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- “Father. how white your face' Is."
f; Cyril said, nftor a minute or twa
: 4 oo It Inc up curiously into tho haggard
• > as before him. > "Very nearly as
| srhttp as cousin Charlie's Was to day
j!- when bo was here Vile was waiting
y. dor you. 1 heard him tell Ferguson so
—but you did not come. Ho did not
nee me because Twas behind one of
y the window-curtains. And do you
•know." continued the child, with an
.nwed inflection in his voice "I think
. he must be almost as fond of mothor
. as you are; because he looked at her
•picture that one over the mantelpiece.
, ifor such n long time and then he sat
<lown nt the table and cried!—yes. ho
' really did. falhor for ever so long,
s »s if some ono had hurt him."
Don hum moved slightly, but he did
not speak. A vague wonder Hittod
through hts mind us to whothor it
«wero possible that he had ever folt
y Jealous of Charlie Coringham’s well
. 4cnown lore for Olive—poor, dis
graced. guilty Olive Perhaps he
had beoe years ago—how many years
•go! Centuries it seemod.
There was another long silence;
. then Cyril said In a perplexed voice:
•■I thought grown-up men never
' -cried, father?"
"They d(^ sometlmea" said Don
fiam. with a, dreary smile.
"Shall I. when I grow up. do you
• 'sposo?” went on the little 1 allow,
knitting his baby brows.
"1 hope not my son." answered his
father, looking sadly down at the
> earnest little fade. ■ *;
••I)o you sometimes, father? Do
Sou when voa want to seo mother
very much indeed-?'’
Denham did not answer. Ho lifted
the boy from his knee to tho ground;
tnen he said, speaking with a painful
effort;
•■Cyril—I am very ttrod. I—I ean
<not talk to you to night. Go to nurse
mow. ray boy. Good-night.’.' He
held the child to him as ho spoke,
•and let his lips touch the close
cropped hair.
‘Good-night God bless you. I
fiope you’ll sleep well” said Cyril
•rapidly employing his usual good
night formula His nurse always
-said to him. and ha ever since ho
could sppak. had always said It to his
father add mother wuo had o'ton
■/ smiled at thnqua’ntly-soundiag words
•from the childish lips. But to-night
they struok Denham s heart with a
, bitter sonse of pain and mockery.
Cyril walked slowly to the door;
ttuin all at onoe he ran back again
nnd Hinging his arm round his father’s
neck, burst into passionato tears.
*Oh> I want to say good-night to
mother.'' he sobbed. "I want to feel
(her kiss me and oall ma darling. Oh.
. J do want her so.”
Denhnm grow deathly white. He
•soothed the poor little fellow as best
,'j.dm could, then took him in his arms,
•and carried him up to the nurseries.
• . When he came down again, the
'moon had risen, and shone into tho
fast-darkening room—shone on Oliva's
pictured luce us it hung above tho'
snantciploce. seeming to regard the
• ■lonely, miserable man>lth A cold,
' .mocking smila - ‘
Denham sat down at the table, and
buried his face in bis arms
nurcourt aennaro, coming in an
. hour afterward. found him sitting
Shore still—the room unlit save by
the moon, which shed a fate chill
41g.it over his bent head and motion*
less Jlgure leaving Olive's portrait in
(deep shadow.
Kennnrd touched him tightly iyi
the ahoul<jar, and he started to his
| '?'|ie^*«tha hoarse cry., ' ,.%■ -P V
• I can see ho one'*' he evclalmed
incoherently— no one " Thpp. press
haft his band to his forehead, he went
f on mere quietly:
p ••Ah! it is you. Konnard. You_
.startled roe. I did not hear you
p eons In. ’ •■:■
The door optroed again, this time to
: . Admit Ferguson' with the lamp.
When they were once more alone.
; Denham said in a broken, almost in*
3; audible tones:
fi> ••Have you—seen her.*’’ There was
momctbing almost pitiful in the in*
tensity of ths look in his eyes as he
spoke.
i ■ -Yos,” answered Kennard brlely.
