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Strong and Steady
1 lh Ihvjs. and t don't nllow myselt In he QHOWINO HCQS IN IDAHO,
Insulted It 1 mti liclp II, A to being out
m hip sioiv, mere nun mi viisiiiincr iu l,..!...!,,, I. h-,. n-i- An....
wait iiih.1i. and I went to ihi. .I.Hir for a ''u,u,r ' """IhIi.r Greater Allen-
IJy HORATIO ALGCR. JR.
S
CllAPTKlt VI.
Mr. Drummond' store nu of fair
Mrr, nnd contained n considerable and
vitrlcd stock of dry good. Itrslde Mr.
Drummond there wna n single salesman, n
oung man of twcntj'-twc who wore n
ctnrat of Immense site, ntul ostentatiously
displayed In hl Iswora a mammoth breast
tiln. wltha gla. Imitation diamond, which,
had It been real, would have been e,pial
In value to the entire content of the
store. Tlil young man. whose name wax
Nichols, received 'ron' 'r' Drummond the
munificent salary of four hundred dollars
per annum. Marine n taste for dee, he
patronized the village tailor to the extent
of hi moans ami considerably beyond,
licing at till moment thirty dollars In
dibt for thf null he wolf.
Itehle thin young man there hail tor
merly Wn a younger Week, receiving a
Hilary of four dodnr weekly. He hail
lf dismissed for asking to have hl y
raised to five dolkir a week, ami since
ll-en Mr. DraiHinond hail got along with
In one salesman. As, however, thr hiul
tie really required wore assistance, he
wa quite willing to employ Walter on
Uxinl wages which hv estimated woii'd
no "o him. at the Moot, wore than two
oVI'ni- a week.
"Mr. Nlcbot." nM Mr. DruHtmond. "I
lanvr brought yH miw help. This t
Walter Conrad, a distant relative" hat)
Walter leen rMu Mr. Druimnond would
iio ilouht hare styled him a near rektMre
--"at be know nothing of the lat:tes.
jou ran take him in charge, ami gire him
awe idea about prices, ami so forth."
e, Mr. kiM the-young man. in an
Inqmrtant tone. "I'lj ueu break him In."
Mr. NieboK who cove up what little
niud he had to the subject of dothe, tie
ran to Inspect Walter' raiment, lie had
cuHicieot knowledge to rcelre that our
hero uit waiot fine fabric, and tnste
fidly made. That being the case, be con
eluded to pa)' ntta miiw attention.
"I'm glad you're come," he said. "I
hnve to work like a dog. I'm pretty well
used up to-day. I wa up till two o'cJyei
dancing."
UWere you?"
"Ye. There wa a ball orer to Cramp
ton. 1 go to all Die balU within tea
miles. They can't do without me."
"Cant tbcj?" asked Walter, not know
lor what else to nay.
"No. You ee there Isn't much tye at
these country ball I mean among the
young men. They don't know how to
dreu. Now I gire my mind to it. and
they try to Imitate me. I don't trust any
tailor entirely, t just tell him what I
want and bow I want It. Illggin. the
tailor here, has Improrrd a great deal
since he began to aiake clothe for me."
Just then a customer came in, and Mr.
Nichols was drawn away from hi disser
tation on dresa.
"Just notice how I manage," he said
to a low roice.
"Hare you any calicoes that you can
recommend" asked the woman, who ap-
Jx-ared to be poor.
"Yes. ma'am, we've got some of the
best In the market some that will be
aure to suit )ou."
He took from the shelves and displayed
a rery ugly pattern.
"1 don't think I like that," she said.
"Hare you not some with a smaller tig
tne?" "The large figures are all the rage 'ust
now, ma'am. Krerybody wear them."
"1 should tike to look at something
else."
"I'll show ou something else, but this
U the thing for you."
He brought out a piece still uglier: and
finally, after some hesitation, his customer
ordered ten yards from the first piece. He
DHasurrd It with an air of triumph and,
folding It up, banded It to the customer,
receiving In return a two-dollar bill,
wlikh the poor woman sighed as she ren
d red It, for she bad worked hard for It.
When the customer had left the store,
Nichols turned complacently to Walter.
"How did you like that calico?" he
asked.
"It seemed to me rery ugly."
