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| The Return of Sherlock Holmes 11
DY A. CONAN DOYLE.
Copyright 1903. Cooyrilht. 1903. I
by A. Conan DoyU and Calliar'a Weekly. by McClure. Phillips ® Ca. 9
VII—THE ADVENTURE OF CHAS.
AUGUSTUS MILVERTON.—Contin
ued.
“Dear me. dear me. how unfortu
nate!” cried Milverton, taking out a
bulky pocketbook. "I cannot help
thinking that ladles are ill-advised In
not making an effort. Look at this!”
He help up a little note with a coat of
arms upon the envelope. That be
longs to—well, perhaps It Is hardly fair
to tell the name until tomorrow morn
ing. But at that time it will be in the
hands of the lady's husband. And all
because she will not find a beggarly
sum which she could get by turning her
diamonds Into paste. It is such a pity!
Now, you remember the sudden end of
the engagement between the Hon. Miss
Miles and Colonel Dorking? Only two
days before the wedding there was a
paragraph in the Morning Tost to say
that It was all off. And why? It Is
almost incredible, but the absurd sum
of £1,200 would have settled the whole
question. Is it not pitiful? And here
I find you, a man of sense, boggling
about terms, when your client's future
and honor nre at stake. You surprise
«ne, Mr. Holmes."
“What I say Is true,” Holmes an
swered. "The money cannot be found.
Surely It is better for you to take the
•ubstantlal sum which I offer than to
ruin this woman's career, which can
profit you In no way?”
“There you make a mistake, Mr.
Holmes. An exposure would profit me
Indirectly to a considerable extent. X
have eight or ten similar cases matur
ing. If It was circulated among them
that I had made a severe example of
the I-ady Eva, I should find all of them
much more open to reason. You see
my point?"
Holmes sprang from his chair.
“Get behind him, Watson! Don’t let
him out! Now, sir, let us see the con
tents of that note boo’.:."
Milverton had glided as quick as a rat
to the side of the room, and stood with
hi* back against the wall.
“Mr. Holmes, Mr. Holmes," he said,
turning tho front of his coat and ex
hibiting the butt of a large revolver,
^rtilch projected from the Inside pocket.
“I have been expecting you to do some
thing original. This has been done so
qften, and what good has ever come
from It? I assure you that I am armed
to the teeth, and I am perfectly pre
pared to use my weapons, knowing
that the law will support me. Besides,
rour supposition that I would bring the
letters here In a note book is entirely
mistaken. I would do nothing so fool
ish. And now, gentlemen, X have one
•or two llttl! interviews this evening,
•ad It Is a long drive to Hampstead.”
He stepped forward, took up his coat.
Said his hand on hls revolver, and
turned to the door. I picked up a chair,
hut Holmes shook hls head, and I laid
It down again. With a how, a smile,
and a twinkle, Mllve: "'it was out of
the room, and a few moments after we
hoard the slam of the carriage door and
tho rattle of the wheels as he drove
Otway.
Holmes* sat motionless by the fire, his
^Stands burled deep in his trouser pock
"•ta, his chin sunk upon his breast, his
fixed upon the glowing embers,
an hour he was silent and
r«tllt. Then, with the gesture of a man
who has taken his decision, he sprang
to his feet and passed Into his bed
room. A little later a rakish young
workman, with a goatee beard and a
•wagger, lit his clay pipe at the lamp
••fore descending Into the street. "I'll
•Be back some time, Watson," said he,
,*nd vanished Into the night. I under
• Stood that he had opened his campaign
.•gainst Charles Augustus Milverton,
‘but I little dreamed the strange shape
•which that campaign was destined to
<teke.‘*
For some days Holmes came and went
mt all hours In this attire, but beyond
• remark that his time was spent at
Hampstead, and that It was not wasted,
I knew nothing of what he was doing.
At last, however, on a wild, tempestu
•ous evening, when the wind screamed
«na rattled against the windows, he re
turned from his last expedition, and
Baring removed his disguise he sat bo
we the fire and laughed heartily In
Bis silent Inward fashion.
"You would not call me a marrying
•nan, Watson?”
