Topics of j the Times g Anyhow, talk or removing the motto from our coins didu't cu the lute panic. w"fnVw surer of 'one 'iiing'ihan another It U that the Hen Davis apple is nut a peach. With elderly psple, having tlie grip bears no resemblance whatever to any thing like a good Juke. While this la a big country, the an schists should be (Ivrn to uuderstand that there la no elbow room here for them. A California Judge one Just decided that a man rtoeaii't have to get out of the way of an automobile, but the man knows better. A British statesman say that the lialkau trouble uienai-e the peace of luroe. Of course they do. That la tbelr specialty. The niore the public reads about that young man Alfonso of Spain, the inure convinced la it that be la too good a nun for the Job. Koine day we hope to see Smith or a Johnson nonilnatel ror i-resiueiii, Just to And out whether the family would vote for liltn aol Idly. A young Brooklyn man committed suicide because he bad atolen -- Possibly lie bad a horror of being call ed piker by but acquaintances. under Its own power twnty-nv thirty feet shove the earth for the re quired distance at a eed of twenty four miles an bour, near Paris, It was In the air about a minute and a half. Mr. I'armun used a forty-home-power motor, weighing two hundred and twenty-five pound, attached to an aero plane. There were In addition a rud der, a propeller and some wing, beside a seat for the driver. The Wright I I . ..... v. .. .... 1 1 ... in It u mlr hnt tuey Have uiude no public eiuiomou ut 4 their machine, so It cannot be com pared with this. The problema before the man who would operate above the earth a muchlne heavier than air are how to overcome the attraction of gravitation, how to develop sufficient power to counteract the resistance of air, and bow to maintain equilibrium. An automobile manufacturer who bas studied this subject waa not long ago discussing Alexander Graham Dell's I The Firm of 4 4 4 4 4 4 Girdlestone "Tw, indeed. uld Kate, and taraea with some couraionplac. remark to Mrs. Wilkinson. jer BMrt ws sore n.v.rth- lew, and ahe derived little pleasure from the remainder of the performance. As to Exra, 0 spite of bis great love for music, he dosd peacefully in corner of the bos during the whole of the last act. None of them were sorry when f'suat was duly consigned to the aether regions and Marguerite was apotbeosed upon couple or wooden clouds. Lira nsrraieo um in cident of the recognition in the alalia to throngs ta. Inmcsce Unes whlca leu from the water aide 10 the outskirts o Stepney. It was quite dark by the Uui that they reached long thoroughfjrt lined by numerous .hops, with grvst ga flares outside them. Many of ibes be longed to dealers in marine stores, and th numerous suits of oilakin. hung up fo exhibition, swung to and fro in lb. uncer tain lisht like rows of attenuated pirates A: every corner waa great public bous. with alitt.rinc wiudows. and a crowd ol alatteruly women and Jersey-clao men i- y A. CONAN DOYLE CHAPTER At This episode had occurred about a fort ilht before Ears' return from Africa, statement that air ships will soon sail lDlj WM duly retailed to Mm by hi fatb- at the rate of two hundred mile ail r hour, and said that the air resistance la most difficult to overcome. Using the results of bis experiments with racing automobiles, he computed that an air ship with cross section of twelve square feet cannot be propelled two hundred miles an hour without an en gine of twelve bu mired und eighty "You need not be discouraged by that,' said. "I can always keep them apart, ind if ha Is absent and you are present specially as she bas no Idea of the cause f his absence she w.ll end by feeling dighted and preferring you. "I cannot understand how you ever ramt to let the matter go so far," bis son tnswered sullenly. "The girl belongs to horse jiower. Allowing ten pounds per us She was given to you to look after, One of the finest things George Wash ington ever did was to give the Indies a chance once a year to dress In colo ulal atyle and dunce the minuet. A fit. Iuls pastor telle the girls of his Bock thst they muat not let young men hold their hands. If some good men bad their way It wouldn't be any fun to be young und foolish. horse power, he found thut the air ship, motor, gasoline tanks, and such like things, must weigh more than six tons. How to keep these six tons In the air Is a difficult problem. Mr. Far muu'a motor alone weighs nearly six pounds for each horse power. Other aeronauts have used motors of different ind a nice Job you seem to have made f it "Never mind, my boy," replied the mer- rhnnt "I'll answer for keeping them part if you will only push the matter in your own account. "I've ssid that I would do so, and I will," Esra returned, and events soon thowed that be waa as good aa Die word Before hia African excursion the rela- avf irh t Aflfh snfiMeenttv following a