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The Grea t
Tontine
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H AW LEY SM ART
Arti*. 4
B o b ." " B o i to Vi to”
Dto.
CH APTER XV.
Jack Phillimore, moat artistically at
tired aa a smart young aailor, with hands
carefully stained, had made hla appear
ance In Rydland, and, putting np at a
second-class Inn, had deferred Inquiries
till the follow ing day. And now. Jack,
unwittingly, began to experience the dlffl-
culties o f the task he had undertaken.
T o begin upon, he attracted considerable
attention in the quiet little country town.
Rydland had nothing to do with idilpe
and the shipping in terest: it was a purely
agricultural market tow n : and a thorough
Jack tar sncti aa Phillim ore was a sight
It rarely witnessed. The inhabitants, like
asost towns o f its class, had plenty o f
spare time on their hands except on mar
ket day. The consequence was that R yd
land came pretty generally to Its shop
doors to look at the handsome sailor who
was loafing shout Its streets Inquiring for
Mr. Krahbe. The women especially were
enthusiastic about the handsome seaman
and Ineented facts and anecdotes about
Mr. Krahbe with the most audacious ef
frontery for the gratification o f talking
to him.
That evening Jack comforted
himself with the reflection tkat he had
done a rattling good day’s work.
He
had ascertained that eld Mr. Krabbe had
bee« a clerk In Peg ram's office for some
thing like five-and-thirty year*.
Every
body In Rydland knew him. a quiet, pleas
ant. kindly old gentlem an; a man o f mid
dle age when he first came to Rydland,
but a very old man now. M r. Pegram
took a cottage for him outside the town,
and pensioned him off. and he lived there
now. with a nurse to take care o f him..
On one point bad he failed, and that
was in seeing Mr. Krabbe. H e had been
out to the cottage, seen the nurse, but, he
had not succeeded in seeing M r. Krabbe.
The-nurse mas very civil, and would have
apparently made no difficulty about his
seeing her patient, only that
he was
asleep. H e slept, she «old, a great deal.
Disturbing him made him very Irritable,
and It seemed a pity to do so when h was
very doubtful whether he would recognise
Ills visitor when he saw him. O f course,
•s Jack said. In his case that could not
be expected.
H e waa a distant connec
tion whom. In all probability, Mr. Krabbe
had never seen; still he should like to
see the old man. The nurse told him if
he called about noon the next day, the
probability Is that he would find Mr.
Krabbe awake, and that he could then
eee him.
Excessively well satisfied with his day's
work, and the manner in which he had
played his part. Jack laid out hla plans
for the next da.v. H e conceived that he
had nothing much to do now beyond see
ing Mr. Krabbe; but, aa the train did not
go till the afternoon, Jack determined
further to call upon law yer Pegram, and
bee what be could make out o f him.
Ten o'clock the next day saw Jack in
M r. Pegram '» offices, and respectfully in-
qulring o f the clerke If he could eee that
gentleman. A few minutes more, and the
clerk, requesting him “ to step thla way,“
ushered him into the presence o f the
Pegrame, father and son.
"W e il, my man, you want to aee m e;
« h a t is It? T h at is my eon and partner,
M r. Robert Pegram ,” he continued, seeing
Jack’s eye wander towards that gentle
man ; “ you can apeak out before him Just
na you would speak to me. N ow what
is i t r
“ W eil, your honor,” be replied, “ I ain’t
much o f a band at a yarn, but, you aee,
my father, be married a niece o f old Mr.
Krabbe’s ; and so, as I was cruising in
these parts, I thought Pd just have a
look at the old gentleman, ’cause my moth
er she thought a deal o f him, she d id ;
and aa I bear he lived with you a many
yaara, I thought, may be, your honor
would tell me something about him if I
called.“
"V e r y good,’’ rejoined old Pegram. “ I
•hall be happy to supply you with all the
Information
you
require
about
Mr.
K rab b e: but. In the first place, let us
know who you are exactly.”
“ Jack Fluter, boatswain’s mate on
board H er M ajesty’s - ship Casiope.”
N either Old Pegram nor his son had
tha slightest previous knowledge o f the
name Casiope. and yet they both felt in
tuitively that a common aailor would not
have so pronounced the name o f a abip.
“ And the name o f your captain la
,— r
“ Fletcher, your honor: and a real smart
officer he ia.
