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The Great Tontine ' * 9 H AW LEY SM ART A « W J "B nU a B—A k " " U d « W a.“ C H A P T E R IX . Mr. Csrbuckle occupied • art of rh to- hf rs in the Tempi*. On the evening after « Ilk visit to Mias ('sterham. Mr. Ring- V o od was seated in company with his “ I bare no doubt whatever but yon are right in your conjecture.” said Mr. Oar* buckle. “ IVgram k either a shareholder or the agent of a shareholder, but Chat Is a thing you can easily ascertain. You have nothing to do but to get a line from me. and would tell him so ; and of course, with the object he bad in riew, he would take very good care not to contradict her." “ My own idea la that if they can And t Terence Finnigan they intend to perpe- tiare a fraud. For instance, granting they And him. I should think a few hun dred ]>ounds would easily keep him out of the way till his death, which probably cannot be far off, or till the death of Pigram's nominee. Recollect the stake Is so big. It k a great temptation.” “ Yea.” said Mr. Csrbuckle, “ k might he so: I never thought of that. Now it would be a great point if we could dis cover l'egram. First of all, we should be able to get at what sort o f a man he la, and to some extent judge whether he Is likely to attempt a fraud o f this na ture; and in the second place, keeping a Miss Caterham, accrediting you as her agent, and go down to the board room and look at the list of the subscribers. It is some time since I saw it. and then there were between forty and Afty names Mill left on. But I recollect, when I last talked to Miss Caterham about it, she told me there were only Are or six left, and the probability is that one or two of those have been put out of It since. Then comes the question— what k Peg- rem's motive? I should imagine feverish curiosity to know whether the life of Miss Caterham's nominee has lapsed.” “ It strikes me." replied Ringwood, “ that the Arst thing to ascertain is. how did this Pegram discover that I was to call on Miss Caterham on your behalf?” “ From Miss Csterham herself, no doubt." replied Csrbuckle. “ As I, in my hurry, had*omitted to give your name, •he would naturally think he came from very sharp eye on Mr. Pegram. it ia quite possible we should find the missing Finni- ga n ” “ I know it is rather presumptuous to differ with one of your experience, but I think this probably is tbe principal, and I will tell you why. I f my theory Is right, the discovery of Terence Finnigan k merely the prelude to the perpetration o f a great fraud. It must be obvious to the man who contemplâtes It that tbe fewer accomplices be has tbs better. I f he ran do without any. better still. Now, «gain. I think it very likely that he would use his own name in thk preliminary in quiry at Miss Caterham's. In tha event s f discovery he could easily pass it off as feverish curiosity, mud i f he appeared under an assumed name, he would certain ly lay himself open to the grave suspicion e f contemplating foul play of aome de scription " * “ Tee. there k a good deal in what xy,*’ returned Mr. Csrbuckle ; “ but t visit to tbs board room will settle the questioo ia two minutes. By the way, when you are there see If Viscount I s l ington is atill left In the "routine.’ Ha was the kst time I saw the list, and L can’t help taking an Interest In his share. I t k curious enough, if It had not been fo r myself end Gerald Fitxpstrick be would never have gone into It nt all.” And here the barrister related the story of that famous, pool that was played the night of the Ascot Cup, at tbs little villa at Bracknell. Armed with Mr. Carbuckle’s missive, Ringwood lost no time in ones more pre senting himself at the eottsge. Tbe la dies. once convinced that he really was Mr. Cartrackle's friend, welcomed him warmly, and expressed their gratitude for the trouble be was about to take for them. Misa Caterham was able bow to regard him without fear or prejudice, and was fain to acknowledge tha truth that Ron ald Ringwood was a very pleasant, gentle manly young man. with high spirits, and considerably mors than average ability ; hut the poor lady was still nnspeakabiy nervous on the subject o f Mr. Pegram, and was continually conjuring up to her self fantasies o f crime more or lees deeply tinted. Ringwood made no secret of bow he intended to open the campaign, telling them that, in the opinion of himself and Mr. Csrbuckle. It was desirable, In the first place, to discover Mr. Pegram. as R might very probably lead them