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CHAPTER XXXVIL-fContinoed.)
Aw short stay with her mother aha
to return to Mr. Dene, mm
aha had axad aariaf made bar
aaotkar'i bowse usbearable.
Am aba walked swiftly oa bar war
aba paaasil several paepla o tba r4,
aad little war frost Mrs. Dene's bunga
low aba overtook Mr. Knollya. alaa harry-
bxg bom. Aa impalaa aba did Dot wait
to define prompted bar to quicken bar
atopa aad lay bar baad opon bla arm to
attract bla attention.
Bvideatly dee la thought be did Dot
attea ber at ooce; then, wbaa aba apoke
Ma aaase, ba pat op hie flaaaee aad
bMhed down at ber la some aarprtaa.
"Why, Miaa Knot la that too? Sore
ly this ia very lata for row to be oat. The
evenings are very cold and damp."
I have J ait been to eee ay mother,"
aba explained.
"Ah, you are staying atill with Mra.
Deae, I auppoes?"
"Far the present, yea."
"She ia aa exceedingly pleasing wom
," observed tba Deputy Commiaaioner,
with more than bla ordinary pompoeity of
Miner, "and a moat kind friend."
"I think I ought to know that," said
Jane, the tear coming to her eye aa ahe
remembered the unvarying goodness ahe
bad received ever aince ahe had known
ber tret, and wondering if it would be
ezteaded to her now If all were diseov
red. But Mr. Knollya, who disliked any
thing approaching to enthusiasm, only
coagbed.
"I am giad I overtook you. Mr. Knol
"lya," continued Jane, excitedly, as he did
not respond. "I wanted to say something
about ebon t what we were talking of the
other day."
r Again the gold -rimmed glasses were
brought to bear opon the girl's white,
pained fire.
"I ihall be glad to hear anything that
will throw any further light upon that
mysterioua murder," he answered, look
ing at ber keenly.
"I hare nothing to tell you about that."
wis the reply given in a low voice; "I
-only wanted to anmire yon that the mist
pieion, which I believe yon shared with
me when I spoke to yon last, ia entirely
without foundation. I don't know how
we could have thought it."
p "Humph!" ejaculated Mr. Knnllys.
"'Von don't believe me?"
My deer lady, I have no reason to
doubt your word, only yon must illow
ma to have my own opinion withont
reference to yours. That we it any tjme
suspected the same person of the crime
Is a surmise on your part, snd no cer
tainty. Of this much I may positively in
form you thought doubtless it ia indis
creet to hit at i denouement to a lady
the murderer of Trooer Lynn will not
remain much longer at large, nnle
which ia not likely I hare made a great
mistake."
"Have I any reason to be afraid?" she
ventured, tremulously.
"That, my dear Miss Knox, is a ques
tion you must ask yourself. Ab, this is
Mrs. Dene's, and our conversation is At
aa end."
"Will you forgive me for coming back,
Mrs. Dene? Will you let me stay with
you a little longer?" she begged, her love
ly hazel eyes, by tbe intensity of their
gaae, betraying that there was more
than it first sight appeared in the simple
entreaty.
And Nora Dene, who waa nothing if not
sympathetic, and never marred a graceful
act by awkward questions or conditions,
folded her tenderly in her arms.
"Yon may stay with me always, if yon
like," ahe replied.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
It waa two days after the receipt of
.lane's letter that Barry Larron presented
himself at the bungalow where she was
staying and asked if she taere in. The re
ply wis in the affirmative.
A few moments later Jane stood before
him. and he forgot all things mundane
in the presence of the one pure influence
of his life.
Now as she stood before him, her face
turned away, her small fingers nervously
interlaced, he determined to strain every
nerve to win her. The mere dread of
losing her seemed more than he could
bear. What would the reality be? He
controlled his agitation by an effort, and
his voice was quite calm, though full of
feeling when at last he spoke.
"Will yon forgive me that I wished to
hear my fate from your own lips?" be
asked.
"I still think," she answered, "it is
needless paiu to both."
"Ia there nothing nothing I can say to
move yon '!"