rule of bis own. The man who Anally J1"" J"i Girdjejton. and his . . , , fsthers wsrd bad never been cordial, makes suceeutful air sblp-lf on. Is Kttf.f M bowevrf .nd to be made will first master the sub- ror(lvlng tmU w impossibl for her ject er air resistance, ana men me l0 harbor any animosity, and ah greeted proper relation of power to the work Ear kindly on h.s return from hia trav- that It has to da OBEAT ENGLISH HOMES. The mini who slips a revolver Into his pocket before he start away from homo In the morning should always take the precaution to kiss the children good -by as If be were doing it for the 'ant time. is. Within a few days she became eon cioua thst remarkable change bad come ever him a change, aa it seemed to her, very much for the better. In th past weeka bad frequently elapsed without his addressing her, but now be went out of bis way to make himself agreeable. Borne time he would sit for a whole evening lescrJb.ng to her all that be had seen in John V. Htevens, former chief engi neer of the I'anama canal. Is so de npoiident over the future of the canal that he feels almost like returning the suliiry he received while there but not quite. A Journalist who has been Investi gating the matter reimrt that almost any girl cun quickly tlud a good hus band down at Panama. It Is to be hoped that he hits not inado thla state ment merely for the purpose of booming the huHlucKS of some steamship com pany. The IhmIoii Chronicle report a list j( articles left 011 the hand of the Ionilou and Northwestern Itilllway t'ompnny by absent-minded passenger and forgetful t-onslgiieea. On thla Hat la tine Item which will wrlnij the heart of the American newspniier man. It is six tons of wood pulp. But B.MX) cigar probably deserved their fate. "Mostly of Chicago," la the way a man recently ilewTllied his residence. HI characterization seems reasonable. When he was six yeurs old he cut off ouo of his toes with a aeythe. When he was eight he allot off two Joints of one of his finger, lie ran away from home when he waa 14. and the frost of a winter night took off three more toes and the tip of hia nose. At 2." he lost his entire right fst. A drunken half hrced hit off an ear In the Klondike, a Dakota corn-shelter took his left fore srm, and since then he has loat three lingers, a Joint rrom another linger slid one eye. Hundred of yonn womeu are being trained all over the country for charity workers. Philanthropy M tM)W ret-og-ni.ed aa a pmrewtlon, for which one need a sieclii education as truly aa for teaching. One ..f the first lenson a warm hearted uoiuiin needs in dealing with iH.vertv Is to distinguish (urt rmm misery. To one aivuHtoiiMd in ,.,n surrounding, the tlllh In which many poor p.Mple live seem Intolerable. It would etit.nll absolute wret. be.ln.-.s on tlie visitor. Hut. in point of fact, the families who live emlailded In dirt usu ally do so because it does not offend them. The pisir woman whose nc. are tortured by bad odors ami foul slk'bls mnuagos that her risnna shall W dean, no iiintNT how bare they nny le. or how empty her cupboard and co.il bin. The friendly visitor who thl-iks that tidiness Is a aure sl-n of comfort ami dirty disorder an equally sure ngn of extreme want Mill make serious mis takes In h,.r dissMis',nt! of gifis. Hm.,i a poor woman to sympathetic ,) ox. iHTleiuvil visitor: "Thank .voii. mis. for praising my cl.-an rsm and giving me the coal order In the same brcajh. You aren-t tike most of the rich folks who think If you're too .ilrty to fimi- with a ten-foot pole you must be ,;H.r, and Hiere's no end to what they'll five you; but If you're .lean and dei-eul. tijl III II I f MM ... 1...I II .. ... " oii n.ure MKKy iss.ple. ubo want noibing frln anylsslv." Intelligent philanthropy l.sika below the surf.uv, und ilico-(.r that real siifTerlng may have a clean fai-e and real comfort a dirty one. The helpful friend Is sympathetic without lcitig sentimental, and knows ho,T to seek out the pain whb'h hides t(.;f, ami how to Ignore the p,.;1 f tMHM, w )lrt try to appi-ar as dirty and miserable as possible. Henry Karman. an Kng!lsh aeronaut, lias lately won a prl of ten thousand dollars ofTer.,l to the man who should first "fly" one kilometer, or thirty two tiundrrd and eighty feet. In a machine heavier than air. Farmana machine bad to run three hundred feet on the ground before it rise, and then It sailed testate Tkat It Takes Hin rs taaa Malatala. It la a pathetic fact that there are several men In the United Kingdom who would consider themselve on tbe AlrlcMt ,nd ,ntere,ung ter by hi. onim or oanxrupicy ir tney were re- account of men aud thing. She, poor dueed by an evil stroke of fate to a hiss, bailed this new departure with de mere pittance of 1,000 pound a week light, and did all In her power to enconr who would find It almply Impossible fo bia better nature, and to ahow that to ruj along anyhow on the Income