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CHAPTER XV.—(Continue r Mr Wylis drew back and turned a Arthur drew back la asoin'shiuent at •hade paler, for be feared this Woman th» (Ifhl of h»r flashlug »,»». h«r quiver when sb» was lu thee» tlgwriab mooda Ing lipa. Hut lu an luataut th« tnuod And »be spoke In a low. aiming tone, paaerd away, tha e/SS m»lt»d »g»in Into u.ors deadly than would have been a Aovelik» eoftn««», and tha tips wreathed •brisk of passion. tbamaalraa Into atnllaa. “Cease thia mocking, or I will clutch "What will you think of a»» for euh you by the neck, and never loo«e my hold worda aa tboe»F* aha cried. "When you until I have strangled the miserable life know thoroughly tha strange, capricie«» •>ut of y»ur body! |ton*t let me think of creature I am, never la th« -*s»" mood ell the debt of hatred I owe you don't for two hour» tof«lhar, you will raaaa to make me think of It, or there will be mur loaa ma." der ! I have served you In mans schemes, “I’vrhaps It will maha ma lore you th» and do not try to cast me off 'he Instant mor»." ha aaid. siulllugly. "And la your I have boc-itnc ueeleas to you, or to play batrad. your draad of poverty so very In me false; for If you do I’ll hare your life. •urmouutable? Suppoee that I war» »«er If you fiy to the furthest ejtremlty of tbs to become poor, would you C«WM to lore world "' * - - — —, "Too ever becotn» |>«>r!" »ba echoed, opening bar ay»» very wide “you. wh > hara a <r«al »atata. and who will one day ba Hir Arthur? How can you ever ba poor?" "Buch thing» bar» teen." b» aaid. »mil In* "Greet lord» bar» be»n radu<«4 to b««ary. much l«»a almpla »Ire." "Why do you wish to torture ma by each thoufhtaF’ »te cried, petulantly. “Ilsve I not told you that th» name of poverty makes ma ahuddrrF* Thar» Was a cloud of »adn»»a upon hia fora, but the »hail'iwa of night wore too drop for bar to perceive It Arthur wa» greatly afitoniahed at thia •addon outburst. but ba attached no waigbt to It. Imputing It to turbid petu lane». Ko ba »;.ke to bar »--qhlng worda, and rare»» I bar out of her a<ill»n hu nor, and aha began to repast of baring apok an ao freely. “You muat not notl«-» my f‘«o|i»b Word«." »«••». I , . I I.:,,... I | know what I ... • 1 • 15, ■ >- 1» k you would fancy that I wa» a i-rfe *. monster . but proinlae that you will never heed such humors." Hours after Arthur had dapartad. and after all el»« In the h*iuee wa« »»leap aha •at In th» eolllttde of her own chamber, her hair hanging It »ely almiit her shout d»ra. a prey to ronfll>-Hltg emotions "What could po*s»»a me to speak »itch werd»F' she murmured. "In a less gan •rous man I might bars aroused suspl •Ions that I should never again ba abU to sat at real. Hut be la too nolda, too frank, to anapaet where he lov»a I WoMd that I war» more worthy of him," *ha went on. with a sigh; "ba la tha very •out of honor so different from all other men that I hara met. I wish he did not love ms half so well, or that I did nar love him at all. 1 spoke truly when I told him that 1 never knew I had a heart until ho crossed my path. What made him harp so strangely upon pov erty to-night? Hurely there Is nothing wrong; things do go wrong, even with dukes occasionally as ho nlmself »aid — •ad great people are sometimes even sold up Ilka little ones. 1 shall pay Mr Wy lie • visit In ths morning and queetlon him about Arthur's affairs'* CHAPTER XVI. Mr. TVylle had returned from his Cor nlsb trip, and had resumed business aa usual. Ha had been mors than a» l ¡»fid with ths survey of the estate that ha al raady grasped In Imagination. Ils had given Mrs. Wylla a moot glowing des- rip tloe of Ito pleturaaqiio grandeur, and of the fine old Castle; and ba told her of the •trangs legend that was ao near upon being verified. “I have heard something of It before from Arabella.'* said that lady, nut n»v er th» name of tha family. It la certainly very strange" In only one plot had he received a •heck that for the marriage of Stafford and Constance; but he felt pretty well •Mured of Its ultimate »<i. re»» "Th. ?