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C H A P T E R X I I . — (Continued.)
“ Out down I You don't mean to any
you are paid in proportion to the rotten-
faces of the sh ip or
“ Titer« n in i no uae -tnakin* n secret of
it among friends.” said Miss«. "That’s
just how the land lie« with us. A voy­
age or twp bn ok I spoke to Mr. Uirdle-
atone, and J says to him, says I, ‘Give the
aiiip an overhauling,' says I. 'W ell and
good,' «ays he, 'out it will mean so much
off your wage,’ says he. ‘and the mate’s
wage as well.’ I put it to him straight
and strong, hut he stuck at that. So
Randy and me, we put our beads together,
and we ’greed it was better to take fifteen
pounds and the risk, then coma down to
twelve pounds and safety.”
“ It is scandalous 1” cried Tom Dims-
dale hotly. “ 1 could not have believed
It”
“ It’s done every day, and will be while
there io insurance money to be gained,”
sa id Miggs. “ It’s an easy thing to turn
• few thousands a year while there are
old ships to he bought, and offices which
w ill insure them shove their value. There
was D’ Arc/ Campbell, o f the Silvertown
— what extrade that man did I He was
smart ! Collisions was his line, and he
Worked ’am well. Thera w arn ! a skip­
per out of Liverpool as could get run
down as nat’ral as he could.”
“ Get run down 7”
“ Aye. He’d go lolloping about in the
Channel If there was any fog on, steer­
ing for the lights o’ any steamers or
headin’ round for nil the fog whistles if
it was too thick to see. Sooner or later,
ae sure ae fate, he’d get cut down to the
water's edge. It was a fine garnet H alf
a yard of print about his noble eonduc’
fat the newspapers, and maybe a leader
about the British tar and unexpected
emergencies. It once went the length o'
a subscription. Ha ! ha 1" Miggs laughed
until he choked.
“ And what became o f this British
star?” asked the German.
“ He’s still aboat. He’s in the passen­
ger trade now.”
“ n e r e is many a way that it* done,
air,” the mate added. “ There’s loadin’
n cranky vessel w i' grain in bulk without'
usin’ partition boards. I f yon get a little
water in« an yon are bound to da with a
ship o’ that kind, the grain will swell
and swell until it bursts the seams open,
and down ye go. Then there’s ignition o’
coal gaa aboard o’ steamers. That’s a
aafa game, for nobody can deny it. And
there are accidents to propellers. I f the
shaft o’ a propeller breaks in heavy
weather it’s a bad lookout. I ’ ve known
ships leave the docks with tfieir propel­
lerà half sa^rn through all round. There’s
no and o’ the tricks o’ the trade.”
“ I cannot believe, however,” said Tom
stoatly, “ that Mr. Girdlestone connives at
tuck things?*
“ H e’s on the waitin’ lay,” the seaman
answered. “ He doesn’t send ’em down,
but be just hangs on, and keeps his in­
surance up. H e’s had some good hauls
that way, though not o’ late. There was
the Belinda at Cape Palmas. That was
five thousand dear, if it was a penny.
And the Boca too— that was a bad busi­
ness! She was never beerd of, nor her
crew. Went down at sea, and left no
trace.”
“ The crew, too!” Tom cried, with hor­
ror. “ But how about yourselves, if what
you say is true?”
“ W o are paid for the risk,” said both
the seamen, shrugging their shoulders.
“ But there are government inspectors?”
“ H a ! ha! I daresay you’ve seen the
wuy some of them do their work,” said
Miggs.
Tom ’s mind was filled with consterna­
tion at what he had heard. I f the A f­
rican merchant were capable o f this, what
might he not be capable of? Was hie
word to be depended on under any circum­
stances? And what sort of firm must
this be, which turned so fair a side to the
world and in which he had embarked his
fortune.
A ll these thoughts flashed
through Mo mind so be listened to the
gossip o f thé garrulous old sea dogs. A
greater shock still, however, was in store
tor him.
*
Von Baumèer had been listening to the
conversation with sa amused look upon
his good-humored face. “ Ah !” said he,
suddenly striking In. “ I will tell you
something of your own firm which per­
haps you do not know. Have J°9 heard-
that Mr. Rsra Giudicatone is shout to be
married?”
“ T o be married !"
“ Ob, yrmi I have heard it this morning
at Eckeraknn’s office. I think it is the
talk of thè city.”
