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MgMSSi > ¡1 Tbc Specif Correspondent I t CH APTER XXV. I h iT t not seen Kiako fo r two «Ufa, and the last time was only to exchange a few words with him to relieve his anx iftjr. To-night I will try and Tisit him. I hare taken care to lay in a few provis ions at Sou-Tcheon. W e started at 3 o'clock. W e have got a more powerful engine on. Across this undulating country the gradients are oc casionally rather steep. Seven hundred kilometers separate us from the impor tant city o f f a s Tcheou, where we ought to arrive to-morrow morning, running thirt y miles ad hour. A t dinner Mr. and Mrs. Ephrinell. sit ting side by- side, hardly exchanged a word. Their Intimacy seems to have de creased since they were married. Per haps they are absorbed in the calcula tion o f their reciprocal Interests. W e have had a bad night. The sky, of purple, sulphury tint, became stormy to ward evening, the atmosphere became stifling, the electrical tension excessive. I t meant a “ highly successfu l" storm, to quote Caterna. In truth, the train ran through a «one, so to speak, o f vivid lightning and rolling thunder, which the echoes of the mountains prolonged hi' definitely. I think there must have been several lightning strokes, but the rails acted as conductors, and preserved the cars from injury. It was a fine specta cle, a little alarming, these fires in the sky that the heavy rain could not put out— these continuous discharges from the clouds, in which were mingled the strident whistlings o f our locomotive as w s pasted through stations o f Vanin, from Tcheng, Houlan-Sien and Da- Tshing. ............. -______________ By favor o f this troubled night, I was able .to communicate with Kinko, to .take him some provisions and to have a few minutes' conversation with him. “ Is it the day after to-morrow,” he asked, “ that we arrive at Pekin?" . “ Tee, the day after to-morrow, I f the train is not delayed.” “ Oh, I am not afraid o f delays! But when my box Is in the railway station at Pekin, I have still to get to the A v e nue Cha-Coua." “ W hat does it matter, will not the fair Zincs Klork come and call for it?” “ No. I advised her not to do so." “ And w hy?" “ Women are so impressionable. She would want to see the van in which I had come, she would claim the box with such excitement that suspicions would be aroused. In short, she would run the risk o f betraying me.” “ You are right, Kinko." “ Besides, w e shall reach the station In the afternoon, very late in the after noon, perhaps, and the unloading o f the- packages will not take place until next morning.” “ Probably.” “ W ell, Monsieur Bombarnac, if I am not taking too great a liberty, may I ask a favor o f you?" “ W hat is it?” “ Th at you will be present at the de parture o f the case, so as to avoid any mistake." “ I will be there, Kinko, I w ill be there. Glass, fragile, I w ill see that they don’t handle It too roughly. And if you like I w ill accompany the case to A ve nue Cha-Coua." “ I hardly like to ask you to do that.” “ You are wrong, Kinko. You should not stand on ceremony with a friend, and I am yours, Kinko. Besides, it will be a pleasure to me to make the ac quaintance o f Mademoiselle Zinco Klork. I w ill be there when they deliver the box, the precious box. I will help her to get the nails out o f it." ‘ T h e nails out o f it. Monsieur Bom barnac? M y panel? Ah, I will jump through my panel.” A terrible clap o f thunder interrupt ed our conversation. I thought the train bad been thrown off the line by the com motion o f the air. I left the young Roumanian and regained my place with in the car.. In the morning— 20th o f May, 7 a. m. — we arrived at Lan Tcheou. Three hours to stop, three hours only. “ Come. M ajor Noltitz; come, Pan Chao; come, Caterna; we have not a minute to spare.” But as we are leaving the station we are stopped by the appearance of a tall, fat, gray, solemn personage. It is the governor o f the town in a double robt o f white and yellow silk, fan in hand, buckled belt, and a mantilla— a black mantilla, which would have looked much better on the shoulders of a manola. H e Is accompanied by a certain number o f globular mandarins, and the Celestials salute him by holding out their two fists, which they move up and down sa they