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J Topics the Times utne rule l coming to Ireland, but , . if . I I""" . "V0"''' Unwed within him ! of all ker troubles to th. Widow Sciiy. the White and API' '" f ,i th. thought of the ruM. which I nd bad secured tbtit good womin'i co-op. I forests In acblan mountain ami In the Weat. 'J'he ettS'"1' ..- f.. S kn.'kliig Hi I'l but. 3 The scientist who says a nmn gets a new set of brains every sixty day evidently alms to please. It would be much either for some men to pra.'tl.-e what tliey preach rhey would '! I'1" preaching. An editorial In The I nd.'i sudeut d! -msec tlie subject f "useless learning" and show that all advanced learning ...... i iiiiaMcriil useless ou a strict test ex.-ept for specialists. A student forireta 111 mathemath'S. hi chemistry lluine riin- i ... -- .... i.i- turpi ,t u not violating the speed limit. and bin phy.h a be forge hi ' mid (Jreek. Tlie value t hltu of anj ..man's heart I of these studies la isvaslonal and ' ply a wider outl.s.k and a larger 4 hreadth of life." If one of them I dead J so are tlie other. 'The defenders of I-atln a n.l (ireek have no business to admit that they are at all more dead for practl.nl purtssics than the advitne- ed atudy of biology or ch.mlstry or as tronomy." At leant one well known teacher of modern languages ha ar gued that little can be said for their usefulness If we consider that term in .sinneHloii with the ordinary demand of life. An American traveler woiiiu find French useful In France, but mt American never see Fraiw-e. ami those who have afudlcd rVench In hooka are umilile to make their refilling knowl edge count for much In conversation. n tlie other hit ml. a French waiter who ciimes to this country to live notin pick up enough Fngllsh for his pur- J I, .S. -S. Me Is a MiNH-lallst to that extent but not mi exemplar of the need of an educational hvhii'Iii. The truth Ih, 11a The lndrH'nlciit ilntM out. that no scheme for a ccneral eilucatloii will stand the test of utility. When we turn to the Hi lal we pus from the (tencriil ami If we do not all want to Minnie profeKtorM of ;ri-ek. neither do we want to Imiiine engineer, llem-e the excliif lull of the chi!li ibwa not aolve the iu.zle, but leaves It to he -olisld ered III another form. This Is not to say, however, I'luit modern educational tendencies have not lieen productive of ,'oixl. There have been some sulictan- tlal gains, Imt by this time various ex travagant claims that have been made should be pretty thoroughly discredited, The Firm of Girdfesfone The undertaker got the St. I'aul man who fasted thirty -one days to "prove that mind Is superior to matter." There are men In every community who are too often Inlliieiiced by the funs' of some othrr fellow's habit. It I rarely that anybody but tlie imnhet himself remembers the date he pnvlli ted the world would conn en. I. 10 ail A. CONAN DOYLS 1 rilAPTEn XVII. (Contlnueil.) 'his last anneal of Kate'a was in 1 iwer to an expremdon of incredulity and be bad maintained a,,.., ...;.riun. lie .asaed over In hia uiiti.) ,, b u.i-eslve p..iruiiiK. aim aisH-mj,,,,, ,nj make- uiii. aim rusea wui. U ,(,, brm D1,a wil ed to. Vet in apite of VHry ,,1Ur and diffl rulty it atill held up u with the best, and would west,Hr ,,,., at last. He redeeted proudly tm thrrt was no other man in the eity whu wuj bave bad the dosged teua.ity ari srjra resolu tion which be bad llill during the i lne iwelv unit' th, i, rr n I sliounl pul it ail 111 , Ihm.j," be ' ' biniself, "there are f,.w w(l0 wuld believe it poMime. ic la not by uwu atrengtn i 1 .1 1. .. ' " UIRt uavv utll ll, H'ben be waa half . m the I'rlory he met amall pony earriaK which was riming lowarua llWur,i, at g""a ce, driven by a twd-lo.,klng middle-aged lady with a small ,,age ,y bi-r id n. reliant eneountered this etpilpag' narrow eountry lane without fiKitputn, Ibis last appeal 01 iva.- ---" ,nd , it ,,,,.,,, .... h. IJ not it anu , , , , . - Face t the lailr below. It waa successful " " . Iirlli nliiuTviinr tl.ii .1.. , .. ...r. an in- doubt whb h bad pasHe.! over the face or - ' h sHtui m us I ... ' ""' 1 : . .. . If all airlilis eouhl Im- eipilpped with wings like th"-e worn by the prl f meat there would be some! hill doing in aiToaauth s. In order to marry the limn of her c.'uii. e a Texas woman has forfeited an estate of fsmi.iiKi. Hereafter let no body a.