"Wasn't It, though? If been In the
store fire years. I didn't know as we
should eier get rid of It."
"Haven't you got any prettier pat
terns?" "Plenty. I wanted to get off the old
rubbish first It Isn't everybody that
would buy It; but she swallowed every
thing I tald."
"She seemed like a poor woman, who
could not afford to buy a dress Tcry.
often."
''No, she doesn't come more than twice
a year."
"I think you ought to hare given her
the best bargain you could."
"You can fold up those goods on the
counter, and put them back on the
helves," nald Nichols. "Customers put
us to a great deal of trouble that way
nomeilines. Mrs. Captain Walker was In
yesterday afternoon, and I didn't know
but I should have to get down all the
stock we had before we could suit her."
"Why didn't you pick out something
and tell her It was all tue rage' akei
Waller, stalling. '
"That wouldn't go down with her. She's
rich nnd tbe'a proud. We have to bo care
ful how we manage with such customers
at she is. That reminds me that her bun
dio hasn't gone home yet. I'll get you to
rarry It up right away,"
It had been a considerable disappoint
ment to Joshua to find that Walter was
noor instead of rich, for he had proponed
to make a free use of Walter's purse aa I
currvd to him that Walter might han a
supply of ready money, a (vut of Ahloh he
might Ixirrow. lie accordingly took an
opIHirttinlty one day lo sound our hero on
this subject.
"Walter. hae ou n couple of dollar
about j on to lend me for a day or two?"
ho asked. In a tone of assumed careless
nis, "Ye, I have that amount of money,
hut I am nfrnld I must decline lending.
You know my circumstance. Joshua, nnd
that I am In uo position to lend anybody
money."
Joshua stalked away In a fret, angry
tlmt Walter would not penult himself to
lie swindled, r fom that time he cherished
a dislike for our hero, and this he showed
bv various little slights and aunojamvs.
of which Walter took little notice, lie
thoroughly dnpled Joshua for hi menn
ne ami selHshtte.. and it mattered ury
Utile to him what such a hoy thought of
him.
Thi forlearnftee Joshua utterly miln
teiprctcd. He decided that Waller wa
delWent In courage and spirit, and it eu
rturaged him to prr,'cre In hi system
cf petty annoyance until they might al
most be called bullying. Though Walter
kept quiet under thc-w provocation, tber
va often a warning Mah of the rje
wbk'h showed tlmt It would not l safe to
go too far. Hut thi Jtxhoa did not no
tice, nnd persist ed.
"Joshua." said hi mother one iliy, "I
rilty think you don't treat Waller right.
Yon are not ollte to him."
"Why should I be? What I lie but a
bewr?"
"He bi not that, for he work for hi
living."
"At any rate, he's a mean fellow, and I
shall treat him as 1 please."-
One nflrnioon there were a few young
fellow standing on the plana In front of
Mr UrHmmotid's store. Joshua wa one
of them, ami there being no customer lo
wait upon. Waller also had Joined the
company. They were discussing plan for
a picnic to be held In the woods on the
mxt Sunday afternoon. It wa to be
unite a general affair.
"You will come. Walter, wont you?
asked one of the number.
"No." said Johua : "he can't come."
"I didn't authoriie you lo speak for
me." said Walter quietly.
"You didn't authoriie me to speak for
you I" repeated Joshua, In a mocking
lone. "Hlg wools for a beggart"
"What do lou mean by calling me a
lieggar?" demanded Walter, quietly, but
with rising color.
"I don't choose to give you an eipla
nation," said Joshua scornfully. "You're
only aiy father's hired boy, working for
your board."
"That may tie true, but I am not a
beggar, and Ladrise you not to call me
one again." f
Walter's tone was still unlet, and
Joshua wholly misunderstood him; other
wise, being a coward at heart, be would
hate desisted.
"I'll say It as often as I please," he
reepated. "You're a beggar, and If we
hadn't taken pity on jou, you'd have had
to go to the poorbouse."
Waller was not quarrelsome; but this
last Insult, in presence of half a dozen
boy between hi own age and Joshua's,
reused him.
"Joshua Ilrummoml," he said, "you've
inralted me long enough, and I've stood
it. for I didn't want to quarrel; but I
will stand It no longer."