nod their heads. “ A h! W hat is this gentleman going to do? Is it some Chinese formality? A visit to the passengers and tbeir bag gage? And Kinko, what about him?" Nothing alarming, after all. It is only about the treasure of the Son o f H eav en. The governor and his suite have stopped before the precious van, bolted and sealed, and are looking at It with that respectful admiration which is ex perienced, even in China, before a box containing many millions. I ask Popof what is meant by the gov ernor’s presence, has it anything to do with us? J “ Not at all,” says Popof: “ the order has - come from Pekin to telegraph the arrival o f the treasure. The governor has done so, and he is awaiting a reply aa to whether be is to send it on to Pekin, or keep it provisionally at Lan Tcheou.” I f the imperial treasdre was a matter e f indifference to us It did not seem to be so to Faruskiar. But whether this van started or did not, whether it was attached to our train or left behind, what could it matter to him? Nevertheless, he and Ghangir seemed to be much put about regarding it, although they tried to hide their anxiety, while the Mongols, , talking together in a low tone, gave the governor anything but friendly glances. Meanwhile, the governor had just heard o f the attack on the train, and o f the part that our hero had taken in de fense o f the treasure, with what cour age he had fought, and how he had de livered the country from the terrible Ki- Tsang. And then In laudatory terms, thanked Faruskiar, complimented him, and gave him to understand that the Bon of H eaves woukV reward him for his ser vices. The manager o f the Grand Transaal- atic listened with that tranquil air that distinguished him, not without impa tience. as I could clearly see. Perhaps he felt himself superior to praises as wait aa recompenses, no matter $rom how greet a height they might come. In that I recognised all the Mongol pride It is ten minutes to 10 when we return to the station, absolutely tired out; for the walk has been a rough one, and al most suffocating, for the heat la very great. M y first care is to look after the van with the millions. It is there, as dbual, behind the train, under the Chinese guard. Th e message expected by the gov ernor has arrived— the order to forward on the van to Pekin, where the treasure is to be handed over to the finance min ister. W here is Faruskiar? I do not see him. H as he given us the slip? No. There he Is .on ana o f the platforms, and the Mongols are back in the car. Ephrinell baa been off to do a round o f calls— with his samples, no doubt— and Mrs. Ephrinell has also been out on business, fo r a deal in' hair, probably. Hera they come, and, without seeming to notice ♦ each other, they take their ata. Th e other passengers are only Celes tials. Some are going to Pekin; some have taken their tickets fo r intermediate stations like 81-Ngan, Ho-Nan, Lou- Ngan, Tai-Youan. Thera are a hundred passengers in the train. A ll my numbers are on board. Thera is not one missing. Thirteen, always thirteen! C H A P T E R X X V I. On leaving Lan Tcheou, the railway oases a well-cultivated country, wat ered by numerous streams, and hilly enough to necessitate frequent curves. There is a good deal o f engineering work; mostly bridges, viaducts on wooden trestles o f somewhat doubtful solidity, and the traveler Is not particularly com fortable when he finds them bending un der the weight o f the train. I t is true, w e are hi the Celestial Empire, and a few thousand victims o f a railway ac cident is hardly anything among a popu lation o f four hundred millions. “ Besides,” s a id 'P a n Chao, “ the Son o f Heaven never travels by railway.” A t 6 o’clock in the'evening we are at King-Tcheou,* after skirting for some time the capricious meanderings o f the Great W all. O f this immense artificial frontier between Mongolia and China there remain only the blocks o f granite and rad quartzite which served as its base, its terrace o f bricks with the para pets o f unequal heights, a fe w old can nons eaten into with rust, and hidden under a thick veil o f lichens, and then the square towers with their ruined bat tlements. Th e interminable wall rises, falls, bends, bends back again, and is loot sight on the undulations o f the ground. , A ll night was spent