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1 g ilt’s
money, Could we not get the
porary use of it?”
“ Imponsible !** his father answered with
a sigh. “ It is ao tied up in the will that
•he cannot sign it away herself until she
cornea of age. There is no »ray o f touch­
ing It except by her marriage— or by her
death.”
“ Than ure most have it by the only
"Aad°that is?”**
“ I must marry her."
“ You w ill?”
” 1 shall. Here la a y hand on It.'
“ Then we are saved," cried the old man,
throwing up hia tremulous hands. “ Gir-
dlestone A Son will weather the storm
yet.”
“ It win depend upon yourselves, D
you prove yourself to be • man o f honor
in this matter I nmjr be inclined to emo­
tion your addresses.
In the meantime,
you must fiv e me your word'to let It rest,
and neither to attempt to spsa^ to M m
Harston nor to see her, nor to allow your
parents to communicate with k w
The
last condition may seem to you to be
hard, but, in my eyes, it Is a very Impor­
tant one. Unless you can bring yourself
to promise all this, my duty will nompel
me to remove my ward entirely out of
your reach, a course which would be pain­
ful to her and inconvenietit to myself "
“ But I must let her know of this ar­
rangement. I must tell her that yon hold
oot hopes to us on condition that wo hasp
apart for a time.
“ It'w on d be cruel not to allow yon to
do that,” Oirdleatone answered. “ You
may send her one letter, but, remember,
there shall be po reply to It."
“ Thank you, s ir ; thank you !** Tom
cried, fervently. “ I have something to
live for now- . This separation will but
make our hearts grow fonder.
What
change can time make in either of us?"
“ Quite so,” said John Girdlestone, with
a smile. “ Remember, there must be no
more walking through the square. You
must remain absolutely apart If you wish
to gain my consent.”
“ It is hard, very, very hard. But I will
promise to do It.
What would I not
promise which would lead to our earlier
▲ llftla practice
union?”
“ That is settled then. In the meantime,
I should be obliged if you would go down
to the docks and look after the loading of
the transferable corrugated iron houses
for New Calabar.”
“ A ll right, air, and thank you for your
kindness,” said Tom. bowing himstlf out.
He hardly knew whether to be pleased or
grieved over the remit of his interview;
but on the whole, satisfaction prevailed,
since at the worst it was but to wait for
year or ao, while there seemed to be
some hopes o f gaining the guardian’s con­
sent before that. On the other hand, he
had pledged himseTT to separate from
Kate, but that would, he reflected, only
make their reunion the sweeter.
When the hour of luncheon arrived no
thought o f food was in the lad'e head,
but, burying himself in the back parlor
o f a little Black wall public house, he call-
e l for pen, ink and paper, and proceeded w ,u t u b l | on, to ^ v o poets in toll
to Indite a letter to •>>• ^
^
7 / , that seem, too hard. The rig I . useful
was so much love and comfort and ad-
.
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vice and hope compressed into the limits
putting down driven wells,
of four sheets o f paper er contained in
T o drive a well 114-Inch pip« to P*w
the A r r o w boundary o f a single envelope, ferred. The lengths should not be
Tom read it over after
he had finished, ' over 6 fe e t The first pipe to be driven
and felt that it feebly
expressed hia must have a point o f Iron or steel,
his thoughts; but then, what lover e v e r, Any blacksmith who Is an expert at
yet did succeed in getting hia thoughts welding can readily make a point solid
satisfactorily represented upon paper. |„ the end o f the pipe, and then bore
Having ported this effusion. In which bs numerooa ^ 4 -loch boles in it fo r the
had carefully explained the( condU ons bn- j f l „ t 18 t n c b e a o f i t a , e n f t h a b o T e t h *
“ Bat Oirdleatone becomes • sleeping
partner," said Esra. “ It ’s tor my own
sjke I do it sad not for you re;" with
which frank remark he drew hia hat down
over hia brows and set off for Ecdeoton
square.