"No. Indeed!"
"You'll be Interested to hear that I'm
■engaged.'
•‘My dear fellow! I congrat—
To Milverton's housemaid."
"Good heavens, Holmes!”
I wanted information. Watson ••
Surely you have gone too far?”
Tt was a most necessary step. I am
• plumber with a rising business, Esoott
Bjr name. I have walked out with her
•ach evening, and I have talked with
gjr. Good heavens, those talks'”
However, I have got all I wanted. I
know Milverton's house as I know the
Palm of my hand.”
"But the girl, Holmes?"
He shrugged his shoulders.
‘•You can't help it. my dear Watson.
Tou must play your cards as best you
can when such a stake Is on the table
However. 1 rejoice to say that I have
a hated rival, who will certainly cut
ne out the Instant that my back is
turned. What a splendid night It Is!"
"You like this weather?"
"It suits my purpose. Watson. I
burgle Milverton's house to
I had a catching of the breath, and
mjr skin went cold at the words, which
were slowly uttered in a tone of con
centrated resolution. As a fiash of
lightning In the night shows up In an in
■tant every detail of a wild landscape,
ao at one glance I seemed to see every
passible result of such an action—the
detection, the capture, the honored ca
reer ending in Irreparable failure and
wegrace, my friend himself lying at
the mercy of the odious Milverton.
"For heaven's sake. Holmes, think
what you are doing,” I cried.
“My dear fellow, I have given It every
consideration. I am never precipitate
Mi my actions, nor would I adopt so
energetic and, indeed, so dangerous a
course. If any other were possible. Let
«s look at the matter clearly and fairly
I suppose that you will admit that the
action Is morally justifiable, though
technically criminal. To burgle his
house Is no more than to forcibly take
Mis pocketbook—an action in which you
were prepared to aid me.”
I tumejl It over In my mind.
"Yes." I said, "It is morally Justifiable
•o tong as our object is to take no
articles save those whicn are used for
an Illegal purpose.”
"Exactly. Since it Is morally Justifi
able. I have only to consider the ques
tion of personal risk. Surely a gentle
man should not lay much stress upon
this, when a lady Is In most desperate
Meed of his helpff"
“You will be In such a false position."
; "Well, that is part of the risk. There
, Is no other possible way of regaining
• these letters. The unfortunate lady has
not the money, nnd there are none of
her people In whom she could confide.
Tomorrow Is the last day of grace, and
unless we can get the letters tonight,
this villain will he as good as his won!
and will bring about her ruin. I must,
therefore, abandon rny client to her
' fate or I must play this last card. Be
tween ourselves, Watson, it’s a sporting
duel between this fellow Milverton and
me. He had. as you saw. the best of
the first exchanges, but my self respect
and my reputation are concerned to
fight it to a finish.”
"Well. I don’t like It. but I suppose
It must be," said f.
“When do we start?”
“You are not coming.”
"Then you are not going,” said I.
”1 give you my word of honor—and I
never broke It my life—that I will take
a cab straight to the police station and
give you away, unless you let me share
this adventure with.you.”
"You can't help me.”
"How do you know that? You can’t
tell what may happen. Anyway, my
resolution Is taken. Other people be
side you have self respect, and even
reputations.”
Holmes had looked annoyed, hut his
brow cleared, and he clapped me on
the shoulder.
’’Well, well, my dear fellow, be It so.
We have shared this same room
for years, and it would be amusing If
we ended by sharing tne same cell. You
know, Watson, I don’t mind confessing
to you that I have always had an Idea
that I would have made a highly effi
cient criminal. This is the ohunce of
my lifetime In that direction. See here!"
He took a neat little case out of a
drawer, and opening It he exhibited a
number of shining Instruments. "This
Is a first class, up-to-date burgling kit,
with nickel plated Jimmy, diamond
tipped glass cutter, adaptable keys, and
every modern Improvement which the
march of civilization demands. Here,
too, Is my dark lantern. Everything Is
In order. Have you a pair of silent
shoes?”
"I have rubber soled tennis shoes.”
"Excellent! And a mask?”
"I can make a couple out of black
silk.”