I f be ia hardiali on the
skulkers. he ia a good skipper to the
chaps as does their duty. T h ey were tell
ing me in the town, sir, that my great
ancle served his biggest spell under your
honor’s command.”
“ M r. Krabbe was over thirty years
In our office, and when he broke down
last year we pensioned him off aa an old
and valued servant.
W s found a nice
little cottage for him about three-quar
ters o f a mils from the town, and got a
practiced nurse down from Loudon to
take care o f him.
You moat know he
baa broken down both mentally and bod
ily ; however, you w ill be glad to hear
that he is wall taken car* of, and every
thing that can be done fo r a man In hla
position la, we trust, done fo r him.”
“ Yea, 1 am told everywhere (hat your
honor has been very kind to the poor old
gentleman. I went out to his cottage yes
terday to eee him. but be was asleep, the
■nree said, and she did not Ilka to dis
turb him. I was thinking If yoor honor
•a w no harm in It, I ’d just ran out and
try mid have a look a t him to-day.“
" H a r m !“ rejoined Pegram, aa ha once
morn eyed the aailor kesnly through his
spectacles; “ o f course not.
Hla old
friends, relatives, o r indeed anybody else,
a re q site welcome to see Mr. Krabbe
whenever they think l i t
Aa I have as
doubt hla nurse told yon, he sleep# a
great deal, ia very irritable, and apt at
tlmea to bo vary much pat oa t by easing
rhe are virtually at re spare to him,
h, aM aogaelatancea ha ann —
tea
er recollect; o f course. If, as ia very llba-
ly. your presence annoys him you will o «t
your visit abort.”
Jack Phillimore, a fter leaving Pegram
4 Son’s office, continued to lounge about
Rydland. gossiping with everybody ha
came across, and still under the allusion
that he waa admirably personating the
British sesmsn. and considerably Increas
ing his stock o f Information as regarded
old Krabbe.
Then he proceeded to the
cottage. Passing through the garden, he
tapped lightly at the door, which, a fter
some slight delay, waa opened by the
asms woman whom he had Been on the
preceding day. She welcomed him with
a smile and s a id :
“ O f course you have come out again
to see the old m an: if yon w ill just step
into the parlor and sit down he w ill he in
In a few minutes. I am afraid jo u won’ t
make much o f him, for he la very queer
and crotchety this m orning: but then he
is always that, more or leas, and when
It ia an amiable day with him It la gen
erally because he U rather drowsy.
If
you will take a chair,“ she continued
opening the door o f the parlor, “ I w ill
bring him to you directly almost.“
Jack awaited w ith no little curiosity
the appearance o f the old man, o f whom
he had heard so much during the last
four-and-twenty hours. H e had not long
to wait. The door opened, and supported
by the buxom nurse on the one side, and
assisted by a stout stick, upon which he
leaned a good deal, on the other, there
appeared a sad specimen o f senile old age.
The old nran dropped hia shuffle and
came to a dead atop when he saw Jack.
“ W hat,” he piped out in a th rill treble
tone approaching to a falsetto, “ ia he
doing here?”
“ H e la come to call upon you,” shouted
the nurse into his ear, “ and inquire how
you are.”
“ Much he knows about It.” piped the
old m an; “ I call it a Tery cold day.”
“ Yon are quite right,” bawled Jack.
“ It ia cold, very cold, sir.”
“ f o l d ! yes. I said ’cold.’ “ muttered
the old man in his childish treble. “ W hat
did be want to say it waa not cold for?
Peopie are always so contradictory and
stupid’’ ; and having thus relieved his
mind, he shuffled towards an armchair by
the fire, in which, with the nurse’s aa
aistnnea. ha was speedily installed.
“ I donot think you w ill be able to maks
much o f him,” said the nurse quietly to
rh illim o re; “ and if you really have any
thing you wish to ask him, I am afraid
you have little chance o f getting an an
swer.”
to telegraph to n»y sister that I
until to-morrow, which w ill ba
disappointment to hor.”
.
“Of course 1 will,** replied Ringwood
“ I w ill drive out there almost at bncs
A fte r the term s ' 1 1 have bean on with
poor Miss Caterham, and knowing then:
as I do, through you, there w ill be noth
ing much In my taking your p la c ^ ia your
unavoidable absence.
B y tha way, of
course. If Miss Chichester asks me what
was thla secret which so troubled her
aunt, there ia now, I suppose, no objec
- g
tion to my telling her?"