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C H A P T E R X.
One day, as Thomas Dhnadale was
Daring the months which Ezra Oirdle-
Stone had spent in Africa the affairs of making hia way cityward at a rather
the firm ia Fenchurch street had been earlier hour than was customary with
exceedingly prosperous. Trade upon the him, he missed the usual apparition at the
Coast had been brisker than usual, and window. Looking round blankly in search
three o f the company’s ships had come in of some explanation of this absence, he
s i short intervals with excellent cargoctl. perceived in the garden a pretty white
Among these was the Black Eagle, which, bennet which glinted among the leaves,
to the astonishment of Captain 11a mil too and on closed inspection a pair of bright
Miggs and the disgust of his employer, eyes, which ’ surveyed him merrily from
had weathered s severe gale in the Chan­ underneath it. The gate was open. .<(
nel. and had arrived safe and sound once may be imagined that he was somewhat
more. This run of luck, supplemented by late at the office that morning and on
the
the business capacity of fhe old merchant many subsequent mornings, until
and the indomitable energy of youug clerks began to think that their new em­
Dimsdale, made the concern look so flour­ ployer wnn losing the enthusiasm for
ishing that the former felt more than ever business which had possessed him.
convinced that if be could but stave off
It chanced that one morning the Inter­
the immediate danger things would soon view between the lovers had lasted rather
right themselves.
Hence he read with longer than usual, and had been concluded
delight the letters from Africa, in which by Kate’s returning to the house, while
his son narrated the success of the con­ Tom remained sitting upon the garden
spiracy and the manner in which the min­ seat lost in such a reverie as affects men
ers had been hoodwinked. The eld man*.) in his position. While thus pleaaautly
igure grew straighter and his step more employed, his thoughts were suddenly re­
Arm as the conviction grew upon him called to earth by the appearance of a
that the company would soon return once dark shadow on the gravel In front of
again to its former condition of affluence. him. and looking up he aaw the senior
It may be imagined, therefore, that partner standing a short distance away
when the rumors o f s bona fide diamond and regarding him with anything but an
And in the Orange Free State came to amiable expression upon his face. He
hi? ears John Oirdleatone waa much agi­ had himaelf been having a morning stroll
tated and distressed. On the same day in the garden, and had overseen the Whole
that by aaw the announcement in the of the recent interview without tbs pre­
papers he received a letter from his son occupied lovers being aware of his pres­
announcing the failure of their enterprise. ence.
A fter narrating the robbery, the pursuit,
“ Are you coming to the office?" lie
toe death of Fanntosh and the announce­ asked sternly, “ if so, we can go together.”
ment o f the new discovery, it gave an ac­
Tom rose and followed him out of ihe
count o f his subsequent movements.
gardens without a word. He knew from
“ As to our speculation, the letter said, the other’s expression that all was known
it is, o f course, all up. Bren when the to him, and hi hia heart he was not sorry.
Ruasian business proves to he s hoax, the His only fear was that the old man’s
price o f stones will remain very low on angsr might fall upon hia ward, and thi«
account o f these new fields. It is possi­ he determined t o . prevent. They wafted
ble tost we may sell our lot at some small' side by side as far as the station in com­
profit, but it won’t be the royal road to a plete silence, but on reaching Fenchurch po,* d " P T h
^
' P °lnt- B efore driving a coupling must
, fortune that jou prophesied, nor will it street Girdlestone asked his young part­ more light-hearted, and returned with re- i
newed
vigor
to
the
loading
of
the
«.rru-|
t,* h‘ a“ d * * * ° n
help the Arm oat e f the rat into which ner to ytep into his private sanctum.
gated iron. He would hardly have f e l t , thread that Is to connect It to Its mate,
you have shoved it. My only regret In
“ Now, sir.” he said, as he closed the
leaving Africa like this ia that Williams door behind him, “ I -think that I have a ao satisfied had he seen John Girdlestone so the thread may not be Injured. Also
receiving that same letter from the hands on top o f this coupling must always
will have no one to prosecute him.”