.'•Did she—did she say1 anything —
further?" ’ •
••Nothing."
s ••Did she ” went on the oilier, and
;5 there was a ring of agony in his deep
voice — - did she speak of—me?1'
Kennard shook his bead,
rj ;' Denham bit his lips nervously, and
„ turned his face away.
.'•' There was a short silence: then
Kennard said somewhat abruptly:
••I have been talking to Virrol to
■J3 day. He has just come home from
3- St. Petersburg. He thinKa as Ido
that there-is something about the af
fair that none of us as yet understand:
.* . and he suggests’’-—
■•What? asked lien bam in an ex
hausted kind of way. a* the. other
paused.
'f.' < ••I'hat we should employ the valu
*,, •able agency of clairvoyance ” con
liauod Konnard. --Indeed, he has
- promised to secure the services of a
celebrated clairvoyant at as early a
• date as possible I asked him to do
so; for I mean to get to tbo bottom of
this affair. Yea I know you are
■sceptical regarding the scietfce." he
wont on. as the other made a gesture
, of impatience; --but 1 have good rea
jv son to believo in it: for by means ol
~v this same clairvoyance 1 was enabled
to throw oil a burden that was de
> slroying me. body and soul.1'
ilcnham •t'osd and walked up and
, Ifittrojm once or twice; but be
,v:* ^didViot speak.
--At any rata” resumed Kennnrd.
.4$?; It is a chance, and in a matter of life
. \ .and death we cannot ufford to negleci
the frailest chance."
■•■■V : -Oh! ip> heaven's name, try any
.this?—do anything—that you thini
- V-- .
may clear ray darling's name from
this awful, hideous charge." answered
Denham with posiionate emphasis.
••If there is anything in ij; at ail
surely it is in a case like this.* where
all othor. means have failed, that* its
value should appear, but I forget- I
uiwnyt forget" ho went on. wildly—
"thatsho herself taoltly acknowledges
the crime. Nothing can save her. I
wish to God they had- proved It
against me and spared her!"
. ; >: chapter-XI. ,Jh
With Bated Breath.
Virrel succeeded in securing the
services of n young Irish girl who
was. at the time I write, creating
some stir in psychical circles by rea
son of her extraordinary powers of
oiairvoyance, which, indeed, in some
cases had proved almost marvelous.
She was quite young—eighteen at the
most—with pale. sharp feature*
singularly deep-set eyes and a pro
fusion of ash-colorcd hair.
it was 9;Id p. ra,; a One, dry night,
but blowing a perfect hurricane. The
windows of Virrel’s sitting-room
shook and rattled eerily; it was one of
these nights which, owing to a cor
tain stale of the atmosphere, affect
some peculiarly organized nntures with
a qveer sense of depression and unrest
The room was but dimly lit; the
heavy velvet curtains dividing it from
the innor apartment (which Virrel
used as a study) wore closely drawn.
The occupants of the outer room were
Sir Kolth Deulmm. H nr court Kenuard
and two dote tlvos—Simon Scott and
an equally astute colleague
Kennnrd looked pale and anxious.
Denham was absolutely ghastly, and
shaking like a woman. Ho had the
look of a man on the brink of a se
rious ill noss. They were standing on
the hoartlirug. looking down into the
dull ted depths of the lire; the two
other men were sitting with folded
arms and immovxblo faces at the
other end of the room. A dead si
lence reigned—a silence which at last
became oppressive and unbearable.
Djn'nam moved suddenly.
"I—I inn’t stand this Kennard,"
ho said hoarsely. "I must go."
At that moment Virrel appeared
between the curtalus, and raised one
hand with a beckoning gesture. Ken
nard put his hand within Denham's
arm and led him into the inner room.
The two detectives followed.
