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v ffa tm «Id * blow at tho ntrchtst, and throwing himself upon tho M r p t k lS bora«, regardless o f a ballot front the Ut- ter’i carbine, he galloped away and wda speedily o a t-o f range. A i to Williams, from the beginning o f tbe ekirmlah. be had lain face downward« upon tbe ground, tw ietlng hie thin I ha be about In an agon ; o f fear, and bowling for mercy, " H e ’e gone,” B om eaid, ruefully, gas- Ing a fter tbe fugitive. “ W e have nothing to go after him with.” “ I V well nigh gone myself,” «aid tbe policeman, mopping ap the Mood from hi« stab, which woe more painful than dan- geroua “ H e baa given me a naaty prod.” “ N ever mind, my friend, yon «hall -iet be the loeer. Get up” — this to W illia m « A. C O N A N OOYLE C H A P T E R V 111.-•—( Continued.) T h e meeting Just described took plats Upon a Tuesday, early in November. On tbe Saturday Esra Oirdlestoae had fully made up bis mind to turn his back upon tbe diggings and begin his homeward journey. He was pining for the plea-h ares o f his old London life, and was W*ary o f the perpetual glare o f tbe South A frican son. H is task waa done, too, and It would be well for him to be at a dis tance before the diggers discovered the. ■winner in which they had been hoaxed. H e began to peck his boxes, therefore, and to make every preparation fo r his depart ure. * some support. H e had his hand to his chest, and as he breathed a ghastly whist ling sound ««m e from the wound, and spurts o f blood rushed from his mouth. H is glased ayes ware fixed upon the man who had shot him, and a curious smile' played about his thin lips, v ‘fOame hers, M r. Girdles tone,” he croak ed, “ come hers.” _ Esra strode over to him with a face a t inexorable as fate. , “ You 've dons fo r me,“ said Farlntoah faintly. “ I t ’s a queer and fo r the bast man o f his year a t T rin ity — master o f arts, air, sad Jacksonian prise-man. N ot much worth now, la it T *’ W h o’d have thought then that I should have disk like a 4og In this wilderness? W h a t’s tbe H e was busily engaged in this employ ment upon the Wednesday evening when there was a tap at the door and Farin- •nsh walked in, aorompanied by Burt and W illiam s. Girdles tone glanced up at them, and greeted them Briefly. H e was rist surprised at their visit, for they had oasae together several times before to re port progress or make arrangements. F ar intneh bowed aa he entered the room, Burt nodded, and W illiam s rubbed his hands together and looked amiably bilious. “ W e looked in. Mr. Griddlestone,” F a > intoeh begun, “ to le a n if yon had any E tra said curtly. “ I am going oa Satur day. I have made s mistake in speculat- lag oa those diamonds. Prices ars sink ing lower and lower.” “ I am sorry to hear that,” said Farin- toah, sympathetically. “ Maybe the m ar ket w ill take a turn.” •d. “ I t doeen’t look like It.” Quick ss a flash Burt sprang upon him and struck kim down with a life-preserv- er. W ith a gasping cry and a heavy thud Exra fell face downwards upon the floor, a great gash in hia head. “ Very neat— very pretty Indeed!” cried the ex-person, in a- quiet tone o f critical satisfaction, as a connoisseur might speak o f s specimen which interested hhn. H e was already busy at tbe door o f the safe. “ W ell done, Mr. Burt, well done!” cried W illiam s in a quivering voice. “ H ere are the stones,“ said Farintosh. (a the same quiet voice. • “ H ere are some notes and gold. W e may as well have them, too. Now, tie the bag carefully. T h a t's the way. I f we meet any one on tha stairs, take it coolly. Turn that lamp out, William s, so that i f any one looks In he’ll aee nothin. Come alon g!” Tbe gu ilty trio stole out o f the room, bearing their plunder with them, and walked down the stairs o f the hotel u nmol sated and unharmed. T h e moon as it rose over the veldt that sight shone on three horsemen spurring It along the Capetown road as though their very lives depended upon their speed. Its calm, d ear rays streamed over the st i n t