«gg*rly upstart !" was hl» thought. "I would glvs a thousand pounds to foil him In that quarter; but I never allow prl vats feelings to Interfere with business It suits my purp-su- that he should marry her. and so I shall do all that Ilea In my power to promote the match." Such were some of the tnoughta that pas»»! through Mr. Wylie's mind a» he •at st hl» desk In the mld«t of hie cog! tat Ions, Mrs. Castleton was announced Ha ross to twcrlvs her wl h his usual adulatory politeness, and handed her a chair. "Ho you have returned from your Cor nlsh arpedltlon." she said; “and ths mar riage la broken off.** "And how does the little love making progress?** lie asked, with a sardonic grin. "Has the halt taken? Is the fish hooked? Is It to lie lady I’enrhyddyn?*' "Wylla." she said. In a quiet, grave ton*, "we have concocted between us a vile, despicable scheme to entrap this young man. If I had strength of mind enough to sacrifice my own selfish ambi tion tor another's hippine«», he should ns ver see me again ; hut I have not, and therefore I go on. But you will not jeer and »neer—at least, to my face. I«et ms try and forget the part I am playing, and decelvs my»stf Into the belief that I am all that I pretend to he." Mr. Wylie regarded her for a moment in unfeigned amusement. "What !" he cried. after a pause; "do you mean to aay that It Is a real case if s;«oona upon both aidesF* “Never mind what It Is!” she cried, fiercely. “If It lie, so much the better for your plots and plans. All I ask of yon Is to answer me one or two questions. The first la this- la Mr. I’enrhyddyn, or. rather, bls father, a rich or a poor man?" A quick glance shot from beneath his eyelids; but he apok» In the same tone of voice that be bad used throughout the ••■ vernation. "How should I know? I am not bls banker. A man of hie eetats cannot he eery poor. Hla lawyer, If be would give It. would be the best person to t° to for •uch Information." Rhe could enduro this btntsrlng ear •asm no longer; and with flashing eyes, and face all aglow, she sprang up like a beautiful tigress. as though she would leap upon him and rend bus with her he to offetsd bi« friend. “Weft. I IS r> •ng eastward," b» satd. com.ng to a halt, "to the aristocratic neighborhood of tha Curtain Road. 1 shall go to work again va Monday morning, ao you srtli no »ure to find me at the studio any day n»it we»« Now ns sure to gtva aw aa early call." Stafford jumped Into a hansom, and de sired tbe driver to set him down at tha foot of the Curtain Road He beguiled tbe tedium of tbe way by opening tbs portfolio be carried, and taking out tbe two portrait aketebea be bad mad» In tbe gallery at Penrbyddya. As be vtamlMd them, a u»w idea seemed to suddenly strike him. H» scrutinised and compered the sketebes with tbe moat eager Inter est. sod fell into a deep train of thought, from which h» waa only aroused by tbs •topping of th» cab at its destination. Stafford's object In visiting »uch a re mote nelghteirbwMi was to cudrsior to find the shop el which Hir Munce had bought th» picture of Circe Tbe circum stance happened In this wise. The teat time Sir Iwunce visited Loniion bu»i- nros took him Into Eases While stand ing upon the platform of tbe Great East ern Railway terminus, bls pocket wa» picked. The thief was caught, and Hir Lattnca was bound «»er to appear nest morning at tbe police court. He did so; . ..................-,w » -wt which lad him into the Curtain Road. Paaslng a broker's shop, be was attracted by the picture »o often mentioned, which waa standing just Inside the door, and be et»pp»«l in and bought it. The direction Htafford bad received wa» pretty »»act a broker'» »bop, about half way up tbe road on tbe left hand aide, going northward. About "hat »ituatlon he 1-« ' '• I 11 III “f •’>■•; he »,i ¡-'■■t'lr-.l '.c-.,.'' « gr-.-u; «!-.•;- -i;-in whose small paned wiudowa the dirt hung In flakes. **Tlil» must be the placw," thought Staf ford, aa be entered the shop. His kn-x-h upon the counter brought forth from sn Inner den a sharp, wessened-fac» old man. Stafford came to the point at once by showing tbe sketch he had mad», and ^king him If he remembered selling siteb a picture a few weeks ago to a middle- aged gentleman. "Well, I had It by me so long that I •carcely remernler how 1 got it," answer ed th» old man, "If five shillings would aeslat your memory, it is at your disposal," aaid Htafford. Th» old man grinned and held out hla dirty hand. And the »liver key unlocked t1 rusty |--r'«i« ->f l.i» mr ri -ry Home time back, be said, be couldn't esaetiy remember how