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The Çÿauffeur
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C o p rrld it I « » , b » J. a L im u c u t r C o h f u t .
AU n (h t « M nr red.
C H A P T E R IV. .
T lir ff ' days after ’ Mrs. Waring and
her party left Havre, an artist boarded
the Liverpool express just as it was leav­
ing Hirtniughanv, barely in time to be
locked up in bis carriage by the rushing
guard.
The two other people in possession of
the first-class compartment— young sports
with their bulging caddy bags, their suit
eases, and their Gazettes— took up the en­
tire seat. The artist settled himself mod
estly in a corner opposite, and pulling
his cap well over his face and long, curly
brown hair, opened bis Daily Telegraph.
Having read the editorials fro pi end to
end, he glanced leisurely over the polit­
ical news, and finally, doubling the pa
per, took in the various paragraphs of
current interest with attention and, one
*u particular, with some amusement.
This was dnbbed, “ Special from "Hie
Paris Herald,” and contained these head
lines:
“ Remarkable Burglary at Havre.”
‘American Woman Robbed by Her
Chauffeur.”
And then below:
“ Mrs, Richard Waring, of New York
and Washington, who has been traveling
on the Continent with a party of friends,
was the unfortunate loser on Wednesday
of some unusually fine diamonds, valued
at 250,000 francs.
“ The gems must have been stolen from
her trunk while at th e'H otef Maritime.
The suspected thief is her chauffeur, one
Ludovic Sarto, lately in the employ o f
His Highness the Prince del Pino. Sarto
has been running Mrs. Waring’s mdtor
for the past two months.
“ The burglary was not discovered until
this morning, when the party was leaving
Calais, but the authorities of the place
were Immediately informed of the au’air
and are on the lookout for the thief. A
reward o f 5.000 francs is offered for his
apprehension.”
Having read this paragraph twice over
very carefully, the artist folded the paper,
crammed it into his pocket, and leaned
back in his seat, giving himself np to a fit
of bard thinking which lasted till the
train rumbled into the Liverpool station
Just five minutes late.
It was while the artist was hunting
ap a cab that he first noticed the man in
the brown overcoat— a tall, thin, stoop-
shouldered person, who favored him with
a brief, interrogative stare, then disap­
peared into the ticket office.
A minute after, a four-wheeler contain­
ing a painter and his paraphernalia bowl­
ed swiftly away in the direction of the
Metro pole Hotel. Prom time to time its
passenger looked out through the little
window at the back with a keen, inquir­
ing glance.
Finally passing out of a
broad avenue, the trap crossed a square
at right angles and turned a sharp corner.
“ Stop,” said the man inside suddenly.
Dismounting, bag in hand, be looked
furtively to right and left. Ahead of
him stretched a loug. narrow street given
over apparently to lodging houses and a
few unpretentious shops. Pulling out a
sovereign, “ Cabby,” he said, speaking
with a strong foreign accent, "behold
your fare— and something, as you see, be­
yond. Make your best time to the Met-
ropole and leave there my belongings. 1
get out at this place.”
Then, crossing the street as the cab
rattled off. the artist plunged into a sta­
tioner's opposite.
He was standing at the counter a little
later, reflectively choosing a note book,
when the sound of wheels outside made
him start and look out expectantly, but
there was nothing unusual in sight— only
a station cab, containing a commonplace
looking man in a brown overcoat, pass­
ing by the shop at a quick trot.
Paying for bis purchase and shoulder­
ing his bag, the artist walked briskly
up the street. Turning on his course, he
soon took to side alleys and short cuts,
walking with the assured gait of one who
ifnows bis town thoroughly, until the
gray stone facade of the Hotel Adelphi
came into view.
Entering the lobby, “ Can you tell me.”
he asked the clerk suavely, “ if His Ex­
cellency the Prince del Pino is not stay­
ing here?”
The young tnan consulted a slip o f pa­
per.
“ Leaves by Majestic this afternoon.
Suite 21. second floor.
Take a lift.”
The words came out automatically with­
out the slightest punctuation.
Following the direction, the caller
found himself at length standing outside
of a closed door upstairs.
After a little the door was opened in
answer to his ring and a head thrust
out.
“ His Highness begs to be excused,” an­
nounced a guttural voice, without any
preliminaries.