right to inquire what the meaning may
This letter was s rude shock to the be o f the scene of which I was an Invol­ of the footman, and reading It afterwards rest a block o f lead or seasoned hick-
in the privacy o f his bedroom with a aar- ory, to receive and distribute the con­
African merchant. Within a week o f the untary witness this morning?”
receipt o f it his son Esra, gloomy a<id
“ It means,” Tom answered firmly but dom ic smile upon his face. Still leas con- cuss I on, to preserve the pipe from de­
travel stained, walked into the sanctum gently, “ that I am engaged to Miss Ha.-- tested would he have been had he beheld , itruotlon.
the merchant tearing It into small frag-1 Th e pipe Is driven the earns as a
at Fenchurch street sad confirtnsd a*l ston, and have been for some time.”
anotb er length being attached as
the evil tidings by word of mouth. The
“ Oh. indeed.” Girdlestone answered menu and making a bonfire of It to his ^
One
old man was of ton tough a fiber to break coldly, sitting down at his desk and turn­ capacious grate. Next morning Kate took- fM t aa m „ 8UIkk ln tbe ^, 00 ^
down completely, but his bony hands d o l­ ing over the pile of letters.
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ed convulsively upon the arms o f tne
During the long silent walk the mer­
*P J *»w d I .
, . d » . frl.ndlf
1 - «
chair, and a cold perspiration broke out chant had been revolving in his mind
that It acrew i Into the coupling and
hand
waved
a
upon his wrinkled forehead as be listened wbst course he should pursue, and he osd
rests (buta, they call It ), on the end
( T o be continued.)
to such details as his son vouchsafed to come to the conclusion .that it was more
o f the pipe beneath I t This prevents
afford him.
easy to guide this impetuous stream of
splitting the coupling and leaky Joints.
“ Yon hare your stones all «a'?, youth than to attempt to stem it. He did
H O W TO w a B A T T L E S .
— Julius Brown, ln Farm and Home.
not realise the strength of the tie that
-hough?“ he stammered out at last.
“ They are in my box at home.” said bonnd these two young people together, ■ n W h o H it W h a t T h o r Shoot a t
E x p e r i M e a t I > s w it h L s a k s ,
Esra. gloomy and morose, leaning against land imagined that with judgment and pa­
th o D s t e n a l s l s s r e c t o r In W a r .
The Iow a Experiment Station re­
the white marble mantelpiece. “ W e’ll ue tience it might yet be snapped. It was.
Other things being equal, good shoot> cently marketed some lambs that bad
lucky if we dear as much as they cost therefore, with as good an imitation« of Ing ia the determining factor In war.
beeh fed to determine tbe value o f dlf-
and a margin for my expenses and Lane- geniality as his angular visage would per­ Poorly drilled and hastily organized
, ferent rations. Lot one waa fed man-
worthy’s. A broken head is al] that I mit of that he answered his companion’s
bodies o f men esn give a good account Ke]g> ]0t two sugar beets, lot three corn
confession.
have got from your fine scheme.”
“ You can hardly wonder at my being o f themselves If they know how to silage snd lot four grain and a lfalfa,
“ Who could foresee such a thing?’’ the
| T h ere waa no material difference In
•Id man said, plaintively. “The fall in surprised,” he said. “ Such a thing never shoot and hit what ttiey shoot a t
In our w ar fo r Independence, says . the condition o f the lambs In iota one
entered my mind for a moment. Yon
prices is sure to be permanent?“
“ It will last for some years, anyway.” would have done better to have confided A rm y and N avy Life, the
colonists and' fonr at tbe finish. W hile the lot
Esra
answered.
“The
Jagersfontein in me before.”
w ere woodsmen.