in running three hundred kilometers. A fo g lasted all day, and this hindered the progress o f the train. These Chinese engine drivers are really very skillful and attentive and intelligent. Luckily, the fog rose early in the evening. Now it is night— and a very dark night, too. Th e idea occurs to me to walk to the regr o f the train, and I stop for an in stant on the gangway in front o f the treasure van. Th e passengers, with the exception o f the Chinese guard, are all sleeping their last sleep— their last be it understood, on the Grand Transasiatic. Returning to the front o f the train, I approach P o p o fs box, and find him sound asleep. I then open the door o f the van, shut it behind me, and signal my presence to Kinko. The panel is low ered, the little lamp is lighted. It is ten minutes to 1. In twelve min utes we shall pass the junction with the Nankin branch. This branch is only completed for five or six kilometers and leads to the viaduct over the Tjon Val-. ley. This viaduct is a great work, and the engineers have as yet only got in the piers, which rise for a hundred feet above the ground. A s I know we are to halt at Fuen- Choo, I shake hands with Kinko, and rise to take my leave. A t this moment I seem to hear some one on the platform in the rear o f the van. "L ook out, K in ko!” I say, in a whis per. The lamp is instantly extinguished, and we remain quite still. I am not mis taken.. Some one is opening the door o f the van. “ Your panel,” I whisper. Th e panel is raised, the car is shut, and I am alone in the dark. Evidently it must be Popof who has come in. W hat w ill he think to find me here? The first time I came to visit the young Rou manian I hid among the packages. W ell, I w ill hide a second time. I f I get be hind Ephrineil’s boxes it is not likely that Popof will see me, even by the light o f his lantern. I do so, and I watch. It is not Popof, for he would have brought his lantern. I try to recognize the people who have just entered. It is difficult They have glided between the packages, and after opening the further door,-they have gone out and shut it behind them. Th ey are some o f the passengers, evi dently; but why here— at this hour? I must know. I have a presentiment that something is in the wind. I approach the front door o f the van, and in spite o f the rumbling of the train I hear them distinctly enough. Thousands and ten thousand demons! I am not mistaken! It is the voice o f my lord Faruskiar. H e is talking with Ghangir in Rnsslan. I t is Indeed Faru skiar. The four Mongols have accom panied him. But what are they doing there? For what motive are they on the platform, which is just behind the ten der? And what are they saying? O f these questions and answers ex changed between my lord Faruskiar and his companions, I do not lose a word. "W hen shall we be at the junction f “ l a a le w minutes.” which Pas Chao taaaslatsd to sa, be “ A re you sura that Kardek b at the points?” “ Yeq; that has been arranged." W hat has been arranged? And who Is this Kardek they are talking about? The conversation continues. “ W e must wait until we get tha sig nal,” says Faruskiar. “ Is that a green light?” asks Qhan- gir. “ Yea. I t will show that the switch is over.” I do not know if I am in my right senses. Th e switch over. W hat switch ? A half minute elapses, Ought I not to tell Po p o f?" Yes, I ought. I was turn ing to go out o f the van, when an ex clamation kept me back. “ Th e algnal— there Is the signal!" says Ghangir. “ And now the train is on the Nankin branch!” replies Faruskiar. _ The Nankin branch But then we are lost A t five kilometers from here is the Tjon viaduct in course o f construc tion, and the train is being precipitated toward an abyss. Evidently M ajor Noltita was not mis taken regarding my lord Faruskiar. I understand the scheme o f the scoundrels. Th e manager5o f the Grand Transasiatic is a scoundrel o f the deepest dye. He has entered the service o f the company to await his opportunity fo r some ex tensive haul. The opportunity has come with the millions o f the Bon e f Heaven! Yes. The whole abominable scheme is clear enough to me. Faruskiar has de fended the imperial treasure against Ki- Tsang to keep it from the chief o f the bandits, who had stopped the train, whose attack would- have interfered