"W h o’s the g a i r Miggs asked, with
languid interest
“ I di «rem ember her name,” Von Baum-
srr answered. “ It is a girl the major has
met— the young lady who has lived in the
same bouse, and is what they call a
warder.”
“ Not— not his ward?" cried Tom.
springing to his feet and turning as white
ss s «beet “ Not Miss Hsrstun? You
don’ t tell me that he is going to marry
Mias HârstonT”
“ That is the name. Mias Ilaraton it is.
sure enough.”
“ It is a lie— an infamous lie !” Tom
cried, hotly.
»
“ Bo it may be.” Von Bamnser answered
serenely. “ I do but my what I have
hea~d. and heard more than once on good
authority.”
• U k is true there is villainy In it,”
cried Tom, with wild eyes, “ the blackest
villainy that ever was done upon earth.
I ’ ll go— 1‘U eee him to-night.
I shall
know the truth !”
He r A ie d furiously
downstairs and through the bar. n e r e
was a cab near the door, “ p rive into
London !” ho cried ; “ OB Eedestoa square
» am ea fire to ho thorot” Tbs cabman
! sprang oa the box,'and they rattled away
as fast as the horse would go. Long be-
, fore reaching.No. UU he had opened the
’ door and was standing upon the- step.
The instant that the cab palled up Mb
sprang off. and rang loudly at the grant
brass bell which flanked the heavy door.
“ Is Mr. Girdlestone fa ir he asked; as
a maid appeared at the door. '
“ No, air.”
r
“ Miss Haratoo, fa she at h om er he
said Excitedly.
“ No, air. They have bath gone away.”
“ Gone assay!”
*
“ Yea Gone into the country, sir. And
Mr. Kara, too, sir.’
"And when are they coming b a e k r ha
asked, in bewilderment.
“ They are not coaling back.”
“ Impossible!” Tom cried in despair.
“ What is their address then?”
“ They have left no address. I am sor­
ry I can’t help yoa. Good-night, air.”
Tom Dimadale stood upon tha door­
step looking blankly Into the' night. He
ftlt daaed and bewildered. What treat»
villainy was this? Was It a confirma­
tion of the German's report, or waa it a
contradiction of it?
Cold beads Mood
upon his forehead as he thought o f the
possibility of such a thing. ” 1 must find
her,” he cried, with clenched hands, and
turned away heartsick into the turmoil
and bustle o f the London streets.
C tlA P T E B X I I I .
Rebecca, the fresh-complexion ed wait­
ing maid, was still standing behind the
ponderous hall door, listening, with a
smile upon her face, to young Dimadale’s
retreating footsteps, when another and a
brisker tread caugkt her ear coming from
the opposite direction. The smile died
sway as she heard it. and her features
assumed a peculiar expression, in wMch
it would be hard to say whether fear or
pleasure predominated. She passed her
hands up over her face and smoothed her
hair with a quick, nervous gesture, glanc­
ing down at the same time at her snowy
apron and the bright ribbons which set
it off. Whatever her intentions may have
been, she had no time to improve upon
her toilet before a key turned in the door
and Ezra Girdlestone stepped into the
ball. As he saw her shadowy figure, for
the gas was low, he uttered a hoarse cry
of surprise and fear, and staggered back­
wards against the door post.
“ Don’t be sfeared. Mister Earn," she
said in a whisper; “ it’s only me.”
“ What makes you stand about like
that? You gave me quite a turn.”
V “ I didn’t mean for to do it. I ’ ve only
just been answering o f the door. Why,
surely you’ve come in before now and
fofiud me in the hall without making
much account o f it.”
“ Ah, lass," answered Earn, “ my m n
have had a shake of late. I ’ ve fait queer
all day. Look how my hand shakes.
'. “ Well, I ’ m blessed!” said the girl with
a titter, turning up the gas. “ I never
thought to see you afeard o f anything.
Why, you looks sa white as a sheet!”
“ There, that's enough!” he answered
roughly. “ Well, are they gone?"
“ Yea, they are gone,” she answered,
standing by the side of the couch on
which he had thrown Mmaelf.
“ Your
father came about three with a cab, and
took her away.”
( “ She didn't make a fuss?”
“ Make a foes? No, why should she?
There's fuss enough made about her, ia
all conscience. Oh, Ezra, before she got
between us you was kind to me at times.
I could stand harsh words from you six
days a week, if there was a chance o f a ’
kind one on the seventh.
