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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.
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