with his criminal projects. That is why he had fought so bravely. Th at la why he had risked his life and behaved like a hero. But somehow we ought to prevent this rascal from accomplishing his work. W e ought to save the train, which b running full speed toward the unfinished viaduct; w e ought to save the passengers from a frightful catastrophe. A s to the treas ure Faruskiar and hb accomplices are after I care no more than for yester day’s news. But the passengers and myself— that Is another affair altogeth er. f i e be eontiaued.1 » I A A ^ W ,-auied by an attack o f a lfa lfa rust or spot disease. Th e best remedy fo r such a condition Is to mow the field. Th e vigorous grow th thus Induced may overcom e the diseased condition. O range Boxes fo r Neste. In nearly every tow n orange boxke may be bought at moderate price#. They make the very best nest boxer, especially I f they are arranged In the fo llo w in g manner: A s every one knows, tbe orange box Is partitioned’ through the center, thus m aking plenty o f ~oom fo r tw o nests In each box. T a k e ■ number o f boxes and stand them on end, and fasten them securely together w ith strips o f wood. Then from old boxes or other sources o b tain sufficient lumber to make an alley w a y darkened by a board o ver the top. P la ce a little w alk so that tbe bens may readily go to the second tier o f nests. In the rear o f each box o r nest. RUSH INTO DEATH VALLEY. Th e H u t fo r P ots o f G old a t th e F oot o f the B a in bow. T h e moral o f the old Persian p ro v erb, “ T h e cheapest thing in the king VOS L A T IN O HEINS. dom is w h a t men hold most dear,” Is called to mind by the story which near tbe top, make a bole jn st large comes from Ban Francisco o f the daily enough to get one’s hand, in, so that sacrifice o f human lives In the mad tbe eggs may be rem oved In this w a y search fo r gold In the Death valley. and tbe nest m aterial changed when P a st Funeral mountains, which stand necessary. W ith this arrangem ent w arder a t the gate, men are struggling, each ben has a nice dark place to lay, lured by the lust o f lucre. and Is not disturbed by anything. T b e Men h ave strayed Into Death valley Illustration shows the Ides clearly.— many a tim e before, says the Dee Indianapolis News. M oines Register, but it w as when they Food end Q u ality o f M ilk . w ere erased w ith thirst and knew that Recent evidence collected by F . W . no torm ent o f the unknown could sur- pass d ie agony o f the a u o w d . From *Woll o f the W isconsin station goes to end to end Death v a lle y Is strew n w ith show that the food o f the d a iry cow bleaching, sun-dried and vulture- Influences the qu ality o f the m ilk pro picked skeletons. I t is the most bar duced to this extent, that the co w w ill ren and forsaken place In North A m er yield a maximum flow o f m ilk o f the highest fa t content which she la ca ica. Death lurks on every hand, but men pable o f producing on rations rela a re g iv in g up com fortable homes by tiv e ly rich In nitrogenous substances. the hundreds, w ith chances a million to Th e productive capacity o f tbe cow, one against them, and storming Fu the prices o f feeding stuffs and o f the neral mountains in hope to struggle m ilk products are tbe main factors Into Death valley to despair because that w ill determ ine how h igh ly nitro gold baa been found a little further genous rations can be fed to advan on. T h e tortures a w aitin g them have tage. U nder ordinary conditions in tbe been heralded w idely, bat cannot daunt Northern States, it w ill not, as a rule, the adventurous sp irit, o f the argo he thinks, be advantageous to feed ra tions containing o ver tw o pounds o f nauts. A1 Itbrough Death valley, as w ell digestible protein a day, and o f a nu as alon g the frin ge o f both the M ojave tritiv e ration n arrow er than 1:6.7, to and the Colorado desert, the atmos cows o f average d airy capacity. phere Is so devoid o f moisture that ev A L ic e K ille r . erythin g is bb dry as s bone. Th e A self-w orkin g lice killer th a t *ie new a rriva l finds that all superfluous very effe c tiv e fo r bogs is shown In the fa t and flesh appear to melt aw ay from cut. D riv e a stout stake Into tbe him. H e has to take up several boles ground near w here tbe bogs sleep. In bis belt and he has to drink gal lons o f w a ter every day where he o r din arily drank several glasses. In fact, the system craves so much w a te r that when it cannot be procured tbe man’s strength fa ils rapidly, and to be w ithout it, even in the shade, is sure death a fter a day or two. T o run out o f w a ter <5n the trail and to be forced to .’ travel o ver the desert In the fierce glare o f the sun menus in sanity In a fe w minutes and death in a fe w hours. N o t even the seasoned resident can resist this heat fo r long. The only re course o f the old resident who loses his w a ter supply In any w ay Is to seek shelter nnder a mesqulte bush and to BCBBIHO i t iw. w a it until tbe sun goes down. Then he must hit the trail and reach a w ell W in d w ith an old rope, nailing It well, before sunrise, or unless be hns won and saturate the rope tw ice a w eek derfu l v ita lity bis skeleton w ill be add w ith a m ixtu re o f equal parts o f lard ed to tbe large collection that lines ail and kerosene. T b e hogs w ill do the the roads through Death valley. rest I f there are any lice on them.— Th e old Persian proverb has been D. V. 8., in Farm and Hbome. proved o ver and o ver again, but never G e ttin g Good Breeds. more conclusively than in this case. I f you wish to s t ir t In poultry rais T h e hunt fo r gold has alw ays been the in g or to bejjln w ith a n ew variety, and hunt fo r death. Th e W estern plains, w ish to Invest as much as tbe cost o f o ver which the argonauts o f 1849 s good breeding pen made by a relia struggled tow ard California and gold, ble and skillful poultry raiser, that is tbe silent places along tbe Chllkoot the beet w a y to begin. O therw ise pur pass, the great steppes o f Siberia, th# chase eggs, as many settings as you great wastes o f South Africa, wher w ish to in vest in l and each from a ever gold has been found, men have differen t breed, but alw ays from a re offered In bounteous measure that lia b le one. From each o f these set which they hold most denr and yet tings you should raise both roosters that which Is cheapest in kingdom or and pullets. M ark them all carefu lly republic. and plalfily, so that you cannot mis Men by the thousands have le ft take them, and n ext spring you w ill be riches at borne to tempt fa te and that in a position to m ate up tw o or three w ill-o’ -tbe-wtsp gold, and have added breeding pens o f you r own. their bones to tbe funeral pyres that Doesn’ t P a y to Coddle A lfa lfa . mark every such struggle. The Death I f an a lfa lfa Held la In bad condi va lley rush Is only another In the long list since men sought to find the pots tion It la usually best to plow np and re-seed. I t sdkrcely ever pays, a t least o f gold at tbe foot o f the rainbow. w h ere Irrigation Is practiced, to coddle a poor stand o f a lfa lfa . Many gro w G r a n d Collection. Sharpe— Come out to our china clos ers recom m end disking every spring, e t 1 w ant to show you a collection o f even w hen the stand Is good, and some' h ave even found It a paying practice souvenirs. W bealton— W hy, every piece o f to disk a fte r each cutting. Such disk in g w ill often preven t tbe encroach china Is broken and ntimbered! Sharpe— Yes, they are souvenirs o f ment o f weeds. In the Eastern States a lfa lfa fields sometimes suffer a check oar different cooks. (jin th eir grow th, m id to turn yellow H aste trips Its ow n beets and fe t and oth erw ise show a sickly condition. Oftentimes this condition 1* aceom- ters and stops itself.— genera. t-mnmar Cara o f Boca. N o m atter how abundantly you have provided fo r your bees in clover and buckwheat fields. If at this tim e o f the ye a r tbe w eather le unfavorable and the bees cannot go out honey gather ing you must provid e them w ith fu ll combs fo r fea r o f their starving. T h e colonies need more supply than w ill keep them alive, they- should h ave tw en ty o r thirty pounds o f honey at band all the time. I f tbe nights are cool thé secretions o f nectar w ill be correspondingly small and the bees w ill get but small loads. W hen honey la scarce la the hives the bees stint themselves and brood rearing la checked Just when It should be a t its best and healthiest condition. I f you have any doubt a t*to the hives being sufficiently rationed