gn
fur to find, l'rovision would e setit
up ami letters sent down In a traveling
basket ; there could Is? telephone con
nection; an. I harsh sounds. unslgtiMy
scenes and disagreeable odor would
nil be cut off by distance. To be sure,
the wind and the kite Louse might
take a notion to fall simultaneously.
Then a woman who had ascendd to
escape the tension of busltie. or sool
ety or family affairs would have a fine
chaiUT to learn whether the experiment
I.ad strengthened her nerves. Rut
granting that all went well above, and
granting that our women would con
aent to flee or fly their reHvnIMII
tlca, such aa undertaking would proba-
TWO ANIMALS ARE IN ONE.
Malt of Chameleon May He Awake
nd (he Other Asleep.
To nil npiienrunce and according tc
the researches of tlmse U-t Iwblt
of forming an opinion on the subject
the nervous center in one lateral litilt
of the chameleon go on Independent!)
of those In the other, and It lm tw
lateral o-nters of perception seiiwitlon
and motion- beside the common out
In which reside the fanilty of conccn
I rat ion.
1 ue ees move liKlcpcnilcutlv of one
another and convey separate linpres
slons to tlielr respective centers of ier
overhaard th latter portion ot I ha con
versation. "IKin t let me interrupt you.
You were saying that you would blacken
my father's character unle. he increased
your salary."
"I didn't mean no harm," said Capta n
Hamilton Miggs, glancing nervously frou
die one to the other. He had been falrlj
well known to the law In his younger
lays, and bad no dps Irs to renew the ac
quaintance. .
Who painted out Those rliinsoll
marks?" asked the merchant.
It was me."
I lid any one suggest it to you?"
No."
Shall I send in the policeman, sir?"
isked Gilray, opening the doir.
Ask him to wait for a mo:nent." Gir-
Jlestone .newered. "And now, captain,
to return to the original poln', shall we
dry disk the Klack Kagle and re-luce th
alary, or do you see your wiy to going
'.sick In her on the same terms"
I'll go hack," aald the captain reck
lessly. "When d'ye want m to start?"
When ehe a unloaded and loaded up
igaln. Three week or a moutn yet. I
expect that Hpender wiH hive come In
with the Maid of Athens by tost time."
"Cnless some accident happens on the
say," snid Captain Hamilton Migg. wtb
1 leer. "He waa at Sierra l.eone when
we came up the coast. I My," be contin
ued, giving his employer a confidential
nudge with his elbow, "suppose we'd gone
lown in the hey this last time, you'd ha'
been a bit out in your re-'knnlng eli,
what?"
"Why so?"
"Well, we were over-Insure-1 on our onf
wsrd passage. An accident tnen mith
.vptloii. 1 he coiiscoiicuce Is that whet
the nuliiial Is agitated its movement!- ha' put thousands In your pocket I know.
resemble those of two animals, or rath . lotning nara. inougn, tne cargo was
er. N-rhiiM. two halves of animal?
glu.sl together. Kacli half wishes to g.
Its own way and there Is no concord
nn.T of action.
The chameleon, therefore, is the only
orth more than the insurance, 1 reckon.
You'd ha' been out o' pocket if we'd foun
dered." "We take our chance of the, things,"
the merchant said with dignity.
"Well, good morning, guv'ner." Can.
four legged vertebrate that Is unable ti tain Hamilton Mlggs said brusoiiely
swim. It UssHue so frightened wherl A passed out through the offl-e,
dr.s,.N-d into water that all faculty ol ; F-,r "Joined hia father,
concentration Is lost and the creaturJ "H'' n,m rhap" h "-"narked, Jerk
tumbles alHiut a. If In . state of In ! !" Mign
toxlintlon. Iiri. ."n : ,ho'Uh
.... ... Th fellows half a savage himself"
When a chamel.s.n Is disturb hj, ((,)her said. "He-, in hi. element
every Impulse to lisitloti is referml t. mong them. That a why b- get, on M
uu- proper iriiuinai aim tne whole or.ell witn ttiem.
giinlsin act In acconlaii.T with the de
tn'cs.