Hut the artist stepped forward and,
seizing the cautious one by the hand,
held it very firmly.
“ Alceste,” he said in French, “ do yon
not recognize me, my friend? It is Sarto.”
The other gave a start. “ Come in, come
in, without doubt,” be said in a low voice,
“ and close the door behind you.7
It was an imposing anteroom in which
Sarto now found himself, with doors
opening out at the two ends, and six
long windows communicating with a bal­
cony commanding the street.
While the visitor looked about him, his
companion slipped to the portiere oppo­
site and drew the draperies more closely.
Turning be came back rapidly, a trim-
looking fellow of middle height, the typi­
cal French valet, with a sallow, smooth-
shaven face.
“ And so it Is Ludovic Sarto !** he said
Incredulously, approaching the pseudo art­
ist. “ 1 should never have known you,”
as he surveyed the professional get-up
with a slight smile.
“ I see, I had better ask no questions!
Eh Men. my friend, here you are safe at
least, oply” — struck by a sudden thought
he asked, a few words In a whisper—
“ have you ever had the scarlet fever?”
The chauffeur nodded his bead. “ A
slight case, whan I was a boy,” ha ae-
~
-
•Onl, monsieur," came the guttural re­
sponse at last
“ The <ent!*mat>a that
you describe called here, il-y-g viugt min­
utes, but— as Son Altesse could not see
hcem— he leave directly.”
“ Indeed?" The tune sounded incredu­
lous. “ That is very extraordinary I Jfche
clerk tells me he didn’t see him go out
How do yqu account for that?”
“ I do not know, sir, me 1" Alceste’s
reply was glibness itself. “ I shut de door
on heem. Son Altesse. he so much occu­
py. and myself no leas.”
The detective took the obvious infer­
ence.
“ Well,” he’ remarked, after a
pause, “ if you're sure he’s not here, 1
won’ t detain you any longer. Much oblig­
ed. Good morning!" "And footsteps re­
treated down the ball.
The situation was apparently saved, but
the /astute chauffeur realised thorougbly
that the Adelphi was no longer a possi­
bility for him. Some other hiding place
must be found, something must be dona—
and at once.
The next half hour he spent tramping
up and down his rather circumscribed
quarters and cudgelling his brains for a
solution o f the problem that confronted
him, so absorbed in his thoughts that h'
almost forgot to wonder what had become
of Alceste.
At last, however, the valet made his
appearance, his colorless face more chalky
than ever.
“ Ah I” he ejaculated savagely!! for the
moment more interested in his own dilem­
ma than in the chauffeur’s woes. “ Canid
anything be worse? Some servaiit has
spread abroad the report that Son A l­
tesse has the scarlet fever, and the hotel
is intete, fo u ! Every one in a panic!
M. le Proprietaire declares that if the
prince does- not carry out his intention
and leave to-day, every one in the house
will leave; his season will be ruined!
Miserable canaille!”
He wrinkled his
forehead. “ I f one could but arrest their
suspicions, keeps things quiet for twenty-
four hours longer, when everything will
be decided.”
Sarto seemed deep in thought. “ The
staterooms are taken?”
“ But yes, taken and paid for— the best
on the ship. A h ! Mille tonnerres! Sacre!
And the very trunks on board!”
“ So much the better,” said the chauf­
feur suddenly.
Alceste stared at him.
“ I mean i t !” the other repeated. “ Let
them go, even if they have to cross the
ocean to save appearances!”
He was standing before a mirror, star­
ing at himself critically, eagerly.
“ Yes” — to himself— “ it could be man­
aged with a little ingenuity.”
Then,
turning to the valet, “ Calmes toi, A l­
ceste !” be said soothingly, “ You hare
helped me and I shall now extricate you.
This moment even, a blessed idea has
come to me by which all can be managed.
The 'affair is ' concluded !
Between us
both we can accomplish everything. His
Excellency can remain here in secret un­
til the crisis of his illness is passed, and
yet at the same time— the proprietor, the
hotel, all the city if necessary, shall s£e
the Prince del Pino sail for America!”
(T o be continued.)
sented briefly; and then, with soma con­
cern “ Not the prince?”