without further troubla to tha and of their goal In finding Terence Finnigan. Ringwood dnly attended at the board day. and ascertained that Mr. Pegram was a solicitor living in tha town o f Rydland, in North Wales. “ My theory right to start with,” he muttered. “ What a bit of luck ! I am off by (be Irish mall to-night to sea what I can make of Pegram. An Intended fraud for a ducat" He bad no difficulty In ascertaining that Mr. Pegram was a well-to-do so licitor. who had lived in Rydland all his life ; that be was not particularly popu lar amongst his brother townsmen ; that h k money was more derived from suc cessful «perviIstion ia tbe new watering place of Uambariym than his bweinass as a solicitor; that be was now a widow er. hk wife haring died sa ass firs or six years ago. and that shoot that tints ha had taken into partnership hk eldest sou, and the firm was now known as Pegrata A Hon. Ia reply to inquiries as to what oge Mr. Pegram might be, he was In formed sixty or upwards, and that the aon would probably number about half hi* father s year«. There was noth lug further to bo dons In Bydknd at peasant, so hs resolved to of fasta to Mr. Oarbockle. In pursuance o f this rsoolve “ I have been thinking o f that," he ordered an early dinner, and rat down ed the kwyer eagerly. "Y o u —you know to that meal in all the dignity conferred this Lord Lakingtou; tall ma what sort by finding himself sole tenant of the of a man ia he?” somewhat dingy coffee room. The door “ Ah, you think, then, a compromise was suddenly opened, and a stoutiah, would be judicious?” said Hemmingby. florid man bustled in, bringing with him *'I think It might suit me if I could such a breeaa o f life and Irrepressible only see my way. I shall do myself the activity that tha whole place seemed at honor of submitting Terms to Lord Lak- once peopled. Ingtoo. It would ba no good, jou know, “ Here you are, waiter; lot aome of to put them before you ; you are not em them take these ruga and traps to my powered to treat,” said Pegram. room. Now, what hare you got to eat " N o ; you are right there,” riplied I d the house? Don't be all day thinking Hemmingby ; “ but don’t you fall Into the about It, but pull yourself together at mistake o f thinking that because Laking- P a r * te H a v e a a l a a a b a t e r . one«, man. Hurry up, I tell you. Off to ton 4id not know the value of money in Six years ago we purchased a 100- town to-night, sir?" asked ths stranger hia early daya that he does not know it Interrogatively. /. f now. I f your compromise means that you rgg incubator and every season It has Ringwood nodded assent. are te have fifteen shillings oat of tbe been set five or six times and have “ There,” said ths strangor, pointing sovereign, I don’t think, my friend, that never had one failu re nor one bad to the bill of fare which ths waiter had It will come off." hatch. Th e hatches ars alw ays In ths just placed In h k hand, “ I know o f course T b e lawyer aat for some time after nineties w ith the exception o f once that you are out o f everything good to Mr. Hemmingby left him Immersed In when we only got oeventy-elght chicks. eat, which, freely translated, means you thought. His meditations were interrupt never had R In your Uvea, Get me soi ed by the abrupt entrance of Mr. Robert Our hatches are about the same each o f that, and that Been here long, sir?" Pegram, with indications o f a night pass time each season through. W e nearly slw ays have from ninety-two to ninety- Ringwood oouid not help smiling at hk ed in traveling. oonqmn tan's curiosity as ha replied, “ I “ W h a t! back again. Bob? Wall, do six chicks, seldom lower than ninety- came down here ths day before yestsr- you bring any news?” three, more often higher than that, and day." “ Tea; I have just arrived from Ire always such strong, lively chicks, al “ Rum place to taka Into your head to land,” mid Robert Pegram. “ I am sorry most never a cripple among them— pay a visit to," returned the stranger. to say I have made nothing o f tha Irish seldom one in 500. Our Incubator has "This la about tbs most ono-borse old quest. I mat lota o f people who recol not had tbe advantage o f being kept town I ever came across. It hasn’t mov lected the old fellow, yet no ooo had In a cave or cellar, but we have done ed a bk since I first knew It twenty seen anything o f him for the last few so well with 1^ that we have purchased years ago. I f It wasn't that I had to years. This fellow Finnigan will take a another o f 120 and one