of ,0 ppreciated the alteration In bia bear a almple millionaire, which would be te- , At, th? nm' waa rather barely sufficient In some case, to paj J"1?, " h'r " cc"ion' he expense of the lordly Pleasure th. real nature of the man waa nn- botise which they have Inherited from .jtBred, and that b waa putting an un- tbelr ancestors. natural restraint upon himself. The I Hike of Devonshire, for exam- Aa the days went on and no word or pie. has no fewer than aeven of these sign cam from Tom, a great fear and stately homes six In Knglund and one perplexity arose within tbe girl's mind. In Ireland ench of them fit for the re- Bh bd nMr(1 "o'Mng 0f tbe interview eeptlon of a king, ami In not one of " 'ach nor bad she any clue which, as he confessed the other dny. 7" u m'J- k, , , . . , Uuld it be that Tom bad informed her has he ived long enough , to exp ore gv-.rdian of their engagement, and had re thoroughly. Probably he himself d.iea eelved such a rebuff that be bad s ban not know within l.(a)0 how much these doned her in despair? That waa aurely palatini homes cost yearly to maintain, hn possible; yet why was it that he had hut the annual coat has been said to erased to walk through the square? She make a big hole In 100,000. I ktlew that ne was not 111, because she In Westworth, Woodhouse, which Is 1 h'rd ner two companions talking of him only one of his four palace. Lord connect'OI with iHijlneisu What could K,rnm own. the fg.t private tXTZl JSTJaSx. S , tliiNiiiiiM, ii nun a iruiiuiKB loan. ?.!!tlV:.lU "::!' " "T."0"""'" '1'" I" m"tim. E.r. gave fresh man ,"'7 ''"" T,,,n" cum o ouiu in- e.utions of the Improvement which nie it, ami it owner could live In a travel bad wroujrht noon him. Kh. had different room every day for six week remarked one day that she waa fond of anl still leave several rooms unseen, moss roues. On coming down to breakfast The Duke of Portland owns five regal j Bext morning she found a beautiful moss houses In Kngland and Scotland, the roM avoa fier Plste no: every morning M fortun.f.'- he exclslmed glee-I mate and Dimsdale now pulled up. "By working on that idea we might "Captain Miggs Inr asked McPhersoo ki. ..k 1,. -n.i h ntrf wm- bewiri each other St tbe door. At the :ffiS"k; rt&'uuivnssrm "Moat full -Km nw..i . .. A. wi.- th virL I of a rubicund, white-aproned personage. do you knowr lW ,0 M rw"u' "r" nd "bom. poor relation, 1 believe, whom he expectin' you. There'e a gent with biin, ... ' ., ir. but h told m to eod you up. This "W. will find out her nsme and all way, air." and they were aooa ushered about her. Capital I capital I" criea iionn 1 isw ui vii .w. Girdlestone. and h. two worthie depart- That worthy wss leaning back Qaallfr ' The Maine luw regulating tbe sale or agricultural seeds re(ulres thut gran eed ahull be sold under a guarantee a to airily. Bulletin 13H of the Maine agricultural experiment stutlou, which, doubtless, many of your reader have received, give analysts of the seed which were collected by tbe Inspector and those sent to the experiment sta tion by corresitondencw In PJtHL Tu dealer are very generally conforming I to the law and the purlfr of most acct m.wmViW. v w mmm" ill1 wi i'n iwv.. k-s lrTI-trl Kirmiai. is now giiuruulet-U. 1 be question uat- Althougli agricultural machinery urally arise la the mind of farmer, originated la the United States and th 'bould a eed be atrlctly pure, aud. if la a American farmer usd patent mowers. reapers and threshing machine long before their European contemporaries la the aame field of labor bud put aside scythe, rake and flail, the possibility of Introducing electric power la farm not, bow nearly pure should It be? Th purity of seed vsrre greatly wltb tbelr kind. It la possible to grow timothy seed so clean that It shall car ry practically no foreign weed seed. It la not aa easy to grow any of the IMjring th weary week whll Tom our old acquaintance, von Miowr. as fart hat tt fariaert of Dlmsdala, in aeeord.DC with bl promU a nU VVwiifJ 'tLVUZZi tbrlft' n1 hr-"!" recognl.lng tha avoided Eccleston squsr and everything a Hamburg firm th. Qerman waa throwa reii-hilltT f th, am.ll which could remind K.t. of hi. exi.t- Into cont with th. shippers of th Af- ! reliability of the atnall ed to their room, much pleased at this rocking chair with bis feet perched upon work was flrat recognised la tb Old other grassee or clover so clean. There new card which chsnce bad put Into their in mantelpiece, uppu-.i. , worm. la no need for tbe aower to ever buy hanus- Uar chair, waa no lesan Individual than TllUj ha, probabI- aat to the tlmothv aeed that I. much lea. h.. Iurin, th. weary week. whll. Tom .ur old ""L ' America. I 90.5 IH.r Wll n,. 8ami)ie. have been examined by tbe station tbe present year which contained not a alngle for- ricaa fleet, and bad contracted a special !' engine, failed to perceive bow any e)gn harmful aeed. allianc with Migg aaving could be effected by gencratinf rh beat red clover aeed will fre- "Come In, my hearties, com In I b electric current and distributing to Its I nuently carry aa much aa 1 ner rent , . . 