The chameleon, moreover, may In
fast asleep on one side and wide awaki
on the other. Cautl.nmly approached '
night with a candle, so a. not tu awak
"He doesn t seem much 'iv. worse foi
the climate, either."
"His body does not, but his Idea. .r.
hockingly immoral ! However, to return
to huslneas. 1 wish you to see the UM.
derwriters and pay the premium of the
Klack Faale. If too aee -
en tlie whole animal at once, the ey Increase the policy, but do It carefully'
turn.sl tow ard the light wlU otien, be-1 Fjra, and with tact. She will start about
gin to move, and the corresponding sld'tn ,lm ,n equinoctial gnles. If .nv
to change color, whereas the other sld ,hin should happen to her. it would be
will remain f..r a longer or shorter thin "" th,t th firi" hould luve a mar-
"If. a. nlaln .. k Bar
hand." the old so,,r ld In a wheeiv
mutBed brogue as if b ',,r ajieaklng
from under a r.... keil. "See here
now, (ilruieatone this Is
Snackles. of Snackl...... a cousin of o'.I
Sir Josetm." Th. -..lor taptied hi.
thumb with the ailver head of hi. walk
In. .tick to rm.re.eot the maiden
Snackle.. "Hh. niarrle. Crawiord, of tee
Uluea one o' the Wirwloashir raw
fords; that', htm" hers he elevated his
stubby forefinger ".nd here's their thr
children, Jemima, Harold and John." I p
went three other flnrers. "Jeoiima law
ford grow, up, and then Charley Clutter-
buck runa away with her. Tvia other
thumb o' mine will tnd for that young
dlvil Charley, and then my nngeri
Ob, hang your flnrert," OlrJIeston f
claimed with emphasis. "It's t7 Inter
esting, major, but It would lie mors In
telllglbl. If you wrote It out
And so I shall, me boy!" th. major
cried enthusiastically, by no lu.-ans abaali
ed at th. sudden Interruption. "I'll draw
It up on a bit of foolscap apr. Let's
see, Feoohureh street, eh? Add-eaa to the
office, of course. Though for that mat
ter, 'Glrdleslone, London,' would foind
you. I was spnkln of ye to sir Mue-
grave Moors, of the Rifle th- other diy.
and he knew you at one.' Uirde.tone?'
My. be. Th same,' My. I. 'A mer
chant prince?' My. be. "The same,' h;i
I. I d be proud to meet him. My. h
And you .ball,' My. I. Ht't the best
blood of county Waterford."
Mora blood than money, I suppose,
the young man Mid. "I'm dm In th city
Th governor leave at four. Cood-b) ;
shall I see you to-night ?"
Card room, a. per usual," quoth the
clean-shaven warrior. He looked after
the retreating figure of his late compan
ion with anything but a pleasant expres
sion upon his face. The young man ha,
pened to glance rawnfl as he wa- half way
down th street, on which the major srali
ed after him paternally, an(j ttlvt , merry
flourish with his .tick.
At last he naueu t HllH,n, b. ft(0
which he .prang. After a drive which
brought hlra to tne other side of the city,
he got out in a nroai, BUPT thornugtifan,.
