1
The Trail
jjfi
THE STRANGE EXPERIENCE
OF DR. ROBERT IIARLAND
Ry D. TLCTCIIER RODINSON
, (Copjrliht, IDOS, by
OUAFTKlt XVI. (Continued.)
And no, her story ended, the brave girl
passed Into the liouo, while we dashed
nnr In pursuit. My cousin stuck to hi
work mot manfully; but age will tell.
mill I was a minute to the good when I
stumbled Into the parlor of the inn.. They
lind not su Mr. Hermann, they told
ins since lunch-time; perhaps ho was
down at his Ihhu.
"Heat what boat?" I gasped.
"Why, nr, said the landlord's wife,
prln n hie at my eagerness, "the guld gen
tlemau be mUtbty vond o' sailing, an' he
hath hired Mark l'ennyfold's noo trawl
er, the Agnes Jane, for a matter o' two
months. And now I comes lo think on
It. I did hear Mary say as how he an his
sun were gout? out with Maiter Her
mann betwixt dree an' vour o'clock."
I ran down the narrow street towards
the im between the quaint old cot
tages, with their fish stretched out to dry.
nod the"r nets, fishins-ttoots. and gear
tumble before the doorsllls. As I
reached the little breakwater the sun,
low ou the west horison. was throwing
great golden streamers through gaps in
the purple clouds that were idled as high
ns If a cataclysm of Nature had set the
Andes on the Himalayas, From their
feet came gusts of wind, fierce and Icy
cold. Kveii to my shore-going eyes It
threatened dirty weather.
lint I had not time for cloud effects.
There, fair In the glittering path that
the sun had daubed uton the waters, a
rod-sailed tlshlug-boat was running close
hauled to the sou'-westward. ,
"What loat Is tbatr I asked a lad
who lounged against a mooring-post at
my elbow.
'That, malstor whol. It be .Mark l'en
nyfold's Agnes Jane. er as was 'Ired by
the stranger from l.unnon. 'Krmann by
name"
A hand fell on my shoulder. It was
(irndoft's. He had heard and understood.
And so we two stood together watching
the red sails fade slowly into the glit
ter lug hate of thr night and the storm.
V.TIIK AMMONIA CYI.INDHIt.
CIIAl'TKU XVII.
The sail eropt forward down tho river
of sunset gold that streamed In wild
splendor from a crevain In the ranges
of cloudlaud. The light that burnished
the sea glowed upon the I'olleren cliffs,
tljglng with fire the breakers at their
feet: It threw fierce shadows amongst tho
clustered cottages uf the Cornish fisher
folk, and painted a richer scarlet on the
fills of tho trawlers huddled beneath
the sheltering arm of the little quay. It
was a scene that rises before me, as I
write, with a curious detail, though, In
deed, at the time I took no pains to ob
serve it. For on that departing vessel
was he whom we had chased across
Itarepe, madman as we supposed, mur
derer as we knew him to be. We had
saved an innocent girl from his vendetta,
and In tny heart I thanked Providence
for that mercy; but Hudelf Marnae, the
Heidelberg profeor, was still free, free
with fresh schemes of vengeance against
Ids scientific opponent hatching in hit
twisted brain, and with all tho wisdom of
E: his great learning to help him in bis
it( deadly purpsxe.
- ri inis is inc enn 01 your ciever
plan!" I cried, turning savagely on tny
liurly cousin, "t.e has escaped again,
got clear away. What are you going to
do? Shall we follow him?"
"In the face of the storm?"
"Why not if t-at Is the best you can
suggest?"
"You have changed, my little cousin,"
said he, rexardfag me with a kindly look,
though. Indeed, my words had been un
mannerly. "The Kates have played the
very dene with the sedate student at
Heidelberg just twelve days ago. How
that youngster grumble at prospective
discomforts! How he shrank from the
Die thought of beliij, mixed up in a
business that was 'better left to the po
lice'! Do you remember?"
"Dow't we waste time?" said I.
"l'erbaHi. Ah! here she come Just
the thing for which I was hoping."