"I can see that you have a strong,
natural turn for this sort of thing. Very
good, do you make the masks. We
shall have some cold supper before we
start. It Is now nine-thirty. At eleven
we shall drive as far as church row.
It’s a quarter of an hour's walk from
there to Appledoro Towers. We shall
be at work before midnight. Milverton
Is a heavy sleeper, and retires punctual
ly at ten-thirty. With any luck we
should be back here by two, with the
Lady Eva’s letters in my pocket."
Holmes and I put on our dress clothes,
so that we might appear to be two
theatergoers homeward bound. In Ox
ford street we picked up a hansom and
drove to an address In Hampstead.
Here we paid off our cab, and with our
great coats buttoned up, for It was
bitterly cold and the wind seemed to
blow through us. we walked along the
edge of the heath.
its a business tnat needs delicate
treatment," said Holmes. "These docu
ments are contained in a safe in the
fellow's study, and the study is the
ante-room of his bed chamber. On the
other hand, like all these stout, little
men who do themselves well, he Is a
plethoric sleeper. Agatha—that's my
finances—says It's a Joke In the ser
vants' hall that It's Impossible to wake
the master. He has a secretary who
Is devoted to Ills Interests, and never
budges from the study all day. That’s
why we are going at night. Then he
has a beast of a dog .that roams the
garden. I met Agatha late the last
two evenings, and she locks the brute
up so as to give me a clear run. This
Is the house, the big one In its own
grounds. Through the gate—now to
the right among the laurels. We might
put on our masks here. I think. You
any of the windows, and everything Is
working splendidly.”
With our black silk face coverings,
which turned us into two of the most
truculent figures In Condon, we stole
up to the silent gloomy house. A sort
of tiled veranda extended along one
side of It. lined by several windows and
two doors.
"That's his bedroom," Holmes whis
pered. “This door opens straight Into
the study. It would suit us best, but
It Is bolted as well as locked, and we
should make too much noise getting In.
Come round here. There’s a green
house which opens Into the drawing
room."
The place was locked, but Holmes re
moved a circle of glass and turned the
key from the Inside. An Instant after
wards he had dosed the door behind
us. and we had become felons In the
eyes of the law. The thick, warm
air of the conservatory and the
rich, choking fragrance of ex
otic plants took us by the throat.
He seized my hand In the darkness and
led me swiftly past banks of shrubs which
brushed against our faces. Holmes had
remarkable powers, carefully cultivated,
of seeing In the dark. Still holding my
hand In one of his, he opened a door, and
I was vaguely conscious that wo had en
tered a large room In which a cigar had
been smoked not long before. He felt his
way among the furniture, opened another
Hit Idea.
Hlx—It a woman has a divorce or
two she can succeed upon the stage.
Dlx—Then the latest star should
prove to be a Wonder. She's had flvs
divorces.
door, and closed it behind us. Putting out
my hand I felt several coats hanging from
the wall, and I understood that I was in
a passage. We passed along it, and Holmes
very gently opened a door upon the right
hand side. Something rushed out at us
and my heart sprang into my mouth, but
l could have laughed when I realized that
it was the cat. A fire was burning In this
new room, and again the air was heavy
with tobacco smoke. Holmes entered on
tiptoe, waited for me to follow, and then
very gently closed the door. Wo were In
Milverton’s study, and a portiere at tho
farther side showed the entrance to his
bedroom.
It was a good fire, and the room wan
illuminated by it. Near the door I saw
the gleam of an electric switch, but it
was unnecessary, even if it had been safe,
to turn it on. At one side of the fireplace
was a heavy curtain which covered the
bay window we had seen from outside. On
the other side was the door which com
municated with the veranda. A desk stood
in the center, with a turning chair of shin
ing red leather. Opposite was a large
bookcase, with a marble bust of Athene on
the top. In the corner, between tho
bookcase and the wall, there stood a tall,
green safe, the firelight flashing back from 1
the polished brass knobs upon its face. I
Holmes stole across and looked at It. Then !
ho crept to the door of the bedroom, and '
stood with slanting head listening intent- j
ly. No sound came from within. Mean- j
while it had struck me that It would be !
wise to secure our retreat through the out
er door, so I examined it. To my amaze- j
ment, It waft neither locked nor bolted. I
touched Holmes on the arm, and he turned
his masked face in that direction. I saw
him start, and he was evidently as sur
prised as I.