He walked up to Joshua, and struck
him In the face, not a hard blow, but still
a blow. Joshua turned white with Mis
sion, and advanced upon our hero furi
ously, with the Intention of gltlng him,
a he expressed It, the worst whipping he
eter had.
Walter parried his blow, and nut in an
other, this time sharp nnd stinging.
Joshua was an Inch or two taller, l-ut
Walter was more titan a match for In in.
Joshua threw out hi arms, delivering his
blows at random, and most of them failed
of effect. Indeed, he was so blinded with
rage that Walter, who kept cool, had
from this cause alone a great adranlage
over hi in. Joshua at length seized htm,
and he was compiled to throw him down.
As Joshua lay prostrate, with Walter's
knee upon his breast, Mr, Drutnmond,
who had gone over to his own house, ap
peared upon the scene.
"What's all this?" he demanded. In
mingled surprise and" anger. "Conrad,
what means this outrageous conduct?
Walter roe, and, turning to his em
ployer, said, manfully, "Joshua Insulted
me, air, and I have punished hi in. That's
all."
lion Than Ever Uofuro.
t'rvf. II. T. French, I) rector Msliu Kserlioent
NUiloit,
The Ihk industry in Idaho Is re
cciviiik umrc MKiiliott now than ever
liclotv in the hUliirv (if the stale.
wait for me lo answer, but said nt ouct I lie irinicncy io diversity ittrtit tip
that t couldn't go." 1 crntlou is stroiiKcr n.ivv than In the
Wm that all?" Pt All alfalfa, or all hccp or all
'VI,.. ii I .ililm-led tn hi mtsuorlii fol I of utiy other one Ihltiu. unless it
me. he charged me with being a bognar. ! should lie fruit, it out of il.tc fur the
and said that but for yon I would hns uwjorlty tif (.itinert of Idaho, l.olli in
htealh of fresh air. I lime neer liven
accustomed to conllticnielit before,"
"You say Joshua Insulted you. ttow
did he Insult you?''
"I wa asked It 1 would go to the pic
nic on Saturday afternoon. -Ho didn't
tfotisorvo tlto water Tho soil nrmimi
ijiiliny It no lljjht that tho watt'r will
seep nway tt ml lie Inil, unless you put
in such pipes. A ten horse imwor
Kllin would bo aulUi'lent to rtilso water
for leu nori's, but It inliiht bo imei'ssnry
lo sink more than ono well. I nm be
ulutiliiK to believe that irrigation will
b ni'i'i'ssiiry In tho (juluey sx'ctiou In
obtain the. best results,"
llalrd "I havn bi'i'ti niilto sucres, I. ' . ..
fill with com In this locality, i-.e.-pl I ' " Uh J'""1
that tho rorn matures rather small, t'nn i ln,'r,v'
Z3BWHO
-jrwr.
a 'A 4i
..-" -C
7iWlW, V
"I nm going to I nil" my photo inkiii,
I hope they will do lliu Jllstlci'," "I
Ice. Ii'inpi'ri'd Willi
Ihcii obliged lo go lo the poorhouse. It
thi had been the first time he had an
noyed me, 1 might hae passed It over,
bui It I far from being the first ; o I
knocked him down."
Mr. Driimmond wa by no mean a
he northern part of the slate, where
trriuati.ui it not practiced, nnd in the
irriKMicd section of southern Idaho
The mom succctful fanner, here nt
chew here, it the one who it nuking
livestock on the f.irtu one of the itu
j liu im-nii- n t i i i i i
.i . ii-.u .....I.... !... irifiirtiu uii-'i ip unirr iiiiiui-
IH.niKn Ul innrr tmi m iur iiunmi umi .., ....,. . i., i, , ,, ' .
loiiiiii nun n i,i j ,i,ii, ... i. . n. .......
