The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899, June 11, 1896, Image 6
AGRICULTURAL .NEWS THINGS PERTAINING TO FARM AND HOME. THE Bale and station that Will Make HeH Lay IHeeaae Germ ia Milk Fotatoea la Hills Bather than ia Irilla-Odda and Knde. To Make Hena Lay. Have the house warm, with plenty of room, five square feet of door spare for each hen. HaTe plenty of light, but not too much. At night cover the windows with a curtain, to prevent radiation of heat. This Is much bet ter than outside shutters for windows. A board floor is bent, covered with chaff or straw or some other like ma terial Make the hens work, urges the New York Poultry Breeder. Keep them busy. (Jive warm food for break fast. This is a pood ration: loo pounds wheat bran, 1) pounds ground oats, 25 pounds oil meal, 75 pounds animal meal. This combination is whole some, and gives the yolk of the egg a good color. Give the fowls all they will eat, and no more. Mix the food with skim-milk. At night give grain, equal parts of corn and wheat. The fowls must have some succulent feeds. Mangel-wurtxel beet gives best satis faction. Cabbage is good, also. Crack ed oyster-shells are necessary. Plenty of fresh water Is indispensable. The egg Is composed mostly of water, and the hens do well. It must be given frequently, and be handy, so they can get it when wanted. What Ia Found In Milk. A separator was In the dairy tent at the Orange County Fair, and the work Its representative did from day to day was sufficient to turn the stomach of a human being against the use of milk. ays the Xewberg Register. One morn ing he took twenty-six quarts of fresh Jersey milk, and nfter putting It through the separator there was f filthy residue left that would fill a small coffee cup. Thjs Is said to be deadly poison, containing disease germs In counties quantities. The milk has more or less of these, but diseased animals hare them In over whelming quantities. The operator had a scratch on his finger one week and thoughtlessly cleaned out ;be for- - sign matter after separating the milk. His finger became Inflamed and badly swollen, the results of the poison. Milk should be eithpr boiled, sterilized or separated. Potatoes in Hllla or Or Htm. i fl'e do not doubt the fact that the practice of growing potatoes in drills rather than In hills is becoming more common. It is the natural result of having seed of doubtful vigor, which has lieen the rule ever since the potato beetle began its ravages, some tweuty two or twenty-three years ago. We Stilt like, possibly from old habit, the practice of hill planting. 'If the pota toes are of vigorous habit of growth, three feet apart each way will leave o vacant ground when the plants are full grown, and the spaces between the rows will le equally well filled with roots. If an attempt is made to crowd the plants the vigor is dimin ished and nlso the yield. Some of the best new varieties grow their roots very compactly, and will bear to be planted In drills. But we think they are more likely to suffer In dry weath er than are potatoes that are planted In hills so that the soil can be cultl rated between them both ways. This cultivation should never lie deep. When moist soil is turned up from below It exposes a new surface to the air, and this dries out more rapidly. Continued shallow cultivation will keep the dry soil on top to act as a mulch, and if uie strata beneath Is left undisturlied ex cept early before the potato roots have filled the soil, the lower soil where the roots are will have some moisture rising up into it from below, even In a dry time. There is a possibility of Injuring potatoes by very deep cultl Tation after they have attained large growth. Not only are too many roots ent off, but the soil is exposed too much to the air by being continually turned. American Cultivator. Low Top for Fruit Treea. In setting out fruit trees leave the lower branches or better still have three or four single buds on opposite aides of the tree, from which new branches may be grown. Head the trees low. The trees are less liable to be injured by storms. The fruit Is more easily gathered and the low top helps to shelter the surface soil, hold inn the saow on the ground under It, and thus prolonging the life of the tree,--besides increasing Its vigor and pro ductiTeness. The high-headed fruit tree is a relic of the days when horses and cattle were turned Into orchards and the trees had to be pruned high to escape injury from them. The Digestion of Pisa. A well-fed pig often makes an avei sge gain of a pound per day for th tret eight or ten months of i's lifi, iHh an increase In weight as this r f aires that the animals bare good di -geation. To Insure this, while young, the pig should be fed what can easlljr ba digested, and tost a