o f 2-MVegg ca see (rid Lawyer Pegram occasionally on lot of finding.” pacity, as we are going Into tbe busi “ But find him we must,” replied his a bit of business I would never set foot in the old ramshackle place again. The father quickly, “ i f it is only to be qnite ness more extensively. W e can truthfully say that the In old man did me a turn; he let me stand ceitain o f keeping him out o f the way in with himself in the little ‘ring’ of for the remainder of his life.” cubator ia a great time and labor saver “ W a imut do our beet,” replied Rob and a money maker. It is one o f tbe tbe early developers of Llanbarlym— a watering place dose by. I made a good ert Pegram; “ and now, have you thought best Investments any farm er or any bit o f money out o f it at the time, and out how we are to play our cards? one who raises poultry can make. Who have got some house property now there Things sre risky aa they stand, you know. would care to go back to tbe slow w ay that is worth having. However, I did Surely we ought to come to a compromise o f raising chicks with tbe sitting hen the old fox a bigger turn than he did with Lord Lakingtou.” “ Tea, my lad,” replied old Pegram; when It can be done with the Incuba i, little ea it looked like it at the time. I persuaded him to take e share in e lot “ and Hemmingby waa here only an hour tor so easily and so well? W ith tbe tery that was a great erase in those days; age to sound me on that very subject hen the season o f hatching Is soon not likely you ever beard of it. It was on the Viscount’a behalf. Sit down. I over with, w hile with tbe incubater a thing that happened before you were have thought It all out; such a scheme! the early fries fo r market can be sold breeched; but people went pretty mad What do you aay to a compromise. Bob, when the market prices are best anil about the ‘Great Tontine’ at that time, I by which you get half and a charming the early pullets hatched that w ill be wife to begin with, and the whole to wind wanted fo r fa ll and w inter layers. W e can tell you.” Ringwood here intimated that ha knew up with?” do not have to w ait on the sitting hen “ What on earth do you mean, father?” all about the “ Great Tontine,” and al “ I mean this: I have sent Lord Lak- to hatch out a few chickens when we ways felt intense curiosity concerning i t “ Well. sir. the ‘Great Tontine’ k just ington _word that I am good to compro have the incubator to hatch them by about winding up. There, are only two mise if he will agree to my terms. Now, tbe dozens. A good incubator w ill pay fo r It grown-up left in it, and Pegram le one. I believe, Lord Imkington has got a by tbe way. there k an old lady who daughter; I have no doubt she is pretty, self over and over tbe first season o f can’t find her nominee; that’s probably although I don’t know anything for cer Its use. I t la indispensable In tbe poul because be is dead. As I said the other tain on that point. I intend you to mar try business. T o all those who con day. -it’s tacky for the nominees that ry her.” template purchasing I would say, don't ’ Under'' which circumstances,’ interpos their names are kept dark, or else I get one that is too cheap. Get a good should think they would have a sickly ed Robert Pegram, “ I should have pre one, even I f you do hare to pay more. ferred your obtaining more precise infor summer. Oh. I can tell yon," raid the , stranger, laughing, “ there’s a fine melo mation about her appearance.” “ Don’t talk nonsense,” said tbe old gen drama here. Can't you fancy the two ket nominators each trying to do away tleman testily; “ she has rank, station, everything you want.” with his opponent’s man in fire acts?” ‘ Has it occurred to you that Miss ‘Ah. well.” said Ringwood. “ I don't suppose Mr. Pegram would dream of Phllllmore would decline to have anything to aay to me?” reaorting to such extreme measures.” ‘ No, it hasn't,” exclaimed the old man “ Well, murder is a strong order, no doubt; but I don't -think old Pegram eagerly, “ because that is Lord Laking- would be over scrupulous about smoothing ton's business; and when Lord Lakiugton his way to a hundred and sixty thousand sees how very much R is for hia advan pounds. So you have spent two daya at tage this match will be, I fancy be will Rydland, have you? Excuse me, but use all his Influence in favor of it ; and I think, from all I hear. Bob, that the why did you "do it?” ‘Oh, like you,” replied Ringwood, young lady is likely to do aa her father laughing, “ perhaps I also am