A Conservative Siiwli,
t tiers were pome doubts In the oom-
unity An to lloinor Moyda fltiTofa for
WW 1,1. 41.. - 1 1 1 nH.t..M
K yttnilMiii iu in: mmuM inriuu, lining
so certain lnpr's In his early oiliu-n-flon
; but his firnt p;wii In IiIh ol'lciiil
cnparltj silenced the tongues of nil
trifles.
He listened to several recitation
With a gnnvfl nnd Interested sir, ami
at the end of the last one he rose to
address the soliool, "by request."
"Some things are In my province nt
member of the whool board, nnd some
are not," he said, with a gonial smile.
"It's within my province to any that
I never heard scholar answer np more
promptly than yon children of District
Nunilxr Three.
"As to whether your answers were
, or were not correct. It Is not my place
to say. Your teacher knows, and In
her hands I leave the matter."
As far as human beings ore eoncprnod,
the hnir of the female grows 'nuch faster
fhnn that of the. male.
Onlr On linO!IO QI'IIVI'VIV'
dut H LAXATIVE FtllOMO QllNINR. I
for the sIcDnture of li. W. aim VIE. i;d tin
World over to Curt a Cold In One da;. 2Tk
Jntlanient of l'o(crl(r.
Teacher (of nialit seliaol) It is
scarcely neewsary for me to say that Ten
nyson ranks deservedly us one of the
greatest of English poets.
Shaggy Haired Pupil Sure. He's the
only man that could rhyme "oDwurd"
with "hundred," nnd make it go.
VOLUMES MIGHT BB WRITTEN
Of the. Sncoesa That Await the
Farmer im Western Canada.
The story of vhent fanning In West
irn Canada (that portion of Canada
lying north of Dakota and Montana),
has lk;u frequently told, hut It will
stand & lot of telling, and still retain
Its touch of Interest. During the year
fust closed 2T7.3TG persons made their
homes lu Canada as compared with
215,012 for the year IfXW, an Increase
of dl,404. Tlioso from thff United
States numbered 50,551.
A writer la Iudustry recently suld :
"To-day tho Dominion of Canada Is
witnessing a mightier movement of
population than ever stimulated a
Kihllcai writer to pen a chapter of
Scripture." Tho same writer says:
"Frotn the Rhine and the Rhone river
valleys; from the port cities of Ger
many ojtd tho forms of the Father
land; from the ;casant soil of Rus
sia; and out from the grimy Lan
cashire and yer-populated Yorkshire,
the discontented aud ambitious of
every cm mo are- seeking to take advant
age of tho opportunities afforded by the
fertile aoM and exhilarating climate of
the Empire of ie North."
Coothtulfiff, the same writer says:
"Whfle a million human beings throng
tlie shores of tho United Stites every
year, the mnaller number arriving in
Canada Come with a more' well-defined
purpose.' The question has been tisV
ed, why do those people come to Can
ada? The available land between the
Mississippi and the Pacific has been
exhausted, and Hie farmers within that
territory find that their sons have to
seek newer eJ lines. Canada offers one
hundred and Sixty acres of land free
to each. This land yields from -)
to 4 bushels of wheat to the aero.
In Southern Alberta, tho winter wheat
belt of Canada, us high as tW buxhcls
per acre have been harvested. Less
yields than the one mentioned have
netfed the farmer as umuh as $:i."5 pef
acre. There are no words that tell
the tale effnctlvoly as those of the
farmer himself, Uie man who has
ploughed tho Acids, sowed the grain,
and with folded liauds rests, while
. nature, bounteous lu that country, In
less than three mouths, placed at his
' disposal hundreds f acres of ripened
grain, now wmftlng the arrival of the
reaper, and therefore we reproduce the
following letter. ( Any agent of the
Canadian government, whose adver
tisement appears etsowhere, will he
pledged to glVO Information regarding
the district mentioned or any other
that rxny be in mind :
B, T. Holmes, Ksq., Canadian Govern
iknauL Aguat, f. Paul. Minn. : (
Dear Sir in lifCi I located on n
claim about SO utiles from the town
of Wadena, on the-Canadian. Nortls rn
Ralleoad, have II vd on my claim most
of the time since. I consider this to
be one ef tlie best districts in the
country for grain growing. In I'.MUi
wheat averaged fnsii U0 to 51 bushels
per acre on some of my nelghlHirs'
farms, within 4 miles of my claim.
Oats go from 75 to KM) bushels. It l
also a good country for stock. When
I am there Is plenty of fuel. Home
steads nearly al taken, the settle
. tuent being largely (lermuiis aud Amor
leans, all well-to-do. I left Wadena
lu February. 1!H)7. reiuriiing April 'J."
so that I missed part of the winter
which the Id settlers tell me was one
of the worst they ever saw, but ther
was no Buffeting, as the people are
pretty well fixed, and there are no
blizzards In that country, at least
there never bus U'on known to be out
Wild land sells at from $10 to fl5;
closer to town It U higher.