-k what is love? If lhoe tinarelilsts manage to plant a In.iiiIi under the New York Stock Fx change, It would be a gooil tip to buy slocks for a quick rise. Possibly If the aniirehNts were com pelled by law to take a bath every day, they would be glad to leave this conn try of their oh 11 free will. V can Imagine that after n man had lived a hundred and twenty years 011 sour milk he would feel that he had ' veil at least t.Vve hundred mid twenty. A New York man has been declared Insane because he Is'lieves he la the greatest man living. And the strange part of It Is that he doesn't even hold an nlflee. IoiikholMr are taking out their nat uralization as-rs, mid If they will only iiiirn tne tony or lliniresslng In a snow bank when It Is 40 below zero they mav lus-ome fairly useful citizens. Officials of the t'uited States Steel Trust are to lie deprived of bonuses hereafter and required to work mere ly for the salaries they get. This may result In further wholesale difposal of yachts. Following Hie example of his master a t'U' formerly em;...ye t,y I.uther iiiiriuiiiK mis raiscii, so me story goes. 110 less a freak of nature than an odor n te onion, it, us the rejsirt has It. the (In vi. r has Ih en reluiiiiiJ, Western science must bow to Oriental subtlety. Tinier tlie la.v, all Immigrants, who are iidiullted lire on probation for three yiirs If in that time they become pub lie elini-.'es, commit mis Icmentiors, 01 profess niiiuvliv. they may be deported Tlie I lep.irtini'iit of t'oiiiiner'e and l.a bor Intends to make practical appllca Hon of this law. with the help of the police, to anaivhlsts ami others who pass the entrance cmiiiiIiuiI Ions anil later turn out badly. Plans are maturing for the erection of a statue of Alexander Hamilton n Washington. It Is rather curious that the Intellectual prodigy win, 111 r Hryee characterizes as "the greatest niiistruetlve stalesinan of the nation" should Is- represented si tl apllal by 110 moi.ument, when so many lesser men Mppe.ir in marble or enduring brou.e. crliaps, however. It will -bard to make a monument uhlch would overtop his own great work, the '-fti riillst " DANGER IN EARLY KISINO. Oalls Brain and Itrlnars on rroo XX recks Sonielssly will have to revise the an cient proverb that "turly to bed and early to rise moke a man healthy wealthy and wise." It hs not hi leg of tlie sort. It makes hini instine. Ir. Snvary, the French scientist, said so to the inetnlNr of the French Academy, and lr. Forbea Itisw, In an Interview, upheld tlie view of liil FretK'h colleague. According to him, early rising makes for mental Inetnclotiey. If we were al lowed to go to sleep ami to wake tip when we liked, nerve Illnesses and half the ailments In the world would te alsillsheil. It is only a plowman or a yokel who has no lraln work to do who an rise early with impunity. Hut Hwn, It Is jiolnted out, lie gis'S to IsM at S In the evening. "People must have a healthy heart to rise eiirly," aald I)r. I'orlies Rons. "Many a iothou with wsik henrt lun uiiih up, nwnklnx -iiriy. nun rilllen imeH itemX. "Few brain porkers of any value get u;i early. Ontl or two novelists Issisf ;.iat f.'iclr I est work Is done In the early hours of the morning but. then, they don't say bow they rest for the remainder of the day. "If a man wakes up and regains awake for some time, he sIm.uM then :--et up. Itut If . is awaken,,! lM.fre his sleep is exhausted, the tendency Is to go to sleep again. And this sh'owr that force I early rising Is wrong. "N" " "I'ould Is. forced to get out 'f bed at (l:.'l(i, h.,ve to ls Idle half ti. '".v. llnish with h hanl spurt, and tliet, ts- Iirnggeil out f Ms lltf;lin ,n t,i(, early tnorning. "Ninety ,N.r cent of tl rIv r,S(r, "tid by differing fn.tn Insomnia. vn.i niein get t,,. hal.lt t 'Hey can not ohleef. for the ring of truth with which he M.ke and the look of auxiety and ter ror upon her face were too genuine to be mistaken. The lady drew her rem so aa to bring the earriage as near the wall as was possible without losing sight or Kalv'i face. M-- rfcar.-- r- Hi. -'-. W Pile' l fell nie everything. Whatever I can do to help you shall be done, and where I am powerless there are others who are my friends and may be of assistance. Scully Is my name Mrs. I.avinia Scully of Ixin don. Idui't cry, my poor girl, but tell me all about It, and let us see how we can put matters right." rhus encouraged, Kate wiped aw turea which wus out of keening with their general contour. 1,T fr,.ieiid was con tracted into a very dee(,., frown, nd her lips were gathered into u.,a might be de- scrilied as a negative mile. (Jirdlestone stood aside to let her pnss. hut the lady by a sudden twitch of ,,.r riBit hand rein lirought the wheeU H'V-s in so aiiddeu a n.ahner'liiar tfiey wire ivithin an a ol going over bis tis's. Ie only saved him self by springing back into a gP of the hedge. As it was, he found on looking down that his pearl-grey trousers were covered with flakes of utt mud. What eratiou. great weight aeeiued to have ts-en lifted from her heart, and stie sprang frcm the abed a different woman. It would soon be like a dream, all these dreary weeks In the grim old house. With in a day she was sure that