2
a majority of hit party elected rHaa
cure were created for bla friend, and
even for the member of the famllie
TVirMr. nf
r , a i of Ma colleaguea in tt cabinet ; cou-
thC I imeS 9 I tract were awarded to bla favorites.
ft
There In Ilkeiy to re a slump in im
fc.l'1i.illittf business fr a while at least.
Ho fur as la known the Count ami
Countess Hzecht-uyi are aa happy aa
poor people.
Sis. v
way what art the reforroisl speller go-
lug to do about It J
ami the salaries of thoee officer wha
hit auNned to srv the iitute wer
Increased. Seiior Franco, wbo bnj
served In one such ministry, decided t
oiie robbery of ths public. and form
ed an ludejiendfiit group. He waa iuiii
moned to form a ministry In 111, ami
aoon after Issued a call for an elec
tlou. The parliament tbat waa return
! bavin been on without the n-
I
The Firm of
Henry (iassaway Ial Una probably
decided ty thin Hum that It la often
disiigrecuhle to I au ancestor.
You bavj probably noticed tbat an
ticlrtfa never finds It msesHury to take
advantage of tlie leap yeur privilege.
Now tbat they have discovered white
coal In Kentucky, we limy anon l told
tbut Hx, coul dealer la uot aa black na
, Ii Is pulutcd.
Tom l.mvn la om of tbo few men
In lliia country who run keep in tbo
public eye for a prolonged period wlth-
init running for ofhVe.
A chin on the alioulder la a little
llilnir. but Julian la d.ecoverlng that
for a nation on the verge of bankrupt-
ry It la a heavy burden Indeed.
Jorlty of no purty. After trying for
six niontha to govern by It aid. the
parliament waa dismissed In May of
luKt year, and government by dlctatur.l,
aa It la called, act up. Thla la an expe
dient provlJd for In the coiiatltutlon,
aol bit a htj adopted by practical!
every lululatry for twenty-live yeara.
Tim reforua which parliament would
not adopt, l'remler Franco, acting aa
dictator, baa made on bla own respon
albility. He baa been opposed by the
old partiea and by the growing Repub
lican organization, aud baa been char
acterized by bla oppouenta aa worse
than the most famous tyrants of bl-
tory. The Republicana have taken au
vantage of the conditions to wage war
ou the monarchy. The aaaniuilna bad
r!r.n(j f nvjricr t!:s 'B'ic'i rcy
family, In hoc that a revolution mlgl
follow. I!ut the aurrlvlng heir wn
pruclnltned king, and the reform pre
mier bad to flee for bla life.
Girdles! one !
. - -a a..
A. CONAN OOYLI E
-If ale.., air." ke said. "ty have
. ,'b7uP' rot A dW!
aa. tk Their hore were not up to
''"a yj sr. t0 cuh ,bT- .
A ..i .lad ever Kira'a pale fa.-.
i.h little good fr the fugitive
-"USrrrer-M the landlord, an!
el,,,"": hoof half de of the
'pe Mouatfd H "T"
2ud and dreiv up la front h
The, an.rt. active youug felloa.
The lute King Carlos held a f 100,000
life Insurance policy. Kven an liiHiir
imv policy won't stive the life of a
monarch who ia In bud with bla sub-
twin.
A WASTED EIT0BT.
The man wbo attld the world la di
vided into two elaiwee the caught and
the aiiHpected might aufely have add
ed that many are auxjiected, but few
are caught.
It haa been discovered that George
Washington wua descended from King
Kdward I. of Kngland. In view of
what he did nobody Is likely to lay It
up against Washington now.
Home persons are curious to know
hftre Mrs. Hetty (reen kept all those
millions she had on hand to lend to
needy capitalists during the financial
stringency In New York City.
A woman offered to bet her husband
1 10 that ahe could get a divorce, and
be promptly put up the money. If In
addition ahe la awarded 1 1 Item I ali
mony, her husband may be aorry lie
haa so much sorting blood In bla veins.
The battle ship Mlsahtslppl baa been
accepted by the government It la tu
order now for aoinebody to discover
that ttlte was constructed along anti
quated lines and Hint It would be pre-
poHierous to expect her to last more
thun one round In a battle with any
thing bigger thun a rowbont.
A New York boy who had the
"What?" habit waa sent home by liU
employer with a note to hi father, ask
ing that he be cured, "i'heu aud blin
toack, for we like him," (he note con
cluded. This boy received more con
siderate treatment thun others with the
pernicious htiblt are likely to get when
they go out to work.
Ao-onllnn to the retort of the com
nilsaloner of Internal revenue, only ten
Htllls Imve so far been established In
the entire country for the manufacture
of denatured alcohol. This docs not
uiemi that d itureil alcohol Is not the
commercial and mechanlcui boon which
It promised to lie. Hut It takes time
to shirt a new Industry, .to build up a
jsleni that will connect the coiiHumer
with the producer.
