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-. M t$. J?1; i . TThe Tl "hited Qepulchre X The VV Talc of O Pelcc By Will Levincton Comfort OerrtiM. m bf Wilt Lelto CvnWt Cnnrrlitvu lK. br i. Ik Lirrmcorr Contact All rlshta trfTJ W i r.irH jiv-k. " - . W-AasT feS'IIIS is a serial of great power and interest, Jl and will not soon be forgotten by those ? xvhn Ini-n rttfi litnrn 1 11 1. '"Clin Wltifnfl Sepulchre" is Tiik Story op Mont A Pklkk, and is a graphic, natural narration vSi4'- nf that treat disaster which thrilled and shocked the civilized world. The word- ,VS" painting is vivid and inspiring, the inci- dents powerful and exciting, the characters stronglv delineated. Will Levington Comfort, the author, is well known for his superior literary talent, and in the present instance he has selected a theme admitting of intense de 1 neation. No story of recent years has covered a theme more interesting than that of the eruption of Mont Pelee. The serial has ah the coloring and charm of the beautiful surroundings of Saint Pierre, and there are touches of peifection in the descriptions of scenery and incidents. Peter Constable and Hayden Breen, young Americans, visit Saint Pierre just before the Pelec volcano scattered death and destruct on over the ill-fated island. The hero of the story, Constable, saves the life of the beautiful Lara Stans bury at the time of the eruption, and the scenes on that occasion are thrillingly described. Ail through the story are incidents of the most fascin ating character. They include a touching love romance of Hayden and the girl to whom he is devoted, and the horror and fate that reigned at the moment when the island was engulfed in doom and disaster. This brilliant and mas terly narrative of the crash at Martinique with a man and woman standing clear against the sequence of events rivals "The Last Da)s of Pompeii" in pictorial and dra matic power. The story should have a very cordial recep tion, it will intere:t all readers, oung and old, and may be classed among the very best tcrials of its class that have been written in recent years. CHAPTER I. IVter Constable tat forward on the main deck of hW own yacht, the Madame de Stael, which had Just been hitched to the bottom of Saint Pierre' harbor. His alnrle guest for the cruise. Hayden Ilreen, was back In the cabin, with a book and a lone, thin glass. Three weeks prevhrnaly, early la April, Constable bad met Ilreen for I be flrst time. Ami of that meeting jou lasMt bear. It cane about some ilxtjr boon before the Madame cleared from New York har bor, a tx J a queer ulght for both men. Constable had been pacing the deck akme, Vbe he beard a soft atep below on the Ilreoklyu pW. lie bent over the railing, and pereeived that a atranger waa about o threw himself Into the water. Constable called sharply. Tlie 6guTt , at the pier edge stiffened, and a face jwung upward. The two parleyed tor a laement. and the voice that wax borne to Constable Mai that of a gentleman. The, Man below keeltated considered then accepted with a laugh an Imitation te mm aboard. 1'resently In the cabin the owner of the MaiUme fared an Indl vidua), tastefully, even freshly attired, and we whose manner betrajred no Ilaw. TTt face waa pale, Imposing; a reckless fast, but not devastated though the eyes, perhaps, bad a look of having seen too nweh. Kor two bourn the pair talked about book, picture, dollar, the tropica, and iwlofcle. At the etui. Constable waa to strongly Impressed that be invited the ttrancer to le his gueet for the cruise. llreen glanced at him whimsically. "I wonder If I really dl drop off the dock, and tbtn if the antral 4anc," he mused. "This la the edge of Ilrooklyn, and I , am serious," Constable said. 