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l' , " FORGET AND FORGIVE.
H 1 * ' . ' / ' Dorset ; for wrhy remember •
# • v , Tho , wrongs of yesterday. ? . • . ,
J - r ? ' , , * Perchance kind wordsworo spokca
J J i * < To heal tho breach to-day 1
m % j. • * • • ' - Then lot tho past forever bo
m i ; * A blank loaf in tho momory.
H iCi "Lot bygones bo byaeocB ? " for why
H 1:4 : ' ; * Should thoughts ttiatgcndor-Btfifo
H 8 : Bo nourished in our bosoms
* * That but embitter life ,
i j Arid flll this world , that else were fair ,
H JH with scones of sorrow , strife and caro. . .
H Forgive ; for why should wowlthhold
4 Tho blcsBlng that wo need ,
[ i\ \ Or lot an orrlnpr brother
A In vain for mercy plead 1
33 ' Ohl cold must bo.tho hearts , and rare ,
_ g4 ' That could rojoot thy suppliant prayer !
H f Forgiyojletoldaffcctiims
J . Be stlrrM within the heart.
J • ? ' ' producing kindly feelings
% . • ' / ; Thatlight.and warmth impart , . .
j / . And make our onward course less sad ,
By making homo firesides more glad.
H , Forgive : for time's swift pinions
I , > * * " " * 'Arobcaringus along ,
H j- - - And few may bo boourmomeuts
& $ ' To do or suffer wrong. ,
* Then let us , whllo the'ppwef is given ,
-Forgivo as wo would bo forgiven.
H i Selected.
I ! OUR ROBIN.
I CHAPTER VI. •
H • - After breakfast on tho • following
morning Harry unoxpectedly.tprits in
* an appearance , and my considerate'
• friend Kobin irips off iu the 'direction
• of-tho Lovers' Walk , with1'a novel
I , , tucked under her arm , and Nell career-
j. ' Ing at her' heels.
Harry makes a somewhat ! lengthy
visit , during which I give him a si'ng -
• , • : ing. lesson. His vocal powers are
§ s. great as regards sound , thore certain-
H * ; lyis no want of volume in his deep ,
H ' j , .hoarty voice ; but air and time are
H ' ' • - ' > quite minor considerations , so that cer-
H tain passages have to be taken over
H . -and over again , which fact accounts of
| -course for the visit being a protraoted
I - one.It is nearly one o'clock before I find
myself at liberty to seekEo > in. Know-
Hi I W that she disappeared in the direc-
II 1 * 4 § * ion of the Lovers'Walk , and provided
I j ] * - - Hth a book , I have not much difficulty
I * ; - " & guessing her destination. She has ,
I strangely enough to my fancy , become
H enamoured of that dilapidated arbor
H which we visited on the morning after
| Jier arrival , and there she oftenrepairs
-when left to tho indulgence of'her own
'Sweet will.
I discover her soated on the short
tweedy grass which surrounds the spot ,
I • her back propped against one side of
"the summer-house , and shaded by a
Tjroken-down clematis laden with its
1 _ tstarrywhite bloonu Her. book lies
T 'unheeded on the-ground beside her ,
I I . -while , with her hands crossed' Urmly
H -behind her backshe stares up at the
Iglj -swaying sprays above her , and. the
i deep blue sky beyond.-
Iff ' • "Aro you fly-catching ? " I ask wiith
H * somo interest her mouth certainly is
Hj 1 v .a little open.
Bl / " "Only trying 'io fly-catch , " answers
'
i ; * iRobin , laughing ; and then she opens
II lher mouth wider to"verify her stato-
1 anenfc
HI Unable to resist the temptation , I
Hi ; shake the over-hanging clematis with
Hj.j * " a vigorous hand , and the next moment
H Robin struggles to her feet with a
H choking , laughing cough.
H "You xnean thing ! " she says , with a
H JookiOf unmitigated reproach , as she
j ' ' removes the last white petal from her
B lips. "Here have I been , so to say ,
B . • offering myself upon the shrine of
B friendship for the last three houis , and
B : ln return you come and choke me with
B " "Olematis. But I'll have my revenge ;
BV when Harry next comes I'll stick to
H > _ vou like a bur. "
B "All right , " I answer complacently ;
V : -"you will have an opportunity this
HS evening he is coming to dinner. "
I "What , again ? "
Mm "Yes , again ! " I answer , with a sigh ,
HH as I remember how few moro evenings
H . < . < he will be able to come before his de-
H . ' . " - .iiarture.
. ' • l 'Sigh no more , ladies sigh no more ;
-r ; . . * ilen wore deceivers ever !
II One foot on the sea and one ' "
I " * quotes Robin , "but I interrupt her im-
Bf jpatiently.
BS . "Don't , Robin ; it is very tmkind
BI ; - " " " -when he is going away too ! "
B'4 t "Ah , when he is gone , you will bo
B1 just as forlorn as I am , " muses Robin
B i -sympathetically.
