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/ “ I am auch a poor, nerveless crea ture— so utterly destitute o f all pres •nca o f mind— that I could only crouch in a corner and sob with terror.” A fte r a drive, which seemed to her excited fancy to endure for hoars, they stopped before a tall iron gats, which, aftar a time, was opened from within. They drove over a long, winding walk, at the end or which was a large, gloomy look lug house, before which the v. Mela stopped. Then, assisted by Montgomery, sho was suffered to alight. A female servant conducted her to the apartment in which I found her. Ha waa leaviug the room when ahe “ She was very kind to me.” Clara called to him. “ Where are you going? went on, “ and assured me over and over I f you are going to her room, I have the again that no harm would ba dona to . _ M * n t o r Chicken-House, key. I wlU accompany you.” m e -th a t I waa among fronds, and , A Texaa w om * n In Farm and Ranch H e looked more aghaat than ever; then whatever T liked to ask for 1 ahould d«*c rtb «a a chicken house fo r the ben- he broke oat into strong ennthemav have, but that she qpnld not permit me to o f any w ho m ay wish a clean, con- against Montgomery, against whom he leave that room. But no entreaty could venlent one. vowed the moet deadly vengeance. “ Montgomery haa served me well, and wring from her who her employer was. | I t la built o f 1 x 12 boards, w ell alat- I dare you to harm him in any way,” 1 have been here now nearly a fortnight ted on three aldee; the fron t baa a ahe said, in the same tone o f calm supe -e v e ry th in g I have expressed a wish for 8trlpped or ,atticed door in one corner, riority. “ Do so, John Rodwell, and be u‘ e’ 1 w " a * ro,w,n* this to insure plenty o f ventilation; quite reconciled to my position, for I Al_ . . fore tw o hours your uncle shall know ean be content in any place where I am roo“ *a ap* * w ln Kln* poles, ana- all that I can tell him. Do not fall treated kindly; but this evening, just as into a passion. You have fallen into I was watching the great red sua sink the trap, and you will never get out o f behind the trees, I heard my door open. it by beating yourself sgainst the bars!" H e muttered and laughed scornfully, and upon looking round I saw------” She buried her face in her bands, but he was conquered— cowed.- H er I knew triumph was complete. Presently they seemingly uuable to proceed. left the room together, Judith double perfectly well whom she had seen, al though I asked tha question. locking the door behind her. “Those terrible eyes!” she answered, I saw no more o f Judith -or Mr. Rod- sinking her voice to a whisper. | well. A s soon as they were gone I By the aid o f words I had heard spok crawled back to bed, utterly prostrated en a few honra before, I began to un both mentally and bodily. ’' Soon after derstand it all now, but only dimly. I wards tha nurse returned, and after giv asked her what aha meant. OOIfVKHIENT c m c r a HOCBTC. ing me my medicine, and some beef tea, “ Ah. 1 have never told you!” ahet raid, wrapped herself up in a blanket, and with h shudder. “ I will tell you now, the putting the key o f the door under her that you may understand my fearful po ponded by heavy w ire, out o f T h e w alla come w ithin fou r head, as waa her custom, lay down upon sition, aud that you may take me away d r a f t teen Inches o f the ground and the the sofa to take her night’s repose. from It.” nests are made on the outside, then She knelt down at my feet, and nestled CHAPTER XXV. boxed np w ith a slanting close to me as ahe. told her story, speak securely H our after hour I lay tossing about ing in a subdued voice. — - — ..... — co ver tha^t Is hinged on and can be ia a sleepless, mental agony. Clara was " I was brought up by a dear, kind raised from the outside. Th is prevents undoubtedly In the same house with me, grandfather, the only friend I fever knew; h aving to enter the henhouse when exposed to heaven knows what, sufferings for my father, who waa an officer, died you w ish to gath er up the eggs. I t and persecutions; and yet, for any hope in India, when I was very young, and hM the appearance shown in the Ulus- o f seeing or succoring her, I might aa my mother followed him within le u than well have been hufidreds