She shook her head; and something in
the gestnre. which was full of determina
tion, sent back his thoughts to the time
when he had known ber first, a little, shy.
unformed girl, who surely then could not
have hid the audacity to refuse man
In bis position. Why had he temporized
and delayed so long?
"Jane," he said, suddenly, "sre yon
happy?"
"IK I look so?" she counter-questioned,
bitterly, turning a piteous, tear-stained
face to him.
"Miaa Knox, for aom time I hive
thought it was my duty to make public
the suspicions yon exprssai J to me once
aa to Colonel Prinsep'i complicity, if not
actual guilt, in tba murder of Trooper
Ijvaa," he observed, alowly, watching
with almost diabolical delight each
cbange ia ber expression. "It was regard
for row alone that Induced ma to keep
jow Barret hitherto; bat you cannot ex
port tbat to lnlaeace me now."
"I did not expect It"
fie bad waited so pointedly for her to
apeak that abo wis obliged to answer,
thong scarcely conscious of what she!
ass. ne gnaw ntepnen I'rtnsep to be
guiltless; bat others bad not tbe knowl
otfjaa that aba aiaimad. OircumstaatJiJ
evidence would ba strong against him.
Could he prove his Innocence? Could
ahe prove it for him. without bet raring
bar father? Muat tba horrible choice ba
thrust upon her of parent or lover? Aa
inquiry muat inevitably bring so much
to light that waa hidden now.
"Kor your sake, I would keep It secret
till, whispered Barry Larron, in ber
ear.
"You would? Ob "
Again bar apoarh waa stayed aa aba
mot bia glance. It waa impossible to
connect either sympathy or pity with tba
ra'. teadfaat gase tbat rested on bar.
"I ought to have aaid 'my wife'a sake,'
to make my meaning dear. The fata of
mora than one depends on your reply.
Coma to ma even now, with hatred ia
yoor heart aa I have road it ia roar eyes
to-dar. and I will ba grateful for tba half
loaf which ia better than no bread. Mr
wife, I promise you, shall have no cause
for sorrow !"
But Jane only shivered and turned
away. She could not even consider tba
advisability of what ba had urged, ao
graat wa tho repulsion engendered by
bia words and manner. To vow to leva
and honor a man toward whom aba feH
like tbat would ba a poaitive wrong which
nothing could make right
"If that ia tbe condition, you muat do
your worst I have no fear but that Col
onel Prineep can fight hia own battle,
even against such determined malice,"
aha replied, bravely, aad turned to leave
the room.
"You defy me?" he asked, interceutlna
her, and looking down meaningly into her
face.
She returned his gate without flinching.
Whatever fear she felt muat not ba be
trayed to him.
"I do. Allow me to pass. Major Lar
ron." A moment he hesitated. He felt that
thia would be the last interview with her;
that he had played, and lost not only
his stake, but even the poor friendliness
thit had been his before. And he loved
her so! Tbe temptation assailed him to
t leant taste all the wild sweetness that
farewell might be. He had never kissed
her scarcely even clasped her hand with
more than ordinary ferver, and she waa
going from him now forever! Perhaps it
wis her pure, pale face, which with all
its winning prettiness was proud too, that
restrained him; or, perhaps, he loved her
better than he himself knew; at iny rate,
he drew back politely almost reverently
to let her pass, and she did not even
guess what madness had been in his
thoughts.
She sped back to her own room, and
found Mrs. Dene waiting for her there,
seated on the edge of the bed reading
the newspaper.
"Well, dear?" she said, looking up,
smiling. "Is the 'bad quarter of an hour
over T'
'Thank heaven yes. Oh, Nora, he is
a very wicked man!"
"Perhaps you have not quite under
stood him, Jenny''
"Only too well, I im afraid."
But the elder woman, who. without
knowing it felt a tender pity utill for her
former lover, whom yet ahe neither loved
nor regretted, shook her head.
"He was never so black aa painted
not eveu so black as I fancy he believes
himself to be. If you could have oared
for him sufficiently to marry him, I be
lieve he would have proved the best of
husbands."