'Till la the edge of Ilrooklyn, and I am aaloniahed,'' Ilreen replied. "Ho far aa I know, jou would be toy only guest." "Had you better not wait until to-morrow? Think again." "I ahould profer that you aay 'yea' now." "Iletter hear more about me first. I have oken only In generalities. My past i At your disposal," llreeo warned. "I should like to hear raueh about you, but not In the light of your decialon. Will fyou'RO with me'" "I'm." "Where do you Intend to stay to night" 'ft'oii altered my only plan, you will remember, Mr, Conatable." "I'll have a berth made up for you at once. I'm glad you hare found It pos alblo to look up tho trople again," the owner finished. Ilreen appeared content, and accepted the various offices from his boat with a fine, half-humorous appreciation. Con stable found, In their early Intercourse, not the slightest cause to regret his Im pulsive Invitation. That the other did not harry him with rcferencca to his kind ness was, to Constable's way of thinking, th severest test of t thoroughbred. Ureen did not leave the ship, and seldom the cabin, during the entire period of prepara tion, lie aat In a reclining chair ami read the essayists, mildly spirited. What ever had been hi attitude before, be ac cepted what life offered him now In calm neax. He still had the Jaded human's laat resource, when this unexpected but pleasant portion of life waa at an end. Such seemed to be the philosophy of this creature who bad passed the death sen tence upon himself. Constable slept aboard the last nlsht before tailing, and waa at breakfast with his guest about eight In the morning, when a servant entered the saloon to an nounce that a gentleman on the pier wanted to speak with "Mr. Constable's friend." Ilreen set bis toffee cup down slowly, and hU eyes met hi liost's. "Mr. Constable," In- said, "you have noted, no doubt, that I have remained under cover rather elosely since our In teresting meeting. There Is no one In New York whom I enre to see, but the twrson out yonder feels differently to ward me. In fact, be I wry much ab sorbed In my movements. I happen) to step to the railing a few minutes More breakfast, and caught hla eye. The truth is, If I see him now, be will persuade me to go with bint, and I would much rather accompany you," "What would you advise';" Constable asked quickly. "With jour interests at heart, I ean only advise jou to bid me good-by and allow we to thank you for many genulue courtesies. Perhaps )ou remember that I offered to outline my past, aud you de terred me for the time lieing." "I want i to go, of course. What Is the simplest way to manage this'' "I low soon do you sail'" Constable went to the speaking tube and called Captajn XvgJey. A moment later he turned to Ilreen with the In formation that the Madame was Just ready to clear, and would be put off aa quietly and quickly as possible, 'ilie ser vant entered with the word that the vis itor Insbited upon seeing "Mr. Constable's friend." There was a passage of 11 Is from the bridge to the engine room, and the Mad ame came to life. Constable climbed to the bridge. The stranger Mow on the pier was in a furious state of mind, and was trying to force his way aboard. It was plain that Ilreen was badly wanted. and equally plelu to Constable that he was running Into the danger of entang ling himself In the meshes of the law; but he was stoutly disinclined to give up an admirable companion for the voyage. The progress of .clearing went on quick ly. The Madame' prow was turned out into the harbor, and the signal given to free the aft cable. At this point the Insistent stranger raised his voice and struggled with tho dockman to prevent him from slipping the rope. Constable stepped to the railing of the bridge and Invoked the assistance of two