o f milea away. a year. She was my grandfather’s young tratlon. Small tin cans are tacked on the A t last, unable to lle-there any longer. est and favorite daughter; and, after I rose and dressed myself. A fire was her death, he seemed to have trans roost, the w alla and near the neets; still smoldering in the huge grate, and a ferred all hia affection to me, for he lit in them la kept mothlne balls; they night light waa burning upon the table. erally doted upon me. I had a cousin keep out all vermin. Tha nurse, by her hard, regular breath who was much— much older than .my ing, Beamed to be In a deep sleep, and I self, but, like myself, an orphan. M a r k e tin g t b * E g g s . I moved abont cautiously. H er face waa never liked him— or, I ahould rather ray, E ggs ahould be gathered eve ry day turned to the open aide o f the aofa. I I was always frightened o f him; yet ev in summer and oftener in w inter, un crept behind It nod Inserted my trem erybody called him handsome, especially bling hand beneath the pillow, feeling all the women. Until my mother brought less the hen house is warm enough further and further until my fingers me home, a little girl, from India, he was so that the eggs w ill not freeze and touched a hard substance— it was the the favorite nephew, aud waa suppoeed burnt the shell. Pu t the eggs into a ward key. L ittle by little I drew it to be the heir to all bis grandfather’s basket w ith the small end down until away— ahe still sleeping profoundly— wealth. John Rodwell hated me, and ready to pacs. in boxes fo r shipping fitted it noiselessly in the lock, turned it, showed it, .too, and that turned tha old and keep In a cool room. Then pack In aud the next moment found myself in a gentleman against him. When I was the box w ith the card-board separa large, dark hall, at the foot o f an im about thirteen, grandfather made a fresh tors, w ith the small end down. T h ey mensely wide staircase. w ill; and as he was never content to I dosed the door softly behind me. have me a moment from hia aide, it was w ill keep fresh longer i f packed In this A long window, that stretched upwards dictated to the lawyer in my preaeuce. w ay than I f put into the boxes in a from the first landing, admitted suffi In it I was named heiress to all he pos haphazard manner. T h e reason fo r cient light to guide me, and, with a sessed. weitb the exception o f an annu this is found In the fa c t that the yolk noiseless step, I crept up the stairs. A t ity to John, and the former will, by cannot settle to the shell when the the top o f the first flight was_ a long which John would have inherited all hi* amall end la put down and the air corridor, on each side o f which, aa far wealth, was destroyed. I waa very much cannot strike the yolk as long aa it as I could see. fo r the farther end was troubled when I heard this; and I told does not touch the shell. W hen eggs lost in obscurity, was a line o f doors. grandfather how much hnppjor I shonld K ro 0j price It in hotter to ocli Now came my difficulty; the slightest -be If he would T e ftS W s remain aa they the ^ than to rtlg e chickens to sell, error would not only defeat my present object, bnt consign me to a stricter sur d know b ™ r 'w h T t o d T w i t h t h “ » • P ro flt ,a and ,a veillance than ever, and perhaps bring money than I should. so great an outlay. B y ail. means raise about Clara’ s removal to some spot to “ W ell, in some way or other Co«eiA chickens when egga do not bring a which I could obtain no cine. Suppose, John fonnd out that a new will had very good price. A m ong the most pro- by chance, that I should go to Judith’s been made, and that I was present at llflc layers w ill be fonnd the Black chamber door? I shuddered at the the time. Once or twice he put some Spanish, the Black, W h ite and Brown thought questions to me in nu off-hsnd kind of Leghorn «, Poland, Ham burg, Creve I stood fo r some momenta at the head manner as to Its contents; but mindful Ooour and L a Fleche, which are larger o f the corridor, irresolute what to do, o f the strict injunctions I had received, Black Spanish, but aom ewliat listening eagerly for the slightest sound I waa very cautious, and finding that he , . ,,___ T v . « u elicit nothing from m , h „a v* nn that might guide me. But