"Oh, Nora, I never, never could! Please
say no more about it. Is that to-day's
paper? Is there any news?"
"Not much. Except yes, this may In
terest you they are moving for a fresh
inquiry into the murder of Trooper Lynn.
I thought It would come to that. Well,
anything is beticr than all those hints
and iunuendos that they have been writing
lately. Now the whole truth will come
out the murderer will be discovered, and
why, what is It Jenny?"
Kor Jane had fallen forward upon the
bed in a paroxysm of grief.
Kor the first time since the fresh in
quiry was mooted, ilrs. Dene allowed
beraelf to believe that there might be
something in the rumors which had gone
about. Mlie could not but suspect tbat
there wss a little truth In the statement
that the Quartermaster's daughter knew
something o the circumstances of the
man's death ; if not, why should she have
been so agitated on hearing there was to
lie a new inquiry ?
CHAPTKK XXXIX.
The announcement in the Indinn Argus
which had so startled Jaue had also
proved very disconcerting to the Deputy
Oimmissioner himself. He had thought
that he was working so quietly, and yet
already it hid leaked out tbat he was
working, which to a great extent must
restrict, or might even render futile his
efforts. Yet wh could have ao made
public tbe intentions wblcb ba had pur
posely kept secret, only speabhig of them
to his thanedar and Jane Knox? That
the latter would not have spoken of it
lie felt convinced. Hhe was too deeply
concerned in tbe matter to talk of it at
random or lightly.
One other person, lieside him to whom
that paragraph must have held such ter
rible import, was seriously disturbed by
it; and that was Htepben Prinsep. He
knew that Jane possessed some knowl
edge on the subject, and tbat it waa thia
knowledge which had altered her so, and
destroyed his hoes of winning her, for
awhile at least.
Curiously enough he resolved to rail on
Mrs. Dene, and get her to persuade Jane
to see him.
But after all this proved an unneces
sary precaution, for when he followed his
card, it wis .line herself who came In i
moment afterward, her face flushed with
tbe haste she had made to join him.
"Mrs. Dene la out but she will he bark
again almost directly, I think," aha ex
claimed, hurriedly. "And, ob, Colonel
rrineep, I have so wished to see you!"
"Then I am very glad I came. Home
how I fancied you were wanting ma,"
he answered, holding ber bin4 In a firm
yet gentle clasp.
"But yon will never gueea why."
"Ago you quite aare I do nut know 7"
"Oh, I hope aot-I hope mot!" abo aav
eiaimed, aameotly. "I think 1 mast have
baea quite mad wbea I I beiievod
"What child what ?"
Tbat you bad killed Jacob Lyna."
Tbe words wore out; but now that abo
heard her own voice express aloud what
for ao lung abo had only whiapered fear
fully to her heart, its whole enormity rose
before ber, and abe wondered bow for
a moment abe could have thought it pos
sible. She fell upon her knees, her band
atill held In hia, tbe tears streaming from
ber eyes.
"Oh, can you ever forgive me, Ste
phen r
"What ia there I could not forgive you,
Jenny Y' be aaid, softly, in tbe low, ca
ressing toaeo which, though strange to
ber ao long, held still their powerful
charm.
"Tell me why you suspected me?" ba
asked, gently, drawing two chairs to tba
Bra, and seating bimaelf ao naturally In
ana that abe could Dot wall refuse to take
tba other.
And then aba told him aa mucb of tba
atory aa abo could, though tba evideace
aba bad ooce believed condemnatory
Beamed miserably weak, told thus to bia
face.
"I did not always believe it" aha fln-
apologotically "oftea the suspi
cions seemed aa ridiculous and unfound
ed aa I know them to bo now, aad tbea
then "
He waited quietly for ber to continue,
looking straight Into the fire, not at ber
downcast far.
"I could not boar tbe uncertainty any
longer. I wanted to prove it one way or
tba other, and to do so I went to your
Buogaiow, when you were away, and I
searched
"I know It Jenny; I waa there. I saw
yen!"