; •
“ Ahem !— N o ; better not, perhaps,” re
t o r M ix e A P e r n i o « .
piled the more cautious senior.
“ Too / 1%« farm er who can go adjust hla
can tell her that Mias Catarham’a will work that he may dispense with the
must explain everything.”
help o f oue man la lucky Indeed, but
Ringwood made hia way down to ftaw
many a farm er has* done so by aim-
a little later. H e made hia way np tha
ply changing hla ayatem o f feeding and
gravel walk, and knocked at the door.
“ Yes, Mias Ohio heater wonld aee him,” caring fo r the sto ck ; also by so dis
replied the maid, after disappearing for posing o f the grain and hay that In
a few momenta, and he was duly ushered stead o f hauling many tona o f it to
into the drawing room.
market It la fed on the farm, and the
A little time, and M ary Chichester en beef, pork, butter, cheese, etc., sold.
tered, and Ringwood could not help think This allows tha fan ner to restore to
ing that she had never looked better than the ground at least a part o f the fe r
she did now, as she swept towards him
tility In the shape o f manure.
in her black draperies, and greeted h ia
The barn plan shown herewith In
with extended hand.
H e had composed
rather a neat little speech on hia way the tw o Illustrations, the ground plan
down, with which tq introduce himself, and the perspective view. Is so ar
but it all vanished as he looked at M ary’s ranged that one man may feed and
pale, sad face, and all he amid w a s :
care fo r the stock In a short time. As
“ I am very, very sorry fo r you.”
shown on the floor plan, the barn will
“ I knew you would be sorry to hear o accommodate fourteen
cows, tw elve
the death o f my poor aunt,” she replied horses,
has box stalls fo r both the
“ Yon have, o f course, heard o f it fr o *
Mr. Carbuckle. I rather hope to see him
to the course o f the day.”
“ I am here. Miss Chichester, aa M i
Carbuckle’s deputy; sincerely as I sym
pathise with you to your loss, I should
hardly have ventured to intrude upon you
until a few days later if it had not been
for that. H e has only just returned to
town, and is compelled to leave it again
for a couple o f days, and begged me to
run down here on his behalf. H e begged
N >
me say that he should coroe to you the
minute he returned, and should, o f course*,
ìt a l i
attend the funeral.”
“ Which I hope, Mr. Ringwood, yon
w ill do also. You were a great favorite
with my poor a u n t; but on one point I
-
— -- -
sadly fear I was right, and that misera
ble secret which you allowed her to bear
M B A fg
C»w
»T A C kJ
by herself really did hasten her death.” .
g-»A*.U
“ I sincerely trust. Miss Chichester, that
on that point you are m istaken; as I told
you before, I was powerless; my lips were
sealed, as they are now.
A few days
more, and you w ill know everything.”
“ K now everyth in g!” she cried passion
.Jack Phillim ore had already recognised
ately,
and rising abruptly from her abair.
the impossibility o f making anything out
o f M r. Krabbe. H e had seen him, and "W h a t do I care about your mystery
felt that if he sat th ei* and stared at him now? I wanted to know it before, that
might share the trouble with her who
fo r an hour he should make nothing more
has been as a mother to me, that I might
o f him.
soothe and comfort her in her wretched
Jack made hia way to the railw ay sta nervous prostration.
I wanted to know
tion and took a ticket to London.. He it, because I saw that bearing it alone
had some little time to wait, and paid was the cause o f the weak, nervous state
GOOD BASK FLAK.
very little attention tb bis few feliow- Into which she had frettechgherself. Had
lonngers on the platform. Certain it ia, I shared the burden with her it might— cows and horses, also a large ca lf pen.
that when the train came up. and he who can say?— have kept her a little The Installation o f manure
carriers
jumped into a second-class carriage, be longer with me. I am blaming nobody,”
and hay fork Is very easy, and these
took no notice o f a sleepy looking youth, continued M ary, as sbe paced the room
about sixteen, who got into the same com with impatient steps: “ but it is so bard w ill soon pay fo r themselves In the
A feature, o f the barn
partment, colled himaelf up in a corner, to think that a life we value might bars labor aaved.
and apparently slumbered the whole way been prolonged by more careful tending.” not to be overlooked Is the arrange
The
to town.