eer Waller undertook lo do he did well,
and he had mastered the details of the re
tail dry goods trade In a remarkably short
lime, .so that hi scrtleea were already
a aluable a those of jouu Nichols,
who recclxed right dollar a week. Tin re
fore Mr. Drummonu wa dlswel to
smooth oer matter, for the wile of re
taining the sen Ice which he obtained so
A farmer who it tut adverse to milk
hit; cowt will, at a rule, lie a tuccc
in hallil'tiiK plus, because uo otic can
tucceed in either line, to the inllctt
extent, unlets he lookt carefully after
details
In Idaho the dairy Industry it grow--iiik,
therefore I expect a more rapid
development of the hoc induttry. In
fact, there I a strong linUatiiiu that
cheap. He re.ohe.1. therefore, to lemisir- thi, j, the case jutt now in sever'
le. it I sections of the state In holdltii; far-
"You are Mb of ou wrong, he said, inert' institutes in Miulherti Idaho
Joshua, jou should mil hae i-niie-i ion much iuierett as, noticed in the tub
rad a beggar, for he earn his Hi Inc. Yon. j iect of feedniK and hreedinu hug
Conrad, should not have l-en so vhdeut. Several shipment of pure bred stock
You should have tobl me, and I wmld have recently been made into south
have spoken to Joshua." erti Idaho. Pure bred I'olaml China,
Ihciise me. Mr. Drummoiiii. tmt I hum Jersey. Lhcster While and
villi ndlltiii ! ,i viirtiilles nf i'iiIII llltll
1 inliiht tryf" l'AIIMIMt.
"1 ndvlsa that vnu experiment with
Knlllr com, allien It seems that It will
do well In your region. Try n good,
early maturing Dent vnilety. 'I'll Is
should lo preferable to the I'll lit, and
It certainly make liettet feist. The
conditions of your region require) that
you cultivate to retain moisture, ns well
ys to destroy tho weeds."
Chewelah. "Is wood ns desirable a
eemetit for building a silof I iIhh
npt to freeie in this country I What
forage plants should bo grown In the
I'hewelnh tegliint" STOCKMAN.
"llroma grass might do well, If the
soil is not too gravelly, but It should
not be grown in rocky soil. Vetches
will bo desirable In sueh soil us uu
have, ns these plants roseed themselves.
If you ran gel lumber nt a reasonable
ptiee in your vicinity. It would b mom
.Mr Juslvvtil Why tiro theso g
so small? (Inner Dlikehvursl I t'lnk
dey wore took fioui iter III'! tisi sh in
nlretty I'hlladiliililii l.oilger.
Teacher-Jolitiity'. vvhal tin yuu it tt -ilersttllld
by thill word "di'lh'lir "ll'a
what jott're got, when yuu haven't at
much ns If )iui just hadn't itullilii',"
Hook I iitiderstiiud ho married a
ixmiI inlllliin. Conk Yi': but he's cotit
plaining now Ihviiuso be liasn'l Ihi-h
able In Ihuw out tiny of II. - lllunlrnlitl
IIIK
"Whnl'd Jimmy give yer for yer
blrlhdiiyr "I'hl heto bras ring"
"Hinv'd yer know It iillt'l Hot hill but
brass?" "lie give It ler mo."-Cleveland
la-ader
"I jour IiiisIhiimI having any lurk
nt tins rmv intekr' "Sihuo lurk, nil-
costly to build of cement than of wood. Lvveresl Joiiiik Mr. Tnrkln. "lie liaMi't
tillage slay wariu, and It I mil apt 'rssatlKltt itd.l m.r had III- H.'kel HeVil."
-fees- In this eouMtryi but If it sltekt. u,
den't like tale-bearing. I did Ihe only
thing I could."
"Ah'-m!" skl Mr. Prummond. "yol
were loo violent. 1 wonbl sHmest that
)hi sImhiM each Ix-g the other' pardon,
slmke liands. ami Have done with It."
"Catch me twitting pardon of my fnl ti
er' hired IwyT exclaimed Jiednia. eorn
fully. "I ImvihiI got quite as hm at
that."
"As for me." said Walter. "If I thought
I had teen III the wrung. I woubl bes
Joshua's patxlou wltmmt any Iiesllallofi.
I am not too prosid for thai, but I think
I acted right under Ihe circumstanre.
llcrkshire niit are found in incrcat
ing nuiiiliers in every farming section
of the sute Poland Chinas predonti
nate. uo d.iutit. tmt the Durtvc it he
coining a close competitor in many
sections
Alfalfa pasture, with a small ration
nf shorts. Kround wheat or finely
ground barley, will Krovv pls very
rapidly. This, supplemented with trp
eraior milk, will produce a growth
equal to that secured in the corn hell,
and in quality we Hitter ourselves
that it it superior.