They carried and given corn silage was in better shape
“ 1 must ask your pardon for not hav­ used their arms to supply their homes than tho one given sugar beets. It was
gravel ia very rich, and there seems to be
ing done so.”
plenty o f it.”
w ith food and to protect them from the not as good ss lots one and four; It is
“ As far as you are concerned,” said
“ And within a few months we must re­
savage. As marksmen they vastly out-1 the claim o f English shepherds that
pay both capital and interest.
Ws ure John Girdlestone affably, ” 1 believe you classed the British, and that more than succulent feeds are necessary ln secur-
rained!” The old merchant spoke in a to be hardworking and right principled.
anythlng else gave Washington the ing a good finish on lambs, bnt the
broken voice, snd his head sank upon bit Yonr conduct since yon joined the firm
I above experiment Indicated that w hile
breast. “ When that day comes,” he con­ has been everything that I could desire.” final victory.
,tgajn. In our great Civil W ar mark the lambs fed such feeds made better
Tom bowed hia acknowledements, much
tinued. “ the firm which has been for thir­
the effect o f a general knowledge o f gains than others,
there
waa not
ty years above reproach, and s model to pleased by the preamble.
“ With regard to my ward,” continued firearms. In the Houth were sporting enough difference to warrant the buy-
the whole city, will be proclaimed as a
bankrupt concern. Worse still, it will be the senior partner, speaking very slowly people. They were fond o f riding and Ing o f such feeds.
shown to have been kept afloat for years and evidently weighing his words, “ I banting.
Shooting s t tsrket and at
fo o d P e r
by means which will be deemed fruudu- could not wish for her to have a better game entered Into their sports and
It w ill require 8 bushels o f oats to
husband,
in
considering
such
a
question
leat. I tell you, my dear son, that 'f
pastimes. Th e North was commercial. seed an s e re ; barley, 2 bushels; tim­
any means could be devised which would I hare, however, as you may imagine, to
Its men knew little or nothing o f othy, 0 q u arts; tobacco, 2 ounces; bine
avert this— any means— I should not hes­ consult above everything eles the wishes
firearms
save the flintlock« o f their grass, 2 bushels; clover, white and al-
of
my
dead
friend,
Mr.
John
Harston,
"the
itate to adopt them. 1 am a frail old
man. and I feel That the short balance of father of the young lady to whom yon say grandfathers, objects o f curiosity In slke, 6 to 8 pounds; clover, red, 8 to 10
my life would be a small thing for me to you are engaged. A trust has been repos­ their shops or homes, except In the fa r quarts; clover. Lucerne or alfalfa, 15
give in return for the assurance that the ed in me. and that trust must, of course, West, where the life o f 1770 was still to 26 pounds; red top, 1 to 2 bushels;
work which I have built up should not be be fulfilled to the letter.”
being lived. Th e result was that In millet, % to 1 bushel; orchard grass, 2
“ Certainly,” said Tom. wondering in bis
altogether thrown away."
wo
am
«,
u»w
Ul
the
Kast the southern troops were gen- j bushels; buckwheat, % bushel; broom
own mind how he could ever have brought
“ Your life cannot affect the matter one hrmseTf"7or“ "oDe“
ut"To think "eT ií'o f m n * victorious .for s conple o f years , TOrnf j . S bushel; com. broadcast, 4
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way or the other unless it were more
until
the
northern
troops 1
learned
to . boabels;
corn, in hills,, 4 to 8 quarts;
this kindly old man
bearily insured than it is,’’ Ezra said,
!
shoot.
W
hat
little
success
the
North
corn, ln drills, 2 to 3 bushels; popcorn,
“ It was one of Mr. Harston's most
callously, though somewhat moved by iiis
cieorly expressed wishes that no word? or j had wns in the West, where they were 2 qnarts; sweet corn, 6 quarts; peas,
father's intensity nf manner. ‘Terh a ia
even thoughts of such matters should be little better than a standoff.
garden, 2 to 3 bushels; potatoes. 10 to
there is some way out of the wood yet,”
allowed to come in hi? (laughter's way un­
12 bnshels; rutabagas and turnips, 1 to
be added, in a more cheerful tone.
til she had attained maturity, by which
2
pounds; mixed lawn grass, 8 to 4
R
e
fo
r
m
e
d
.
