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If: I I yOLANDE jl 11Y WILLIAM ULACK JiiFTOT1WWfW? chitkii vm. Fnr up la the wIM nnd lonely hill lint form the backbone of eaatcrn Inver-neaa-shlre. and the divert null t mica draw their water from the thousand mystic named or nameless rills, Manila the lodge of Alll-nam-ba. The plain little double- Kabled building occupies a promontory formed hy the continence of two brawl ing stream, ami face a long, wide, beautiful ralley, which terminate In the winding waters of a loch. It la the only sign of habitation In the strangely silent district; anil It la the last. The rough hill mail leading to It termlnatea there At the door of thl solitary little lodge, on a morning tow aril the em! of July, Yo Umle Wlntertamrn wa Mainline engag ed In buttoning on her driving glove, but occaalnnally glancing out at the be wildering, changeful, tlahlttg ami gleam ing day around her. For, Indeed, alnce she had come to live at Allt-nam-ba, ahe liad acquired the conviction that the place aeemed very cloae up to the sky; and that thl broad valley, walled In by thoac great and silent hllla, formed a sort of caldron. In which the element were In the habit of mixing up weather for transference to the whie world be yond. At thi very moment a continual phantasmagoria of cloud effeeta waa pass ing before her eye. Far mountain to grew blacker and blacker In shadow; then the gray mint of the rain atole alow ly acres and hid them from view; then they reappeared again, and n atidden aim ft of aiinllEht wouM atrlkc on the yellow-green slope, ami on the boulder of wet and glittering granite. However, ahe waa not much dismayed. When the dog cart waa brought round, ahe stepped Into It lightly, took the relua aa If to the manner born, though ahe had never handled a whip until Mr. Graham had put her In training at In veratroy. Then there waa a atrlct charge to Jane to ace that brlik Area were kept burning In all the room. And then the youthful and falrhalred Sandy having got up behind ahe relraaed the brake; and presently they were making their way, slowly and cautloualy down tho atony path, and over the loud-sounding wooden bridge that here ipana the roar ing red-brown water of the Allt-cam ban. nut when once they were over the bridge and Into the road they quickly mended their pace. There waa an un uiual eagerness and brlghtnc In her look. Sandy the groom knew that the atout and serviceable cob In the ahafta waa a aure-footed beaat; but the road waa of the rough rut; and he could not understand how the young Rngllah lady, who waa generally very cautious, should drive so fast. Waa It to get away from the black thunder masses of cloud that lay over the mountains behind them? Here, at least, there seemed no danger of any storm. The sunlight waa brilliant on the wide, green pasture and on the flashing water of the stream. Yolande'e face soon showed the Influence of the warm sunlight and of the fresh, keen air; and her eyes were glad, though they aeemed busy with other things. When they reached the end of the val ley and got on to the road that wound long the wooded shores of the loch, there waa much easier going. It was a pretty loch, this stretch of wtnd-stlrred blue water, for the hills surrounding It were somewhat les sterile than thoe of Allt-nanvba; here ami there the lianka were fringed with hairl. ami at the tower end of It were the dark-green plantation surrounding Lynn- Tower. They bad driven for about a mile and a half or ao by the shore of the lake, when Yo Undo fancied she heard some clanking noise proceeding from the other side; and thereupon she Instantly asked Sandy what that could lie. The young High land lad "trained his eye In the direction of the distant hillside; and at last he aald: "Oh, yes. I ee them now. They will be the men taking up more fencing to the foreat. Duncan wa speaking about that, madam. If Miss Wlnterbourne would be looking about half way up the hill they are by the able ef the gray eorrle new. I am thinking' that will be the Master at the top." "Do you mean the Master of Lynn V ahe said, quickly. "Well, your eyes are aharcr than mine, Sandy. I can see that black speck en the skyline; but that 1 all" "He I waving a handkerchief now," aid Sandy, with