A visionary man has undertaken to
cultivate (pisalp. liosxlp of the past
ami present, lie lielleves, has been too
wild, rank and careless, nud he Is anx
ious that It be pruned and trimmed
Cultivated gossip win certainly not be
is entertaining, uplcy and palatable as
the l.-.se end untamed kind, but it Is
nciievcil that It will do less harm to
the neighbors. There are those persons
t'at cultivated gossip will be
suile. flat and unprofitable, (iosslo t,
i... i 1
" gossip, must imve n bite, a tin
gie ami a tang to It. lionslp to be most
InlercsiliiK niust lx Injurious to sonie-
- " "" Mipuiar gossip must
nave plenty of schikIhI In It. If ih-un
in siioiiid oe censoreil out of gossip,
mere wuuiii Ke no gossip, nnd thla
w. nil,l ho nn Inconceivable condition.
i or years ami years American heir
.....v- limn jinn unci ror
elgners. During all of that time,
rar as tne inronnntlon goes, no tltli-d
foreign woman has married nn Arneri
Mil. I hut sivms h Hide odd. if It
true Unit money Is the basis ,,f (Pr.
null.. I.,, I UHI .a
"" Hi"! ui ii would seem
tnal r.uns'nii women of title wool
lie ns ninl..us f em money through
marriage as l.iin.peaii men of title are.
I he dlfTerciH-e may lie in the fact tha
""' '"e k-is-s wnn tne man anil not
with the woman. Sinnelssly hn, more
or less facetiously, sucui-sits! thnt
crrate titles In America. The lili wn
meant to he flippant. Hut. seriously
mignt nave the effect of keeping n lot
of money at home ami of giving on
marrlageiilile iiinlioiiiilri n better
showing with the diii'lu-sses Hn,l the
prlis-exics. Our girls, it imsmiis, hold
stemlfiiKtly to the opinion that title
are ne.rssnry to their liapplness. Wh
slioulil tlU'.V I olillttisl to buy them
ff'Sii foreign paiisTsV Why not Blurt
home Industry In this line?
The assassination of the King and
Crown rrlmv of rortuml was one of
the results of a campaign against
"graft." 1'olltlcnl conditions have been
'worse than the most sensational writers
In America lime attrllmtivL to the nnvt
corrupt cities of this country. The po
lltlcal parties have awiveded each oth
er lu control of the IVrtugueae govern
ment by amicable agrvemcnta. When
one leader lost bis majority In parlia
ment through hla Inability to satisfy
the greed of bis supporters, lilt rtvnj
formed a nxUUatry and uaniged to bave
How Minister Worked lllmaolf V
lo Ladlerooa ailaalloa.
Mark Twain recently told an amus
ing story of an Kngllati minister who
hai' a high oolulon of himself. The
minister knew that he bad tbe gift of
oratory and be never nilsaed an oppor
tunity to display It Au opportunity
waa afforded on the occasion of a chris
tening. There waa considerable audi
ence, wade up of relatives, frlenda and
uelghbora of tbe parent. Tbe preach'
cr began by saying:
We bare met together, mj frlenda,
on a very Interesting occasion tha
christening of tbla little child. But I
see already a look of disappointment on
your faces. Ia It because the Infant la
so small T We must bear in mind that
tbla globe upon which we live la made
up of small things, Infinitesimal ob
jects, one might auy. Little drops of
water make the mighty ot-ean; tbe
mountains which rear their boary
heads toward heaveu and are often lost
In the clouds are made up of little
grains of sand.
llesides, my friends, we must take
Into consideration the possibilities In
the life of thla little sieck of humanity.
He may become a great preacher, mul
titudes may be awayed by hla eloquence
and be brought to see and believe In
the truths of the gospel. lie may be
come a distinguished physician, and
lila fame as a healer of men may reach
the uttermost parts of the earth and
hla name go down to posterity aa one
of the great benefactors of hla kind.
lie may become a great astronomer and
may read the heavens aa an open book.
He may discover nc'.v stars aud hla
name be copied with those of Newton
and other great discoverers. He may
become a distinguished statesman and
orator, and by the strength of bis In
tellect and eloquence he may control
the destinies of nations and Ilia name
be engraved Usn monuments erected
to perpetuate hla memory by admiring
and grateful countrymen. He mny be
come au author and a noct and bla
name may yet apiear among those now
entombed at Westminster. He may be
come a great soldier and lead armies to
battle aud to victory; his prowess and
valor may change the map of Kurope.
Methlnks I hear the plaudlta of the
people at the mention of hla deeds and
name. He may bcxume -er or he
might er ' (turning to the mother)
"What Is his name?"
The mother, very much bewildered,
'WhHt Is the bahy'a name?"
"Yea; what Is his name?"
The mother "It's name la Mary
Ann."
rilArTElt VIII. (Contlantd.)
Ths meetinc Just described took pla
rman s, Tuesday, early in November. O'l
tbe Saturday Kira tilrdlcsione bad fully
made up bis mind to turn his back upon
rho digging aad begin bis houewarj
Journey, lit was pining lor tne piesv
mm of his old I-ondon life, and wns
wtsry of the perpetual glare of the South
African sun. His task was doae, too, and
I: would be well for hiio to be at a d -tance
before the digrers discovered tbr
msnuer In which they had been hoaxed,
lie bexun to pack his boxes, therefore, and
ure.