H a«
“ I t ’s so paying, so prosperous— that's he meant the age of one-and-twenty.”
bushels; rye, 1 % to 2 bushels; retches,
What kind o f a man
Askltt
what goes to my heart. I f it bad ruined
“ But he could not foresee tbe circum­
2 bnshels; wheat, 1$4 to 2 bushels.
itself it would bs easier to bear It, lint stances." Tom pleaded. “ I am sure that H yker?
it is sacrificed to outside speculations— a year or so will make no difference in
N oltt— Oh. I guess he’s all right
S h o u ld B o M o r e H e 4 a r r o w s .
my wretched, wretched speculations. That her sentiments in this matter.”
now, bnt he was engaged in a shady
Th ere onght to be more t\edgerowa
Is what makes it so hard.” He touched
“ My duty is to carry out hi? instruc­ business a few years ago.
than there are on central
western
the bell, and Gilray answered the sum­ tions to the letter. 1 won't say, however,”
Aakltt— W hat was the nature of tbs farms, fo r when grown they not only
mons. “ Listen to this. Ezra. What was continued Mr. Girdlestone, “ that circum­
business?
our turn over last month, Gilray?”
■errs as s fence which w ill turn live
stances might not arise which might in­
N oltt— H e manufactured awnings.
“ Fifteen thousand pounds, sir.” mid the
stock,
but provide birds which nest in
duce me to shorten this probationary pe­
little clerk, bobbing up and down like a riod. I f my further acquaintance with
shrubs tbe best possible protection dur­
buoy in a gale in bis delight at seeing the
H e lo fo l i s f Z M t l s s .
ing the summer season.
O f all his
you confirms the high Impression which I
Junior partner once again.
Miss May Dnpp— I Just can't bet / to friends In the animal kingdom outside
now have of your commercial ability, that
“ And the expenses?”
of course would have weight with me; walk ont in tbe w ind; It roughens my o f the farm animals none render the
“ Nine thousand three hundred. Uncom­
and again, If I find that Mist Harston's complexion so.
farm er more valuable service than the
mon brown you look. Mr. Esra. to be mind is made up upon tbe point, that also
Miss Pert— Mabe yonr complexion’s many birds which range over his land,
sure, uncommon brown and well. I hopes
would influence my judgment.”
too thick ; if you’d put It on thinner If and he Is not only doing them s kind­
•e you enjoyed yourself in Africa, air, and
“ And what are we to do in the mean­ might not do that.
was too much for them Hottentots and
ness. bnt helping him self In s very
time?” asked tbe junior partner anxious­
Boars.” With this profound ethnological
definite fashion. I f be so
manages
ly.
I f T h e y DIO.
restart Mr. Gilray bobbed himself out of
things that they can have as many
“ In tbe meantime neither you nor your Tw ouid be s blessing without prios
the room snd went back radiantly to his
nesting places as possible.
people must write to her, or speak to her,
The lesson thus to teach.
>nk-stained desk.
or hold any communication with
her I f all the folks who give advice
C t h a s a t l s s tb o l o l l .
“ Look at that.” the old man mid, when whatever. I f I find yon or them doing
Would practice wbat they preach.
tbs dick o f the outer door showed that so. I shall be compelled, in justice to Mr.
When a country has been farmed for
tbs clerk wes out o f earshot. “ Over five Harston's last request, to send her to — Cleveland Plain Dealer.
fo rty years or more strictly on s grain-
thousand profit In a month. Is it not ter- some establishment abroad where she
farm ing basis, things begin to iook
l* s ’ < C le s s lle o t lo a .
rfcie that such a business should go to •ball he entirely out of your tray. My
pretty desolate, unless legume crops
L
ittle
WUlie—
Say,
pa,
la
It
p
ro
p
o
í
ruin?