nitwit euelno. "Oh, that la lmplble. How could lie make us out at this distance" "The master will know there is no other carriage thau this use coming from Allt-nam-ba." "Very well, lb)." said she. taking nut her handkerchief ami giving it a little hake or two In the sunlight. "I will take the chance; but you know, Sandy. It U more likely to be one of the keeper waving hi hand to yon." When they had crossed the wooden bridge over the river ami attended a bit of the hill, they found themselves oppo alto Lynn Tower a large, modem build ing, which, with Its numerous conserva tories, stood on a level ploee of ground on tho other side of the ravine. As they drove on and down Into that smiling ami ahlulng country, tho day grew more ami more brilliant. Wild tlowera grew more luxuriantly. Here and there a farm house appeared with fields of grain en croaching on the moorland. And at last, utter sumo miles of this gradual descent. Yolande arrived at a little sprinkling of house autllclent In number, though much scattered among the fields to be culled n village; and drew up at the small wooden gate of a modest little mansion, very prettily situated lu the midst of a garden of rose. No sooner had tho carriage stopped than Instantly tho door was opened by n smiling and comely dame, with silver gray hair, and pleasant, shrewd gray eyes, who came dowu the garden path. Hho waa neatly and plainly dressed, In housekeeper-looking kind of costume; but her face was refined and Intelligent and tbr waa a ort of motberlln la the '- look with which she regarded the young Hngllsh lady. "Do you know that 1 meant to scold you, Mr. Hell, for robbing your garden agalnr aald Yolande. "lint thl time n I am not going to scold you; 1 can only thank jou; for my pupa I coming to-day. I am going now to meet him nt the steamer. "Well, now." aald Mr. Hell, "that I Juat a ntot extraordinary piece of good luck; for I happen to have a pair of the very fineat and plumpest young duck ling that ever I set eye on" "No, no; no!" Yolande cried, laugh ing; "I cannot have any more ecuae for theae kludncssc and kindnesses, Kv ery day since I come here every day a freh excuse nnd always tho boy coming with Mr. Hell' compliment. Wouldn't It l simpler for yon to give me the garden and the houe and everything all at once? aald inlnndc. "Well, now, I wlh to see Mr. Melville." "Ho 1 at hi work." aald the elderly dame, glancing at a amall building that Mood at right angle with the houe. "Do ye think I would disturb him when he la at hi work? Do you think 1 want him to send me almoin my biHneT "There I a tyrant!" exclaimed Yo lande. "Never mind, then; I wanted to thank hint for aendlng me the tront. Now I will not. Well, good-by. Mr. Hell: I will tako the vegetable, and be very grateful to you; but not the duckling" "Ye'll Just take the duckling, a I ay. like a enlhle young leddy." aald Mr. Hell, with empha!; "and there la not to bo another word about It." So on alio drove again, on thla bright and beautiful July day, through a pic turesque and rooky and rugged country, until In time she reached the end of her Journey the charming little hotel that I perched high amid tho wood over looking Ioch Ne. within sound of the thundering. Foyer Water. And then, at last, ahe heard the throbbing of paddle wheel In the Intense silence; and made her way down through the bracken and the bushes, and went right out to the end of the little pier. She made him out at once, even at that distance; for though he wa not a tall man, his sharp-featured, sun-reddened face and silver-white hair made him eas ily recognisable. And of course she was greatly delighted when he came ashore, and excited, too; and she herself would have carried gun case, fishing baskets, and what not, to the dog cart, had not the hoot from the hotel Interfered. And ahe had a hundred eager queatlona and aaurancea, but would pay no heed to ht remonstrance about the risk of her driv ing. "Why, papa, 1 drove every day at In verstroy!" she exclaimed, as they briskly set out for Allt-nam-ba. "I suppose the Grahams were very kind to your' he said. "And tho Mas ter, how Is he?" "Oh, very well, I believe. Of course I have not seen him since Mrs. Graham left. Hut he has made all the arrange ment for yon ponle, panniers, every