I In was busily engaged in thla employ
aient unoa the Wednesday evening wbe
there was a tap at the door and Ksrin
Uwh walked In, accompanied by Hurt and
W.lllams. tiinllestone glanced up at
them, and greeted them briefly. He wss
Dot surprised at their visit, for they had
eonie together several times before to re
port progress or make arrangement. Par
intosh bowed as he entered the room, Burt
nodded, and Williams rubbed hla baofls
together and looked amiably billoua.
Wa looked in. Mr. Uriddlestone," "a
Intosh began, "to learn if you bad anr
commands for us."
I told you before that I bad not"
Etra said rurtly'. "1 am going on Satur
day. I have made a mistake in speculat
ing on those diamonds, l'rlcts are sink
ing lower and lower."
I am aorry to hear that," said Ksrin-
tosh, sympathetically. "Maybe the mar
ket will tske a turn."
Let us hop ao ." the merchant answer-
ad. "It doesn't look like It."
Quirk aa a flash Burt sprang upon him
and struck him down with a life-preserv-
itb a gasping cry and a heavv thud
Etra fell face downwarda upon the floor,
great gash in his head.
"Very neat -very pretty Indeed!" cried
the ex-parson, in a quiet tone of critical
sstiafaction, aa a connoisseur might auesk
of a specimen which interested him. He
was already busy at the door of the saie.
W ell done, Mr. nurt. well dona !" cried
Williama in a quivering voice.
Here are the stones." said FaHntn.S
la the same quiet voice. "Here are some
nofea and gold. We may aa well have
them, too. Now. tie the bsc
That'a the way. If wt meet any .one on
tha atairs, taks it coolly. Turn that Is mo
out, Williams, no that .if anv nn Innlr
In he'll see nothin. Corns along!" The
guilty trio atole out of the room, bearing
their plunder with them, and walked
down ths stairs of ths hotel unmolested
and unharmed.
The moon as it rose over ths vsldt that
nism snone on three horsemen spurrint
along the Capetown road a though
JJl!-i...li'l7"--" rmr'
!'k at hut with wonderful ataying pow
er. Kxr. aotd the fact with satisfac
tion as ha rod op to tbe griasled aergeaut
lu COIUnjnJ.
"l ner.-, n a moment to be lost, st
f ant." he aid- "They have aa hour ind
a half. ...rt. but their cattle are not
in to n.k Com on t Ifa th Capetown
IIU glased ya were flid ape tka aaaa
who bad shot hkn, and a eurioue aniUe
played about bis thin lips.
"Come here, Mr. O.rdltsMooe," be creak
iL "coma ber."
Vnrm .trcU over lo him with a faoa i
ai Inaiorabla aa fat.
"You've done for me." said' rarintb.
faintly. "It'a a queer end foe the best
na or his imp at Trinity master of
arts, air, and Jacksoniaa pnaeruan. Not
much, worth now, Is lt Whoa nave
ttought then tbat I should have died l.k
a .1.. la thla wilderness? Wbat a ini
odd how a man dies, though? If 1 had
kept myself straight I should have son
am.. n.,. mi i ii . ii
wiZD " . , ..I m . , . . -.'. . v
road.
them !
tha IWaa of St. Patrick's maybe. What
will that matter? I've enjoyed myself" -the
dying man's eyes glistened at the
thought of psst dissipations. "If 1 ha J
my thn to do over aga.n," be continu-d,
"I'd enjoy myself the same wsy. l ui
not penitent, air. No deathbed sniveling
about me, or abort cuta Into heaven.
That'a not what I wanted to aay, though.
I have a choking ia tbe throat, but I dare
say you ran bear what 1 am driving at.
You met a man driving towards Jacobs
da I. did you not?"
Kxra nodded sullenly.
"You didn't speak to him? Too busj
trying to catch youra truly, eh? Will you
have your atonea back, for they are In the
bag by my aide, but they'll not be very
much good to you. Tbe little spec won't
come off this time. You don't know what
the news waa tbat the man waa bring-
baadred pounds if w cat'h
'or tk. first few miles th party gal-
loited In sileac- Tb m"0" ' tlu ,h,n"
B brilliantly, and they could aee the
hit lin. f the road atretchlng out .'n
front of them and winding away over the
ucdulutln. ..idt. To right and left apread
broad etpsane of wiry grass stretchljg
to Iha horizon, Wlta lOW Dllne aim a,
ew.ternj 0Vi-r it in patches.
ut one more upon the Capetown road
t wss a clear race between the pursuers
and the. jyjr.-.nw'.. The, forme . -..
the fugitives were It -daytime, would pos
sibly ha within sight of them, and the
thought r. thrm additional ardor. The
sergeant k..n s fresh Home rou in
front, hi. had down and his body for
wsrd, gi-ttins every iHMsile Inch of pace I ajcrsfonteln, in the Orange Free State,
out of rl,. .nitnal. At bis heels came 8o Hussia or no Kussia, stone will not
rise. Hal ha! will not rise. Loo at a
face! It'a whiter than mine. Hat hat
ha!" With the laugh upon hla Hps,
great flow of blood stopped the clergy
man's utterance, and be rolled slowly over
il- 1 Vfr TJ n n r M II M H H PiljH M
'Vii JT s-- saino at llama.