Illuming down the vllbge street came
Miss Weston, with three or four men
behind her. We met her at the entrance
to tho quay.
"Well! have you caught him?" she
panted.
"No; thero he goes." My cousin point
ed an arm at the distant sail.
"Oh, thank God!" she exclaimed earn
estly. "I knew ho was armed, and I
was so afrahl for the brave men who had
saved my father utul me."
Khe look ml from one to the other of
ns with an honest gratitude in her eyes
that to me fceemed worth the risk of all
tho dangers lu the world.
"And Dr. Weston?" asked my cousin.
"My father Is no worse; but of course
I did uot toll him nil. He Imagines that
I was miiiuyod by some tramp, and de
rlnro he will have a man about the
cottage In the future. You and your
' friend must come back with me, Hlr
Henry. I want to Introduce you to him."
'Koine other time, I hope. At pres
ent this young firebrand hero insists that
we idiuiild follow Maniac by sea."
"That is quite Impossible, sir," she
laid, turning upon mo with au anxious
look. "I have enough experience of the
weather to know that a storm is coming.
i am curtain that Sir Henry Gradeu will
sell) me to dissuade you."
"I am afraid not, Miss Weston," broke
fci my cousin before I could reply. "We
of the Dead:
and J. MALCOLM FRASCR
Joseph D. Dottles)
have been like over-eager hounds, losing
the scent by Hashing forward too quick
ly. It must be sheer, dogged hunting
Hy tte way. there Is a little fact which
perhaps one of you can tell mo." he said.
turning to the little group that hung
now, ami no more cutting off comers.
behind her skirts watching us with n bu
colic Interest. "Did the Agues Jnne
yonder carry provision on board 7"
"Surely, xur," said one who stood n
little forward of the rest a stout, beard
ed in mi with a face as browtrnnd seamed
as a withered elder apple. "Mark Pen
,rf.j,i a t. -,,., .. iin.. ,..
n.u fnrri.. i.Mi ..Mir l.t ..I..1.I .1,.,.-
the 'Plough I mil '! allowed 'lm to be '
a funny sort of toad, vnr 'e 'ad 'Is orders
to keep a week's vlttles on hoard, though
tho reason was passlu' his understand
ing." "Would rcnnytold take n trip to
France If he were asked?"
"Surely, xur, cf c be wld accordln'.
'K be most mazed ou the color of a lilt
of gold Is Mark."
inai semes u, .mis weston, con
tinued (! ration In his short, businesslike
way. ".Noiv please to remember my In
struction. You havo the facts concern
ing Professor Maniac lu my letter. Lay
an Information against hi in for an at
tempt on your life, and see that the coun
ty authorities circulate his description
along the coast. I don't think there is
the slightest chance that he will return
to trouble you, but be on your guard,
and hare a man to sleep In the house.
Now, my lads, who has the swiftest boat
in the harbor?"
"Now you bo asktn' a question," said
their spokesman gloomily. "You xee, It
be this wise. At the regatty, as my
Pride o' Cornwall was reaching for the
west buoy, there comes, all of n sudden
like, a gin wind from over the eastern
beacon which "
"He means. Sir Henry, that his boat Is
reckoned the fastest, but at the regatta
she was disabled In a squall." broke In
Miss Weston, Interrupting a story which
was evidently familiar lu Its length and
detail. 'This i Sir Henry Craden, Isaac
Treherne, and he U trying tu capture the
wicked man lu the Agnes June yonder,
the man who, as I told you, tried to
kill me. Will you take Mm In tho Pride
of Cornwall?"
Isaac was a study of Indecision. He
twisted up his mouth, scratched his head,
regarded the sunset attentively, and
kicked a pebble over tho edge of the
quay.
"I du wish, miss, as I 'ad been nigh
you when 'c tried it," he said at last.
"I would 'ave set about the hugly toad
proper, that I would. Hut, beggln' your
pardon, and seeln' ho bo got away,
'twould seem a matter for tho perllco
moro'n for we uns. Moreover, there be
the fish contract, and the Prhle Is only
waiting her crew to xIL"
"It means a hundred pounds la your
pocket, my man," snapped Craden.