In the summer we have' all sorts
of wild- fruits very pleiifful, and I
never saw better vegetables, aud gamr
Is so plentiful a niau need not starve
for want of something to eat. Plenty
of good water, ton. You need not
hesitate to recouiu:end this district, but
the boniest ea d.-i are uearly all taken
most of the homesteaders are living
right on tlu-lr clnl i n.
(Signed) I'itANK MOHRST.
Kelvltigton, Busk.
mmmm
HKENSIBE
BV
MRS. MARY J. HOLMES
Avttor ef "Oft Dm." "TW Eiftltk OrM." FTMt.tr.4 M iht IHIUet," '
limn im
Cn A PT'RR V. fContlnned.)
Conducting blm through the wlds, mar
bled hall, she ushered him into the draw
ing room, whrre for a time he stood per
fectly bewildered. It was his first lntro
aurtloa to rosewood, velvet, and broca
telle, and It seemed to him as If he had
suddenly been transported to fairyland.
He saw the silk chairs, slyly touching one
te see If It did feel like the gored, peach
blossom dress worn by his wife forty-two
years ago that very spring. Then bs
tried one of them, examined the rare or
naments, and came nar bowing to the
portrait of ths Orst Mrs. Remington, so
natural and lifelike It looked standing out
from the canvas.
"This will last Maddy a week. I thank
yot ma'am. You have added some con
siderable to the happiness of a young
girl, who wouldn't disgrace even such a
room as this," b said, as he passed into
the hall.
Mrs. Noah received his thanks gracious
ly, and led him to the yard, where Sorrel
stood waiting for him.
Driving at a brisk trot through the
grounds, Sorrel was soon out upon the
highway; and with spirits exhilarated by
thoughts of going home, he kept up the
trot until, turning a sudden corner, his
master saw the carriage from Alkenside
approaching at a rapid rate. The driver,
l'aul, saw him, too, but scorning to give
half the road to such as Sorrel fli'J the
square-boxed wagon, he kept steadily on,
while Grandpa Markham, determined to
speak with Guy, retard his horse a little
nearer, raising his hand in taken that
the negro should stop. As a natural
consequence, the wheels of the two vehi
cles became Interlocked, and as the pow
erful grays were more than a match for
Borrel, ths front wheel ef Grandpa Mark-
ham's wagon was wrenched off, and the
ld man precipitated to the ground, which,
fortunately for him, was in that locality
covered with sand banks, so that he was
only stunned for an Instant, and thus
failed to hear the Insolent negro s re
mark : "Served you right, old cove; might
of turned out for gentlemen." Neither
did he see the sudden flashing ef Guy
Remington's eye, as, leaping from his
carriage, he seized the astonished African
by tho collar, and, burling him from the
box demanded what be meant by serving
an old man so shameful a trick and then
insulting him.
All apology and regret the cringing
driver tried to make some excuse but Guy
stopped him short telling him to see how
much the wagon was damaged while hs
ran to the old man who had recovered
from the first shock and: was trying to
extricate himself from ths folds of his
camlet cloak. Nearby was a blacksmith's
shop and thither Guy ordered his driver
to take the broken-down wagon with a
view to getting it repaired.
"Tell him I want it done at once, bs
said, authoritatively, as If he well knew
his name carried weight with it; then,
turning to grandpa, he asked again if he
were hurt
No, not specially jolted my old
bones some. You' are very kind, sir,"
grandpa replied, brushing the dust from
his pantaloons and then Involuntarily
grasping Guy's arm for support, as his
weak knees began to tremble from the
effects of excitement and fright.
"That darky shall rue this lob," Guy
said, savagely, as he gaxed pityingly upon
the shaky old creature beside him. "I'll
discharge him to-morrow."
"No, young man. Don t be rash. He U
never do't again; and sprigs like blm
think they've a right to make fun ef eld
codgers like me," was grandpa's meek
expostulation. "I was just up to Alken
side to see Squire Guy, and H
"What did you say I You have been
to Alkenside to see meg'
"Yes, and I was sorry to miss you. I
-I it makes ms feel awkward te teu
you, but I wanted to borrow some money.
and I dldn t know nobody as likely to
have It as yon. That woman up te your
bouse said she knowed you wouldn't let
me have It, 'cause yoo hadn't It to spare.
Mebby you haven't," and grandpa waited
anxloualy for Guy's reply.
Now, Mrs. Noah had a singular influ
ence over her young master, who was in
the bablt ef consulting her with regard to
bis affairs, and nothing could have besn
more unproplllous to the success - of
grandpa's suit than ths knowing she dis
approved. Reside this, Guy had only ths
previous week lost a small amount loaned
under similar circumstances. Standing
silent for a moment, while hs burled and
reburied his shining patent leather boots
In the hills of sand, he said at lastt
"Candidly, sir, I don't believe I can ac
commodate you. I am about te make
repairs at Alkenside, and have partially
promised to loan money on good security
to a Mr. Silas Sloeum, who, 'If things
work right,' as hs expressed It, Intends
building a mill on some property which
has come, or is coming. Into his hands."