portion of it boald be sueculeLt Overtaxing the d'gestlre organs wnlle the pigs ar young stunt tbelr growth, and siu-p alga will never attain the site that tMld be possible for tbem If properly fad while young. Milk la tbe beat food tor yoang pigs, supplemented witb wheat middling! If the milk la not suf eteat Bo soon aa to graas starts ttajr 111001(1 ba pat In a pasture or or. thud to sat what gnsa and fallen ffttt they can get during tbe summer. pigs art fed liberally tbelr dl- i will always oe good. Not until an sarsn r tight months old should fbey tn fed any corn, aud tben t first on If In small ijuaurnlt-tt. so a to accustom tbe digestive organ t j utilize thin food, which for youug ani mals it always the most dilbcult t digest Redraft lag White Flam Treea. There are in almost every neigh!r hood many wild plum trees. le-sides wildings that have sprung from seed accidentally dropped. In their pres ent state these trees are entirely worthless. By taking tbem up and grafting with the most productive and valuable cultivated varieties thewe wild plum trees can be made sources of in come. There Is a general belief that grafting of the plum can only lie done successfully very early in the season. It is true that If the bud of the graft baa started to grow it will probably require too much moisture Itefore the union with the stin k can supply it. Then, of course. It will perish. But a graft that wa cut early, anil has been kept In a cool, moist place where it will not dry out, can te net In a plum tree aftr its own buds have started, and will be nearly certain to succeed. A Fruitful Fowl, We are indebted to a French scientist for the information that the egg cham ber of an average healthy ben contains (500 eggs, and that, as a rule. It tuki-s nine jears to lay them, according to the Maryland Farmer. More than half of the eggs letween 3 and 375 are laid during the second, third and fourth years, and the numtier gradually de creases, from fifteen to thirty being laid In the eighth year, and from one to ten in the ninth, from all which it Is manifest that It does not pay to feed a hen after the fourth year. There lias long been an impression thai lieu after that age are unproductive, but the French scientist is the first to tell us why thev cannot ! productive. It is Just such Information as this that needed by farmers and poultry dealers, and those who furnish It and dissemi nate it are in a sense public benefac tors. Oniona aa Food for Chickens. Fowls of all varieties are extremely fond of onions, and derive great liene fit from eating them. They not only serve all the purposes of food, but aid digestion and tend to ward off disease, They may lie given in a raw or cook ed state. Chickens will eat not only the bulbs, but the braves, when chop ped np and mixed with the soft food. Chickens that are allowed onions pre pared In this way rarely, if ever, have cholera, and are not likely to lie in fested with vermin. A very good food for laying hens during the winter months consists of cooked meat, pota toes and chopped onions. The last In gredient answers the same purpose as pepper. Potted Plants. Io not use pots for wintering flower ing plants that are too large. It is bet ter to give larger pots when necessity for such arises. Be careful in watering. The teudency la to apply too much water. An excellent fertilizer for win ter plants is to dissolve a teaxpoouful of nitrate of soda, phosphate of lime and phosphate of potash In three pints of water, which may be applied In sufficient quantity three times a week. The materials are free from odor, and may be procured at any drug store. Don't Desert Old Varietiea. It Is a snd mistake the poultrymen on the farms are making in desertiiig the old and tried varieties, and taking up with every new breed coming be fore the public. Why cannot our podl try breeders learn what everylmdy else knows to lie true, thnt it Is only by llnging to and improving any variety Hint exit-Hence Is maintained? It is too bad that the business must suffer lx cause of the leapfrog practices of men keeping liens. Cheap I'eef. A Southern cattle feeder says the feed- lng of cattle for tieef purposes on cot tonseed is a cheap way of making bef ; but the corn feeders, he thinks, must lenrn to mix other cheaper feed with their solid grain, which will In all prob ability enable them to make corn beef as cheap as cottonseed leef. Odds and Knda. Old potatoes are greatly Improved by being soaked In cold water over night, or at least several hours after peeling. The water should lie changed once or twice. Tea or coffee stains in linen may be removed by moistening the spots with water and holding them over the fumes of a burning match. Then. wash im mediately with water lu which a little ammonia or soda has been