thing: and there Is no want of provis ion, for Mr. Melville sends me plenty of trout, and Duncan goes up the hilt now and again for a hare." "Oh. that will be all right." said he. good-humoredly. "I want to hear about yourself, Yolnmle. What do yon think of Lord Lynn ami his slater, now that you have aeen something more of them?" This question cheeked her volubility, and for second a very odd expression came over her face. "They are very serkws people, papa," said she, with some caution. "And and very irfoua, I think." "And thoc other people the M wom an who pretends to be a housekeeper and I a sort of Good Fairy In dlsgulso and the penniless young laird, who ha no land " Instantly her face brightened up. "Oh, he Is the mot extraordinary per son, papa a magician! I cannot de-scrlht- It; you must see for yourself; but really it l wonderful. He has a stream to work for him ye fur Mr. Graham ami I went ami vMted It climbing away up the bills and there waa the water wheel at work In the water, ami a hut close by, ami then were copper wire to take the electricity away down to the boose, where he has a store of It. It Is a genie for him; he make It light the lamps for him; it works a lathe for turn ing wood oh, I can't tell you all about It. And he has been so kind to tne; but mostly in secret, so that I could not entrk him to thank him. How could I know? I eotnptalH to Mr. Hell that It l a trouble to send to Inverness for some one to set the clock going; the next morning It Is all right! It goo; noth ing wrong at all! Then the broken win dow In the drawing room: Mr. Graham ami I drive away to Fort Augustus; when I come back in the evening there hi a new pane (Hit In." "Hut what on earth Is this wonderful Jaek-of-all-trade doing here? Why, you yourself wrote to me. Yolande, that he had taken the Snell Kxblwition ami the Ferguson Scholarship, am! Idased like a comet through lUlllol: ami now I Hud him tinkering at window pane " "I think he works very hard: he says he I very laxy. He I very fond of Ash ing; he Is not well off; nml here he Is permitted to Ash in the lake far away among the hill that few people will take the trouble to go to. Then naturally he ha much Interest In thla neighbor hood, where once his people were the groat family: ami those living there have great respect for him; and he lias built a school, ami teaches In It It Is n free school, no charge at nil." Yolande add ed, hastily. "That Is Mr. Hell's kind ness, tho building of the school. Then lie made experiments and discoveries; is It not enough of an occupation when every one Is talking about tho electric light? Also ha Is a great botanist; and wheu It Is not school time, ha la away up In th hills, after rare plants, or to full. Oh, It Is terrible the lonelloesi of tha small Ukss In ths hills. Mr. Lull ha told mo; no road, no track, no life nuy where. And the lung hour of climb ing; oh, I mil ante I have been sorry sometimes many time when day nf ter day I receive a present of trout and n meaaage, to think of the lung climbing iiinl tho labor" "Hut why doesn't he fish lit the loch at Allt-nnm-ba?" her father exclaimed, "Tlmt can't bo an dllllciilt to get at." "He thought It would be more correct to wait for j on to give permlaalon." "Waiting fur peruilaalott to Halt lu n loch like thatr her father said, more good-naturedly. "Leslie, told me the loch would be lullnltely Improved If five sixth of tho Hah were netted out of It; the trout would run to n better alio. However, Mia Yolande, since you've treated him badly, you must mnko amend. You mtiat ask him to dinner " "Oh, yea, pupa; 1 shall be ghtd to do that," she snld, blithely. rilAlTKH VIII. Mr. Wlnterbourne, Yolande and tho Master were standing outside tho lodge, looking down the wide glen, which wa Hooded with sunset light. ) Young Le lie' eyea were the eye of a deer-stalk-er; the allghteat uioreiuiMtt anywhere In stantly attracted them; nnd when two sheep little dot they were, nt the far edge of the hill Just above tho lodge suddenly ceased grailng and lifted their head, he knew there must be aomo one there. The next moment a tlgure appeared on the sky Hue. "1 suppose that I Jack Melville." lie said, peevishly. "I wish, he wouldn't come across the forest when he Is up at