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CHAPTER XI!.
On wn»rgl»g frfim (b» Paaeo. th» rap
• tai >»nt ahead. folio«ad at a r«ap*tfuj
diets r“« by Martial 'ba Tlgr.ro, who an
tarad tba Call« dal Pajaro, and about tb»
•aiddla of tba atraat saw tba rapata«'»
bees». bald by aa 111 looking fallow, who
gnaad eurioualy at bln».
I*»n Martial
•toppod before tba door. dlaraoontad.
threw hla trtdla to tba fallow, and. with
out ao/lng a «ord to btm, raaulutaly m
tarad tba baue«.
Ila than found blniaalf Io Uttar dark
sass. but aftar groping bla way, pualwd
forward. Aftar emoting tba «aguan. ha
•atorad a equara yard with aaiaral doors
oca of these doom waa open. and a man
waa atanllng oc tba thraabold. It waa
Oamam.
Tba tlgor aloyar want up to bita; th*
ether walked u* Th» capotai lock him
by tha band and whispered. “Coma with
ax”
Illa gulda lad him through acvaral
rouana. took him up a flight of «taire, and
opening a door conducted him Into • mom
faintly light*] by a lamp
"Now," aaid Carnaro, aftar cloving th»
door, from which tba Tlgram notlead that
ha mmnrad tha kry, "ait down and lot ua
talk, for wa ara In »afaty. I muat giro
you a tn word» la »«planation of tba
myatarloua way In which I brought you
har» ”
"I am I latan I ng to you." tha Tlgram
•nawarvd.
"Wa ara In tha mantioa of General I>on
Babaatlan Guerrero," tba capota« than re
marked
“What!" tba Tlgrero atclalmad, with
• atari of unaaalnaaa.
"Raaaanra youraalf. no on» aaw you on
tar, and your pr»aanra bara i» quits un
known, for tha altnpla raoxm that 1
brought you In my private »ntrauca."
"I do not undarataud you."
“And yat It la very May to »«plain For
raaaaia too long to tall you. and which
would intarrat you but »lightly, during
Ttoa Ralaatlan'a ateenca a» Governor of
fto<H>ra I had a private ;«aaa<» ruad» Ev
srytacly save myaelf la Ignorant of tha at
tetar». of thia communication, which,"
ha addad. with a glowing atolla, “may at
• giran moment ba of grant utility. The
mom In which we now ara firma part of
tha aulte I occupy. In which the general
baa aerar yet wet foot."
"Rut auppoae you were to I k . »»nt for
through tba general happening to want
»•sF
"Certainly, but I bara foráneos that.
H I» my ayatem never to leave anything
to chanca. Although It haa narer hap
par,».! yat, no one can aster b»re without
my being Informed aoon enough to gat
rid of any perwun who may t>e with lua."
"That la capitally arranged, and I am
happy to »•• that you ara a man of pro
deuce."
"Pru‘lenca I». an you know, eenor. the
mother of aafety. Enough on that head.
If you hare tw> objection
A man, whoea
sama It la unuerraaary tv mention, but to
whom, aa I hav» already had tba honor of
tailing you, I am dsvuVad body and aoul,
•ent you to ma to obtain tha Information
you require. and which he auppo««e me
able to gira"
"Señor," tba Tigrero anawcr»d, “1
thank you heartily, for you know aa wall
aa ! do what parda are roun«-t*l with
the rarrylng out of thcae plana."
"What you are aaylng la true, but It
will be better, I fancy, for the prraant.
for me to aaanina to tie Ignorant of them "
"Taa, yea, my position ia an pracarioua,
th» atruggle I am »ngngvd tn la no wild,
that, although I am aupported by »lucera
frlanda, I muat be prudent.
T»!l ma,
then, what you know aa to the fate of th»
unfortunate Ihma Anita da Torrea, la
•he really d»ad!"
"!h> you know what happened In th»
raram after your fall down the precl
picar
"Alaa! no; my Ignorance I» completa."
Carnero
r»tl«-t»l
tur
a
moment.
“Idatan. Item Martial; but I muat tell
you a long story.
Are you ready to
bar Itr
“Yea," the other anewered, without
beaitation, "for there are many thing» I
am ignorant of, which I ought to know
Bo apeak without further delay."