1.1. 1 . . , 1 . , . . , ... 1 - cried, nussuy. mt a arai, air. uuur uioior in outlying position. V hen, however, tbe mains from some large electric power company pass with in reach of a farm or estate the condi tions are much more favorable, and could remind Kate sue. Esra continued to leave no stone un turned in his endeavors to steal bis way Into her affections. Poor Tom s sole com fort ws th recollection of thst last pas sionate letter which b had written In th. Klackwall public bouas, snd which had, as h. Imagined, enlightened her a. to th. reasons of his absence, snd hsd prevented her from feeling any uneasiness or sur prise. Had h knows th. fat. that had befallen that epistle b. would hardly hav. been abl. to continue bis office dutie. so patiently, or to wsit with so much resig nation for Mr. Oirdleatona's sanction to his sngagement. . dale. And you, Sandy, can t you bring yourself to your berth without being ask ed? You should know your moorings by this tims. This is my friend, Mr. Von Baumser from Eckermann'a office." "And this, I think, is Mr. Dimsdale," said the Uefman, shaking hands with Tom. "I bave beard my very root vriend, Major Clutterbuck, apeak of your name, sir 'Ah, th. old major," Tom answ.red. of foreign matter, although these Im purities r nsuslly comparatively harmless. It la, however, poor policy for tbe sower to buy a red-clover seed that la less than 08 per cent pure. Tbe thla atate of things must already exist best grades of alslke clover will run Aa th day paased and still brought no I "Of course, I remember him well." new, Kate'a face iraw paler and her heart mor. weary and desponding. That th. young man wss well was beyond dis pute, ainc sh. had seea blm with ber owa .ye at th opera. What explana tion could ther. bt, then, for nui con- II. la not so very old, either," said Von Baumser, la a somewhat surly voice. 11. bss been took by a very charming In a measure which will be largely ex tended In the future. Current Uerm.iu newspaper contain an Intereating ac count of tbe application of electricity to a group of farms In Saxony, The elec tric current Is brought from an adja cent town by overhead wires carried on wooden polea. Two receiving at about 98.S per cent pure on the average. It la doubtful If tbe purchaser should buy an alslke whose purity Is lea than 07.5 per cent Itedtop la tbe most difficult seed ot all It will, of course, contain mor or less chaff. It 1 difficult to grow red- top free from timothy, and the aeed and entirely pleassnt woman, and th.y tl"UM r arranged, from which the ekc- cleanera find It difficult to aeparate Uln ar about to b married befor thre. tricity la distributed to the farm bui.d- months, th on. to th other. Let me tell ,UK and to convenient positions 'n th duct? Wss it possible that b. bad told I you, sir, I, who have lived with bim so fields for the purpose of driving thresh- sar. uirdieston. of tbtir engagement, ana l long, tnat 1 nave met no man tor wnom I tng and other machinery. value of which runs Into millions, and which, with the attached garden and estate, keep hundreds of servants em ployed. At Walbeck lie has more than thirty aires of kitchen gardens alone; In the glass houses and garden proper he employs about seventy men and boys, and his horticultural bill for this one bouse Is said to exceed W.OOO a year. Blenheim Palace, the Duke of Marl borough's Oxford seat, la so colossal that tbe late duke used to declare he sH-nt Sio a year on putty alone for his window pane. It actually "oat Vm,in) to build In duya when money was more valuable than it Is tiMlav. It Is :hs feet long, has fifteen stulrcases, and when It waa repaired some time ago his grace found It necessary to sell his pictures snd books to pay the cost, which amounted to more than Cto.ooo. The Duke of Northumberland wns five stately seats, at otie of which S.von House, Ben! ford a stutT of thirty or forty men Is kept busy, large ly in the magiiitloetit kitchen garden and rrulttiou.s. And yet the duke spends only a small portion of the year In this princely home, the rental value of which probably exeveds the lord chancellors official Income. The Martinis of Unttv bas five seats In Kngland, Scotland and Walca. and one of them, Mouiitstunrt. Itotheiay. covers an acre of ground, has l.TO ris.nis iu! ,as actually cost over 'J.KMt. representing even at a mod erate 4 per tvnt a value of So.tHl a year. One can easily understand that bis lordship's liiiiuue of fio.min year Is not a penny too much for th demand of it. I l Nut Nprll h. tm War, I cannot spell t he new way, A onee I 11 hi I t ,. .' Kor when I try in simplify I fail to do it well. If indiirestiiin sei.s nie. Brought on hy pie or cske, I can't uplnin the pn.hlen pnin