“I don’t like it,” he whispered, putting
his lips to my very car. “I can’t quite
make it out. Anyhow, we have no time
to lose.”
! “Can I do anything?”
! “Yes, stand by the door. If you hear
anyone come bolt it on the inside, and w*e
can get away as we came. If they come
the other way, w*e can get through the
door if our job is done, or hide bejb.nd
these window curtains If it is not. Do
you understand?”
I nodded and stood by the door. My first
feeling o' fear had passed away, and I
thrilled now with a keener zest than I
had ever enjoyed when we were the de
fenders of the law instead of its defiers.
The high object of our mission, the con
sciousness that it was unselfish and chival
rous, tho villainous character of our op
ponent, all added to the sporting interest
of the adventure. Far from feeling guilty,
I rejoiced and exulted in our dangers.
With a glow of admiration 1 watched
Holme* unrolling his case of instruments
and choosing his tool with the calm, scien
tific accuracy of a surgeon who performs
a delicate operation. I knew that the
opening of safes was a particular hobby
with hirn, and I understood the joy which
It gave him to be confronted with this
green and gold monster, the dragon which
held In Its maw the reputations of many
fair ladles. Turning up the cuffs of his
dress coat—he had placed his overcoat on
a chair—Holmes laid out two drills, a
jimmy and several skeleton keys. I
stood at the center door with my eyes
glancing at each of the others, ready for
any emergency, though, indeed, my plans
were somewhat vague as to w’hat I should
do if we were Interrupted. For half an
hour Holmes worked with concentrated j
energy, laying down one tool, picking up j
another, handling each with the strength
and delicacy of the trained mechanic, j
Finally I heard a click, the broad green
door swung open, and inside I had a
glimpse of a number of paper packets,
each tied, sealed and Inscribed. Holmes
picked one out. but it was hard to read
by the flickering fire, and he drew* out his
little dark lantern, for it was too danger
ous, with Milverton in the next room, to
switch on the electric light. Suddenly I i
saw him halt, listen intently, and then in j
an Instant he had swung the door of the j
safe to, picked up his coat, stuffed his !
tools into the pockets, and darted behind
the window curtain, motioning me to do j
the same.
It was only when I had Joined him there !
that I heard what had alarmed his quick- j
er senses. There was a noise somewhere j
within the house. A door slammed In tho ]
distance. Then a confused, dull murmur !
broke Itself into the measured thud of
heavy footsteps rapidly approaching. They }
were in the passage outside tho room.
They paused at the door. The door op- j
ened. There was a sharp snick as tho '
electric light was turned on. The door
closed once more, and the pungent reek
of a strong cigar was borne to our nos
trils. Then the footsteps continued back
wards and forwards, backwards and for
wards, within a few yards of us. Finally
there was a creak from a chair, and the I
footsteps ceased. Then a key clicked in a
lock, and I heard the rustle of papers. j
So far I had not dared to look out, but '
now I gently parted the division of the
curtains in front of me and peeped
through. From the pressure of Holmes'
shoulder against mine, I knew that he was
sharing my observations. Right In front
of us, and almost within our reach, was,
the broad, rounded back of Milverton. It
was evident that we had entirely mlscal- j
culated his movements, that he had never i
been to his bedroom, but that ho had been
sitting up in some smoking or billiard j
room In the farther wing of the house, the 1
windows of which we had not seen. His ,
broad, grizzled head, with its shining
patch of baldness, was In the Immediate
foreground of our vision. He was leaning
far back In the red leather chair, his legs
outstretched, a long, black cigar project
ing at an angle from his mouth. He wore
a semi-military smoking jacket, claret- j
colored, with a black velvet collar. In
his hand ho held a long, legal document [
which he was reading in an indolent fash
Ion, blowing rings of tobacco smoke from
his Ups as he did so. There was no prom
ise of a speedy departure In his composed
bearing and Ills comfortable attitude.