But now—
now what notice db you take o f me?” She
began to whimper and to wipe her eyes
with a little discolored pocket handker­
chief.
“ Drop it, woman, drop i t !” cried her
companion testily. “ I want information,
not sniveling. She seemed reconciled to
go?”
“ Yes, she went quiet enough,” the girl
said with a furtive sob.
“ Did you hear my father say anything
as to where they were going?”
“ I heard him tell the cabman to drive
to Waterloo station.”
“ Nothing more?”
“ No.”
“ Well, if he won’t tell you, I wilL
They have gone down to Hampshire, my
lass. Bedsworth ia the name of the place,
and it is a pleasant little corner near the
sea. I want you to go down there ae well
to-morrow.”
“ W ant md to go?”
“ Yes, they need aome one who is smart
and handy to keep house for them. There
is some old woman already, I believe, but
she is old and useless. I warrant you
wouldn’t take long getting things ship­
shape. My father intends to stay down
there some little time with Mias Harston.”
“ And how about you?” the girl asked,
with a quick flash of suspicion in her
dark eyes.
“ Don’t trouble about me. I shall stay
beh|nd and mind the business. Some one
must be on the spot. I think Cook and
Jane and William ought to be able to look
after me among them.”
“ And I won’t see you at all?” the girl
cried, with a quiver in her voice.
“ Oh, yes. you shall. I ’ ll be down from
Saturday to Monday every week, and per­
haps oftener. I f business goes well I may
come down and stay for some time.
Whether I do or not may depend upon
you.”
Rebecca Taylforth s ty le d and uttered
an exclamation o f surprise. “ How can
it depend upon me?” she asked eagerly.
“ Well,” said Ezra, in t hesitating way,
“ it may depend upon whether yon are a
good girl, and do wbat you are told er
not. I am sure that you would do any­
thing at all to serve me, would you not?”
“ You know very well that I would. Mis­
ter Ezra. When you want anything done
you remember it, but If yon have no use
for me then there is never s kind look
ofi your face or a kind word from your
lips. I could stand your harshness. I
could stand the blow you gave me, and
forgive you for it, from my heart, but oh !
it rut me to the very soul to be standing
by and waiting while you were making
up to another woman. It was more than
1 can bear.”
“ Never mind, my girl,” said Ezra in a
soothing voice. “ That's all over and done
with. See what I've brought you.” He
rummaged in his pocket and produced a
little parcel of tissue paper, which he
handed to her.
It was only a small silver anchor, with
Scotch pebbles inlaid in it. The woman *
eyes, however, flashed as she looked at It.
and she rained it to her lips and kissed it
-
“ W hat am I to do down at B a te
worth r* she asked.
“ I want you to be Mtss Hsrston’s com-
pan'oa. She'll be lonely, end will need
some other' woman is the houae to took
after her."
“ You are still thinking o f her, then '<
She most have this; she must have that!
Everything elm fa aa dirt Mfnre her. I l l
not serve her—no them I You can knack
me down if you like."
"Rebecca.” said Bara slowly, “ do yoa
hate Kate Bars ton?”
“ From the bottom o f my soul,” ah«
snuwered.
“ Weil, i f you hate her, I tell yoa that
I hats bar a thousand times more. Yfaa
thought that I was fond of her. A ll
that Is over now, and you may set poor
mind at ease.”
>
, “ Why do you want her so well cared
for then?** asked the girl suspiciously.
“ I want some one who feels towards
'W W W A A A f W
her as I do to be by her side. I f she
were never to come back from
l u i p r a v l n n th e V aru s H o i
it would be nothing to me.1”
W hile most farm homes are lacking
What makes you look at nx
In the conveniences that make
for
strangely?" she said, shrinking away
comfort.
It
is
possible
tor
them
to
have
Ms ia tense gase.
_
'J ’ 1 many o f these conveniences at a small
Never mind.
stand many t h f a js * in
* ^ “ time which ^
° St ° itt,mea the man o f th* hoUB*
strange to you now. A t present if you does not consider how very Inconven­
will do what I ¡Mk you will oblige mo ient the woman has it. so cannot
greatly. W ill you go?" ,
Y » the necessity o f potting In ImproVe-
“ Yes, I will go."
j men to in the houoe, w hile w|th bio own
“ Th efe’s o good lass. Give us a kiss, work be is fo lly alive to the value o f
my girl. Yon have the right spirit is labor-saving devices.
you. I ’ ll let you know when the train
H ow many steps the housewife must
goes to-morrow, anff 1 will write to my take In her daily tasks that might be
father to expect you. Now, off with you, saved with a little rearranging o f the
or you’ ll have them gossiping downstairs.