long. It might be four, or It might b» flve years, one eten- Ing, after dark, a young girl brought It Into the shop and asked him to buy It. It had been painted, she said, by a young artist who used to live In her mother's house. It was her own portrait, and hs lad given it to her . but her mother had met with mlsf wtuoe*. and they were very poor, and ahe wanted to sell the picture for bread. "Well, I »aw that It was a .leeent painting, ao 1 gave her fifteen shil ling» for It. My eon took a fancy to It, at I gave It to him, and when he died a few months ago It came back loto my hands, and one day the gentleman you spoke of came In and bought It." “And did you buy the picture upon th« simple faith of tbe girl's story?" In quired Htafford. "without endeavoring to learn her name or addresaF* “Well, you s»», it d -esn't do to be over particular In our business," replied the old man, with a knowing grin. Kite was the prettiest little creature yon ever saw. tbe very Image of the picture, and »hs had her story so glib that I didn't put much faith in It. Ko I got her to give me a receipt for the money, and put her name and address upon it." "Have you that rwcelpt still?" Inquired Htafford. eagerly. “Well, I believe I have It somewhere," answered the old man. It was a long search before the requir ed document could be found. Upon • dirty s- rap of paper was written. In a peculiarly amall, neat lady's hand s re ceipt for th» fifteen shillings The sig nature waa "M Mllllcent, HI, Great Tii-hfield street." Htafford took posseasi.in of the paper and left the shop, lie resol>ed to go to No. ID Tlchfield street, and make In quiries. Hailing • cab, be 1rove there at once. But. aa he eipectvd, hie journey waa useless; the people of the bouse knew nothing of such a person. Tbe on» Important result of the Inves tigation was to dismiss from hie mind every suspicion of Constance Grierson be ing Implicate«! in the mystery. And away he went to Harley street, quite Indiffer ent to the reception he night meet at the hands of her guardian. Balked again. Misa Grier»on had left tuwu that morning on a visit, and would not return for a fortnight. (To be continued.) would bate eared to admit, even to him self. Ebullitions of passion were of fre quant occurrence; Indeed, an Interview between these two seldom pa»«rd off with out such; but b» had never before wit ne«*..I In hey such appalling ferocity. "Well," be said, trying to laugh off hie palpable uneasiness, "perhaps we shall I* able to talk more reasonable. You are Ilk* a barrel of gunpowder. I was only jesting You wish to know whrther Hir Imunce I’enrhyddyn Is a rich man; be la not. But his son will Inherit enough to keep yon like a lady. What made you suppose him to be poor?** "Because last night he kept harping ii|*»n poverty; asked me If 1 could love him as much If he were poor.” "A mere lover's ruse to try you. depend upon it; and If you fall Into the trap, you hare lost him. It Is true that the estates of Penrhyildyn are heavily mort- gaged, and that the principal will be cali co in within a few week«, but Hir laun«v will 1» able to meet the demand. I ran •bow you Indhputabl» proof of th» truth of my words,** he cried, taking a paper out of the inner lining of hla po>-kettxwk ■*C-ome ben« and read this." She came to the table, and looking over hla shoulder, read these words; "To Arthur I’enrhyddyn, Eaq. t "Hir Should all other means fall, your father, Kir Isiunre, may obtain the sum required by him on a certain date, by • boning this letter to Messrs. Grouts and Fry. Kollcltors. Bedford How." When Mrs, Castleton returned to her carriage she Immediately drove away to the offi e« of Messrs. Groom and Fry. Beil ford Row. Hhe requested to see one of the princi pals, and was shown into a private m->® where Mr. Fry received her. Mbs had coma, she said, with her most fascinating smile, to make Inquiries r»s|>actlng a <-»r - tain sum which she understood they were Instructed to pay over tn Hir lmunrw , I’enrhyddyn upon a certain data Th» lawyer was very cautious In hie reply. He had received certain Instruct lone, but he waa not at liberty to divulge them to any person etcept Hir Istumw l’rnrhydryn. Mrs. Csstleton having learfied all that •he wished to know, made some trivial etcuM and took her leave. “It le all right, then." she thought; “they