"A 'undred wunds I a 'undred
pounds," replied Isaac with a sententious
Inconsequence.
"Hut, Isaac," broke In 5I!s Weston,
"when the story gets round to Mark
Peunyfold, he will say that you refused
because you know that the Pride cpuUl
never catch tho Agues Jane."
"7.0 ho wull the Hard!" cried Isaac,
with a sudden burst of Indignation. "I
never thought on that, mis. A pretty
tale he will bo telling lu every public
from Iludo to Penzance! Co mo along,
gentlemen, come along. I'll show 'e a
thing, and Mark, tu, tho Hard!"
Wo ran to where the little trawler lay
moored to the quay, nnd tumbled on
board. One man was sitting In hur stern
mending some tackle, and Isaac apparent
ly considered his services sulllcient, for
ho cast off tho ropes at once. Ml Wes
ton was waiting on tho head of tho quay
as our boat crept by. I shall always re
member that picture of my darling as
she stood on those old grey stone, with
their seaweed board dropping to the swirl
of the tide below. The fire of the sunset
lit her tall, graceful figure leaning to
tho breozc. One hand was to her hnlr,
the other waving ndlou. No fairer figure
of encouragement could mou desire who
started on a perilous adventure.
"OoofJbye! God keep you both!" So
she eried to us.
We shouted n reply, but I doubt If she
heard It, for ut that moment tho wind
caught the great roil sail on our fore
mast, swinging It neross with a thunder
ous Happing that shook tho little vessel
'from stem to stern. In another moment
we were rushing forward In pursuit, with
tho snrar from the bows In our faces nnd
a white trail of foam jarklng our path
from tho land.
I do not think that moro than ken
minutes had pasted from tho u.umeui vt
our arrival ou the quay, though by my
writing it may seem that I havo under
estimated tho time. Tho Agnes Jane
was, as far as I could judge, about n
nillo away to the southward, a distance
which wo doereasod to barely a thous
and yards before the full strength of trio
growing wind wo brought had reached
her. After that, however, wo gained
very slowly, If nt nil.
I was never a good sailor, a fact which
tho long rollers soon recalled to my
remembrance. Tho occasional bursts of
spray which ilow over us added greatly
to my discomfort, for my clothes, though
warm, were not waterproof. 1 have ul
ways been susceptible of chills, and the
prospect of pawing tho night In dripping
fojfr- j
garment seriously nlnrmcd me. It was,
therefore, with a sense of relief (lint 1
observed lsiae produce itiino oilskins,
mill boot happily llneil with limine).
The seafaring appearance which 1 as
sumed did uuti however, nllny my In
toriuil sufferings, which noon became
netito. Huddled on the leeward side of
the ttoflt, 1 watched the chase with nil
niH'nrniuo in inioresi which ttim iiivivi
hypocrisy. To bo sincere. 1 regarded tur
cousin, who was enjoying a ilp of
strung-smelling tonacco on tlio wiiuiwnrii
side of me, with ii more Immediate en
mity than I felt toward Maniac himself.
CIIAl'Ttilt XVIII.
The sun sank amidst n cloud rontla
gratlun of sullen and thunderous magnifi
cence. The coastline behind us durkened
and faded until the crests of the bre.iklmc
wvw 'IT. Kh",,l, ""''V' 'r P
f,u,,m .,,f, ,,e '
tunately the sky al.ve is was still clear.
and h silver crescent of the moon, swing
ing at an angle a If the wind had titled
her, showed us the chase heading south
ward. It was evidently some ort In
France for which she (stinted. My cousin
had Jollied Isaac, who was nt the tiller.
and the pair' conversed In low tones.
glancing frequently to the northwest
from which the wind blow strong and
cold.