dissolved. leather belts or boots that have been soaked in water or dried hard may be softened by rubbing plentifully with coal oil. If the leather is very dirty wash It with good hot soapsuds first. An essential article that should be found lu every kitchen Is a vegetable brush, Iiettuce, spinach, celery and many other vegetables may be cleaned much more readily with one than with the hands. For a sprained ankle immersion for fifteen or twenty minutes In very hot water, and following this an applica tion of lmndages wrung out in hot wa ter, 1 recocmiended as the best treat ment. The only method of cleansing Jewel ry without scratching It Is to wash In hot soapsuds In which a few drops of ammonia have been added, an 3 then placing the Jewelry Is a bos of jewelers sawdust to dry. I Mrs. Hpencer sod her daughter to take A valuable salve for cuts or sounds" witB m' - eTealag will de of any kind: Boll onhalf cup of " ood- Bot to be tke thick, sweet cream ten or fifteen ealn- tr'.'r!,,,.rL,h Vr' SlruIdi!!' . . utes. stirring constantly; when cold o"; Wish I did. When he's , . .. ' .. ... " awake he won t say a word shoot bias beat It thoroughly, when It whl be f hIfl tboagk m hi sl-p a creamy paste. Bottle and cork tight. 1 htT. 0.,11, baard hla nra.sr of If, or make fresh every time, bis sister sad bis aurtfcer sad also ef e CHAPTER III. -Continued One day the firm of William Rose 4c Company hired a new clerk. He came from the West, aud had the manners, carnage and address of a thorough, well bred gentleman. Nor was his appearance deceptive. He was a thorough gentleman sail it did not take Max Brett very long to discover in bis new acquaintance a kimired spirit. From a mere business ac quaintance their companionship ripened into true friendship, and lie fore the close of the first month the newcomer bad tak en up hi reaidetn-e in the same flat with Brett. Mrs. Duxut. tbe genial landlady, exhibited an unusual interest in this her latest patron, but. in common with Max. she could learn but one thing alsoit hiui hia name was Henry Richards. The evening of the young men were Dow spent in mutual pleasure ami enjoy ment, though Max found Richard to be unusually reticent anil reserved, ami that in a say which prompted the observing Brett to imagine that his friend's quiet shyness was not uierely UHtural biishf ill ness. Certainly, Richards was particular ly reserved In the presence of ladies, but Mux bad a notion that it was ouly that Richards was afraid of being druwu into a conversation in which he might be tempted to say more than he desired. That bis friend could disclose facia con cern ing himself of more than ordinary in terest Brett felt morally certain. Per haps Brett's greatest failing was bis in- (iiiisitive disposition, but with an me questioning ami cross-questioning skill at hi command he wus utterly uualile to gleau a single item from tile jmst history of bis new friend. It has ts-eu hinted that Brett bad u itb praiseworthy foresight, taken care to stninl well with his landlady, in whom he found a tirst-rate friend. Ijind ladies as a class have Is-cu much reviled anil slandered by the jocular press aud the growling public, but many a young mau has proven that there are some splen did exceptions to the general rule if it is the rule to tmd in the landlady a species of female vampire. Mrs. Ilupoiit wus both refined anil intelligent, and her pleasant, kindly face was but the iadex to a large and warm heart. Oinseqneutly her interest in those who made their bunje nmler her roof was not assumed nor thej result of common feminine curiosity. I One afternoon, n Max was returning I from his work at the office, he met Mrs. Onpont in the entrance to the Hut. He lip-d his hat with a pleasant "good day aud was about to pas on, when the land lady addressed him. 'Have yoo seen my new tenants, Mr. Brett r "No," snid he, "who are they?" "A young lady with her niMher New York people." "Ah:" snid Max, with a merry smile. Tell me all about them, please." "They enme here yesterday. The young lady is remar.aoiy handsome. She is a very fine singer, and something of an art ist. I ls-lieve. Her mother has leased tin- apurtiuenis for six months, so that we shall have every opportunity of lie- coming acquainted with our uewr ue.gb Isirs." And still." said Brett, "you have not mentioned the uame of this fair addition the the Dupont colony?" "Annetta Spencer, but " Here their conversation was interrupt ed by footsteps on the stairs, and they both looked up to see who it might lie. A tail, slender figure, wraps-d in a avy gray cloak, appenred, displaying the graceful outline and movements of a young woman, ller nat la sure Index to a woman's taste and judgment) was very simple, but elegant and faultless in its very simplicity. .So that he might not obstruct the pas- sni.'f, and that he mignt at the same time view, unobserved, this strange lady, Msx stepped into a recess on one side of the hall. When the girl reached the lowest step she paused a moment to question Mrs. DiiKint in regard to a cerlain ad- lress, thus giving Mr. Brett the oppor tunity of studying her features. In the sliort time at his disposal he noticed (aud never forgot) a pair of large, expressive blue eyes, a luxurious mass of wavy itold- n hair, a perfect Orecian nose that was b-licaie in its perfection, and a pair of iliin, firm lips that denoted, aa he knew full well, a strong moral character and a steadfast purpose. 