yon can ■olve your doubt by liftin g each hive end its w eigh t w ill determine 11a con dition. I f you find many that are too ligh t w eight, use yo u j smoker, take out one or tw o ' em pty combs and re- plq£A;tfee&a w ith fu ll ones, breaking mnful holes la them so that the bees may get at tbe honey readily. Then yon can leave the bees in peace until they are able to b n ÿ â a ïb r themselves unless ^ should b e too long a wait, when'ytm frttLhayq to repeat the proc ess. I f you h a v e -À o "honey feed sugar syrup. Be careful *to retain all the heat In the h lvel. W h a t W e Bet. A n Important constituent o f o a r food Is nitrogen, sn Invisible gas; foods containing protein are called nitrogen ous. Carbohydrates build fa t and produce beat and energy; protein does all that and builds tbe red m eat or muscle In addition. W e get oil In the batter used on bread. From these three grea t food groups w e make onr feeding stuffs. W e ge t carbohydrates from potatoes, sugar beets, corn. Corn alone lacks nitrogen and w ill not make sufficient muscle. W heat, bar ley and ry e are a ll rich starches, good to fatten, but not tbe beet fo r muacle making. W e get protein in flax. In tbe outside o f tbe w heat grain. In clo ver and a lfa lfa , In bran, middlings and oil meal. These foods are rich In pro tein. W h ea t bran, linseed oil, cotton seed meal and any legume. \ A A A A / W W illiam W oodvllle Rockhlll, the suc cessor to M inister Conger at Pekin, has bad long sod extensive training T" In diplom atic rela- ' 1 tiens with oriental peoples. A t th e , age o f 8< he w as second appointed o f the- secretary Am erican legation in Pekin and the fo llow in g y*ar, 1886, to the fu ll secretaryship. In ___________________ 1886-1887 be w a s w. w. k o c k h u x . charge d’a ffa ire in K orea and during the next tw o years explored China, M ongolia and T h ib e t visitin g many remote regions o f those countries. Returning to the United States, Mr. RockhHl became ch ief clerk o f tbe State Departm ent in W ashing ton; then third, and. In 1898-1807, F irst Assistant Secretary o f State. In 1897 be w as appointed United States minis ter to Greece, Roumanie and Servis. From this post be resigned In May, 1899. In July, 1900, he went to Pekin aa special envoy and remained in China during the long-continued negotiations between the Chinese governm ent and the powers, and w as largely Instru mental hi securing the signing o f the final protocol. — Î* T o h ave been an Important part In the developing o f a national reputation fo r a' husband is sn enviable accom plishment fo r any woman. T<r an un usual degree Mrs. W illiam E. Cramer was o f assistance lu thé building o f the uonorable rep utation- o f tbe late editor o f tbe Mll- w a u kee Evening Wisconsin For o ver fo rty years, during practically nsa. w. t. u n -jt-a. al? o f tbe tim e her husband was en gaged In the form ation o f bis career, Mrs. Cramer was his eyes and earn and his trusted and necessary assist ant. She accompanied him on tours o f Europe and o f tbla country and ren dered him Invaluable assistance In the securing and preparation o f the manu script that made the blind and d ea f editor a .national character. H er de votion to her husband waa beautiful, and at the last tinged freely w ith tbe pathetic. She remained at his bedside and ministered to his n e e ^ until his death. Am ong the rem arkfble experi ences she hàd w hile travelin g w ith Mr. Cramer was during the F ran co- Prussian war, when the Cramers w ere locked up in P a ris fo r several months during the siege. Comparison o f Y ield . In 190* Russia produced 20S.460.400 bushels o f w in ter w heat and 469,208,- 200 bushels o f spring wheat, m aking a g ~ ”" " -— — ■■■< i » <■ total w heat production fo r that year ■ in i. is iii# io r r - r . Rev. L ee Anna Starr, a Methodist o f 664,668,600 bushels, an Increase o f some 43,000,000 bushels o ver tbe pre minister at Paris, 111., recently came ceding year. Th is still falls several Into public notice through her refusal to marry a couple million bushels below the highest i i l f until she waa fu r United States crop. L a st year Russia nished evidence produced 1,006,289,714 bushels o f rye, that neither o f the 1,120,729,235 bushels o f oats, 846,174,- contracting parties 000 bushels o