B 1 • "Much much more so , " I declare
2 apathetically ; and then I continue , with
Bl i - dasli of unusual confidence "For
BH ' • . ; you , Robin , have never loved. "
, * * * . * " • " 'Tis better to have loved and lost ,
r • than never to have loved at all , " quotes
.Jxobin.
fj "Rubbish ! " I , exclaim , with a shrug
u x > f my ' shoulders ; and then I sink down
J . upon the ground , feeling a little out
if -of sorts with the world in general and
wjk IRobin ihjparticular.
L. ' "Snubbed oa all sides , " confides
H IRobin dolefully to the elements. "I
B Tiad better retire into my shell , like a
B sensitive snail ; " and , so , saying , she
B disappears hehihd the trailing creep-
B ! .era which mo.re . than half conceal the
1 , ' entrance to the arbor.
For some moments there is silence ,
/
"save for the hum of insect' life above
and around me and the neverweary -
_ , j. ing rustle of the1 gentle summer-breeze
B ' " * * amidst the restless leaves.
B -r Presently , however , there is heard
H a little exclamation as of surprise
B ' from the arbor ; and shortly after Rdb-
H ' in emerges.from her retreat , _ holding
B a narrow , strip of wilting inr.her iand.
B "See , " she says , handing me. the
B paper , with a puzzled look "I found
K this carefully tucked away in the wood-
K -work of the summer-house what does
PI it mean ? "
ffi I take the narrow slip carelessly ;
B out , as my eyes light on the few "words
B traced thereon , I know that I grow
B # * - _ * • laUo 4PJ njfingerJl.tjp3. , . - .
B $ $30 * * "What "does " it a naqu stiona
B jSobin again ; she has sunk upon her
ft knees , the better to bring herself on a
" - . ' with face.
' / . level my
t' • > "I cannot understand , " I say faltor-
t - . . ingly , "Robin , do you think this
. , " . . , . could , have been written years ago ? "
" * . V . Robin had edged round beside me ;
. , at the question she takes the paper
' . and scans it mtically.
f - . Ifo , " she answers , as she returns
\ : it ; "it is freshly written ; see , the ink
.has . not turned fully black. "
P " ' " "Then , " I say , dropping the scrap
; . . / ' > f paper on my knee , with a look of
' ; . ' -v iorror "what are we to think ? JEtob-
- ' - fa , as sure . as I sit here , that is the
) ! _ , - , i handwriting of tho dead. "
p , . "i&U Instead of looking , alarmed at my
r - . < ' ' ' statement , Robin inprbly objects prac-
• - ' ' " ' ' ' '
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: ' " ki , I don't thinkthe ; .dead would use
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I am too much dazed myself to re-
eont the Bcofling tone.
"It 1b Lucy's handwriting , " I say ,
staring blankly at tho paper on my
knee.
Robin stares at mo for some mo
ments ; then , instead of making any
reply , she roads tho written words
aloud , whilst both our eyes rest on the
paper.
"Again at midnight meet mo see
me , speak to me , but do not touch.
To touch is profanation. Last night I
hovered round , hut the air held me in
iron bonds ; I could neither materialize
nor communicate. " "L. "
"Materialize nor communicate ! " re
peats Robin , shaking her head. 4What
does itmean ? I nevor read such rub
bish in. my life. "
• • Hush ! " I say , feeling a strange
thumping ahout tho region of my heart.
"It is a message from. Lucy to Jack.
Oh , Robin , this accounts for every
thing ! Shohas been appearing to him ; "
and I shudder.
"Don't talk such nonsense , if you
please , " answers Robin , and for al
most the first time in my experience
she looks really angry. "Do you mean
to say that you actually believe in
ghosts ? "
"Ghosts ! " I and
say scornfully , re
futing the old-fashioned accusation.
* 'No , coursel don't believe in ghosts ;
but I do think somo spirits have power
accorded them to revisit the earth.
"So they can be seen ? "
"Yes , so . they can bo seen. "
"Then you make a distinction where
there exists no difference ; and , no mat
ter how you may disguise your super
stition , you really believe in ghosts as
thoroughly as the most ignorant coun
try bumpkin. "
"Hush , hush ! " I say , gazing round
with some vague idea that her out
spoken disbeliefwill bring down upon
our beads retribution in tho shape of
some dreadful apparition.
"But I won't hush ! " declares Robin
stoutly. "I am convinced that some
trick is being played upon your broth
er. Ah" with a smile of recollection
"now I remember ; he passed me about
*
an hour since , on his way round the
walk. He must have come to look for
the note , in which case it is not the
first message of the kind he has re
ceived. "
"Midnight ! " I repeat thoughtfully.
"That accounts for last night's walk. "
"I tell you what , " said Robin decid
edly. "We must replace that scrap of
paper in the exact spot from which I
took it , and to-night we will creep out
here and hide ; then wo shall see what
comes of it. "
"I couldn't do it ; it would kill me to
see Lucy , " I declare positively. "I
should be frightened out of my senses. "
4'Don't be so affected , * Bee Bee , "
says Robin , looking at me with some
contempt ; "it is only some stupid hoax
of which your brother is the victim.