either Tom or the major would find meana of com municating with her. The thought mada her o happy that the color stole back into her cheeks, and ahe aang for very lightness of heart aa ahe made berway Luck to the 1'riorr. X!r (orrtvlts end IielK-siw .!.4-rta tr. . cimnirn sliiili (mil collie over'iiV. t.lnl t it. Kate attempted to aid tha former in her household work, but the old crone refused her assistance, and repulsed hei harshly. Her maid, too, answered her curtly when she addressed her, and eyed her in auythlng hut a friendly manner. She amused herself that morning by reckoning up in her niind what the se-quem-e of eventa would I in l.ondon, and how long it would lie before she heard from her friends. If Mrs. Scully had telegraphed, news would bave reached them lust night, l'robably she woiiiu write aa well, giving all the particulars alsiut ber. The sst came in bimiui nine o'clock, she thought. then some nine would elaisie before the major could lind Tom. After that, no doubt they would bave to consider what bad best be done. hi go and consult wltn 57. rjrrW"" Hrn ttAftrirsr. -t a .. at -- the Horse si a lilt o-iis into i lieu the buggy risuu and it la necessary to keep the door os'U for Tciitllntlofi, I II nil that small gate constructed of light ninterlul la 11 11 exiellent protiM--tlon against liorwn getting bsise and Injuring the bugglea. The rut here with shows light gate we have In use In our horse barn. It la very simple In construction, but serves a very Im portant t'tiriaiHe. Were It not for this light gate we wirubl find it luivssnry to keep the door elosiil between the horse; stable and buggy rsm, thus shutting off ventilation. The gnte Is hinged onto the rolling disir w ith light strap hinges, explains a writer In the I'ralrle Farmer, so that made the Incident in,, nerplexlng was that both the middle-aired lady and the uiereliant again. It was merely the ay the l'a" laugnen very ITeanily as tney rauieo naturB instinct of a lady shrinking 11010 r 'Tbsrwmiid , ,h.i tu ..... .-. u u morning and part iit tne anermsm. iliey cftuld hardly reach the Friory before nightfall. F.zra would be down by that time. On the Suturday before lie had arrived be tween five and six. A great dread tilled ber soul at Ihe thought of meeting the After all. John Hay did write 'The ireaiiw iniiers.' a novel that bad suierame ..L-iie lueuty lii It was published Hie ii 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 r bad one o con ears ago. aiion nuiMsiv before iii-uli' a remitai ion glealest Secretaries of stt.. the country 11, r bad. and the secret was kept, although suspected, until t l-'-t Mrs II. iv has . onsciiled that the eredll u ,,., ,eio,.-e, to li.-r ,,..,, ,,N 'and shall be civ.-,, t him In ,. cull 1 01 the ..s.k In "A Manual Mliel 1. an Literature. IKbed it'y of pub Too IwCe to the cTeet alcr suppu . dent, senators, iiors of States and d l'i st tin attention ,M ,,, K,,n of ileforestaMon upon t,,. and therefore the I'resi i-oiigressnien and goer should earcrnyj read resolutions sen 7' (I ! the I Ml..,, I.,..,,,,. , , ,,f ,-,1,.,,, i.ivales, :r, s, MS heretofore ,.n iimu, the wax:,. ,,f timhor w hi. Ii. unless " u st"l ' s'sui bring absolute want The reason f,.r ti,. of .si,-,0, Is that the financial loss that w ill '. ln"lM',l ;s read.l.v grasp,.. ,v , ,, , 'll'Ucst lllilld Kilt the destruction ,,f fcivs-s that pp's.Tie the water re- sour, es ,.r eery section of th. mm regulate the Mow of Ic pl.sbl. live of , oils I, e, (he! at the : I W ! : . 1 I h o t a 'I'Utitrv streams will auiiige not lcs ,.r. 'tie w e s,a'l he of k-rc.it Ho c .,,,p.,r,., 11 'i,t,u.il II I, p. due to deforest.-irioi, ..t .1... 11111:1 1 in which that r:,T I,., t, r sc. Wi;i s,-e I, small. 1 h.-se will ,, . ut water po(.r of incsj ,,, ,-,, render aitd it tracts f ,-,,, ,trv ii.,w .ro.p,.r,is ii-J.ire agrienltur.il lands mid coni:ini::!:ies. ,,d ,,.,,.,. .,,,, ,.r,..,i tititl iiiaiiufa.tui'irg nlutr.s in cities find tow i.s t!ie hanks of rivers. If the Olio rier tbhsls destroy p m.i ,.. l"' worth of property, as bus b.vuestt mate.!. ,!e',.cstaMoti will result n, destruction .f many times more. Con givss should not ,,nlj- remove the ttirlff on paper and ,..s pulp, which fur nlstMs one InijM.rtaiit n-aaon for attacks vli the for-sis, but should repeal The tuuher and atone act aud create natlou- (ears which had been brought to her eyes by the unwonted sound of a friendly voice. I.i aniug forward as far as she could, and preventing herself from falling by pass ing ber arm round a great branch which shot across the lop of the shed, she gave in as few words as she could a detailed account of all that had befallen her. She described her guardian's anxiety that she should marry bis son, her refusal, their sudden departure from London, her life at ibe I'riory. the