'Well, said Mrs. Dupont, amused at Brett's enthusiasm, which was quite ap parent, although uuspoken, "what do you think of her?" 1 think," he replied, eery quietly, "that she is a lady." But by the wy in which the young man ottered that last word anyone could usve known that Max Brett meant iar more than the general nse of the term lndy commonly Implies upon the surface. He meant all that the word should imply all that it implied whan ut tered reverentially by loyal knights in the old days of chivalry. True, Msx Brett was a nineteenth century American sod a man who appreciated the hurly-burly of life in Chicago; but Max Brett wss aone the less a gentleman. "By the way, can't yoo help me do something for poor Richards?" continued Brett "He is getting quite melancholy." Bring him op with yon to my rooms to-morrow evening. Perhaps I can Induce woman or giri, who, I should judge, is in r.nijiaiid. Once I caught him in the twi ligtit gamut intently at a miniature por trait, which he thrust hastily into hi pocket on my approach. But here he is 1 iood-by." Richards took Brett by the arm, an they entered their joint sitting room to gether. "Brett," said Richards, abruptly. have just arranged with Rose & Com pan j- to leve theua at once. In fact. am through with them, and I intend to U-are Chicago this night." "What is the mattpr?" inquired the as tonislied Max. "Nothing wrong? No one sick?" "No, no. I am going solely to please myself. "Can't yon postpone yonr departure for a -short time? I just promised to drag jou out to spend to-morrow evening. Bet ter oluy. I-t's have supper and talk tbliius over afterward." .My dear fellow, said Richards, wear ily, "it's no use. I've got to go. 1 cannot explain, and it would do no good to either of us if I diil. If 1 evei see you again, as 1 siuce-ely boe I may, I will tell you of myself. Sulliiv it to say, at present, that I am paying the penalty of an old misstep. You know all the old sayings, Brett, about 'wild oats," and so forth. The good Book says that 'those who sow the wind must reap the whirlwind' well, the whirl wind has struck me. That's all. But come," he added, "let us take on more meal together." It was not a very mprry supper which the two friends sat down to, for these young men, so entirely different in dispo sition Hint i-iiiieisnient, had grown much attached lu each other, and neither of them liked the idea of this sudden part ing. At H o'clock Richards shook hands with Mat, picked up his gripsack and started off. He had been gone nearly two hours le- fore Max stirred from his comfortable chair. He missed his old companion as unn-li as if their friendship had extended over six years instead of six weeks, snd he uas quite at a loss what to do licit He began to pace tip and down the sitting room, and it was not long before bis eyes resi.il upon a miniature portrait doubt less the very one which Richards had so hastily hidden from his Kaze, Max picked up the pii-ture snd examined It, and a curious sensation tbrilicd him as be read am) re-read the inscription on the back of the jeweled cas which held the tor trait, dancing at his watch, Brett reach ed for his hat and left his apartments in a violent hurry. CHAPTER IV. Among the "old timers" in the "Du pont colony," as Max Brett bad facetious ly termed the flat, an invitation to spend an evening hour with the genial landlady uos tlways accepted with a good deal of pleasure. Mrs. Spencer must have gained a knowledge of rhis fact, for she promptly responded with a eordial acceptance for herself and her daughter when Mrs. Du pont asked her to join ber at "five o'clock lea." 