Besides , what is there to fear ? If you
do feel timid , wo can induce Harry to
remain and join the expedition. "
"Of course ' , if Harry came , it would
be different , " I accede doubtfully ;
"not that the strongest man alive is
of much use "when it : comes to an en
counter with spirits ; " arid again I
shiver. .
"Bah ! It is sure to turn out a toler
ably solid spirit. "
"Butthehandwriting , Robin ! Lucy's
was not an ordinary handwriting.
Look at those square tops to the let
ters. "
"It is a peculiar hand , " admits Rob
in ; "but either that is a coincidence ,
or some one has purposely imitated it. "
"No , no , " I say , with a dreary shake
of my head. "It is her writing there
Ls not a doubt about it. Besides , who
would go to the trouble of playing such
a , stupid , paltry trick as you seem to
imagine ? "
"That is the thing that puzzles me , "
answers Robin honestly. "I certainly
jan't see. any object ; but of course
there mustbe one. It may be simply
i conspiracy to extort money. "
"Believe me , Robin , we had better
iet the matter alone , " I say , slowly
making my head.
"Believe me , Bee Bee , " mimics
Elobin , "we had better sift the matter
lioroughly. If you refuse to accom
pany me to-night , it will make no dif
ference ; in that case I suppose I shall
lave to go alone. "
"No , no ! " 1 respond , gathering
iround me the small stock of courage
vith which nature has endowed me.
[ f the thing is to be done , we had bet-
ergo in a body. "
So it is decided ; and , after replacing
he scrap of paper in its hiding-placo ,
iobin and I retrace our steps towards
he house.
At the end of the walk wo come face
; o face with John. He is sauntering
ilong slowly , with his hands clasped
jehind his back and his head bent. So
leeply is he engrossed in thought that
ye have to step off the path to avoid a
: ollision.
"A penny for your thoughts ! " cries
Johin lightly , as , becoming aware of
> ur presence , he looks up.with a
Ireamy smile.
"They are not lor sale , " answers
Tack , in the same bantering tone ; and
hen he pursues his. . way with quicken-
jd step. \
"Ah , ah ! " laughB Robin , as , slipping
ler arm within mine , we proceed in
he opposite direction. 4As ; if we did
lot know them well enough , Monsieur
Tack ! You are going straight to look
or that mysterious message , and ,
vhat is. more , you will find it. " ,
She only indulges in this little piece
> f banter solto voce , and when perfectly
sure my brother is out of earshot
I wonder if he will find it ? " I say
raguely.
"Of cou e he will. It is not the
irst or second he has had. "
ijR < & do you know-that ? > . . , w
1 Instincfr,3my dear simply instinct'
[ am largely endowed with that useful
lommodity. "
CHAPTER VH.
It ia five-and-twenty minutes past
sleven p. m.
Robin , Harry and I are assembled in
he dim dining-room , equipped for
) ur midnight adventure. So far all
ias gone well. Aunt Louisa chanced
obe late for dinner and Harry particu-
arly early , so that we iad ample time
or explanation and planning.
Our plot is simple in the extreme ,
it eleven Harry takes his departure ,
md a lew minutes. , later we all retire
: o bur irooms. At twentyminutes past
aieven , Robin and I creep'down to the
leserfed , dining-room and.admit Hairy
t > y the window. John , having absent-
id i hlmseltirom the. drawing-room
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about halt past mnu u > supposed ti
bo in tho grounds. As wo stand
thore , waiting for tho half-hour to
strike , notwithstanding tho warm cloak
in whioh I am wrapped , , a shiyor runs
through me. The room looks so
vast as seen by the light of ono bed
room candle. Ifeol as if I wero aburglar ,
and am in momentary expectation that
our factotum Robert will open the door
and fire upon us.
Robin , on tho contrary , appears to
be quite in her element Buttoned up
to the tlfroat in her fur-trimmed jack
et , she looks well on the alert and
ready for action.
"I wonder whether the poker would
come in useful ? " < Bho meditates , bend
ing down and fingering that article as
she speaks.
"Don't , " I ejaculate , as she careless
ly rattles the irons. "You will wake
aunt Louisa. "
"Wo certainly ought to bo armed iu
" Robin "not that
some way , pursues ;
I am exactly afraid of ghosts ; but I
should not care for a hand-to-hand
fight with one I must tako the potter ,
or tongs , or something to wave him
off. "
"Nonsense ! " I whisper impatiently.
"You mean oreature ! " retorts Rob
in. "It is all very well for you to cry
• nonsense' when you arearmedwithan
umbrella ! "
"Take tho hearth-brush , " suggests
Harry.
"That would be ignoble , " she ob-
jeots.
"I don't think you will need any
weapons , " continues Harry , laughing.
"See I am prepared for any emer
gency ; " and he draws a small revolver
from his breast-pocket.