assisting in tells her.” ‘ Still, I tell you,” replied Robert Peg- the development of Llanbarlym.” I “ Guess you sre rather late in the field ram, “ I don't want this marriage. then,” replied the stranger. “ It really have a feeling harm will come o f R.” INCUBATOI AND BROOMS. “ Well.” continued Pegram, senior, “ I 1« curious what you could have found to shall ba off tbe day after to-morrow to do for two days In Rydland. Why, I Th e good ones are the cheapest In the could do the whole business o f tbs place settle things with Lord Lakingtou; and long run. There are some Incubators when I come back. Bob, my boy,” be for the week in an hour.” that have to be watched closely to give “ It is time I was off,” raid Ringwood, concluded with a grin, “ It will be, mailt results, but these are tbe thin-walled rising. “ I have a novel here which killed you. with ofdera to get your trousseau kind that w ill not hold even tempera my time for me last night. I f you will ready. In the meantime, I trust to you ture. Our Incubator does not get any to spare neither time nor money to And accept It perhaps it will do the same for Finnigan. Do what your old father asks watching after It Is once set going. you. thl# evening.” “ Thank you,” replied the stranger. “ It ’s you, and say this marriage shall be, as W e leave fo r an all-day visit any time — even at hatching time— and It takes a good place to do. It In,” he continued, far aa It Ilea with you.” “ I can’t refuse you, father,” he said at care o f Itself. with assumed gravity. “ But you are die first man I ever heard of who with length, “ although I shall havs to contend F o r the amount Invested an Incuba draw to thk solitude to read his book. with a difficulty of which you have no tor w ill make more money t*han any Good-by; my name la Hemmingby, and Idea; bat. as you wito it, so shall it be. machine I know of.— Mrs. L. E. Brack. I ‘boss' a show In town. I dare ray you I will marry Miss Philllmore if you can have heard of my name as manager of arrange ao.” H u S I l a g M an u re. “ Thank you. Bib, thank you ; and, Bob, the ’Vivachy’ Theater; and I ’ll have It Is pertinent also to here refer to that ‘Great Tontine’ dramatised as sure my lad, if money will tide over this little ee you are alive; mind you come and difficulty you have got to contend with, tbe trials conducted by the Cornell Station to demonstrate recollect I can And any moderate sum. I Agrlcnltnral see it.” the losaes to stable manure when ex have seen gold overcome a good many." “Thanks; should .1 want any I will posed to leaching and weathering. A C H A P T E R X. , Hemmingby strolled leisurely up to the come to you,” replied the son sentea- pile p f manure that contained elements worth 96-48. after being exposed, fo r office o f Pegram A Bon. It was evidently ttoaaly. (T o be continued.1 only just open, but one of the clerks, to five months was worth only 92.03. Leav whom Mr. Hemmingby was well known, ing manure in piles in tbe field is an T h l a k s M i l li o n a ir e s U n h a p p y . informed him that Mr. Pegram would antiquated method that should never /ohn Burroughs, the naturalist, be be sure to be there in ten minutes. be practiced, for the reason that It “ Oh. I suppose I am a little early,” lieves that few millionaires are really results tn fertilising tbe spots where said the manager. “ By the way, I don’t happy. H e Is quoted In an Interview tbe heaps lie too heavily, giving them see Mr. Krabbe; I hope there is nothing aa follow s: fu lly three times as much o f the fer wrong with the old gentleman. Hs must “ I do not believe In tbe doctrine at tilizin g elements as they need, while be a great age now.” tributed to John D. Rockefeller, that three times as much ground receives “ Turned eighty, sir. He is quite broke If you want to make your w ife happy less than it needs, or not enough to down, mad don't come to the office any moty. Mr. Pegram was very kind to him all you have to do Is to give her plenty make a showing. Where manure la __took him off to tbe seaside somewhere o f money. I do not believe that pos allowed to lie In heaps on a field for for a change of air. He la living in a session o f money and happiness are a few weeks or a mouth. It Is an Im little cottage Mr. Pegram took for him synonymous. I f Mr. Roritefeller has possibility to spread It so as to get od‘ the ontside of the town, and a nurse been quoted correctly, he is making a an even distribution o f organic mat they got from London takes care of him. declaration that