Aa ejaculation of dismay escaped bar
lipa, and aba covered ber face with bar
banda to bide ita burning crimson. She
felt ao ashamed, aa though she could
never moot bia eyes again. What ob,
what muat ba bare thought V
"Don't ba sorry about it darling. You
would not bo If you knew the comfort it
baa boon all this time to be sure tbat you
loved me atill. Impossible as it muat oth
erwise have seemed in the face of your
determined coldness."
"You saw me it the writing-table ?"
aha faltered.
"I saw you kiss what I bad written un
derneath your photograph, and since then
it has been a hundred times more dear,"
ba concluded, warmly. "There waa ao
much I could not understand In your be
havior at that time; but that one all
important fact at least was clear you
loved me. Thit was all I cared to know.
You wouldn't wish to rob me of that
knowledge, Jenny? Lift op your face,
darling; don't look so ashamed."
He waa standing beside her chair now,
his hand resting on her shoulder; and
she looked up into his face.
"I ought not to he ashamed of that Hte
phen not of loving you, I mean, but "
"All the rest ia blotted out, forgotten!"
he declared.
"But " she repeated, nervously.
"Don't say anything to spoil It, dear.
I jet us talk of something else. You never
spoke to any one else of your suspicions,
did you?"
"les; Mr. Knollys asked me a great
many questions some time ago, and 1 tun
afraid he gathered something from my
answers which made him think what
thought then. But directly I knew that
you were innocent I told him so, only I
am not aure tbat he believed me not
quite aure, at least"
"Never mind. Let him believe what he
likes. Perhaps it may keep him off tbe
right trick." Then, meeting Jane's sur
prised, confused glance, he added quick
ly: "Tell me how you diacovered it waa
not I."
"Don't ask me," said Jane, in low,
pained voice. "It ia all too terrible too
sad!
(To be continued.)
Hoop-Hooting.
Mr. .lame I'nyn lived as a boy among
the Berkshire downs of England. "A
marvellouH expanse of springy turf,"
he calls them, "blown over by tbe niotft
deliclouM airs and, though treeless, not
without a certain wild beauty." Here
one of tbe bent of his Juvenile port
was "hoop-hunting," a sport of which
few readers are likely to have had any
considerable experience.
AH that wan rei"iHlte to enjoy this
pastime wa a blub wind. We took our
hoops, half a dozen of them sometimes,
to the top of the first hill, and started
them; then, after one minute's "law"
more correctly grace we followed
them. But we never caught them nave
by misadventure.
Their speed was Incredible, and far
surpassed that of any bicycle. Down
one hill and up another they went ap
parently at the same rate; and when
any obstacle, sucb as a road with high
banks. Intervened, they surmounted It
with deer-like leaps and bounds.
A more graceful sight could hardly be
Imagined. I hare known a boop to ran
five mile, and to atop only because It
arrived at a "bottom" the limit of the
downs In that direction. It would have
needed a race-horae to overtake them.
We got the hoops from a brewery
owned by an uncle of mine, and when
ever the smell of brewing comes to my
nostrils, 1 am, for half a minute, a boy
agnln, capless, rarelena, with my foot
on the turf and the mild west wind In
my hair.
Kigures In tbe Calendar.
The figure 9 which came Into the cal
endar on Jan. 1, 18HU, will stay with us
1 1 1 years from tbat date, or until Dec.
3L l'JWO. No other figure baa ever had
such a bmg consecutive run, and the 0
Itself has only once before been In a
race which lasted over a century that
In which it continuously figured from
Jan 1, MS, until Dec. 31, im, a period
of 111 years. Tbe figures II and 7 oc
casionally fall Into odd combinations,
but neither of them has ever yet served
for a longer period than 100 consecu
tive years in our calendar since tbs
present mode of calculating time waa
established. It la also clear tbat from
their relative position! among tba
numerals It la an Impossibility for
either of thetn to appear In date reck
onlng continuously for a longer period
than a century.
" Wearing of tbe Green" exists In sev
eral forms and versions. Tbe one best
known In this country waa written by
Dion Bouclcault It la lung by "Sbaun
the Post" In the pi "Arrab na Pofue."
Bermuda baa a rlfla corps of 14 lea.