*“
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and other rooms o f the house
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,
For instance, the cistern or well is usu-
“ Good-night. Mister Ears,” said tha
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ally located at some distance from the
girl, with her hand upon the handle o f
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the library door. “ You’ ve made my heart
the wo,nan ,9 the one Who
glad this night. I Uvs in h op e-era * ia u8ua,,y haa *> «MTjr the water. A t
hope.”
| SII,aH coat a pump can be placed ia the
“ I wonder what she hopes about,” the k' tchen’ * * that w,th the
amount
young merchant said to himself as she ot
«he can get the w ater with-
closed the door behind her. “ Hopes I ’ll 004 w alking fo r it. Then, too, a sink
marry her, I suppose. She must be o f a conveniently located In the kitchen is
very sanguine disposition.
A girl like a convenience often lacking In the farm
that might be invaluable down at B a t e house.
worth. I f we had no other need for her, | It Is now possible to arrange a wa-
she would be an excellent spy.” H e lay t e r supply In the bouse at a compara­
tor some little time on the couch with tivaly small cost, so that running wa-
S
“ * ° W I ter- b o » hot and cold, can be bad In
mTLAPKLFHIA TO CELEBRATE,
C ity
to O bserve Ib e I M t k A s z l -
vestiary e t I t * r e s e l l I e g ,
ETfMla fe tfr to the nation aa to tha
city where they took place a re to fas re­
produced In the big celebration wbteh
w ill mark the two hundred and*twenty-
fifth anniversary o f the founding o f
Philadelphia. “ Th e Cradle o f L ib erty."
the capital o f the nation ln the days
when the founders w ere paving the
»re p a r a tio n a t te e d • « « .
way fo r the birth o f the republic, Is
I t Is always a questionable practice preparing fo r an unprecedented series
to crop newly broken sod In a dry year.
pageants during tha week o f Oet. 4.
The sod usually contains but little
T h a kind, o f demonstration th a t, ia
moisture, and tha process o f breaking Planned w ill call fo r historical research
causes on# to lose an appreciable por-
nrdar to gather data to bring to Ilfs
tion o f It. says a Colorado bulletin. * « « 1 » the men. tbs manners and the
Suggestive p la n : Plow sod land not Ie3s happening« o f more than two centuries
than three nor more than five inches ago- In the churches where the heroes
deep, turning sod down as flat aa possl- o f the Revolution worshiped , ' ln the
bit, and tbna prevent Its drying oi\t too very buildings, end at the same desks
soon. Follow as closely with disc hnr- where they sat to produce the two
row aa practicable, and this with some greatest documents In, the history o f
form o f packer, either single or double the N ew W orld— the Declaration and
roll. This w ill level the sod land above, the Constitution— their successors in
and firm the soil In the lower portion, public life w ill gather to recite the
o f the furrow allce, restoring the capll- achievements o f the nation’s makers,
larlty where plowing hat arrested I t Further back. Indeed, than the Hevoiu-
T M « firmed nnder-aurface'sotl ia thus tlouary period w ill go the exercises,
enabled to draw molstoTe from below W illiam Penn once more w ill land and
and give go o d ., normal root develop- meet tn conclave the aboriginal own-
ment Follow up the packer with eitb- era o f the land, and the famous treaty
er an acme or a good smoothing har- ‘ w ill be signed again near the mono-
row to produce a good earth mulch to ment that marks the site o f the old elm
arrest su rfice capillarity and check tree, tn the pageanjs, the pictures o f
evaporation o f soil moisture. Follow the early life o f the State w ill ba car-
w ith'the seeder. AH small grain should tied bock to a period antedating fay
be drilled In with a press-wheeled drill, sixty years the coming o f Penn,
followed up with a good spike-toothed I W illiam Penn, the founder o f tha State
or smoothing barrow. It ia almost nec­
essary that all tillage operations on
sod be with the furrows rather than
across them to avoid tearing up the sod
and drying out your seed bed. Do not
seed broadcast Make each, tillage op­
eration
thorough— plowing,
disking,
firming, harrowing and seeding.