"At the time when the facta occurred
I am about to tell you I waa llrlng at
rhe Hacienda del Palmar. Hence 1 waa
only wllneaa to a portion of the facta;
the rewt I know from haaraay.
When
the Coman, h»a cama, guided by the white
man, Don Hylva da Torrea wa» lying
nortally wounded, holding In hl» atlffened
arm» hl» daughter Anita, who had »ud
denly gone mad. l>on Mebaatlan Gusrrraro
waa the only relation loft u> the baplea»
young lady, and hence »he waa taken to
hl» haelanda '*
"What!" lion Martial ««claimed In aur
prisa. "Pon Seta »tian ia a relation to
Ilona Anitar
"IHd you not know that!"
"I had not tha allghteat Idea of It.”
"Wall, thia la how the ralatlonahlp
•lleta Ihm «abantan married • niece of
Don Sylra'a. so you
they were clona
ly cunnactad.
Still, for reaaona uarwr
thoroughly mad» known, a few year« after
th» gen»ral'a marring» a dlaputa broke out
which 1*1 io a total »uapanalon of Inti
nary between th» familia»"
The Tigrero »hook hla haa,!. "Go on."
be »aid. "How did the general receive
k«r
"He waa not at the hacienda at the
ttme. but an etpreaa waa aent off to him.
Th» general cama poet baata. Beamed
greatly moved, gare ordere for her to be
kindly treated, appointed eeveral women
to wait on her, and returned to hla poet
•t Honora ."
"Summoned by the Trench Invasion. 1
premune you are alluding to that!"
"Tea. Aimoat Immediately after three
events the general returned to the l*almar.
He waa no longer the asms man. The
horrible death of bta daughter render*!
btm gloomier and harsher. For a whole
week bo remained ehut up In hla apart
menta. but. at laat. one day ha aent for
m» to Inquire • • to wbat had happened
•t tha hacieoda during hla •baence.
I
had but little to tell him. The general
Jet ma any all 1 had to aay, and when
I ended, be. too. remained silent for eom»
limo.
At length, raising bla head, b«
looked at me for • moment angrily."
"What are you doing there!" be aak~!
~t am waiting." I anawered. "for tba
order» Jt may pleaae your airalleary to
giro me."
He looked at me for a few momenta aa
It trying to read my very thought», and
then laid hla hand on my arm. "Carnaro."
ha «aid to me. “you have been a lung
time In my aervtro. but take rare loot I
•hould bare to dlamlao you. You do not
l>ke." bo »aid. "aervan'a who are loo in
lelllgrnt and too clear eightad,
non
Irad m» to Dona Anita'» apartmonta ”
“I vdieyad with hanging head, tba gen
oral remained an hour with tbe young
lady, and I never knew what waa »aid
hetwaan them. It 1» true that now and
then I heard the general »praklng loudly
and angrily, and !><>na Anita weeping,
and apparently making aome entreaty to
him; but that waa all. When the general
rame out ba waa very pale. The morrow
at dayoreak we e»t out for Mellen, and
t*»na Anita followed ua In a palanquin
Aa »u<m ea we reached our Journey'» end
l*<>na Anita waa carried to the Convent
<>f the llornardlnra, where tbe good »later»
received her with tear» of »orrowful eym
pathy. Tbe general, owing to tbe loflu
•new be enjoyed, eaaily eocceeded In get
ting hlmeelf apt->lnted guardian to th»
young lady and Immediately aaeumed the
management of her eetatee. which, aa you
doubtlaaa ar» aware are con* <lerable "
"I know It," Mid the Tlgraro, with a
•Igh.
"Aii the»« matter» nettled tbe rapnta«
continued: ’"rhe general returned to So
nova to arrange hla affaire, and band
over the government to th» porous who
atarted for hie poet coma daya prrrloue
ly. I will not tell what happened then,
a» you know It.”
Th» Tigrvro ralaad hie bead "la that
really ail!*' ba aaked.
"Yea." th» ra;.a’a« anaw»red.
"On your honor T* Hon Martial added,
looking fliodly at him.
Carnero hesitated. "Wall, no," be aald
at laat.