In Rrovswh, otir pigt can lie nude to
compare quite hvor.ibly with those
ami therefore I cannot do it. A for , f crn, Nnwerout reports were
Ulng a hlrwl hoy. I admit that stieh 1 nude last winter al fanners' meetings
my position, ami I don't see anything tr
bo ashamed or In It.
"You are right there." said Mr. Uriim
ntoml: for this assertion chlmeit in with
his own views ami wlshe. "Well, It
thai it was tint difficult to produce a
pig that would weigh two hundred
pounds at eight months old.
Some suitar beets iu other roots
can be fed, and are being used in
steins to me you are alamt rren, and jou feeding h"gt in Idaho Potatoes boiled
may as well drop ihe quarrel here." and mixed with one ami a half to two
Walter felt sntlsHnl. lie telt lliat n pounilt ol grain per Itumireilvvelglil ol
had won the victory and maintained lilt pig. will lir.iduce good gams in live
self-respect. There wa one thing more' vvetght Alfalfa, rut Up Willi feed e.it
h- dm I nil, and that wa to go to th ler, and softened by stemming or even
picnic. He vrould not have urged the re-la sprinkling of cold water, with a lit
qui st, but that he was well aware that tie grain, makes a gooil ration for
Joshua would report that he wa kept at brood sowt during; winter A grcit
home by his desrre. I many hogt are wintered largely on
"It won't be very convenient for you lry alfalfa hay, and they do very
ti be away Satunlay aflernisin." said Mr. , we," ...
Drummond. who was principle,! against ' a "'I" w"ere '"l1 ""I' fof
allowing clerks any privilege. "You K can be grown for hogt there is
knoer we hare more trade than usual on Srra encouragement for te induttrv
Satunlay afternoon." I -' ' ' s'1 ,' V '
"I don't thTnk we shall hare neit Sat-"'? cc.u,r',, '" ".'Kaieil Utldt. JH'I
urday." said Walter; "ererl.od, will be of,r ,,,e ,,'c41. " ".' ,,,w ln,! '??
TOn. i II.. tilenle" uuaiuy. nusii K i""' niorc piooi
"If you Insist upon going," said Mr.
'I must try to
I able to feed it than to sell it In Ihe
tack A bushel of wheat will make
Drummond. reluctantly,
. - M
Itl you go. I .-l., ,,,M f,, , i ihriflv vniliiLi
Waller frit no scruples about insisting. I hogt weighing from 73 In t7 (Hvunds
Meanwhile Joshua went home In a very In young pigt even greater gains can
unhappy frame of mind. He had not sue- be tecured
ceeded In humiliating Waller a he In-1 Field peat are grown in tome sec
tended, but bad an unpleasant feeling that lions for hog pasture, and serve an
Walter had got the Intler nf him. He important purpose in providing good
was tty angry with hi father for not patturage during the summer More
taking hi part, and was not slow- In mak- 'he stubble fleldt are ready to glean
Ing hi feelings known to bit mother. There Is a period in summer when
"What's the mailer, J!iHa?" asked there is a lack of good patture in the
Mr. Iiriimmond. oUervIng the ikmwI grain-grmviHK teenont o I lie stale
to the side of the silo from any eause,
It should be trnmed down lu order to
prevent It item settling uaevenly."
Leahy "I would like to knew If It
would be advisable to plant the Aut
Italian salt bush In this refloat Hat
thu plant nuy desirable qualities!"
J. 8.
"I advise you to let tho Australian
salt bush aloae. The plan! has a few
desirable qualities, but we have heard
that In the Wullu Walla eoualry it ka
developed lata n !.' It resembles
tumble weed in lit maimer nf growth,
ami In windy weather will break oil and
roll for a great distance, seatteilHg
seed ss It yoes. Kseept wken young
and leader, It It undesirable far stock. "
Wathturna. " I have n while clover
lann, and woubl Ilka to know what sort
of bone fertiliser Is best to use an it."
W. A. P.
"I question the advisability of using
a bone fertiliser en your lawn, lorn
nterclal fertilisers are generally iMorly
adapted to the toils in semi arid re
glow. Welt rolled manure placed on
the land late In the fall and raked oil
IH the spring would, I believe, be far
inure preferable. The soil In your re
gion needs humus rather than fertllli
lug elements. Manure I well supplied
with phosphates and nitrogen, and
should thtreforo give your tell the
urnici stimulation.