electric boxes." "Hut doe he do harm?" aald Yolande. "He cannot shoot deer with copper wire." "Oh, he's all over the place." aald the Maater of I.J-HU. "And there lan't n keeper or a watcher who will remon strate with him; ami of course 1 can't, lle'a always after hi botany, or hH fishing, or something. The best thing about It I that he I a capital hand to have with you If there are aHy atray deer nbout, and you want to have n shot without disturbing the herd. He know their way most wonderfully, and can tell you the track they are certain to take." Meanwhile the object of these remark was coming down the hillside at a swing ing pace; and very soon he had crossed the little bridge, and was coming up the path heralding hi arrival with a frank and careless greeting to his friends. He was a rather tall, lean, large-honed and powerful looking man of about elght-and-twenty; somewhat palo In face, seeing that he lived ao much out of door: hi hair a raven black, hi eye gray, pene trating and steadfast; his mouth tlrut, and yet mobile and expressive at time; his forehead square rather than lofty; voice, a chest voice, was heard la pleas ant and well-modulated Kngllsh. "Here, Ml Wlnterbourne," said he, "Is the little vasculum I spoke to you about; It has seen some service, but It may do well enough. And here la Hrnt ley's Manual, and a Flora. The Flora Is an old one; I brought an old one pur posely, for at the beginning there U a synopsis of the Llnnaean system of class ification, and you will find that the easi est way of making out the name of a new plant. Of course," he added, "I have told Mrs. Hell you are to have ac cess to my herbarium, whether I am there or not " "Oh. yes, that Is so probable!" said she. "Mrs. Hell allowing me to go into your study!" "Mrs. Hell and I understand each other very well, I assure you." he said, grave ly. "We are only two augurs, who wink at each other; or rather we shut our eye to each other's humbug" "Why, Jack, she means to buy back Mongslen for you!" the Msstrr of Lynn exclaimed. "I know she ha some romantic scheme ef that sort In her head," he said, frank ly. "It is quite absurd. What should I do with Monaglen? However, In the meantime, I have made pretty free use of the old lady's money at Gress, and she I highly pleased, for she was fond ef ray father's family, ami she likes to hear me spoken well of, and you ran easily pur chase gratitude especially with some body else's money. You see It work well all round. Mr. Hell, who Is an honest, shrewd, good, kindly woman, sees that her charity Is administered with some care; the people a round hut espe cially the children are benefited; I have leisure for any little experiment and ray Idle rambles; ami if Mr. Hell and I hoodwink each other, It I done very openly, and there I no great harm." (To be continued.) Ilrnainini; Olit W'nratilp. Four old United .State war vesel, which have lonj; outlived their useful ness for active duty except as receiv ing shliH, lmve hud their name changed by nn order of the navy de iwrtment Issued recently, nnd here after tin-no vessels, which playcsl nu Important part In American history, will bettr the new names glvon Uieni by the navy deiwrtment. The voMxel could not be compared with the newer one In coiiiihIkhIou, as they are of an olwolete tyK. One of thetu Is the New Ilainiwlilre, tint built In 1818. She 1ms been renamed the Granite State. She Is now usel at the New York naval yard ns a training ship for tho New York naval mllltin. Thore Is n new battleship which will be called the New Hampshire. Tho Dale has been re-chiilemd tho Oriole, be ing used by the naval mllltin nf Mary la ml. Her new name is typical of the city of llaltlmoro. A Urpdo ttoat destroyer now bears the name of Dale. The third Is the St. I-ouls, built lu 1S2S. She has been re-nnmesl the Keystone State, nml la being uml by the naval mllltla of Pennsylvania. A tlno now protected cruiser has been named the St. IajuIs. The Iroquois, which has been transferred to tho ma rine hospital service, will hereafter bear tho namo lone Mexican mints turn out more silver money thnn thoso of nny other coun try In the world. Last yoar Mexico shipped several million silver dollars to China. Time, with all Its celerity, wovei slowly ou to him whoso whole enjoy ment U to watch !U flight. Johnson. ...... -rr ifwgg: Fiaiai MIW1 . -" fcTH-rVlV-' -l.UU3 , .