have Instructions, and of course they muat be those mentioned In the pa per." a a a • a a • On that same morning, as Arthur was turning ths corner of Arur.ilel street Into the Htrand, ho felt a hand laid upon hla shoulder, and beard a familiar voice pro nounce hla name. Upon looking round ho re-vignlied Kt afford. “When did you arrive In town?" In quired Arthur. "Only the day before yesterday." an swered the artist. "And how did you leave mv father?" "Very unwell. Had his health permit ted, he would have been In London some days back. There le no danger. I have to thank you very much for your Intro duction. old fellow; the kindness I met at ri-nrhyddyn fastis waa more than I ran Jescrlbe. Your father Is tbs truest, noblest gentleman I ever met." Arthur pr<-s«rd his friend's hand grate fully. nad added, "How did he take the tn-»« of the break with the Griersons?" "Very philosophically; Indeed, I may »ay. with much sati»factl<>n. Mr. Wylie's visit put him out of all conceit with the connection. By tbe-bye, I have a secret to tell you about Constance Grlc.-»on. You remember that she spoke of a prior attachment to e-me one else? Well, I am that some one else." Kinds n Hoynl Humane». "But why did you not tell me so when I first spoke to you upon the subject F* While at Kt. I’eterahurg l'rlncr Bia- cried Arthur. "Under such circumstances ttinrck saw a w-ntry on guard in an tin- I should never have thought of paying frrquotitrd part of tltr ground» of the my addresses to the lady." royal pitlm-e. Hr was guarding a small At that moment their conversation was Interrupted by • light pony carriage draw plot of grans. It wan not near any en ing up close tn the pavement on which trance to the royal abode; It Iml nb- they werv walking, and by a lady's voice wltcre; It |«>»**aard no apparent ln>- pronouncing the name of "Mr. I’enrhyd- portnner. Yrt thru» was the man on dyn." patrol. When the time came for tha The lady »■■- Mrs Cartieton, jo»» re guar«] to be ehanffrd another took this turning h«>m» from her vlait to Redford man's plac« and hrrr day and night a Row, by way of th* Htrand. With a man did sentry go None of the offi heightened color, Arthur raised hie hat ami hastened to the side of the carriage. cers quite knew why the practice waa After a few words with her and Mrs. followed, except that In their time It Freeman, he Introduced Stafford, who always had tmen customary to place a bad been regarding Mrs. Castleton with man there. Bismarck, scenting a se the most curious interest. With a fasci cret romance, did n«>t rest until he bad nating smile, she »(tended be- hand, •olvi-d the mystery. He at last dla- which Htalford, with a low bow, just covered that In the time of Catherine touched. “1 do not like that man," waa bsr thought. It waa a rase of mutual the Great a pretty flower had been dis covered growing there, and tbe em- distrust. “Who le that lady?” Inquired Hlafford. prraa. arcing It. ilestrod that It should following her with hla eyes until she was not be destroye«l. A soldier was placed out of eight. there to protect IL Tbe flower died. "Oh, a widow lady, to whom I have re It waa not succeeded by others, but cently been introduced," replied Arthur, from that time forward a man waa somewhat confusedly. deputlaad to guard the »|vt w tie re the "A widow I Take care of the widows, flower bad been. Teanrhyddyn. I should say that she waa a very Hyren of widows, and with a tem a Clwb »or a«rwoa»rs la Lowfiaw. per of her own, too." He spoke half Ttioae who have no friends In Ixin- seriously, half jestingly, watching, mean don and complain of Its great loneli while. the effect of hla worda. ness now bar« a club all to tbemarlvea. "Your estimate of that lady la utterly mistaken." answered Arthur, coldly; "a Tbe new organisation la called tha more frank and artless creature do« not Eligible Itoclai Club. |ta object la to bring together men an«l womeu who »list.** Stafford could perceive that to dilate sns lonely A vocalist and a playwright furlbar uooa hla view of the lad», would have oMilled for membsratilp. |RIIEF PLEADS GUILTY Fillio Sin Francisco Boss Tbron Hlmsell on Mercy of Court. Da Th» Maaar» Heap. Though by fermeutativn and by fork ing over tbe manure la mads fine and « I able. It must not tie overlooked that tbe process Is a gradual one. and benew »very rain that saturates the heap car ries downward tbe soluble parte as •oon as th» manure Is deeompooed. Tbr jet black liquid that flows off from tbe heap la tbe richest of tbe farm, and aa It passrs away th» raady plant food which Is di»aolv»d in tt le l-<st leaving behind a mass of matter, often supplied to be th» most valuable became» of its bulk, but which really • ..