"Oh , don't use that , please , you
might shoot John ! "
"Little ! " ho
goose answers reassur
ingly. "If I do fire , it will probably
be in the air. "
At this juncture there comes a faint
tap at the window-pane , and I have
hard work to refrain from shrieking.
Surely , tho ghost , offended at our lev
ity or audacity , must be coming to
lookms ud ! Another tap andjheayy
breathing ' * without , a , hurried scratch
ing , and then a faint whine.
"In the nick of time ; thatmust bo
Nell , dear thing ! She must have
known she was wanted to strengthen
the party , " cries Robon , quickly open
ing the window and admitting our old
favorite.
"It is time we started , " says Harry ,
as the dining-room clock slowly doles
out the half hour.
"Wait till I have secured Noll , "
whispers Robin , who is passing her
handkerchief underneath the dog's col-
lav to prevent her escape.
"Are you ready now ? " questions
Harry impatiently.
He receives an answer in the affirm
ative , and then we noiselessly make
our oalt through the l'rench window ,
and find ourselves in the moonlit
grounds. Stealthily we creep along in
the shadow of tho house , and then un
der cover of a belt of rhododendrons ,
until we reach the entrance to the
Lover's Walk.
At this point , the path not being
wide enough for three to walk abreast ,
Harry and I take the lead at our
heels follows Robin ! with Nell held
well in hand. There is a certain welrd-
ness and unreality about the whole
proceeding. The bright moonlight
only penetrates through occasional
breaks in the long line of trees , so
producing vivid patches of light ,
whereon stray shadows quiver cad
dance like things ' possessing life. A
gentle rustle , scarcely to be dignified
by the title of breeze , stirs the black
foliage overhead , whispering from leaf
to leaf the secrets of the air.
Necessarily our advance is as noise
less as possible , and complete silence
falls upon us as we approach the ar- {
bor. Once I stumble over the pro
truding root of a tree and a sharp ex
clamation escapes me ; but for Harry's
' *
retaining hand , I should at that mo- .
ment have turned and fled back to the
house. Luck is on our side when we !
reach the end of the walk. The moon
is obscured by clouds for a few min
utes , so giving us time noiselessly to
ensconce ourselves in ambush some
few yards "from the' summer-house.
The position chosen , and which we
had decided on beforehand , commands
a side vie y of the open space in front
of the aitor.
The moon again breaks forth , and
the meadows shimmer white in her
cold steady light , whilst in the gloomy
background loom the trees which over
shadow the fatal pond. Our place of
concealment is behind a clump of
young arbutus shrubs , which provide
ample cover for our persons and still
afford us through their topmost
branches a clear view of the scene be
yond.
Harry stands nearest the summer-
house , and I clutch tightly at his
right arm. Robin crouches on the
ground , with her arm . thrown over
Nell's neck , so that she may softly
reason with the dog should it grow
restive.
"We are installed some minutes be
fore the moon breaks forth from her
cloud. When at length she does
emerge , it is only by a strong effort
that I keep quiet ; for there in the
open patch of moonlight stands Jack ;
his face , ghastly pale in the strong
light , is turned full upon the bushes
which conceal us , while his dark eyes
seem literally to burn into the black
ness.
ness."Lucy Lucy ! " he calls , in a low
agonized voice. "Lucy my love I
am here ! ' '
In tho deep silence which follows ,
it seems impossible that Jack should
not detect the loud-boating of my heart' '
"like . "I
; it thumps a sledge-hammer.
feel'too that Robin has hard work to
keep Nell from baying out a joyful
welcome to. her master.
Jor some minutes Jack keeps his
eyes fixed upon our ambush ; then he
turns his head with a a deep drawn
sigh , and begins slowly to walk up
and do.wn the moonlit path.
"I must havo been mistaken , " ho
murmurs aloud ; "and yet I thought
I heard the rustle of her raiment"
Up and down up and down like ,
some caged animal he roams. It seems
tome that the restless promenade lasts '
for ages , and yet it cannot in reality
be more than , ten minutes.
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THE FARM.
flood Pointer * for Farnirn. .
Ifc may do you good longaa yon
iivo. Hear it : "Keep out. of debt. "
Tako time to read and study about
your work and you will accomplish
more.
Don't have fourorflvo worthless
dogs that have to bo fed enough to
keox > fifty fowls.
Good plowing is necessary , but it
is not all. , Good harrowing is quite
aa.sssential.
Have a supply of hard wood lum
ber sawed and packed away to dry
for future repairs.
Don't take any chances on poor
seed. The seed is a small item , the
crop a big one ,
A good way to save money is to
Bave the means of making it your
implements , for instance.
If the whiffletree breaks , don't ,
throw it into a corner. Remove the
irons. They can be fitted to new
wood.
The farther you are from the
market the greater is your need of
condensing products by feeding grain
and stover to animals.
By keeping the cattle off the past
ure one day longer in the Spring you
may keep them upon it two days
longer in the Fall.