roofs o f Kim berley and In through a particular window o f the Oriental Hotel, throwing silvery patches upon the carp»t and casting strange shadows from the fig ure which lay aa it had fallen huddled in an ungainly heap upon the floor. C H A P T E R IX . Bara waa endowed with rare vitality, which enabled him not only to shake off the effects o f hie mishap, but to do so In an extraordinary short space o f time. There waa a groan from the prostrate fly- ura, then a feeble movem ent then another and a louder groan. Gradually raising h lp a d f upon his elbow, he Idbked around ban in a bewildered «ray, w ith his othsr hand pe n «« I to the wound at the hack o f his head, from which a few A a m w lit tle rivulets q f blood were still meander ing. H is -glance wandered vaguely over tht table and tbe chairs and the w alk, un til it reeled upon the safe. H e could see la tbe moonlight that It whs open, and empty. In a moment the whole dreum- etnaces o f the case came hack to him, and he staggered to the bell with a hoarse cry • f rage and o f despair. W hatever Esra’s faults may have bean. Irresolution or want o f courage were not amostg them. In a moment he grasped tbe situation, sod realised that it was ah- eoluteiy essential that he should set, and a t ooce. Tha stones must be recovered, or utter and irretrievable ruin stared hire in the face. A t k k cries and ringing the landlord and several attendant« white and black, came rushing into the room. “I ’ve been robbed and assaulted,” Esra said, steadying himself against the man telpiece, fo r he waa tr ill weak and giddy. “ D on't all start cackling, but do what 1 ash you. Light the lamp I” . ' T h e k m p waa lit, and there vras a mur mur from the little knot o f em ploye« re enforced by some k t e loungers at the bar, aa they saw tha disordered roem-aad rite great crimson patch upon the carpet. “ I k e thieves called at ntae,” m id Esra, talking rapidly, bat collectedly. “ Their names were Farlntoah, Burt and W il lia m « I t is now half-post ten, so (hey have no very great start. You, Jamieson, and yon Van Muller, run out and find If three men have been seen getting away. Perhaps they took a foiggy. Go up and Aram, and aak all yon aee. You, J o n s « go as hard aa yon can to Inspector Alnslte. T e ll hhn there has been robbery and at tempted murder, and say that 1 want M i l a doaen o f h k beet mounted men— not h k beet m e « yon understand, bat hk front, hia head down and 'h is body fo r ward, getting every possible inch o f pace out o f the animal. A t Ms heels cams Esra, on his gallant grey, the blood-eta im ed handkerchief flattering from hia head. H e waa sitting very straight In hia saddle with a net, stern smile upon hia lips. In his right hand he held a cocked revolver. A hundred yards or so behind them the tw o remaining troopers came toiling along horse up. "T h ere’s some on« coming to wards us,” he cried. | Esra and the troopers halted their pant ing steeds. Through the uncertain light they saw a solitary horseman riding down the road. A t first they had thought that it might possibly be one o f the fugttlvee who had turned, but as he came nearer they perceived that it waa a stranger. H is clothes were so dusty and hia horse so foam-flecked and weary that R was evident that he also had le ft many a long mile o f road behind him. “ H a ve yon seen three men on horse back?** cried Bara, aa be approached. “ I spoke to them,” the traveler an swered. “ Th ey are about half a mile ahead.” “ Come on ! Come on !” Bars shouted. “ I am bringing news from Jagersfon- teln------ ’’ the man said. “ Come o n !” Ear* Interrupted, furious ly. and the homes stretched their stiff limbs into a feeble, lumbering gallop. Esra and the sergeant shot to the front, ind the others followed as beet they might. Suddenly in the stillness they heard for aw ay a doll rattling sound like the cat- ter o f distant castanets. “ I t ’s thMr horses’ h o o fs!” cried Esra, and the troop ers behind raised a cheer to show that they, too, understood the significance o f the