Pi JZSlL -ttJTZZ&ZC "utnua 1 iles-ajing vegetable mat.
.fw.. iin...,iveay.. rjszs ror m ti.- ii . . ......
,SSsW-
A varie feeling of Impending mlsfitr
tune atole over Kara. He shook his bead.
"His news was," said Farintosh, lem
Ins ud upon his hand, "that fresh dU
mond fields have been discovered at Ja
Kara, on hi. rallant arey, the blood-stain
ed handkerchief fluttering from hia head.
He was altting very straight In his saddle
with a t-t atrrn smile upon hla Hps. In
bis right hand he held a corked revolver.
A hundred yards or so behind tbera the I upon bla aide, a dead man,
it
tt eir very lives dejiended upon their speel.
in caira, clear rays streamed over tha .1.
lent roofs of Klmsorley and In through a
particular window of tbe Oriental ll,i
throwing ailvery patchea upon tha carpl
and cssting strange shsdowa fm m, a..
nre which lay aa It had fallen huddled
n an ungainly heap upon tbe floor.
'In Meat Order.
How many pople ever heard of. the
Order of the Colden Horseshoe, the
first ever founded In America?
In 17J. when Virginia extended
from the Atlantic Into the unknown
west, few of ber colonists hail itosmii!
me mue ltlilne or the Alleghenl.s. So
full of dangers from savages nnd wild
beasts and so full of natural dlfllcul
ties was tne passage of these terrible
heights, that (iovernor fijwitswood, set
ting out to ilisi-over a pass, looked on
the exsilitlon ss so haznrilous that be
took with him a guard of "soldiers.
diiiiiemi'ii ami pioneers." armed and
carrying provisions. These scaled the
pass with great hardships and iierlls
and returned after the governor bad
cut the name of King (srge In the
risks on the highest peak.
ue men constituted the society, or
nrncr. or the (iolden Horseshoe. Kach
man who had scaled this hlith pa
was made a memlier of It and to each
one lie presented a golden horseshoe.
Oil the abb- waa Inscribed In t.atln
"So It pleases him to cross mountains."
Any man thereafter who could prove
that be l.ad rend with his own eyes
tla name of the king on the height waa
entitled to Isssiuie a member of tbla
order.
Heallr Important qae.lloa.
The young wife of a prominent pl.v
slclan teaches a Sunday sclns.1 class
of small hoys. One Sunday not long
Htfo, after she bail liulslicl telling them
the storv- f Joseph ami bla cot of
many color, she said:
is mere any question you would
Ilk to nsk me before w go on with the
catts'lilsiii? ' ,
"Yes'iu." answered little
Liistw isxl.
"Well, what ia It, Sammy r
"Will you giva ma a ride In your an
tomotille?
me quesiion waa not answered
then, but aa a matter of record, Sam
my got the rule.
Kamm
Too eM,,m meet a man that you do
not find out after talking to him flv
nilnutea that ha la taking "treatments"
for aouiat&lna
Rxra
CIIAI'TKH IX.
wa endowed with rara .If.llf ,
hlch enabled him not onlv to ah.k. sj
the etTi-cta of hla miahan h., a
1' t WW sss P
n an extraordlnarv short ana. f
There was a groan from the prostrate ft
urr, (nrn a leenia movement, then another
and a louder groan. Cr.,i.n.
himself upon his elbow, he looked around
him In a bewildered way. with hia otb-r
band pressed to the wound at the ba-k
of hia head, from which a few narrow lit-
tie rivulets of blood were still meander
ing. Hi glance wandered vaguely over
th. table and the chairs and the walla un-
ill It rested upon the safe. , rwuld s
In the moonlight that it was open, anl
empty. In a moment th whole clrcum
stsnce, of th esse ram. hsrk to him. and
h staggered to the bell with a hoarse cry
of rage and of despair.
Whatever Kirs', fault, m.. k. i....
Irresolutinn or want of coin-... .... ... .'
among them. , tnom,nt he r,wi
the ai uatlon. and maliwd that it wa. .s.
solulely e.-ntial thai he ahonlrf
The atones muat he r...'...i
or utter and Irretrievable ruin .tared hitr
. a . n'' r ning the
innniora and aevernl att.n.l
and black, came ruahina int ,k-
ve ben rotrfied and j
aid. steadying himself MinKt lh,
telpiere. for he wa, i , m"n
"IWt .11 star, rai.klill(C, bl doX,V:
ak yon. I,:ghf th. Ismn!"
llie lamp was lit. and there w.. . ..
m. r from the ,e kno, of emploves. r
enforced by ...m. late lounger, at the bsr
as the, . , dior,lereil room ind '
."im 1 ,,, n "I,on 'he carpat
. if- i in.-. .-a cnij.n
talking rpiily
si nine," mi,i p
hilt (oliMt'tHdlr "Tu.'