"That's mine that's mine, my home
stead," gasped grandpa, turning white al
most as his hair blowlag In ths April
wind. "There's a stream of water on it,
and he says if be forecloses and gets it
he shall build a mill, and tear our eld
house down."
Guy was In a dilemma, ne had not
asked how much Mr. Markham wanted,
an as the latter had not told him, he
naturally concluded it a much larger
sum than It really was, and did not cars
just then to lend it.
"I'll tell you what I'll do," he said,
after a little. "I'll drop Sloeum a Bote
to-night saying I've changed my mind,
and shall not let him have the mosey.
I'erhaps then he won't be so anxious to
foreclose, and will give you time to leek
among your friends."
Guy luid a little emphasis on that last
word, and looking up quickly, grandpa
was about to say : "I'm not so much a
stranger as you think. I know your fath
er well," but he checked himself with the
thought : "No, that will be too much like
begging pay for a deed of mercy done
years sgo.". So Guy never suspected that
the old man before him had once laid
his sire under a debt of gratitude. The
mora bs reflocted the less Inclined be was
to lend the money, and aa grandpa was
toe timid to urge his needs, the result
was that when at last the wheel was re
placed, and Sorrel again trotting on to
ward Devonshire, bs drew after him a
sad, heavy heart.
Maddy's disappointment was keener
than his own, and so after the sorrowful
words, "and I failed, too," hs bent him-
self to comfort ths poor child, who, lean
ing her throbbing bead against bis shoul
der, sobbed bitterly, as In the soft spring
twilight they drove back to the low red
cottage where grandma waited for them
CnAPTElf VI.
It was Farmer Green's new buggy and
Greta's bay celt which, tares
Uoi UlTtrt,"
Samhtat, Cemle MaMk," tc
days later than this, stopped before Dr.
Holbrook's oflice. Not the square-boxed
wagon, with old Sorrel attached; the
former was standing quietly In the chip
yard behind the low red house, while the
latter, with his nose over the barnyard
fence, neighed occasionally, as If he miss
ed the little hands which had dally fed
hits the oatmeal he liked so much, and
which now lay hot and parched and help
less npon the white counterpane Grand
ma Markham had spun and woven her
self. Maddy might have been just as
sick as Blie was if the examination had
never occurred, but it was natural for
those who loved her to Impute It all to
the effects of excitement and cruel disap
pointment, so there was something like in
dignation mingling with the sorrow gnaw
ing at the hearts of the old couple as
they watched by their fever-sl riiken darl
ing. Fanner Green, too, shared the feel
lug, and numerous at first were his men
tal animadversions against that "prig of
a Ilolbrook." I'ut when Maddy grew so
bad as not to know him or his wife, he
laid aside his prejudice)) and suggested to
Grandpa Markbam that Dr. Ilolbrook be
sent for.
"He's great on fevers," he said, "and is
good on curin' sick folks," so, though he
would have preferred someone else should
have been called, confidence in the young
doctor's skill won the day, and grandpa
fuisented.
j uj?,, men, v tin uie prruini ui iitiJiir-r
Green, an1 with his usual bluntness he
snid to the recreant doctor, who chanced
to be at home :
"Wall, you nigh about killed our little
Madge t'other day, when you refused the
stifl'cut, and now we want you to cure
her."
The doctor looked up In surprise, but
Farmer Green soon explained his mean
ing, making out a most aggravated case,
and representing Maddy as wild with de
lirium. Maddy's case- lost nothing by .Mr.
Green's account, and by the time the doc
tor's horse was read: . and be on his way
to the cottage, he had arrived at the con
clusion that of all the villainous men out
side the walls of the Slate's prison, he
waa the most villainous, and Guy Rem
ington next.
What a coxy little chamber it was
where Maddy lay, just such a room as a
girl like her might be supposed to occu
py, end the bachelor doctor felt like
treading upon forbidden ground as he en
tered the room se rife with girlish hab
its, from the fairy slippers hung on a
peg, to ths fanciful little workbox made
of cones andacorns. . Maddy was asleep,
and sitting down beside her be asked that
the shawl which had been pinned across
the window might he removed so that bs
could see her, and thus judge better of
her condition.
"Feel her pulse, doctor; they are fast
er 'moit than you can count," Grandma
Markham whispered ; and thus entreated,
the doctor took the soft hand in his own,
its touch sending through his frame a
thrill such as the touch of no other hand
had ever sent.
Somehow the act reassured blm. All
fear ef Maddy vanished, leaving behind
only an Intense desire to help, if possi
ble, the yeung girl whose fingers seemed
te cling around his own as he felt for
and found the rapid pulse.