lined with large siwiw. j ra .1 somrs-r
avenue the major itp J wlio all his
wonted pomuniiiy, nitil about half way
down he reaped I tall griin-lookint
house, with ajiny notices of "apartments"
glaring front h windows. The major
walked brisk! up the atone Meps, aid
punhing open the great splotchy door,
which bore 01m it a brass plat indicat
ing that th vublishment was kept by
a Mrs. Kohlm, he walked 'nto the hall
with the air i one who triads fnmil nr
ground. I'p 01c Might of stair;-, up tv
flights of stair; and up three flighta of
stairs did he cirnb, until on the fourth
landing he pusH oiien a doo. and found
h'niself in a aiall room, which form I
for th nonet the "little place" about
which he was tnt at the dun to mnkj
depreciatory allalous, so skilfully intro
duced that the iitener was left in doubt
a. to whether th major wa the happy
possessor of a enntry house and ground,
or whether he rerely owned A large sio
urban villa. E.en this mods; .amtmu
waa not entireljthe major'. ovn aa wn
shown by the pretence of a r.iddy-faced
man with a lon. tawny bea.-d, who st
on one aide of fee empty fireplace. As
the other enter ,rhe man in .he chair
gave vent to arottural grunt, and Major
Clutterburk returned the greet;ng with an
off handed nod. jj, nett pr.es-eding was
to take off his rlINUiy hat. aud pa'" "
away in a hat boj. He then removed his
coat, his collar, his tie and his gaiter,
with equal olicltule. and put them in .1
pla.-e of safety. After which tie donned
a long purple Af,nt gown and a smok
ing cap, in whirk frb he performed th
flrst steps of . trumrka as s'gn of the
additional ease which he experienced.
"Not much to dance about either, r.i
boy," the old soMier said, seatln hlms-!f
In a camp chair iod putting his feet upon
another one. "flyre all 01 -h verge.
Cnleas luck tskn t tarn there's no ssying
what may become 0f us."
"We hsve heeg hadder than this before
now many . tim, Mjd the yellow beard
ed man. In tn xecent which proclaimed
him to be a Herman. "My money y 11
come, or something will arrive to set all
things right."
Hlgimnond von Bauniser was a polithra:
refjge (rom j-lt,Hr.n I who hid
managed t0 becom, foreign clerk In a
small Iinin n o.s-ups.tion which
J'it enabled him t'o keep body and sot I
together. I kTi (hf ro.j,,, D(1I o,lKed
In different room, in another establish
mnt until Kmt mmon leaven of Hotu-
niianism had k....t,i them together,
heB a loaer
In Docket by knowing him, will a. to
m characur, I'm very ure I'm rh worse
ther."
"Vat", the matter mlt him?"
etVk.l'a nnt Ih. matter With him? It
he'a aareeabl he', not natural, and If ho'
natural he's not agreeable. I lion't pre
tend toi b a Mint. I'v ien om f
in my d.y, and bop to se some mon
before I d.e, but ther are some things
nrea.lon.il t'ht I wouldn't do. If I Hv-f be cr
tn em,- t". .11 fa r and above ooaru. 1 nt,r,r
- . . ..,1.1 1
nil anvrmnc out anw v .sin, .
r. of m. reckon on me skill bringing me out on rn
right aide, taking one night wltn anotne
through the year. Again, at b lliard.
mar not aiway. play m best, but tha
oener.ii.Mn. Vou don t waut a whole
room to know to a point what your game
ia. I'm the last man to preach, but
don't like that chap, and I don't Ilk tbnt
handsome braien fac of hi. I speu
the greater part of my life rexllng folk
face, and never yert.f out, either."
Vat did you ur bia nam. was!' von
liaumaer asked, suddenly.
"Glrdlestone."
"Is bla father a merchant? On
trade with th. Afrikaner?"
"The same."
Von Iiaumser took a bulky pocket booh
from hi. inside pocket and wanned a lou
list of name, therein. "Ah, It I. th
Mme," he cried at laat tr'.umphant'y,
shutting np the book and replacing Ii
Glrdlestone A Co., African merchant.
Fenchurch street. City."
"Tbo are they."
"And you My they are rch?"
"Ve. Very rich."
"Very rich! Ho, ho! Very rich!
laughed. "I know dem, not aa friend,
but I know dem and their affairs
What are you driving at? Iet'. bars
it. Out with It, man."
"I. tell you," uld th German, sudden.
I y" becoming aupernaturally .jlemn and
Mwlng hia hand lyi and down in th. air
to emnhaaii hi. remark., "la three or
four months, or a year at th. most, ther
will be no firm of Glrdlestone. They are
rotten, useless whoo !" H blew an Im
aginary feather up Into the air tc demon
strata the extreme fragility of th house
in question.