Hunnyside. "Would your station ad
vise me. to feed grain hay with alfalfa!
I am a dairyman, and have been ftcllng
only alfalfa." p.
T'I am sure that there would be eeon
amy in combining alfalfa with grain.
Prom four to ton pounds of grain per
day should bo sunielent, using rolled
barley rather than wheat or bran. Tim
bran would practically bo watted. You
would get good results, I believe, by
upon his fare.
"Matter enough!
Ix-en Insulting
That l-vgar hat "wny of the farms, and often, pigt
i. ...,- make very small gaint during this
) i seif itT lira i itimni tt v-wi- . .i . .
rail. He pitched into we. ami tried lo ""l11- "'f f""?M ," Kraut.
ktmck me n-r." I " wneat or osriey, inr nog pis-
What for? I am iwrtsrsl to hear It, ; ,urc- "V1 rv7. ,n" " 1 1 '"" "T"""".
alftlla, pea or clover
iriini i j io u imiiiius hi ksiii in live fceiling about one half a n.iun.1 n.r
day of linseed meal. Alfalfa is entire
ly nitrogenous In composition, and
should be balanced by a more mnern
t rated form of the earbo hydrates."
QUERIES OY FARMERS.
Esperlmant Station Called Upon for
Advice on Various Subjects.
Krwn Ihs Wsshlnitan Huts Cafe, Pullnun,
A Seattle ciirrcspoiitleiit asks fjr a
tlaletiieiii of the experience the sta
tion hat had with the "novelty veg
etables." He wat informed at fo.
lows: '
I. idle alfalfa or clover it grown on
CIIAITKIt VII.
Without waiting to hear Mr. Drum
rnond' reply, Waller re-entered the store.
He had no dIsjItIori to discuss tho sub
ject In the prmenci) of the boys who were
standing on tho piazza.
Mr. Hrummond followed him Into Ihe
store, and Joshua accompanied him. He
wa terribly angry with Waller, and de
termined to get revenged ution lum
through his father.
"Are you going to let that lieggar jiltch
Into me like tlmt?" he demanded. "He
wouldn't have got me down, only he took
H.u at a disadvantage."
"Conrad," said Mr, Drummond, "I de
mand an explanation tif your conduct. I
come from my house, and find you fighting
like a street rowdy, Instead of attending
to your dutlet In the store."
"I have already given you an eiplana-
he seems so polite ami well bred.'
"Nothing at all. lie sprang at me like
a tiger, and nil for nothing. He look me
h surprise, so nt Nrt he got the ad
vantage, hut I simhi gave him a good
as he sent."
"I am really sorry to I tear this," said
Itluegrast and white clover will
make a good patture in tome oel
tiet where there it nlenty of noisi
lire and kooiI toil. This doet not. in
our opinion, give at go.xl results
however, at thr cropt mentioned
Mrs. Drummiind, distressed. "Are you above lilt bo farmers are much en
sure you didn't say something to pro- rnuragrd in raitinur hogt from the
toke him?" fact that large packing plants are lie
"I only said, when he was Invited to . ing established on Ihe coatt thus in
go to the picnic Saturday afternoon, that Hiring a steady demand for live hogt
he wouldn't lie able to leave the store."
"I am afraid you said It In such r
way as to otfrnd hltn."
"Keems to me you think a good sight
more of him than of me In the mailer,"
giumblnl JoMhua. 'That's Just the way
with father. He wanted us both lo beg
each other's pardon. Catch me begging
pardon of a beggarly hired boyt"
"He Isn't any worse because ruur
father hires him, Joshua."
"Oh, ye, of course, vou stand up for
hltn." said Joshua, sneering.
"Now, Joshua, jou know I alwnys take
jour part when you nr right."
So Joshua continued lo wold, and Mrs,
and while Ihe price may not he any
more atifactory than in the natt,
with a limited supply, there will lie a
permanency to tne demand even
though the number nf hngt produced
increases several timet.
Washington Star.
"Why I It r nskisl the ilonr gtr.,
"that tho lirl'legtsMnn' kIIi'ihUiiI It
rnlleil tb 'ls,t nmnf" "I silpiKss., fj
hes-ailss- he M tb bt oft." sjrwwlesl tint
frty ittd bnrhWnt'.