men on the pier bead. Take that fellow in hand," he ordered "He seems to be InUi-Ing under n Oelu slon. That's good, men '" The stranger was overpowered, nud tin cable ctit off. Ilnrsh fragment of ipocd were carried upward, but no sentrurei that cohered sulntienlly for Countable1! (titeltlcfiuv. until the ery Inst, when, hi the ship swung free, he heard plnlnl) "I'll get j oil tilth. If I hate (u follow j on aiMintd the world!" "1 don't know but what you will," tin man on the bridge muttered to hlmilf "You seem moved by n rather cmpluitli disposition." That night. In his oil skins. CoiMtnhl. paoed the hurricane deek. Ills mind wni serene, and lie was inclined to regard tin affair of the morning n n far-off tlilni wlikh illilnt ilttnir.v. Wbat bad placed Ilreen In the fugitive lists he did Hot care" to know, lie was Jtut enough not to forget that then are regrettable trans action in every man's st - a blavk bun die of perversities which some men desig nate their "chamber of horrors," and oth ers call their "iet frailties" (Vnoabli felt that he was railed uniii to Judge n man. He liked Ilreen, and did not waul his liking attend, save for the better lie i-ould not imagine Ilreen doing t cowardly thing: and anything civ did no' greatly mailer. The spray swept In giuts over th Mndame's dipping prow. The bare masts tipM with lUSts, swung with a giant sweep from port to stnrlnrd and hart to port again, lingering the block heavcm for the bloivn-out stars. Coustnblt couldn't Ik half-mlerable out there ot the tossing tlmir of the Atlantic. Mr. lK.igh, the new third oltteer. seem ed at the last moment to take the plart of Mr. Halt, who was III, was on tht, urioge now. ttccNstonniiy in I He glow ol rugh a cigar Constable could see the fae of the seaman. less ami rubbed man who could through a rav midnight when Constable went below Ilreen was still reading. j "How does It happen, I'eter, thai a man of jour substance Its us (o lie out here In a sumjKuous jarht with only on piest and that an accidental oneT" Hrver questioned. "I have few friends, and little aptnes far entertaining." Constable said. "I wouldn't know what to do with a shlf load of gueits. 1 took out a party once The members of this party pla)ed poktr I would rush down to the rnblu door calling, 'Come en deck quickly, my frlnilt An obi socker of a whale Is snoring ttd our port bowl' 'All right, l'eler,' some body would say: 'bring it rlg'it III. It'i t-niir .I..I llUVU' 1 1. ... .it .i. I "M ' nunar fln.ll' .ml ,),,, tl. ..,. ..... J1"'' ',' l""1 tempers." "Men men," sab! Ilreen; "but womer go down to sea In other men's boats." "I don't know any women up there," Constable declared. "Ily 'up there' I -feeSi IlliilitlitU I'riill Trees, It Is sometime desirable to bud or rlmnl trees nt n time when cleft grnft lug enn not b iloiio. The work vtm bo ilono In lute August, Scptciulcr nud t illy October. Tho inintoiio of budding trees Is very much tlio imino us Hint of I'i'iiilltig. Tho upple. plum and roso tmli imrtlculrtrly, may bo operated ti iii to ndviiiiliigo nud with ckhI results. The work of budding cuti be douo by n i-linr!, round pointed kulfo and a piece nf yarn, t'stmlly the beet results folloiv by selecting n plaeo where the bnineti Is from -S to Inch In illatiu ter. niiil where the bark Is smooth and 1'iHiltliy With the roillided mrt of the Knife cut lengthwise of tho brunch. Just tbioiigli the hnrk, n silt about I Mi IihIiis long, nud nt the top of this slit rut across nlxiut li, Inch, as slunvii nt n. Next remove from n hrnnch of the same sonson's gniwth of the de slrvd vnrloty one of the strong, healthy out Urn imliit with tiiiiuiti and niigvr, nud soon lirntH'tiM will emiut out nlong tho en no, Increasing tho number to Ink" root, ntul nddliig lo tho productiveness of tho plant tho next season, l-envo tlio bearing euiie In Its place until fall Later, when It Is time for the tips to nl tiuli tlh'iuselvea to the soil, tho root ing iiin 1 facilitated by n slight cov ivfi K1 uvCHrrnr II illJ.'VII J . 