- .w jfV JVi MSsssmmi tismWL $J i-A.r.T.f)xLs. i. P.&W-W . w tirmiut! Hose fnrNeat. .In Hourly tivery town onuiKo boxes limy lie bought nt mndorutc price. Tlie.v ttinkn llm very best neat boxor. I'apeolnlly If tliey uro nrrungeU In li following iiiiiiimr: As t.very onu know., the orungo Imix la partitioned through tho center, thu iniikliiK plenty f -own for two nest In wiiii l TuU u number of boxo nnd ntntnl t.ieni on end. nml fnaten tlient Hootiroiy together with atrip of wood. Tlieii Imiu old Imixo or oilier sources uii lulu Niilllolnnt lumber lu uiiiko nil nlley wny (liirkoiiwl by n board over tin till. Place n little wnlk o Hint the bona limy rondlly ie to tho aecoml tier of iioM. In the rcHr of wiiii box or noal. IIOXM lOII LATINO IIKMS. nenr tho top, make n holo Juat large enough to get one's baud lu, so that the egg may be removed In till way ami the nest material changed wheu ticctssary. With this nrraugeineut each ben lias n nice dnrk place to lay, and I not disturbed by anything. The Illustration shows tho Idea clearly Indlauapolls New. Food ii.fuullt7 of Milk. Itecfiit ivlili'iift collected by F. W. Well of the Wlacoiialu station goes to show that the food nf the dairy row liittucitcoa the quality of the milk pro duced to this extent, tlmt the cow will yield n maximum How of milk of the highest fnt content which alio Is ca pable of producing on rations rela tively rich In nitrogenous substance. The productive cntmclty of the cow, tho price of feeding atuffs and of tho milk product arc thu main factor that will determine how highly nllro Kouou ration can bo fl to Advan tage. Fuder ordinary conditions In the Northern State, It will not, ns a rule, ho think, be ndvnntageous to feed ra tion containing over two pound of digestible- protein n dny, nnd of n nu tritive ration narrower tbnn 1:0.7, to cows of average dairy capacity. A Lice Killer. A self-working lice kilter that I very effective for bogs I shown In tho cut. Drlvo n stout stake Into the ground near where the hog sleep. Wind with nn old rope, nulling It well, and saturate the rope twice a week with n mixture of equal irnrts or lard and kerosene. Tin. lings will do the rest If there are any lice on them. D. V. S., In Farm and Hlmme. Oettlim Good llrceds. If you wish to start In oultry n1" Ing or to begin with a new variety, nnd wish to Invest as much as the cost of a good brcodlug pen made by n relia ble and skillful Hultry ralsor, that Is the best way to begin. Otherwise pur chase egg, ns ninny settings as you wish to Invent In, nnd each from a different breed, hut always from u re liable onu From each of these set tings you should raise both roosters nnd pullets. Mark them all carefully mid plainly, so that you cannot mis take them, ami next spring you will be In n itoHltlou to mate up two or three breeding puns of your own. Doesn't I'uy to Cmldle Alfulfo. If an alfalfa Held Is In bad condi tion It Is usually best to plow up nml re-seed. It scarcely evtr jmys, at least whore Irrigation Is practiced, to coddle it poor stand of alfalfa. Many grow ers recommend disking every spring, oven wheu the stand Is good, and some havo evon found It a paying practice to disk after each cutting. Such disk ing will often prevent tho encroach ment of weeds. In tho Kastoni States alfalfa Held sometime suffer a check In their growth, tbtid to turn yellow and otherwise show a sickly condition. Oftentimes this coudltlon li accom- llflllll.HCI IT i. y-t !iBls&g -swsvt.sjsyj mm uicil by nu nltiirk of alfalfa rust or put iIIhciihc Tho best remedy for Nueh n condition I lo mow the Held, The vigorous growth thus Induced may overcome the dlseuaed condition. t-iiiiniirr Care of lire. No matter how iibiimlnutly you havo pruMdcd for )iiur bees In clover and buckwheat Held, If at thl time of the year the weather Is unfavorable and the bees cannot go out honey gather lug you must provide them with full comb for fear of their sinning. The colonic need mure supply than will keep thcni alive, they should havo twenty or thirty pounds of honey nt hand nil the time. If the nights are cool tin. secretion of nectar will be correspondingly small mid the bee will get but