Mthsr--YtHl awl Willi have bes-n
at my cherrl a In I fouitd tho
stiMM In Ihe nursery. Johnny It
wasn't m. titottter. Vaits I sw nllow e,
alt ths stottH of mlue.
MurM Wntflil )sni marry for
moto'y? Cars-iSH' Not I; I want
brain Muriel -Yes. I ttotihl think
s-i, If )ni ihm'l wnut In marry for
n.ms'y. llnklyn Life.
"Yonr boo,' he cried, vvHibl giro
nn Ihe strength t lift MtoilNlnlna!"
Henresl." she murmured. it will only'
I iiivrtry for )ni lo rnt tho
'dlt "- TW II 'nqtrr.
Tell ini', lirwtber. Is It MiIMe to
let li,lrt know thai I nm mi heiress V
"lias be proposed to jshiT" "Ye"
"Well, ynti tnny surs" lie knows It
already" - Tlie tlie.lp
"It xt HMi(e to live than It did
.nsnrs ngn," said the man who iinii
plains, "Yes." ntiswernl lh man wlio
tlljo) liliMtertl miitrtilPiH'S'n. "but It'e
vvirth more"-Wnsbliigtiiu Star
Professional Pasler- I slmuhl Ilkn
lo titsti'Mnke n fast of four weeks In
this show of )our. I low tuiieli will
)oii pay me? Hhowiuau- I can't glvo
jou any salary, hut I will pay for jour
kwp
"What wiiiihl you do." asked Ihe ex
cited Mlllrlati. "f N lixr sleuibl call
jou n liar nnd n llilefr "Well." said
Ihe lawjcr. "If I Were you I'd Iims up
n cent lo se whether I'd reform or licit
Km editor."
Mis IthitiilliM k How dar you tell
iipe iny lialr I Menrlu-,1? You know
It Is false! Miss llnvenwing Vit.
ib-sr. I klniw It Is tishl Ibeni It wn
blittrlnil I h. fore Jim got It -PhllaiM'
plil.i Immlrer.
"I liollreil she xiwe ( yHl Is she
nu s!i neqnHiiitHiwe?" "Y-jea; we're
sllihily nualntil In fuel, she's n
tort of distant relation She wn Ilia
llrst wlfeuf my Memi vvlfe'a husband."
-Cbh-ngsi Trllime.
Oltleer nynn An ini jint nln'l n fake.
"The station hat experimented with
.ill of Ibem. and hndt that they will hey. How did jfi bsso jer solght? Tim
grow successfully in eatleru Wash I llllitd Person -Oh. I was ihv on Urn
nigtoii. I he tomato ami egg plain hsilke forsv wllli nnlers fnmi my mis.
ihiuiM li ,i.,i.l ...I.. ... .1.- . . .. f . ,
-...., ... .,,, vmiir in ins- season ,ni ,i.,. ,., .,, uu,.ii.i.., ..... ... , ..
. ... i ........, ... wt n,U llf.ll . II K"l Iff MS- W
tloa, Mr. Hrummond," said Walter, flrin-
the latter would permit. Even now it oc-1 ly "Joshua cbote to Intuit me before all
QUE8TIONS AND AN8WER8.
Vatutblo Information to Pacific North
west Irqjlrort
DyJ. I Ashtock, Wsshlnslnn TipsAmsnt RU
lion, I'ullmsn.
Klma. "I have n tract of land near
Oulnev. Wash., that I vrisn In Irrlirnte.
niuininond lo soothe him, until alio found lr ordor to do tills I will have In use
u more effectual way, by placing nt his woll vvtiter, mid possibly do tho pump-
dliH)sal half nn apple pie which was In Ing with n gatollno engine, or some
the cupboard. In Iho evening she told Nolher iiim'hnnliml dnvlen. Will you
Walter that she wa sorry (here hail ideaso give mo nny information that
Ix-en nny difllcully Utwieu him nnd liciirs on this subject!" A. i. C.