the silence . conld me, he , gave up sim ilar to them. Epltomlst. was deathlike. Down tha corridor I the attem pt But he became a more C le ft G r a ft in g . moved noiselessly. Through the crev frequent visitor to us. H e also took Varletlea o f gra ftin g are many, but ices o f the third door came faint streaks great pains to ingratiate himself iuto o f light and faint muffled sounds, either grandfather’ s good graces, aud uot un c le ft gra ftin g represents tbe method com m only In use fo r tbe gra ftin g o f moaua or a low, monotonous singing— successfully. orchard trees w here tbe old top Is to tha walls and doors were so thick, that (To be continued.» be rem oved during tbe coarse o f a it was difficult to distinguish which. I listened more eagerly, nntil I fan fe w years and a new one is to be C O W L IK E D T H E S M O K E . cied I could distinguish Clara's voice. grow n In Its place. T b e ideal tim e fo r I paused for a moment, and then, with B u t S h e R efu sed to G iv e U su a l S u p p ly this top g ra ftin g is wuet» the leave« my heart beating in my throat, tapped are ja s t pushing out, fo r then tbe o f M ilk . gently. Breathlessly I waited for sev A lfre d James, o f the U niversity o f eral seconds. No answer. Then I tap ped a second time a little louder. A Vinglnia, was n disturbing clement in sound o f moving, aud theD a soft, trem farm life one (lay lust week, says the ulous voice, that thrilled my very soul, Baltim ore Sun. asked faintly, “ Who is there?” H e w ent out to Reisterstown to visit I could doubt no longer. The key a friend. H e found the young man in was in the lock outside. 1 tried it— turn tbe barn about to begin the day’ s mint ed it— opened the door— met her whom I sought— heard a low cry of astonish ing. H U friend is a civil eng.ne.r, but is spending tbe summer at ills coun ment, aud my darling was in my arms A t that moment I fancied that I heard try home, in Baltim ore county, and de a sound like the click of a lock in the lights In the simple occupations o f the corridor. I suddenly turned, disengaged farm . ODe o f bis hobbles is milking myself from her srms, and looked out. the cows, and he was abont to begin A il seemed precisely aa I bad left it— on a . very ladylike old brindle when no light, no object, no sound; it must have been fancy. 1 gently drew the Mr..Jam es climbed the fence and call key from the outside, and, reversing It, ed out to him. Mr. R „ the gentlem an o f bucolic locked the door from within. W e were tastes, came to meet him, and the two alone— no one could surprise ns now. T o her eager questions, how had I dis shook hands and chatted fo r fi fe w covered her, 1 scarcely knew what to minutes. arsw er; for, the first excitement o f our “ Excuse me, old :nnn,” he said to meeting over, I repented that I had CTet Mr. James, “ w hile I jnilk the cow .” sought it. Could I have freed her from “ Go ahead,” tbe latter replied. “ I ’d her enemies then, and then only, would C L E F T G R A F T SCIOTT— C LE FT Cl B A F T UTO— it hava been justifiable? A s it was, I like to watch you do It.” A W A X E D STUB. Thereupon Mr. It. put bln stool in was feeding my own hopeless passion, and engaging more and more closely the place, arranged his legs as long-llmbed affections of a simple-hearted girl, be milkmen have to do and proceeded. wounds o f g ra ftin g heal rapidly. But neath the very roof that sheltered the Mr. James w alked to the co w ’s head In practice, i f a large amount o f w ork implacable woman who claimed as her is to be done, It may be necessary to and gently stroked her neck, saying husband. Oh, all this was weak, crim begin from one to tw o months earlier inally weak; and I felt it sp, and yet I appropriate and endearing things the and to continue several weeks beyond had not the courage to enil it honestly. while. H e had his pipe in his band the iddal point o f time. T b e whole A fte r a while I asked her what hap and held it under the cow ’s nose. operation o f ^cleft gra ftin g appears pened upon the fatal night that we lost She sniffed, looked alx>ut. sniffed her— bow she came to be separated from again and loked about, and then spiff clsa rly.ln the illustration. ne. ed. She seemed to like It. Mr. James H o g s in th e O rch a rd . She toM me that « rush o f