/ The other acquiesced. “ The devil, say
rather!” he ejaculated feelingly. “ Such
temper, such abuse, for the past week:
and now this high fever— M. le docteur is
in there now.” He glanced at the oppo­
site door. “ One cannot tell yet positively
what' may be the outcome. As for our
journey this afternoon, where are we to
go— what we are to do?”
He shrugged his shoulders, spread out
his hands, rolled his eyes, and glanced
upward, all in one brief, pantomimic mo­
ment.
“ But how about you, mon chou?”
The chauffeur pushed back his long ar­
tistic locks, which now showed unmistak­
able signs of belonging to a wig.
“ As you suggest,” he said, “ it is wiser
sometimes to ask no questions about the
past.
For the' present’.’-«-This with a
whimsical lift of his eyebrows— “ Scotland
Yard is after me. I have been followed
all the way from Southampton. That is
the reason 1 am here.”
lie paused, his eyes inscrutably on the
valet; but Alceste avoided the gaze.
“ You come at a bad time, then,” he
objected, with sudden fretfulness. “ The
prince ill— myself with a hundred de­
mands upon me— one must see, under
these circumstances------”
" A h !” broke in the chauffeur. Look­
ing down, be studied the points of his
boots and appeared to meditate a moment,
then, shaking off his abstraction, “ Gome,
then,” he said lightly, “ no more of my
affairs.
We will discuss thine for the
nonce. Sit down; let us talk.”
Placing himself leisurely in a chair, he
eyed the valet with a faint smile that
hardened and broadened.
“ Ah. Alceste! But the sight o f thee
recalls many things! Dost thou remem­
ber those two weeks at Toulouse?” His
gaze rested reminiscently on the ceiling.
“ And that accident to the gens d’arme?
It was an unhappy mistake of thine,” he
laughed jarringly.
But Aloeste did not.laugh.
“ Un peu plus bas,” he expostulated, his
eyes on the closed door opposite.
Sarto crossed his legs with deliberation.
“ Aha !” he laughed unheedingly. “ There
was also that affair in Spain. Ma f o i !
How amusing!” He raised his voice with
apparent unconsciousness. “ The prince—
has he beard of these little incidental
dirertisements? Eh, Alceste?”
Alceste made no Immediate reply. His
eyes were still glued on the door, his
usually dull skin turned the spent, un­
healthy hue of a wax candle.
A fter a pause, “ Is not this a bad time
for such banal reminiscences?” he asked,
meekly enough now. " I am all eagerness
to do what you wish in this difficulty. It
is but a question of expedients. Chut t”
He broke off abruptly, listening, for
from the next room came the sound of
voices, and then footfalls.
“ M. le docteur!” ejaculated Alceste.
“ A lready!”
He moved swiftly toward the door.
Then, over his shoulder,
“ Look yo u !
Through that door opposite! Make haste;
I will be with you directly.”
His tone
was almost beseeching.
Rising with a careless shrug, the other
stepped into the next room. Having clos­
ed the door, he stood listening to the
sound of approaching feet.
The next instant a voice became audi­
ble, the hoarse, wheezy voice of a very-
fat man. Standing close by the interven­
ing wall, Sarto could hear every word.
“ Yes,” the doctor was saying, “ there
is considerable fever, but we can’t be sure
what the trouble is for twenty-four hours
at any rate. I f it wasn't that Liverpool
had been so full of scarlet fever lately I
should say positively— ”
He broke off
abruptly. “ Well, keep him quiet and do
what I told you.”
“ Mais, monsieur,” the valet’s voice rose
in voluble remonstrance, “ all arrange­
ments mek for Son Altease departure to­
day. Look you! The very trunks have
left for the steamer. This hotel full—
cr-r-owded. Eef all dese peoples suspect
the truth, dere will be great tr-rouble—
big fuss!”
The doctor was evidently in a hurry,
for the chauffeur could hear the struggle
with his overcoat.
"Suspect,” he grunted. “ Why should
they suspect? Can’t you keep things quiet
a little longer? I tell you seriously the
prince can’t be * moved for twenty-four
hours without danger.
Just tell Mr.
Burlington that, with my compliments.
I ’ll drop in later and have a word with
him.”
There was a shuffle of departing feet
and the dobr cloned.
Stepping over to the window which
gave on the street, the chauffeur glanced
out, hoping for a glimpse of the great
man getting into his.brougham, but there
was no sign of either.