“ P oor Miss Caterham was so very res ment o f the feed room and silo.
chute extends the entire
olute in her injunctions as to secrecy that four-foot
C H A P T E R X Y I.
we dared not disobey her. A few days length o f the silo, and has small win
Ronald Ringwood has held rather aloof more and then------ ”
dows fo r light, a tight door
below
from the little cottage at K *w , for one
“ T o o late. I tell
you.” interrupted separating same from < the feed room
thing, he really had nothing to communi M a r y ; “ I have no desire now to know to keep out dust and odors.
The
cate. A ll trace o f the miaeing Finnigan this miserable secret, and— and— I think
railage Is dropped down this chute, and
seemed lost, and both the detective em — I think— I had better say good-by,” and
from there shovelled to the mixing
ployed by Ringwood and Pegram ’s emis putting her handkerchief to l»* '
eyes.
sary had given up all hope o f tracing the M ary Chichester hurriedly left the room. boxes— one fo r the cows and one fo r
the horses. There are tw o bins In the
missing man from Guildford, and return
The day o f the funeral arrived, and a
ed to town with a view to a fresh de little knot o f mourners, which Included feed room and two more may be locat
parture. And, in the second place. Ring- Carbuckle and Ringwood. assembled at ed on the floor above and connected
wood was fain to confess that be bad not the cottage at K ew to follow poor Mias by small spouts fo r drawing o ff the
got on quite so well with M ary Chiches Caterhara to her grave.
The deceased grain. These spouts may be located di
ter o f 1st«.
T h a t young lady resented lady’s solicitor was among those present, rectly over the m ixing boxes. A ll bay
being kept in the dark as regards what and Intimated to Mr. Carbuckle and som*
is supposed to be fed from above, one
she termed the great mystery.
She ar tw o or three intimates that he thought
gued, as we know, and with considerable it would be most convenient, now all waa
P m S I i s o f Kars*.
reason, that it would be very much to her over, that they should return to the cot
aunt's benefit i f there, was confidence be tage and hear the w ill read. “ It Is short
Hens w ill not refuse to lay provid
tween them on this point, and Miss Cater- and simple, and concerns you, Carbuokla ing the conditona which surround them
ham consequently enabled to disense the slightly.”
are favorable fo r egg production.
Of
thing freely with her, M ary Chichester.
( T o be continued.)
course, ■ ben cannot keep on laying all
But poor Miss Caterham had worked her
the time, nor will some bens lay even
T h e C o m p le te t ir a ft e r .
self up into such a state o f nervous ap
fo r a m ajority o f the time, but the
prehension o f foul play on the part o f
G raftin g is no easy matter. It calls
her competitors fo r the great stake, as to for special qualifications. In the first farm er who provides the correct condi
b* really not quite rational on that point place, one must be consistent. To start tions o f bousing, feeding and general
management w ill find that he w ill not
She coaid have put her fesra in no very
out on a graftin g career under the be
be en tirely without eggs at any time o f
definite ahape had she even tried to tell
lie f that we may permit ourselves oc
them to any one. She would have cer
the year. O f course. It is not the hen’s
tainly expressed a strong opinion that the casional lapses into virtue, makes fo r nature to lay at this tim e o f the year,
Pegrams, in seeking Terence Finnigan. tim idity, fo r a certain unprofessional but I f sbe Is com fortably housed and
were seeking him with murderous purpose. uncertainty at critical moments. Eter
well fed, the fa n n er w ilt find that the
She had a hazy idea that even her own nal vigilance is the price o f success In
hen a fter all really has little senti
life might be aimed a t ; oblivious o f the grafting, as In other occupations. In
ment
as to just which season she shall
fact that she had disposed by w ill o f order to succeed. T ake one form o f
her chance in the “ Great Tontine,” aa graftin g and stick to It, and all other produce her eggs.
Getting eggs Is not entirely a matter
well as all her property, in favor o f her
things shall be added unto you.
o f feeding, yet i f we feed correctly the
niece, and that consequently her death
Then, again, the earnest grafter rec
wonld merely put M ary Chichester into
hens w ill not have that as an actual
her place aa a shareholder in the "T o n ognizes that. If he Is to make a i« r - obstacle to laying. Maturity and vigor
tine,” the decease o f a nominee being the manent success, he must keep himself are twq important things In the hens
only thing that virtually extinguished the In good condition. Ills home life, there that are to be heavy winter layers.