manner in which she was cut off from all human aid, and the reasons which made her believe that an attempt would be made upon her life. In conclusion, she narrated the ai-ene which had occurred that very morning, when her giardian had tempted ber to commit sill ride. The only incident which she omit ted from her story waa that which had occurred the night liefore, for she felt that it might put too severe a tax upon Mrs. Suilly a credulity. Indeed, looking hack at it she almost persuaded herself that the sight which she had aeen might be some phantom conjured up by ber own imagination, weakened aa abe waa in mind and in body. Having concluded her narrative, ahe sound up by imploring her new-found friend to assist ber by letting her friends in Ixindon know what had become of ber and where she was. Mrs. Scully listened with a face which expressed alternately tie most profound pity and the most burning indignation. When Kate bad finished she sat silent for a minute or more entirely absorbed in her own swn.y to the village. The merchant pro ceeded on his way marveling In bis heart at the iincharitableiiess and innate wick edness of uiiregenerate. human nature. (iood Mrs. Scully little dreamed of the urgency or the case. HhiI ne seen tne tilegram which John (Jirdlestone had just dispatched, It ts conceivable 'hat she might have read betw,,,.n the words, and by acting more promptly bare prevented a terrible crime. As a matter of fact, w ith all her sympathy the worthy woman bad taken a large part of Kate's story with the proverbial grain of salt. It seemed to her to lie incredihlp and impossible that in this nineteenth century such a thing m deliberate and can-fully planned mur der should occur in I'bristian F.ngland. That these things occur in the abstract we are ready to admit, but we ftnJ it very difficult to realize that they may come within the horizon of our own exM-ri- ence. Hence Sirs. Scully set no lmHr tance upon Kate's fears for her life, and put them down to the excited state of the girl's imagination. She did consider it. however, to he a very iniquitous and un justifiable thing that a young girl should be cooped up and separated from all the world in such a very dreary place, of se clusion as the I'riory. This consideration and nothing niore serious had set that look of wrath umhi ber pleasant face, and had atirred ber up to frustrate (Jirdle stone and to communicate with Kate'a friends. Her intention bad Isvn to telegraph to whatever Is rough and coarse and antag onistic. She had no conception of the impending danger, or 01 wnat ins coming might mean to her. Mr. (iirdlestone waa more gracious to her than usual that morning at breakfast, lie seemed anxious to effais" the remem brance of his tierce and threatening words the day before. Kehecca. who wailed upon them, was astouished to hear ths way in which he spoke. His whole man ner waa less heavy and ungainly than usual, for now that the time of action was at hand he felt braced and invig orated, as energetic men do. "Y'ou should study botany while you are down here," be said, blandly. "Ie pend usn It. one cannot learn too many things in one'a youth. Besides a knowl edge of natural science trachea us fhs marvelous harmony which prevails throughout the universe, aud so enlarges our mind." "I should very much like to know some thing of it," answered Kate. "My only fear ia that I should not be clever enough to learn It." "The wood here Is full of wonders. The tiniest mushroom is aa extraordinary and as worthy of study aa the largest oak. Your futher waa fond of plants and ani mals." "Y'es, I can remember that," said Kate, her face growing sad as ber mind trav eled back to years gone by. What would that same father have thought, she won dered, had he known how this man oppo site to her had treated her? What did it St. AT STAIIII DOOR. around nnj fastens to the large disir out of the way. For ninterlul in mak ing the Kate we- use inch strips of gissl pine fur the horizontal pieces. The ui right pieces are light strips gotten out for fence pickets. I find a light gate or this character a RikmI thing to keep jsuiltry out of the burn during the sum mer months. What ItrrJ Men ' - ml Sllaae. The Kiiii-ee at'- the uw i,f silage In the dairy luisiness has created lllllcil Interest lilnoiu ,eef cattle men. Silage furnishes 11 succulent f I. which is quite essential to the dairy Bow In keeping ber digestive sjsti-m gissl (sunlit Ion. The same will ! found true for the tssf animal. Twenty isiiilids of silage st day will supply all the bulk nnd water needed In a fattening ration. The other roughage may consist of e-li li.