Ninnll loud. When honey la scarce In the hive the bees stint themselves nml brood retiring I chirked Juat win n It should be at It best ami healthiest coudltlon. If you have nuy doubt a to the hive being siilllcletitly ratloiieil you can solve jour doubt by lifting each hive ami Its weight will determine It con dition. If you find many that are too light weight, use your smoker, tako out one or two empty comb and re place them with full one, breaking small holea In them ao that the beta may get at the honey readily. Then .von can leave the bee lu peace until they nre able to huatti, for themselves miles, it should be too long n wait, when you will have to repeat the proe eaa. If ynu lmve no honey feed sugar syrup. He careful to retain all the hi at lu the hive. WIimT WeTut. An Important constituent of our food la nitrogen, an Invisible gas; food containing protein are called nitrogen ous. CnrlMthydrnte build fat and produce heat and energy; protein doe all that and builds the nil meat or muscle In addition. We gut oil lu the butter tiacd on bread. From these three great food groups we make our feeding stuff. We get cartMihydrate from potatoes, sugar best, corn. Corn ahum lack nitrogen and will not make auRUient muscle, Wheat, bar ley nml rye are all rich starches, good to fatten, but not tho best for muscle making. We get protein In flax, In thu outside of the wheat grain, lu clo ver and alfalfa, lu bran, middling and oil meal. These food nre rich lu pro teln. Wheat bran, llnsted oil, cotton seed meal and any legume. Comparison of YUM. In 1IHM Hussla produced VO.",.IOO.-KJ bushel of winter wheat and IMt.'.tiS, Vis) bushel nf spring wheat, making a total wheat production for that year of (VW,iKW,iV) bushels, an Increase of some -n.OoO.IXM) bushels over the pre ceding year. This still fall several million bushels below the hlgheat I'nlted Slates crop. Ijist year Itussla produced 1,XV.!M,71 1 bushel of rye, l.r-'0,7a.V.1.. bushel of oats, .'lir.,174. 0X) bushel of barley and 2.1,tiSd,8S7 bushel of corn, The t'nltnl Stalls produced 27,21 l,ri7.' bushels of rye, MU.MC.MV. bushel of oats, I30.78.U,Vi bushels nf Imrley and '.','lil7,M),(i.,Vt bushels of corn. Nurse Crt, A great deal ha been said against nurse crop, but lu some part of the Western Stnti nurse crop are quite necessary for tho sowing of clover. Where clover Is sown with spring wheat tho stubble of the wheat when cut help to hold the snow over thu plants during winter nnd keeps them from freezing out. It I the experience of farmer lu n good tunny place that nurao crop protect the clover during slimmer, especially In region where thii heat Is Intense. Olives In () roups. ' It Is highly desirable to havo calves come In group where n large number of cattle are being kept ami the calves are to be raised for beeves. It is only lu thl way that uniformity lu size, weight and llulsh can be obtained for the carloads of cattle that are to be sent to market. If there are but few cattle It Is better to have only two groups of calves, one In the spring and one fn the fall. It will be easier to care for them If they nre In groups of altout the Kama size thau If they come at all mouths In the year. Adulteration of I'urui Product. During April the Massachusetts State Hoard of Health tested .'to.', arti cles for evidence of ndulteratlou. Of these, iilnoty-clght were found adul terated or varying from the legnl standard. Thirty-three conviction were secured during the mouth for selling adulterated food. Tin, num ber Included three cane of milk mini- teratlon, four of maple syrup or sugar and three of cider. The total linos Im posed amounted to $(KX). Aurlculliirul llulldlnu nt I'nrtluiul. Thu agricultural building nt the Lewis and Clark Exposition, Portland, Ore., I the largest mid one of thu handsomest structures on the ground. It Is K'a'ix'.'tu feet lu dimensions, nml Is situated ou the east side of Colum bia court, the main plazn of the expo sition. Thu structure cost $71,051). The tin pc worm. The gapowonu stays In old yards all winter and comes to tho surface whun the days get warm. He is discouraged by cleaning up and tho liberal use of 1 1 mo. A good way to fool him Is to locate the poultry yard In n new placo that Is high and dry. Farm Journal, Wlllloin