ns. On« of the Cornish tin Mine« In
Ich he had sunk a, large amount ot
money, and which had bUheito yielded
»
Ing company reeled before tt. John Glr
dlestone had not said a wor-J yet of all
this to hie eon. Aa claims arose he set
tled them la the beat manner he could,
and postponed the Inevitable day when
he ahould have to give a tfuo account
o f their financial position.
He hoped
against hope that the chapter of acci
dents or the arrival of aoase w ill lan t car
goes from the coast might sst the concern
on its legs again.
-
From day to day he had been expecting
news o f one of his vessels. At last one
morning he found a telegram awaking
nlih at the office. He tore It eagerly open
for it dtore foe Madeira mark. It was
from hia agent. Joes Alverciraa, and an
C H APTE R 111— (Continued.)
nounced that the voyage from which he
“ You're raving, Baumser," said Major had hoped so much had been a total fail
Clutter-buck, excitedly. “ Why, man, th*>;r ure. The cargo was hardly sufficient to
name« are above suspicion. They are defray the working expenses. As the mer
looked upon as the soundest vucern in chant read it, hia head drooped over the
the city."
table and be groaned aloud. Another of
“ Dat may be; dat may be,” the Ger
man answered stolidly. "W hat 1 know I
know, and what I aay I aay.”
“ And how d’ye know it ) D’ye tell me
that you know more about it than the
hiea on 'Change and the firms that do
business with them)“
“ I know what 1 know, and 1 any what
I aay,” the other repeated.
“ And you won’t tell mo where you
U Amanufacturer o f aaddlad la credited
with the statement that one o f the boat
o f -polish«* for riding saddles nod bri
dles la new rn'flk. Thla ahould not h«;
rubbed In the leather, however, until
the latter hai been cleaned with 'slight
ly w a n t water and soap. Hard-work
ing stock aaddlaa can be* kept In good
condition by thoroughly rubbing with
three parts o f palm oil and on# o f
neatsfoot after flrat washing with soap
and water. For the leather lining of
i oung
uiraieffiTon#' aneerca.
vi
A l t e l f i fa #
saddles that comas nazt to the boras
course,- he said. Impatiently. “ W ell, go
A t the Kansas Experiment Station there la nothing so good as neatsfoot
on..TWh**t.k?,iWii i * r !T ,
,
. . hogs were fed on a ration o f a lfa lfa oil. The aalt which exudes from the
“ Just this, Earn, that than la no girl h
.
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in the world whom I should like bettor; *“ * *2 ? K * * r f " mWtL * h# «sins anlnuU’s body la very bard on the
to receive a* my danghtoHn-law.
Ah!
« per cent more on this rattan leather. Vigorous and protracted rob
you rogue, you could come round her;
«I»® * ««< > “
Ka® r_f°™ maal bing o f the leather la essential, what
you know you could.“
The old Ssac "
*
" — ~
ever dressing Is used.
poked hie long bony finger In foe dimotion
D lls a C w s B tra U l r t r t I U im .
of hia sou's ribs with grim playfotnsap.
The pure nitrate o f soda, muriate 01
“ Oh, that's the Idea, ta l » r remarked
the Junior partner, with a very nimlaas-
potash,
super-phosphate or ground
ant m ile.
bone, can be used In the garden, hut
“ Yea, that la one way out of our dlffl
unless a person has bad experience or|
cuhlea. She has forty thousand pounds,
handles these very carefully, results MSB—-Cromwell dissolved Parliament.
which would be more than enough to save
are apt to bo disappointing or disas
1806— Fiance declared war against Eng-
foe firm. At foe same time you would
Planta o f which the leaf o r
trous
gain a charming wife.“
stalk are the edible portions moat have
“ I f we are reduced to such an etpadi-
plenty o f nitrogen, which la available
ent I think I can answer for foe n p lt.
In the guano and animal manure.