name. wer. Karintosh. l!,lrt tnd w;
Hams. It is ,,.,w half-pas, ,e. he,
h' "o very grn.t v,. t ,. '
and you Van Mii .... ""T
, l . . " "' sun nim f
three men have been sae siting
lerllS,,, ,,a, 1aak , h
down, and k . ,WI V( P "
Tell him ther. hs, !,. robbery and a
.e,,,v.d milr.er. and aay ,' f w,,
ha f a d.en f hi, h,,,
not hi. he,, ,., vnu understand, but hi.
he.. h.,r ..... , ., ... hi
loser If h. is .mar,. Wher.'s
bring her round. She Kht , J '
o cateb snvthing in JrlcunUn!,
r"v hi. orders the tn.. k
,7" - direct rVrS
them out. II... hia,.,,, , ?rr
ran. I,;. .... . m .ir
..-., .1,1 t,mtt
tightiy r.Min, hi. h-d
U 1 .
furriT ton nrr
laniiiord ni,. ,
'rit or n.i, 1
baiidkerch.ef
Ir?" lb.
t going.
mi are not tit
am ,.fi. ! t- . .
resoliitelr. "If I k ."' r,r" "'l
m, hor. I'D " " r'P-d to
A great concourse nf tvnla k.j
"bled by .hi. m., a,tr, k. k
rrt of ,h. rhlry T Z 1 ' ,h" r
I" fn.n, of th J.,
digs-r, .nd st.wekeen.ra .?T H
bl- K.mrs. .11 preaa n. '"J '"ner.-
nthah.,s.ofhl.rding:lnl
Ther w. , hu of d"''-
the crowd he rJt ,m"
strr, of th. h-t.1 . k. """ 'he
'"'Kinr a. -k .
a handk.r..ki.. v . "
hi. head and hi. ..." .. DO"n'1 "nd
sheet, with
bis head and hi. e..n.. "u '
blood. As h. mounts h", lib
lua Wrl- ruad u hi '
two ramaining trooper cam toiling alonf
upon their weary naga, working bans wun
whip and iur to stlmulat them to fur
ther exertions. Away ia tbe east a long
rosy streak law low upon the horlson,
which showed that dawn waa approach
ing, and a grey light atole over the land
scape. Suddenly th aergeant pulled h a
bora up. "There'a some on coming to
ward ua," ht cried.
Kara and the troopers halted th.ir pant
Ing steed.. Through th uncertain light
they saw a aol i tar y boraeman riding down
the road. At first they had thought that
it might possibly be on of th fugitive
who bad turned, but a h cam nearer
they perceived that It waa a t ranger
Hia clothe were ao dusty and hia borsJ
so foam-fleckad and weary tbat It was
vident that b also bad left many a long
mil ot road behind him.
"Hav you seen three men on horse-
beck? cried Eara, aa he approached.
i sposa to inam, ths traveler an
swered. "I bey ar about half a mile
head.
"Com on ! Come on !" Eara shouted.
"I am bringing new from Jagerafon
in tne man said.
"Come on !" Kara interrupted, furiou
ly. aud the horses stretched their stiff
limbs Into a teebls, lumbering gallop. Kira
and the sergeant shot to the front, tad
the others loiiowed aa best they might.
Suddenly in th. stillness they heard far
away a dun rattling sound like th cat
ter of diatant castanets. "It'a their
horse.' hoofs !" tried Kira, and the troop
ers behind raiard a cheer to show tbat
they, too, understood th slgniflcanc of
the sound. A
(To be continued.)
TO UBS WASTE VEGETABLES.
foe
It was a
plain waa b
which usual
vlil, lonely apot.i where "Jifl
tr even of the scanty follaga
covered it. Here and thero
great granite rook a protruded from th
brown soil L though Nature covering
had in bygip day been rent until ber
gaunt boni protruded through ths
wound. Aa Eirs and the aergeant awept
round a ahltp turn in th road they aaw
some little Itay ahead of them the three
fugitives, etveloped In a cloud of dust.
Almost at ths same moment tbey heard a
shout and a-ash behind them, and, look
ing roiinil, aw a confused heap upon th
ground. Tl horse of the laad.ng trooper
had fallen from pur fatigue, and Lad
rolled over npoa Ita rider. The oth.-r
troosr had dismounted, and was endea
voring to ettricate hi companion.
"Let ua if be is hurt," the sergeant
cried.
"On ! on ."shouted Eara, whose passion
ws. lnrre.a by the sight of the thieves.
ot a foot back.
mi. . .. ...
ie may kav. broken nhv nee, arum-
bled the sereant, unslinglng his carbine.
"Havs your nistol ready, sir. . We shall
be up with them In a few minutes, an
they may .how light."
They wert up with them rather eooner
mnn tne policeman expected, rarintosh,
finding that speed was of no avail, nd
that tha number of hia pursuers wss now
reduced to two, had recourse to strategy.