f barley and 25,986,867 was a divorcee. bushels o f corn. T b e United States Miss Starr . has produced 27,241,575 bushels o f rye, been in tbe gospel 894,506,562 bushels o f oats, 139,748,968 ministry ten years, bushels o f barley and 2,407,480,934 and in that tim e bushels o f corn. she says she has N o n e Crops. officiated at many A great deal has been said against nurse crops, but In some parts o f the He. V. L A . s i ASK. weddings. In bnt W estern States nurse crops are quite one Instance has she deviated from necessary fo r the sow ing o f clover. her rule not to marry a person who W here clover is sown with spring has been absolved from a m arriage w heat tbe stubble o f tbe wheat when contract by legal action. In that In cut helps to hold tbe snow o ver the stance tbe ceremony bad 'practically plants during w in ter and keeps them commenced before Anas Starr learned She from freezin g out. It Is the experience that the woman was divorced. o f farm ers in a good many places that Im mediately caused the proceedings to nurse crops protect the clover during be postponed until she learned that summer, especially In regions where the divorce had been obtained on tbe ground o f desertion, and that the w ife the heat Is intense. * . . had been unable to secure trace o f the Calves In Gronpo. husband who had wronged her. Con It Is highly desirable to have calves come in groups where a large number sidering that this constituted scriptural o f cattle are being kept and tbe calves grounds Miss Starr proceeded w ith She believes divorce are to be raised fo r beeves. It is only tbe ceremony. in this w a y that uniform ity in size, to be a grow in g evil which can be w eigh t and flnlah can be obtained fo r combated by clergym en refusing to the carloads o t cattle that are to be m arry divorced persons. sent to m a rk et I f there are but fe w W . D. Howells, after hia long sojourn cattle It Is better to have only tw o In Italy, will spend the summer at K it- groups o f calves, one in the spring and tery Point, Me. one in the fall. It w ill be easier to *!— > care fo r them i f they are in groups o f Theodore P. Delyannla, prime min about tbe same size than if they come ister o f Greece, who was assassinated at all months In the year. by a gambler, bad a record o f forty- A d u ltera tion o f Farm Products. six years spent in tbe During A pril the Massachusetts public service, with 8tate Board o f H ealth tested 305 arti fe w temporary inter cles fo r evidence o f adulteration. O f ruptions. He was these, ninety-eight w ere found adul born in K a la vry ta In terated or va ryin g from the legal 1826, and studied In standard. Thirty-three convictions Athena. In 1843 be were secured during the month for entered the govern selling adulterated foods. T h e num ment service and ber Included three enses o f m ilk adul wns rapidly promot teration, four o f maple syrup o r sugar ed to high positions, t . p . dk . l t a p h i s and three o f cider. Th e total fines im H e was the representative o f Greece posed, amounted to |900. at the Berlin congress In 1878, and la 1886 became premier. T w ic e he suf A g r ic u ltu r a l B u ild in g at P ortlan d . T b e agricultural building a t tbe fered political eclipse on account o f L ew is and Clark Exposition, Portland, his foreign policy, but a fter a short Ore., Is tbe largest and one o f the retirem ent each tim e was re-elected. •C— (• handsomest structures on the ground. I t is 460x210 fee t In dimensions, and C. H. Dallas of Lesvsnworth, Kan., Is situated on the east side o f Colum has a Sharp’s rifle sent to that Stats la bia court, the main plaza o f the expo 1866 by the abolition society o f Boston, marked as Bibles. sition. Th e structure cost 174,669. -;— T h e Gape w orm . T h e gspew orm stays In old yards all w inter and comes to the surface when the days get warm . H e is discouraged by cleaning up and the liberal use o f lime. A good w a y to fool him la to locate the poultry y » f d In a n ew place that la high anti dry.— Farm Journal. Edward Doyle, the blind poet o f Now York, hat Just Issued hie third book. H o to 60 year* old, and has boon slghtlons for thirty-seven years. Boston Corbett, the man who la cred it od with having shot J. W ilkes Booth, the assassin o f Lincoln, Is residing I » Tease. ?