A handy thing to have is a box
containing an assortment of
bolts , nuttf , rivets , nails , and a
hammer , pinchers and cold-chisel.
The paint brush that proved to be
a bargain was cleaned in turpentine
each time its work was done , dried ,
and hung up by its handle.
Keep a few panes of window glass
and apaperoftaeksorsomep.uttyon
hand. When the window pane is
broken , don't make-shift ; replace it
Switzerland produces seventeen
kinds of cheese for export. The
milch cattle are celebrated for uni
form messes of rich milk.
It costs something like § 40 a year
to maintain a cow , and the profit
lies in what she yields above the
cost and maintenance.
The novel enterprise of raising
frogs for the Boston market is
about to ba started at Manchester ,
N. H. , by a New York party.
The co-operative dairies of Den
mark have adopted the system of
paying their patrons for their milk
according to the quantity of cream
contained in it.
Don't.send "twenty-five cents for
twenty-five useful household articles"
unless you want a paper of needles ,
advices "The Michigan Farmer. "
A thrifty farmer says 50 cents'
worth of awls , punches , linen thread
and shoemaker's wax , will save § 10
in harness repairs in 12 months.
In fact , if there were not so many
blockheads trying to farm , the ques
tion would not be so often askedr
"Does farming pay ? "
Don't work so hard that you wonrt
have time to read. If you read , more
and profit by the experience of others
you won't hare to work so hard.
There are too many farms where
the soil is abundantly productive , ,
and the fields and granaries filled
ivith abundant harvests while the
home is a desert.
It Ts'a .common mistake to > nearly
311 the churnr and then churn for two
ar three hours before the butter
: omes when it ought tocome in
from 35 to50 minutes.
It has been casually observed that
i "Miller's Trust" might be expected
to advance the price of flour when
jver wheat went up , and keepit up
ivhen wheat went down.
A bill has been introduced in . the
Illinois Legislature which prohibits
bhe clipping of mane& and' ' tails of
liorses in the Summer. The Chicago
Times regards that a "positive cru
elty to flies. "
It will pay handsomely to take un
usual care of the pigs , for if we mis-
bake not hogs are going to be in
rreater demand , and consequently
Ijetter prices will prevail than has
been known for many a day. Then
save the pigs. Exchange.
Good farmers are sticklers for im
proving their hogs , cattle , horses , ,
poultry , etc. , but will encourage
bheir sons and daughters in marry
ing any kind of two-legged scrubs.
[ owa State Register.
Prepare the soil .and plant the
onions at the. very first opportunity
in the Spring. They will stand cold
and do better than they will the
drouth and heat in August , and the
best plan is to be ready to plant at
bhe first opportunity.
If you have a little farm and are
out of debt , don't fret and work
yourself and your good wife into
premature graves , for the sake of
making more money. YoUhave but
Dne life to live and it is very brief at
best.
best.Every
Every farmer should give more at
tention to saving and retaining the
fertility of his fields than even to
carrying additions of manure to
them , because 'it will profit him far
more at . far less cost.
The English coarse wooled breeds ,
aaysthe Cultivator , including the
various Downs , have been bred to
produce twins , so thatin many flocks
it is not infrequent to have in the
summer more lambs than the owner
of the flock has of etves. Breeds
which do this are naturally strong
and vigorous.
Experiments in feeding pigs , in
stituted bjy the Daipish Agritultural
Society , go to show that . skimmed
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iriilk has double the feeding vnluo of
buttermilk ; that ryo and barley are
of about equal value , with a slight
percentage in favor of ryo ; and that
six pounds of skimmed milk havo
the samo feeding value as ono pound
of rye or barley.
"When the cream foams in the churn
and it will not make bnrtcr , it may
be , and most probably at this sea
son is , duo to too much acidity in
tho cream. If the milk be kept at a
steady temperature of GO or 62 de
grees lor two days , and the cream
kept for two or three days longer at
the same temperature , there should
be no difficulty in churning.
I respond to the health of my
friend the hog the most profitable ,
the most neglected and most afflicted
of all our animal servants. In the
absence of a bank account he is a
handy substitute. "With health
he comes nearer 5 per cent a month
than any investment on the
farm. He is the only fellow in our
employ that we can trust to tackle
a mortage. C. H. "Walker.
Eight or ten pigs aro more than a
sow can raise properly if she is too
thin at farrowing time , as the pigs
must havo more nourishment than
can be furnished from the food con
sumed by the sow , for she can not
eat enough to develop her pigs ; but
if in proper condition shohas a cer
tain amount of flesh to draw upon ,
and the pigs will make the best pos
sible growth.
Eemarking on tne influence of feed
upon the quality of milk , an ex
change thinks that if tho feed becon-
tinued while the cow is bearing a
calf , the progeny will inherit this
tendency to put more milk into the
cream pot. Jn tin s way our large
milkers may in time be bred as equal
ly remarkable lor butter production.