Wuodvllle limit hi II, llm sue censor, lo Minister Conger at I'eltln, has had long mid extensive training lu diplomatic rela (Inn with oriental peoples. At t lit age of !l tin was appointed second secretary of Hu Muerlcau legation lu I'eklu and the following yoar, mi. to tho full Ncerelnryshlp. lu IKSit 1887 ho was w w ma nun i charge irnmilre in Korea mid during tho next two years explored China. Mongolia mid Thibet, visiting many remote regions of those countries, lleturuliig to (he Pulled State. Mr llockhlll became chief clerk of the Slate Department In Washing ton; then third, mid. lu I8tai 18U7, First Assistant Secretary of State. In IW7 ho was appointed United Stale minis ter to Greece. Honmaula and Servla. From this post he resigned In May, ISW. lu .Inly, ll. he went to Pekln a special envoy and remained InChlua during the long continued negotiation between the Chinese government ami the Miwers. ami wa largely Instru mental lu securing the signing of the Dual protocol. To have been mi Important part In the developing of a uitlhmnl reputation for a IiusIhiiiiI I mi cutliihlo nt om pllshmeut for any woman. To nn un usual degree Mrs William IC Cramer wa of assistance In the building of (he .iiunrable rep utntlnu of the late editor of the Mil w a it kee Kvenlug Wisconsin For over forty year. iiuriug praciicauy uim m i m ,i. all nf the time her husband wns en gaged In the formation of tjts career, .Mr. Cramer wa hi eye and ears ami hi trusted and necessary assist ant. She accompanied hint nn tours of ICtirope and of thl country and ren dered him Invaluable assistance In Ilia securing nml prep ration of the manu script that made the blind ami deaf editor a national character. Her de votion to her husband wa beautiful, ami nt the last tinged freely with tho pathetic She remained at his bedsldo and ministered to his needs until hi death. Among the remarkable experi ences she had while traveling with Mr. Cramer was during the Franco Prussian war, when the Cramers wcra locked up In Pari for several mouths during the siege. Iter I.co Anna Starr, n Methodist minister nt Paris, 111, recently en mo Into public notice through her refusal in marry n rouplo until aho was fur nished erldenm 'tint neither of tho siiitractlng partlr was a divorcee. Mis Starr has hern III the gospel ministry ten years, .nnd In that tlmn she saya she has oltUlated at many in i a hi un wedding, In but one Instance haa she deviated from her ruto not to marry a person who has been absolved from a luarrlaga contract by legal action. In that In stance the ceremony had practically commenced before Ails Starr learned that the woman was divorced. Him Immediately caused the proceeding (n be MitHiucd until she learned that the divorce had been ohtalin! ou thn ground of desertion, nml that the wlfo had been unable to set-lire trace of thn husband who had wronged her. Con sidering that this constituted scriptural grounds Mis Starr proceeded with the ceremony. She believe divorce to be a growing evil wijlch can bo combated by clergymen refusing to marry divorced person. ' W. I). Ilowells. after his leng sojanrn In Italy, will spend the siimmer at Kit tery Point, Me. I Theodore P. Delyannl. prime min ister of Greece, who was assassinated by a gambler, had n record of forty- six years spent in tue public service, with few (einmrary Inter ruption. He was iHirti In ICahtvryta lu IV-'H, and studied lu Athens. In I8III he entered the govern meiit service mid . wus rapidly promot- ' . . ,i i ....!. .. . : . . Ml III men i.iimiiib. i i. ii.i.i.sn.in He was the representative of Greecn at the llciiln congress lu 1878, mid III 188 became premier. Twice he suf fered political eclipse on account of hla foreign policy, but after a shnri ' retirement nach tlmo was ro-ulucteuV' C. 11. Dallas of Leavenworth. Kan., has a Sharp's rille seut lo that State In ISnTi by the alolltlon society of Huston, marked a HlhlM. : Itdward Doyle, the blind poet ef New York, has just Issued Ida third book. Ha Is GO year old, and has been sightless for thirty-seven years. t- Ilostnn Corhrtt, the man who Is cred ited with having shot J. Wilkes Iloolb, the assassin of Lincoln, Is residing In Texas. --nurHSPsssjsssjsj ur'ssV H SKaWLJSVSBB SSSSSSSSBSSJBSSk ffi' vjl KW 1 1 & 9 rf 0 ?