Is Just a common ake. I cannot shII the old words To niati-h th. nnxlern whim If I should slip and bruise my I'd bate to rite it Iiln. bin. And hen a man Is owing me Twould fill me with regret To take my pen and ak him wheg He'll pay tkat little det. I cannot spell the new way Like Brander Matthews big; I do not choose I mut refuii To drop a "g" from ejg. Perhaps I'm sadly out of data. If o I can but sih; I cannot spell the new way 1 will not simplify. Clereland Plain ler, raging that will putTnTb7 to tlwp after , earl ,U Up nd h"" afterwarda a fresh flower appeared in tha ssm place. Thi pretty little piece of courtesy, which she knew could only com. from Ezra, surprised snd pleased her, for delicacy was the last quality which she wouia nave given him credit for. On another occasion she had expressed a desir. to read Thackeray's works, tb. books In th. librsry being for tbe most part somewhat ancient. On entering her room mai ssm. evening sh found, to her astonishment, a handsomely bound edition f tb. novels In question standing on the senter of her table. For a moment a wild, unreasoning boe awoke In her that per haps this wss Tom's doing that he had - - mi-,m wt suowiDf mat an. was still dear to him. Kb. soon saw, however, that th. book, could onlv ha, mm fpAm th. sam. source a. th. flowers, and sb. marveled mor. than ever at thi. fresh prooi ot tb. good will of ber companion. " sy ner guardian took th. girl .aide. "Yoor life muat be rather dulL" h. said. "I hsv. taken a box for you to night at th. opera, p do not ear. about such spectacle myself, but I bsv msd. arrangements for your escort. A chsng. win uo yoo good. joor ivat. wa. too sad at heart to b. Inclined for amusement. Sb endeavored, BoweTer, io ioo pleased and grateful. My good friend, Mr.. Wilkinson, Is cumiug tor you.'- me merchant said, "and Eira is going, too. II. has a great liking for music." Kst. could not help (railing at this last reman, as she thought how very .ueceis- uiiy me young man had concealed hi last, auring tne yesrs that sh. hsd known him. She waa ready, however, at the ap pointed hour, and Mrs. Wilkinson, a prim Id gentlewoman, who had chaperoned Kate on tbe rare o-esslons when she went out. having arrived, tb. tbre. drov. off tojrether. The opera happened to he "Kanst." and he ..,,,., nfry Rni, drensnt Ishcd Kate, who had hardly ever befor. tn-en within the walls of . ,,,, , JrfenW ""r",H,'l '" bright tinre of color ..,-. her d.eek. whi.h. with her st-irkling r.v. made ber look surpassingly beautiful. Ho ihonaht Kara tirdle,toJ as he sst In the r,-, 0f the hot and patched the .vwrM expression, which Hit led s.nw. her mobile feature.. "She I, a eH worth h.uing. money or no." h. mi. end to lom-elf. , r,(1,,H h ti..i. t h-r dnriiur th. evonj,,. An in, iil.-nt o,,rr.., between the set, """lil .,.,, ""I nen han, M he wit,,.,..,, . Kp b.d Us- I.,,,,, ,,nwn fr(,n (( l..eh , ,, lh ,hir(, fl at -of heart, l-n.-i.ru the,n. Sud lenly .he "bV fHP .h"I.",Lt !hVuMf- r,i","'"l' -lo ,hwr n. aikert c.f her cm(sninn. "Where V" n.k rrrn ,., hj t Oh. ye. there he in ' w know hn th Tontig lady is that he I. lakin K(t a' I don't know." ia Kira. -'i h.v. r." lr,,,f "h her . rood dl V.M hood v'"T 'T d,'lih"" fal hood. Nt f.,rs ... hi chance of prej. hc sdded Pre,x, BW , BU Si cunipsnloa. that her guardian had found som. means of dissuading him from continuing hia suit found som appeal to bia Interest, perhaps, which wss too strong for hut lov? All that sh kn.w of Torn aa ture contradicted such a uppoaitlon, Again, if Ulrdleaton. had learned any thing ot their engagement, aurely be wonld bave reproached ber with It. Hi. mann.r of lat. had been kinder rather than harsher. On th other band, could it hav chanced that Tom had met thi. lady of th. opera, and that ber cbtrma bad proved too much for his constancy? When sh thought of th. honest grey eyes which had looked dowa into her at that last meeting la th. garden sh found It hard to imagine tbe possibility of subc things. snd yet ther. waa a fact which had to be explained, Th. mor sb thought of It the mor incomprehensibl it grew, but till th. pal. fac grew paler and the sad bsart mor heavy. Soon, however, her doubt and fear began to resolve themselves Into some thing mor substantial than vagus conjee ture. The conversation of the Uirdle- tone used to turn upon their business colleague, snd slwiys in the same strain. Ther were stray remarks about bis do- ngs; hints from tb father and laughter from th son. "Not much work to be got out of bim not," the old msn would say. "When a mei'l In love he's not over fond of a ledgeaV A nice look iiu girl, too." said Esra in anawer to sin such remark. "I thought somethiatwould com of It, We saw them tocerle opera, didn't we. Kate?" , I have greater respect than for th ma jor.' "A eoupl. of day ago w. hardly hoped v.r to b yarning here," said Mlgga. "A nasty aea on, Mr. Dlmsdala, sir, and tb