CHA1TER XII!.
lam Martial watched
the
rarloti»
movement» of tbe rapata« Hewing at laat
that he did nut eeeu. Inclined to make th»
c<x>fv*»l<.u b» wa» an Impatiently await
Ing, ha tom-bed him »lightly. Carn»ro
•tarted •• If auddenly branded with a
hot Iron
"What you hav» to r*v»at to me muat
be very terrible," the Tlgraro at length
aald In a low voice.
"Ho terrlhi», my friend," the rapata«
anawered. "that though alone with you
in thia room I fear to tell II you.”
Tbe Tigrvro »book bla bead aadly
"Hpeak. my friend." be eald In a gentle
vole», "I have auffered auch agony during
the laat few montha that all the aprlnga
of my aoul hav» been cruahed hy the fatal
preaaura of d«a;«lr."
"Yaa, you are a man carved In granite.
I know that you bare »trugglwl triumph
antly agalnat laat furtune, but, believe
me. !><>n Martial, there are suffering» a
thousandfold more •trw-luua than daatb.”
"The pity you teetlfy for me la only
weaknrea I cannot dis before I ba«a ac-
cumpilahed tbe taak to which I have de
voted my wretched eiletenra.
I have
»worn, at tha peril of my Ilf», to protect
th» girl who waa betroth*) to ma."
"Carry out your oath, than, l»on Mar
tial, for the poor child waa never In
greater perl) than now."
"What do you mean! For heaven'»
name »«plain youraelf." th» Tigrvro aald
paaalotmlaly.
"I mrau that TV>n Hebaatlan covet» the
wraith of hla ward. 1 mean that remoraw
leaaly and ahameliwely laying aalda all hu
man aapoct. forgetting that tbe unforiu
nate girl the law haa confided to him la
luaane. be coldly Intend» to heevme her
murvlerer."
"Go on. go on! wbat frightful acbeme
ran thia man have formadY*
"tlb!" the rapata« continued with aav
age Irony; "tba plan 1» almpl», houawt.
and highly pral»«d by am« paraona."
"Erplain youraalf."
“Wall, know all. than; General Ik>o
H»l«atlan Gu»rr»ro Intend» to marry hla
ward."
"Marry bla ward, ba!” Ihm Martial •«
claim*!.
"Ycat You little know th!« man." tha
rapata« repeat*! with a laugh, "with the
tmplarabla will, thia wild l-eaet with a
human face, who pltlleaaly break» »vary
one who darva to reafet him. Ho la re
eilved to marry bla ward In order to atrip
her of her fortune, and ha will do ao, 1
tall you. Wa have now ranched the point
I have been aiming at ao long.
No*
listen to me. I told you. I think, that on
h«r arrival In Mctlco Ihma Anita *■«
taketj by l»on H«6a»tlao to tha Con vest
of the Hernardlnra.”
"Yea, 1 fancy I ran rv,u»,uber you
aaylng an."
"Good! IXvna Anita waa received with
open arma by the gee! nuna. Th» young
lady, on again finding h»ra»lf among the
companion» of h»r childhood, treated with
kind and Intelligent rar», gradually felt
ralmneaa returning to bar mind . bar grief
gave way to a gentle melancholy; her
Idraa, overthrown by a frightful rataetmr
pha, regain*! their bulanra. In ehort. the
nmdneea which had »prrad It» black wing»
over her brain waa driven away by the
•oft rarasaea of tba nun» "
"Ho, then." I>un Martial vtrlalmvd, "ehe
ha» regained bar raaaon!"
"I will not venture to aaeert that, for
•he ia at III Inaana in the opinion of every
body."
"Bnt In that raae----- "
"In that raae, aa all the world bellerae
It, It muat be *> until tbe contrary la
proved."
"Hut how did you laarn all tbewe de
tail» r
"In the meet simple manner. My maa-
ter, I»on Sebaattan, ha» aent me aeveral
timaa to th» convent with meawag’-e. and
chance decre*! that I rvcognlaed la the
Hliter porter a relation of mine.
The
worthy woman. In her delight, and per
hapa, too, to make up for tba long ailaoca
•he la compelled to maintain, lelln me
whenever the aeee me all that tn
and
dose fa the ran rant, and there !• a gnod
deal to Irarn from the <-oaveraatiun of a
nun. HU» takaa a grant Interval In ma.