What a fortune It would hare mind Is irrevocably made up upon that
have been raised extensively; and, as
been for you t*
point. It is not a matter of personal In­ to refer to an airship ss an serial a rule, where such Short-sighted meth-
greyhound?
i
“ It must be saved!” cried Esra with clination, bnt of conscience.”
P — No. m , « . » ; 0 » « b t t » » „
? " l1 ! T , ? ~ . n "
meditative brows snd hands plunged deep
‘‘And bow long is this to last?" cried
tfeo aky-terrier class.
of
'■ * n * h**4'
Is tost
j
Farm er Squashlelgh— I had s lette»
from Jsek at college yesterday. F a r­
mer W ay back— How
much did ho
tb * atriko you for?— Som erville Journal.
It la I
“ You don’t agree then that ‘seeing
proper caro o f the barnyard manure, w u lff believe."— Philadelphia Press,
and Its application to tbs lands, w ill
Friend— I suppose the baby Is fond
return a ll tbs fertilising ingradisnta of you? Papa— Fond o f m et Why, Its
with the exception o f such as compos# sleeps all day when I ’m not at
the animal body, and such other prod- and ataja
stays up all night
nigbt Juat
just to enjoy my
ucta as wool, cheese and butter aa ara society I— Tow n and Country.
Country,
aold from tbs farm. They a rt actually
“ “ John,
ie r
“ “ Tea."
John, do
do you
yon love
love p
pie?"
Yes.”
lost to tha soil forever.
This losa la “ »D
o you
you adore
adoro m
m e?"
« r ”1
“ I s’poee.”
s’p o se" “ “ W
Do
W ill
ill
represented on phosphorus and potaasl- you
alw
ays
love
u
i
e
r
"V
s—
look
here,
you alw ays love me?" “ Y e— look here,
urn compounds, and can be supplied in woman,
woman, what
wbat have
have you
you gone
gone and
and or-
or­
three distinct ways only.
Th ey can dered
tered sent
sent bom
b o * * « now?”
n o w r - —
Lo
u la v ills
Louisville
be purchased In the form o f feeding Courier-Journal
Courier-Journal.
stuffs for farm animals, finding their
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Finnegan— These scales is no good
way to the soil through the manure;
“ 1
”°
fa r me at all, at all. They only weigh
or. they may be secured directly by
“ e at
at a" ' T he,r ®n,jr we,* h
the h eft o f 200 pounds, an' I weigh
commercial fertilisers; and again by
* toaft í l L ¿00„,pouud8’ an 1 we,gh
Flanagau— ^Well,
W ell, man
the subeoll running down to a depth o f near
“ f ar to
t0 230.
Í*30' Flanagau—
man
alive, can’t ye g lt on thiui tw ice?—
3 or 4 feet from the surface. \
y* g lt on th,ui twlceT~
Roots o f ail crops go down Into the Philadelphia
PhUadelphIa Ledger.
Led* e r
“ Don't
soil from 2 to 6 feet, and take directly
I>ont you think that some men
polltlca aa
the Ingredients from the subsoil, and make * a mistake In adopting politics
a career?"
upon their decay tend to Increase Its ,a
careerT" "Yes.
“ Yes, but It isn’t
ian’t as
aa seri-
poroslty.
This amista the capillary oua u 1116 mistake that política makes
movements o f water, which reacts aa ,,n «d o y ting tome men aa Its represent­
an agent to carry fertilizin g Ingredl- j tt,Tea-” — Washington Star,
ents as they become soluble In the low-
"Y Yon
o u paid that man a great compli­
compil­
er soils np to near the surface, where ment when yon elected him to office.”
office."
they are readily available to the feed- “ Yea,”
Yes,“ answered Farm er Corutoeael.
Corn toase 1.
Ing roots o f succeeding crops.