old ship so full o' wathtr that sh. could otby aeed from redtop after It bas one been Introduced. Sample of redtop carrying as high aa 12 or even IS per cent of timothy are not unusual. If one could be aura that the Impurities were barmlesa Ilk chaff and timothy It might be safe to buy a redtop evea aa low a 85 per cent pure. Unless one Is assured of tha character of tbe Im- Slxteen fixed electric motors are In stalled for chaff and root cutting, oat crushing, pumping and for opera tlcg machinery used In the manufacture of potato spirit. In addition to thla pow- not riae to IL They war. makln' a clean er equipment, alx portable motor aro purities. It Is unwise to buy a redtoo breach over us, and we lost nigh .very I proviuea, wuicn may he used ror ariv- 1 eM tQan 03 per ceut pure, imog w. couin lose. - ing pumpa, circular saw, threshing ma I aunnoa. vou II hav. bar thorouchl I nhlnrw anil .h . ,vnin renalred nowf Tom remarked ' ' . Ii-a.ae saw - I w uciv Liia-ir awmnaa a ria rwiii mi. i urn i aw, . . . . . Both th. .kipper sad th mat. -Unshed k . ... Z'W," " 1, ' . . ... 10 m'" one "w PlM or n ii w : wo, ana at in same time preserve it " . . "K"K"T' durability, la tha recent Invention of iwui i,mmj giow lamps oeuig usea lor heartily at the observation. "That wouldn't do, Sandy, would it?" said Mugs, shaking his head. "W couldn't afford to hav. our .alary cnt down lik that" (To be continued.) POISONOUS STINQS AND BITES. Dasr Maay Net Great M Per so as Tklalc. The dangers to human Ufa from tb bltea and Btlnga of poiaonoua reptllel nnnmn am! other onerations found In the Southwest are very much requiring taiwer tuiis: be In Inded If overestimated. It la a belief among ' h remilra are tn con, hum fnvor.iblv the purpose. It must be pointed out, however, that this example could only he followed In tha United State cn a very large es'-ite or a group of ada -cut fsrms. and It Is doubtful whether such a scheme could be made a commercial success for the operation of farming machinery pure and almple. It would nptear that wood " til many people that the centipede, tb tarantula, tbe Gila monster, tbe seor- wltb those at present obtallicd by tbe use of oil or steni euz nes. Kut the nil two coots. an Indiana man. Every carpenter Include two saws tn hit kit one for cross-cut and on for cutting with At t ... i 1 no grain. lie can uuw uinp-usv HUH one saw, aa It la possible to put tha two blade baring different teeth on tbe one saw, a plon and a score of other reptiles and 8axon experiment I full of Interest insecta of varloua long scientific names tnd displaya a curiously progressive are anre death to those who encounter vrt n a country where 'Mrui fcuce them. The facta are that about tha re almost unknown, and Hhcplierd and only really dungeroua things that Arl sons has are th rattlesnake and tbs hydrophobia skunk. Tbe former Is common to almost tne entire v niton (states, outside of tbe cities, and th 80 they wmid gossip together, and er-1 skunk Is found In many countries be ery word a. it at to the poor girl. She I aides Arizona, strove to caiceal ber feelings, and, in deed, her ange and her pride were strong er even than her grief, for she felt that b had been :ruelly used. One day she found Girdlcson alon and unbosomed herself to hits "Is It realh true," sh. asked with a quick pant ad a catch ot ber breath, "that Mr. Dionlal. is engaged to b. mar ried T t "I beli.v. s my dear," her guardian answered. "It Is commonly reported so. When a young tdy snd gentleman corre spond It is usualy a sign of something of th. sort" "Oh. they corieanond?" "Yes. they certainly correspond. Her letters sr. .ent to bim at th. office. I don't know that I altogether lik. that anangement. It looks aa if he were de ceiving bia parent!." AH this wss an unmitigated lie, but Girdlestone hsd gone too far now to stick st trifles. "Who Is th. lady?" Baked Kate, wltb a calm set (see, but a quivering lip. A cousin of his. Miss Osssry is ner name, I believe. I am not sorry, for it may b. a aign that b bas sown all hia wild oats. Ih von know st one time. Kats, I feared that he might take a fanry to yon. Ha baa a suecious way with him. snd I (lt my responsibility in the mst- "You need not he afraid on that score," Kst said bitterly. "I think 1 can gauge air. Iilmsdal.s oeoioua manner st III proper value." With thla valiant speech sb. marched off. head in sir, to ber room, snd ther. wept as though ber very besrt would break. CHAPTER XII. Tom DImidale's riutiea were far from light. Not only was be expected to super vise the clerk's sccnunts and to treat wltb th. wholesale dealeri. but he waa also supposed to spend a grest part of his time Th Gila monster la authentically credited with quite a number of vie- time, but It la not a very dangerous ani mal, for the reason that It seldom bite anybody unless It Is captured and teased until It Is made to bite In self- defense, and then In many