The girl's not a bad looking one. But yon
said you had several plana. Let na hear
When the root« or fruits are to he
some of foe other ones. I f the wont
eaten, phosphoric acid should be added.
Utrecht.
comes to the wlrst I might consent to
In tbe shape o f wood ashes or super1 nfift-BenJamin
that—-on condition, of course, that I
phosphate. Ground bone la too alow In
the Houae
ahould have foe whole management o f the
becoming available-.
the stamp a
money.“
’
*
“ Quite so— quite so.“ his father Said
hurriedly. “ That’s a dear, good lad. As
you aay, when all other things fail we
can always fall back upon that. A t pres
ent I intend to raise as much monty lu
I can upon our credit, and Invest it in
such a manner as to bring in a large and
immediate profit.”
“ And how do you intend to do foist“
his eon asked doubtfully.
“ I intend,” mid John Qlrdlestonfi, sol
emnly rising op and leaning hia elbow
against foe mantelpiece, “ I Intend to
make a corner in diamonds.“
Mrs. Robins was in foe habit of fur
nishing her lodgers with na evening meet
at a small sum per head. There was only
n certain amount of bread and butter sup
plied for this, however, and those who
came late were likely to find an empty
platter. The two Bohemians telt that
ths subject was too gsave a one to tr-fle
with, so they suspended their Judgment
upon the Girdles tones while they clut
tered down to the dining room.
C H A PTE R IV.
Although not a whisper had been heard
o f it in ordinary commercial circles, there
was some foundation for the forecast
which Von Baumser had made aa to the
fate of foe great house of Glrdleetooe.
For some time back matters had been go
ing badly with the African traders I f
the shrewd eyea of Major Tobias Clutter-
back w en unable to detect any indica
tions of tide state of affairs in tee man
ner or conversation at the Junior partner,
ths reason simply was that that gentle
man was entirely ignorant of tbe immi
nent danger which hang over nis head.
A s far aa he knew, tbe concern was as
prosperous and as flourishing aa it had
been at the time of the death of John
H*rston.
The momentous secret w ii
locked in the breast of his grim old
father, who bore it about with him as
the Spartan lad did the fox— without a
quiver or groan to indicate the care
which was gnawing at his heart. Placed
face to face with rain, Gird last one fought
against it desperately, and. witnal. cool
ly and warily, throwing sway jo chance
« i i leaving no stone unturned. AboVe
all, he exerted himself—and exerted him
self successfully— to prevent any rumor
o f foe critical position of the firm from
leaking out ta the city.
Many things had contributed towards
this state of affairs. Tbe fim had been
involved in a succession of misfortune*,
aoma.Juu»wn h A jp e world, end others
known to no one save the eider Gird'e-
stooe.. Lines of fine vessels from Liv«:-
pooi atad from Hamburg were tunning *o
tbe West coast of Africa, and competi
tion had cut down freightage to the low
est possible point. Where toe Girdle-
stones bad ones held atyaost a monopoly
there were now many in the field. Again
the negroes of tbe coast were becoming
educated, and had a keen eye to busi
ness, so that the old profits were no
longer obtainable. Tbe days had g o «:
by when dint-lock guns and Manchester
prints could he weighed in the oalance
against ivory and gold dust.
the bouse o f Glrdlestone. Finding that
their fleet of old soiling vessels were too
slow and dumsy to compete with more
modern ships, they had bought in tv/o
fitst-rate steamers. One «a s foe Provi
dence, a fine screw vessel of twelve hun
dred teas, and ths ofofcr was tne Even
ing Star, somewhat smaller in sise, hut
both classed A 1 at Lloyd's. The foriner
east twenty-two thousand jouoda. aid
tbs latter seventeen tbonmpd. Now, Me.
Qkdlestooe had always had a weakness
io r petty savings, and W this Instance he
determined not to insure hia new vessels.