Some people seem to think if cows
get water once a-day : it is all they
need ; but that is not cni.ugh , unless
they are living on succulent food ,
such as roots or ensilage. Cattle are
their own best judges ot their need of
water , and they do best when they
have their option about using it.
"When they drink but once a day
they overload with it to their injur } ' .
A fact not to be forgotten in sheep
husbandry is that while one may
raise fine wool and very poor mut
ton , you cannot raise good mutton
without raising good wool also. AH
authorities agree that the best fed
sheep that fatten and mature in the
shortest time make the Tiest and
soundest "wool , so that this by-pro
duct from such sheep will always
find a ready market. If we can raise-
mutton on the basis of making the
meat pay the cost , we shall have-the
wool lor clear profit.
A Conple of Campaign Stories.
Ever and anon we see in the daily
papers reports of marvelous voyages-
made in the human system by need
les , pennies and other bric-a-brac , in
troduced therein either by accident
or design. As a general thing we are
loth to give credence to these yarns ,
svhich too frequently seem invented
by ingenious writers of fiction for
bhedelectation of the marines. But
bhe following incidents have come
ander our personal observation , and
ive are prepared to vouch for their
authenticity :
Xerxes Smith , an aged colored
man of Shotgun CountyTexaswhen
x boy rart a needle into his hind foot.
Theaccident caused him no serious
innoyance and was forgotten. A
ewdays ago Xerxes felt a sharp
pain in his lelt wristband when an in
cisionwas made muck to his aston-
shment a paper of needles worked
; t-s way to the surface. The needles
ivere two dozen in number and they
.vereneatly . done up and' labeled.
Mr. Smith will exhibit the paper of
leedles to > all who may be curiously
nclined.
Little "Willie Perkins , son of the
Postmaster at Perkinsville , Keb. , !
swollowed a dollar just two years
igoand recently he e xtracted from ;
! iis left ear a dollar and twelve cents ,
bhe twelve cents being interest on tho '
dollar for two years at six per cent. ;
Little "Willie is now kicking because
lie did not receive a higher rate of :
nterest. America.
Haw a. Congressman is Made IVonry.
Washington Critic.
There is a Congressman in. town I
ivho is very mad. Perhaps it's I
liardly to be wondered at. . A short I
time before Congress adjourned one i
> f his constituents asked him if he ,
rcmtld be kind enough to. send him '
bhe Offical Register , which as most
people know just at this time , is a '
tvork very much in demand , and conJ J
bains the name and salaries of every ;
position under the Government. '
The book was promptly sent. A | '
iveek or so ago he received a long J' '
letter from this constituent contain-
ing a list of the prominent and well- '
paid places outside of the Civil Serv- ]
ice. He started the list with the
consul-general ship at London , per- '
imps the best paid position in the ! '
Sovernment , and tapered down to '
the head of a bureau. He confessed '
thab he would rather as he wasn't ]
particular he would not refuseany '
of the offices on his list , and heic-
[ juested his representative to get
dim one at his earliest convenience J
Kow this alone would "hot ha'e been j '
io bad , but this man evidently
allowed a few of his intimate friends
to look at the register , who also '
made up their little lists , and the I
zonsequence is that Representative '
Blank has been bothered with more ]
requests for places from that little
corner of his district than from all
the rest of the State put together.
Directions lot Taking- . \
An absent minded doctor who had '
sonsiderableinvestmentinrealestate ,
was about leaving a patient after ;
writing a prescription , when he waa I
asked for directions ns to how the '
medicine was to betaken. "Oh yes , " '
he said , "I forgot. One-third down j
and the balance in one or two years * ' * •
American Analyst.
* . .
I * & & & ? ? i > - iA - ? r > i . . . t - fa's
Mistaken Identity.
Nearly everybody in this portion
of tho lead mines knows or has heard
of "W. M. Rollins , a business man ol
Belmont. Lafayette County , this
stato , and it is in connection with
this individual that one of tho
strangest cases of mistaken iden
tity , with serious results following ,
happened , writes a Platville , Wis. ,
correspondent.
About four months ago a man
was foully murdered at Sparta ,
Wis. The murderer , 'though identi
fied , escaped and all efforts to cap
ture him proved futile. About two
months ago Sir. Rollins went to
Sparta on business , and as soon as
ho stepped off the train was arrested
as the perpetrator of tho crime. Cir
cuit Court then being in session , tho
district attorney filed information
against him under the namo of tho
murderer. Mr. Rollins , of course ,
Sleaded not guilty , and his attorney ,
. M. Morrow , asked for a continu
ance , to enable him to get the neces
sary evidence to establish his inno
cence. But this application Judge
Newman denied , and tho accused
was forced to trial. Several witnes
ses identified him as the murderer ;
others sworepositivelythattheysaw
him commit the crime. The chain of
evidence wascompleto.and , although
Rollins took the stand in his own be
half , protesting that ho was not tho
man ; that the name he was being
tried under was not his name ; that
he resided in Belmont and had never
been in Sparta before. The twelve
men good and true would not be
lieve him , but returned a verdict of
manslaughter and Rollins was sent
to Waupun for eight years , and
thither the sheriff forthwith took
him. As soon as he recovered from
his first shock he had his lawyers set
about to establish his innocence and
secure his pardon.