■hare. She would further have told you, fore, »must be an Ideal one. Some o f
Keep the hens In a thrifty, vigorous
although she had no knowledge on the onr most famous grafters have had
subject, that she thought it quite possible loving w ives and golden haired chil condition, and be sure and feed a va
riety. These things count fo r a great
Lord Lakington also had his emissaries
dren, w ere home every evening promptly
deal toward success. Corn, oats and
working on hia behalf.
Ringwood was sitting In his chambers
the morning after Jack Philllm ore’a de
parture for Rydland pondering over the
“ Grant Tontine.”
H is reflections were
cot short by a sharp knock at his door.
In reply to bis “ Corns in,” tha door open
ed, and hla clerk appeared: “ Mr. Car-
buckle has juat sent over, air. Hla com
pliments, and w ill yon coma across to
hia chambers at once."
“ A ll right,” replied R in gw ood ; and tak
ing up hla hat ha proceeded at ones to
comply with Mr. Carbuckle’s request.
“ T h is ia a very sad business, Ring-
wood.” exclaimed Carbuckle. “ O f course,
poor old lady, at her time o f Ilfs it ia
not a thing to be surprised a t ; but I can
not help blaming hiyecelf for not having
been oot to eee her since I got back. M ary
Chichester says In her letter that the
‘O rest Tontine* has killed her.”
"Y o n are speaking, o f course, o f Miss
Caterham ; you do not rarely mean to
say that she is dead, poor thing?”
“ Yea. I am sorry to say such la the
csss. I hava just received a note from
M ary Chichester Informing me o f the fact.
I want yon to ran down to K r w to toll
M ary the whole stats o f ths case; gay
that I shall coma out to see her aa aooo
aa I return; and that I shall, o f coarse,
bs present a t ths funeral. A n y little thing
that aha wants assistance and advice
about ia tha meanwhile, I am rare y o «
will undertake for her. D o thla for m *
Uke a good fallow, or aim I shall hart
at 6, and never touched a drop
In grafting, one must have good man
ners. a devotion to one’s duty, a sterling
honesty o f purpose, and a continuous
self-respect. G rafting, in its most ex
alted form. Is In reality an art. To be
come pre-eminent in It one hns to have
an abounding faith that a new victim
is born every minute. Grafting, Indeed,
may only
he acquired by a certain
amount o f fasting and prayer, and pro
longed patience.— Thomas I * Masson,
In Success Magazine.
n ia r n »r »x l»x .
“ Strive on. little man,”
said
benevolent old gentleman, “ and
day you may be ITesldent.”
“ Aw. that’s s pipe,’’ scoffed
youngster In the green sweater.
parents spoiled me chances long
“ And how
did they spoil
chanoep?”
"W h y. dey forget to name me
the
some
wheat are the three principal grain
feeds, but there are others that may
well be fed by way ,of variety arid
the meat and green stuff In some form
should never be neglected. G ive any
kind o f meat scraps or prepared meat
foods, as It pays. T r y to keep the hens
under conditions as near like those In
existence at spring time as you can,
and you w ill not suffer severely from
an egg famine. Th is Is bothlng Impos
sible, and briefly, only means comfort
able housing, a variety o f feeds, green
stuff and meat scraps, and sanitary
quarters.— Agricultural Epltomist.
D e e t r e e t lo e b y K a le .
the .T h ere are those who declare that
“ Me nothing Is created In vain, and thfit
ago." rats and mice are In some way a benefit
It Is hard to see Just
your Lo mankind.
how. Th e statistician o f the Agricul
Bill, tural Bureau st Washington computes
that they create $15,000,000 damage a
fear. Th at Is the real money damage,
'
M o v ie s D ey,
raying nothing o f the annoyance. As
Bacon— Didn’t I notice yon
were an offset, the rat catchers o f the world
moving np at your boose, to-day?
tell about $1,000,000 worth o f skins per
Egbert— Y es; all bat tbs hired nuuil year, and the fu rriers work them and
— Yonkers Statesman.
rail them fo r five times that sum. It
Is intim ated that a fall-grow n ra t w ill
L ife does not make na, w e m ate U fa
W t six bushels off corn per year.
d a ft how/*_________________
W O M E N W A R ON D B O D O E E T .
fin d le e * I t t e k k l e g a n d H o eseelem a *
lmar U e e le re d B a « ( o r tb o Boni.
» ;
bay chute being provided for each two
sta lls
The milk room being located aa It
Is the milk may be taken to it at once.