Instead; a hansom had just driven up
to the side entrance and, as Sarto watch­
ed it, some one jumped out and passed
rapidly into the hotel— a tall, thin man
in a familiar looking brown overcoat.
With a muttered exclamation tbs chau-
feur turned away and stood perfectly
still, staring ahead of him with the di­
lated, startled look in his eyes of a hunt­
ed animal. Listening with sickening ex­
pectancy, be made out the creak of the
ascending lift outside, the sound o f feet
along the hall, and a loud knock.
A fter a moment’s silence. It was repeat­
ed* and the flip-flap o f Alceste's slippers
came hastening from an inner room to
answer it.
The door was opened, and a quiet voice
was heard— to the listener’s strained
senses— most unpleasantly distinct and
near.
"These the prince’s rooms?” It asked
suavely.
“ Tbs clerk tails me that a
friend of mine was directed up here a
half-hour ago— an artist— tall, dark* man.
I ’ve called for him! Just ask him to
step out, please!”
There was a pause, while Ludovic held
himself stiffly at bay, wondering what
would coma past; everything hung on the
valet’s next
T a m e an d W ild
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mt p i
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r tte r a lls b U B iM r lB O t t s f .
In the entire realm o f scientific In-*
vestlgatlon there is nothing more Inter­
esting and marvelous than the growth
and development o f plants from the
begirding or the term ination o f the;
seed to the reproduction o f the germ.
Each species o f plant has Its*distinct­
iv e character and life habits and ouly
flourishes where natural conditions are
favorable to Its growth. T o attain any
degree o f perfection, the soil and clim­
ate combined must be such as the
plants require, although a moderate de­
gree o f succees may be attained when
either o f theae factors are not exactly
suited to Its growth, but where both
are deficient In any considerable de­
gree the plant c«n not be successfully
grown, except
by
artificial
means
whereby the necessary uatural condi­
tions are created. I f the chemical com-
|K>sltion o f the soil la favorable, and
clim atic conditions unfavorable, the
latter can be created artificially— such
/ W V W \ A A / V W
as protection from cold and excessive
heat and lack o f moisture— and, like­ 1215— Magna Charts signed by King
wise, I f the soil Is deficient In the
John.
chemical elements which the plant re­ 1600— Champlain left Quebec to exploit
quires, they can be added to, but In
the lake which bears his name.
either case the process Is laborious and 1610— Champlain defeated the Iroquois
expensive and the results unmtlsfac-
near the mouth o t the Richelieu
tory. AH plants are Indigenous to
river.
certain kinds o f soil, and all soils are 1708— Madrid entered by tbs English and
especially adapted to the growth o f
Portuguese.
certain kinds o f plants, and nature can 1741— Alliance between George I I . of
not be Improved upon In any way, nor
England slid. Merle Theresa of Ana-
trio.
can her deficiencies be successfully
remedied by artificial means. In order, 1745— Loulsbonrg, N. S., taken by ths
therefore, to be successful In his busi­
British from the French.
ness, the farm er, must “ keep close to 1775— Battle o f Bunker Hill.
nature and mark well her ways.” He 1778— British evacuated Philadelphia.
must raise only such crops as are best 1793— City of Archangel, in northern
adapted to the soli o f his farm. In ac­
Russia, nearly destroyed by Are.
cordance with
his
experience, and 1795— Union College founded at Schenec­
wholly refrain from extensive experi­
tady, N. Y .'
ments with such as are o f doubtful 1812— United States Congress declared
utility.
war against Great Britain.
IAN
F eet o f tho H o n * .
The usefulness o f ' s horse depends
largely upon the quality o f his fe e t I f
they are sound and spell taken care o f
he Is able to travel and work well,
but If they are defective and neglected
bis usefulness Ik Impaired and be can
not be depended on In any emergency,
as be Is liable, when his services are
most needed, to become partially If not
wholly disabled, 'resu lting In serious
loss to his owner. Bot few horses are
born with perfect feet, yet the defects
by careful treatment are often entire­
ly cured; also many horses w ith sound
hoofs are practically ruined by the
ignorance or carelessness o f
black­
smiths.