A faint unearthly light was shod
over the center of this room by a
curiously-chased lamp which, as it
burned, diffused a strange heavy
fragrance. The young clairroyante
lay back in a large arm-chair, her
face white and rigid, her eyes closed,
her hands hanging limply at her side*
An elderly, gray-haired woman sat
somewhat in the shadow. She was
knitting; and her Ups moved cease
lessly, though soundlessly. Virrel
waited until there was perfect silence
in the room, thon took from his pock
et-book a piece of short fair ,hair.
slightly tinged with gray, and bend
ing over the unconscious girl with a
few whispered word* put it into her
right hand, and held the left for a
few moments in his.
A curious hush fell over tho room;
the wind had suddonly died down,
and only swept past tho windows at
intervals hulong. sobbing moans.
Presently the girl stirred slightly,
and her lips moved in an unintelli
gible murmur. Then all at once she
uc^ciu tu iicr uiimauce Clear,
distinct and rapid. Kdgar Ver
schoylo's lira from the date of his
supposed death nt the time qf the
railway accident was laid hare to the
startled llsteherswlth terrible ghastly
realism—his illness his subsequent
detention in a lunatic asylum, his re*
covery. apd finally his search for his
wife which proved successful. The
interview between the murdered man
and the lady who called nt the hotel
in Dover street on that fatoful Sunday
night was given in a way that exactly
corresponded with Barnes's state*
ment. Only with this difference, that
where Barnes hal beard but scraps of
tho conversation, the clair.oyante
now repeated, not only these scraps,
but what camo -fisrora and after
ns well. Scott who was years*
fully comparing the girl's Words1
with his notes felt puzzled,
and under the impression that he wt\s
assisting at something not altogether
"human"—as he put If Lady Den
ham's appearance was then described
—too correctly, alas? to leave any
doubt as to her identity. Afterward
camo the interview between Ver
schoyle and Sir Keith, which agreed
In every particular with the previous
evidence. At this Denham, in aptte
of his skepticism, was staggered and
confounded: for the girl’ mentioned
one o'.rcumslanoe in connection with
tho interview which, though trifling
in ItseU bore a cur ous significance.
It was this: Dur ng their inter/ew
Versohoyle had been slipping up and
down his third finger a very peouliar
signet-ring ho wore—a large intaglio,
representing a singularly repulsive
looking death's head. Donham had
noted it almost unconsciously. Twice
tne nog supped oj verschoyie's fin*
ear altogether. and fell to the ground.
The second time It rolled to Sir
Keith's feet: aod net almost beside
himself at the other's nonchalance,
kicked It contemptuously toward its
owner. The unconscious girl in her
sweet monotonous voice describee1
■all this, and also the appearance ol
the ring itself, with curious minute
ness. Denham almost doubted his
own ears. What strange power was
this, that reproduced past scenes with
such horrible fa.thfulness:J He him
self had forgotten the incident of the
r ng until now-, and he wondered, in
a confused kind of way; what had
become of that ring, for it was cer
tainly not produced at the nquest
^TTie girl went on. her tones becom
ing slightly more excited, but stitl
singularly sweet and clear:
• He is in a room large and dimly
lit with a sha-jy conservatory. It u
, • full of plants and delicma gracefu
j ferns. A woman is with him, tml
and si ght. 1 cannot see her face—’
Hero Sir Keith uttered a sharp, la
■ » ! -d : , ' ■ V- Vi? t ‘
voluntary exciuroatiou. Ha was lean*
in? slightly forward In his chair, his
hands opening and shutting convul
sively. a terrible strained intensity in
his face and attitude. Vlrrol raised
his hand with a warning gesture; and
the girl went on excitedly:
•i can see her face now—it is the
woman who called horself his wife—
who said he should not escape her.
Her face is pale and set, and her eyes
aro shining strangely, one of her
hands is held behind her; in it she
holds some sharp instrument. I can
see the gleam of steel.”