I f the crasy old tubs, fa r which he had
paid fancy premiums for so many years
with aa eye to sa ultimate profit, met
with no disaster, wnrelf those new power
ful clippers ware safe. It chanced, how-
osar. by strange lock that as tae Even
ing Star was steaming up Channel ta a
dense tag an her return from her second
voyage. She ran right into foe Providence,
Liverpool upon her third outward trip.
The Providence was ahsast eut ta two,
and sank within five minutes, taking down
foe captain and six of the crew, while tin
Evening Star wus so such damaged about
foe bowa that aha put lato Falmouth in
a staking saadMoo. That day’s work
oast the African firm more than five-and-
one of foe chairs. It was evident font
something had ruffled his temper.
“ Good morning,“ he said brusquely,
nodding his bend to his father.
s
“ What’s foe matter with you) Too
don’t look yourself, and haven’t for sons
time back.”
“ Business worries, my boy, business
worries,” John Glrdlestone answered
wearily. “ I have not got a giod balance
at foe banker's”
“ Pretty fair, pretty felr," hU son said,
knowingly, picking up the long thin vol
ume la which the finance of the firm was
recorded, and tapping It .cgainet the ta
ble.
“ Bat the figure* there are not correct.
M fW V p p . Id.
. still more huskily.
“ We hare not got nearly so mack as
that.”
“ What P roared the Junior partner.
“ Hush ! Don’t let the clerks hear you.
W e hare very little. In tan. E n », we
have next to nothing in the hank It is
For a moment the young man stood mo-
tionlem. glaring at his father. H ie ex
pression of incredulity which had appear
ed on his features faded aw a; before the
««-neatness of the other, and was re
placed by a look of such malignant pas-
C B A P T lh
each side. When ready to unload,
loosen books, awing gate down and,
M tt la supported by a chain on each
side, you can. stand on It and com-
Pays to Raisa White gagas.
Aa lagllsk Assaalty.
T w o l.a psss ot M em ory.
Mother—Tommy, what did I say I ’d
do to yon i f yon touched that Jam
again)
Totamy— Why, It's funny, ma, that
yon should forget, too- I ’m blamed if
I can remember 1— Philadelphia Tele
graph.
Tukos Ma O w i
« a it .
Common white beans are a good
nop for the farm er to grow, i f they
are grown under the best method*
Good-sized seed should be planted
rather than small seed, and the plant
ing^ should be after the danger o f frost
Is past, aa the leaves o f beans w ill not
stand fro s t
Tbe farm er should at
least raise enough for bis fam ily,
Which can easily be done on a very
small strip o f land that has been only
moderately manured. This small de
mand for manure la due to the fact
that bean plant roots have on them
nodules containing bacteria which
gather nitrogen from the air. W hite
beans need food cultivation, ao that
tbe soli around tbe ro^te, can be well
treated, which favors the development
o f the nodules.
1871— Paris surrendered to the Germane
sons : It is a fine market adrt, often sell-1
after a siege of 131 days.
log In tbe markets for double the price 1878— The Russians occupied Kaxan.
o f the early white turnip. It la also a 1889— Three million dollar fire In Buffalo^
splendid keeper and la usually free
from a ll sponginess.
W h ile It cannot
bo planted as late as the early turnip*,!
governorship contest in favor of
It can be naed as a follow crop after | / James E. Boyd, Democrat,
early peas, provided the seed la sown t895—Japanese captured Wei-Hai-Wei
not later than July 10.
from tbe Chinese.
Angle Ir s s fs r Pasts.
Angle iron Is being used for making
fence posts with great success. One o f
the valuable features la that a post of
thla description may be driven In place
by a heavy mallet, and digging la,
therefore, unnecessary. A non-cllmbable
fence Is made by bending tbe post-ao
that there la an overhang o f tw elve
or eighteen Inches, with the wires
_.
f.V .
7 I ? t°P T*
difficulty o f climbing anch a fence w ill
be apparent at a glance.