The proper shoeing o f horses and the
general cats o f their feet Is a matter
that should receive the strict attention
o f every farmer, and yet, as a rule,
it Is w ofully neglected. Th e farm er
should have knowledge o f the natural
formation o f a horse’s foot, so as to be
able to determine whether the animal
Is being* properly shod or not, and
while that is being done he should
never go aw ay and leave the smith to
alight the work to get through with It
or butcher Its feet if he does dSt un­
derstand his business.
W hile no definite rules fo g shoeing
horses can be given, some general prin­
ciples are acknowledged by all com­
petent horseshoers, namely, the heel
should never be cut except to remove
a ragged p oin t The same Is true o f
the frog, which Is an elastic cushion,
intended to reduce the Impact o f a sud­
den shock to the foot. Th e butterls
Is an instrument that may do an im­
mense amount of'd a m a ge In the bands
o f an incapable operator. Much mis­
chief Ik done by it every day.
When the toe is too long and projects
beyond the hoof. It causes stumbling
and It should be shortened. A hot Iron
should never be applied to the foot to
ascertain Its evenness, as many black­
smiths do merely to save time, when
they know It Is not rig h t
A seared
surface between the hoof and the shoe
makes the contact leas perfect and the
shoe necessarily less rigid than It ought
to be.
The ontside o f the hoof should not be
rasped more than Is necessary to clinch
the nails, as this thins the crust and re­
duces the strength o f the bearing sur­
O ar C s a i s a v t l s a o f Tobacco.
face o f the .fo o t Weakening and decay
According to the census figures re­
are sometimes the result o f this prac­
cently Issued the consumption o f to­
tice. Oil applied to the hoofs occasion­
bacco In the United States Is enormous.
ally during dry weather la beneficial.
Th e money spent fo r cigars In the year
ending June, 1005. was $198,188,372 and
T o ToU a H * r w ’ i Aar*.
fo r cigarettes, $8,354.803. Th e sales o f
chewing and pipe tobacco showed an
expenditure o f more than $110,000.000,
o f which It is estimated that $55.000,-
000 was spent fo r smoking tobacco.
Uncle Sam’s appetite fo r the weed la
voracious. The consumption o f tobac­
co has Increased from 293.804.453
pounds In 1900 to 355,620,971 pounds in
1905. This includes chewing tobacco.
In 1905 he actually smoked more than
A t four years old each ja w shows
150,000,000 pounds. Yes, It all went
up in smoke, and with It the cost o f four permanent teeth, whose tables are
worn to the same level. The dividers
the Panama canal and o f 27 battle*
are worn upon both o f their borders.
ships.
Looked at from the side, the corner
Th e consumption o f cigars has In­
‘ °eth are quite small.
creased 27.5 per cent since 1900, and o f
clgnrettes, 27.3 per cent. From 188!* to
1905 the consumption o f cigars and
cigarettes steadily increased seevnfold.
During the same period the population
o f the country Increased only a little
more than twofold.
More money Is spent each year on
tobacco than on potatoes or vegetables
or fruits or coffee.
G aaae M ix e d .
School Teacher— And now that we
have finished discussing the lion and
the tiger, who can tell me about the
lynx ?
A painful pause.
Fin ally a small
hand Is hesitatingly elevated.
Teacher— W ell, Tommy, cun you de­
scribe the lynx?
Tom m y— No’m.'
Teacher— Then why did you raise
yonr hand?
i
Tom m y— I thought W illie W uggles
could tell.
Teacher— And wfint made you think
W illie could describe the lynx?
Tom m y— ’Cause bis brother’s a cad­
die.
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[THE WEEKLY
th Jfeweïs
By
E dith M o ría n W ille tt
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A t four and a h alf years the nippers
show wear on both edges. Th e corner
teeth and the book or canine teeth are
in evidence.
D e p th
of
C r e lo m e e .
From the study o f clouds an official
o f the United States W eather Bureau
concludes that the ordinary cyclones
which traversa our country from west
to east arq not more than tw o or three
miles In depth, although their diameter
ts many hundreds o f miles. In other
words, their motion does not affect the
upper regions o f the atmosphere.
A b s e n c e o f M in d ,
In the case o f hurricanes, this au­
Browning— So your engagement with
thority finds that the depth Is greater,
the rich widow Is broken ofT, eh? What
amounting to as "much ns five or s it
was the*trouble7
miles. But higher currents blow direct­
Greening— Oh, one o f my famous had
ly across the cyclonic and antlcyelonlc
breaks, as usual.