people had began to laugh, but in a fe w minutes In regard to the bogs skinning tbe suddenly impelled her forward, and that Mr. R. got tip in disgu st H e said a orchard trees. If you put a dozen or by the time she could turn her head to a fe w things about the cow and com tw o o f bogs on an acre o f land, very look round, ahe found that she had been plained that the “ blooming old thing likely they w ill skin the trees, or a carried out o f sight o f Mrs. Wilson. A t that moment a young man, evident w on’ t let down a drop o f milk.” flock o f sheep w ould also. T h ey must H e then- kicked her In the ribs, h ave room. Th ere must not be too ly the same who had delivered Montgom ery's message to me, touched her upon drove her Into her stall and turned the many In a bunch. I t is satd that hogs the shoulder, and said that I was wait Job o f milking oyer to one o f the w ill tear down a pigpen to get the ing for her in a cab a little way down farm hands as he w ent off with hia w ood to e a t I f yon throw them a l i t the etreet. gu est . k “ H e was hurrylfig me along nil the ’ Th e cow was so delighted w ith the tie lim e they w ill let the pen alone. I know that they have been known time he was speaking.” she went on; odor o f the smoke that she forgot all to d ig out a stone w a ll fo r tbe lime. “ and I was too bewildered by my situa I f yon feed a hog some „ c o rn and tion to offer the slightest resistance. about g iv in g milk as usual. Mr. .lames thought it " a s a gp-nt d o n 't.sta rve him to death, he w ill let There was a long line o f cabs_am] cur- loke on a suitable occasion. Rut Hie yonr f trees I W _ qInn„ v * th o * Toom ’ rU ges; tb * one hg'"pWhted out as ours Joke alone. r G jt ive the * h hog room was the last o f all, and stood up an un funniest part o f the Joke didn’ t seem enough and give him something to e a t frequented side street. He opened the to appeal to him so much the morn J. BlackwfeH. door and pushed me in; at the same ing fo llo w in g the Incident when at* moment a strange man jumped in past T e a c h in g a H orse to Stand. breakfast coffee had to be drunk w ith me, the door was slammed, the windows A s soon as the colt la fa irly gentle raised, and the horses were off at full out cream, as It did the afternoon l>e- and baa been ridden a fe w times, ■peed, before I could recover my breath.” fore. throw tbe reins down, and w ith n From her description. I discovered T b e greatest happiness comes fruii? strong but soft rope hobble’ bta front that this man who accompanied her the greatest a ctivity.— Bove«. waa Montgomery. legs. Fasten a rope tw enty feet long goiind by a Spell V T C O P T E R X X I V .—(Continued) H e turned a^i>l«, and remained ailent fo r aome second*. When next he spoke U waa in altered tones. "T e ll me what fo il want? Ia It money?" "M oney!" she cried. “ Money from y e t ) Loot here,” and she tore open a lady’s reticule that lay upon the table; "there are the two hundred dollars yon arnt me enclosed in your farewell letter; took what I do with them!” And she tore them into shreds. “ Here are the presents yon care me; see what 1 do with them!" Aud ahe took out some trinkets, and crushed them beneath her fe e t “ Now will yon ask me if it is money I want o f yon?" H er face was something awful to look span in Its deathly pallor, and eonrul- aire quire ring, and those 'glaring eyes. That man. with all his iron will, quailed before her. “ W hat do you want, then?” “ Respect, and I w ill hare I t L e t me refresh your memory. Yen found me In , a traveling show. I was a mere child then, possessed o f a strange power over certain minds— a power that to an am bitious, unscrupulous schemer like your self, might one day prove invaluable. You saw no way to use me at the time, but you were loth to lose sight o f so ad mirable an instrument. You wonued yourself into my confidence, and got from me that I was discontented with a mode o f Hfe which gave me but a bare living, and filled the pockets o f my employer. I was vain o f the attention o f a fine gentleman— I who had been brought up in a back alley. Yon told my father that if he liked to go to Bury Bt- Edmund’s you would h elp’ to set him up in business— that yon would rec ommend him custom, as yon possessed some influence in the