'VtiAfii jyji 1 1 1 1 rfx -sisvr m - mm - JlTfcsfl Vr- jlmiicf mm. src. '' sw4i-V-l. FvV ' x mrm; sNtttNatsa f i I' ' v 1'Iiim.i who t III it k Jlmt liivinii,!, , HliriMI'lllllg lln llnill" would .1,, ,,. . . ...,. r... if,., - - eruig or tun. hi pri-iiriiiii j niiWiIer Ills met mnlcl by ,M i,ri, crop In frlng head In the branches to ,,, M mmn.rny u this sulije.t n,i .i...... .u.t ...wii-.llm. tit tlnilr , . . inn in iiinv ii-i-i, ... a ' tlio licfil leuviioiin uism ikii Irufcinit sirellglll. to the isir IIKHO llliltl olio ) i M1, naiidtli of tho energy that it mm,,,, fhHll the lino Alllimigh there n.sy U Nonstable "ould see the facv ' ini it. It seemed small, colorj sA? ieil imiI not the face of Al'j bl bring a ship up to port k vlng gale. It was nearlyl 4ij .y.v for irxKIa ff M vf R?7 JLLJL tletllos n Slnrl s Hit Kherp. Win. ii tlio fin-mem In tho corn nm gnus stulos reach the point where tliey "" I" lcli " "Mihl wish u. nM liavo their Held a" feneod hog light. loletdnto vv.mhl trMii-iiill l., rlr. they should not delay for any consider- llwu imiro. jet. serbuml). It is ,nlli. ublo length of time getting n start In llt I" liniHitnrs, us well as hii in. sheep, says Wallaco's I Mriiior. It Is not ucccssar) l have a large Itock. It Is a gmsl ilel letter not to have It for two or Hirsts reasons: One Is that shi-eji do not do well with lingst and cattle. This Is tho reason vvliy so few sIhis are kent lii the hog mid cattle country. Another reason Is that Humo wthi Iimvo,!,,,, ,ni in the limit Tilt stirs i.x ntwuMo. bints by cutting from Mow the bud up nml under It. Start absuit I Inch Inf low the bud nml ii mic out again 1 Inch ntxivo the bud. as nt b. Cut deep I'lHtiigh Into the vvshnI so aa not to In- nud cut It so as not to I ave ii iiiurli vyimnI under the bud. Then place the bud. c, on the end of the knife mid push down Into the silt, as above ilewcrllxi!. rush securely In hud i ejx'rletHi In ln-vp would do vvsdl in advance slowly, and. If iisssl ls retrsnt rMpldly. Twsnt) the owess and a gissl buck are as many as the Inet pcrlencssl farnier should start with Tht etpeuso of these Is iiHIIwratlvely small, the lNMslhlo loss therefore iHit griist In ease the mail sliould prsivo mil to I a lit man to tmnstlc shii-p. There are some men of this kind. The eham-c of ot. iMivvevcr. are very snwll where the farmer has any kind of sIisnis gumption about him. TesllliM Use tleallli nl ass AmIimI, The uls of a hot when at nt Nats forty times psr minute; of an ot fnm fifty to fifty the; of a sheep and n ilg abolitsi'veiity to elviity. The wlse may be felt whersner a Idg artery cris,Ti n Uhw It Is gener ally eiamlneil in the home s the rorsl which hsms over the bone of the lower Jaw In front "f Its enrvnt posltlim, or In the bony rMge above the eye; attsl In cattle ssver the middle of the first rib; In sheep by placing the ban. I shh the left able, where Hoi Istttlng of the heart may I felt. Any material variations of the psilss fnsni the figures glvixji aUsve may be illctmelit or llllllsmi lliellli'leli. j ntirti an liislriimetit of such unlvrrsiii w, 1 1. y Is allowesl to rsHimln mi pr-Umi I he Immetise mlvMlices risviiin ,,,,1, In the piwer ami ii f trans i i u,ne sttstllHlllM have mil )et. In II. i ,,!),, bui of J J. O'.Nolll, n S.iiih .kii, r. Ad'ln.sihg place, so that the bud Is nbotit 1 Inch refer la general to the States and Can-1 below the iiiiiht cut. Then wrap enro- Bila. I shouldn't know wlut to dj with fully with ynni. aa nt si. In two or women