In an unguarded
areas which produce storms and fa ir
moment I asked her If l was the only
weather at the surface o f the earth.
man she had ever loved.
Th is new theory tends to oifbet form ­
T o o H e a lt h jr .
er Ideas concerning the drculatfbn o f
“ D o you believe that mosquitoes car­ the atmosphere.
ry malaria?”
A b A f r i n l t s r s l P e a t.
“ Not the mosquitoes around hers,”
So great have been the ravages
answered Fanner Corntossel.
‘Th ey
couldn’t possibly do It anil be so caused by the dodder— a leafless, twin­
ing, parasitic plant— that a decree has
healthy.” — Washington Star.
been Issued by the French President
Restaurant R epartee.
prohibiting R> Importation Into ths
“ W alter, what kind o f a stink was country. It Is a veritable agricultural
that you served me with Just now?” scoflrge. attacking and destroying hops,
demanded the dissatisfied guest.
vines, clover, peas, tomatoes and many
“ W ell done,” responded the waiter, other kinds o f agricultnrsl produce.
with a low bow.
Once having found Its way Into any dis­
“ H ’m !
D o you mean me or tho trict, It Is most difficult to get rid of,
steak r
i«nd constitutes a permanent source of
O f the 387 recorded ministers o f the m x tety to the farmer. Cutting down,
Society o f Friends In O rest Britain ift| burning and poison have all been tried
with unsatisfactory results.
are women.
K w
h
Ofcjekea# a t H aas*.
An Iowa man has designed an anti-
flying chicken-wing attachment having
In view to prevent the annoyance and
Incident
damages
to chickens scratch­
ing In your neigh­
bor’s garden. The
device Is attached
to t h e chicken’s
wing. It la made
o f parallel pieces
o f w ire bent Into
the form o f an el­
STOPS VLTINO.
bow, with a book at the bend.
T o apply the attachment to a chick
en’s wing It la slipped over the wing,
and by placing the parallel sides toward
each other the book can be snapped In
position and retained by the resiliency
o f the wire. Th e book will be on tb<
Inner corner o f the wing and w ill pre­
vent the device from slipping off. The
chicken w ill thus- be prevented from
spreading the wing-Us required to fly
and thereby unable to get over a fence
Into the neighbor’s garden.
H o i m i o f Cora Cob*.
In some parts o f Europe corn cobs
are used fo r building purposes. The
cobs are collected and taken to a fac­
tory, where heavy* compresses crush
and mold them Into blocks o f various
sizes, just as bricks are
variously
molded. These blocks are then bound
With w ire so as to make them bold to­
gether. They are then soaked In tar
to make them
water-tight, a n d 'e r e
ready fo r use after this treatm ent O f
course, they are much lighter than
bricks, are alw ays dry, and make good
houses. This Is but one o f the very
many ways in which Europe shows a
greater economy than Ameren does.
There Is little over there which goes to
waste. Even the refuse and garbage
o f Paris Is made to serve a purpose by
being burned and converted into pow­
er.
Cast o f F eed in g Haas.
Bulletin No. 115 from the W est V ir­
ginia Experiment Station gives the
first year’s record with 800 hens.
It
gives pictures and descriptions o f
houses, method o f handling, amounts,
kinds and cost o f feed and egg produc­
tion. ’ Th e cost o f feed fo r the year
was SB cents per bead ; total cost $1.42
per head. Th e fow ls averaged 113 eggs
each, valued a t $2.43, so that'each hen
returned a net profit o f $1.01.
H a w t o F o o d . O a t S IIa g o .
Owing to the constant contact o f the
air with the tdp layer o f silage It Is
necessary to remove a horizontal layer
o f silage to a depth o f not less thna
one and one-half Inches dally to-p re­
vent any from spoiling. I f this fact
Is kept In (hind when building a silo
Its diameter can be made such as to
make possible the feeding o f a layer
o f this depth dally with the amount of
liv£ stock on band.— John Michels.
D i s t r ib u t i o n o f M s a ta u U a .
Th e distribution o f mammals over
the earth shows many cdrlous features.