It wo, according to my remembrance,
past nine o'clock that the steady pre -
sure of the wind failed, lu It place
enme gusts, fierce mid uncertain, spaced
with lull of restless calm. Ignorant as
I was of son weather, I began to grow
uneasy. There seemed a menace lu the
dark, mysterious wall of cloud to wind
ward, n rampart edged with sliver from
the moon. Motionless It hung like- a
heavy curtain that at It rising would re
veal smue monstrous spwtacte For the
first time I realised the Insignificance
.. ... iJ.. it- i...,..u... .i.i.t th h...
rylng waste of the sea. and my anxiety
passed Into alarm. It was alniut tht-s
time that my nausea suddenly left me.
This was a great relief to me, for I was
well aware that au excess of sea-slckHes
may result In n serious prtMtralhm.
It was in one of the lulls I have men
tioned that Isaac gave my cousin the
helm nnd with his man's assistance low
ered the sail ou the smaller mast at the
tern which. I believe, I known uautleal
ly as the Jigger. They also roofed the
larger canvas ou the foremast. The
Ague Jane, which was now uot mora
thsn four hundred yards away, showed
no sign of following our example.
"Mark Pennyfold must l mazed,"
said Isaac ou his return aft. "'K must
have xeen us were chasln' V, yet 'e give
we no chance o' speaking Mm; and now
'e be chancing his Itoat by carrying on
with that press o' zalL Plaxu to keep thy
. . .. .. ..
nana on me liner, xur.
The little C'ornUhman rolled forward
to where I sat, nnd stood, making a hol
low of his hands. A great stillness held
the sea and air, save for the whisper
of the gliding wave.
The Agues Jane, ahoy!"
He drove the words orer the black
waters like the blast of a trumpet.
The Agnes Jane, nhoy!"
Again he called, and this time thcro
came nn answering voice.
"lieln!" It cried the ono word am!
was silent. We waited, but that was all. IZ. Ojlelllng II I twelve luetic long mid
"It is no good. Treherne," said my ( nine nnd ouelintf Inches wide nt widest
cousin. 'They havo an ugly customer ou vaw umr imv,,r ,,,t nn,j owr , r
board who does not mean to be Uken. ,, , lw, ,dmi n,M)V ,m,Pi
He ha. h , pistol at their heads a. Ilk., c , f f , ,
Mjwt. They must take their chaneo fm(r lw.hw om
HI words were lost In n stirring note' lm"mm wWo "H,',u "'W"". Place
like the throbbing of a giant ban-"trlug, "I wpmroly with roar olid close lift
a note that rose to a shriek and then to hog hollso door, with lever C thrown
melted Into n rattling, drumming roar, I buck ; ml no slide door, drive In n hog
tho uttermost diapason of the storm- and drop slide door ladling him, mid
wind. For some seconds we heeled over. ' le w thnist his hvnil through the hole
f, l hiM C" ir. sWl"? T !" " 1'"11 ,t!Vt,r C ,l"t fl"",t " k
the bubbling waters; and then, .slowly , , . . n ...... ., .
gathering way. we shot forward through ' nml lluwrJ !" to hold t there, mid
tho Hying spray, with Treherne yelling " cn rl wl, cn '" wolghliig
to bis man In tones that even outsounded .
the squall Itself.
Wo were upon her almost before I re
alized the disaster that had befallen her.
I caught n glimpse of the level line of
timbers about the keel, the rod sails
awash In streaks of hissing foam; and
then I saw my cousin lenu out nml grip
a something in the water. For n mo-
ment I thought be would be dragged from on tlint account sella Uitor. A prop
the Itoat, hut Isaac, letting go the tiller, orly graded iMckugo Hlwiuld contain
clrclod his legs with a pair of muscular
cnni ii.it iri nun it j,ir ,i. .....avu.nt
lis nnd held on like tho little bulldog
was. With three great heaves (Ira-
arms
he
den lugged the dripping thing he hold
to the boat's edge; with n fourth he
landet! it fairly on board. The Agnes
Jane had gone, and with her the unfor-
tuuato men she carried savo Maniac,
only.
Thus Fate In Its own strange manner
had given him to us ut last!