In this room should be located the
separator; also plenty o f clean water
If possible running water should be
provided. The shop Is a very neces
sary room, and If w ill save many small
repair b ills In It may be stored the
n ails bolts, etc. In the horse barn
the harness room Is located In the
center, which makes It handy to all
parts o f the sam e Th e two box stalls
provide room fo r both male animals as
well as sick and ailing ones
T h e hay bay la supposed to be open
clear to the roof.
However,
some
farm ers may wish to arrange this
space different.
The partition sepa
rating the cows from the center sec
tion Is boarded or plastered up tig h t
except the ca lf pen, to separate the
cows from any odors dust or dirt from
the other anim als
The box sta lls
however, In both the cow and horse
barn are so constructed that the In
mates may have a good view o f the
other alnmala. They like company,
and w ill do better’ l f they can see their
neighbors
The floors o f the cow stable, the
milk room, feed room and silo are o f
cem ent the gutter being formed In the
floor and having a four-inch drain at
the rear leading to the manure pit.
Th e stalls are made to lit both long
and short cow s
The first stall
In
front Is four feet wide and live feet
long. Th e rear stall Is three feet six
Inches wide and four feet eight inches
long.
The stalls then
slope
from
front to the rear, each stall
being
slightly shorter. Stalls are now con
structed in so many different ways
that It is hardly worth while to men
tion them, every cow man having bis
own view s o f the matter. However, it
Is wise to so build them that the stall
may be easily cleaned and washed-
This construction w ill comply with all
sanitary requirements o f Inspectors.
The floor o f the horse stable may be
o f cement or clay.
The location, the local supply o f
materials, etc., w ill o f course govern to
a certain extent the material enter
ing the construction o f any building,
and. In fact, all buildings. Th e barn
as shown Is tw elve feet to the eaves
and thirty-eight feet to the peak; the
silo Is thirty-eight or forty feet high.
The barn should, o f course, have a
good foundation o f stone, brick
or
cement. On many farm s It has been
the practice to build a small
shed
here and there and the stock is scat
tered all over the farm. This causes
an unnecessary lot o f labor to care
fo r th em ; also an unsightly appearance
to the surroundings. In constructing
a barn o f this sort It will not be neces
sary to do all the work before the
same may be used, but a portion o f It
may be left until time and perhaps
your purse w ill allow it to be finished.
— W allace's Farmer.
Seamy T e m p o r a r y Seeekehmmee.
I f one butchers only once a year, rays
a correspondent o f Farm and Home,
It Is not necessary to build an expen
sive smokehouse, fo r almost ss good
The State Federation o f Pennsylva
nia Women has placed ltaelf on record
aa against the “ drudgery” which Its
members say la the mistake o f the
houaewife o f to-day, according to a
Pittsburg dispatch to the Npw York
Tlmea. It was decided that there was
entirely1 too much washing and Ironing,
cleaning and scrubbing In the life o f
the average houaewife, and, w hile there
could be no objection to a little mend
ing and darning, It was certain that
something must be done to cut down
the scrubbing and cKnnlng.
It was decided to raise a fund o f
$15,000 to endow a scholarship at the
State College o f Pennsylvania, to be
known aa ths K ate Cassatt McKnlght
memorial fo r “ permanent domestic
science.” Many ringing addresses were
made In favor o f this move. Intended
to teach the girls how to mend, etc.,
make the home happy. It would seem,
however, that the mop and the scrub
brush are not to be Included In the
curriculum. Mrs. Anna O. TUIlnghast
o f Titu sville brought down the house
by exclaiming tragically:
“ W hat effects, think you, w ill an end
less round o f cleaning and scrubbing,
washing and Ironing have upon a hu
man soul? How fa r toward the ideal
In moral and spiritual development w ill
such a soul be able to advance?"
I t was thought best not to include
the scrub brush in the resolution, and
some o f the more calm members, after
due deliberation, presented tlje follow
ing resolution, which was passed:
“ Whereas, Believing that the safety
and continual blessing o f our country
rest upon the sanctity and com fort o f
our homemaker, and that fo r the ac
complishment o f these desired condi
tions w e must act In sincerity and co
operation; therefore be It
“ Resolved. Th at this Federation o f
Pennsylvania Women raises $15,000 fo r
a permanent domestic science scholar
ship at State College, this fund to be
properly Invested In good securities ss
fast as accumulated, the Interest accru
ing thereon each year to be used fo r
the purpose aforesaid, this scholarship
to be known as the K ate Cassatt M o
Knight memorial.”