AGRICULTUKAL NEWS
TrIINaS PCRTAININO TO
FARM AND HOME.
THE
The etable Is No Place for Laying
Hene Frait Is a Good Food -The
Fsrsser should Keep Clear of Debt
Note.
Heae In the fttablee.
Give every latitude to laying bena,
but the stable is no place for them, nor
for fowls of any kind. They detlle tbe
burses' food, the hurness, the traps and
everything they come near; and, worse
still, they may inflict the place with
chicken lice, which makes some horses
nearly mad with Irritation. Every horse
suffers from these little mites. Should
their presence be suspected, rub the
horses with a rag, dipped in para (fine;
cleanse the whole of tbe woodwork
wltb lime wash or carlKillc, and keep
tbe fowls away absolutely. Poultry
are valuable In their place, but not In
places outside their own domain, and
horses are sufficiently useful to call for
one's kindest care and consideration.
Tbeir Uvea should not be made mis
erable wltb ben lice. Where vermin
are very bad, and tbe a table is a dose
one, put some charcoal and sulpbur In
an Iron pot and set fire to tbe sulpbur.
Of course, tbe horses must be removed
before tbe fumigation la made.
Frnlt aa rood.
Moat old people eat too little fruit.
Many of thetn aay tbat tbey find It bard
to digest This Is partly because aa rbe
teeth decay tbe fruit la chewed leas,
and ttiere Is leas aaltva goes with It
Into tbe stomach. Another reason for
tba Indlgvstibllity of fruit la tbat too
often tbe akin Is eaten abro. Wltb the
skin removed and the fruit cut Into
very thin slice It can be easily masti
cated by those having poor teeth. When
the habit of earing fruit every day la
funned it will Improve digestion, espe
cially If care Is taken not to eat too
Urge quautities at once. Whatever
In the stomach does not digest readily
must speedily ferment aa it la subject
ed to a temperature of 08 degrees.
Trichinosis in Pigs.
Tbe treatment of trichinosis In the
pig, aa In the man, Is unsatisfactory
after the first teu days, as tbe young
worms have then migrated Into the
muw.den, where the agents given can
only reach them In a very diluted and
Ineffective condition, saya the Philadel
phia PrcNM. In the first teu days, and
during the continuance of the diarrhoea,
a pig of one hundred ami tifty pounds
may take fifteen grains of calomel and
a tabltpxuful of glycerine, wbl:n
will bring away myriads of the worms
and prevent thetn from making their
migration Into the muscle. In the ab
m-iu-e of the calomel and glycerine, a
teBMpoonful of spirits of turpentine In
an ounce of cantor oil may be given
with good effect and may be repeated
the following morning. Whenever an
afflicted pig la found the pigpen should
be destroyed or thoroughly scalded with
live steam, and all rats and mice should
be poisoned, as the pig catches and de
vours the stiffened trichlnous rodents,
thereby with certainty Itecomlug Itself
diseased.
Improvement In Geese.
The result of the setiMon' experi
ments In' croHHing gntte at the Itliodc
Island agricultural station have been
quite satisfactory. Various breeds and
croHHes have lecn raised and com
pared with each other as to growth and
quality. Pure black African, KinlMlen
and Toulouse go-se have been grown,
as well as crosnes from Kmbden an.
Toulouse, Toulouse and Kmbden, Kmb
den arid Black African, Black African
and Toulouse, and wild Canadn and
Black Africa or India. According to
tbe results, the Black African la tho
best pure breed for profitable produc
tion, while tbe Kmbden, as renarils
early growth and quality when dressed,
Is more detdrable than the Toulouse va
riety. First crotw from the best
breeds gave letter results than the pure
breeds. More extensive experiments'
in crossing geese have been planned
and the necewwry wtock pns-ured. The
various pure breeds will be cotnpare-tI
as to egg production, and the artificial
Incubation of goose eggs will also re
ceive considerable attention.
Flaxseed Meal for Cal ves.
Unseed -oil meal as now made has
moat of Its oil preed out of it, and is
a lens fattening feed than It used to be.
We like better flaxseed that Is merely
ground, or where this Is not possible
boiled until It has swelled all It wilt.