"Describe the instrument” said
Vlrrol. i:i
She hesitated, then said)
••it has a sharp, three-cornered
blade and a curious handle—two
gold hands clasping a ruby heart
She Is speaking rapidly and excitedly.
'He is quite calm, and u-ci’uel sneer
’is on his lips. They speak so low, I
cannot very well hear their words—
Ah! now she cries -You will not?’ ‘I
will not' ho answers. He turns
aside with a careless laugh to brush
something olf his coat sleeve. In an
Instant she raisos her right band—I
| see the dagger flash—Ah. heaven!
! what has she done?—blood is flowing
i from bis heart"
| A hoarse laugh from Denham in
| terrupted her.
•■My God!” ho gasped fiercely,
springing to his feet—"I will listen
to no more ot this jugglery. It is a
lie. I tell you. It is”
But Kennnrd with a muttered oath,
forced him back into his chair again,
and Virrel, leaning over him. made a
few rapid passes with his hands. Den
ham struggled for a few minutes;
then his eyes dosed, his head fell
back, and he lay still.
His cry seemed to have startled the
sleeping girl; she moaned slightly
and moved her head uneasily.
•'■Go on,” said Vlrrol sternly.
"I can hardly sea” she murmured
after a pause. "She—the woman—
she is bending over him—she has
taken a ring from his finger—I can
see nb more—no more—all is dark--,*"
tTO B® COJtTINCED.]
WONDERFUL STRENGTH.
A Beetle That Propelled 112 Times Its
Own Weight.
“Mr. Goose in his ••World of Won
ders." relates the following remark
able story of the strength of a beetla
and gives Borne Ingenious compari
sons: "The three-horned beetle has
just astonished me by proving its won
derful bodily strength. When it was
first brought to ma having" no b"x
immediately at hand. I was at a loss
where to put him until I could find
tinio to kill and preserve him. At
last a happy thought struck me.
There was a quart bottle of milk sit
ting on the table the bottom of the
bottle having a hollow in it and large
enough to allow my prize to stand
erect in it. I soon put him in his
glass prison and turned to my work.
"Presently, to my great surprise,
the bottle began to move slowly and
then gradually settled down to a
smooth, gliding motion across the
table. I instantly divined the causa
It was being propolled by the muscu
lar power of the imprisoned insect be
neath. The weight of the bottle and
its contents could not have been, loss
than three and one-half pounds
wnue me weignt or the beetle could
not have been Sny way near half an
ounce.
"Thus I was watching the strange
sight of a living creature moving 112
times its own weight under the most
disadvantageous circumstances. A
better notion than figures can convey
will be obtained of this feat by sup
posing a lad of 12 years to be impris
oned under the great bell of St Paul's
cathedral, London. The bell weighs
six tons. If a boy of the age mention
ed could push within and cause the
beil to glide along the pavement his
strength would not be equal in pro
portion to that of the boetle tinder
the bottle.* V " V ,-4i '-l'
i* Bs«»—By Girt*
s Boys Is hawnd. That’s wliat ail
gurls sez. 'ihay don't think so but
they sa so soz thay wunt get plaged.
hoys likes to hav gurls think thay
ur tuf. I lik tuf boys.
Mi big sisstur sez tuf boys is the
best. Shea had apery unca
I hav nevur thot of gettln married
but Iv had lots uv chances.
Boys is yusful. They dim tres
and steel things fur the gurl thay
like best. Sicks difTurnt boys sez
thSy liks me best.
Gurls pretends thay doant car fur
boys. 'Gurls hod sez thay doant car
: fur boys wunt go to heven. Gu.-ls
mus tell the trooth if thay go to
heVen. Ml big tissue nevur will go
j to heven- . g .
I After whU boys is men. When
I qoys get ohnne towbacka thay nr men.
j boys is better than men.
.U£Z-.<* is£
Fond mother: "And so you think
the Elgin marbles* the belt Mr.