Luckily for him , the night the mur
der was.committed in Sparta " no had
attended a dance at Belmont , and
us < soon as his friends in that place
heard of his trouble they made ap
plication to Governor Hoard for his
pardon , and sent the affidavits to
over one hundred people who saw
uiru at tho dance in question.
About this time the real murderer
was discovered , arrested , and con
fessed his crime , and Rollins was re
leased and came home , ' passing
through this city on the evening
passenger.
The strangest part of the whole
affair is the exact resemblance be
tween Rollins andthemurderer. Peo ?
pie who have seen them both can
liardly tell one from the other. They
ire both crippled exactly alike in
bhe left handr and otherwise are per
fect doubles.
A Sneeze at a Climax.
The theatre was comfortably filled.
The-two leading players were in the
nidst of a harrowingtale of suffering
: ba woman clearly wronged , yet
ovingandproudthehusbandguilt3r ; ,
jut loving alsopleading lor for
givenessTheaudiencehad become
so quiet that hardly a sound could
ae heard. Atthe most critical point
vhen-the stillnesscouldalmost be
felt , a big man in the-rear of the or-
mestra chairs uttered as startling a
loise as was-probabty ever heard in
: hat theatre. It sounded , vn quick
; ime like "Kitehy kitch .yr hark
ir ark how wow ee hee ee
-ee kowou wou. "
! t ended way up in G and jarred the
• oof. The response that followed
: ould not have-been , morecomplete -
y timed if everbodyhad beenconnec-
; ed by an electric current. Every
nan , woman and child simultancous-
y burst into a laugh. . - The babies
ictually crowed. It smashed the
ale of love and the reconciliation
nto flinders. Just as the sneeze came
hat actress was standing facing the
ludience , her face woebegone and full
) f pain. Before she-could turn away
ler slim form was quivering from
aughter. The husband chewed his
ower lip and tried tokeep up a
how of grief. In vainHe bent his
lead in his hands-and laughed with
verybody else. The fun didn't sub-
ide for at least fiveminutes. . The
ishers looked about to seeif the sneez-
r was alivei He had vanished.
Baltimore-Americaa.
A ScareStory. .
One * of themost familiar faces in
li' ncinnati- "Greeny" Horn , who
ormerly-blacked boots in front of
he Grand Opera house. "Greeny" is
> bright boy and as he advanced in
ear ® he secured employment to learn
he-drug business and is nowemploy-
d at Ben Isaacs' ' pharmacy , corner
if' Longworth and Plum streets ,
leis only 18 years old , but his hair
3 as gray as that of a man of 60.
Greeny" tells with pride how his
tair came to turn gray. One night
fben Chester park was in its glory
i crowd of sports gave a dance at
he well known road house-
'Greeny" ' was broke and he saw a
hance to make some money. It
ras midnight , and the street cars
lad stopped running , so he started
n foot for the dance. When he
eached Spring Grove cemetery the
oad was as dark as could be.
'Greeny" knew where he was , and
isions of ghosts and other earthly
hings passed before him. Suddenly
here was ' a mysterious * noise Jind |
: Greeny" ' " becamegreatly frightened ,
le turned and ran back toward the ,
ity. When he reached home his ,
lair had turned gray in spote. It
ontinued to change until it is now ;
,1m ost white. Cincinnati Enquirer.
How She Rejected Him.
He proposed on the way home
rom church with a Buffalo girl one ,
Sunday evening. She was too young
o marry , and did not want him any-
ray. But she said "yes , " with the
tipulation that he should get her
ather's consent. The young man
raa happy until he discovered the
iext day that his adored one's fath-
rhad been dead for several years ,
le has removed to another city.
Juffalo News.
' .
' V v. *
* "
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Avertable windfall has joat , come ; f
into tho bancs of tho natives of th | ,
Gilbert , group of telaridg namely , rt 1 *
large ship with ? v full cargo , which | ;
jamo sailing into their port without I ,
any ono on board. Tho vessel wns j *
bhe British ship Rock Terrace , and I-
bhe strange part aboutthe matter is p *
that the ship was abandoned by her p
; rew about twelve months ago ; and * ( | >
it has only just transpired that , inj r
jtead offoundering soon , she drifted , \ \
on-and on , until she reached the
Gilbert Islands. The Rock Terrace ,
In September , 1887leftPJiiladelphiat
for Hiogo , Japan , having on board ,
a cargo of oil and phosphates , valued4
at § 125,000. " "When rienrthe Philip
pine lBlandsthe crew abandoned'
their vessel , landing on an island l
close by , all of them being saved. It I
was sad that the Capcin did all ho J
sould to keep his vessel afloat ; but it "P
was understood that he had somo |
trouble with hia crew. Nothing was jj
futher heard of tho vessel , and tho
underwriterSjboingquitesatisfiedcon- f.