Shouting like a madman, I started to
wards the stern, where my cousin was
l.s.a.lta.a f.ifnaa) tltt I. a a .1 .1 1 Jul tuullf tin lift 1 1
saved. Hut even as I did so I saw ( wlllliHC to imrcliiiw i for eunirlnff
a black mass, crested and streaked with tho cocks we wish to any Hint nlfnlfii,
hissing white, rush up from the oltscurlty , properly cocked, will shod water Just
to windward. For a s'ince It seemed to iih well uh clover III fact, inuiiy fiirin
hntiK nbovo us, while Isaac yelled as ho urn claim Hint It will shod water ovon
tugged wildly at the tiller. Thou, with ,0ttor ,,n, Hint It In no moro illlllcult to
n wiiil roar tuat urumiiusi in my oars
like the oxploskin of a mine, It threw It
self upon us, hurling me Into tho bottom
of the boat, choked, deafened, and blind
ed. (To be continued.)
Just it Fit vnr.
Tho old fnrinor was donf nnd iHd not
hoar tho Htoain whlstlu ou tho big lour
ing car. It struck lilm. Tho chuuffour
puled nnd tlio woman Hhrlukcd.
"ThnnlcH, mister," chuckled tho old
ninn ua ho picked himself up out of tho
dust. "Come around again aomotliuu."
"Hut iiron't you hurt'" Kimped tho
chnuffuur.
"Not 'tnll."
"Hut why do you say Tlmnka ?' "
"Hecauso, mister, that tlmr Jolt un
loosened a mustard plaster on my shoul
der that I have been trying to get off
for tho last week."
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I'nr lllnuliix Hon.
A ringing trni for hog Is n iiectuMHy
on ninny fiirms, utul the lufoinimiiyliig
sketch shows u khm1 form. Tin frwnio
of trap Is two Inch by four Inch pieces.
I). I. and !., Ininil mid Iwilted nt
ciiruors ns shown, mid n tight, smooth
HiKir. Also side mill top iKHinl it re
solidly nailed tu Inner iilgo uf the
1 fruiiii'. ns shown, (unking n strong crntc
from which hounls iiiiumt ! cruwditl
uff. Hour end I fitted with slide door
to nilo tip ns Indicated by dotted lino
V. 1'ront Hid lm u door, AA, made
of two thick, strong Ismnls on Itisldo
cross clout. nt top mid bottom. A, A.
I Joined nt bottom by two strung
hinge to frmno D, nnd held up when
, ,M, , . u ,ni c, , ,.f ,,,,. ,,IU..
. , , f . . ,..
wl "own mor top or tioor Mini irauio,
,,,M,r '"" tv,,,r"' ,I'1,K .
lw which ro n'vernl Ntlt holes, for
I fastening mi Iron lever. V. The tup of
door ill so hit wide clout. 1;, Imllml nt
oho end with blocks Milml to t hold
It out from door, so the other end will
form n guide for lever C, which, when
pulled fonvnnl. jmrtlnlly ch open
ing II, mid llnnly holds tiog, with lictiil
through tilt 0nliig. Lover C I fas
tened wiillo lu ut by n spike nnll In
serted ns sIhiwii, In one of sworn I holes
bored through sldo dent mid door nt
nearly us; pouuiis,
Vnclt I'riill lit l.tttik Well.
Snys Professor Hutt of .Mnrylnnd:
The nppenrauco of fruit often soil
It.' A package whuro the frulta nre
nil of n size looks butter than one
wl,or "' "I-" ' ffront sizes mid
tho aamo slsu of fruit from tho top to
mu nttlllU Blir.t lit irilll IfOMI lilt! tup III
tl0 )0tt,n, tho fnco being mi Index to
ll(J W,M)U, ,MPkfJKU, Tll0ro nru imny
. ... ,.,,,,, tiu,t ...in wirt
'"o ""' f.rilor that wll sort
a-iiratoly to Ism mid will not bruise
'" fruit. This Krontly rwlnnM the
bibor mid cost of grading. Defwllve
sjieiiinmu nro removes! from tho grad
ed fruit na It U put Into tho imukugo.