I felt Holmes' hand steal Into mine and
give me a reassuring shake, as If to say 1
that the situation was within his powers, I
and that he was easy in his mind. I was
not sure whether he had seen what was 1
only too obvious from my position, that I
the door of the safe was Imperfectly closed j
and that Milverton might at any moment
observe It. In my own mind I had de
termined that if I were sure, from the
rigidity of Uls gaze, that it had caught
his eye, I would at once spring out, throw
my groat coat over his head, pinion him,
and leave the rest to Holmes. But Milver
ton never looked up. He was languidly
Interested by the papers In his hand, and
page after page was turned as ho fol
lowed the argument of the lawyer. At
least, I thought, when he had llnlshed
the document and the cigar he will I
go to his room, but before he had reached ,
the end of either, there came a !
remarkable development, which turned
our thoughts Into quite another channel.
Several times I had observed that Mil
verton looked at his watch, and onec he
had risen and sat down again, with a ges- ,
ture of impatience. The Idea, however,
that he might have an appointment at so
strang an hour never occurred to me un
til a faint sound reached my ears from the
veranda outside. Milverton dropped his
papers and sat rigid In his chair. Tho
sound was repeated, and then there camo
a gentle tap at the door. Milverton rose
and opened It.
(Continued Next Week)
“Alius Alone."
Judge: Judge—You say you were
alone when you committed the rob
bery ?
Nttro Bill—Yes. yer honor, I alius
does me little jobs alone. When ye’ve
got a pal it’s 10 ter 1 he turns out dis
CANNAS FOR THE GARDEN.
If one wants the greatest amount of sat
isfaction in plant growing with the mini
mum of expense in money and labor it will
bo found in raising any of the varieties
of the Canna now to be found on the mar
ket. A few years ago we were confined
to the class which was an exceedingly
tall grower, rather rank in habit and with
a few insignificant blossoms; now we have
fifty or more sorts more dwarf in habit of
growth and all of them bearing blossoms
of good size and great beauty. The plants
have few or no insect enemies; the cater
pillar sometimes gets on the leaves as be
indicated by the small holes they eat, but
they are readily discovered and removed
before any great damage is done. The
•oil needed should be rally rich and rath
er loamy In character, for the best re
sults. Buy only the roots, never the seeds,
and set at any time after the weather be
comes settled up to the middle of June or
even later, although the later set plants
will not give much bloom. The habit of
growth is clean and graceful and tha beau
tiful broad leaves are very tropical In ap
pearance. The rects or plants ought to be
set where they will have the sun for at
least half the day and they must be wa
tered thoroughly each night. They are
easily cared for, will grow and thrive al
most In spite of one and will bloom until
cut down by the frost In the fall. The il
lustration Is a typical blossom of one of
the sorts now on the market and obtain
able from any plantsman.
GIVE THE HORSES A CHANGE.
Admitting that oats are the natural food
of horses and that they thrive on them
better than any other grain especially
when they are on the road, still the horses
need much more in the way of variety
than wo are in the habit of giving them.
The usual feeds of hays and oats or of
corn and oats can be varied more or less
according to the work of the horse and
what one has to feed. At this time of the
year when all farm horses are doing hard
work the oats must be the mainstay, but
if there is any possible chance for the ani
mals to have a few hours at pasture they
should be placed there. Try this plan in
the grain feeding: Give them a mixture of
oats and corn meal, two-thirds oats, at
one meal, then whole oats another meal.
The next day let the ration be ground oats,
com and bran then another meal of corn,
oats and barley and perhaps a third day
let the ration be of bran and oats. Vary
the ration as much as possible In the
roughage to correspond with the change of
grain. It Is not so much that we gain
anything in the way of food value by let
ting up some on the oats, probably a little
Is lost, as a matter of fact, but the change
in the ration will excite and increase the
appetite so that the food will be of greater
value to the horse.
THE OYSTER SHELL SCALE.