If It Is then mixed In very small
amounts with the ordinary dry ration
jt hay or straw which the calf receive.
It will make an enormous and favora
ble difference In Its growth. The ronga.
staring coat so common with calves,
and yearlings during their first winter
will be avoided altogether by giving
them a little flaxseed. It prevents the
constipation which .1 more often tbe
cauae of kiss than anything else.
Alfalfa la Beady Karlr.
Tbe palatablllty of alfalfa Is greater
than most other forage plants of rapid
growth tbat yield heavy crops. This Is
a matter of greatest Importance, for
while tbe milk may be temporarily pro
duced at the expense of loss In weight
of the animal, tbe flow of milk must be
sustained by the food taken In excess
of tbat required for maintenance. Corn
fodder fully matured has compared
most favorably wltb alfalfa, but except
In the form of silage It Is only available
for short time In the full before frost
Alfalfa Is ready for tbe first cutting
about the time for planting corn.
Carry the Cows.
The skin of an animal In an active
excreting agent, and a large quantity
of foul matter la thus removed by It
from tbe blood. According to tbe New
York Time, nil this matter will dry on
the akin, and If not removed frequently
It will cover it and dog the numerous J
pores by which Uta excreiuvnt escapes.
This dried matter la moat easily loua-eu-d
by the card mads of fine wiras and
acting like a comb, and a stiff brush
then completes tbe deanatng of tbi
skin by removing theaw loosened scale.
Beatdea, tbe skin is continually rbius
Ing, scales of dried tlaaue looaeninx In
tbe form of dandruff, while new tissue
la farmed under them. It Is In this way
that In time the whole of the skin hi re
newed. All this dead and Impure mat
ter acta as fertnent on milk, and will
cause K to sour or take on an unpleasant
odor very quickly. Thus It la not only
necessary to keep the cows clean, but lo
remove this matter from the skin before
each milking by tbe use of a card and
brush.
Orowtas l op -or a.
I believe tbat for feeding to cattlt.
popcorn would be more profitable ttian
field corn, says tbe Stockman and Far
mer. It may be planted mucb closer,
and produces several ears to the stalk.
and a large per cent of busk and blade,
and when fed to cattle will be eaten
with little waste, and tbe corn will be
raised and re-maaticated In chewing
tbe cud. I know some cattlemen
Kansas who grow H, and think tt fur
nlsbes more and better feed than field
corn. It would not be profitable for
bog feed, aa It la very alow work
busk It and If fed whole to them moat
of tbs busk and blades would ba was
ed. I think popcorn will yield nearly
aa mnefc grain to tbe acre as field corn.
and consequently more valuable fod
der, aa the stalks are small, and would
nearly all be eaten.
Tao Booooaina of Btome.
Stone, like lumber, require season
lng. Stona Is often spoken of aa tba
synonym of solidity" solid ai
rock," we say but a matter of fact
stone Is very far from being solid.
cubic foot of the most compact granite
weighs about 1A4 pounds, while a cubic
foot of Iron weighs 464 pounds. This
plainly shows tbat in between ths
atoms which compose the mass of tbe
most enduring stone there exists mucb
space for air, moisture, etc. This sea
sonlug of stone prior to use for build
Ing purposes has been well understood
by the architects of all ages, but In the
modern rush of tbe nineteenth century
building too little attention has been
paid to It Now It enters Into the cal
dilations of every good architect
Scientific American.
Use Potash la the Fait
It Is Iniportiuit in manuring orchards,
that the potaslj fertlllxers applied tie
mixed with the soil and go down deep
ly enough to reach the roots. Tliere Is
no danger that potash thus applied In
fall will be warned by leaching. Fruit
tree roos go down as deeply as most
underdralns, as any one who has dug
unilerdralua In orchards must know
Tbe feeding root somctlnn In th
course of the fortlllxer downward will
seize It and turn It to use. Potash Is In
especial demand for bearing tre",
though It also has an excellent effect
In promoting a strong and healthy
growth of foliage, on which prolificacy
largely dejeuds.