J"hiin. i nm ,,i0 fnilnr with tho con-
"So nm I," said Will ler, frankly, for illtlont nround Qulncy, nnd ballova that
lie wna grateful for her Kent In kindness. Irrigation In tlmt region would bring
"I am sorry, If only for jour sake, Mrs. j very good results, providing tho cost
Hruinmond." wu not too much. In that locality thu
"I know he's provoking.; but hn doesn't depth to wntor Is quitn considerable,
mon what he sajs, Mr. Conrad." I and the cost of operating n pump would
"III try lo keep on good term with tuurororo no nonvy. Tlio rnrmors tliore
hi in, Mrs, Driitninnud, said Walter,
earnestly, "If only In return for his moth
t-r kindness."
"I am aure Joshua wa hasty, and mis-
4 II rf or nt l'u If asp ftfilil (tin ttint Iiass tt tn.s
atlf, trylna; to find an excuse for her too, y0? ,0 l"l"' mBn "
(To be continued), """" Jv" "" " .' o
..... i . ... .
use winumiiis qutlo exclusively, using
gasoline onginus only whon tlio wind
laus, nowovor, tne wnier is qulto
abundant whon It la reached. I do not
bellovo that It would be profitable for
hi hotbeds, or cold frames Witn
this care a creditable eroo will be ma
litres! The egg plant it a native of
warm climate, and, tike the tomato,
thotild be given a high, warm eleva
tion. The okra and artichoke have
each done very well with us. reniimni
only the ordinary garden culture."
A farmer of Arileu withes to know
what apples would do well where he
lives. Professor Tliornbcr advisee
lum at follows.:
"For the soil and ueneral climatic
conditions you have, I advise the use
in equal quantities of the Jonathan,
Koine lleauiy and Wegener. It is
possible that you might make tile of
a gfeat many other varieties, In-i
these are apples that the all doing
wen, anil ten lor very good market
price in the animal markets.
"Vary the number of tree, accord
ing to whether you are going to irr
gale or not. If you arc going to Irri
gate, plant your trcct from twcttly
five lu tvvciily-teven feet apart, In
ancrnaic row u you are not goiinj
iihiiii wiiu me.- riH'K.
ltnl l.ewiMHi- Why. Pat, there ttseit
In ho Ivvii windmill thorn. Put -Thritn
fur you, air. l,oril I'wsoii -Why la
there but one now? Pat lleilail. they
look one down In hive more. vvIihI fur
t'other. Nilidoti Tlt-lllt.
Hi Do you ri'iiuniihor Ihe ulglil I
prnposiil to jnu? Nliis Yes, ilenr.
He Wc sat for one hour, nnd jnu
never npcnixl your mouth. She Yes, (
reinetnlHT, dear. Hi' Ah, Hint wna llm
hapiiliiit hour of my life. TbuCiilhollo
Mirror.
Pnnner Knrka llrre'is n teller nsklu
nlMitit iMNird for Iho niiiutner. nn want
In' to know la thnr n tint tt In the house.
Whnt'll I tell Vm, Mlrmidy? Ilia Wlfo
Tell "fin the truth. Tell Vm If they
need n bath we'd advise Vm to take It
ifori' they iiine.--Hnrper'a llnxar.
"livery ballot must he roiiuled," llm
first HMnkfr had ilii'lnml, "I ngriti
yee!,ln,'.heKnvV1h.,;,Jl!hei,,,l,? 1'"r.l,' beg,,,, the WW who followed
vventytcven feet apart. It will nut ,,,l" 'n"',""'ha hoiiiu of them must In:
njtirc Ihe tree to grow vegetable '""'lilted twice." Plilliididphln Ledger,
iclvvccu them for the first three to "I uhh riHuilno m, -!.... ,.n,.i,
live years, hut, of course you .hoiibl tl(. th,)r ,y,- Hn, Ul hmdludy. "In
the young trcct."
Mild Punishment,'
Blranger In your town they close Ihi
front doors of the saloont on Sunday, anil
opn the shit doors, do they? Isn't that
whipping the dtvll around Ihe stump?
Native Yes, and the whipping dotsn'f
hurt him a bit, either,
that fully tvvu-thlrilH nf tm illsniMcrt
tlmt millet litiiiinnlty nm duo In over
ruling." "Well, I gttesH tlutt'H nboiit
right," rejoined thu Hcuiity-liiilrcit
bitdielor nt tint foot of thu miihogiiiiy.
"Anyway, It It. imiiiiIIih hIiico iiiijuiiu
wiih nick In thin iKiardlnir liouso."-
C'IiIcuko Dully Novvn.
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