<».■ r l.a<|i:ng to "" therefor». I»< csrrfully pr<-a»-rve«l. It will be velt*»- esa It should I* protected from drench f rains and tbe Influeuw of heat from tlie direct raya of the sun. I'lenty of absorbent material abMld be idd<-d to aliwirb the volatile matter, and water le also beneficial to tbe heap, pruvldnl that It does not drench or flow off The manure heap sliould be worked over occasionally. In order to prevent "Are flanging." Thl« may r«-«;ulr» additional labor, but the aav- ng of th* «•»«•titlnl rlcmcuta of tbe ■ ire n'li o re than a rompen •at on for tlie time well expended. Tbe principal rul«-s to be observed are to preva-nt • •» by rain, preservation of volatile matter with moisture and ab- sirtsuita. have the manure flne. and also to endeavor to have It thoroughly decora powd. t>lalwf»»<l<>a of StahlM. In discussing tli» Importance of tbs dlslnfax'tlon of stables and th» danger of neglecting it [>r. Haring of Califor nia points out that "negligence la prop erly disinfecting stalls and staid»« wb»re animals affn-ted with contagious dlsvsacs have t<»en Is freajuently th» cause of a roapiwarnnce of tbe die va»»." Tbe germs of glanders, for ex ample. may remain alive In stables for several months after the diseased ani mals have tieen rvtnowd, and If thor ough disinfection Is not resorted to all animals housed In the stable are sub ject to infection from this source "Many failure« to eradicate tuberculoali from dairy herds by tbe rv|>eated appli cation of tbe tuberculosis teat and tbe prompt removal of all reacting animals sre due to tbe fact that the stable« were not dlalnfected ” Tutwrrulo«!« spread« rapidly among cattle doaely herded together. To prevent th!« sta ble« should tie thoroughly dlalnfected at least once « year. eirnei» T»«| tor Basall S»»as. The gravity method of seed sepsra Hon here Illustrated le the old time practice of “brining" wheat, barley, oata. etc., before Bowing, but applied to •ewla of much «mailer slae. eueb aa to mato and eggplant aeeda. As used st ttie New Jersey eipertment art at Ion. tbe bottle at A In the cut rontalne pure water, upon which many seeds ar» seen aa floating and a larger number at tli» bottom. Tlw-s» light floating seed» are to I* rejected. In tb» bottle at B Is a per cent solution of com mon salt (a very thin alrup would have done aa well). In which eggplant seeile ■•»• Tttlell» Mauries Msterl I ock. tbe Belgian writer, adduce« a number of Intervet- log facta, in an article In Harper's Mags tine to abuw that tie>w have tbe [■«w»r of thinking Transported to Cal ifornia. be says, our black bee com pletely altera her hablta After on» or two yearn finding that eummer la ;wr petual and flowers forever abundant, she will live from day to day. content to gather tbe honey and pollen India |>»neable for the day's consumption; and her rweni and thoughtful obaerva- tloo trlumpbi: . " • r«-!ltary rleoce. sb» will cease to make prorle Ion for her winter. Buchner mentions an analogous fact: la Bsrbadoa. tbe bee wb<ise blves are In tbe midst of tbe reflu»r!«». where they find suger dur Ing tbe whole year, entirely abandon ;W-.i'T.slV«o"Yoe tl- •,-re ' " - ' A llterb Wire Mo* I. Here Is a barb wire reel that on» can wind barb wire on Instead of sn ol«l barrel, which Is slow work. We present a lltile drawing of one that ’"an be ea»lly made by an Ingenious farmer. It la mounted on wheels, and can be drawn along by a man. while s boy stead!«« the handle to k«-ep tbe uxi roa a»aa wins. wire from unwinding too rapidly and kinking. For winding up wire 'that la taken off of a fence, tbe machine can •Ither be pushed or pulled, going just fast enough to keep up with tb» wire • « It 1« !>•'ng wound on tbe reel A little rack like thia, «aye Tbe Farmer, would be of considerable value to any one who ha« any «mount of barb wire fencing to wind. Tbe Melee Aehls. Still Declaras Himself Innocent of Charge, but Changed Plea for Sake of Family. Sen Franc i»co, May Id.