sound. It waa a wld, lonely spot, where the plain was bare even o f the scanty foliage which usually covered it. Here and there great granite rocks protruded from the brown soil aa though Nature's covering had in bygone days been rent until her gaunt bones protruded through the wound. Aa Esra and the sergeant swept round a sharp torn in the road they saw some little way ahead o f them the three fugitives, enveloped in n cloud o f dost. Almost nt the same moment they heard a about sad crash behind them, and, lookr tng round, saw a confused heap upon the ground. T h e horse o f the leading trooper had fallen from pare fatigue, and had rolled over upon Its rider. T b e other trooper had dismounted, and was endea voring to extricate hi« companion. “ L e t oa see i f he is hurt,” the sergeant cried. " O n ! o n !” shouted Esra, whose passion waa increased by the eight o f the thieves. “ N o t a foot back.” “ Ha may have broken hia neck,” grum bled the sergeant, nnallnglng hie carbine. “ H ave your pistol ready, sir. w e shall be op with them la a few m in u te« apd they may (how fight.” They w e t« yp with them rather sooner than the policeman expected. Farlntoah, finding that speed was o f no avail, *nd that the number o f hie pursuers waa now reduced to two, had recourse to strategy. There waa a sharp turn hi the road a hun dred yards ahead, and on reaching It the three flung themselves off their horses and lay down behind cover. A s Bara and the sergeant, the grey h on e and the hay, came thundering round the curve, there waa 4 fierce splutter o f pistol shots from amongst tbs bushes, sad tbs grey sank down upon Its knees with a sobbing moan, struck m ortally in the hand. Esra sprang to Ms fast, and rushed at the ambuscade, while the sergeant, who had been glased on tbs cheek by the drat volley. Jumped from Me horse and followed him. B art and Farlntoah met them foot to foot with all (he Saxon gallantry which underlies the Saxon brutality. B art stabbed at the sergeant and struck him tkrouffii tha " I d enjoy myself the same way. rm not penitent, Mr. N o deathbed sniveling about me, or abort cats into heaven. T h a t’s not what I wanted to any, though. I have a choking in the throat, bat I dare say yon can hear what I am d rivin g at. Yon met a man driving towards Jacobe ds), did yon net?” Burn nodded sullenly. “ You didn’t speak to him? T o o busy trying to catch yours truly, eh? W ill yon have your stones buck, fo r they are In tha bag by m y aide, bat they’ll not be vary much good to yon. The little spec w on't come o ff this time. Yon don't know what tho news wss that the man waa bring in g?" ' v A vague feeling o f Impending m isfor tune stole over Esra. H e ebook his bead. “ H ie news waa,” said Farlntoah, lean ing up upon his ha ml, “ that fresh dia mond fields have Been discovered at Ja- gersfonteln. In tha Orange F re e State. So Russia or no Russia, stones w ill not rise. H a ! h a ! w ill not rise. Look e t Ula fa c e ! It's whiter than mine. H a l h at h a !” W ith the laugh upon his Ups, a great flow o f blood stopped the elergy- n a a 's utterance, end he rolled slowly ever upon his ftlde, a d e a l man. (T o be continued.) V e l a « at H am aa. L Hom ua la decaying vegetable m a t te r In the to ll. 2. I t le th e storehouse o f nitrogen, th e m oet expen sive and the moot a eo eeeary o f a ll plan t fo o d « 3. I t contains tb e flood upon w hich th e soil organism s live, whose func tion la to con vert organ ic nitrogen Into n itra tee la ord er to be a va ila b le fo r the nae o f plants. I t m a te ria lly a » eteta In decom posing th e m in eral con stituents o f tba soli, such as potash and phosphoric a d d , m akin g them a v a ila b le fo r the nee o f plants. 4. I t Increases the p o w er o f the soil to hold w a te r w ith ou t becoming w ater-logged. 