"If she would awaken," he said, laying
the hand softly down and placing his
ether npon her forehead, where the great
sweat-drops lay. "Guy waa a fool and
I was a brute," the doctor muttered, as
he folded up the bits of paper whose con
tents he hoped might do much toward
saving Maddy's life.
When next morning the doctor came,
there was a look of deep anxiety upon
his face as be watched the alarming
ymptoms of his delirious patient, who
talked Incessantly, not of the examination
new, but of the mortgage and the fore
closure, begging the doctor to see that the
house was not sold, to tell them she wuo
earning thirty-six dollars by teaching
school, that Reauty would bo sold to save
tbelr dear old home. All this was strange
at first to the doctor, but the rather vol
uble Mrs. Green, who had come to Grand
ma Markham's relief, enlightened him,
dwelling with a kind of malicious picas
are npon the fact that Maddy'a earnings
had she been permitted to get a "stifli-
cut," were to bs appropriated toward pay
ing tie debt.
If the doctor had hated himself the pre
vious day when he rodo from the red cot-
tags gate, he bated himself doubly now
as he went dashing down the road, de
termined to resign his office of school In
spector that very day. ,And he did.
(summoning around blm those who had
been most sctlve in electing blm, be re
fused to officiate again, assuring them
that If any more candidates came he
should either turn them from bis door or
give them a certificate without asking a
Question.
"Put anybody you like In my place,"
hs said; "anybody but Guy Remington."
There as no probability of this, as
Guy lived in another town, and could
not have officiated had he wished. Hut
the doctor was too much excited to rea
son upon anything save Madeline Clyde's
case. That he perfectly understood: and
during the next few, weeks his other pa
tients waited many times in vain for his
coming, while he sat by Maddy's side
watching every change, whether for the
worse or Detter. Kven Agnes Reming
ton was totally neglected ; and so one
day she sent Guy down to Devonshire to
say that as Jessie seemed more than usu-
ally delicate, she wished the doctor to
take her under his charge and visit her
at least once a week. The doctor was
not at home, but Tom said he expected
blm every moment. So seating himself
In the armchair, Guy waited until he
came.
"Well, Hat." he began, Jocosely, but
the joking words he would have uttered
next died on bis lips as ho noticed the
strange look of excitement and anxiety
on the doctor's face. "What Is It?" he
asked. "Are all your patieats dead'.'"
"Guy," and the doctor catue closely to
him, whispering huskily, "you and I are
murderers In the first degree, lea; and
both deserve to be bung. Do you remem
ber that Madeline Clyde whom you in
suited with your logic and Latin verbs?
She'd set' her heart on that certificate.
She wanted the money, nqt for new gowns
and fooleries, mind, but to help her old
grandfather pay his debts. Ilia place is
mortgaged.' I dou't understand It ; but
hs asked some old hunks to lend hint the
money, and the miserly rascal, whoever
hs was, refused. 1 wish I had it. I'd
give It to hiin out aud out. Itut that's
nothing to do with the girl Mad.ly, they
call her. Ths disappointment killed her.
aad she la dying and keep talking ef
mat confotmflefl evanilr.stln. I tell yesi,
Guy, my inward parts gt terribly mixed
up when I 'Jiear her talk, and my heart
thumps like a trip-hammer. Thst's the
reason 1 have not been up to Alkenside.
I wouldn't leave Maddy so long ss there
was hope. I did not tell them this morn
ing. I couldn't make that poor couple
feel, worse than they are feeling ; but
when I looked at her tossing from sids
to side and picking at the bedclothes, I
knew It would soon be over that when I
saw her again the poor little arms would
be still enough and the bright eyes shut
forever. Guy, I couldn't e her die
I don't like to see anybody die, but ber,
Msddy, of all of hers and so I cams
away. If you stsy long enough, you'll
hear the bell toll, I reckon. There la
none at Ilonedale church, which they at
tend. They are Episcopalians, you see,
and so they'll up hers msvbe. I
hope I shall be deafer than an adder."
Here the doctor stopped, wholly out of
breath, while Guy for a moment sat with
out speaking a single word. Jessie, In.
his hearing, had told her mother what
the slrk girl in tlie doctor's office had
said about being poor nnd wanting ths
money for grandpa, while Mrs. Noah had
given him a rather exaggerated account
of Mr. Markham's visit ; but be bad not
associated Hie two together until now,
when ho saw the whole, and almost as
much as the doctor himself regretted the
part he had bad in Maddy's illness and
her grandfather's distress.
"Doc," ho said, laying his hand on the
doctor's arm, "I am that old hunks, ths
miserly rascal who refused the money.
I met the old man going home that day,
and he asked me for help. You say the
place must be sold. It never shall, never.
I'll see to that, and you must save the
girl."