1808-Great strike of engineers in Eng-
*antl cmm# t0 an end*
1902— Anglo-Japenese treaty signed,
1800— Frederick V lII. proclaimed King
D*“ ® * * -
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fa r Farm ers,
Th* editor of the Craftsman in ths cur-
r*nt numb*r P »P o*«* tbtt th* federal
aW ‘n bringing sbou* a much
needed reform ta tbe industrial system of
th* United State, by extending the work
0f ^
Department of Commerce' so as
.m .iir.rm e r. in devrlanin«
Cloaalag jDHaldas Vassals.
Unclean drinking vessels are doubt
less tb « Immediate means o f spreading
some o f onr contagious diseases, such
as roup. Roup Is a disease In which
dim e accumulates lu ths months o f the
fow ls and strings out o f their months
when they open them to drink. Noth
ing la easier than for each a fow l to
leave slime in tbe drinking water,
which la then partaken o f be the other
fowls- This leads to the fow ls all be
coming quickly effected. As roup comes
on In tbs fa ll very often when we get
th* changes In temperature at night,
it is necessary that the drinking ves
sels be kept dean and every fow l that
shows signs o f a cold ahould ba taken
at once from the bouse ao that tt w ill
not be poeslble fo r her to «r e a d the
R o ta r n e * «a Uso a i Ouon.
A Missouri farm er has, returned to
tb* «so o f oxen on his farm. -H e says
ho finds then cheaper and better tbau
horses And mule«. In addition to hav
ing oxen fo r general farm work, he
has trained a bull to ran a treadm ill
that pompe water, chnrna hotter and
does all o f that kind o f work. Thla
animal posts a windm ill or gaaoliM
engine “ all to pieces,” and tbs work
heaps his tamper sweat and prsvaata
“Tim e watts for nobody,” slghed th*
sanior partner.
•Tras." rajotnsd th* Junior partner, ' Other fermera ara watdting th* axpsrf-
“bot the office boy worriss «ach aftar- »tant, «®d "b®retisse farms" may sooa
rom
‘ “
illuminated
l810_ Ouada,ou
British
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1818— Spanish Cortes abolished the In
quisition.
1830—Independence of Greece declared
by the allied powers.
1884— Richard Lawrence attempted to
sseaselpats President Andrew Jack-
mood* in ) You would want the capital.
of a Rothschild.”
* “ Not so mock aa you think, my boy, j
for there are not any great amount of
diamonds in the market at any one than t
The yield of the South African fields rag-1
ulatea the price. 1 have had this Idea in '
my bend for some time, and hare studied meats w ill answer, and It w ill be found
tbe details. O f course, I should not at-; superior to anything elaa that can be
tempt to buy In all the diamonds that am used. Green bone, containing a large
in foe market. A small portion o f them proportion o f lean meat, la even better,
would yield profit enough to float the firm provided the tat portions are removed
off again.”
I from tbe bone.
/•
“ But If you have only a part of fo e] It w ill be found cheaper than grain,
supply In your hands, how are you to reg-; because It w ill make eggs. One reason
ulato the market value) You must come' why the hens Jail to lay when they
down to the prices at which other holders
pienty o f grain la that they ra-
A striking difference between out
manners and those o f our English coue
Ins waa shown one day at a garder
party. The hostess, an American, was
speaking to one o f her guests, an En
gl lshwomsn o f rank.
“ Dear Lady B.,” she said, “ hers are
some sandwiches which I made with
my own hands, particularly for you.
Yon know I ’ve often told yon about
our American sandwiches apd how
good they are.