'Jims. when. 00 the evening after their conversation is the hallway, Max entered (of course without his friend) the cosy apurtmeuts reserved by Lhe landlady, he found the ladies from New York already tbere. He found in Mrs. 8encer s well preserved old lady, who cordially extend ed her baud and smiled upon the youug man very graciously when he was intro duced. But when Brett was presented to the younger lady she responded by the most forma of cold and formal bows a recognition which seemed to intimate that she considered she had been inveigled into the acquaintance of a Chicago man against her wishes and without her con currence; indeed, the coldness of the girl might have congealed the blood in the veins of almost any other man but Msx Brett. But Max was hardly tbe sort of man to show disappointment even when be felt It He was too thorough a man of the world and naturally too buoyant to be embarrassed by the whim of a woman. Yet the marked contrast lietween mother aud daughter rather baffled bim, clever and aucceasful student of human nature as he was, and he resolved to take a little time In attempting to form this sphinx like young woman's acquaintance. Brett was a persistent young man, however, and be had not the slightest intention of giving up his efforts at the first setback; but it was not until after tea was over that he again ventured to directly address A u nerte. Now, Max Brett was a very clever young man. Poesibly he would have made a good general, for he knew quite well that, in attacking a young lady, as in at tacking s city or fortification, tbe first Important matter is to discover a weak point For the time being Mas was so oil man snd, op to date, s most successful sod valuable employe ef Rose A Com pany. Bat, if he was able to, it wss his privilege ss ss American cttlsen to dabble la and talk about politics, religion, music, p taring, tbe drams, thetnoney market or literature. Brett eonloTlo sll this, snd more; be was able by s few qoick strokes ef a pencil to produce on s scrap of paper er io tbe fly-leaf of a book, a fonny cari cature or a correct portreit, snd be wss always posted on the Istest comic snd sentimental songs, wtlcb be conld sing la a pleasant heritor voice, accompany ing hlmaalf well on tbs piano. Bo, ss me evening wore on, the two older ladies hav ing sattled down to compare notes ss to tbe latest knitting stiles. Miss Spencer's ; formality relssed snd tbe coolness, which she ha St first seetued determined to display, armed considerably. Ia fa long before Mrs. Hyeucer suggested the oei-essity for breskiug up tbe little party, Miss Annette snd Mr. Max Brett were seated very cloaely together o closely that the crisp, short hair of the young man freuuentlr not in the way of tbe asvy golden hair. "Love at first siirbt" is rather out of date, they say, and yet there was some thing marvelousiy like it io Mrs. Dupont : parlor that evening, the victim being no other than our lively young man of the world, Mr. Max Brett. Aad he. who had more rbsn once boasted that be would never strike bis colors to any worn sn, but would remain forever a free lance snd a rover, did not even try to deny the fsct to himself. Indeed, after be bad said good night to his hostess and tbe Upen cers, and while he puffed at a cigar as be rocked himself gently in his favorite arm chair, he thought it would not be half a bad plan to go right ahead and make an unconditional surrender to the girl with the wavy golden hair. CHATTER V. The pleasant evening in Mrs. Dupont's parlor was but the forerunner of many other meetings between Max Brett and M;ss Sjiencer, and day by day as the days merited into weeks the bond of friendship between them strengthened They were thrown so much together ami Max was so persistent that several even mgs each week found the young man awaiting the pleasure of his "golden haired idol," as, with some pardonable exaggeration, he was wont in his own mind to call Annette. The young lady seemed well pleased to receive his arten rmns, while Mrs. Spencer at all t;mes exhibited a lively Interest In Brett's wel fare, for which he felt grateful. And yet, although Msx knew that his own regard for Annette was quickly rip ening into strong and ardent affection, he felt that "love making" wss almost impossible with Annette. With all her frank friendliness there was a something hich seemed ever to intimate that In must keep at a respectful distance. Love cannot always adapt Itself to cir enmatsnees, nor can it be easily shelved snd forgotten, Msx was in love, although he bad ail bis life desired not to be. No! only so; now that he was in love, he dis covered that he harbored within his bosom an imp of the green-eyed monster! Yes. the Jovial, light-hearted, happy-g"-)uety Max Brett was jealous, and for the Bfe of him he could not himself understand. much less explain, why he should be. He had never attempted t breathe oue word of love iuto Annette's ear, yet when he peered into the depths of her large blue eyes he could see (or imagined that he oonld seel a world of hive shad'iwed by a cloud of sorrow and rionbt. This perplexed Max, who, cosmopolitan and experienced as he was, was a per fect novice in the manners and customs of the vassals and serfs of that merciless autocrat, Cupid. Being of a rather orig inal and