I here wan a ,,rp trn in the road a hun
dred yard. ab,.d. and on reaching it the
thr-e lung tlitmM'lvea off their horses and
lay iliisn behind cover. A a F.ara and the
sergeant, tha rrev horse and the bay, came
..Miuering round tbe curve, mere was a
n,,rce splutter of pisfbl shira from
amongst th. bunhes, and the grey sank
down upon ltnPes with a sobbing mon,
Tuck mortally in the head. Ezra sprang
in in. teef, ln(J runhed at the amhiiscad.-,
while the servant, who had been grased
on the rhwl, by the first volley, Jtimned
from hia hor, ,nl followe.1 hltn. Hurt
snd Farintosb tnft them foot to foot with
all th. Saxon aaltantrv which underlies
he Saxon brutality. "urt stabbed at
s.rgen, ,n(j ,,rur, him through the
umaeia of th. nerk. Karintosh fired at
the iillen-.n. ad was himself .hot down
"f r.jra. Hun. .eeing hla conrianion fall,
"Ksng past hi. two assailants with a
v'eiotia ,.de h,ow It thp roer-hant. and
mg h;m.f ., the aergeant a
nurse. r..tar,1(1t of , bupt tmm the lat
era eari.ine, h, loped away and wss
spetsMy out f ,. Aa to Williams,
'r"m th. heiBMn(f of the skirmish, he
,"" '"m f"ea downward, upon the ground,
,'"'''' thin limbs alxmt In an agony
or r,iir. iirf k.,,
."'.iing mi ,11....
'in,
Watshlaiartwai ) Hatvo Dlatlllerr
MaklaaT Dsvt)re4 Alcohol.
Jacob IItrtzka, an experienced alco
bol dlatlller of Nashville, Tenn., has
bought a factory aite at Steptoe,
abort diatance aouth of Spokane,
whsTe be will establish a distillery for
the manufacture of denatured alcohol,
any tha Seattle Time. The pluut,
which will coat $100,OUO and have a
capacity of 400 gallons a day, la to be
In operation early next aprlng. Six
tona of potatoea will be required for
the foregoing output, but thla la to be
Increased to 800 gallons a day In the
fall of IDOa The plant will be on
tbe line of the 8pikane A Inland Elec
tric Railway system, which tapa the
agricultural district In eastern Wash
Ington and northern Idaho with Its
225 miles of 1 1 nee.
To establish and equip tha plant, th
success of which will have an Impor
tant bearing on the development of the
northwest, a company with a capltnl
of $2.1.000 Is being organized, the chief
stockholder being Hertzka. Thla la to
be increased to $150,0(10 aa aoon aa the
money la required for development
purjMHtea. Tbe plant will consist or
structure 80 by 100 feet, two and one-
half stories blgh and a warebouae.
The company will not use the prod
nets that are itest for ante, but will
furnish a ninrkct for vegetable and
frulta now going to wnate. Slight de
cay In fruit or vegetables doea not lin
pair their value for distilling Into al
cohol, and with a denatured alcohol
plant the farmers and commlaslon
house will have practically no wnate,
Forty centa a hundred pounds will be
paid to farmers for amnll nnd partly
decayed potatoes, the company gather
Ing the products in the fields.
Iertzka an Id In the course of an In
tervlew that In a ahort time the com
pany will handle the surplus potatoes
from tbouaanda of acrea of land, add
Ing:
"The proceaa of distilling denatured
alcohol la not much different from that
of the pure product. The potatoes,
grain, fruit and auch other producta aa
are used are washed, crushed and then
entiled, after which they are mashed
with rollers Into a pulp. Malt and
yeast are added, after which the pulp
la run Into a storage tank, where It re-
mnliia for from fifty to seventy-two
hours for fermentation. It la then
pumped Into a boiling tank and the
vnnor from It rlaee through a worm
filled with cold water, causing the va
por to condense. Thla condensed va
lor la pure alcohol, and to make the
denatunsd-alcohol product ten gallona
of wood alcohol and one-half gallon of
benr.lue are added to every 100 gallons
of the pure product."
Cosiwesilesit Harrow.
After working several yeara among
stones, atuuia, grub and young or
chard, I learned I n ceiled siteclal
barrow for the
work. I could
find none to sniit
tne; ao atudled
and planned and
made one I a a t
aprlng, which
dis'8 even better
P.5 SllBs-.' Inm I Mtm-twl.
The cut will to some extent explain
how It la made. I made mine of oak
timber 24 Inches by 3' Incliea, 4 feet
long and 0 feet 3 Indies wide. It la
composed of a middle section and two
wings, the latter fastened to the mid
dle section -by Inch bolts 84 Inches
long, on which the wlnga fold very
easily. The teeth are scattered over
the harrow ao tbat they are 0 Inchea or
mor apart, and yet cut every 3 Inchea,
and ar placed In the barrow aloplng
back, about 20 to 23 degree from a
perpendicular. Tbey tut Just aa well
and do not catch aa If placed In per
pendlcular, and are easier on man and
team. I bare beddlea to the middle
section of mine, and a rope from each
beildle to the outside corner of each
wing, ao aa to lift It conveniently and
quickly. I can pass readily between
treea, or atumpa leas than 3 feet apart
It la just the thing for orchard and
rough ground, while on clean atnooth
ground It worka Just aa well aa any
other smoothing barrow. A J. Um
holtz.
troiren.
the most expensive and the mit nee
canary of all plant fisals.
3. It contains tbe food upon which
the soil organisms live, whose func
tion la to convert organic nitrogen Into
nitrabea In order to be available for
the use of plant It materially as
sists In decoinjxwlng the mineral con
stituents of the soil, such aa potash
and phosphoric acid, making them
available for the use of plant
4. It Increases the power of the
soil to hold water without becoming
water-logged.