-r long fodder or ' ' V...1 I 1 I. . . , s ..... i ' - " allage for fattening: purM,ses Is well brought out by 1'rof. A. M. Soule of the Virginia station. w ha stated the follow Ing t'oiiclitslons : "Tlieie was a dlfTerem-e of from i to .5 of n pound of grain per bead s-r day in favor of the all age-fed cuttle They also finished out better and In any discriminating market would cer talnly bring a better prli-e than the dry fed cattle. "f the thr.-e forms of roughage f.-d, the silage was eaten with the greatest relish, ami there was absolutely no loss, whereas with the stover the loss amounted to i:! ,', p,.r cent n,l with bay i-Ul per cent. Where a large nuuilsT of animals are fed this would make a considerable dlfferc? n the cost of ration, except that the shredded stover can ! utilized to advantage for bed ding." Silage as It Is put up to day Is bet ter than when the practice was first started. (IihhI silage of corn Is made when the grain has passed the milk stage and has commenced to glaze a lit tle, silage is made also from sorghum. sirn am! cowis-ns and pea vines. llonbU HriMiilloat Coop. The double brisiillng coop shown In the drawing Is four fi-ct square and three fiiq high at rear, two and one half in front. It may be built of tongue and grooved stuff or straightedge Isiards one-half or three fourths Inch thick. The hinged lids should have two cleats each to make them firm. In front is a one Inch mesh w ire netting and at the edges are strips of three quarter by one and one-haif Inch stuff. to Insure rigidity. In one corner, as shown. Is the nest, four Inches deep and fifteen or eighteen Inches square, according to the size of the hens kept. The Isuird flisir, explains the Orange Ixindon, but as she drore to Beds worth thoughts. She switched her whip up and bethought her how impossible it would matter now though, when she would ao uewn vicious, y, and her usually placid De Ior n,'r w'lliin the limits or a telegram soon be out of ins Hwerr icy want evervlsslv their pernicious exam- inanv of 'op. Thev iir hi.-.. i. ..... ... me ox iii uie ruble. Th, else (o foll.r.v pie." Hnlly. Hr. Forties H.n declares " who wak, f , , --rd win ,, do,,,,,,. . tt,.k ((f th: "" tl'l' k h.,.1..,,. ,.,rk u ' "e Is not ,., his a tines; nian Is th, lvause l. ,as overs man who . 'pi hi. Itself." KI3 CHARCE. j T he l.o. ke one . gae h her ,!;, artur, a trl.nd was Ide spread, I " lli.e I'll, w ' '.''' she (,;,.. ""f"d that the r.-r . .. 1. ; .. . '" "" I till sh. Theref, 1,1 (ll'ir-" whi-i, v;,,. '"i-l.a:,.! on the ev ,. ,,f f"r a fortnights h, ,,, h"r her heauti.,,1 '"r"' "I V forget II ' "siting. i v,,,, 1(,M 1 i and Mr. i.,.. s!"'lll, U. fofeler retnr -.us, :v,:""itf. "r the fern ... ..... ,. ",Mn ""'I rep,- n untenance assumed an exnression so fierce thnt Kate, lisiking down at her, teared Hint she had given ber offense. When she looked up at last, however, she niU.rt so pWawntty Ihst tha poor atrt was reassured, and felt instinctively that she bad really found a true and effective 'riend at last. "We must act promptly," she said, "for we don't know what they may be alsiut, or what their plans are for the future. Who did yon Hay your friends were?" "Hr. Dimsilale, of I'billiinore (Jurdens. Kensington." "Hasn't be got a grown-up son'" "Yes," said Kate, with a slight flush on ner pale cheeks. "Ah:" cried the good lady. wj,n a V(.ry roguish smile. "I ee l,w ii.. i.,,,,! i Of course, of course, why shouldn't it? i reiiiemiier hearing about that young man. I have heard about the (iirdlestones also. African merchants they were in the city. You see I know all about you " "Wi know Tom?" Kate tried iu as tonishment. "Oh. don't l ... o. - ... ...... . .. . ,. ,nlKIn7 ,,j Jom " said Mrs. Scully, good lmmoredly. "When girls get on a subject of that sort there's "" lo 'verything. What I want to know is business. In the first place I shall drive down to Ite,sorth and I shall "end to Indon. Itut not to I'hillimore .aniens. Hot headed young men do f isn things under such clr.-umstan.-es as these. n,i, j, , ,.HHt, ,la, WHM nianagetue,,,. I know . gentleman in Nendo,, who Is just th. mn. ,, who j know would be onlv i.. .......i . ., -.- k"u.i mi neip s Isdy in distress. . i . , "'"! uiui-er, nd his name is Mjr Clutterbuck Ma jor I chins Clutterbuck." "(li. I know him very well. ,nd I have mnrd of , u, , , .- smile. " retnemhe-. . ... uuiiie now In Olineetlnn itb bis " It was Mrs. S.-ully's turn t ,,lwh Never nund that." she ,i,l "i I,,.., . ... '. '" ,n"J"r' "tid I know h- -iit lown here nt a word I, .. . . .. J" lone ,n f,lr. - ,. ; b. dear. ,1,,,, t be unhappy any more hut -"..mber that ,.. ftave friends nmsi , nil.) will v,.rv ouieklv ,, .. .. . .. 