cases the victim Buffers but slightly If th wound la properly cared for. The turantula Is said to be aure denth, but who ever teard of a tarantula biting anybody? There may be occasional Instances, but there la none on record In these parts. The sting of the scorpion la so com mon aa to excite no comment unless till victim be an Infant and the Insect gets nndcr the clothea and etlngs him re peatedly. In that case death has been known to ensue In various Instance that might b referred to. But ther liave probably been hundreds of peopl stung by scorpion In this country this year, and In few ensea has the wound been aa serious aa a bee sting, and In no case has It been fatal. Ho far ni can be ascertained, no mature person In these parts ever died from the sting of a scorpion, though In a few cases where the wound penetrated a large Idood vessel the patient hna suffered In tensely. The sting of the centipede I rar and probably not a tlozen bave occurred In these parts In an many yenrs. and It la not of record here that anybody ever died from a eontliede's sting. Th usual result Is the making of a bad wound, followed sometimes by a slough ing of the adjui-ent flesh, and probably If neglected, blood iolon might ensue. Itut the wound could scarcely prove fa tal If given attention, Judging by the in the docka nM.,.i,in. tb. loadinc of observation of the Incidents of the past. the outgoing ihim .nd checking the cargo A enso of centipede stinging Is record- ot tn. incoming ones. This latter portion J by th Florence Ulniie ns roiiows: cowherds are still esque realities. :it in,! amid plctur- rMiinlln Vmam) Valsm, An English Journal, The Lancet, In discussing the comparative food value of roast beef and turkey, say a that It may be Bald that, weight for weight, the flesh of tbe turkey Is more nourish ing than that of beef; but the latter Is, generally speaking, cheaper than tbe former. The moisture lu beef, how ever, exceed the amount present In the flesh of the turkey, and the latter contains a better percentage of proteld or fleah-formlng substance. In either case tbe percentage of moisture Is sel dom less than TO per cent , In lean beef the amount of fat Is much the same as In a not too well-fed turkey, but It must be pointed out that tha flesh of poultry differs from that of beef and mutton In not having It muscular libera permeated by fat and, moreover, the fibers In tbe flesh of tbe fowl are ahort and rarely yield to the disintegrating action of the digestive processes. A large amount of fat In either case Is apt to Interfere with the digestibility of the meat Tbe fat of beef 1 more digestible than the fat of tbe turkey. Tlie fat of birds. In fact Is harder, and owing to Its tendency to become rancid, is unsuitable for the dyspeptic patient. The Lancet believes that the most important difference from a dietetic point of view between beef and turkey la that, wheresa beef contains a high percentage of extractive matters, tur key contains hardly any at all. The ex tractive matters In beef account largely fo- Its peculiar and marked flavor, and owing to their absence In poultry gen erally, and In the pheasant and part ridge, the flavor of thesp meats Is deli cate. Itut there Is no doubt that the extractives of beef, as well ss mutton, are vaUioble, for not only are they Hovering agents, but they also act as perhaps the most powerful stimulant to gastric digestion. shown In tbe Illustration. Tbe smooth top edge always seen on sow I changed to a cutting edge, simi lar to tbe regular cutting edge, tb saw thus having teeth on the two longi tudinal opposite edges. Tbe handle la hinged to the .blade Instesd of being rigid and csn be reversed ss It becomes necessary to use either blsde. Thi. nw Is also an economical saw, aa It savea tbe expense of purchasing two saws. Grass Belle laaa Draa. A famous veterinary surgeon de clares that grass bents all drugs lu creation as a cure for sick horses and mules. Horses should bave a few quarts of cut grass dally, from spring until fall. The prevalent notion that It la harmful la without foundation. Gruaai Is to horses what fresh vegeta ble and fruit are to the human family. of his work waa welcome as taking blm some hours a day from th. clone counting house, and allowing bim to get a sniff of th. sea air. There was s pleasing lif. and bustle, too. In the broad, brown river, with Its never-endin Danorama of ves sels nf every iM ana ihape which ebb "Jnme Dnvls of Kelvin came down n week ago rrttiny ror memcm im- nient, having been bitten by a centipede tbe evening before. He had gone to led and some time In the early pnrt of the evening the centipede had token a and flow in the great artery of national notion to become James' bedfellow for me. h. n eht but James goi too rougii sun All day Tom .1 .1 tha hatchway of the centipede tackled him for revenge. the Ills, k Kaitie, rbecking th cargo as it ne wfla Id a sort of stupor for a time was hoisted out of h.r. while Mcl'herson niiwinir the bite, having no power t and his motley ,jiWnta. dock laborer. jlni ht It lasted only a ehort seamen and 1!1pW Kroomen from th oast, worked a a it .,n.rf In the depth be low. The eiiKiin. rattled and snorted, snd tbe gr.