neighborhood.” “S a s h you ever had reason to repent taking my counsel?” “ My father hit upon a more easy and profitable trade than shoemaking,” she went on, not heeding the Interruption. “ Had we depended upon your promises, w e might have starved. Yon thought no more o f them, and years elapsed after our parting at Spalding before I ever heard anything of you again. One day w e met in the streets o f Bury. Although years had elapsed, we recognised each other instantly. You expressed great delight at the meeting, which certainly was not feigned, as it gave into your hands the exact tool you required, to fashion one o f the most diabolical schemes that was ever hatched in hu man brains. But before you dared to propose it to me it was necessary to make me your slave. When you last saw me I was an ungainly looking, ugly ' girl; now I was a well-grown woman, with good looks enough to have secured several offers of advantageous marriage. But I was proud, ambitions; the life I led, and all its associations, were hate fu l to me— I louged to be free o f them all, and I waited and waited. You, with your fiendish ennning, divined my secret; professed love for me. Blinded by am bition and vanity, I believed you— be lieved that you, the fine gentleman, would marry me. But at that time you simply lied, to serve your own purpose. You were very cautious, too— you bound me down to breathe no word o f your secrets to my father. You said, once In his power, you would never be free from his extortions.” “ Silencer’ thundered Rodwell, spring ing to his fe e t “ W ell, enough o f that for the pres en t A fte r the girl’ s fligh t you left Bury, and I did not see you again for a long, long time. A t la st jou returned. 80 you have got her into your clntch again. W hat is it to be this time— mur der or marriage?” How my heart leaped! Could it be Clara of whom she was speaking? The portrait 1 had seen in his namesake’s cottage— the likeness to her, forgotten until that moment flashed upon me with the force o f conviction. Oh, how eager ly, how breathlessly, I listened now! ‘ ‘ flo w dare you speak such words to me in the presence o f a stranger?” he cried. “ You are venomoua enough to en deavor to establish such a charge against me!” “ I believe you to be capable o f any crime. John Rodwell,” she answered, dis dainfully: “ although you would give the preference to that which compromised you least.” “ Suppose I admit that I intend tb mar ry her. what then?” hfe demanded, bold ly. “ You will seek to thwart me?" “ I keep my intentions to myself. Ilut I had forgotten; perhaps you are not aware you have a rival?” she said, mock ingly. “ You would not Imagine Mr. Carston* in the character o f a gay de ceiver: yet. I can assure*you that, dur ing a short absence from his loving wife, he was making violent love to Miss Clara ns a single gentleman, and not unsuccessfully. I believe.” “ This is no subject to jest upon.” he said. haughtily. ' “ Do you mean to say that this fellow has dared----- ” H e advanced menacingly towards me; but. weak aa I waa, I rosa up, and con fronted him. I felt no fear o f him, al though I waa too-agitated to speak— too overwhelmed by tha thoughts o f my worse than powerless position. H e paused; then, with a look o f su preme seem, he turned upon his heel and addressed Judith. “ 8 uch an object is too contemptible to excite anger. However, I presume that for the future you will restrain in him such roving propensi ties, more especially after the confidence you have chosen to repose in him this evening. Now let me understand. Do we part friends or foes?” “ I pledge m y s e lf'to nothing either way. For years you used me as a tool. Now we have the reverse o f the medal; * you are utterly within my power, and I w ill nse that power to minister solely to my own Interest or caprice, ag the case may be, without one thought o f you. You should have remembered that tlioae who love Intensely, hate intensely.” H e regarded her for a moment with a disconcerted look, which she met by one of determination. H e tried to_ laugh off the effect o f her words, but the laugh was a woful failure. “ What a fool I must be to stand listening to the words e f a mad wornali!" ha cried. • , vr ZZ ■*. Hi: K- r ‘ to one f r a f t le g and the other to a stout post or stake. Ordinarily the horee w ill not m ove when thus fasten ed, 'bat i f he does he soon oomes to grief. A fe w lessons o f this sort w ill never be forgotten. A ft e r a w h lle .lt w ill only be neces sary to w rap tbe reins around the horae’a fron t legs, and later almpiy dropping the reins to tbe ground wtU he sufficient I f any tim e tbe horse gets to m oving trou nd and forgets bla early training, paas the n in e through the sttrrun and then up and o ver the horn o f the saddle. Thie pulls the bead around to one aide and the horse w ill generally not go far.