1 V " ' " '. i iiri r. I eiK-ournge- to explain to her satisfaction all that she wanted to express. A letter, she reflected. would, f posted now, retrh the major by the hrst post on Sataniiy morning. It would simply i..n a hw hours' delay in the taking of m, ,,.,.r Kate, ami what difference coild . few hours more or less make to th gir? She determined, therefore, that ale ,uld write to the ma jor, explaining ill fj,. circumstances ami leave it to bin wliat course of action should be pursuit. Mrs. Scully wi well known at the nost- ofli.e, and the) quickly accommodated her with the ruiites for correspond ence. Within a quarter of an hour she bad written, seanl, nainped and posted the following '(i.tle : "Hearest Tohy-V,o do you think I have come ncroascl,,,,, here? No less a person than that Mine llarston who was (iirdlestones wart, you ., t tllK about her, I reneinhpr. nnd indeed you were a great adinmruf hers. You would be surprised if you uw her now, so thin and worn and pule. Still her fa.-e is very sweet ami pretty, woll't J,,I1V yolr good taste how could 1 after you have pain your addresses t, . (To b continued.) "PRE3IDENT A POOR DRESSER." Seoul of SI Ion's ( lofhlnir sriien- ta-rs I'oltlls Out Xk Spots. "I'rcsldetit HiMisevelt Is u p.sir dress er. His clothes have the 'no more no less" nnd 'from the mills to the 111:01' look." "Secretary Tuft dresses well for a fnt man. but lie should avoid the din ner Jacket. Ills girth makes his dress vest look like a belt." "Speaker Cannon ,1s a total loss as far as clothes are eoiuvnied. Once In 11 while lie looks pretty good, but most uf the time " "Vice president Fairbanks Is it .11111 cult mail to drupe correctly. His clothe Ing Is of costly material, but In full dress ho looks 11s comfortable as n man bunging from a tree."' "Senator Iteverldgo. Is a swell dress er." "Tim Woodruff looks like a cozy Th Colony Plan. If you want vigorous chickens and hens that lay do not overcrowd them. Forty or fifty Jn one tl.sk are suffi cient. If you have more thun this num ber by all menus make a change, for your chickens are probably costing you more than they are worth. If you do not care to sell any of your birds then start Info the chicken business on the colony plan. Id vide your fl.sk Into colonies of about fort fowls each and build bouses for them In different parts of the farm. For Install. i If you have one hen house on the east aide of the barn, put another house on the west side. Then If you have enough birds put another house down by the calf lot and another to the farther end of the barn yard. A dozen different places will Hiiggvst themselves If you lNk for li cations 011 your farm. If you have made a failure In raising chickens or your hens "don't amount to much." try this method. It will surprise and please you. Your hens will ls healthier, will lay Is-tter nnd will require less feed. The reason for this will be easily seen when you have on.-e tried It. Chickens, or anything else for that mat ter, cannot stand crowding. Also the colony plan gives the fowls wider range and encourages the birds to hunt for tlk'lr living. Exchange. IXHH1.E II Hi KID loop. Judd Farmer, Is covered with sawdust or sand. F.hm! and drink are more readily supplied through the d.sir, which preferably lilts in front, a shown. t orn l.es.llnir Western f'rnp. The statistical bureau of the Fnlon Pnelrlc jwHHeujrer department Issm I statement compiled from govertisr rcNirts showing the value of imn pnslucts In seventeen States west ot the Mississippi In l!Hi" to have been $1,1H.(HKI,(KI0. Corn leads In prodii" tlou. being valued at nearly half a billion dollars. Winter wheat Is next, valued at JJiki.ihki.isiii, and domestic hay was valued at only J.(hhi.ihmi less. Itye, oats, barley and potatoi-s follow I11 order. The report also shows an In crease In live st.sk of mt .-cut since IS 70. b.v I" and waving her 1,: i I'l:,. she not turned her husband. Hi) dear M- l-'s k". tfllt.lv". His word, I accustom,.,! achfui .1 i.l. '' '"" tell you." s;lil, 'lf ''v,'r a man k,.p, That ..r r "" " 'h.y and night t ever forirot 11 1 ,. . 1 reelv have H . ,. '7" "-- I ms rst - ,-, , ,""r"r v' the had enough ' ' Wi,,,," " ' -., "'rbeii the water I.e.- ,n r. . t I. vr. so I ..f, V " '"" uutoiicheii. ,v ,,,'" ",'""' -"-"rely 1 ' or t T 1 J"M .vim, Would ,r...,l bad oxer ' oeil lien it h, 'try I water.-.! It 11 1..., . 1 . .-..i 11 oeg.in 1,, ,Mlls So I IumI ....... -- it r Is-tter or four da a person 1 Dor's after t-ltl to ,.,. 1 n. verr M.i,... curio,,, verv -.-1 'tUlti.l .. 111., I , .... ' the ne .1 It f,,r a k or .. lie told me tti.it hot i,k,l,o hid look th letinliu.. ... brollL'hf r..r- ... "" ir w ve- are us.-d to. my dear." ""y "I think very likely (hey rt - .... his wife, drv'.T.-Youth's i- MJ 1UI" ' "tnpanlou There are so world of the kind ssn,, , d w isi ii .. you ltare gray hair. - IUU I . M . J' tl head. Incur (! I .. : 1 ,,r n oin ... .1 h had fallen fas, ... ' , " "'",'r: llAITI-.lilcvUI. At four 11 e ,k k Mr Cir.n . .r..d is .,, MJH;r",h ;';"'' v";';,";: " tis 7r..f "atrrn1: tr'';;;-::1::-',;- -' h7 4.in . r;.s::;:: H",, ,h'n ,, ;,,;:,,ll;!"nl '""In,. ui.inient , n,, lrl '" "'"' "round he ""'V '"' Kv" her doias, t . "orr.H K, was in n.e. ; d s;"I;t'f,,r,h "!, " '"".iid, , zit ip'1 ,'",r', ,,f would he snrnn... . 