imaginative turn of mind, h worke.t Annettes apparent sadness up Into a mass of probable and improbable circumstances and situations, that would have reflected seriously upon his sanity had he ever dared to make them known to his friends. He bore this mental discomfort, which was rapidly becoming acnte mental tor ture, for several weeks, and when a month had passed began to weigh hia chances. and one evening, very simply. Max toid Annette of his love. Very suietly the an swer came the very answer which Max had hoped would not be hisy bat which he had all along dreaded. "1 ou are kind and generous," said she, but I cannot must not encrare ymr love." There was silence for socn moments, a silence which was broken by Brett. 'Will you tell me why?" be- asked, in voice which sounded very nsoeh sub dued and disappointed. "Since you ask me aad Uevaose yoo have honored me as mscb as a man can honor a woman yes, I will tell you, though it Is a story which, I fear, will not greatly interest you. For two years my morher snd I have guarded the secret which I am about to confide to you, but I feel RQrt that It will t9 94 IV with yoo Shalt . go on?" "Yes, If you will." said Msx. "you may rely 00 my honor." For years," she proceeded, "the Spen cers were a happy aud united family, liv ing ia New York city, where my father was a successful business utao. I bad an only brother, Harry, who was kind, af fectionate and dutiful uutil he was al most a man, when he fell into bad com pany. He frequently came home intoxi cated, and I think bis bad behavior hast ened our father's death. At any rate, poor father died suddenly, leaving his business to Harry. Tlieu for a while mv brother kept very straight and was his old self. But the large uii-ans at his dis posal offered too many temptations, and from bad he went to worse. Meanwhile he had become engaged to he married to a beautiful young lady, the only daughter of a wealthy merchant and old friend of my father's. The day of the wedding ae proached. but Harry did not Improve in habits. He married the young iady but disnpiieared the next day and has not been heard of since. What became of him we do not know. Mother and I have ard nothing that wolild give us Ibe faint est clew. But we are determined to find Harry or learn his fate, and as we have failed by staying in the East, we have come on to Chicago to pursue our investi gations from this point. We cannot af- ord to employ detectives though we have done that but we fully expect to be re warded with some information before very long. Only, my friend, marriage for me is out of the question until I succeed In some degree," Max Brett certainly admired and loved Annette no leas for this statement of her unselfish determination. Let me aid you, if possible." he said. Surely, I am interested, now? Tbe soon er we succeed, the sooner I msy enter tain some hope, may I not Annette smiled quietly, but made no reply. Have you a photograph of your broth er?" asked Max. "Yes; I will show it to you." Bo saying, she produced from s small writing rase the photograph of a strik ingly handsome young man. Brett gsxed upon it in sinsr.nent and only by sn effort prevented himself from uttering s loud ejaculation. But Annette noticed bis excitement snd exclaimed: "Yoo have seen him?" "yes," be replied, "right here in Chi cago. But I in certain he Is no longer in tbe city, snd srhers be Is I hers not the fslntest notleo. Of course, I may he mistaken, but I think not. I shsll mske It my business to and ont. In a dsy or two I Intend to start oat on s roysge of discov ery, for I think I cso arrange with the firm for au eileudcd leave of absence. You may rciy on me. Annette." That eveti.ng Msx held a council of war, followed up by a session of com mittee on ways aud means, iu both of which deliberative assemblies he had it pretty much his own way. In one hand he held lhe miniature left behind by Henry Richards and m tbe oth er he graid the photograph of Harry Spencer, which he had borrowed of An nette. The fai in the miniature was that of Brett's cousin. Emily Satterthaaite, Tbe photograph of Si-n'-cr was also tba portrait of Richards! This was a pretty gssl starting point for a little amateur detective work. Brett was just tbe man to put two and two to gether ami thereby arrive at a total of four. He resolved to go to work imme diatelyfirst by visiting his rousin Emily, who now resided in England, and, sec ondly, by hunting up Richards, who wai well, somewhere. Two days later. Msx Brett parked his asMiel, bade farewell to Annette and left Chicago. But be was delayed more than once in executing bis plans, and it was several mouths lefore be w as able to complete the first jsirt of his program by interviewing Emily Satu-rthwaite. CHAPTER VI. It is a remote corner of the w-.