5. I t m akes cla y soil m ore open and friab le. I t serves t o , com pact sandy soil and In creases Its drouth-re sistin g pow er. 8. I t preven ts w ashing to a g rea t e x te n t; thereby d im in ish in g the loss o f fe r t ilit y by th a t cause. T. Roll filled w ith humus m ore read ily adm its th e a ir ao necessary to all useful plan t grow th. & T h e re appears to be a distin ct wings, th e la tte r fastened to the m id relationship betw een tbe am ount o f hu d le section by % loch bolts 8 % Inches mus In tha soil and tba am ount o f long, on w hich the w in gs fo ld v e ry a va ila b le n itrogen therein. I t has been easily. T b e teeth a re scattered o v e r observed th a t w hen it Is absent from the h arrow ao th a t they a r e 's Inches or th e soli theife Is a d istin ct reduction m ore apart, and y e t ca t e v e ry 8 Inches, o f , t h e a b ility o f th a t soil to g ro w and a re placed in th e h arrow sloping crops. H ence Id practice In ord er to back, about 20 to 29 degrees fro m a obtain tb e best crops w e h a ve to r e perpendicular. T h e y cut Just as w ell sort to b arn yard m anure ra th er than and d o not cstch as I f placed In p e r tb e nae o f Concentrated fertilis e rs .— pendicular, and a re easier on man and R u ral W orld . , • team. I have beddles to th e m iddle section o f mine, and a rope fro m each Some apple g ro w ers h ave been using heddle to the outside corner o f each Wing, ao as to l i f t It conveniently and the gra d in g board shown in th e fig A common board d r place o f I can pass rea d ily between ure. quickly. b e fo re the trees or stumps leas than 8 fe e t a p a r t pasteboard is hung up In th is board h olts e ra cot I t la Just th e th in g fo r orchards and w ip er. rough ground, w h ile on d e a n smooth tb e else o f va rio u s tiers, sooh ss three, ground it w ork s Just as weU as any th ree and o n »-h a lf and fo u r tier, etc. other sm oothing harrow .— A . J. Urn- A s the apples a re w ip ed th ey a re prop h olt». ■ . e r ly tiered . T h o a d van tage o f thle m ethod Is th a t the p a d u r a h a ve the Ckeeae V a i n r a is e Cetera. a p p let p ra ctica lly g r a d e d and can do A ccord in g t o a recent consular r e port about 2,000 Im ported em pty Ga- m em ber! cbeeae boxes, bearing the names o f w ell-know n French cheeses, w ere im ported a t N ew Y o rk on one steam er recently. D u ty had to be paid on th e p rin ted m atter on th eir labels and another duty dn th e Im port ed boxes. A ccord in g to s N e w Y o rk trade Journal, these boxes a re d istrib uted in N ew Y o r k State, filled and sold much m ore w o rk in n d ay, a n d a fte r in th is country, and represented ss the first h a lf d a y the w ip ers can nan- being m ade abroad. I t Is said th at a lly accomplish fu lly as much as w ith m any d ealers claim th at th eir dom estic tha old method.— D en ver F arm . cheeses when p a t up In the Im ported boxes, can not be told from tbe im port ed brands excep t by e x p e r t « 2,006 Should excess!vs w in d s blow tb e top o f a tree out o f shape, w hich o ften oc c u r « cut It o u t lea vin g a n early erect southwest branch to become tbe nets cen tral Mem. Shallow , loosely planted trees som etim es blow over. T h e y may be put back by exca va tin g on th e op posite side and pushing the tree back, tam pin g the ea rth as firm ly as possible on tb e side tow a rd w hich It leaned. C a re should be taken not to wrench the roots loose In this operation. C n t t la « Buck Trees. ' In h igh ly In terestin g experim ents at tha W oburn (E n g la n d ) experim ental fr u it fa rm In cu ttin g back apple trees when planted the u ltim ate result waa found to be th a t trees not cut back un t il tha end o f the drat y e a r continued to fo rm w ood in subsequent y e a r « and tb e crop borne by them d u rin g the first ten yea rs w aa on ly one-third o f that borne by those which w a rs cut back when planted. In the ration -fed fa rm anim ate either a lfa lfa o r d o y a r should be given to balance the corn. E ith er one o f these legum es w ill lik ew ise be needed to “ b alan ce" th e effects o f corn on the soli. C onsiderable plan t food, asps d a l l y nitrogen, la rem oved from the s o li for corn, w h ite a lfa lfa or- d o v a r ! ga th ers a g rea t deal o f nitrogen from | th e a ir and places It back in tha poll. L o v e la D e a f. “ A n d you m ean to say th a t football p la y e r klaaed you 7” exclaim ed tha Irate mother. “Y e « m s,” rep lied the blushing daughter. “ W h y, the id e a ! D idn ’t I ta ll you If be triad to kim you to ya ll ‘ S to p !’ aa loud aa you could?” " I — I did, urn, but ha had ou h k ea r gu ards and couldn’t b ear d m .” M lggles— T h e re ’s m ore tru th than p oetry In that old saw, ^ W b a rs there Is omoke there Is f i r s ” W lg g le e — W h a t do you kn ow about It? M lggles— I t w a s against fo e rates to amoks In tha office w h e n I w aa em p lo y ad. I lit a ciga rette and w a s fired. In trim m in g trees fo e wound m ads d o a e to (h e trunk w ill soon heal over, w h ile fo e wound g jp s d e by cutting off tbe lim b tw o o r th ree inches from fo e trunk leads to decay and som etim es causes th e u ltim ata loss o f tb e tre e Itself. or oy cu ttin g o ff a lim b (676— Indians attacked - Weymouth^ Maa% the settlers of 1704— Indiana attacked and destroyed town o f Deerfield, Maas. 1780— British House o f Commons passed ' tbs Stamp act. 1777— South Carolina m ilitia defeated a large Owes o f American royalists. 1780— R us^a issued a declaration o f armed neutrality. 1788— Danmark acknowledged tha tndw pendence o f tho United States. 1787— Th o Bank o f England suspended cash payments. 1831— Poles » Prague. dafeated the Russians at (832— Polahd declared a part o f Russia. (842— Lord Ellen borough appointed g o v sraor general o f India. 1847— Americana defeated the M exican« in ’ battle at Sacramento, CaL 1897— Beginning o f Merhampore. Indian mutiny at 1881— N ew constitution o f Austrian eu r .p irn declared. 1871— Cengrese net apart tha Y e llo w stone valley aa a national p a r k . . . . A joint commission met in Wash* ington to nettle disputes between the United States and G reat Britain. 1878— Committee on tbe Credit M obilier o f oae o f the United States Senators implicated. 1881— Boers defeated the British at M s- Juba H ill. 1886— French troops suffered a disastrous defeat at Madagascar. 1888— Union Square theater, N ew destroyed for fire. York, 1880— Receivers appointed for the B al timore and Ohio railroad? 1000— Gen, Cronje and the Boer forces surrendered to the B ritish . . . . R e lie f 6f Ladysmith, after a siege o f 120 day« W s t t r k g the H orse. , A successful horse ra iser sa y s : count tho sw allow s m y horses take w h ile drin k in g a p a ilfu l. Jgome take la rg e r sw a llow s than o t h e r « but I know them all. I f I am out on tha to a d and com e to a trough, I g e t out and count w h ile m y borne d r in k « ao th a t ha w ill not take too m ocb a t once. I g iv e w ater often , aud so keep m y horses f r e t from bow el trouble caused by overd rin k in g.” 1800— Beginning o f tbe battle at Muk den, Manchuria, between the Rus sians and Japaness. “1 An In t e r n e t s «« Contest. Rev. A . O. Gates o f Hutchinson, Kan., Is endeavoring to Interest prison chap lains throughout the country In an Inter- prison literary contest, a fter the type o f an Intercollegiate prise competition. T b e subject proposed k “ W hat la T ru e L ib e r ty ; Its V a lu « and H ow Obtained.” T h e composition may be in either prose o r poetry, J P H but must be the Ividnal work o f tha prisoner subm ittinf the mean- W o o d Ashes. script. The prises are to be one o f $25, I t Is seldom th a t a fa rm e r can ac one of $15, one o f |9 and five o f $1. cum ulate a sufficient am ount o f wood These prises a n offered, “ not with tha ashes fo r a la rg e field, but on fa rm i belief that they are o f su (Scient value te w here wood la used there la a lim ited call out the beri efforts o f the w r it e r « supply w hich can be pu t to pood usl but in the bops that they may serve in on tbe garden o r on tha young clover. adding interest to the result, and be aa Ashes a n excellen t also oa n il grass expression to some alight degree a f tbe lauds and ha o r c h a r d « T