"an’
‘‘an’ the compliment sort o’ started a
h abit
H e has expected everything
F o r P i c k l e * C h e rr ie s .
xunpllmentary ever since.” — Washing­
W ith the aid o f an Improved fru it ton Star.
gatherer designed by an Indiana man,
W ilkins— Blinks says be does not
tbe most delicate o f small fruits, such
know you at a l l Bllklns— I ’m not sur­
as .cherries, can bo
prised. Ho novor sees me, you know.
severed
from
their
W ilkins— But I thought you were mem­
stems without mutila­
bers o f the same church? Bllklna—
tion, Infecting or soil­
Yea, but I Invariably take up tbe col-
ing o f the fru it In the
tactions.
least, and without the
Mr. Green— No, my d ea r; I w ill not
necessity o f the hands
tell you what I ’m going to give yon
o f the person coming
for your birthday. W hy can’t yon
In contact with the
woman
bo content to w ait and enjoy
fr u it As shown In the
being surprised? Mrs. Green— Oh, tell
Illustration, the gath­
me now I I f yon keep yonr word. I ’ll
erer Is o f s size to bs
easily manipulated by CUFa ovw n o I T ' w surprised enough.
the hand, in one end Is an opening,
to freely admit tbs fr u it a stationary
blade snd a movable blade being placed
In advance o f the opening. By this
novel arrangement o f the fixed blade
and the disposition o f tbe movable
blade and Its i n i , tbs movement o f
the one blade past tbs other, beslJes
effectively severing the sterna tends to
Impel the severed fru it Into the open­
ing. In practice tbe device Is held ln
either hand, and as the stems o f the
fru it are cut It slides down the Incline
and into the receptacle When tbe 1st-
ter Is filled tbe contents are easily dis­
charged through the hinged lid at tbe
end.
Bo 0 »
Ik s S o ts Side.
I f tbe herd milk la separated on tho
home farm and only tho cream sent to
the factory there Is no danger o f tbe
patrons getting an Infected supply o f
skim milk from a source outside their
own farm s.* Tbe farm separator w ill
protect him from acquiring tubercu­
losis from tbe neighbor’s herd, which
may be spread through the medium o f
the skim m ilk returned from tbe cream­
ery. Farmers and dairymen who are
feeding young stock tbe creamery
skimmed milk should by all means
have a good separator and by so doing
Insure their herd against Infection.—
F. L. RIsley.
" I f yon m arry Grace,” exclaimed aa
irate father to his son, ” 1’11 cut yon off
without a penny, and yon won’ t have
•o much aa a piece o f pork to boil ln
the p o t ” "W e ll,” said the young man,
“Grace before meat.”
And be imme­
diately went In search o f a minister.
Hia Fiancee— Oh, yea, it’s lovely be­
ing engaged to you. Jack. Rut 1 do
wish you wore a rich man, dear. H e
— H ow rich, darling? H is Fiancee—
Oh, rich enough fo r me to be able to
snub the people I detest and stljl have
them call me amiable.— Loudon Opln-
'on.
“ And now. U nde Ezra,” she said
Just before the guests had begun to
arrive, “ please remember not to eat
your pie with your knife.” "A ll right.
Liszle, hot I wish you’d tell that young
woman that w aits on the table to give
me an axtry spoon.” — Chicago Record-
Herald.
First Stranger— Excuse me, but that
Is my umbrella you have.
Second
Stranger— I don’t doubt It. Just w ait
till I call a policeman. First Stranger
— W hat for? Second Stranger— Bur­
glars broke Into my house the other
night snd le ft this umbrella.— E x­
change.
Oil Magnate— Ah, my boy. a mllllon-
sire’s position Is a hard one. Skeptlcal
Friend— As to how? Oil Magnate— I f
I hoard my wealth, they say I ’m a
Odds and Ends.
skinflint, and I f I try to give money
Sheep growers near Rosehnrg, Ore.,
sw ay they say I am t r y in g to eaae my
are offering $40 per bead fo r every coy­
guilty
conscience.— Louisville Courier-
ote killed.