"I can't, Guy. I've done all I can,
and now, if she lives, it will be wholly
owing to the prayers of that old saint of
a grandfather says for her. I never
thought much of these things until I
heard him pray; not that she should live
anyway, but that, if it were right, Maddy
might not die. Guy, there's something
In such a prayer as that. It's more pow
erful than all my medicine swallowed at
one grand gulp."
Guy didn't know very much about
praying then, and so he did not respond,
but he thought of Lucy Atherstone, whose
life was one hymn of prayer and praise,
and he wished she could know of Maddy,
and join her petitions with those of the
grandfather. Starting suddenly from his
chair, he exclaimed, "I am gong down
there. It will look queerly, too. to go
alone. Ah, I have it !. I'll drive back to
Alkenside for Jessie, who has talked so
much of the girl that her lady mother,
forgetting that she was once a teacher, it
disgusted."
(To be continued.)
LITTLE THINGS THAT HELP.
Devices for Keeping; Liquid Hot of
Cold Invalids' Toiikk.
The hot-water bag ia the latest ob
ject to which electricity la applied. A
simple device which can be attached
to any bulb socket enters the bag itself
utid keeps the water hot Indefinitely.
nottle cases are another new lnvon
Hon savoring of magic, but la no way
depending upon electricity or any ngont
supplying beat The device Is simply a
bottle, set In a practical and presenta
ble case, which will keep Its content!
at the same temperature as when filled
for a period of twenty-four hours.
Coffee stays hot and lemonade cold
no matter where the bottle Is carried
and regardless of weather changes.
The secret lies In tho fact that the bot
tle rests in a vacuum, which prevents
changes of temperature by radiation.
Combination dishes are a great con
venience, aays Modern Housekeeping
and Food News. Relish dishes bav
separate compartments for different
kinds of cold cuts, relishes, etc. Cov
ered vegetable dishes may be separat
ed into twin dishes. Silver holders ur
offered for the plank on which fish oi
steak Is served and for pudding dishes
hot from the oven. 1
An Ingenious nnd simple contrivance
Is that of nickel-plated aluminum tongi
for an invalid's use. Those tongs are
of lattice work which closes and oiens
after the manner of a ferryboat gate.
A gentle pressure causes the lattice
to spring out fully eighteen Inches long
nnd in the band may be directed by un
Invalid toward any article, book oi
newspaper within the roach at that dis
tance. Another slight pressure causes
the ends to close like a pair of tongs
over the desired object, which Is then
easily drawn up to a comfortable han
dling. Where a patient Is not nllowed to
make any exertion this Invention
proves a boon indeed. The lightness
of the tongs Is an added aid in pre
serving strength.
For the unforeseen but always re
current emergency there Is a combina
tion of small steel tools, set side by
side in a lyre-shaped steel frame, which
Is in reality the handle for each on
of the tools. Tho whole combination
may He In a man's hand and bo slipped
into nn overcoat pocket with no per
ceptlble Increase of weight
In the set there are two sizes ol
screwdrivers, two sets of gimlets,
pick which can be used to break lea
and Is equnlly bandy to remove stones
from n horse's shoe, wire pincers nnd
a corkscrew. A still more numerous
collection of the samo order of small
tools Is arranged in cross rows upon a
flat leather strap that rolls up like a
diminutive carryall (either to be put.
Into a coat pocket or handling), scissors
utid knives being a feature of this us
ful medley, to strlt any emergency.
Had Told the Truth.
"I thought you Bald llargous had a
big familyV"
"Ho has."
"Why, he told uie that he had only
one child u daughter."
"Yes. Sho weighs about -.5 pounds,
and his w ife could fill a Job as fat lady
In almost any museum." Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
('tftua't-rnlnfl Hlkn.
"The mun with the uiuck rake is not
tit trading so much attention as to
luerlv."
"No," answered Senator Sorghum J
"but I'm lnellued to think that the man
with the muck rake dulut .o nearly
as
much harm as the man with the rak
off." Washington Star.
New York City has II, 115 acres i4
land in cemeteries enough to bury
the dead of the city for 150 years.
You can save a lot of time by ston
plug to thluk which way you are going,
I Old Favorites i
The r:rl-Kln.
Oh, who rides to-nipht through the wood
lands so wild?
It Is the fond father embrncing his child.
And close the boy nestles within his loved
arm,
From the blnst. of the tempest to keep
him from harm.
"Oh, father, see yonder, see yonder," he
says;
"My boy, upon what dost thou fearfully
gaze?"
"Oh, 'tis the Erl-King, with his staff and
his shroud !''
"No, mv love, it Is but a dark wreath of
cloud 1"
"Oh, wilt thou go with me, thou loveli
est child?
I5y ninny pay sports els II thy hours be
beguiled ;
My another keeps for thee full many a
fair t;y,
And many a fine (lower shall she pluck
IjI her boy."
"!1, father, my father, ami didst thou
not hear.