-ar ehnin chinked as it was lowered 1110 me hod. At ...... oVIix'k there was time and lie got up and applied am monia. This was all -he did until b arrived here. "The doctor bled the wound and an- break of sn 1 dinner, and then tilled medicine and Mr. Davis was al- work ipni ... ...til . when II lm tn return me snme naj. hi 'and, struck and went off to their homes .hntters the theory that a centipede In do the person II l.t nnl tnbe wh's- !-- 1 . . 1 ir rKs .tn. i'hii" .-.., - urea r.y th,P a,)T work prepsred to accept the captin'. Invitation, and to eat him 11 n in hi. -,,.rtr. Th mat lived down into hi. cabin, snd soon re appeared with hi. . ahininf snd his ong hair combed Into some sort of order. "I've been nr. i.. m. ablutions." h. said, rolling out the last word with such cases. The centipede was a large one. being about 8 Inche long." Arl xona Republican. A Heal Ble,,l. "Rlesslngs." remarked Mrs. Peck, rreat empha.Ui anH nvooalfT. for. lik -usually coma to ua In disguise. man. O . 1 ' . . I .t. . 1. -1 lha t4mA mw nal ro-oicnmen, he had the greatest pow """renc. for mnorous polysyllable, The eantaln" in,H "has been far from salubrlnn. this voTsra. H's sy. eomplalnln' his bodily Innrmltle." . iw 84 threaded thlr way "That being tb case, my dear," re plied her husband. "Ifa up to yon U remove your mask." Ground chestnuts tske tbe place ol flour la So nil parts of Franc l.e.raed tr Hard Kaoeka. 80 long as the bono" umrket .a not fully supplied there ' no jiiln Hi ship ping away. As a rule the offspring of Immature and pampered animals are predisposed to disease. A proper rotation and wise tillage will do much to keep t:i soil supplied wltb available fertility. Better methods, better stock and let ter tools have don 'el tli productions of more than one farm. Outs 'contain largely the mineral prowrtlrs r.iiilslte to form snd grow bone snd the protein that makes mus cle and other tissues. More hay and K-ss grain makes fbo farm easier 'to hal' and In tbe end glvea It quite as tutt.-li profit There Is often more profit In grow ing little things snd In fine products. In proportion, than In the great staples. Without stock there can be no com plete utilization of the farm products. With stock thera can be Do wat pro-1 perlment of raising thornles cactus) News mmd Paras Not.. The profitable line of production la to maintain good health wltb early ma turity. More than half a million em 1 gran fa from Russia bave passed Into Siberia the past year to engage In wheat rais ing. A farmer near McEwan, Tenn., ta dis playing an ear of corn twelve Inche long, weighing three pounds and con taining 1,386 grains. A grain farm at Murray, Iowa, ablp ped twenty-seven carload of timothy seed last fall, for which the farmer received from f 1.50 to 1.75 a bushel. A Kansas man claims to bave Invent ed a fence-weaving machine, run by a two-horse power gasoline engine, which will weave and aet a mile of fence a day. , Tbe United State produced 14,000, 000 bushel of rice Inst year on a half million acres. Tbe culture of rice la gradually creeping north and some very good grain Is reported In Arkansas. Holland bas set engineers to work to pump tbe water out of the famous Zuyder Zee and turn It Into dry land. When this work Is accomplished there will rise where 4,000 fishermen now sink their nets farms and homes for 50,04)0 Hollanders. A Washington dispatch says a genlu has Invented a dojie which when used as paint for farm machinery will pre vent rust and decay. This might h good newa for those farmers who us th fence corner as storehouses for tbelr farm machinery, but the proba bility la they are too laxy to apply the dope. It. W. Crouse, a graduate of Iowa agricultural college, bas been appolnl State lecturer on animal husbandry for Virginia. Another Iowa boy has gone to the; Massachusetts agrb-ulfural col lege as assistant In animal husbandry. The demand for college graduate In the high class agricultural lines at lib arte ranging from $1,000 to $2,000 year Is larger than the supply, Charles W Trock of Rldgewsy, Ohio, a 7-yenr-old lad, while wandering In the fields ant drwn on a little hummock which contained a bumblebee's newt Within a moment he? was so badly stuiuf thst his body swelled to twice Its slz and death soon followed. Enterprising men will make an exv ducts. Clover and gTWsea retain mo;ur In the eoll, render It porous and f.ivor nitrification whll tilling with regr la bia matter. on a commercial scale In Riverside) county, California. Thla cactus la thst kind that bas had Its thorns bred off by Luther Burbank and la said to b xtretnely valuable as stock food,