•nd aa 1 am fund of her, too, 1 lutes to
ber with pleaaura."
"oh. go on ! Go on
"Well, thia time I have nearly finished.
It appears, from wbat my relation tall»
ms. that th» nun» and tba Mother Su
perior era utterly oppi m ed to the general's
plans of marriage."
"Uh. the holy wotueu !" the Tlgraro eg-
claimed with simple Joy.
"Ara they not!" tbe capatai said with
a laugh. "Tbia la probably the raswm
why (hey keep ao »eervr th» return of
tbefr boarder to ber senses, for they
doubt lea» hope that, ao lung aa tbe pour
girl ia mad. the general will not dara
contract the union be ia meditating. L's-
fortunately tbv-y do not know tbe mao
with shorn they haw to deal and tbe
ferocious ambition that devour» him: aa
amblllou for the gratification of which
be will recoil fr-un no crims, however
atr<H-iuue It may be."
"Alaa!" tbe Tlgraro aald. deopslringly ;
"you see, my friend, that 1 am loot."
"Walt, wait, my good air. your »itua
tlos, perhaps, la not oo despvrata a» you
imagine it. Yesterday I went to tbs con
vent ; the Mo(b»r Superior, to whom I
bad tbe honor of speaking, confided to me
under the »«al of aecrery for aba knows
(hat. although 1 am a servant of I Km He
bastlan. 1 taka a deep Interest la ftuna
Anita, and would be glad to aee her happy
that the young lady baa esprvaaed an In
tention to confeea
"HosceT” Hon Martial quickly Inter
ruplrd him.
"Well, tha Mother Hnperior ashed ma
to bring her a prlsnt or monk in whom
I had confidence."
"Ab!"
"You umierstatvd, my friend."
"Yes. yes ;"
"And to taks him to tbe convent."
i .-l," lion Martial asked In a chub
Ing voice, "have you found thia coofaan-
«»r
"I b»llav» so," the capatai answered
with a am I Is
"At what lime are you to take thia COO
feasor to tbe convent!"
'"To morrow."
"Y’ary good, and I presume you hav»
arranged s place to meet him!”
"I should think so; be la to mset me
at the I‘ar Ian.”
"I am cartain that be will be puno
tual I"
li. i *i sin I. and now. senor, do you
eonaldvr that you bars loot your time In
listening to mv!"
"(tn tba contrary." Ikm Martial re
plied, aa he offered him bla hand with a
•mils. ”1 consider you a flrat rata band
st telling a story.”
They went out of tba room TYi» Tig
rare mounted bls boras and followed I'll-
lota, while the ca|<ataa reeutervd tbe
bouae
After uumbarlasa turnings nad
windings, the rider and tbe footman at
length rnt»red a wide street.
"TYila io tbs Hecunda Mouterllla.” «aid
tbe p*m. "and that gentleman," he added,
pointing to a horseman who waa coming
toward them. “Is the very I km Antonio
you are looking for."
"You ar» sure of It!" the Tlgrero ask
ed.
"I know him well."*
"If that Io tba rasa, accept thia pias
tre. my friend, and go borne, for I no
longer need your eervice«"
Tbe peon retired
I>uring the roarer-
nation tbs newcumer had halted In sum»
slarm.
“ Tie I, I>on Antonio." the Tlgrero
shouted to him
“<'omo on without fear
I am a friend “
“Oh. oh! It la very late to mewl a
friend In th» street.“ Ixm Antonio an
swered, though b» advanced without bee-
Itatlun. after laying bl» band upon bls
weatsm to guard agalnat a surprise.
"I am Martial, the Tlgrero."
"(th, that la illff»rent ; wbat do you
want! A lodging, »h! I will hare you
led to my bouea by a servant, and there
leave you till tomorrow, aa I am In a
burry.”
"Agreed . but allow ma one word."
"H;*ah."
"Where la !*on Valentine!"
~!>o you want to see him!"
“Eirerelvely.“
Than come with me at once, for I am
going to Valentine!"
(To !>» continued.)