When the new crop la up, cross b a r
row to prevent the formation o f a
crust, and giving the young crop a
cultivation. Follow up each rain faith
a good harrowing aa long as character
o f crop w ill perm it
'
|
Early In Juue prepare seed bed fo r
the fa ll and follow ing q> ring's seeding.
T ry to hereafter seed only on ground
w h f 'i haa been given “ summer culture”
treatment
Remember that roots o f all cultlvat- ‘ P j|
ed crops make their beat growth when O ’ ipW
you provide:
A firm mellow.
A warm mellow. Soil well supplied
with plant food.
A ventilated.
A m oist
Methods o f farm ing which ( a ) con- o f Pennsylvania, died in Rnacotnb, in
serve th^m olsture, ( b ) prepare a good Berkshire, having spent all his later
seed bed, ( c ) reduce the evaporation years In England. H e waa buried In the
to as near the minimum aa possible, simple burial ground attached to the
( d ) use good vital acclimated seed. Quaker meeting house at Jordans,
( e ) employ a crop rotation which has | where many members o f his fam ily
stock foods prominent, contain at least also He— both his wives, his first w ife,
one money crop ( f ) and practice t b o r - . Gullelma Marla, In one grave, and bis
ough tillage o f the ground, often tide second w ife. Hannah, with him tn an-
the farm er over bad years and insure other—end many o f his children. Noth-
hla success In good years.
Ing Is more remarkable than the entire
sim plicity o f the tombstone which com­
memorates the founder o f
Pennsyl­
E l w t r a c i t l s g A a la u U a .
The slaughtering o f animals tor food vania. It is not more than tw o feet
by electrocution ie being experimented j high and ia o f the simplest limestone,
by Dr. Leduc, a French scientist, who , well worn. Projects have been mooted
has been conducting {»is Investigations ' to remove the ashes o f Penn from this
ln the French Abattoirs, lie has been 1 simple environment to a more costly
using the intermittent low-tension cur­ sarcophagus In Philadelphia, where
rents and says he is satisfied that the Penn is commemorated by a handsome
system is painless, the central func­ monument.
tions o f perception being first destroyed
A P h ila n t h r o p is t .
and then those o f circulation and res­
An earnest worker among the poor
piration, ao that there is neither suf­
fering nor reaction in the animals thus o f New York says, according to a w ri­
killed. The doctor is endeavoring to ter In Harper's Magazine, that not
devise some piece o f apparatus by long ago an old gentleman, who has
which the killing o f c ittle may be ac- 1 the reputation o f belhg something o f a
compii*he<l by electricity with economy philanthropist, asked If he could not
accompany her on one o f her rounds o f
and celerity.
visits.
Much pleased at his Interest,
F e e s fo r H o rse*.
tlMS w orfcer consented.
The destitute
A colt or horse w ill live and develop
mBny flllnines elicited ex­
on good hay alone. H e w ill thrive b e t-! pre8, lon, o f deep ByTnpathy from tbs
ter upon s two-third ration o f hay and old
but t0 h„ companion’s
the rest straw. I f \glven a ration o f surprise and re gre t nothing more ma­
oats with these be w ill still do better. teriel. Presently (they came upon a
I f this grain ration w ill be changed small girl weeping bitterly.
occasionally to corn and bran, ground
“ W bat la I t niy dear?” the old gen­
barley, etc., the advantages o f a mixed tleman Inquired.
ration w ill be strongly ln evidence.
The child raised a tear-stained face
I
W £ to this
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goto, oo ’ any * * * o f th* houae T1l,a makea 14
in the library o f Bccieston s q u s V T o m P0“ 1* 1«
Put ln » b a th ro o m -* lux-
Dimsdale was still wending Ms way horns- u fy that haa * ' most be«>me • necessity
wards with a feeling o f weight in Ms . wlth the city householder,
mind and a presentiment o f misfortune i T o save the w ife’s steps and her
which, overshadowed his whole soul. Ia strength is to save her health. Stop
vain he assured himself that this diaap-f and think how many miles the house-
pea ranee o f Kate’s waa hut temporary, w ife in the ordinary farm home must
and that the rumor o f an engagement be- 1 walk ln preparing the three meals a
tween her and Ezra waa too ridiculous to day. In all Justice the march o f agri­
be believed for a moment. Argue it as he
cultural Improvements should not over­
would, the same dead, horrible feeling of
look the w elfare o f the farm er’s better
impending trouble weighed upon him. Im­
possible as it was to imagine« that Kata half. A little rearranging and improv­
waa false to him. It was strangh that on ing w ill easily make things more con­
the very day that this rumor reached bis venient and add comfort and happi­
fo r
all
concerned.—Goods U s
ears she should disappear from London. ness
How bitterly he regretted now that ho Farmer.
had allowed himself to be persuaded by
A C lip tor the Lines.