: erning the loss.paidtho. amount for \
which the ship was insured. Becently
thenews came that tho BockTerrace *
nad drifted into the Gilbert group of
islands , and had been taken posses
sion of by the natives. The " vessel
nerself appeared to bo in very fair
condition , andhad , only a few inches
} f water in her hold. Tho surprise
> f the natives when they found them- l
selves in possession of such a prize
: an well bo imagined , and they at '
jnce set about getting out the cargo.
ji this they were very successful ,
md landed almost the entire con- I
jents of the ship. The Bock Torra.ce 1
Delongs to St. John , N. B. , and it i |
, vas not stated if any attempts wer e 1
jo be made to release the ship out
) f the hands of the islanders ; St. M
rames- Gazette. ;
Oozy-Headed People *
You would not pour precious wine
nto a sieves yet that were as wisens I
; o make-a confidant of one of those m
'leaky vessels" " of society thatr like | fl
: orporation "water-carts , seem to pM
aave been made for the express pur- . M
pose of letting out what they let in. 'M
There is this difference.howeverysays 9
bhe New York Ledger , between the fl
perforated puncheon and the leaky
brain the former lays the dust and fl
the latter is pretty sure- toraise
ei dust. I
Beware of oozyheadedpeople - , , be,1 ,
bween whose ears and mouth-there is-
no partition. Before you make-a
bosom friend of any man besure | H
bhat he is secret-tight. The mischief
that the non-retentives do is infinite-
in war they often mar tho best-laid I
schemes and render futiletho most I
profound strategy. In social li'fo- I
they sometimes set whole communi-
ties by the ears , frequently break up < I
families and are tho cause of innum.
erable misfortunes , miseries and1
crimes. In business 1 hey spoil many I
a promising speculation and in- I
volve hundreds in bankruptcy and 9
ruin. Therefore , be very careful tofl
whom you intrust information of I
vital importance to your own interfl
sstsortothe interests-of those-you ;
hold dear. fl
Every man has a natural inclina- '
tion to communicate what he knows , . I
and if he does not do so it is-because fl
his reason and judgment are strong I
enough to control thisinherent .
propensity. "When you find a friend '
svho can exercise absolute power I
over the communicative instinct I
if we may so term it "wear him in I
your heart , "yea , in. your heart of
lieart. " If j'ou have no-such friond , . I
keep your own counsel. I
Wanted Some of the Stuff ; . M
"While traveling in. Virginia some- 9
: ime ago with a doctor wecameup- . I
an an old colored man ; whowas
standing by a * mulehitched to-an fl
jld two-wheel vehicle : "Dis mule- I
im baulked , boss , " said the old man , I
'anTlljis gib a doliah-to-de-mam 9
vhat can start 'im. " ' ,1 ,
"I will do it for less than that , , un-
: le , " said the doctor. . He took his -
: ase from the carriage and selected a
imall syringe , which , he-filled ! with H
norphia. He went tothe side of the
nule and quickly inserting the I
lyringe in his side pushed the con-
ents into the animal. Themute
• eared upon his hind , legs and giving '
in astonished bray srarteddown fl
; he road at a. breakneck speedThe 9
iged colored man gave a look of as- 9
; onishmenfrat thedoctor . andwrith B
i loud "Whoa ! " started down the
oad after themule. . In the eourse
) ften.minuteswecame-uptotheold
nan standing in theroad waiting
or us. . Themule wasnowhere in
ight. .
"Say , boss , " said thedarkey , , "how I
nucht you. charge for that staff you
> ut in d&t mule ? "
"Oh.ten cents wilJ doJanghing - I
y replied the doctor.
"Well , , boss , heah is twenty cents. M
squirt some of that staff in me. I
oust ketch d at dar mule. " m
Political lusolTtBey.
! /ewiston Journal.
A lawyer tells-the story of "Wilbur
* . Lnnt , the Portland attorneywho. .
s removing to ihe wilds of Arizona ,
loint has the reputation of being one
> f the foremost members of the Get
There club in politics.
"He said to me one day , " said the
awyer , " 'tliat for wheeling men in-
o line and making themvote right
here's nothing like promises/ '
Promise them some kind of aplace , !
aid he , 'aad yotfre sure of them * . * ' * .
"But suppose there are nqfc < places ;
nough to go around after th
ampaign's over ? "
"Oh , well , " said , be , "yon can go fl
a
nto insolvency then. " j H
Iho Latest in Strikes. i > H H
The school boy strike is the latef , H
levelopment of the trades uni ' ' 1
pirit. The boys in an academy H
jroton , Mass. , struck for ther \ 1
gnation of the male principal a f H
lemanded the installment of hia . H
nale assistant. The latter showr H
in admirable spirit by at once t H
signing , but the boya stuck to theu M
joint and carried it. The principal M
ias gone , and the assistant has been ' H
wrought back in hia nlace. New I M
fork Tribune. I H