— Farm and Home. R en ted lea in th e B a rn . jJM ---------- Th e w riter baa recently erected a amall closet In the barn. In which la kept a fe w articles auch as experience haa taught as ahould be handy. A t the suggestion o f the m other o f tbe fa m ily a large bottle o f w itch hazel and several bottles o f vaseline w ere added, together w ith a roll o f partly w orn muslin. T b e very, day this closet waa completed and Its contents placed, one o f the horses by accident struck its head against the aide o f tbe stall so that there waa a decided bruise around the eye. O at came tbe w itch hazel, and by frequent applications o f It (luring tbe day the sw ellin g wap subdued and the horae made more com fortable. W e have tw o bottles o f vaseline each o f the plain sort and tbe ca r bolated vaseline, and this last has been found very useful on a num ber o f oc casions. A c a lf bad an ugly spot on its aide, a ra w proud-flesb sort o f eczema, fo r which w e conld not ac count. W e took a spoonful o f flour o f aulpbur and made a batter o f it w ith a little carbolated vaseline and treated that spot fo r a week, healing it perfectly. H a v e a little closet as described and keep odd things In' It, but don’t fo rg e t w itch hazel, vaseline and a roll o f soft, clean muslin.— In dianapolis News. U s e fu l B ow line. Th e bow and knot la one o f the most useful knots w e have, and ene w hich com paratively fe w can tie. I t ia a knot sailors use constantly. T h e Illus tration w ill show exactly bow It la tied. L e y the part* together as in the first figure, b crossing o ver a. Then bring a o ver b, bringing the end up t [nSWEEKLY~j Sweden w as obliged by the veraew* ■trance o f Prussia to decline tbe P*ef- fered subsidy o f England. T h e city o f Lubeck, Germany, w a s surrounded by French troops te pre vent English products from being to- troduced. x Eighteen Am erican vessels w ere a t the port o f Amsterdam. T h e French governm ent passed a la w granting pensions to all em igrants from Santo Domingo. ___ Th ree thousand French troops w ere ordered to Th e H ague to prevent a a uprising which w as dally expected. Re-enforcements o f French troops a r rived at Santo Domingo and effectoal- ly repulsed Em peror Desrellnee’ arm y. Portu gal purchased w ith the coasar- rence o f England tbe sufferance a t France to remain neutral In the war. Seventy-five Years Ago* Yucatan declared lt#elf Independent. Pasturing o f cows on the Beatos common was forbidden by law. Sioux Indians annihilated tbe Bae and F o x tribes near Dubuque, lo w s. T b e first light o f the 'Blackrock fight- house at Liverpool appeared. ~ Congress provided fo r a boundary line to be run between Louisiana and Arkansas territories. Petroleum waa discovered In Hen- tucky, and aa It was supposed to h are healing properties it waa bottled aad sold throughout tbe U nited'States and Europe for medicine. T h e first gold from Georgia mines w a s received a t the United States m in t i Fifty Yearn Ago. through the loop as In the next fig- tree. N ow carry b around and under a, passing It down through tbe loop aa in tbe final figure. It is impossible fo r this knot to slip when properly tied. I t Is useful In all aorta o f em ergen cies. -In a loop thus made a man can safely be hoisted to any height with no danger o f tbe knot slipping. I t la especially useful fo r tbe farm er. An animal can be led by means o f It w ith no danger o f tbe knots slipping and choking tbe animal, no m atter hpw much it may plunge or pull.