Ground Bone for Hens,
There is no ltter feed for laying
hens than ground bone or green-cut
bone. It supplies the phosphorus which
wnicn is a constituent or the egg, as
well as the lime for the shells. The
bones when fresh may be merely
broken Into small pieces, which In the
fowl's gizzard will help to grind whole
grain, as well as Iteiug Itself dissolved
while doing so. Fowls thus fed will
make a very rich manure. It Is the
fish bones that sea fowls get with the
fish that make their excrement sileli an
excellent fertilizer where either nitro
gen or phosphate are required.
Stubble Manure.
No kind of grain stubble Is worth any
thing as immure. It may have Bm)e
value on very wet laud in keeping it
more open to the aJr when turned Into
the furrow. But for any fall-sown crop
tlil Is a dUHMlvantage, as for the soil
to be open and porous during winter
I for tt to become fuller of water thau
it would be without It. The ahes from
burned stubble romJn all tluU is reallj
of insniirial vulue, and It is not bud pH
Icy to burn stubble before plowing
wherever the stubble will burn readily
Injury from Peedinac Potatoes,
Home Injury has occurred to stock
In Western New York from over
reefling it with cheap potatoes.
Iow as potatoes are their fill
ing value In any (inutility Is still lower.
If given too large doses the aiilmuls
will scour and lose rather than gain.
Potatoes should never be fed without
both hay ami some grain or meal to add
to their nutritive value. A limited
quantity, say two or three quarts dally,
cut and sprinkled with meal, will be
greedily eaten and will greatly benefit
all kinds of stock.
Plaster as an Absorbent.
Plaatcr, the common commercial plo.
ter so called, Is ail excellent absorbent
or escaping ammonia lu horse, cattle or
siep utables, and also around ull ac
cumulations of animal excrement win-r
ever found, says the Plilladeliia
Press. A sprinkling of It owr the
moisture of stable floors absorb ull
odors. But loam, muck, road dust and
the like will do the same thing, and In
like manner bold tbe ewuplug am.
monia for uwe a a plant food. As to
wblcb should be used la a question ol
cost Tlie use of muck, fine and dry,
if possible, can receive a high endorse
menf
Tbe Best Brood How.
Tbe old, experienced swine bm-der
will tell you to sele-t raugy, open
built now In preference to the close
made animal If you want a good breed
me and stickler. Tbe beginner will do
well always to beed some of theac com
mon suggestions til row ti out by those
who have bad experience.
Keep Clear of Debts.
A little farm held clear Is not so In:
posing as a big farm half paid to,
but It's a great deal safer.
NO NEWC CIRCULATED.
Tarter Rao Papers, bnt s Ceaoor
ercisaa Bia Bias Peocit
Newspapers are a pew Institution la
Turkey. It wss ouly by bribes that
plant could be set up; and then every
man wboae name waa niendonod fast
at liberty to demolish tbe plant It waa
an every dsy occurrence for tba editor
to be called to account at tba point of
abro. After many bad been killed,
nd the remainder wounded and lntim
Idlaed, the papers adopted a new meth
od, and for aome years published notic
ing about person unleas It waa highly
complimentary. The government Anal
ly pubHcly encouraged tbe newspapers,
relying upon the Institution of tbe cen
sorship to render them nannies.
Moat of tbem are published In tba
Turkish and Arabic languages, and th
most important are naturally at Con
stantinople and Bsyroot "Bey root"
says correspondent of the Prorldene
Journal, "baa now fifteen, U In Ara
bic. They contain httle more thau arti
cle eulogistic of tbe government Tbe
censor placed In each newspaper of
fice ar supreme, and all attempt at
free expression of opinion are rigidly
suppressed.
Two regularly appointed censor ire
sent to newspaper office a soon at I
Is ostabHihed, on for day duty and
one for night They ar held solely re
poearlbla for every Item tbat appears tn
their partlcnlar paper from one year!
nd to tbe other. In the event of oat
d topic sing Una slipping In no wars
they pay for tba oversight with theH
Uvea. Although they bar no vole la
the management of tbe paper, they ar
the real editors, and examine every
proof sheet before th paper I mad)
up.