('iti for IliirourU.
For tlio latnullt of thoso who nro tin-
cure than clover In any season. While
this may bo true, wo urgo tho nso of
caps for tho rousou that alfiilfa Ih ho
lunch more vuliiitblo than clovur, ami a
llttlo cjctru oxiioiiHo In thin lino Is
inuiioy well Invested.
To Ilnvu XViiriiiless Anplrs.
A Nitinll treu with u fair Hcatlorlng of
Maldon Hltish npjiloa was spruyeil onco
nftor btoHHoniH had fa I Ion with Ilor
(loaiix inlxtiiro with purls gioon uililod,
and iikuIii with tho hiiiiio mixture when
tho npploa wore us largo iih half-grown
trail npploH. Tho hurrvl wiih left un
der the troo when through spraying tho
orchard tlio first time, nnd upon show
ing visitors how tho uprnyor worked
tho tree wua "doused"' aovoral tlmca.
Not ono wormy npplo can bo found on
tho trco, thus showing tho necessity of
very thorough spraying.
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Horse from lloynl siolilo.
One of the most luioif-llng ntudloi
In the Interstate He slmk mid Imrse
show held nt St. .Iiwepli. Mo. nt
found lu the exhibit of shire hnre
from the roynl slrtblin of King Kdward
unit Lord llothstiilhl or MmidrltiKhiHii.
KiiKliind. St. Jiweph whs fortiiiintH In
siH'iirlug this stable ns It had not been
the Intention to exhibit the horses this
side of the AtlMiille except In the king's
dominion, (Vitimln. Iritis F. Swift, of
Swift A Co., wh liillitentlal III pre
vitllluie iisiu MmiHger Hock, nqire
sentliig King 1'dunril. to exhibit the
horses, lu two Fnlted States shows,
vie., nt the Interstate lu St. Jo
soph mid the American I loyal nt
Kiiiimnh City. "Our object lu bring
lug the horse to (Ids side of the
Atlmille whs prluiHtily lo stimulate lu
lerest In the big shirt with the ('mm
dliins." said Mr. Heck. "I'ulll within
H few jour the shire hits li-eii too
si'Hnt' nml high priced for the goners!
run of breeders. They nre still lilaii
tirlcetl.luit nre iiimlug within the range
of icoiioml breetllng mid nre n profit
nldo Hiilnml to brood for the big draft
trnilo." These lHiros nre Hue seti
inons of the thoroughbred shire mid nre
Httractlng much attention mid favor
wherever they nre Mug shown They
nre all great, heavy Ismed. think mus
cled niilmnls wlnvse very carriage mid
ln-arlng mid spring motion when In ac
tlon niitioiince them as somethlnit
nlKivo tho nrillnnry lu (Mirse llesh.
The Mrlrclhtu ttf srrtt (tiru.
There I iki time which Is put lu to
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better udvmitage or which fetches it
larger return than that devoted to so-
, " ... . .
lifting the scsnI corn during the latter
imrl of Sentemlter mid ,h first half of
October. The advantage which sei-ur-
lug the ! .Mirs at this time has ov er
the ordinary method of selecting nt
husking time Ilea In the fart that n
choice of the earliest maturing ears
can In) made, a dlsthwlliMi tlwt Is lm.
jiosslble when all of the trvi Is rle
mid ready to husk. For alt the mirth
half of the corn holt that type of com
Is Ih-hI which bears Its ears low ou the
stalk. This menus as n rule that such
corn will mature early, ami while the
intra produced may not Is quite so
large as those which one has to reach
iiIhivo his hiHid after they are much
more likely to produce hard com, which
will keep after It Is put In the crib. The
shajs) nnd depth of kernel and form
nml type of ear are of very trlvlnl lm
Isirtniice as coiMrot! with tho iiiatu
qiiostlou ns to whether the corn Itself
Is of n variety which will mature a
crop In the latitude In whkli It Is
planted.