Brush?” Our artist: ‘Oh. yes! de
cidedly so. " Fond mother: "I should
be so much obliged if you would get
a few for my Johnny next time you're
In town. Mr. Brush, if they’re not too
expensiva The dear child's always
losing his."—London Fun.
The Variable HoU>er>la*Law.
Ms—'Extravagant saphoad! Two
hundred dollars for a-diamond stud!
Think of lt!s
Daughter—But he’s going to hare
the stone 'matohed for earrings for
mu. v - ~.v>i 'v:»1- “ ■' *
Ma—What a,thoughtful0ear he is! -
—Jewelers’Weekly. ■£
J»»»h IS..Cl«*r- . ,.'v
Jacob tiegley. living along the Per.
adomen creek- near Quakertown. Md.,
i gathered enough feathers to make
i four.good-eixfd feather j beds after a
1 j flock of about 600 wild - geese had
’ spent the night in a swamp on his
- , place op their way north,.. ,
FARty AND HOUSEHOLD.
WAYS AND MEANS OF ENJOY
ING LIFE ON A FARM. ,
Club* and Debating Societies—Symptoms
of Hog Cholera—Clover Hay Worm—
Aa Acre of Haas—Pork Polator* and
Household Help*.
Social Ufa Among Farmer!.
Enough is written and suggested
how to do farmers’ work, how to sow
or plant and how to reap and garden
and how to buy or sell—in fact to do
anything and everything to make
money. And it is true that that is
desirable. But that is not all of farm
life. It is in order to take into con
sideration ways and means within
reach of the poorest and humblest of
how to enjoy life—not only to eat,
drink and sleep, but to enjoy what
ever has been provided mentally,
physically and socially.
Years ago farmers’ clubs were in
order. Earners would meet at the
district school house and discuss
modes and methods of how to do
this or that particular kind of work.
Hut the farmers’ wives and daugh
ters were not “In it,” bo the clubs
were invited to. meet at private
houses.' The evening meeting was
turned into a day meeting and the
membership included a larger num
ber and the ontside circle grew
larger in proportion. The informal
“talk’’ developed into essays. Music
and refreshments were introduced
and a right good time they had of it.
Sometimes men of mark, successful
men, visited these olubs, and editors
and correspondents of agricultural
and scientific papers addressed the
clubs. The farm or nursery or dairy
was looked over and many a mental
note was taken and reduced to prac
tice on other farms and the reverse
was also noted and had it boen writ
ten out it would have read: “Things
to be avoided if you.-desire success.”
Mo farther^- who loved his .calling was
ever the poorer for what outlay he
made to entertain his neighbors and
friends.
Well knowing that debating so
cieties are ridiculed, 1 hesitate not a
moment to recommend their organ
ization, especially for the younger
members of the family, writes C. W.
Murtfeldt in the St. Louis Republic.
When properly conducted they are
of immense benefit. Man is a social
being; he needs rest and lecreation
Ilia ambition should be directed in a
proper channel. Looked at as an
animal only, man is the only animal
that laughs, and he should laugh;
indeed, if he laughed more and often
er he would need less physio. Man
need not smirk and snicker and grin
continually, but when wit and humor
incites, let him laugh heartily and
loud as if he enjoyed it. The pro
verb says: “Laugh and grow fat."
Now, a good debating society does
at times offer, great inducements to
exercise this faculty. Again, if good
shall result it may and should incite
to reading and study. “Wonder
where that little fellow got all that
information,” you may here one or
the other remark. Or someone else
who came prepared will startle the
society by exclaiming that a certain
quotation wa3 incorrect and he has
the documents to prove it Parlia
mentary rules are studied, not so
much to govern that particular so
ciety, but to fit men lor the common
council or the legislature or the bar.
Many a lawyer or judge got his start
first in that direction from a local
scboolhouse debating society.
The charm of social life in the sub
urbs is enhanced by clubs, where
questions of the day are brought
forward by essays and papers, which
generally are discussed by members
present This kind of entertain
ment is possible in every neighbor
hood of intelligent people. Of course,
such are readers and thinkers.