As the Erl-King whispered so clo-e in
my ear?"
"Be still, my loved darling, my child, be
at ease
'Twas but the wild blast as it howled
through (he trees."
"Oh, wilt thou go with me, thoti loveli
est boy?
My daughter shall tend thee with care
and with joy ;
She shall bear thee so ii-lit through
wind mid tlinHish wild,
And bug I lice end kiss thee, nnd sins to
tlico, child."
"Oh. father, my father, and saw you not
plain.
The Kil-Kimr's pnle daughter glide dim
through the rn in V"
"Ah, no! my heart's treasure! I knew-
est full soon
U was the gray willow that danced to
the moon."
"Come with me, come with mo, no longer
delay.
Or else, silly child, I shall draw thee
away ;"
"Oh, father, my father, unloose not tin
hold !
he Erl-King has seized me, his gras,.
is so cold !" --
.
Sore troubled, the father spurred on
through the wild.
Clasping close to his bosom bis shudder
ing child ;
He reaches his dwelling in doubt and in
dread.
But clasped to his bosom bis darling lay
dead.
Translation from Goethe.
ZINC IN MINE DUMPS.
Australian Mrtilllurulxtn ThiuU The)
llnve ProcexM for Getting It.
Australian metallurgists say they
have solved the problem of treatiiu
zinciferous tailings, of which many
vllions of tons have accumulated on
the dumps of ziuc mines, and which
have hitherto been practically '.vorth
less, though they are now said to rep
resent millions of dollars. These ores,
having been treated for the lead ami
silver which they contain, the residue
in the old dumps, or tailings, carry 0
per cent lead, 20 per cent zlue and f.:i
ounces of silver a ton, says the New
York Tribune. The general process of
extracting the lead Is one of concen
tration by means of Jigs and various
types of concentrators, t'ntil recently
no satisfactory process had b:H?n dis
covered for extracting the ziuo from
;he ore, and this zluc-benrlng residue
has been put to one side for years, un
til now there are probably r,0tKi,(Hsl
tons of the material carrying on an av
erage 20 per cent zinc and j per cent
lead.
A company was formed in Melbourne
a few months ago with n capit-il of $1,
750,0110 for the purpose of purchasing
large quantities of tailings from the
different mines and treating by what
Is known ns the Better process. This
company has secured the option on
about 4,000,000 tons of tailings, which.
It Is estimated, will produce 2ii'.),ooo
tons of lend, 20.(538,000 ounces of silver
and 73S.OOO tons of zinc. The prelim
inary plant for treating the tailings has
just been completed and is giving ex
cellent results on a treatment of about
fifty tons of tailings a day. A plant U
now being designed In Melbourne, how
ever, capable of treating 2,000 tons a
lay, and later it is Intended to in
crease the capacity of 4,000 tons.
When the plant contemplated Is run
ning the output of sliver, It Is estimat
ed, will reach the great total of 8,000,
000 ounces a year, equal to four times
tl.o present output of the Cobalt dls
ttlct. In addition to this, the output of
lend will be 87,000 tons nnd of zinc
the enormous total of 202.000 tons.
This is fully equal to half the produc
tion of the entire world, nnd must have
an important influence on the market
price of zinc. These extraordinary re
sults are expected from working ever
tho waste dumps nnd tailings of the
Australian mines nnd. If they ire real
ized, the discovery of the process will
bo a great credit to the Australian
metallurgists.
MODERN SURGERY,
Its Slluute anil Hlnltorate SyHem of
Sterilisation.
The Bcorte at an operating table In
one of our hospitals now would make
one of the old masters of surgery stare.
The operator himself ami all bis stuff
are dressed like the old holy priests r
Solomon's temple, wearing white caps
and piwns, with the nurses standing
around like priestesses ull lu sixitless
white, while every one about the table
has gone through ns many ablutions as
licllts the occasion of a bloody sacrifice
under the auspices of the immaculate
goddess of cleanliness. A minute nnd
cl.iltorato ritual has been observed of
sterilizing everything towels threads,
needles, forceps, Instruments, nnd what
nut while the floor Itself Is made of
glass or glazed tiles rather than of
wimhI. The surgeon himself does not
venture to cut the victim till he has
put on his sterilized gloves, because
be cannot itosslhly clean his fingers
enough. Should any onlooker take his
band out or bis pocket to reach for the
gaping wound he would be ejected In
sfntifcr for sM)lling tlie whole perform
nmo with his dellilng touch.
The results of this vigilant war
nu'.iliisi microbes are simply marvelous
and can be fully appreciated only by
those viln, like myself, can remoinlior
I be, surgery of former days In hospital
wards -jnd on the battlefield. Every
body's Magazine.
SWEEPING THE ROOMS.
Systematic C'lennlno; Par Better than
tba Annnal I'fihraval.'