T h e R a t a M e a a e e ta H e a lth .
Men and women who keep their own
bodily health good by adequate at
tention to the laws o f modern hygiene
have in themselves ample protection
against the diseases spread by rats or
other germ carriers, even when the
germ is that o f the plague. Unless ex
posed to the infection fo r too long a
period, or too repeatedly, the dean,
healthy body Is fa irly safe against the
attacks o f the rat’s hostile parasites.
D irt and overcrowding In cities and
dwellings where sunshine la not per
mitted to freely flood the Infected
places with its germicidal rays— these
are the conditions favorable to the
growth and propagation o f the rat and
(he parasites o f the rat. Although the
outbreak o f the plague In Canton In
IBM caused the death o f many thou
sand* o f natives o f the poorer classes,
none o f the American or English resi
dents was affected. Daring ths year
that elapsed, after the plague appeared
in Ran Francisco In 1007. only one hun
dred and fifty cases developed, because
o f the prompt enforcement o f up-to-date
sanitary regulations. Th e aw ful visi
tation which decimated London In 1664
was so noticeably confined to the slums,
where underfeeding had weakened
bodies and overcrosdlng had developed
dirt and vermin, that the disease was
called the “ poor man’s plague.”
Nevertheless, we can not rest easily,
nor can we keep ths barriers and de
fenses ndequnte. without g r e it v ig il
ance. w hile In the Orient the disease
remains virulent. Alw ays there Is ths
possibility o f plague-stricken rats reach
ing us In such numbers ns to spread the
bacilli broadcast.— Success Magazine.
T h e A d d ress.
An Irish girl serving In the capacity
i f cook for a fam ily In Massachusetts
recently received a visit from a cousin
from the “ ould eounthry," who, on leav
ing. promised to write soon.
Th e Irishman evidently looked about
blm pretty carefully while In Somer
ville. fo r In due time a letter arrived
SMALL BUT EFFECTIVE s m o k e h o u s e .
addressed as follow s:
“ Mies Bridget Callahan,
results ran be obtained from a de
“ A t Mr. N----- ’s,
vice such as the one shown herewith.
“ Private Way.
It Is made by taking both ends ont of
“ Dnngerous Crossing,
a barrel and mounting It upon a box
“ Somerville. Massachusetts,
or above a fireplace* In the ground.
“ IT. S. A ."
T h e meat to>be smoked Is hung from — Success Magazine.
the sticks laid across the top o f the
W e D o u b t s R e e d e r o# “ P o o c h . ”
barrel, the fire built underneath and
A hearty laugh had gone almost
the Ud put on.
around over the story o f the fisher
man jvh0-
hwate the place on ths
T e In c re a s e F r o lt Y ie ld .
One orchardlst is said to hare In lake where he had had good luck, cut
creased the yield o f his orchard from a nick In the side o f his boat. “ A l
fifteen to 250 bushels In the follow ing most around.” fo r the Englishman sat
manner; He reduced the tops o f the solemn and silent. About five minutes
trees one-fourth; then In the fa ll he later, however, he awoke with a roar
plowed between the trees. A fte r ma o f laughter, and when asked the trou
nuring well he planted corn, beans and ble, re p lied : “ W ell, wouldn’t It be a
pumpkins, and harvested a nice crop corking good Joke If that fisherman got
o f each. The next spring he repeated a different boat ths next time he went
the same form o f cultivation, and that o u t!"
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year, In addition to the good crops of
N ot Y et.
corn, beans and pumpkins, harvested
When tailors see three-cornered beta
seventy bushels o f good apples. The
next spring he manured for the third In Plcadllly and Bond street It w ill
time and planted potatoes, which did be time enough to lay In a stock o f
not do well, but he harvested 260 busII- pink drees saltings. But unless w e are
mistaken, this sort o f thing w ill not
els o f fins apples from the orchard.
trouble the present generation.
Th e
present rage Is fo r quiet tones.— ^Tailor
Chranplem B a tte r C ow Di
Pedro’s Estslls, champion batter cow and Cutter.
o f ths world, with a record o f 712
There are a tremendous number off
pounds In tw elve months, was klllsd
men
w illing to furnish $50,000 worth
by an accident at ths Missouri Agricul
o f experience I f the city w ill furnish
tural Collage farm.
In