It was only short tint ago that th
leading paper In Constantinople, In aa
article upon Adellna Pattt, desired to
circulate tba startling bit of Informa
tion among Ita readers tbat the famooa
prim donna bad an Income from ber
singing of a great many dollar every
year. This was peremptorily cut out
by tbe censor. When the reason was
asked he solemnly stated that the
naws would "disturb the besutlfui
souls of the loyal and moral females
of the Finest Pearl of the Age."
The word majesty Is never allowed to
be used with reference to any ruler ex
cept the Sultan, and the Poj must not
be called "His Holiness," because that
expression is reserved for Mohammed.
Many Journalists have moved their pa
pers to Egypt, where, although the
censor Is also recognized, his power Is
largely curtailed. The first and only
paper In the Katrt conducted and edit
ed by women has moved there, and ha
grown up to twice Ita size. It la called
the "Al Fstaf or "Tba Young Wom
an." It was founded by a young Syrian
girl, who Is still Its editor.
Modern Vandalism In Itonie.
Doi-s any one remember Mme. Hi-
chel, who used to enamel unsatl.-tfW
tory complexion "for one ouvirton"
or "for Mfer' There was much talk
of tiT hi ber day. The whom she
enameled rtared n mnlle, for the com
position would huve cracked: but at a
dbrtxtnen, and by candle-light Die effect
wns really extmorKnarr. Home has
been enameled, and the enamel Is crack
ing unexpectedly noon. Home ni restnr
lng to CaeMir the tilings that sre Cae
sar's. They are much Mgger and finer
tilings than the srmmetrkud. stuccoed
oulies which have bit el v
up everywhere In brven-inVnd1na
manses, and oiw bt glnd to corne back to
them nft.T the nightmare that Inw hist,
ed twenty years. One Is surprised,
moreover, to find how rrttle permanent
effex ha been prodm-ed by tiie squan
dering of rouiitk-w millions during tbe
building man In, licyond a terrible do
miction of tnx-s, mid certain mod in.
cations of nam ml hs-ul iiecnIUirKI.Hi
To do the moderns Justice, they have
(lone no one net of vuiidnMsm as bud
tifty, at leant, committed l.
baroun of the middle ages, though Uiey
have slwrwn very mucti worse tttste In
such new things as they have set up lu
the place of the old. Century.
Telephone aa a Barometer.
The telephone Is an exlremelv nenl.
tlve Instrument, and. when properly
constructed and adjusted, Is suscepti
ble to very minute sounds. On account
if this marvelous sensitiveness It la
oft"ii used as an electrical lestina
Instrument for locating leaks, etc. I
Is suggested to utilize It as a baromettir
In the following manner: Two bar of.
Iron, split and separated at their lo.,r
ends lu order to Increase the surface of
contact, are placed in the earth nl a dis
tance or live or six yards from each
other. Every week or two the earth
at the fa.-e of these bars Is saturated
with a solution of chlorhydrale of am.
monla. Each of the two bars Is con
uected with a telephone bv wire.
Twelve or fifteen hours lforu the ap
proach of a storm a barai teriaii
hirping sound Is heard In the receiv-
whlch Increases as the storm approach.
es-a sound like hall on a metal roof.
At each lightning flush a sound lias
dull blow Is heard. Previous tn
hanges of temperature a sort of mur
mur Is heard like th distant son
birds,-Philadelphia ledger.
The New Hiawatha.
The Winona, Minn, Herald has it.
faff a second I-ongfellow who ka.
written of (he dubious escndea of .
modern Hiawatha. The sequel to lb
doleful story li hereto appended:
"Thus departed Hiiwaths
To tba land of the Da kolas,
To the land of handsome women.
And In ninety dera returning
A dlvorcelet he brought whh Mm
To bis wife ba gave the ha-ha,
Kent her bark unto ber ma ma
In the outskirts of Chlcaeo
Nebraska State Journal.
Every day we reaJIs bow msnea.
bly we Jog along without mm.-
tlmt the iln, ,efore we were iwe.Ji
w couldn't live without.