here. Iheyil tie sick. IIieyM thm, wmL-s .intnltw. nml an. If the tnnl talk about things they didn't knoy aUwt. put on rakish raps, look frowsy when the wind was on. and whsn they bad sprung all their changes of raiment, they'd want to go home." I'eter, you are on the wr.ng taik bus grow 11 fast nud so that tho yarn Is not injuring it. Shoiihl tho yarn bo loose, retle. The hud should start to grow the following spring. Slicccea largely depends upon vvhetll There are rich men's turns who can c," h" Msiok Is growing vigorously or to sea without poker or brMgj; ami fi mi ni ne aristocrats who know no sensb-k-nets, and who hsok ah)rabb In rakish yachting caps and blowing hair. Komi time you'll nml one " Ilreen halted. The other w.va star lot hard into the prism of glass 0,1 th' buffet staring ami smiling. "I belkeve you are Jockeying me Into delivering platitudes, I'eter," Kii-fli r)n bshssl. "I have an uncle In Martinique, Ilrrsi a line obi enap whom you'll he gbt I U know. Tnl urvcle has a partner in the fruit ami sugar buslnnss. They are keen, kindly men, both partners In the higher sense of the word. My uncle is a bach elor, held sweet by a pflt, lb jond old whether the laid Is lionlthy. Tho bud servis the Mine ptiriNiso as the scion In grafting. 1'rinii It sirlngs n limb which wilt priHluce the kind nf fruit iHirtitf by the tree from which tlio bud was taken. W. II. Uiidurwood, In I'a rm nml Home. rrstlerl the Hints. The farmer Is llttlde to forget his bin I friend. I wish to toll music nf my fanner friends what I have done this spring, In regard to our quail. When our HissettMir omne uroniHl I gave In some itmlls, us well as d- lilts llHitltltlbHI of Kllgllieers HI..I Nlilp. builders III Hssiilniisl. Mr iiSsu t, that the lengths of the present vv ,ts warrniit the belief that greater .srt I'M II Ni ibtallseil with the Mine iIIum slim, the present sfietsls vv lib liifl,f lengths. IlivestlgHtloti shows Hint (a variations of form Involve n-iiuvrly small imlit. and Mr n'Nelli thitiks iht If the same is 1 1 est I bill had Imi-h .1. nrfnl til the tleVelsiMiiet of the screw ro ller that has been given to ih,- funu ,.( lewwb crenter aslvatiiagss, w.njij have been ses'nreil I'nif. Joel MeWMns ami I'n.f I'. (, Itrosvn have menily ismsiru. ltd 1 stnnll selenlMiM red, wblih. whin vasMtst In the ft.-vs of a lMe4veiiH'h rs rrsserfckf teteesjs. nttfM meassirahli. .1. itnilNM of the heeslle of n gait ati.Hns-ti r ta re s(iiise lis the lmMO't nf ilglii nrs front Imlh blunt stnrs. I'be Hsi-et Mm gave a iletlts'lltHM of tithe iiililaHfrt, the star AlsWsarals a ilenWn.1,1 f J, mllllmeterfi, nml even a fmirtii HMgnl imle star, ilsmma Artel u. raus-nl a vis ible thsrleetbrtt It bs hl. Hint bf the n ivf a l-tlally net wit Is r g Is also met er Ibis metres I may be gr.-tir Int. proves), ami that If certain disiurMitg imsldersil as n slgi. of dlseas. If nfnsirei, particularly trmi-raiur mpbl. hard ami full It Is an Imllcn- ebaiige. ean I Wlmlnalrsl. a.. urate ..I..,. -- ... ,..rt.u.. .1 1 . sin sii oiKii irirr sir 11111nm1.m11.n1, ttteMssUettsenl sif slarllglll bl means rapid, small nml weak. low fever, loss of Idsssl or weakness If slow the s sllillltlns .ilnt to brain disease, ami If Irregular to heart trouble. Cnrlsln I'riml I'liiillrr linns. The style of curtain front house shown Is of the shanty roof tyt H fret il Inches high nt the front and 4 feet it Inches at the rear. The width of this HrPm CUUTAIN lltO.M llll'ITNT lllll'sr. u( selHllum cells will IwisMiie ..M, C. H. (lager pfesettl In the Journal of the New ork lUitalihsl lisrslefl some Interesting facta al.oit the ti-lf pruning of trees, a nt.servts in the gar den. Ill OctoUir the alliig .i).lsr litter the ground nlsHit them with ItraiH'hes, most of vvhb"li are two years obi ami hssvr winter lisel. 