The simplest form of organization
is all that is necessary, namely, a
president and vice president, a sec
retary and assistant, and that is all.
These duplicated insure one or the
other's presence. If the secretary
uses his office as he may, the read
ing of the minutes is often very en
tertaining, because there is no ne
cessity of a verbatim report. ’ It is
best not to have refreshments unless
the meeting is announced to be of a
social nature and then only once in
a while. There may he an executive
committee to arrange for topics and
places, and also a committee on
music, ho fees are required. . It is
hoped that these hints, briefly given,
may induce.many to employ the means
at hand for social and musical im
provement, and thus make the winters
pass pleasantly and profitably.
8 my a TUI» for Kifames
Symptoms ot bog cholera are de
scribed by the Iowa state board of
health as follows: The presence of
the disease is indicated by a cold
shivering, lasting from a few seconds
to several hours; frequent sneezing,
followed by a loss of appetite; rough
appearance of the hair, drooping of
the ears, stupidness, attempts to
vomit, tendency to root the bedding
to lie down in dark and quiet places,
dullness of the eyes, often dim; some
times swelling of the head, eruptions
of the ears and other par+s of the
body; dizziness, laborious breathing,
vitiated appetite for dung, dirty and
salty substances, accumulation of
mucus in inner corner of the eye,
discharge from the nose, fetid offen
sive odor of the discharges from the
bowels, offensive exhalations; diar
rheal discharges are semi-fluid, of
grayish green color and often
mixed with blood. In many cases
the skin on the belly between
the hind legs, behind the ears and
.even the nose has numerous red
•pots which toward the fatal termin
' atlon turn purple, As the disease
progresses, the animat becomes slug
glsh, 'the head droop* with the, nose
near the ground, but usually will be
found lying dOWd with the nose' hid
in the bedding. If 'there ha* been
eostiveness, about two days .before
death there will bo. offensive, fetid
discharge; the voice becomes faint
and hoarse; tbe animal is stupids
emaciatipn increases rapidly; tbe
skin becomes dry, harfl,. and very
unclean; there is a cold,, clammy
sweat, and death Boon follows, with
convulsions, or gradually by ex
haustion, without a struggle. In
chronic cases, or those of long du
ration, the animal becomes weak,
lies down most of the time, eats but
little and has the diarrhea. These
cases may linger for weeks, scatter
ing the poison of the disease' in the
discharge wherever they go.—Col
man’s Rural World.
An Acre of Hens.
Go ahead and build one house that
will accommodate 100 fowls. Put a
partition through the ' middle and
keep your fowls in two flocks 'of fifty
each. Divide your acre into four
yards and use the yards alternately.
In the fall plow up two of the yards
and sow to rye. As soon as it is up
a few inches put your fowls in those
yards. The rye will furnish green
food until snow Comes in winter
wherever the fowls pan get at the
ground, and the first thing in the
spring. Should the rye be likely to
grow too high in the fall, just ’ turn
your cow in for, a little while oc- j
casionalty, and let her feed it down.
Keep your hens on these yards un
til plowing time next spring, then
turn them into the other yards where
the grass will be nice and fresh.
Plough under what is left of the rye
and plant the yards to corn and sun
flowers. We have kept hens in this
way—fifty in a flock, 100 in one house
—and there was not a case of sick
ness among the old fowls during the
entire winter. ‘And we made over
|100 in clear cash from the sale of
eggs from those 100 hens, so we do
Mt '‘hesitate to declare that more
than twenty-five fowls can*be kept
profitably in one flock. No, we didn't
sell any of the eggs at fancy prices;
they were sold at the average price
of twenty cents a dozen. Ask your
Belf if you have an acre withirf the
limits of your farm that pays 9100 or
even fifty dollars.—Fannie Field in
Prairie Farmer.