(To be continued.)
rh
he
In a torpid, motionless and un. hnng.s'
stale, with Its eye fast shut. S-lelitltli
American.
A Troth Hroo.at Home.
"After all," said the moralist, "th
almighty dollar Is man', greatest en
etny. 1 1 "
"If that's so," Interrupted old Rog
ley, "I guess that young wife of mlns
love me for the enemies I'v made."
1'bUadelphl ledger.
The average man la forgotten In twt
days after hi. funeral. If he haa beat
a gioJ man and a nccesaful man, be
Is remembered two week.
Ther la nothJrg o deep a. the. al
leoc of aa unsympathetic listener.
gin on the right side."
CHAITF.U III.
The residence of Major 'I ..bla Cr.
terbii.-k was not known to any of his
friends. It la true that at ti.iic he nl
luded In modet way to hi. "u,
place." and even went the length of ie
niarking airily to new acquaintance that
he hoped they would look him up any
time they happened to he in his diree
tlon. A. he carefully refralue, however
from ever giving the .lightest Indieatir.n
8f which direction that might be, his In
vitations never led to any practical re
mit, ntlll, they had the effect of Ailing
the recipient witli a vague aen- of prof
fered hospitality, and occasionally led to
more eursvtantlal kindness In return.
The gallant major'a figure was a fan 'I.
lar me in the card room of the -JUg and
Kotitall." or at the bow window of rh
Imb Dor. TU u4 pompoua, VtA
hen ',ircum,BC(,(( had driven 'hem out
o' "heir form,.,, ,(,,,1, It had occurred 'o
"he major that b; .hsring his looms with
on Hanmser he would d.minish his own
expense,, ,! at the same time senire s.i
sgreeahle cs,1lllj()n (r the veteran was
suriahie ou ln h unfncll hours, a 'd
I"!'1 H rhe Iliwrnilin dislike to solitu le.
Tngem,.n, pomniended Itself to
"I'nnsn. f0, h, had a prilound sd-
"iiranon fr thf ((h,r-s versatile tnlenH
nd varie. ,1, so he grutitel an
ac..ii..w,n ,n4 timt -vas done.
"h'H the mjljor. U,1, wa good there
""" hrar, ,ltn ,n the little fourth
nr baek. ,,n 0,hpr hand, if any
" nnd fnrtlin, came in the (Jcr-
,lln " y' ,h majcr hl '"'" hr of
'be pr,.ritT M,Dg the hard tims
whl Interren between thefce gleams of
ftPlenp, the Ku -...hed It unromplain
lB' " best th-, might.
Have you hd your letter T rh ma (or
"k- Th. ( ' , was expecting his
'""'rly r-mi,,, from hi. trlend. at
n,. and the, w,e both anxiously
.tlng if. 7 w
J? ., ,no0 his heed.
'T should hare a"11 n-
Cliituroaci too aov.rifna
BEES PERIL AHEAD.
Jadar Uro.acap Uewoaare orporat
Control of th People' Wealth
Judge I'eter 8. Oroiwcup, the fniuou
Cblt ngo Jurist, la firm lu hi conviction
that the cortKirate control of the peo
ple' weoltb coimtltute a danger to th
republic. In a recent acldrea in 1 ni-
cngn be aald : "W are lu the midst of
most plienoiiieonl national develop-
iiicut We hove a greater circulation
of uiotiey per cuplta than ever Jiefofe.
Yet we are told It I not lurge enough.
Higher wage, are being paid, working-
men are more .killed. Industry uud
commerce ami our capacity ior tun
uinlng prodtN-ts are linger than ever
wos the ciiKo In the world' history. Our
crop for the last seven or eight yeara
hove been phenomenal. Never before
has there been so great a foreign do
main! for American product. Vet, with
oil thine elements of proriiierlty lu our
favor, we find IuihIiicsh for the moment
In u stute of pnrul.vMlK.