3. It ninkea clay aotl more open
and friable. It serves to compact
sandy aol and Increase It drouth-re-slstlng
power.
It rrTcnta Minsiiina' to a aretit
extent; thereby diminishing the loss or
fertility by that cause.
7. Koll filled with humua more read
ily admits the air ao ueceaary to all
useful plant growth.
8. There appeara to be a distinct
relationship between the amount of bo
urns la the soli and the amount of
available nitrogen therein. It bna beea
observed that when It la absent from
the soil there la a distinct reduction
of the ability' of tbat soil to grow
croiau Hence In practice In order t
obtain tbe best crop w bare to re
sort to barnyard manure rather tbaa
the use of concentrated fertilizers.
Rural World.
I" . I I ..t,.ll. rm.
tig after ti,. f w b,vt nothing
"7 hi-a with."
1 '" "-II niak ...... mvaelf ." ssid th
I M 1 1 i e --' ....
"'ah.
ffeniin, "ii
be the
Left to the Jarr.
Judge Martin divided tbat certain
evidence wua Inadmissible. The attor
ney took strong exception to the ruling
nnd Insisted that It waa admissible.
"I know, your honor," an Id he warm
Iv. "thnt It la proisT evidence. Here
I have been practicing at the bar for
forty years, and now I want to know
If I am a fool."
"That." quietly replied tbe court, "la
a question of fact and not of law, so I
won't pass auy opinion upon It, but
will let the Jury decide." Liverpool
Mercury.
Lots I Ural.
"And yon mean to any that football
player klsaed you 7" exclaimed th Irate
mother.
'Yes, ma, replied tne Diuamng
daughter.
"Why, the Idea ! Uldn t I tell you If
he tried to klsa you to yell "Stop! aa
loud as you could?"
I I did. ma. but he bad on hla ear
guards and couldn't bear me."
froVes Correct.
Mlggle There'a more truth than
poetry In that old saw, "Where there
Ii amoke there la fire."
Wiggle What do you know about
ItT
Mlgglea It waa agalnat the rulea to
smoke In th office where I was em
ployed. I lit a cigarette and waa flred.
Ill Motto.
"My motto," said the obese passenge.
with the multl colored tie. "la, There's
always room at the top.' "
"What's your line?" asked tbe bard-
m"l'liing P the blood from his
h more painful than dan-
II. k. .... . ita.Fff t,rrv t "
A"'r hiirirt - ...,wl viti shall .lot
HIT n.-.... -
er i .... .k;. a Vt'illl.m
. up mi. v
m.s?. " 'ihin hin,"lf 10,0 ,h
i,'"r""";'J attitudes.
"Ii. pi-.,., j,r iir,ie.tone," ha cried,
, IT T ' ' boots with his long.
" In finr., ,f m- b)t
with .". Rurt- I h'' nothing to do
"niJ -"'-' hT T W'tb
a,, I kn' thnt b was a rlergymm.
you iTT Bo "srm. I am surprised at
.i. i .1 .r""h. I really am. I'm very
Th. r 'inllestoo ba shot you."
arain.,M'lr'm ss sitting with his back
soma . mrl' stump, which gave him
ehe,. T: H. had his band to
"est, ,,, u . -k..tl, -h
wtaTT. ,h. wound, and "I manufacture balr teBlc,- ax
14 ef bloo, ruahad trsca hia BaovtB. 1 olainaU tb bMvriraliht.
( am I'ader Fala Colors.
According to a recent consular re
port about 2,000 Imported empty Ca
nieiubert cheese boxes, bearing . tbe
nnmea of well-known French cheeses,
were Imported at New York on one
steamer recently. Duty bad to be paid
on the printed matter on their 2,000
labels and another duty on the Import
ed boxes. According to a New York
trade Journal, these boxes are distrib
uted In New York State, filled and aold
this country, aud represented as
being made abroad. It la said that
many dealers cliilin that their domestic
cheeses when put up In the Imported
boxes, can not be told from tbe Import
ed brands except by expert
Grading Apple.
Some apple growers have been nslnj
the grading board shown In tha fig
ure. A common board or piece of
pasteboard Is hung up before tbo
wiper. In thla board boles ar cut
the aize of various tiers, auch aa three,
three and one-half and four tier, etc.
As tbe apple are wiped they ar prop
erly tiered. The advantage of tbla
method Is that tbe packera have th
applea practically graded and can do
J ..sc.-' tl.il' ""II
CBAUINU BOAKD.
much more work In a day, and after
the first half day the wlera can usu
ally accomplish fully as much aa wlta
the old method. Denver Farm.
Waa Trees Ara Bloara Orer.
Should excessive winds blow the top
ot a tree out of shape, which often oc
curs, cut It out, leaving a nearly erect
southwest branch to become the new
central stem. Shallow, loosely planted
trees sometime blow over. They may
be put back by excavating on the op
posite aide and pushing the tree back
tamping the earth aa firmly aa poaalbl
on the aide toward which It leaned.