-id. very rifnote indeed, where au Aun-rn-an can not be dis'iiv. red, but whether a denixen of Mexico ..r Si. Petersburg. ,1 is charac teristic of him to prefer bustie and "go," so that one would hardly commence a sean-h for a typical citizen in au English country village. And yet the most important man in Chesden. and by long odds the richest, at the time of our story was a hiindred-cent-on-the dollar American; and if Chesden was not an ancient British borough, there are no such places. Years before, John Satterthwaite. toil ing in his ollice in the heart of New York city, made up his mind that a home In Chesden was worth a good deal of hard work. While yet a boy be had visited England with his grandfather, who took him to Cbesilcn and showed ti in the hall where lhe old gentleman had beeu born seventy years before; showed hilil the broad acres which had once belonged to lhe Satterthw sites, and the psrish church w here whole generations of dead and gone Satterthw sites lay covered by marble monuments and brass ethnic, lie even saw that the swinging s.gu Isoird of the largest inn still bore lhe legend. "Tbe Satterthwaite Arms." When young John returned from that visit and. trending in the footstep of his father, started in commercial life, it was with the lirm resolve, if such a thing were possible, of ending his days in the home of his distinguished ancestors. Bravely and right well he carried out his resolu tion. While he was still iu the forties be paid a princely sum fur the old ball and the noble park which surrounded it, and once again a Satterrtiwaite came to be looked np to as the most Important person in Chesden. It mattered little to the natives thai he was by birth an Amer ican. It was enough for them that he came of the old stock, and it w as easy for them to jierceive that John Stti-rthw aits was a gentleman. "Blood tells, every time," said tbe burly landlord of the Satterthwaite Anna, aa he discussed the new squire with ht guests. And it did tell, so that John Sat terthwaite, of New York and Chesden, was not more warmly welcomed by tha plebeian townseople and by his tenant farmers than by the aristocracy of the county. Only one thing troubled the county peo ple, eecially mothers with largo fami lies of grown Imys. John Kattcrthwaitc's booaebold was presided over by his lovely daughter -a fascinating young lady, quite of marriage able age and doubtless richly endowed with worldly wealth, who evidently did not wish to marry and who persistently repelled the proffered attentions of a loxen or so young Buckinghauvstibre siiiires who fell desperately in U,ve with her on sight. (To !e eontiancd.) OLYMPIC GAMES AT ATHENS. Will He Held In an An.lMil,i. Holding 3O,U0 I'crutj. Considerable Interest is tthowu iu tli revival of the Olympic games, which, take place at Athens, I revet.'. In April. The 1'anatheulc Studlou at Hymettus is now being fitted up for the accommo dation of 30,000 persons. Mr. Avcroff, wealthy Greek merchant of Alexan dria, lias donated $100,000 for this pur pose. The Crown I'liiu-e of Greece aud his brothers are much Interested In the eveut, aud the entire fund raised In Greet for the rebuilding of this noted amphitheater amounts to 103- 000. The King has iiromlKcil to nwnni the prizes of sliver olive wreaths, snd special commemorative postage stamps win tie issued by the Government, the proctitis to go to the Olympic fund. It is luti-iidt.il to finish the Kindlon In marble, but only part of It will be ready for tbe Sorts In the spring. It is said that when the structure !s i'.iilshed the seating capacity will be TO.isst. t forms a natural hollow betwis-q two ,,f the lowest spurs of Mount Hymenus, the sides sloping up to h height of from' sixty to eli hty feet. The interior siiace. In form of a horseshoe. Is t!70 feet Ions? and 100 feet wide. From this snot a splendid view of Athens and the sur rounding country can be had, Including the Bay of Salamls. Eoot races and gymnastic contests will take place ia the Siadlou am) also the finish of the twenty-iiille men from Marathon. There will also be a bicycle race on the I'lialerlc IMnin, half way between the city and the seashore, swimming and rowing races Iu the roadstead of Phnleron, and yacht races In the Baronlc Gulf. New York Hun. Etbli a In a Iterbnnatory. A class In ethics Is one of the novel educational features of the Massachu setts Htate reformatory. It Is conduct ed on a plan devised by President Hyde of Bowdoln College. About 1.10 of the more . Intelligent prisoners s're members of the class. The usual pro cedure of the class consists of a lecture by the Instructor or a paper by some member, followed by a general dis cussion of tbe topic. The dehstae are said to be spirited and earnest, and tbe effect on the prisoners excellent