I believe American ter and o f the elements o f fertility. It I have seen him occasionally. He is juat women and women all over the world Is preferable to spread the manure d i rotting away from old age.” “ Glad to see you. Hemmingby, glad to w ill resent. They want love first o f rect from the wagon with a fork, al see you," exclaimed Pegram as be shook all. I f they are provided with the right though this is by no means an up-to- date way o f handling It. For the most bands with tbs manager. ‘‘Come along Instincts. “ I sat behind Jay Gould In school economical results, manure should be into my own room beyond here. Anything wa can do for you? Tour house property and once he wrote a composition on a hauled direct from the barn as soon at Llanbarlym will turn money If yon slate fo r me when I needed Ideas Th at aa it la made aud scattered over the went to realise.” day he needed 70 cent« and I gave the ttelda by means o f a spreader. In thla “ Tbs Llanbarlym property Is a paying sum to him fo r tw o old school books. way, and In this way only, can the full Investment that I mean to «tick to. By I saw him later In life, when be was value o f manure be saved, provided, o f the way, I am sohrry to hear auch a sad worth 970,000,000, but I do not think course, enough bedding Is used In the account of old Krabbe.” “ Ah. yes; a terrible breakdown. I don’t he was happy. Th e money fire was barn to nicely abeorb all the liquid ex which suppose too poor old fellow baa many blazing In his eyes, and I am sure It crement, tbe plant food o f reached hia brain and consumed his amounts to nearly one-half o f tbe total months’ life left in him.” “ Do you think It would please him If life, sending him to ap untimely gravs. In tbe manure and liquid excrem ent I went to see him?” aald Hemmingby. ” 1 know millionaires, and know few W h e n * • F l e e t C h e rr ie s . “ The old chap and I were always friend happy ones. True, Mr. Carnegie seems About the best time to plant cherry ly.” to be an exception, because he is d if “ Very kind indeed of you to think of trees 1« In early fa ll or very early !h It.” replied the lawyer, “ but I am afraid ferent from many other rich men. H e spring. It Is better to plant In Octo Is trying to get rid o f his money and It would ba quite nseleea; he does not al ber, even before tbe leaves fall, strip ways seem to know me, and as for Bob, be takee a keen delight In doing good ping the leave* off, than It la late, Juat he takes no notice o f him whatever.” w ith I t " before winter seta In. In fa c t many “ Pegram.” exclaimed the manager, “ It trees would do better than they do, would b* rather awkward for you I f ba were they set early, stripping thslr had happened to be your nominee hi the Hostess— Mias Robinson has no part leaves, not w aiting for tbs leaves to ‘Grant Tontine’ " ; and aa ha spoke Hem- mlngby shot a keen glance at hia com- ner fo r this waits. Would you mind fa lL ^ dancing w ith her Instead o f me? Hawkward— On tbs contrary, I shall Tha lawyer smiled aa he replied dryly, A Is a b e l "Tea. be would not be n good life to be only too delighted.— Answers. Alcohol Is obtained from peat by depend upon juat now.” • fyyfH n g the fiber w ith sulphuric a d d "Tou begin to look uncommonly like Th e Mohammedans use the luokr and ferm enting with a spadai ye a s t A taking tbe whole pool. J wonder It doeaa’t year, which Is tan days and twenty-ooa ton o f dry past yields forty-three gal occur to you link y people who are still le « off pura spirit at one-fourth o f the houra and a fe w seconda shorter k ft ka to compro miss— sight thousand a osai off potato alcohol. year will stani a tktta cutting up." «xerelsfa* a ffsA. T b e accompanying cut furnishes an excellent plan for exercising a bull. A large, strong post Is sunk Into the ground and securely s e t O n ’ top o f this post Is placed an iron plate some what sim ilar to that used on the bol ster o f a sleigh or wagon through which the king bolt passes. A long sweep, evenly balanced, ia placed upon the top o f thla post and pinned by means o f a long rod, or, as we might say, king b o lt The sweep Is necessarily large at oqe end and small at the other, which makes Jt possible to bal ance with one end comparatively short and the other long. The bull ia tlad to the rope attached to the further end o f the long arm. and tn that w ay can have ,a large circis to move In Th e supporting post should ba above the ground high enough to carry the SOMETHING FOX EVXXTB0DT Building blocks o f