I
Denatured alcobdl Is now aslüng at
' ST cents per gallon by tbe barrel sod
it from 4d to flu cents at retail
The
Orel .v-nslgnmetH under tbe new law
was from tbe distilleries << Worts. III.,
end wustatsd of b.UUU barrel*
A bores that draw nut naturally car
ry a high bred caniaut be made to «to
SO gravwfully by high checking
Tbe
' elevat’ofi of tbe bead defwuds on tbe
' atol* of «boulder, which when abrupt
prevenía tbe neck from being thrown
back.
A S»v»
aiamarl V» «rm» la *bee*.
Emit growers ar* again Indebted to
Tbe symptom» of Infestation by atom
!.uti>er llurbank of California fur a
act worms In »b«-«-p are briefly noted
new variety of plum. wbl>-h la eioewd
Ingly prutuUlng The illustration shows tn a go ramme« t bulletin. In prevent
lug tbe luXectattoa of lambs with stom
(tie vsrlety st shout onequarter Its uat
nrsl else Mr. Hurtsink says tbe varie ach worms two groara) plans are usual
Tbe e**e may be kept
ty. which be tiaa named Miracle, la a ly applicable
hybrid seedling, with tbe Fretn-b prune In a bare lot fr-au which tbe lambe may
as one of its paranta Tbe variety la »• ape to non Inf»«!*) pasture for gras
practically aeedloaa. tbe etone being a Ing. The danger of Infestation Is thus
small kernel near the stem «fid of th« rvdwwd to a minimum. Again, wher
ever practicable, tbe danger of infesta
fruit
Y'be Miracle la dark tn color with the tion from stomach worms Is largely
heavy blue bloom w> familiar lu tbe eliminated If tbe lambs come In tbe tall
ItanMsin class Tbe flesh is yellow with rather than In tbe spring
Hrlef noiew ars given on tbe direct
a fKitplIah ting* aud 1» swset and juicy
with the highest flavor. The variety retnedlee f»r etomaefa worms. Including
lias not yet been fully tested outside of <Ml tar, crcueote. bluestone sod gano-
('«lifornla. but Mr llurbank »(>eaka fa lln*
vorably of Its ability to stand the more
A
rlgoroua climate to the North, and If
It dœw. It will t* a derided acqufaltton
to the already long list of g'»»! *>rta
brought Into being by Mr. llurbank.
Western Union Office and Records at
Arkansas City, Kan.. Burned
by Firebugs.
Chicago. Aug. 2V—Attacked by *
mob of striking telegraph operator,
John Laux, a non-union operator in
charge “t lb* I*'eta I company's office io
Waukrgan, W l» , sax furred to leave
hl» kry yerierday ami five for hi» life.
Th« office wa* clow-l !»»t night.
Wlven the strike order waa issued
Mr. Laux refused to walk onl. He was
«tolled Tuewlay by a committee of
strikers fr- rn Chicago and tirgod to join
N-rerka va. Barth ea Floorts*.
IprcBdlng Marnir«.
< blekewa tor Ms»*»«.
but be well br*L
Fulel
la
<ar«r«tsn.
For
Bmw*l««
Meat.
A writer tn tlie Dakota Farmer gives
this acrount of hla simple plan for
smoking meat:
"Aftsr tbe meat baa been In tlie brine
about two weeka 1 take It out, put It
In a tub of cold water one day and
night, and It is then ready to smoke.
Take a tail about four feet high and
two or three feet wide, am! knock both
Altair« tor II»*».
Wherever alfalfa can tw rala««!. the
1>eat, as w»!l ss tin- cbeapeat. ¡iurk snd
iMioon can t>e produce«!, for alfalfa glvsa
growth to tbs mu* >e, msktug tlie lean
meat that la tlie best and sells tbe beat
Ale! while growing lu tbe alfalfa Ik-Ida
tbe !u>ge g*t tlie elerctee neednl for
healthy develupmriit. Tbe alfalfa can
be raised lu very many portions of Tea
as am! wherever It will grow It may be
mad* a highly profl table crop and one
that will get out of tlae awlue luduatry
Its biggrat [>o«alble result«.
< •«•••.
IHrA
Tbe effect of tbe stock upon the scion
la shown In a i*|»rt recently sent out
by the French Academy of H«-icn.-<5a.