Journal.
There are more than six and a half
W lfa
(a n g r ily )— Well, there's no
million o f farm fam ilies in tbe United
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----- nee In arguing tbe matter any longer.
f n r T tbem
t ^ m w ^ lvei
v ^ ana
n s tne other 12.000 onn • ^
Wben
1 _ ■ * m? foot
down, that
fo
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.
, covers
. . .
families who live ln t l T r i t l « i S
,Dt
™
frOUDd
11U,,b,U,d
(Calm,7)
— I wouldn't make it quite that strong,
towns.
my dear, but yonr foot certainly does
Th e telephone Is now being largely cover s good deal o f ground.— E x­
used In the country districts fo r the change.
benefit o f the bedridden persons, who
Disgusted W ife— Soy, niggah, ebet
are connected with church pulpits and
senco Ah married yo' yo's dun nuffln
are thus enabled to bear the sermon
’cept sit round de house.
Doan yo ’
and singing.
eber feel enny ambiahlon? Lasy Hus­
Luther Bnrbank’s thornless cactus, band— Ah feels amblshiou w’en Ah’s
which promises to be a valuable forage alttin’ round hyab. honey, bnt Jes’ 'a
pla n t grows to a length o f about three soon 's Ah stahts ter wo'k Ah gits dls-
feet by one foot wide, three Inches 1 couraged^— Judge,
thick, snd has a surface sim ilar to that
The fam ily were discussing the com­
o f a watermelon.
,
ing wedding o f the only daughter. “ O f
A twenty-three-acre apple orchard re course,” said tbe bride to be to her fa ­
cently sold by John Touobette o f Cen­ ther, “ you w ill give me aw ay?" "I'm
terville, 111., for $25,000 cash. The or- afraid I have done it already, my
chard Is twenty-one years old, and Its ’ dear," he replied. " I told George only
snnnal crop has brought from <5,000 to . this morning that you had a disposi­
118,000 for several years.
tion Just like your mother's.”
A bill has been Introduced ln Con­
Tbe elevated railroad guard resign­
gress to establish postal savings banks ed bis position as an usher st tho
which are to pay 2 per cent to the de- ' church. “ I t mixed me ali np,” he said.
posltors and to be under the supervis­ “ When I was showing people into the
ion o f the Postmaster General and Sec­ pews on Sunday morning I'd tell 'em
retary o f the Treasury.
to step lively, and once or twice I
Expert peach growers o f Michigan started to take np a collection In the
any that the bard freeze o f last year smoking car.” — Chicago Tribune.
w ill prove a benefit, as It really cleared
On coming home from church on
out and rid tbe 8 tate o f hundreds o f Sunday Archie’s mother asked him how
worthless orchards. New ones w ill be he liked It, and Archie sold It was fine.
planted to take their place.
"W b a t do you
like
most in
tbe
Th e International Harvester Com cbnrch?” asked his mother. “ W ell, tho
psny has been found guilty on forty- best part Is where they pass around
two counts by s Kansas Jury at Topeka \ the money,” and, turning to his father,
fo r violation o f tbs trust law. T b s said: “ How much did you get? I got
penalty Is < 1,000 on each count, but a dime,
the company has taken an appeal.
A r b o r e a l.
New England farm ers make good
"So yonr son-ln-law has a fam ily
money by nslllpg ferns, which grow tree.”
plentifully In tbs rockyb Ighianda. Pick-1
« Yea," answered Mr. Comrox, “ bnt
era are paid 40 cents per 1,000, Usd np
kind o’ suspicious that soma o f ns
In
h n n r t h o a rt# f w B n f w . d w a a n d
at tbs railroad station,
only bs picked every
r
d o l i o . . __a I
i * * »«< * » « '« * » •
* ° in *
can • the work o f preserving the forests tho
’ right way.” — Washington Star