glass are In com mon use In Silesia. Pigments o f more than 400 different colors sre secured from coal. . T b e population o f Ituaala Is Incraae- lng at the rate o f 2,500,000 a yaar. Cinchona planters are la a bad w ay in Java. Bark haa fallen heavily tn value. There are lees than 500 miles o f ra il w ay lu Colombia, dud nearly all tra v eling must be done on horse or mule- back. , In Taxes there are fifty-five counties, 85,000,000 acres, without a foot o f rail-' way, Most o f Texas is over tan miles from a railw ay, and there are places 100 miles away. Unter den Linden la the center o f Berlin and the bub o f the German em pire. This magnificent boulevard la IBS feet In width, and under the shade o f lta lime trees the Berliners have a meeting place which ia equal In archi tectural beauty to any In Europe. It ro s ExzacisiN o t h b b u l l . la lined on either aide w ith magnificent sweep above tbe bull. For a time the hotels, restaurants and palaces bull may attempt to free himself, but Seated opposite tbe late James Mc If the post and sweep are made prop Neill W histler at dinner one evening erly and securely there w ill be no dan was s patronizing young lord. During ger and he w ill soon settle down to a lull In the conversation be adju s^d exercising In a much better manner. his monocle and leaned forw ard toWt{rd the artlat. “ Aw , y ’ know, Mr. W his T h e V a l u e *1 T i l e D i a i a l a g . tler,” he drawled, “ I pahased your T ile properly placed makes soli house this mawnlng.” “Thank you,” dryer In wet weather and more moist said W blatler, quietly. “Thank you In dry weather. This Is difficult to very much." understand until we consider tbe na Once, when taking breakfast at a ture o f tbe soil. hotel tn Richmond, John Randolph com 8oll In proper condition Is porous, something after the manner o f a plained that the eggs were not fresh. sponge. It w ill bold w ater up to a " I f you want fresh eg gs w aiter, alw ays certain point without leaking. Until It buy them In Chesterfield" (a county becomes thoroughly saturated. It con juat across the Jam es). "H o w come tains a ir as well as water. A ir la Chesterfield eggs better’n Henrico eg gs warm and a ir la needed by plants in sab?” “ Because, you rascal, the Ches terfield people are too poor to keep the process o f growth. T ile leads the w ater away quickly theirs lone." In the spring so tbe a ir can penetrate the soil aud warm It so seeds w ill germinate and grow quickly. Up- dralned land. If low. Alls with water In the spring to the saturation point and the excess o f moisture passes o ff I d vapor through tbe process o f evapora tion. It requires a great deal o f heat to warm tbe w ater sufficiently to cause It to pass o ff In this way. That heat Is lost. A fte r evaporation has dissipated the moisture aud the soli becomes dry enough to work It breaks up In clods, because it has baked down aud packed together like mortar. It Is almost Im possible to prepare a good seed bed in such ground.— Agricultural Epltomist. Many eclipses are noticed In the rec ords o f all a ges Astronomers can de termine accurately when eclipses must have occurred and the eclipse records are proving valuable to historical stu dents as a means o f determining tbe dates o f Important events From these studies P. H. Cowell has found e v i dence that our year baa decreased w ith in historical times. An economical retainer in which tn ship products such as cem ent lime and plaster js described in Popular Me chanics Its halves are separable and can be nested In a compact form for the return journey., The cost o f tbe barrel Is about 91, which Is a little more than tw ice that o f a wooden bar rel, but they are said to be good for C e a a t r r ’s R a in fa ll. at least fifteen round trips, and the The total rainfall o f this country. room they occupy when empty cuts Including snow and that on w ater down the shipping bill one-half. areas, was given as 215.000.000,000,000 There w ere more paupers In England cubic feet a year. H a lf or mora la than ever at the end o f January, des eva|K>rated. About one-third flows Into pite old age pensions tbe proportion In the sen. Th e remaining one-sixth la London being the highest since 1881. either consuiurtl or absorbed. O f the according to the government return 70.000.000.000.000 cubic feet flowing an just published. Th e total number o f nually Into the sea. less than 5 per paupers In England and W ales was cent is used fo r power. It is estimated 800,460, o f whom 288.831 