The Clover Hay Worm.
The farmer who finds in his mow
the webs, of the clover hay worm
should read and act upon the advice
of Professor Osborn, of the Iowa
agricultural college, who says:
Where these webs are found I would
advise a thorough cleaning .out of
the infested mow and burning of all
the webbed and worthless hay con
taining the worms. Otherwise there
will be developed an enormous num
ber of moths to lay eggs in the com
ing seasons' crop of hay and the
probability of worse dalnage another
year than has occurred heretofore.
It is exactly under such conditions,
the holding over of masses of in
fected hay, that thp worms find the
best opportunity for increase, and,
while it may involve some labor and
apparent loss at the time, it may be
considered, as next to throwing hay
away to store it over a mass of hay
previously infested, except that the
upper portion will probably escape
any serious damage. It is possible
that worms could be killed by use of
bisulphide of carbon without remov
ing the bay, but I hesitate to recom
mend it, as 1 know of no case where
it has been used for this pest and be
cause of the danger connected with
its use. especially in a barn where
lanterns may be brought, making
possible the ignition of the fumes._
Farmer's Review.
Pork Point*ra.
' Keep close supervision of the swine
so that they may get all they want
to eat and no more.
Some people seem to be afraid to
apply whitewash to the hog pen. It
is a good cleanser and is cheap.
Don’t complain that your sows eat
chickens and hens when you throw
dead chickens or offal from them in
the hogs’ way.
Why does the sow stray away from
the herd to find a secluded place to
farrow? See to it that you have a
quiet place provided for her.
The small, unmarketable potatoes
should be boiled, mashed and mixed
with bran and fed to the hogs. Don’t
allow anything to go to waste.
In all litters are uneven, weak
and altogether unsatisfactory the
sire is at fault; if but one or two lit
ters are in such condition the fault
is more likely with the sow.
Houu^old Helps.
A neat laundry bag can be made •
of white Java canvas worked in block'
pattern with red embroidery cotton.
Flatirons should be kept as far re- :
moved from the steam of cooking as 1
possible, as.this is what causes them
to rust
Sandwiches can be made some
hours before needed if kep b in a cool
place snugly covered with a damp'
cloth. They should be piled clesely
upon a dish. ■ *
A good broom-holder may be made .
by putting two large screws—nails
will answer—into the wall about two.
inches apart Drop the broom be- .
tween them, handle downward.
Any woman doing her own work
may so systematize it that it will be
the easiest possible for her. She
need not follow any other person’s
methods, unless • they .the very
best for her owikconditions. .
rpu • ’ **
1 here is a false economy, which
costs more than it returns; such as
saving old medicine bottles, partially
used prescriptions, the tacks from
the carpet, or working days to save
or make that which may be bought
lor a few cents.
- *>- j . ■ i
art for oufy ten pouts •'orlu^
r§¥®jg*feg
Ceylon ten planters >» ■..> -
organized attempt to obtau**1!**
their tea seed in the I nnH * *®^e t
A parcel of iVn beL^tLf1*^
was offered at the dru^i^XV^
but no one seemed to knnwfli, . MlJ
with it, and although the 'brot j
clared that the dnVlTf*
ite medicine in China,’’the audl!*1’0'
mained unmoved. Ne?erthefa
tea seed .might have been worth
chasing for the sake of the w.?"
which it contains,, to the extent^*aW
34 per cent by weight and Jl T00
sembles olive oil in color and som*^
in taste. The seed. are afehT ■*
^«^st»«»,«bglobulari«,sh~
aba of a deep brown color tk •
would be hsefol for burning'or^ta
eating.-London Chemist and DruggS
Home Seekers* Kseunlon via the M.,1
^ T* Railway.