It Is a uiiiqus experience nnd one
worth chronicling to visit n largo class
In n prominent college for women,
where not mathematical logarithms or
Greek meters, but principles of house
hold management are considered, says
the New York Tribune. "And out of
such nn experience," says the Instruct
or, "come points deserving to be wide
spread. "Thorough cleaning of a room dws
not mean a seml-nnnual cleaning. As
a clever woman said: 'House denn
ing? Don't!' There me certain things
which need to be done annually or seml
nniiially. such as painting, whitening
of walls, cleaning stoves, but with the
modern house It is more sanitary and
more economical to keep clean nil the
time than to try to do it twice u yenr.
"Following a regular sequence of
processes Isthe most effective way to
lean. If fife ml.-tress knows this so
queiieo she can Instruct the mn Id.
First, collect your materials dusters,
mops, brooms. Next, look out for the
pin no. Dust nnd clean It thoroughly
with an oiled cloth preferably kero
sene, because this Is cleansing, evutKi-r.-itcs
(iilckly. Is cheap and Is always tit
band: but sweet oil or salad oil may
be substituted. Clean the white keys
Willi alcohol, tlie black keys with soap
and water. Dust tba case after closing
the piano and cover the instrument
carefully.
"Now open the windows wide, if the
weather permits. Dust and cover ull
large, permanent articles of furniture.
The best dust covers lire made of
glazed goods soino smooth, washable
stiilf which may be starched. Then,
in order, take down the draperies and,
if possible, put. them out of doors for
the wind nod sunshine to purify. Dust
the window shades and roll them cln.se
lo the top. Remove from the window,
after dusting, nil the easily movable
furniture tables, chairs, etc. Next
dust the pictures, both glnsse', frames
and backs. Newspapers make excellent
coverings for pictures. And, by the
way, study the use of newspapers.
(Wash the picture glasses after the
sweeping Is over.)
"AstobMts: There Is an admirable
process expressed in four words clap,
snaii, blow, wipe. As to rugs, roll
thorn Inside In; spread out. If possible,
on the grass or snow, or hang out on
the clothesline If there Is no other
place. Better still, hnng them over two
or three lines, ns this will relieve the
strain. Let your rugs have the sun
shine for tlie sake of your health;
never mind the fading. Last of ail,
remove tho plants from the room and
dust, nnd tie up the chandelier. g
"Then, while the dust is settling, go
outside and do some of the work needed
on rugs, draperies, plants. When the
dust has settled, clean the wa'ls nnd
celling, nnd dust or sweep or wash the
floor. Clean the paint and the windows
at tho end, after the room Is cleaned.
The final process is very simple: Re
move till the large articles of furniture,
the draperies, etc. Fold the sweeping
covers in and put all your cleaning ma
terials Into their places, In readiness
for the Mxt time of use."
HAS A PASSION FOR ANIMALS.
I.oikIoii'k .mv Iteformn tory Jail for
Society'. Spoiled Pets.
London has Invented a new terror
for its nnlmal pots. A prison for re
fractory cats, dogs, monkeys and, in
fact, animals of every kind has been
opened, says tho Knnsns City Star.
The first prisoner, n Mandalay monkey,
much to his evident disgust, is now
serving a three weeks' term behind
iron bars for wilfully touring a wom
an's dress.
The prison Is n new department of
the "Animal's hospitnl," an Institution
already famous In its way. Erring ani
mals ure received for solitary confine
ment or other punitive trentment with
out question ns to the justice of the
sentence which has been passed upon
them by their masters. Behind heavy
bars and restricted to a diet from
which all luxuries nre rigorously ex
cluded they lenrn to rue the ways that
landed tbein there.
Although the Mandalny monkey is
the only four-footed Individual who
has. to date, undergone confinement,
the prison Is not nn experiment says
Uie matron of the Animals' hospital.
"You Can soften the temper of the
most sullen and sulky of the animals
by u few days of solitary confinement.
Especially Is this so In the case of
overpnmpered pets of . the society
madam, who miss the soft cushions
and special foods to which they have
been used. I'ndor confinement they are
miserable and frequently cry for days
at a time without a let-up. Release
brings humbleness."
The convict monkey, however, ap
pears to be withstanding the softening
effect of confinement to a degreo that
(hag not speak hopefully for his future
liberty. Do sits all day long scratch
ing his bend in gloomy contemplation.
His chief failing seems to be n con
tinued hatred of women, for he resents
with u snarl the approach of petticoats
to the cell. Toward men he is a differ
ent creature, amiable and friendly.
A Model t'ltlsen.
"I have come all the woy out here,"
said the tenderfoot, "to see your beau
tiful sunset."
'Somebody's been strlnuin' you, stran
ger." replied Arizona Al. "It ain't
mine."
It la tturrr,
Little Boy Isn't fathers Queer?
Auntie In what way?
Little B ) When a boy does any
thing for bis pa, he doesn't get any
thing, but If another man's boy does It
be gets a nickel.