h e y a n ap donor’s gratitude fo r the a rtlck submit plied broadcast. In any q u a n tity d e ted aa a subject so full o f lauréat to all o f ps.” sired, as m any as 100 bushels p er aera having been used on certain s o il« W a a ld W l l h t r s w g»5,OOO.OOO. - A recommended roup c a rs fo r chick- «n s Is to ta k e tw o parts sw eet oil, One p a rt gum camphor, one p a rt tur pontine. T o each ounce o f t h k m ixtu re add ten « r a in s menthol and one tea- spoonful llsterlne. T a k e a sm all drop syringe or o il can and put th is remedy Into tha ro o f o f tba month and In the nostrils tw ic e a day. S a w d a a f aa Steal. P s h s B o tes. Saw dust Is tu rned in to transportable M an y orch ard lots m ake a g n a t m l» fo a l In G erm any by a v e ry sim ple p ro cess I t Is beated under high steam tak e p lan tin g trees to o deep. pressure u ntil tb e resinous Ingredients B a g g in g dow n corn has a grea t deal becom e sticky, when it is pressed in to la Its fa vo r, b a t tb e boggin g proceet should be finished b efore h ea vy snow » come. A tu rn ip saad increases its ow n w eig h t fifteen tim es In s minute. On p ea t grounds tu rnips b a va b a n found to Increase by g ro w th 14888 tim es tb s w eig h t o f tbslg osad each d a y they stood 1048— Assassination o f tbs Indians by tbs Dutch at Pavonla, N.‘ J. jA* 1073— Charles I I . leased Virginia to L o rd Culpeper and tha E arl o f Arlington. 1881— Yuma, Arts., nearly destroyed by flood. K s U s g S w a m p L a n g T illa b le . A drain age ditch tw en ty-fou r antf one-quarter m llaa long th a t w ill drain 85,000 acres o f Io w a lan d la fa irly W h e n H e re e a A r e l a C w M t k s . under w a y In Monona and H arrison A bright, cl b ar eye, a b rillia n t coat, C ou n ties I t w ill cost about $750,000, high s p irit and m ettle, are good signs aud w ill em pty Into th e M issouri R iv e r o f p e rfe c t c o n d itio n ’ In the b on e. T o Just a little Above th e tow n o f L ittle th is m igh t be added sufficient flesh th or Sioux. T b a sw am p land reclaim ed w ill ou gh ly to “ round him o u t ” but not m ake some o f th e m ost valu ab le farm enough to in te rfe re in tb e sligh test de lan d In the State. gree w ith b is n atu ral action, w hich on no account m o st-h a impeded. Penning, (570— Excommunication o f Qnean B ilan» beth by Pops Plus V. 1081— B irth o f H enry Stubbs, “ tha moat ' noted Latin and Greek scholar o f his age.” T b s advan tage o f testin g each e a r ot •sad corn separately is th a t n early all tba poor seed can be th row n o u t I f on ly one o a r in each bushel la found to be k m * " * » * U w ill pay to d e tb e too» From all the money tenters o f the coun try come report* o f bank deposits again up to or exceeding tba normal before the panic. Thte being the case, the Secre tary o f the Treasury has made a further withdrawal o f public'funds from the de positary banks to the amount o f 29 par cent o f their holdings, where tha total k $100,000 qr mote, 10 par cent payable oa or before March 9, and the rest oa March 28. Under this call about $35,- 000,000 w ill be returned. State Oem m laetoas U g s L T b e N ew York Court o f A p p e a l« by a unanimous vota, has sustained the consti tutionality o f the former 8 t«te Gas C o o k mim ihn. This decision k considered as practically affirming the validity o f tho Public Servfce Commission law, which merged the duties o f aerarsi separate com missions into two general bodie« on# h av ing jurisdiction In New York C ity and tho other is the remainder o f th o,S tate O e e tly B e w B a n k B a l l a l a * . I k # National C ity Bank o f N «w York, commonly known se the Itandard O il tom house on W a ll street, which It pur chased some years age. On th k site it k planned te erect the most Imposing bank structura in the world, to ha tweaty- flvs stories high and oast over $2.500,000. I t k said te be the desire o f the bank affidate to erect a building font w ill re mind people o f fo e Bank o f England, while being mora magnificent and