}8**’ the M. K. ft T. railn,
wiU have on sale from all its norther^!!?
ways tickets to all points in the stated
Texas, at rate of one fare for the mn^
trip. These tickets are limited to30d«
from date of sale and will nermit.»
over on the going trip at any^Sl iS
state of Texas, only within tteTd ta
, *» roar opportunity to secure a Cm,
in the sunny south, where lands arechC
and harvests plentiful. Jambs Baotb 1'
' Q- P- and T. A., Bt. Louis) Mn
Spain’s Beauties.
Paola Montegazz of Florence has bee:
recently giving his opinions in a Ger
P»P*r on the women of Eurone
To tbe Spanish women he gives th,
palm fob beauty. “The Spams!
woman, he says, “is bewitching
beautiful. She has small hands ant
feet, and large eyes, like the open win
dows of a sunburnt marble palace :
figure full of grace and life, and long
wavy dark hair. She is very religions
very Ignorant, very jealous, sensitive
idle and proud.”
The Western Trail
Is published by the Great Keck hliml
Route, and Is issued quarterly. It *111 N
sent free for one year by addressing Editui
' Western Trail, Chicago.
, , Jzo. Sebastian, 0. P. A., Chicago.
Orchard Drainage.
Orchard land needs to have the moist'
ure drained off after the frost is out o(
the ground. If well nnderdrained, els:
soil, underlaid with clay is best it
has been proved by observation that
ground so underdrained is bos littls
affected by long spells of wet weather
or by drouths, and success by fruit
growing can be safely insured.
Whether level or rolling.each orchard
should have a system of tile drains laid
from three and one-half to four fee!
deep. Care should be taken in laying
the tile with regularity. Any depres
sion in the drain will be filled with s
deposit, and roots will find earth to
take.hold of and thus give trouble.
Go Sooth Via the Wabash. -
Tourists’ tickets now on sale to all points
Homeaeekers’ tickets at half fare onet
cursion dates, Dec. 12th, Jan. 9th, Feb. i.'lth,
March 18th, April 10th and Hay 8th. /or
rates or foiden giving full description oi
lands, dimate, sc., call at Wabash Ticket
office, No. 1803 Faraarn Street, or write
Gko. N. Clayton, N. W. P. Agt..
Omaha, Keb
Cherries 'were known in Asia as far back
as the seventeenth century.
HAVE YOU COT A DOLLAR?
DO YOU WANT A JOB?
The railroads are going to employ 2S0.nfa
young men and women—they have to do so.
If you want a job we can help you; whether
you are experienced or not. Clerks, Train
men and Mechanics are constantly needed
Oqr Guide to Hal Iroad Employment eivw ad
necessary information. Thousands have ob
tained situations In the same way. Itj;
compiled by a prominent railroadnian.it
not aa represented money refunded, t sty
are selling fast, and only a limited unw
•to be sold. You can make more money in *
year by railroading than canoe made any
where else in Sve. Price 11. postage ”*.
send orders to TMKKAlhWdYt.bibh*
run. CO., US No. ltlth St.. Omaha. Md
OUHA business hoik
‘STOVE REPAIR
ItanalM for AA.OOO (llflOient
Omtb
Works
ItOT
Hspalrs forI®,«MH» illfloienl
Dm|1m It.. - ‘ —
6RAIN
Bought and sold on marainetWrite
Circular. Hawker*
Ce , No. 3 Now fork Life. O'111”*
nnill TBW Butter. Ergs end Wild G«M"bJ
POULTRY sjufy?fiSiS?s^Sj
PLAYING CARD!
V~. nt hast Duality
You can obtain a pack of best qnalitf P1
cards by sending!fifteen cant* m \
KUSTft, Gen’l Pass. Agent C.. B. &Q- *
Chicago, 111.
Second-Hind Bmnj
Body Type
For Sale Cheap.
muuinu'uiom v* »• * sell H "
eopperm'xed type. We M 4»N'
toatant 100 pound* or “0nr£,1.JV«*ol'>
ered ms soon u we got on 8ur no
low nrlft« of
low price of
25Cents aiPounA
Place Yeur Order]!!!
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