There ure few wouicu who do not
buy hats too young for them.
. T' loraan "ays tydla &
Plnkliam's Vegetable Compound
Mred lier life. Bead her lottaj,
Mrs. T. C. Willadsen, of Mannlnt.
Iowa, writes to Mrs. Finkham: '
"I can truly say that Lydia E. Plnlt
nasa'a Veirotabla Compound saved mf
life, and 1 cannot express my gratituda
to you In words. For years I suffer J
with the worst forms of female com
plaints, continually doctoring1 and
spending' lots of money for mediclnfl
-without help. I wrota you for adrloa,
followed It as directed, and took Lydli
E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound and
it has restored me to perfect health.
Had it not been for you I should hart
been in my grave to-day. I wisn every
s4Pa.1m i l a. . a V,
sffcULOHUg VTUUls.Il TYUU1U Vrj IU
FACTS FOR SICK WOMCI
For thirty years Lydia E. Pin
ham's Veuretftbln fVnrmntinrL maA
from roots and herbs, has been tbt
standard remedy for female ilWi
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled wiUi
displacements, inflammatkm, ulcera
tion, fibroid tumors, irretrularitie
periodic pains, backache, that bear
fag-down feeling, flatulency, indige V
tion,dizziness,ornervous prostration.
Why don't you try it ?
Mrs. Pinkham Invites all sick
women to write her for advice
She has guided thousands td
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
SICK HEADACHE
Positively cared by
these Little ruis. j
They slue relieve Pis
trees from Dyspepsia, laJ
digestion aad Toe Hearty
Eating. A perfect rem
edy for Dizziness, Kanses.
Drowsiness, Bad Taste
la the Month, OoateA
Tongue, Pais in the sidej
TORPID IIVEB. The
regulate Uie Bowels. Purely Vegetable.
SMALL PILL SHALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE,
Genuina Must Bear
Fac-Simila Signature
REFUSE SUBSTITUTE!
Evidently a Mistake. -
"That -watch," said the jeweler, hand
in i it back, "is one of the kind that's
made to sell."
"Durn it!" exploded Uncle Josh, who
had bought the timepiece at a State street
anetien establishment, "I've showed that
there watch to.'Ieven different Jewelers.
They all tell me it .was made to sell an'
yit I can't git a blamed cent fur it no
wfceres !"
Consolation.
Mrs. Upsome It's too had that Prince
Wilhelm isn't coming to Chicago.
Mrs. Highmns Why do you mention
it? He's only the second son of a crown
prince, anyway. C'hlcajro Tribune.
PILES CURED IN TO 14 DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT in naranteed to cure any
cam ef Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Pretrud.
tag Piles In 0 to 14 days or money refbnded.
COc
New Culture of Wheat, i
At Pullman, lu the State of Wash
ington, there Is in connection with the
State Agricultural College an experi
ment farm where are now growing
more than 1,000,000 different kinds of
grain that are to be separately cut,!
thrashed, assorted and baRged this sea
son. Many of these are hybrid varie-!
ties of wheat, crossed fourteen years,
ago by Professor Spillraan, now In the
service of the United States govern
ment. .
The (tracts sown to the several kinds
vary from one to five acres in extent.
In the Intervening years these several
varieties have been carefully sowed,
the best seed selected and sown again
until properly established. This sea
son Is the first .lu which any large
amount of seed has been secured, which
will be thrashed and distributed to
farmers who desire to test the new
kinds. It will be sold at a good price
to cover the large expense Involved In.
the long culture.
The new varieties are not yet named,
but will be before distribution. Some,
coaablne early maturity with hardiness
or good milling qualities and each has
some definite quality or qualities that
are reckoned desirable. The obct, o
course, Is the development of varieties
that will prove of most advantage to
the farmers of that State. The Im
provement of the wheat crop is a mat
ter ef the highest importance to agri
culturists and also to bread eaters.
Boston Herald.
COFFEE DHINKINO.
A. Doctor Says It Weaken the Heart.
"In my opinion," says a well-known
German physician, "no one can truth
fully say co Que agrees with him, as It
has long since been proven that caffeine,
contained In coffee, Is an Injurious,
poisonous substance which weakens and
degenerates the heart muscles.
"For this rensou the regular use of
coffee, soon or late," causes a condition
of undernourishment, which leads t
various kinds of organic disease.
"Convinced of this fact, I have often
sought for some healthful beverage to
use instead of coffee. At last I found
the thing desired in Postuiu. Having
had occasion to forbid people using
coffee, whose hearts were affected, I
have recommended Post urn as a bev
erage, since It is free from all injurious
or exciting substances. I know this
from results in my own family, and
among patients.
"Hundreds of persons who now ue
Postum In place of cotTee, are greatly
beneflrt'd thereby." "There's a Reason."
Name given by Post u m Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Head "The Road to Well
Tllle," la pkgs.
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