— A m eri can A gricu ltu rist T o P r e v e n t T r e e F ra u d s. Th e Indiana farm er that has been swindled by the fru it tree agent w ill be pleased w ith the law, enacted by the last General Assem bly, providing a fine o f from $50 to gfiOO fo r fruit tree fraud. I t is said that the nil] which was Introduced by Representa tive Shively, o f South Bend, grew out o f Notre Dame U n iversity’s purchase o f trees that w ere not what they were represented to be. A s Introduced, the bill provided a year’ s Imprisonment, but this was stricken o u t S h eep H h earin a*. Sheep are more economical producers than steers. meat T o secure the best returns in feed ing have the sheep as even as possible. When breeding to Im prove ewes should $>e tw o y e a rs ^ ld when bred. The more sheep you okti keep and keep right the less per sheep w ill the cost be. Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender, died at T r i e s t _______ _________________ T h e Niagara suspension bridge w a a completed. A free public school system w as es tablished In Illinois. Th e A tlan tic and S t Law ren ce ra il road was leased to the Grand Trunk Tallroad for 999 years. Nassau ball at Princeton university, built in 1756, w as destroyed by fire. Several persons w ere killed by the fa llin g In o f tbe floor o f thej at M eredith, N. H - , -H T T h e plenipotentiaries’ at Vienna ex changed powers and commenced pro ceedings tow ard agreeing upon the term s o f Rurao-Turkish peace. Forty Yearn Ago* Tbfe panic In gold carried quotations dow n to 175%, a drop o f 14% pelata In three days. T h e Parliam ent at Quebec adopted tbe confederation scheme by a large vote. Reports o f Sheridan and Sherman's successes sent gold down to 1S9%. A short time before it was quoted at 230 and over. N ew s reached the North that tbe Confederate Congress liad passed a bill to arm and equip tbe negroes as soldiers. Richmond (V a.) papers published an exposure o f an alleged conspiracy to oust D avis and Stephens, make H unter president, and end tl»e war. President I^ncoln Issued a proclama tion ordering that all citizens or domi ciled agents trafficking w ith Confed erates be arrested and held as prison ers o f war. Under ordinary conditions the man ure from sheep should pay fo r the la bor o f caring fo r them. Thirty Year» Ago* Cut tbe black knot out o f tbe plum and cherry trees. Twenty Year* Ago. T h e H aw aiian treaty w as being A good foot rot medicine must t>e fought in tbe Senate by sugar Inter som ewhat caustic, In liquid form and ests. A t a consistory held at the Vatican cheap enough to use freely. Archbishop McCloskey o f N ew York Sheep cannot be fattened profitably when they are fu ll o f parasites. K ill was made a cardinal. Th e French Assem bly passed the the vermin and then fatten. m ilitary reorganization bill, tbe eon.^l- I f the best profit Is realized, liot tutlon having been adopted several only the wool, but the mutton and the weeks previously. lamb, mnst contribute their part. A tornado devastated tbe town o f It w ill pay, i f yon Intend to sell Bienal, Mias. Th e river bottoms In your sheep at public sale, to have tbe Northwest States w ere flooded. some one grade them up in even lots. Quite a sensation w as caused In England by the outcome o f the Mor- G a th e re d In th e G ard en . daunt divorce case In which Lady M op - Th e best thing fo r the g a r d e n - daunt was decreed guilty. brains. • Th e m ilitia was, mobilized at S edali« Radishes are usually ready fo r use and other points in Missouri to sup in six w eek s 'fro m sowing. press riots Incident to the railroad Bone meal and wood ashes In the strike on the Gould system. soil are great fo r aweet peas. London papers admitted that tbe re Don’t trim the cherry trees qow. lations betw een England and R u ssi« W a lt till June and then be light w ere strained almost to the breaking handed. point over ih e-latter * A fgh a n fron tier T o bleed the grapevines by cutting aggression. during March, A p ril or M ay Is bad President Cleveland issued a procla m anagem ent mation barring the “ boomers” from Cold fram es are useful fo r fo rw ard Oklahoma. Ten thourand o f the 12,000 eoe I min ing lettuce and cabbage in spring or ers In the Pittsburg district struck fo r early summer. higher wagea. Probably no other amall fru^t w ill Tira powers agreed to a conference give more w eigh t o f crop fo r the apace to be held In Paris to determine the It occupies than tha cu rra n t . «tatua o f tbs Suez canal.