While the oyster shell scale is not so for
midable as the San Jose scale It Is never
theless a pest one should get rid of as
quickly as possible. It is not so small as
the San Jose scale hence 13 more readily
distinguishable; it is rather flat and Is
found In clusters near the Joining of the
twigs of trees looking very much like a
miniature piece of oystershell. It Is par
ticularly bad on shrubbery and on orna
mental trees and ough to be fought with
vigor. While the best remedy Is rigorous
pruning before the buds open and then a
thorough washing with whaleoll soap mix
ture, something can be done even now to
eradicate it by the use of the spray of
Bordeaux or of the whale oil soap mixture.
If the effected tree or shrub is small It
will not be difficult work to go over the
branches with a brush wet with the whale
oil soap mixture and apply It vigorously
at all Joints.
SOME POTATO POINTS.
Kxpert potato growers rightly say that,
next to good seed, cultivated and spraying
means success In any normal season. The
trouble with most of us is that we do not
begin the cultivation and the spraying
sufficiently early. The weeds get ahead
of us and before we have fully done what
spraying is necessary to subdue the possi
ble rot the bugs are eatlhg the vines. As
a rule shallow cultivation Is best, Indeed
it Is necessary under the modern plan of
planting the seed rather shallow; in using
the cultivator the soil Is thrown toward
the hill a little at each cultivation so that
as the tubers grow they are sufficiently
well covered. About the middle of June,
Jn the middle states, spraying is begun and
it Is kept up so that from six to ten spray
ings are given the plants depending upon
.the season. That It pays to spray is
proven by the fact that the cost is less
than *3 an acre when done by approved
methods while the returns are from 25 to
75 bushels an acre more than from plots
not sprayed. The cost for spraying covers
material and labor, but does not cover the
coat of tl.» apparatus which must be con
sidered as an investment.
CLOTH IN PLACE OF GLASS.
In almost any section where the climate
Is not too severe It Is believed that the
heavy oiled cloth or unbleached muslin
can be used In place of glass on poultry
houses. By this plan one can have more
light in poultry houses at less expense and
do away with the danger Incident to freez
ing houses on winter nights because of
the expanse of glass. Further, one can so
arrange these cloth covered sashes that
they can be used during the summer and
thus enable one to shut out the storm and
! wind when necessary and still keep the
| house perfectly cool which could not be
| done with the glass. It is by no means a
■ good plan to have an entirely open house
through the summer If one can avoid It
for, aside from the danger from small
animals or thieves there is the greater
danger of draughts which are often as bad
for fowls during the days when it rains as
during the fall and winter weather. If one
has the cloth covered sashes, with the
wire netting on the outside, it is not diffi
cult to shut out storm and yet not make
the house over warm which would likely
be the case If glass was used. Try the
plan of the cloth covered sashes for sum
mer and you will like them so well you
will want to fit the winter houses with
them.
A GOOD HOG CROSS.
Whatever may have been the failures
i with the much lauded Tamworth as a
I bacon hog the fact remains that it is an
excellent breed for this purpose and also
I that the demand for the bacon hog is
f greatly on the increase. On the other
hand, all do not suceed with the Tain
worths, probably because they have not
yet learned its peculiarities. With the
Berkshire and the Yorkshire breeds moat
hog raisers are familiar and a cross of the
two makes a splendid bacon hog using
the Yorkshire boar and the Berkshire
sows. The Yorkshire Is not so well known
as the Berkshire, but the best points of the
breed are their color, white, their sturdi
ness and rapidity of growth and that they
are remarkably prolific. They do well un
der adverse conditions and when proper
ly treated are superior to even the cross,
although, until one becomes more familiar
with the breed, the cross with the Berk
shire would be more satisfactory. It is be
lieved by those who are in a position to
know that the day of the very fat hog Is
gone; at least the demand from all
sources, packers and consumers, is for
what Is known as the bacon hog, more
lean and less fat so that it Is certainly
policy to supply it If one would get the
highest market price. Moreover, it Is eas
ier to feed for a bacon hog if one has the
breed or the cross which will most readily
produce the sort of flesh wanted.
HOW IT PAYS TO MAKE ATTRAC
TIVE FARMS.