"We are like 11 mini stopping sudden
ly from bright ttuiiNlilne Into a mist
Our banks are wiiin.l, our industries
are Bound, our productivity Is wmnd
we are hopeful und exiiectnnt. Home
say there la not enough currency lu
the country. I cannot see how, If there
was enough ome time ago, there la not
enough now.
"America la going through a tran
formation. We have come In tbe last
twenty year to a place where we are
bound to pause and readjust ourselves
to new conditions. Twenty years ago
the people of the Cnlted States bad lt
vested In Industrie through the bank,
les than f'J.Ols.(ss,ISKI. Of the Jieo-
ple'a wealth there 1 loaned to Isirrow
ers from the bank, now a sum Ave or
ten time larger In proportion.
Thirty year ago the country'. In
diistrle lielotigert to the men conduct
ing them. Now the ninety and nine
furnish the bone and alnew of the en
terprise controlled by the one. Thla la
a dangerous condition If permitted to
go on uiK-ontrollled. Cnless we think
more deeply and carefully than some
of our political leader there Is trouble
ahead for the nation.
"The corporation has not been looked
after as a mean, of exercising the
prrijierty Instinct of the American poo
Plaaalaat tb Hoaeroas.
PecauH of tb permanency of habi
tation on farm th grew teat car
need to be taken In deciding upon
plana for dwelling, barns, lane and
tree planting. Cnllke th town resident
who la here to-dar and away to-morrow
the owner of a farm become at
tached to bla borne and can look for
ward confidently to leaving It to hi
aona and grandsons after him. Tbe
site for the house having been fixed the
other building will group themselve.
to the aide or In tbe rear. It la not to
be expected that In the flrst few yeara
after taking up homestead that the
A HELTMKD HOME,
gardens, driveway, lawna and shrub
bery ahould be completed In all their
detail. Indeed for beat result It la
well that most of tbl work be done
gradually though having all the time
fixed plan ln rlew. Land la not o
valuable that an acre or two cannot be
devoted to artificial adornment.
It I tbe rule of life to provide first
for necessities, then for comfort and
finally for pleaaurea. Moat of our coun
try too new to permit of much atten
tion being given to landscape garden
Ing. The effort of the people have
been directed to the acquiring of land.
and buildings. The Illustration given
herewith are Intended to yffer sugges
tion for Improving tbe apfieorance of
the farm borne without any consider
able expense. The first ahowa a farm
borne well sheltered by surrounding
tree. The apace Immediately around
the house la clear to allow of clrcula
tlon of the air. Tbe view from the
front of the house Is unobstructed. The
second la an example of what may be
done In planning the home ground
Kro.ra Milk.
Whenever milk I ocarce In the cities
somebody come forward and suggewts
I Hi a I it U siiipieu iroi.i oiatant ts.i.os
in a iroxeu coiuntion.
Thl Idea baa been frequently ug
g ested during tbe past years, but It de
not aeem to be coming Into practical
ue. The latest suggestion I that the
fr.sjli milk ahould be frozen by sub
merging the sea I. si can In brine chilled
far below th melting point of l.-e. Tb
milk would not only be frozen, but
would be cooled .till further to a hard,
dry lee, which. It I. claimed, would re
main In the solid form after removal
for a day or two before the entire
nins would rise to a melting polut,
the keeping qualities being much su
perior to that of milk which I. merely
frozen at common tetnierature.
The operating plan would be to e
tahllsli a freezing plant at the cream
eries ami milk stations, the frozen
product to be shlps-d In ordinary cans,
thus doing away with the present high
cost of refrigerating car.
It la claimed that frozen milk kept
over a month lu a refrigerator room
showed no change In taste on thawing,
and that the cream remained evenly
mixed throughout the solid mass, not
rising, a. It would when milk la merely
kept liquid at low temperature. Milk
for freezing would need to be In fresh,
clean condition when frozen, else It.
kc-plng period would be very abort
after melting. If thla plan ever comes
Into favor, It would greatly Increase
the comjietltlon tn tbe business of .up
plying milk In the great cltlea.