John Girdlestone into ceasing to communi­
Many driving accidents are the re­
cate with her. He began to realise that
he had been duped, and that all these sult o f the lines getting nnder the
specious promises as to a future consent horse’s tall in such a manner that the
to their udioo had been so many baits to *
driver is nnable to
amuee him while the valuable present waa
dislodge them, and
slipping away. What could he do now to
In his efforts to do
repair the post? His only coarse was to t
so control o f th#
wait tor the morrow, and eee whether the
animal ia lost. In
senior partner would appear at the offices.
/
some
Instances this
I f he did so, the young man was deter­
matter is provided
mined to have an understanding with him.
fo r by a guard
So downcast was Tom that, on arriv­
built on the car­
ing at Phillimore Gardens he would have
slipped off to his room at once had he
riage
or
wagon
not met his burly father upon the stairs.
which
effectually
“ B ed !” roared the old man upon hearing
maintains the lines
c u r roa sema.
his son’s proposition. “ Nothing of th*
at a point above
sort, sir. Come down into the parlor.
the horse out o f reach o f bis tall.
Your mother has been waiting tor yoa all
A woman ia the designer and paten­
the evening.”
tee o f an Invention o f the nature o f
(T o be continued.)
aa attachment to the harness which
accomplishes thla object as well as the
H a F la t t e r y H eeea sa ry .
“ You needn’ t begin jo llyin g me,” said guard
_ on the vehicle, and la not nearly
the gruff man to the man who bad land so ohtrnslve. It Is made o f metal and
to sell. “ I ’m not a man that can be o f such a shape aa to be readily
affected by flattery. When I ------”
) cured to that part o f the harness Im-
“ T h a t’s just what I said to my boss,” mediately o ver the horse's haunches.
“ I told him, A pair o f upturned cllpe bold the lines
Interrupted the agen t
when be suggested yfiur name to me, in a position where It is Impossible for
that It was a re lief to call on a man the horse to flirt his tall over them.
who did not expect to be praised and
C a t t le a * i H U * E x p e r t * .
flattered to his face all the time. I
According to a British authority.
tell
you, Mr.
city
has Which contains some tables on the sub-
1 « . you
-**■ “ Grump,
‘ “ “ F, this
— -
—'
mlghty few men such as you. N ne men
(b e UnJted atntef| hag
,
larger
out o f ten are simply dying to have
*
number o f hogs In proportion to Its
some one tell them bow great they are.
population than Australia, New Zea­
but you are above such weakness. Any
land, Canada or Argentina, but the
one can see that at a glance. I ’ m glnd
number o f beef cattle to the thousand
o f I t I t ’s helpful to me to meet a man
o f population is smallest In the Unlt-
w ho rises superior to the petty tactics
gtate*
wdea however. hav. been
and pointed Into a dark alleyway. “ Me
D a i r y J o t t la a * .
o f the average solicitor.
It ’s a real dscHnlng In price In this country.
mudder sent me to buy some bread,
«Stock needs plenty o f lig h t Insuffi­ au’ I lost my dime In dere,' an' I ’ ll get
and lasting benefit, and an instructive
Coder the present revenue law goat­
cient light in the barn makes the place ' iioked aw fu lV ’ she sobbed,
experience.’’
skins, calfskins, kips, horse hides and
Ten minutes later, after a few more other raw material fo r tanning come unhealthy.
,
“ Poor d ea r!” be remarked In a ten-
such comments on the part o f the In free o f duty, but there ia a tax o f
Calves need salt aa much as oldei der .voice, at the same time putting bis
agent, the man who could not be flat­ lfi per cent on hides o f adult beef cat­ stock, and it is a mistake not to k e e p ' band Into ble waistcoat pocket. “ Don’t
tered Intp signing the contract was t le Notwithstanding this fact the ex-‘ It before them at all times.
cry. Here Is a match; perhaps yon
asking which line bis name should be poffg 0f «boes have Increased from
I f the tests o f the cow have a ten­ w ill be able to find It.”
w ritten upon.— Success Magazine.
183,027 pairs, valued at $500.574 In dency to be sore or dry, rub a little
l a A o a t h e r V a le * .