Noting an article in this department
urging that the grounds around the farm
home be made ae attractive as possible
even If it must be done with the sole view
of enhancing its value, a reader writes
that during ten years he has made a busi
ness of buying small farms and inexpen
sive town houses and “fixing them up” to
sell again. A farm with good buildings
and with good soil but with a run-down
door yard and few' or no trees, shrubs and
plants is bought and at once the door yard
Is graded and seeded down after spaces are
left for trees and shrubs which are located
at the proper season. Little or no diffi
culty is had in renting such a place for
short terms for sufficient to more than
pay the expenses on it, enough more so
that a small per cent, of Interest is had on
the investment. Then our friend searches,
by advertisements and otherwise, for some
city man who wants a pleasant country
home. To make a long story short he has
little trouble in disposing of his property
at a fair margin of profit. Once, when he
needed more cash than he had to complete
a purchase and went to the hank to bor
row he was asked if he was the Mr. Hast
ings who bought farms and improved
them. On his reputation he had little
trouble In getting the money needed. It Is
not to be understood that many can do this
way but the point is that shrewd business
men, including bankers, look upon a W'ell
kept place as an evidence not only of
thrift but of prosperity and the farmer
who handles his place in such a manner
will find it pays should be ever wish to
borrow' money or to sell the place.
MILKING IN THE PASTURE.
While the plan of milking in the pasture
Is not the most desirable one, it is so gen
erally practiced that one ought to go to
considerable trouble to get as much com
fort out of It as possible. One of the best
ways of doing this Is to select some place
In the pasture where the cows will be will
ing to stand quiet; a place as free from
vermin and moisture as possible. A good
plan is to have a large shed open on three
sides into which the cows may be driven
and tied, each one having a portion of the
day's ration before her to keep her busy
while you are milking. ISven a little hay
will answer the purpose no matter how
good the pasture Is. Have a comfortable
seat for the milker, a place where the
large can of milk may be put without dan
i ger of its being soiled and plenty of clean
utensils In case of an accident to one. By
far the better plan Is to have the dairy
shed near the barns where the cows can
be milked and fed in comfort and where
they may pass the night comfortably with
out danger of fright by prowling dogs.
Such a shed can be made as airy as one
likes by the use of openings of good size
covered with wire netting as coarse as the
smallest mesh used for poultry fences. In
this way all the things needed are near at
hand and the work is much better and
easier done than In the pasture.
CUTTING STRAWBERRY RUNNERS
One of the best tools we know of for
quickly clipping the runners on straw
berry plants is readily made from a piece
of hoop Iron with the lower edge sharp
ened as keenly as possible. A piece of
steel would be better and It would pay to
have it if one had a considerable area In
strawberries. A geod 6ize is about twenty
Incnes In diameter and is fastened to a
long handle by three pieces of Iron which
are riveted to the hoop and then to the
handle; the handle is permitted to come
below the joining a few Inches and a atrip
of stout wire run through !t to two of the
side strips in order to give It strength.
The pole should be long so that the oper
ator may stand upright for ease in work
ing. The circumference of this cutter is
sufficient so that the runners will not be
cut 01T too close to the plant and all of
them may be cut with a single movement.
The cost of a number of such tools would
be nominal compared with the work which
could be done w ith them. The illustration
shows the Idea clearly.
Not Enough Balt.
From the Saturday Evening Post,
i Senator Knox has a good story of
the last fight the late Senator Quay,
of Pennsylvania, made in the senate.
Quay was working hard on the state
hood bill, obstructing legislation when
a scheme was fixed up to get him
away from the senate for a time.
Quay was very fond of tarpon flsh
! ing and had a winter place in Florida.
One afternoon he received this telegram
from a friend, who thought the senator
might be In belter business than pot
tering about new states:
"Fishing never so good. Tarpon bit
ing everywhere. Sport magnificent.
Come.”
Quay read the telegram and smiled
a tiny, little smile. Then he answered
it thus:
“Tarpon may be biting, but I am not.
M. S. Quay.”
Nor Indians with Indian Pudding.
From Success Magazine.
Simeon Ford tells of a woman In a
Chicago hotel who was known as the
most Inveterate “kicker” the hostelry
had ever known.