1 r""""' " "Her guardian In. k ht her here and has l,H-kn h,.r tin in a great Now you know what the chief sar- bleak house railed tht .riory. she has ttsr liil scout of the .Merchant Tullors' ,u "Pea to, tad is not allowed to write letters. She ni , heart broken because none 4 r friends know where she is. and .h,f,.ar, that they may Imagine that she h willgly deserted them. Of .-our by h(.r fri,,Mds ahe means that curly-hn Mr. Kims.lale that you sis.ke f. TllP r Kir iH n a very low, n..rv,i, , ,, ,, nil. ov,.. Hie wall of the pBrk ,, f,.lir, h(.r guardian bad ,..iEn, n hr ifl. , ,.nn hardly believe t,,. , , , k ,mt she is far fro,,, ,. m, jt js ,.,, 1 1 drive her i, , , , , jkp ,,. en,st g-t ,,rllt 1( hrt. r nn(her. Isui.iM.se that b.., ,t,ar,ian j, Wi,,in his rights, and that it i, , , niner. 1011 must coi,si,l,.f ..t . .... ,i.. nnd let young I. iw.nle know if you think He will want ,0,., ,n to see her. no doubt. ,) f T H(,r(? , ,.., to... I should no, , Jrn? I should have .-.Kr j,,,! nh,,t it. but I could not !! myll( ,.,,., y. I bad way, and vatiooal Exchange thinks of these slalesineii us fur ns clothes lire con- . 4...I..I..I. fit,. lot tlrtM. cerneu. ouguey .vrux-.s... ...... dlcapis-r of the organlr.atloii. la the man who discovered the weak spots In Waslilngton's wardrobe. He made his report nt tlie Until tryou of the cloth ing carpenters who have been in ses sions at the I'nrk Avenue iiotei 10 New York. "I nlteiidisl the President's recep tion In Washington n few w.s'ks ago." said llugbey. "and the clothing dis cords I stiw there made me yearn for n pair of overalls. I had all I cotii.i do to keep my chalk in m.v pocket. Mid the tailor that lias lo make alter ations In that hunch will need more than one piece of chalk." Ilrnelns: Corner I'oala. This method, while cheaply devised Is used very effectively In brining cor tier (sists. fso as a brace a pole nine or ten feet long, four or five Inches In iliiimcter and square nt both ends. Fit one end of mle to the js.st half way between Its middle nnd top nnd place other end of brni-e on a lint stone. Se cure one end of a wire around bottom of post, then take It to outer end of brace nnd bnck to post again, fasten ing securely. With a short stout stick twist wires tc.jrether until very tight MrTIIOI) OF I1RACIN0. '"ii'i hp niiriiri..,! 1 " " e. r,"n 'l J '"' that she had . "p dare ..... o . '""I m.s,,i m. ""l atl in any h'l overe..,,,, ,'l "''"ive. brain oiv, ,,,! i.,i , ., V "'''I' be llhgh, ,fv '""I I'lnnnH I it . ny el,,, , ,1,.,', . 'blllc'iit to see P's.rer .. In the ease ,.f " 'lint tl. ap,n a l-'th .1 I'Vlee "tors ani "in t , t. nioiiev r,.v..r...i . . . ' 1.1 1 1 n. . r'"n. but 'gut amuse k,i,,,i. girl's fhntsfi,,,, ,; " "'"" "th bis "",t " . c. , ruhi 'v'r """ th hi,,,. """n ',",'1 hve Havimt sent th, 'n a final ' ' IT and M hi. s,J' r." '"r'l'"tone fHt un energy ,,, ',, w" proud nf hi, -r, ..ke. lvt1 aowo tb iHHir nirl i in v-ry Wf f ii n'. t.A to.. .,n..t,r,tif . , ! I IM' ) OIF 1 n wnat w, d. It w V(,rv ,, , h,ir he positive ninner ia,1ilhK1P h.red hat her g,,r,ian .,,,. ,.,., though she did n, t) u, nv en-on why be .,(1,lM . , ,,.. rible enme. We ,w , hiirri( om. ,.vo, n.an at the gn,e ho (,r(.d , . ,,n guard to prevent 1 ,.0,ig out or in. On (lur u,. . ' . .... ... .,,..1 . J 10 Ke.iw ori ,. "-- no less a person ,,n nt Mr. (iir- lb's tone bnnse.f. . ' Uy drove with mud. , v ,, uiinccountahle tl,.I1(r? , " .t Toby anul.li, over .!,,. Kver '""rs. ' T, , "l- ViNi v srri.i.v." lbs major r.., , , rllied aa.v to I-billimnr. ' ,, ,.n,-e j ""' ,"hr"- i'l"it l.ig able .0 find he man of n h '"'""I ''own th, s" ' 1 as unickly ''"'J1,1' 1 "bng ti, catch the next in ami go alone 1... .... v to Waterhjo .tat.,,,, l , wi,h Tom cliapT.r ' r"'"r'1 I" I''"''"111"5 '1-lie letter was a t,lm,,r,M,t to Tom. Ir. his worst dream, , , n,.Ver ining Ined anything so ,rk ,!,. lie hur ried U.k to the Hti(,n . . ,,ace that the poor major , re,uceil to a most asthmntlcal , (.0,itloii. He trotted along p,kil h;,w,.v,.r. and s he went heard the ,;;,, ,,f Tom's adventures In the morth, f the de parture of Kra ;ir,,;,ne and of his red iM'srileil compnriion. 11,. major's fa'-e more aniiou, rti , he heard "Fray heavn s, . not I too he panted. " ' I'HAI'TKIiv.v Vhen Kat, had mad, ,' clean breast ns train grew of it. 1st : Her HUM to Trench. Woman's Inborn right to preach hns !.,. r gni.ed by l'ishop Talbot, of IVniisvlvaiiiu. A sklit.sl Itltieratit ex pounder of the gospel us.sl to gather n crowd every Sunday within sight of the bishop's cathedral and many of his flock were sen lingering tinder her spell. One of the vestrymen went to the bis'u.p to remonstrate. He walit.sl something: d. to flop the prcuchihg so near the cathedral. "Oh. never lultnl." said tlie bishop, "she cannot hurt me. Let her preach. She must exhort soiie-body. nnd. you see. she has ,, husband. I warrant your wife, gives you many a t-"l sermon In the retirement of "ur I ie. All women like to preacli."