Here are different
aorta, lettuce and cucumbers, if yon
care for ‘grass,’ o r-if yon like a savory
better try the cream cheese ones with
pi men toes. I ’ve some sweet ones, too,
raisins and’ nnta chopped together—
which w ill you try first)”
She held a plate in each hand, a
plats filled with dainty looking sand
wiches, and they ware extended Invit
ingly toward her guest, who looked at
them critically, than said In the dear,
high pitched voice o f the well bred En
glishwoman :
“ Oh, thank yon, so kind o f yon, but
do yon know I never touch th* nawsty
things)” —Cleveland Plain Dealer .
t775 Second pi
Cambridge,
m 8 _ TF ™n7 T *c
01 th* .Un‘ t
^ ajr
1TB,
¡ 7 ^ n. ”
off the coast o f Scotland, first light-
f
John Glrdlestone propounded his Inten
tion with such dignity and emphasis that
ha evidently expected the announn— ant
to coma aa a surprise upon hia son. I f
ao, he was not disappointed, for the
young mao stared open-eyed.
“ A corner in diamonds!” ha repeated
“ How will yon do that?”
“ You know what a corner la,” has fath
er explained. “ I f you buy up nil the
cotton, any, or sugar In the marks«, ao
as to have the whole of it In your own
hands, and to be able to put your own
price on it in selling it agate— font la
called making a corner in wheat or cot
ton. I intend to make a corner ta dia-
r . j f ' . T , rr
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quire a change, find meat supplies the
“ H a -h a ! Very good! very ffr o d r fo s
i f the ^
f , t> flT e
old merchant aakl. shaking his bend good-
f
. ’ . . . __ ,__
humoredly. “ But you don’t quite am my ^
»U ew lnr
plan yet. You have not altogether grasp-, «“ ®tber food for a week or *"0 ,
ed it Allow me to explain to you. I j
th*
remilta.— Column's Rural
did some business in diamonds mvself World.
“ We most have It baek. father; we most,
by fair means or fool. Yon must do It,
for It waa yon who lost i t What can
we do) How long have we to do it In?
Is this known In the d ty ) Oh, I shall
be steamed to show my face on ’Change.”
So he rambled on half-maddened by the
pictures of the future which rose up In
his mind.
“ Be calm, Exra. be calm !” hia father
said imploringly. “ We have many chanosa
yet If we only make ths best of them.
Thera is no use lamenting the past/ I
freely confess that I was wrong ta using
this money without your knowledge, bnt
I did It from the best of motives. We
most put onr bends together now to re
trieve onr losses, and there are many
ways ta which that may be done. I want
your dear common sense to help me ta
tbe matter.”
“ Pity yon didn’t apply to that befoew,“
Ears aaid sulkily.
“ I have suffered for not doing so,” the
old man answered meekly. "In consider
ing how to rally under this grievous af
fliction which has coma upon us, we most
rensssteer that our credit la a great re
source, and one on which we have never
drawn. That given na a broad margta to
help as while we are carrying oat oar
plans for foe future."
“ What will our credit be worth whan
this matter leaks o a t)"
“ Bnt It can’t leak ant No one suspects
It for s moment. They might imagine
that ws are suffering from som* tempo
rary depression at trade, bnt no one could
potidhta know foe and troth. I have
■ a rly L a w s ,
Frequently a pullet starts laying be-
fore the others and continues to lay
well all the year; such a one should be
carefully watched and her eggs saved
providing sufficient sisé was attained
before abe begun laying. Other pul
lets w ill lay a few eggs in tbe autum
and then cease until spring; these
should, o f course, be discarded. Those
that begin laying prematurely ant not
desirable, as they should attain the
alan characteristic o f their breed be-
beos ose it wffl hunry fer nobody.* ba afl flta iaft
MsCurAy Lau gh s a « Suits.
Richard A. McCurdy, former president
*f ths Mutual L ife Insurance Company,
who has spent two years in Europe, rw-
oently returned to his home in Morris
town, N. J. When asked about the suits
for restitution of several million dol
ls re which the management of hia old
company has brought against hia* h*
laughed and said; “ I have lawyeraNutd
they will take car* of the suits. They are
oot worth talking about. I am 73 years
»id. The real quaetiou la which will h it