'the catslin, the nllantus, the horse rheslnut the sslm, the lilac, the mulberry, the mnbb nml sevistlreiiorelgbtresi olher vsrietlH ssf tree hate this Italdt of s-lf primlafc With fHiHi, as the maples, it .uis In sirlnj sir sirlr summer: with ihrrs. In the autumn. I'bi pun"' aiia-sre b be to get rlsl of turrlilHi hrsiHtte. The branches thn etlnilusts-l are net stead o heclti with, but die aa a r.-salt of I be iminllig prncesM. whbli ts-ta by the foniialboi of an "nttsx-li-.ts la er," sir n brittle nine, nt Hie buse of the branch. tmHtlc fowls for luxation, na 1 knew .....' iiu ........ 1J....I. i.il ..-.! nbout Ifow many we had on our fiitm nuii fir. w.,ii.v., .rwnc.v,, nw. , ...... ami ilaughter. whiHi winter waa over. Home will sijr that you could twit tell how many birds you liave, Ih-chumi I bey will lx ) rn your farm mm day. mid on y-i.ir relgliUir's Hit) next. While that Is true, 'tin not otir ibmussHc fowls go over on our nelghbor'a place, nbei. Ah!" "ITo-y all live together In a grand o''i plantation bouse on the bin If s south of lb Morue d'Orauge, Saint I'lerre. Mrs. Hunsbury, the wife of my uncle's part ner it Is Important that )ou get Ibis -1. . . .- ..b..b.i.i. .......... ......t I It ivij immi.iim. nanwii. irmem .. ... ..... like a I)m.i.bla..ornamen.ilaVtbslf ',M! "' """" "Wwrluulty to .1 vat of A bainlira. This 1 escr ollon li.B'" " """ "'"" I""!"" "" """ not extempore. I have sMnt years think ing it out. I am proud of it, A splendid Frenchwoman, this mother, with in-'slle yes, ami some strange Insight which leads her to dislike me soulfully, and th tuff of Jsstnna d'Arc In lo-r brain nnd band. Site's not quite adjustable to word. You are faseltinled, yet afraid of her. At least, I am. She lire me with a childish leal to show the best wares I have. The result It, I play circus befora her." "Most entrancing lady," said Ilreen. "The daughter I more like tho beloved Josephine," Constablo resumed lightly "brave and true and tender. At bait, from my pilgrimages and meditations, I should say that Mbsa Stausbury resem bled the empress morn than the Sword- Handed Jeanne. And to think that ones ahe graced these very decks! That wnt a marvelous day, old man, a Caribbean day of blue and gobl. The maiden lin- prove-I It ny poiiHWB out 10 me now ui- of ,mr rrln,.rK nr0 dolng.-J. II. T terly worthless I am in the vvorld-'Juil ,.. ,,. sailing 'round.' (To be continued.) Which most iHsopIo do that I know nf. Hut do they not isuue back homo every evening to rosHitV It Is the name wlib tho qimll, and ho will roost 011 tho farm whero ho vviin bred mid liiitched, provlilliig ho Is unmolest ed by hunters, hawks, etc. If you were to chase your domestic fowls with dug ami gun iiiio-teiith lis much n you ilo this poor llttlo quail, In tli fall of this year, do you think Hint there would Ih many chickens on tho roost In your chicken house nt night? Thn writer tiaa known coveys that after Mug chimed mid shot nt nil day, would I i whistling tho rull Just nt dusk, mid after gelling back to pi'thcr would fly to roost. I think Hint anything Hint la na valuable ns the quail mid stnya with you through audi circumstances, Miould bo protected better than nirist In tho Iiidlmui Fnnncr, oi ny of the houmts may ls varied to suit the iHilbler. The front of tuts lnsHse cottMsts of n curtain on a frame hinged In such n way U it may u ssviiug to the rsssf to allow Hie sumuilne , ,, ur ,,,,, , . n In s..ter. I he plans of the rurtnlu ,(f MMm,, f ,M mwllieni Afrh-a iiinii iniiKi-s icimi tlli'lincives to tlie iiumt riiil bui of mi etii'biel house by using IiiiiiImt Instead of eottou. 