North America, Northern Europe and
Asia hare many fam ilies In common.
Such animals as wolves, foxes, bears,
deer and moose, beavers, squirrels and
rabbits live all around the Northern
Hemisphere. Th e mammals-found on
isolated Islands are o f surpassing In­
terest to the naturalists.
T h o C h ro o f S h e e p .
Overfeeding or sudden changes from
poor to very rich food, combined with
want o f exercise, If not actual causes,
will contribute to the development o f
the loss o f wool among ewes.
An English shepherd being token
a bat bs attributed his unequsled suc­
cess In the show ring to, replied: “ T o
two things— always havlhg my entrns
trained to walk In the halter, and to al­
ways being polite to tho Judgt. no mat­
ter what position bo placed tbs exhibit
In.”
1815— Battle of Waterloo.
4819— The Savannah, first steamer to
cross the Atlantic, arrived at Liver­
p o o l.... TXie State of Maine separat­
ed from Massachusetts.
1820—Th e Earl of Dslbousie assumed of­
fice as governor o f Canada.
1831— Reform bill reintroduced in the
British Parliament.
1837— Accession of late Queen Victoria
on the death of William IV . m
1839— Total defeat of the Turkish' army
. by 1 bra bam Pasha on the Euphrates.
1840— Montreal and Quebec incorporated
as cities.
1860— Steamer Griffith burned on Lake
Erie with loss o f 800 lives.
1803— Termination of the Burmese war.
1808— President o f the United States rec­
ognised the filibuster Gen. Walker as
President of Nicaragua.
J850— Repulse of the Frenah and English
squadron on the Peih o.. .Commodore
Tatnall o f United States navy, in
Chinese waters, made his famous ut­
terance : “ Blood is thicker than
water."
1883— Japanese ports closed to European
and American traders.
1884— Alabama sunk by the Kearsarge.
1887— Execution of Maximilian, Emperor
o f M ex ico ....N orth German consti­
tution promulgated.
1808— Mu mails evacuated by the Para-
_ guayans.
1809— Kansas negroes petitioned Con­
gress for suffrage. ---- ; .... —-
1870— Treaty of peace between Brasil
and Paraguay.
1871— Corner stone for the New York
State capitol laid at Albany.
1872— Earl o f Dufferln assumed office as
governor general of Canada.
1800— Armenians massacred by Turk*
near Erserum.
1893—-Monument unveiled In Waldheim
cemetery, Chicago, in memory of the
“ Haymarket anarchists."
1895— Baltic canal opened- by Emperor
William.
1900— Spain ceded the Caroline Islands to
Germany.
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1903— Regina, Saskatechewan, incorpo­
rated as a city.
1907—-Tty* French chamber voted to Sup­
press the agitation In the wine grow-
„ ing districts by fo rc e ....T h e Mayor
of New York turned the first sod In
the construction of the Catakill water
supply. . . . President Roosevelt signed
a treaty with Santo Domingo.
ÍCHOOI.S
SAV® (oi
The Chicago ■ Board of Education ha»
decided to bar all candidates for position«
as teachers in the public schools who are
over 50 years old.
The Minnesota school for the deaf this
year graduated seven students, each of
whom bas learned a trade, in addition to
hie Academic training.
Contractors are now at work on a
building to be erected at the Minnesota
school for the deaf, which will coat does
to $50,000 and Is to be completed this
Tear.
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*
President Northrop of the- University
of Minnesota notified the students that
any one having unpaid bills outstanding
at tHS dose of the school year would not
bs graduated.
,
At the annual meeting o f the alumni
of the Minnesoffl school for the blind,
held at Faribault, Dr. Dorr, superin­
tendent of the school, was presented with
4 gold-headed cine.
A t Reno, Nev., ths entire Stats took
i bolide* tbs other day to celebrate the
dedication of the Msckay School of Mlnea
and ths reception of the statue o f Mac-
key, both being Resented to the 8tats
and University of Nevada by Clarence H.
Maokay and Ms mother.
In revenge for the passage of s prohi­
bition law In Alabama, which deprived tbs
schools o f Mobile city and county of $80,-
000 annual revenue, the anti-prohibition-
lets at a special election, defeated a pro­
posal to levy a special one mill school
tax, leaving ths schools without financial
R fflo r t