—- Abraham Ruaf, better known as Abe Rud. the scknowlolgwl adviser ol Mayor Kehmllt, and once the rscognised dictator of tnunicljwl affairs In this city, pleaded guilty to tlie charge of extovtion in Judge lhinne's department of the Hupe- t aStonv*» ■■ tenco will be pionouncvd upon him two weeks hence. After a private tonfcrenc« with hia four aattoincy» tn Jixige Thinn»*» ehflX- here and after they had withdrawn from hia csoe beouse of the leoolution he ha«l taken to change his plea and avoid trial, Ruef, to the utter astonishment of the pruecculion, srnee in court and announce«! in a dramatic a«ldrees that after long and earnest conmdwndion he hail determinoi to withdrew his plea of not guilty and antrr a plea of gnilty. He a»ked that the jury I* diannaoed •nd the tiial abandone«!. Ruef read hie »tatement from niann- w-ript which he ha>l prepared in the [irv-acnee of bis attorney« a few moments before bulge llunii»'« i-hanilw-rs opened. He showed in his voice, in the expre«* • <>u of tn» fa< e, in hia quiet and geat- lr.-ieA att ituiii- and l.y thu team that again and again overflowed his eyre, the great emotion and tbe utter humil iation hr suffered The pathrw of the •cane waa communicated to the crowd that throngel tbe courtroom. Though Abraliam Ruef lisa fotmally ■irelard himself to lie guilty of the charge on which he was about to 1« tried, he neverthelrea proclaims his in nocence. He confresre that he Is guilty of having connived at U>c corruption in municipal affaire, but he denies with all the emphasis a man in his unhappy pwition can command tlist be is guilty of the crime of extortion chargd against him. He declarre that hia sole motive in accusing hlmsell in open court waa to save the livre of tlicae who •re ncareat and dearest to him, hia aged father and mother, hia maiden sister and a niece. -‘ Tbe melon aphis (Apbls gvaayptl) 1« generally dlrtrlbuted throughout tbe United States, but !« especially Injuri ous tn tbe Houtbweet. according to a bul letin issued by tbe United State« lle- psrtmeut of Agriculture It attacks a great variety of economic plants belong ing to different famlllee Tbe natural enemies of tbe ;>c«t are ordinarily not sufficient to bold It In control. It may b» destroyed by fumigation with car CANNOT BELIEVE ORCHARD. bon blsulphtd or by the use of pyretb- mm. tobacco fumea. or keroaen« emul Poasibls'Jurors In Haywood Casa Re sion. Treatment with kerosene emul veal New Prejudice. sion has tb« advantage that It Is also Boise, Idaho, May 16 — The unex- destructive to a considerable variety of other Insects which attack cultivated peeled uncovering of a vein of prejudk* plants In conjunction with the melon •gainst Harry Orchard and hia testimo apblk Tala» e( Ka»lla«e. Ensilage 1« valuable as a mean« of dieting stock in winter, affording them green, succulent food at that «esaon. when nothing but tbe dry material can ba bad. For that reason. If for no other. It le a valuable adjunct to tbe crops used for food. Th» farmer who has no ensilage, but who store« In a crop of sugar tweta, msngela. turnip«, carrots or potatoes, will find himself fortunate In having a variety. There Is no difficulty in feeding roots If they are properly stored. Roots are Injured more by beat than by cold. Freexlng Is not Injurious If roots sre not thawed out too suddenly. By keeping them st an even temperature they will last until tbe summer opens Hor»e«e»b Is Feo«. It would be, ;>erbape. Inaccurate to ■sy that horseflesh la becoming appre ciated In France to an Increaalng de gree. Neceaalty may be aa potent a factor In tbe case ae choice. But what ever tbe explanation, there can be no doubt that tbe consumption of bora» flesb Is Increasing In Paris to an enor mous extent In IKK) the yesr'a con that sank In pure water were placed, sumption was about &.000 tons a total with tbe result that’many remain at which one would scarcely expect to see the top and thereby may be easily sep largely augment«-«! within a brief par- arated and thrown away. led. This however, la wliat has hap pened. Tbe consumption at tbe end of < are of II» m . HMM had more than doubled. It stands Bees abould be kept at a temperature for 1IMM st 11.000 tons Tbe number ranging from <2 to 45 degree« abov« of horses was 40.000. tero during culd westlx»r and th» hives A Fine »ba«» Tree. should be dry. Tbe light should be The tulip tree, one of the most orna excluded aa mu h as poaalbiat and tbe hive« abould not be ex;*>»ed to euddea mental of our ehade tree«, succeeds change« of temperature. An ample «up- well when transplanted, after tbe leaf ply of boner abould t>e left at tbe end bude begin to ap|>ear. but It le pretty of tbe «eason for tbe eupport of the sure to fall If removed earlier. Buch, t>ee« during tbe winter. It Is not nee- at leasL Is tbe reported experience of essary to put tbe hive under «belter <>ne who planted a row of them a mile until winter a;>proachra. but It abould long, tbe tree« being all to eight feet be In • cool location In auuuuer. If tbe high, of wblcb hardly one In a hundred colony In each hive la not strong It will was lost. I’o«slbly. however, there was tie of but little serví«-» until It Incrcaare something In tbe soil nr etroetton wblcb In number. Too much warmth In win gave him sucreon. and tbe rule may not work In all caees Tbe tulip le well ter la not conducive to eucceaa. worth experimenting with, fer when grown tt le a handsome, sytametrlcal India« ('nrw aa fnod far Maa. Tbe dlgMtlblllty of cornmMl pre tree, with a peculiar leaf and a beau- pared In different ways and of bom- ttflnl bloaeom lay waa studied by tbe Maine station. In some cases tbe corn products were eaten with sugar, milk and eometlmea butter, and tn others tbe diet was more varied, though the corn product was Its principal constituent Wheat breed waa only studied for purpoeea of com parison. In «vary case the dlgvwtlou experimenta were made with healthy VAS SliniSE 10 FIO? ECCTION ny during the futther examination of talesmen in the Steunenberg murder case yoaterday le«i to the first sharp wrangle between couneel and involved the name of President Roosevelt in an acrimonious iliactuwion. Tbe jury bog was Anally fillexi with IS talesmen subjected to examination and temporarily parsed by both siilea at 9 40 o'clock in the afternoon and the court announced that it waa in order for both aides to exerciae peremptory chal lenges. Counsel for Haywood aeketi for a tew momenta* delay and for five minutes they gstberwi around the chair of the priaonei and engsgml in earnest consultation aa to their course on the torn occupying the jury box. riie state eien-i»e«l its right tirvt and excused William Van Oradale. a grocer, who has lecupicti scat No. 2 since the opening day of the trial. George F. .Maw, a young farmer with some strong objectiona to the acte of ceitaln ele ments In tbe labor unions of the coun try, was then called to Hie vacant place. The Mate |wtse«i him and he was still- In the hand» of the drfense when ad- jonrnmenf hont was reached. The trial will not he resumed until 2 o’clock thia alternoon. Paid to Join Plotters. Kt. Petersburg, May 16.—A terrorist conspiracy directed against the life of Emperor Nicholae waa revealed today by the arrret at Tsarskoe Selo of a sol dier of the guard regiment, who today coiitevseu to aixrpting a large bribe to •aeist In the murder. All th« threads of this conspiracy, which differs (tom former attempts, are not In the hand« of tbe tecret service men. Il la thought that the money uee«j 1» a part of the pr<ceeda of several political robberh« committed last fall ami winter, when big limits were made. Probing Denver Land Fraud. Denver, May Id.—The sprcial Feder al grand Jury, tbe first to be bold in Denvvr in many years, called to probe Into coal and timber land frauds, con vened here tnlfly. The work will be in charge olF.mret Knaebel, special as sistant to the attorney general, who has devoted mort of hia time of the last rear to land Investigations, and Ralph Male«» la «be Ceew Bkeeto. Harteell, acting United States district If. when cutting corn, you will place attorney. A doaen witns«ee< from Kt. la one of your largest shocks about a louis and Milwaukee arrived today. doaen of your cbolcaat watermelons at Christmas when th« «now Is on th« Drumhead Courtmartial Retained. ground «nd the frost la on tbe plane, Kt. Peterslrurg, May, 16 —The ensm- you can alt by tbe roaring fire and eat eil of the empire rejected the bill which one of your melons wblek bsa kept sll waa passed April 90 by the lower houae that tinea Is tha shock off corn.—rarm •bcliahlng trials by drumbead court Juumsk martial.