'I'he rsswts. litwl botes, ilrisji leiarsts ami In furl all Interior Nxturesi. should lc cinislrueliil met put up In soch n i.NTiuinu nxTUiits. The IllncU llnspherri', Tho black raspberry haa Its pocullnrl lien, mid among them Is that of tho miniinl trawl to now noil by inemm nf tho Him. HtiH'kH from tho hill uro coin llovv to lliltiille 11 lloir, Rcrntch IiIh back and tickle him im dor tho holly. You c-nii lend him nny. vvhuro. TJiIh iipjdloa . flfftirntlvoly linnitlvcly vvortliliiss for now tilnntn upeuklng n well to tho litiman hwIiio tloimj mill growcrH of valuiiblu varieties nu to tho members of tho ilravo that must obtain their plants from tlio tips had tho novon duvlls. Hogs huvo souse, of tlio preiwint ycnr'H growth. Tho first and don't you forget It. An old ruzzcr- f jiort of July, If It linn not been attend" hnrk sow bus mora brains than nil tb oil In snmme. u'hnti Mm in-multii. niiiuiu cattlo ami horses on tho plautatlou. I Jiave reached tho height of 4 feet, nip I'lt.tlnil nl African llame. I'tsr tw ceMlssrfst Htere lis been Ugliter -a imt Mow mme laws exist, nml with He'ir euforevsHsent It Is ox(ertti that tin- sue ply of gallte ran le kept up and Hist some of the old hllllllug KroUlids may 1st riN.(, Minis are Milt plentiful over Urtw nreas, ami even In the mining di"M of ItlMalealH. l3e4innlN are Ims-..iiiUi senrw. being wrlUiilarly extinct "i of the amlMfsl. excejit oil I he ssist .-t nml In a few purls of Hhsslisiln They ln wm strictly protis'tssl, to aiive llnin 'rum oxtlnrtlirii. The rliliiss-eriMi la rare, except In lha I'ortugiiiiwi country soulli of the " lessl. The llliw.HltMIUIIS Is lo las f"'""' only In Ornnge river, the strsmns if 'iiliilmul, nml In the portitgiuste river. Olio of tho relllHrkllbli'' nattves In King Khiiiim. Tho liiHiilqiiorlers of Mi trllsi la Kerowe, n town of .iM"" n,r" nud In nil his dominion ho bus iil-'b Ishesl Kuropssiii liquors, nud Hiclr mini iluciloii or use Is follovvctl by ss'vcro iiinlsliiiuiit. Ilo luia auppressssil witch craft, mid w eiicoiirmti'sl cducnlbui that uost of hi iM-oplii can rend Thn MiiKlioiiHlaml plateau I" I"!-'1"' liliiK tu llll H Willi nitwiHitii fiiriner With lis .erfect cllmnlo nud fcrllbi liiml, It kyiiwh every Mud of r.sj" ' Ihe toiiiHrnlt nuio, mid Hid fanmrn are already looking forward In riiHi'K eiiougli to Nitiily tins vvlinlo of IHi" I'"1'!; TlitiH throughout tho "Dark Csiiitliiciil" In whatever direction thorn are 'vl ilenciM nf 11 rnpldlygrowliiK clvlllwilbni. Indianapolis. Ncwh. I'nper .llnhlnu In .Vnrmiy. I,.. I.,.. i... aimiiii iin.iasi tons r paper uro Mlmicfiotu fariuunt huvo found ,jHj' turned nut nt Sv , Norwnyi. i" way that they may be easily removed for cleaning mid disinfection. The dia gram Illustrates how they limy las r. ranged with advantage In any house. Tho roosts ahould rest In sockets, nnd tho drop iMKird should not bo nailed In place, hut simply rest oil tho cleat at tho ends. Vnlue of Humus, That Mills need liiilnils Is nIiowii by tho recent teat at tho Went Virginia station. The hhIi of stable manure, even when applied with hihIIuiii nitrate, did not show iih largo rulunm iih vvlu'n 'aliihlo iiiu 11 11 rts alone vviin applied. In a number of ciikch It la decaying hu mus nml not Intent plant food ele ments that Hie fanner's soil nco. See that tho mill In rich In organic mailer llrst, then If It fall to produce, apply tho plant fond elcineiilM In tho prepared forniH. m)uiii1h of timothy, 15 pounds of whlio clover, .'I ixiunij of Kentucky bluo khihh nud 1 pound of nil-top seed pur ucru to bo 1111 excellent mlxturo for pan. turcii. If tho ground la Inclined to ho wet, tlio nil-top will taku tho nluco of Hid timothy, lalsirera, l.fKKi III number, rccelvn only 10 ceulM to $1.10 per day. Tubes 'Km Uissy, "Does alio run nfler tho men 7" "No, alio (liM-Mii't huvo to. Hho win In u wnllt." Uluvelund Leader.