Tim ll I'rn,
The pig aly Is nearly always tilled
with materials for alsorblng manure,
but they are not cleaned as frequently
as should Ih tho ense. lu winter, If
tho yard ctuitnlu altsorltonts, they be
come soukeil during rains, mid nre dis
agreeable locations for pigs. The pig
prefers a dry location, ns It suffers se
verely on dump, cold dnys. The ma
terial in the pig stilt will bo of more
service If lidded to tho iiimuiro heap
and n plentiful supply of cut straw
thrown Into the yard In Its place, Tlio
covered abed, or sleeping quarters,
should bo littered a foot deep with cut
straw, which may Im thrown Into the
yard after being used, but the yard
should alwnya bo donned out after a
rain mid dry umtiirlnl 'thou added.
1 1 ii m nil ml it I'linl llrltrr.
Tho construct hm of this lamt driver
enn ho easily taken from tho llliiHtra-
WW I'lWT HHIVl'll.
tlou, it can be inndo to work by ninn
or horse power. If ninn power only,
use one pulley, This can be made dur
ing tho winter mouths and bo ready
for spring fencing.
About -fiOO iieroH of pop com nro
minuully planted ut North l.otip, Neh
the Kiwurri iisIiik four pouuiis of nihnI
to tho acre. Tho crop la syld by tho
pound, and the averago aero yields
U.OOO poiindH, though double that
amount lias been recorded In it few In-
Htmicori, The uvonige prlco for tliu last
ton yenra has boon a llttlo moro thmi
?I it 100 pounds, giving a groan return
of iipwnrd of $".0 an acre. Durlin,' tho
Minio period the nvorago prlco of field
corn has been 25 cents, mid tho aver
ago yield thirty bushels, giving u Bros
return of I7.C0 per ucro.
If.
We Trust
Doctors
If you arc nulTcrliic from
impure Mood, thin blood, de
bility, nervousness, exlinus
tlon, you should bccln at once
wltli Aycr's Sursaparllln, the
Sarsnpnrllln you have known
all your life. Your doctor
knows It, too. Asklilmaboutlt.
twi isMtl IimvIi wsll stur Iti rotiillilon nf
t..lll Hot "! b"l. (?HiM IlirtP la lUllf
irllwiut llis lrnu, "l."i. nt .tvlurla at
ahamliwl, rsutltis lir4ai. MIli'MtiiMt. nan
tM.iltat-ai-au. M lima lhlln Ilia Sat
i.Milila Iftn rf-riHS lit hal wins Atat'a
I t sin lur I'lnt A-i'''r "IIsmsuw.
Ilia ilua It vu una till si tw-IIIIHS,
M MadcbfJ.U arOt, Mwall. Maaa
ym Alan wtauiHivitit t
f M 9) tf , in vtnnn
JTlijers
AUL'i: Cll'l!.'
CIICBUV I'tCTOBAU
lloimh nit llrtiMr.
Tommy -What Is the "height of fo.
ly," iki?
Pa Your sister's beau, my son. Ha
Is six fitit two.
I'n.linl.lr XVr.il All llluM.
"J. Smith, Fsmlibed Oeologlral Slrue
ture. III."
ill I a was tit nddrraa nn til letter
iHHtnisrlied "HntlnM. Am. 27, llNsl."
Try Slarve.1 Itoa-k." wrots the ulu.
rate.) railway postal clerk Just Ixtow (lit
addrest. Chlraio Tribune,
JlOOPewsrd, 9100.
Ths rrstrtl ltd cr wilt rtesM-1 to
laaiii llisl Ibtirs la si Ul illrulol iIm
Ihsl aasiteo lias tn sbls lu euro In all lit
tlatti, ami tlist It I slsrih. Hall's I sUnh
i'his ItlhsoHly vtllle tun known lo th
Rtallsl (isUiiiltr isisrrlt Mitts; seontiltu.