1883, to 6,326.527 pairs, valued at $11,- pure vaseline on them.
B eat H e Con Id D a .
A
m
the
pastor o f the Zion’s H ill
i¡58,323. In 1907.
Th e Iowa State D airy Commission
“ Sir,” said the Irate parent as be
has 'discovered that T f i a W toom 'fl to 1-Chur<* l« * « ? d.own. at h,a par,*h,on-
B etter th an S c arec ro w *.
unexpectedly entered the parlor, “ what
era. to whom he had been giving thlrty-
12
cents to make a pound o f butter.
According
to
recent
experiment*
by
do you mean by kissing my daughter?”
„
. . .. ^
. five minutes o f sound doctrine, his fees
known
One w riter e m t io iM that <100 w orth took on a )eM
r^ ro^ o n .
“ Excuse me,” replied the poor but .Stanllas Tetard, y# widely
otherwise honest young man, “ but I de­ French agriculturist, wheat and other o f butter bears off from the soli lees
“ Bredren an’ slstera," he raid, “ 1
sired to show my appreciation o f your cereals can be protected against the ot its valuable elements than 6 cents1 want to warn you against one t’ lng, an’
daughter’s loveliness, and kisses are ravages o f crows, which are partjeu- worth o f hay.
dat Is t’ lnklng ebery man dat don’t hab
the only things I can afford to give lariy fond o f the grain when Its sprout*
When confined to the stable cows j M' (]e same views you got Is a tto>
her at the present stage o f the game.” are just pushing above the ground, by should be watered at least tw ice a day. 'count religionist.
treating the seeds before they
are The w ater should be clean and the
“ I don’ want to bear so much talk
H a r d * a O pen.
«own with a mixture o f coal tar, petro­ chill taken from I t •
about ‘wolves In sheep's clothing' aa
“ Rich, Isn’t h e r
leum and phenlc acid. This treatment,
Grooming does much to quiet the cow I been hearing. You don’ want to set­
“ Fabulously.”
which delays the growth o f the seed for and gala b e« confidence, and experi­ tle It ln yo’ minds dst a man’s a w o lf
“ Where did he gel i t r
a day or two, but causes no dantage. ments show th a t, from 2 ft to 8 per In sheep's clothing Jes’ because ba
" H e ’s the man who upplled the car-
Imparts an odor which Is Insufferable cent may be gained ln milk and fa t don’ bl'at exactly like you do.”
window principle to doors o f safes and
to the crows, but which disappears profluetton by regular grooming.
safety deposit vaults, making them ab­
Mfter the apronté bnve attained a larg­
M a k i n g F a e e *.
A case is related o f a valuable cow
solutely
burglar
proof.” — Houston
er growth, when they are no longer
Saucee-rl
saw a man in a window
being cured o f a bad case o f bloat,
P o tt
•ubject to attack.
-
produced from eating apples, by a dose Making faces to-day.
P a ’* E s p e r t e * * « .
Symple— W hat was he doing that
o f two tabletooonfuls o f gunpowder.
R e m e d y to r B r i t t le l lo a f * .
L ittle W illie— Say, pa, what Is •
The same remedy also cured a bad case for?
F
o
r
brittle
hoofs
In
a
boras—
even
scheme?
Ran eee— For a conple o f clocks H e
caused by dry clover.
Pa— A scheme, my son, la something when so brittle that they w ill not bold
ie a Jeweler.— Londen Fun.
It
never
pays
to
nee
a
cheap
grade
that usually falls through shortly a shoe— the follow ing Is reported as an
excellent rem edy: T w o parte oil o f tar o f salt In butter. I f you have barrel
a fter you Invest money tn i t
A widower uses his children ae an
with one part bafsaro o f fir, mixed and ■alt for table uae, buy a little flue salt excuse fo r marrying again, the seme aa
Q u ic k H e ia r n a
upplled every other night to the ex­ to be used, especially In salting the but­ he doe# fo r going to the circus.
Tomaon— W as Dr. Puff’s treatment
tratoe top o f hoof. One who has tried ter. Barrel salt Is too coarse and dis­
o f your rich uncle satisfactory?
No man can think wall o f h im self
It sgya that In six weeks he cured ables# too slowly to make good butter
Johnson— Qnlte so. 1 came Into the
• a lt
who does net think w ell o f o th er*
coMpletely a case as above.
fortune recently.
J