Two [s»ar trees of tlie same variety,
standing sl«!e by side, one grafted on
a pear eeedllng and the other on a
qu!new. bore fruit for a number of
yearn That from tbe ;*ar stock waa
green, while that from tha quit»-« sttick
was a golden yellow, with a rose bluab
on tbe side toward the sun. Tbe latter
also weighed a third more per epcct
men, waa more denae In l»ith fruit and
Juli-e, and was richer In both add and
sugar.
At the Weal Virginia Experiment
Htatkin a frw years ago u test waa
made of board fl o-ra versus earth floors
for lay lug bena. The test ‘vmimencwd
Nov. 24, and rvintlnued during the win
ter for a full period of five montha It
wa» ratlw-r et;v<-tc<! that tbe board
floor would prove superlof to earth
floor, but Will was not tbe case. There
were thlrty-als bena of three breed»
on each kind of tbair, and tbe brua on
the earth floor laid nearly 3u ;*r <-*nt
more eggs than t!•>••» on tbe board
flour. It was found that tiw> earth floor
was warmer during <vold weather, aud
thia alone might camte the difference in
reeulta. Th* only alcknawa of any kind
during tlie teat waa a case of roup In
each Jot
Agrt-mltural laborers lit Germany re
ceive from 42 cents to 41 a day aud
wviiuen from 31» cents to flu cent*
In iMnmark ”0.000 farmers live on
thirty to ninety acres and ldo.OOO faru>
era make a living on smaller farm*
If ►un*-ne will Invent a milk can
that will not ruvt when given r*aw>n
able «rare, he and Ms can will bo wel
The China Time*, pubilabed tn Pekin,
AMuasl bv the ila’y man.
la printed In aevea different language*
"Ihjrfor.” aald the patient, after the
great specialist had mranded and scru
tinised snd catechised him. "what
makve me so nervous!"
"You've lost yonr nerve," responded
tbe spwlsllst. demonstrating, however,
by hla else of bta fee. that he retained
hla owa. Philadelphia Iwdgwr.
OFFICE IS SACKED AND CLOSED
in the fight against th* eompsni««, bnt
A. O Gruss snd U. A. Ray walked | b* refused. Yesterday a large crowd
acmes Illinois last fall from tbe Indi
of striker» went to Waukegan and pro
ana line to tbe Mlaalanlppl Hirer, tak
cee-ied to the office. A» it entered Mr.
ing a bird ceuaus as they went. In a
strip of country ISO fret wide and 192 lent e«<-a|>*i through a rear door and
tulles long they found 4.WV birds of U3 hid under a tarn, where he remain*!
different kt mis "Twotblnla of the for eeverai hours while the'strikers
birds couuted were English »[Mirrewa. search*! for him.
Telegraph blanks
and about one slith of tlie remainder
and others ¡a|>ete were lorn up and
i-row blackbird*. Tlie neit moot abuttd
thrown an-und the off<c* an.I the atrlk-
ant apsrleu were meadow larks, cuw-
I era completwi the job by nailing a big
bird* crows, hone«! larks and mourn
Ing dove* ranging lu tbe order named • Ign acr<4M the door with the word
frotn • 1»mt 1U |*r cent to •> per cent "scab" printed on it in large letters.
■>f the whole number of native birds The Wratem Cnion offire in Waupke-
seen."— Hartford < ourant
gan ia cksM»l, the operator having quit
A
fill «-kens sell In tbe market at as
high a figure, compared with beef and
mutton, aa ordinarily. If they are In
good sha;-e and cundltlon. Fancy fowls
for breeders command as high figure«
aa heretofore, whenever fl ret-class spec!
mens --bangs handa, and every one who
can turn out a better trio or two neit
fall than can his neighbors will find a
ready market fur them at even tlie ad
I'ravfeel for a Ursslvr Bsrllw.
When tbe project for tbe ivonsoll- vanced prh-e*
dating of tbe suburbs of tbe city Into
Fearhea Wlvkowt Fuaa.
a "Greater Herlln" haa been carried
A Maryland fruit grower baa an----e«1
out the l'uaalan aud German capital *d In raising a crop of peaches with
will tie the a*-on<! largest city In Eu •kina aa devoid of tlie annoying fuu
rope and the third largest In tbe world. aa Is an apple. Neit year he pnqawee
It will then have more than 8,(«M.'(«J0 to raise ;>ea<-hes with a akin that can
Inhabitant» and will outrank Faris by be removed like that of an orange.
