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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.
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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 ~ ”" "
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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