Ilunsl dlMiste. tiiulln puHiliiuiluHsl llrsl
mVttl. IIS. I Rt.ia IH.H fl.l.ltn KI.IN.Mfi
1M(IN( diisniy i ih. il.vi h.I wucui
J""0" ihs;yaw. ifcii.r V",r.Vl Ut?
lullHUII"not Ills tllaa. Slut SlVIIK l0 )
i iuhi titaiiiiiir buiwini up thn tsiiiiiiuiio
1I-..I-. ........ ...-.... I..I..H. I.
IJllV.'ll.rrJAhV.i.'h K ! uTA,
i-iia that titer intr iini iIuh-1iI Ik-IUh
Ll'tiTsKullV-'1 " "" e"' ' ""
Ad.itMi. r i. ciiKsr.r a co..ToioJo.a
BI4 tritru((lala,7t.
Hail's wllr tills ro the UiL
Mrst Siinititrr,
A million or two of eopla who hnva
posit this summer nt the seashore nre
strongly dlNied to siioiid next sum
mer lu the Itack country or tho niotin
tains. If (hey persevere til this deter
m'uatloii their places will m filled by
l-ersons wlm havo spent this summer
In the mountains nnd the back coun
try mid don't want to go back. It has
been n very trjlug summer, muggy,
foggy, 'skcetry, damp, moist, hot and
miscellaneously plaintive, but It has
born about ns bad In one placo at In
another. I In riser's Weekly.
IDSe
M. X'i" Han r1 nil narrmi la'"
rmaHaniir mrr.1 br Iir. KMm's ilt.ai
Nfv llrlaafr, un.Wf flltllllll I-.IIIk1
Uaa.llta.ltf II II. Kiln., I.L Ml AkIiSL, l'lNa.,l'a.
tVnttlit Soil Hint llclUr.
The Jailge Mr. TwlcU, de yen wish
le poll Ik Jury)
The lawyer (who had kit his case)
No, your honor; but It would afford me
Infinite satisfaction It I euuld club the
Jury.
Metberswtll nml Mr. Wlnilew's Poothlng
Firn. Hi tsttl retseily touto tur lUIr ehUdrtn
uurlug tlis UftlilHK rlot.
One uf III (llituittr Stmiits.
"Ilnnssty Is the best policy, to be ure,"
morallzml the profeasor, "but In the case
of too many men It Is a policy that has
a mirrendrr value."
To llreak In Mew Shoes.
Always aluke In Allen's t'not-KsMi, a powrte r.
It on I a Iml, anrslliur, achlni. awullni (rl.
Cures isiriii, Inxrttw Imc nail slid Istnletn At
all ilriiKrltla ami trteq aUttf i,e Iten'l afr.
HT0MlliHe SampU mslltsl KIIKK. A.Ml.a.
Allen . OlimUxl, U Ilor, N. V.
Iiiii'ln Allen.
"Many a man." said Uriel Allen
Sparks, "dates nil his other reverse from
Die evening whse his best clrl turned hlui
down."
A TEnHIDLE EXPERIENCE.
How a Veteran Was Saved the Am
. putatlon of a Limb.
II. Frank Doromtis, veteran, of Itooe o
voU Avo,, Indianapolis, Ind,, aaya:
"I had been showing symptoms of kid-
noy trouble from tho
time I waa imiatoreil
out ol tlio army, but
in all my life I nnvur
auffurrd as In 1807.
Headaches, iliulnuss
and sluoplcsanefia first,
nnd then dropsy, I
was weak nnd help
less, having tun down
from 180 to 12S
pounds, I wna hav
ing, terrlblo pain In the kidneys nnd tho
sccrotlons passed nlinost Involuntarily.
My left log swelled until it was 3-1
Indies mound, mid tho doctor tapped It
nlijtit and morning until I could no
lonuer stand It, nnd then ho mlvlsod
amputation. I refused, nnd began
using Donn's Kidney l'llls. Tho swell
ing subsided gradually, tho urlno be
en mo natural and all my pains and
actios disappeared, I have boon woll
now for nine years slnco using. Donn's
Kidney Nils.'
For sale by all dsalers. 50 cents a
box. Foitor-Mllbain Co., Buffalo, N. Ya