•bout 2.V\d00.
At present It has
Fare* Motae.
• bout 2.2SO.U00 Inhabitant*. SM.dJO
lmm than the French capital, and Is
One robin can pl«-k more cherries
tbe third city of Euro;* and tbe fourth than two boys, any day.
In tbe world.
Good seed* must not only look good,
Aweasaly wt tilawsas.
Drive Wisconsin Telegrapb Op
erator From His Key.
Flaw» •( Sales.
Wlien manure la ai rraid on the han!
surface of tlie grv>utid »nn» of Itie aolu
ble purtloua will be carrl«! away by
heavy rain* At tbe aauie time It Is
eipenalve to first plow lite ground and
then haul mauur* over It An ex-wlleut
piau la fe> spread tlie manure a tai then
plow It with a <>ne borer plow, so aa to
Maelv »wnse a Dellowey.
keep tbe manure near th* surface, and
Maple sugar la In reality tbe name a* lucurporated with tbe top eull.
cane or beet sugar, plus a email per-
He« A4«e«e I'uneiM.
rentage of mineral »ubatancee and ao
A remarkable B|««-tacle came to light
Indewcribable anxua am! delicacy of
taste. Ho It haa remained for man to rw-ently at the residence of J R. Rob-
counterfeit maple sugar and to attempt laou of Audeuril'd, near llailetown,
to add to alrupe of ordinary eugare !‘a. It cotiaUta of a half down pup
such flavors that tt>e mind of the epi pies Is-lng tua Iron I «*-<1 bw a clucklug
It appe«*s that tlie mother of
cure breakfasting off buckwheat cakew lien.
reverts to tl>e old sugar camp where ba tbe dogs <l*~-rt*l Iter offspring, where
•pent tlie early springtime of bls boy upon tbe ban, with true motherly In
etluct took tle-ui under b»r protecting
hood day*
He haa made many Imitations; soma w Ing.
of them bo baa even dared to register
In I!» [>atent office as discoveries of
the secret old Mother Nature told tbe
maple tree, but none of tb«u>, though
ttiey may make g<aid strap, has made
maple sirup eicept at the sugar or
chard, of sap drawn t!irv>ugh a aplle,
caught in a bucket and boiled down
over fragraut
wood Orca I-callea
Wewkly.
STRIKERS FORM MOB
whan ■
•
In Spite of the efforts of the telegraph
companies to discover the men who ate
lampering'with the
telegraph
wires,
tn< re trouble waa e«|>etien<-*i Inaf night
than at any time since the strike began.
There is practially no trouble in *-n<i-
ing meawagrw East frotn Chicago, but
the »ervice to tbe Pacific <xaat aad to
the Houthweet !» uncertain.
"If the telegraph rompwnira got com
petent «iterators they would have less
Krouble with their wires," said Kecro
tary Wesley Hnsssll. "We know of a
doten ia»«* where inconqietcnt oper
ators irnve bt>rn*l out the wires."
At the offices of both telegraph c-otn-
[•nies the usual information whs given
that all buamerui «u being handled
promptly.
Dispatches from Arkansas City, Kan,,
today stated that the Western Union
office there was completely destroyed
by file. All the records, furniture and
instruments were destroyed end the lo
cal authorities say tbe fire waa of in
cendiary origin.
LUKENS IS WITNESS.
Subjects* te Severe Exsmination In
Qless Bribery Trial.
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Nan Franeiaro, Aug. 29.—State Sen
ator Kuesel! 1.likens waa * witness yea-
ter lay in tlie trial of lx>uis Ginas Jor
bnlwry and was enbjncted by Aeeistant
rúan or SMOKS tlOLg.
District Attorney Henry to an examin
ends "tit.