-Clcveland Leader. X.it a rnuW. H.. I noti'-e you cull a g I many of your n,-iialtitt os cranks. I hope von do not consider me n crank? She -Certalnlv not! A crunk Is n s-rsoti with one Idea, nnd I never heard any ls..lv n.vuse you of bavin- one I I'dirsoti's Weekly. They say Mrs. Youtigwcd across the way litis the most extraordinary jsiw ers of isTsuiisloii." "Yes. I've known her to k.-ep a girl n week nt a time." Ilaltlmore American. A governinent commission Is snig gling with the problem of exterminat ing the nun butterfly, which bna becomt a ilaaue lu Uuleuiht. and your brace Is complete, says Fann ers' Iteview. This brms comes In line with your fen".' and by fastening your wire or boards to It prevents it from slipping sideways. II. .us for i aim and Meilen. Sonic of the const country fanners while visiting ti.ilveston saw that ninny hogs from dlidaiit slnts In Texas and Oklahoma were Ixdng slilpissl to Cuba and Mexico and retiirn.il home Im pressed with the Idea that If It paid the .North Texas and Oklahoma farmers to raise bogs for the Ciiluiii and Mexican markets, It would pay the .oast coun try fanners t do the same thing. linlvestoii News. If Inn ll.inlil It, Try It. A man once Isi.-kisl himself for a large amount, which he subs.suently lost, to move nn ordinary brick attach isl to two miles of crit along a level rond outside Chichester. He failed to move the brick, nnd K may ls roughly est Imn ted that the friction of the is.nl oil the road lnores.sl Ihe weight of Hie brick (about seven pounds I nnd cord to a dead weight of not far short of a ton. Fry's Magazine. (iond Pnlnl In Una; Selection. When you have selected a Well-con-atltuted hog you Invariably have one that Is extremely g.ssl through the heart nnd chest, for here la where he lives, nnd lie cannot be strong and rug ged lf he lacks In this essential mint. The Fertiliser llaslne,,. The total fertilizer pr.sluctloii of the t'nlted States Is pla.s'd at 4.im."i tons annually, valued at over fiM, (am. It Is estimated that Nashville, Tenn., hns .1.i" . Invested In the fertilizer business. ..lor nt !:. There Is no difl'ereiss- In the fs.lor of the yolk of the eggs 1111,1 oy on..-..-... hre.sk nor Individually. Hut the color of the shell Is a matter of br.s'd and mating, and the color of the yolk Is ' irovern.sl by The f.ss! given. The aver age length of a hen's egg I" Inches; diameter nt the broad end. 2 Inches; weight, als lit one-eighth of a s.iind. Farm ISote,. Alfnlfa seed Is now selling In many pnrts of the West for 10 to 12 cents pound. Fgyptlan cotton land pr.sluccs nearly our times as much st acre as thnt of this country. In four years a pair of rabbits could secure a progeny of nearly 1..'sii,(ski. A dis rabbit prisluccs ns ninny as seven families n year. Many luiMirtant drainage projects are under way in tlie marsh land in Ioii Islana. which will ultimately make ir a great agricultural country. A dairy train which risi-titly went out from Lafayette, Iisl., cucre.I .KNi miles on Hie Motion route, and 4.IHNI (s'ople heard the l.stures which were delivered from the cars. The Sacramento Valley, In Califor nia, shipped over J.i,ii.("N worth of oranges last year, and the growers of that section estimate that the new crop will ! worth l,tU more. It Is estimated that If the cattle shle (s-rs of Iowa succeed In establishing their claims ngalnst the railroads for excessive shipping charges in Chicago they will get back fully a half mil lion dolln rs. (ireat Itrltaln now Imports every year about (.ikkihni bushels of apple, one-half of which come from the t'nlt ed States. Cunada sends over nbout 3,1 1,1 UK i bushels and Australia nearly all the rest. An effort Is being made to establish In the o.nrk region of Missouri nn ex tensive breeding station for farm 1111 finals. The project lias the approval of Secretary Wilson nnd Ir. Melvln, of trie Itureau of Animal Industry. The irrlgtit.sl districts of I'.gypt coin, prise 5,:t-pi.t acres and support 10 1 11 1.1 h x 1 pi rsons. Owing to 11 prolonged drought In Ir. din tlie productive area of wheat lam! hns shrunk from 0,si si, a to S.Kii.ootJ acre. The wisil grower of I'tnh revlvei alsuit $11.1 '.I Mi f.,r their wool and mutton last year, rrb-es for w.sd at the shearing stations averaged alsnit is'iits per ismtid. Owing to vigorous action on the part of the growers, seal Is reported to U almost eztluct In thai Stata. a