were Indoor. that 85 to 05 per cent o f the volume T b e proportion a thousand o f popula Is wasted tn freshets or destructive floods. Th ere are In the United States tion waa 24.1, an increase off .5 from last year and o f E tn Indoor paupers. proper 232 streams navigated fo r an T h e total In London was 138,228, a pro aggregate o f 26.115 miles, and as much portion o f 2 7 A more la navigable by Improvement. A great daal o f attention haa recently been given to the cultivation o f robber, A B r e * S W o r t k r a R a s P e e. T h e ca lf which an English fan n er on account o f tha continually 1 ac res e Prof. Francis E. had taken the summer resident to see Ing demand fo r i t Lloyd points out that “ the Inevitable surveyed bla owner and the stranger with a weary eye. “ W hat breed la your struggle o f man with nature” haa al ready manifested itself in thta new ca lf? " asked the visitor. field. A lready a considerable number The farm er removed a wisp o f straw o f parasitic enemies hare been discov from his month and s a id ; "T h e critter's father gored a Justice ered, “ whose energies appear to be o' the peace, knocked a book canvasser largely concentrated upon cultivated It 1$ another problem end over end and Itfted a tramp over rubber trees.” a fence; and, as fo r bis mother, she fo r science to deal with. In response to a demand that they get together the tw o leading charitable organizations o f Chicago, the Bureau o f Charities and tbe Chicago R elie f and A id Society, have effected an amalga mation o f forces and w ill be known A V e ry C ben n S a te. hereafter as tbe United Charities o f A light, useful and durable gate can Chicago. Th e main reason fo r the be made o f sassafras poles and barbed amalgamation ia the raising o f more w ire as shown In the cut. Bet a strong funds. A t present the Bureau o f Char ities disburses about 980,000 a year and the R elie f and Aid Society about 968,- 000. It Is hoped to raise between 9800,- 000 and 9400.000 fo r the combined or ganizations. f.~ chased a brass band out o’ town last New Year’s day. I f that ain’t breed enough to pay 25 shillings for. you can leave him be. I'm not pressing him an anybody.” POLE AND WIRE CATE. post 4 feet In tbe ground In the middle o f the gateway and balance the gate on It. T b e lower rail la made o f two forked sassafras poles securely nailed together so as to work around the post — W. H. Thompson, in Farm and Home. S e p a r a b le M e ta l B a r r e ls . An economical retainer In which to ■hip products such as cement, lime and plaster Is described in Popular Me chanics. Its halves are separable and can be nested in a compact form for the return journey. T b e cost o f the barrel la about 91, which Is a little more than twice that o f a wooden bar rel. but they are claimed to be good for at least fifteen round trips, and the room they occupy when empty cut» down the shipping bill one-half. French children are often on their way to school a little a fte r 7 o’clock In the morning. I f they have concluded their lessons by 0 o’clock in the even ing it la only by dint o f great appli cation. Young men studying fo r the higher professions have appointments w ith their tutors a t S o’clock In the morning in summer tim e; otherwise they cannot accomplish tbe mountain o f w ork that Ilea before them. In all branches o f art the labor o f the tyro Is immense. A t the Conservatoire tbe strenuous life la carried to a point which provokes the astonishment even o f laborious German students.— Pall Mall Gesrtte. Tha growing Industry off extracting aluminum has stimulated the search fo r water-power tn the British Isles, because tbe extraction o f aluminum is ao expensive that only low-cost power can be economically employed. In thla respect Scotland, with Its mountains, is coming to the fr o n t T ip w ater power ■ d a t a tow th e P a r a « a r . power plant at tha tails o f Foyars, In Lim e sweetens the soil as generous Scotland, haa hitherto been the largest dseds sweeten the soul. In Great Britain, but now a still Uss the hatebe» on tbe old rusty larger plant, at Klnlbchlaven, utilizing cans. A t least don't uss them for milk tha rainfall ovar a tract off fifty-five o r cream. square ml iso, la about to ba put into Bow aome peaa and oats to help out operation for the production off alumi when hot weather comes. Then put la num. Its nine bydiaulie turbines, sari) fodder corn planted thickly la Ike off MOO braka horsepower, ar* thgrUrg- Mt water wheals la tha British bias.