IMg a bole about 2V» feet
deep and two feet square; thru dig a
trench the length of a stove pipe aud
eight Inches deep I»1g a small bole at
oiqxielto end from the large bole, put In
an old joint of stove ¡>l¡w aud cover
over with dirt, then put bog over tbe
small bole and bank up with dirt I'ut
a tin over large bole; an old joint of
pip«, uncoupled aud flatteued out, will
do. Make a fire out of roracobs and
you bars a smoke box equal to auy
smoke bouse."
ation which could not iiave been more
<2r«««4
< levee.
severe had he been placed on the stand
by the other side.
Henator 1 ukena was pr*-*l*i in the
witness chair by Benjamin A. Pendle
ton and Eugen« T. Thurston, Jr., who
were member» of the city
council
of
Oakland in the fall of 1906 when the
Home Telephone oompany w as »ecking
a rival franchise in that city against
ths efforts of the Pacific Ntatee com-
psny to maintain its monopoly.
Mr. Pendleton and Mr. Thniston tee-
titled to hospitalities extend*! to them
by Agent Halesy, of the old company,
and by I.ukene, who waa in its employ
ment aa a lawyer, but no teetimony
was furthcoming of any Improper offers
being marls to them. The prosecution
will conclude today.
An article of find la now being put
on tbs market which Is largely used
by thoee who have tried it ground
clover
(lover hay la ground as fine
aa meal, and poultrymen add It to tbe
ratkxia of [loultry with brtieflda) re
sult*
It la also etcvllent tar yvui<
calves and pig* The ground rtwver la
Tuon«<s and Brio*«« Fail.
first acaldex! with bulling water and
Tokio, Aug 29.—Flood reports con
thicken*! with corn meal or any other
tinue Pi I* received. A number of rail
ground food that may tw preferred.
way tunnels have collapsed and many
bridge» have lie*n damaged.
Neveral
Ttmolhy llar»
Prof. Pattcrwm of tlie Maryland Ag days must slap«* before traffic is re-
rlcultural Rtathm, wtxi made teats to stored t«> normal conditions. The route
dWennlue tlie digestibility of foods, la of Tokio’s foml supply is yet obstructed
authority for ttie claim that timothy by water. The »anitary authorities of
the central government are already
bay Is l»«e <1lg*wt1t>le by horwra than
txisy with pre-autionary mrasurrw to
by cattle. This will, no doubt, t-e a
prevent the outbreak of epidemics at
surprise to many, aa It haa heretofore
cholera, dysentery and fever in the in
been *i|<j»-a*l that as a taod fur boreee
undated districts which cover a very
timothy hay was more suitable than extensive area of Central Japan.
any other. Timothy bay la seldom used
for cattle, clover being fed to them In
Will Ma Trust Lawryer?
prefrreiM*.
ti*>rget<>wn, Ky„ Aug. 29.— Caleb
T*e r»»l(»r Itasae.
In conatructlng a poultry bouae tt la
beet to have It face to tbe southeast, aa
the *vn wtll then *-ud In Its warmth ns
aoon aa It rise* The sun will warm
ths bouss until about 8 o'clock In tbe
afternoon In tho winter. If tbe house
fa<-M the routh, aa la usually tlie cue
tom. tbo sun's rays will not enter be
fore 9 or 10 o'clock, although the mor*
Ing Is tbe meet Important time for re
ceiving benefit
Heeee*0 *r(l«»l»l l.e«.
Professor Tdrlekl, * Huchareet veter
inary surgeon, haa succeeded, after am
putating ■ horse's leg at the fetlock
joint. In fitting a leather artificial leg.
by means of which tbe animal la en
abled to walk about and take exercla*
Powers, In Commenting on the ;>roposl-
tion made by Governor Beckliam to
furnish W N. Taylor with a military
escort to protect him if he omni here
to Uwlify in the Powers rese, said: “If
Taylor rsftwsa to come to Kentucky
will he agree to let any cornju-tent la*,
yer in the state, agreed upon by three
non-|«rtl»an ttemocrats in tha stats
not scUvsIy sngaged In politics, try his
case If appointed aa special judge?"
Cleveland la Vary III.
New York, Aug. 29.—It la announced
that Gtover Cleveland haa again leen
attack*! by acute Indigestion, ami lias
consequently rellnqtii»h*l his Idea of
visiting hie en turner home In New
Hampshire.
Mrs. Cleveland has re
turned to Princeton from Naw Hamp
shire with U>air children.