WEt.I, FLANNKD UBOl'NII.
not a model to be followed In detail,
but embodying some general principles
that nuiy be adopted.
Straight Hues and square plots so
desirable In the laying out of fields are
not the most desirable for the home
grounds. Curved lines especially for
the driveways take uway the stiffness
and add naturalness to the scene. In
the Illustration the double driveway in
front makes too complicated a plan for
the ordinary farm. A variety of trees
and shrubs should he used around the
house without having them too close
to allow free circulation of the air and
a view of the roadway In front. Mon
treal Star.
Hibernation of Hull Weevils.
It bit been often noticed that In a
wisiiltsl country boll weevils appear
first In spring along the borders of
fields next to the woods and gradually
work Inward from the edges, so that It
seem probable that In a wooded coun
try most of them hlliernate In wood
land. Around outbuildings and barns
also are found favorable place, as
ther are ulway. more or les rubbish
and protection In such situations. In
l!Ki3 more than five times as many wee
vil, were found In a piece of cotton
near the Texas Stute . College, barn,
where cotton bad lieen grown the pre
vloua year, than were found ln any
other locality In that neighborhood. It
I. also notli-eable that weevil are ai
way. more numerous near gins than at
a distance from them. I'nfortunately,
where much rubbish and grass are
present and where the soli remains
loose and I not packed by rains, large
number of the weevil, winter In the
"otton field.
Faraier'e Rath.
All former, do not feel able to af
ford a bathroom and furnishing. Hut
hipping Coops.
For .hipping live poultry to market
the following alzea of coop are most
generally used In tbe West: Coop
ahould be 48 Inches long, 30 Inche
wide, 12 Inche high for chicken,
and duck., and 15 Inche high
for turkey and geese, t'se lumber
aa follow.: Two by two for cor
ner post., or 1x2 will answer. If you
cannot get them, get 1x4 and rip them
In two. Cut six pieces .TO Inches long
and nine piece. 12 or 15 Inches long for
each coop. Nail the short pieces one at
each end and one In the center of the
long ones, lining ten-penny wrought
nails. Make three of these frames, one
for each end and center. For the bot
tom use half-Inch hoard, or lath, make
the bottom tight, using six-penny nail.
I'se Vix2 Inch strip, of lath for aides.
end. and top, put them 1 Inche
apart; the width of lath Is aliout right.
Inve two lath, loose on top In center,
or make a duor of them to oien. In
order tn put poultry In and fake It out.
Now nail a lath around the coops, each
end and the center, outside, the three
frame made first. This will keep the
lath from coming off and make the
coops stronger. For broiler, the coop
can be made 10 Inches high and 21 Inch
es wide. This will make a gissl.
light coop. I'. II. Sprague.
..... .hr.wha l..n n-Tili.h lnlMuirvsl
,..e. .,,.,-...... ... - wnat class of people need an evening
this pun'"'' honestly and fairly, doing!"'' 1 ' "
Its duty by the public and the Investor,
Is doing a public service. If It use
quick-rich' methisls I care not wheth
er It Is a gentlemen's club or a .wln
dler'a home It la a menace and a die
grace. "The remedy I for the State of Illi
nois, locally, and the I'nlted State of
America. In national enterprise, to de
part from their Indifference and lay
the foundation for corponite Btruc
tures that will exercise the trusteeship
they ought to exercise. If our State
permits a corsratloii to swindle tliou
snnds of Investors by financial ledgerde
maln and false report, you and I ar
not absolved from blame by having had
no personal part In the fraud."
remlnlne Rraaoalaa-.
Hustintid ( they arrive at th sta
tion a minute too late) If you hadn't
taken an much time with your toilet,
we wouldn't have been too late.
Wife. And If you hadn't made m
run, we wouldn't hav to wait ao long
for the next train ! Translated for
Transatlantic Tale from Meggendorfer
Blatter.