Care should be taken not to wrench
tbe roots loose In thla operation.
! rntllnar Back Trees.
In highly Interesting experiments a
the Woburn (Kngland) experimental
fruit farm In cutting back apple trees
when planted the ultimate result waa
found to he thnt treea not cut back un
til the end of the first year continued
to form wood in subsequent years, and
the crop borne by them during the first
ten years waa only one-third of that
borne by those which were cut back
when planted.
A Balaaced Halloa.
In tbe ratiou-fed farm anlmuls either
alfalfa or clover should be given to
balance the corn. Kit her one of these
legumes will likewise be needed to
"buliincc" the effects of corn on the
soil. Considerable plant food, espe
dally idtrogen, la removed from the
soil by corn, while alfalfa or clover
cut hers n great deal of nitrogen from
tbe ti I r and places It back In the soil.
Wkra florae Are la Condition.
A bright, clear eye, a brilliant coat.
high spirit and mettle, are good slsns
of perfect condition In the horse. To
this might be added sufficient flesh thor
ouchly to "round hltu out," but not
enough to Interfere In the slightest de
erce with his natural action, which on
no account must be lme.led.
I'ranlna.
In trimming frees the wound made
by cutting off a limb close to fhe
trunk will soon heal over, while the
wound made by cutting off the limb
two or three Inches from the trunk
ends to decay and sometimes cause-
the ultimate loss of the tree Itself.
sawdaat aa r'ael.
Sawdust Is turtiisl Into transportable
fuel In Germany by a very simple pro
cess. II is lieiueii uiiuer nign steam
rcttsure until the resinous Ingredients
s-o:ne sticky, when it Is pressed into
bricks.
Qalek-tieoss tig Seed.
A turnip seed Increases Its own
weight fifteen times in n minute. On
s-at grounds turnips have In-cn found
o Increase by growth V,,'.YM times t'le
eight of their seed each day they stood
upon tbe soil.
t leaner Milk.
The milking machine has come to
tny, and If It la properly used It will
bring better and more wholesome milk
products. The milk will contain much
ess contamination from filthy stables
nd unclean milkers, and thla alone
will be one great thing in Ita favor.
Vala af lleaap.
Hemp la worth $100 a ton. Eighteen
million pounds la used In a year In the
United Statea, and of thla w grow
only S,ono,000 to 0,000,000 pound.
tleuip produce a flu quality fiber.
Kltrafa.
In purchasing nitrate of soda, th
moat quickly available source of nitro
gen for plants, buyers should ateer
clear of low grade nitrate. The more
usual adulterants are common salt, and
salt cake from the manufacture ot
aclda, both worthless as fertilizers and
containing no plant food. Nitrate of
soda now conies In original baga, which
now contain about 200 pounds. The
old 310-pound bag was very clumsy.
Waterlaa; tha llorae.
A successful horse raiser aaya: "I
count tlio swallow, my horses take
while drinking a pailful. Some take
larger (.wallows than others, but I know
tbciu till. If I am out on the road and
come to trough, 1 get out and count
while my horse drinks, so thnt be will
not take too much at once. I give water
often, nnd ao keep my horses free from
bowel trouble caused by overdrinking."
Wood Ashe.
It Is seldom that a farmer can ao
cumulute a sufficient amount of wood
nslies for a large field, but on farms
where wood la used there la a limited
supply which can be put to good use
on the garden or on the young clover.
Ashes are excellent also on all grand
lands and In orchards. They are ap
plied broadcast. In any quantity de
sired, as many aa loo bushcla per acre
having been used on certain soils.
Hakl.a laiat Land Tillable.
A drainage ditch twenty-four anrt
one-quarter miles long that will drain
85,0(10 acrea of Iowa laud Is fairly
under way in Monona and Harrison
Counties. It will cost about $750.0)10,
and will empty Into the Missouri Itlver
Just a little above the town of Little
Sioux. The swamp land reclaimed will
make some of the most valuuble farm
land In the State.
tar fur Itonp.
A recommended roup cure for chick-
ns la to take two parts sweet oil.
one part gum camphor, one part t or
ient Inc. To each ounce of this mixture
add ten grains menthol and one tea
spoonful llHteritie. Take a small drop
syringe or oil ran and put thla remedy
nto the roof of the mouth and In th
nostrlla twice a day.
Farm Note.
Many orchard lata make a great mis.
take planting trees too deep.
Hogging down corn baa a great deal
In Ita favor, but the bogging process)
should be finished before heavy anowa
come.
The advantage of testing each ear ot
seed corn separately la tbat nearly all
the poor seed can be thrown out If
only one ear In each bushel Is found to
be Imperfect it will pay to do tbe test,
lug-
There Is something the matter with
the mnn who must drive past all tho
iljoltilng farmsteads In order to visit
ti neighbors.
The projier thing to do with the stray
og In nelghborhofsla where bog chol
era la prevaleut la to kill him and bury
him "In the shade of the old appi
tree."
Many a person make the mistake ot
thinking tbat tbe ben bouse ahould be
warm at night So long aa It la warm
enough to prevent the freezing of th
comb that la aufflclent The greatest
Dclt la to cat off all draXta.