One evening at dessert, the lady who
was always complaining asked the
waiter why the dish served her waa
called "ice cream pudding.”
"If you don’t like it, ma'am. I’ll bring
you something else,” suggested the po
lite negro.
“Oh, it’s very nice,” responded the
lady. “What I object to is that it
should be called ice cream pudding. It’»
wrongly named. There should be Ice
cream served with it.”
“Yes, ma’em," replied the waiter, “but
that’s Jest our name for it. Lots o'
dishes that way. Dey don’t bring you
a cottage with a cottage pudding, you
know.”
Mrs. Winslows boothiso btbtjp Tor clhlMnp
teething; softens the gnms, reduces inflammation, St
lags vain, cures wind oolic. 26 contr a bottle.
The Fall of Jenkins.
From Harper’s Weekly.
William Allen White, the Kansas
edlitor, In telling of the troubles of a
city editor In drilling green reporters,
was reminded of an amusing case that
came within his' own observation.
"There is one thing you must re
member above everything else,” said
the city editor of a St. Louis paper to
a new reporter, "and that is: tell in
the first few lines what your story is
about—in other words, give the sub
stance at once. Then follow with a
recital of the facts, and conclude with
interviews with the people concerned.
That is the only orderly way of writ
ing your story.”
The new man gave close attention
to this lesson, the result of which was
that he handed in that night a news
item reading as follows:
"Rufus Jenkins, a carpenter, slipped
and fell in Vine street yesterday and
sprained his ankle badly.
"Mr. Jenkins was walking along
Vine street when suddenly his feet
slipped from under him and he fell,
spraining one of his ankles.
"When seen by a reporter he said:
'I was walking along Vine street, when
in some way my feet slipped from un
der me, and I fell heavily to the side
walk, spraining one of my ankles.’
"Mr. Frank Fuller said: ‘I was
walking behind Mr. Jenkins on Vine
street when I saw him slip and fall to
the sidewalk. When I assisted him to
rise he told me that he had sprained
one of his ankles.’
"Dr. Thomas Rich, who attended Mr.
Jenkins, said: ‘Mr. Jenkins has a
badly sprained ankle, due to a fall In
Vine street. He will be laid up for
some time.’
“Mr. Jenkins could not attend last
night’s meeting of the carpenters’
union. The president in convening the
meeting, expressed regret that Mr.
Jenkins could not attend, as he had
slipped and fallen In Vine street,
spraining one of his ankles.”
BUILDING FOOD.
To Brins the Bnblee Aroend.
When a little human machine (or a
large one) goes wrong, nothing is so
Important as the selection of food to
bring it around again.
“My little baby boy fifteen months
old had pneumonia, then came brain
fever, and no sooner and he got over
these than he began to cut teeth and.
being so weak, he was frequently
thrown into convulsions,” says a Color
ado mother.
“I decided a change might help, so
took him to Kansas City for a visit
When we got there he was so very weak
when he would cry he would sink away
and seemed like he would die.
“When I reached my sister’s homo
she said Immediately that we must feed
him Grape-Nuts, and, although I had
never used the food, we got some and
for a few days gave him just the juice
of Grape-Nuts and milk. lie got
stronger so quickly we were soon feed
ing him the Grape-Nuts itself, and in
a wonderfully short time he fattened
right up and became strong and well.
“That showed me something worth
knowing and, when later on my girl
came, I raised her on Grape-Nuts and
she is a strong, healthy baby and hao
been. You will see from the little pho
tograph 1 send you what a strong,
chubby youngster the boy Is now, but
ho didn't look anything like that before
we found this nourishing food. Grape
Nuts nourished him back to strength
when he was so weak he couldn't keep
any other food ou his stomach.” Name
given by Postum Co., Hattie Creek,
Mich.
All children can be built up to a more
sturdy and henlthy condition upon
Grape-Nuts and cream. The food con
tains the elements nature demands,
from which to make the soft gray till
ing in tlie nerve centers and brain. A
well-fed brain and strong, sturdy nervei
absolutely insure a healthy body.
Look In pkgs. for the famous little
1 book, "The Road to Wellvllle.”