A food carrtag hors ln Australia
coat. 1200, or four time aa much aa
to coat fifteen yean ago.
bath more than a farmer after a busy
day In the dusty fields? A gosl bath
at night ahould be a necessity that
ought not to be neglected, and hus
band and bands should have a bath
every night during hot months. Hut
how? Well, get some empty oil bar
rels, knock out one end and let oil
evaporate, and your bath barrel I
ready. Fill barrel at nsn (half or
more) with water, let set In sun; at
night put a gallon of hot water In each
barrel and when darkness has fallen
then take a hath, and with thin gauze
undershirt and drawer they are ready
for lied. Their sleep will be sweeter
and the work lighter on the poor wash
erwoman. Tree Fountain,
An extraordinary curiosity Is to be
seen In the Swiss village of Gunten, on
I.nk Thun. It take the form of a
natural tree fountain, the water flow
ing continually from a sismt high up
In the tree. About twenty years ago
the water from a spring wa. conducted
through a shaft and the supply plji
wa. directed through the cut trunk of
1 young poplar tree, which wa. rammed
In the ground, aya Woman' Life. Aft
er short time the trunk rooted,
branchea followed, and now ther Is a
Ipleudld top growth.
VVInlee rnrsgt.
The question of winter forage nnd
pasturage Is one of the greatest Im
portance In the Southern States, and
Carleton It. Hall, of the Kureau ol
I'ltitit Industry, was sent by the Ie
pnrtment of Agriculture early in the
year to make an Investigation In sev
eral of the Gulf States. In his resirt
Mr. Hall says, unionist other things:
"The production of Southern hay lias
beeu a quest Ion long under discussion.
The amount produced ond the yield s-r
acre have Ih it Ii Increatusl steadily and
encouragingly during the lnt few
years. On every hand It Is admitted
that it Is both possible and necessary
to raise all that I. needed for Iioiii-
consumption. Alfalfa, Ilermudii grass,
Johnson grass, crabgraas and cowiiens
furnish an abundance of hay of the
very liest quality. This hay can be pro-ilii'-ed
much more cheaply than an
equal quality can be shipped In from
Northern and Western States. With
I etter transortntlon fncllltlc and an
Increasing demand, the production will
liccome more and more profitable. At
the Mime time, with hay raised on the
home plantation, and hence cheaply
and readily available, larger quantities
are being used In feeding the planta
tlon stock.
Regalar Feeding aad Variety.
Two thing are essential to the thrift
of animal a variety In their food and
regularity In It. receipt. One article
of food cannot supply all the necessary
sustenance, because It may lack some
of the essential elements, and is almost
mire to have aome Insufficient quanti
ties. Animals do hot thrive a. well
when fed Irregularly a. when they get
their food at certain seasons. The
more regular the f.xsl Is supplied thf
better the results.
Repairing l.ealty Roof.
Take coal tar and sift coal oshe la
until tbe thickness of stiff mortar. Plas
ter It around leaks. If used on slate
roof, the snow and rain cannot blow
In. Thl cement will harden like a
stone and Is apparently as Indestructi
ble. It answers admirably for paper
rooms and If projierly put on It seem?
to be there forever.
The crusade against tuberciil ijs ii,
cattle may ultimately lend to colder
stable and blankets on the cattle.
Feed fl.sir. for bogs save feed, keep
the animals healthier and make It poie
slide to keep the quarters cleaner.
Scatter salt over sprout, and stump
and other noxious weed, ami the aheey
will clean them up.
High and dry In the rule for locating
the siultry house aud yanL I not
suffer iuddles to exist In the vicinity
thereof.
Hunger la a g.md tonic. Imn't feed,
the sick hog and In nsist case he will
get back bis health and hia apjietlte a if
right.
The farmer who think, mor of hia
own comfort than be doe of the com
fort of hi. stock, la the f.rmer who will
t disappointed 00 market da.