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CHAPTER XIX. (Continued.) Whether the young man iu tin- ulster had eonje there with the intention (if watching Harney Hughes having some knowledge of that individual' evil de sign or whether he had come there merely prompted by a sentimental desire to be near, and perchance to see, line or more of the inmate of that tar, will never be kuown. It w as a sharp, chilly night, but Hughe deliberately removed his shoe and stead ily walked aruund the aide-tracked car. listening and endeavoring to leer throiigli the window and door. Whi'ii he re turned to bis hiding place and, striking a noiseless sulphur match, proceeded to light a cigar, which he smoked until the ashes on the end were so long a to en tirely bide the red light of the burning tobacco. The detective, who noted his man's ev ery movement, waa somewhat puzzled at Harney's actions his wonder being in no wise lessened when Hughes drew on his hoe and laced them carefully. Again, with his shoes on, the ex-engineer walked over to the car and bent down. What he did when he stooped Mr. Hharp could not see, or even guess. Hut when Barney Hughes started to run like the wind along the truck the Chicago police officer evidently thought it about time to act. So he nimbly emerged from his hiding place, and, by an adroit move ment of his foot in the very nick of time, tripped Barney Hughe, and in less than two seconds had that worthy' wrists se curely fastened in a very neat pair of handcr.fr. At that same insraent the giant hills reverberated with the echoes of a deafening crash. The young man in the ulster had seen what hud been beyond the line of vision of Deflective Sharp. He had seen that when Barney Hughes bent under the private car of President Handford, the vicious fellow took his cigar from his Tiiontb, knocked off the white ashes, and held the burning end closely to a small object which he had laid underuearti the car. The young man noticed, too, that Hughes tossed the cigar into the grass at the side of the track, but left a bright spark smoldering under the car of sleep ing people. As Hughes started to run the young man also darted forward, but not in pnrsnit of Hughes. He grabbed the small metallic object to which the spark was attacked and sped with amaz ing rapidity in the exactly opposite, di rection to that taken by Hughes. .. But he bad gone no more than eighty yards when riie fuse b -r-ied away, and the deadly explosive !i-li i.urst with a loud crash into a hundred fragments, trans forming into a lifeless, shapeless mass the plucky but unfortunate Harry Spencer. CHAPTER XX. It is a crisp, bracing day in December. The huntsman's horn, the clatter of horses' feet, the merry voices of men and women, as they follow the pack over hill and dale, are to be heard nil around Ches den; but Cheaden itself never change its dull routine of daily life. Particularly so is this true of the insti tution now well known to the reader as the Sarterthwaite Arms. Three years previously wine host had chucked himself under his well-protected ribs when he was railed npon to entertain a visitor from "Ameriky." On this cheery Deceni iier day he sat in front of a blazing log fire, endeavoring to comprehend what brought so many Americans at this win try season to see the squire. The reader may learn what remained an unanswered conundrum to the landlord of the Arms. Soon after Max Brett met Harry Spencer in Chicago he received a letter from bis uncle, John Satterthwaite, requesting him to travel to Chesden Hall at his etirliest convenience. Max was somewhat surprised, but he concluded to go and to take with htm his wife not for getting every document that would aid in demonstrating De Watts' guilt and gen eral rascality. But it was late in Novem ber before Brett's business affairs finally permitted him to sail from New York. Handford had also gone to Chesden. Emily bad, of course, heard the explosion on the night that Barney Hughes had attempted to wreck the private car. By that time her health was vastly improved, so when she asked for particulars of the explosion and of the brave fellow who had saved them from a horrible death, Hand ford had deemed it desirable to tell her ev erything that he knew about Harry Spen cer. He felt that he owed to Spencer his own life twice over, as well as the life of his wife. So he told Emily, in glowing terms, the story of the Pacific Mail told her of Spencer's visit to him in his office, and then handed to her all the papers and trinkets which Spencer bad entrnsted to him. But Handford lost nothing by his maaiiness. for he knew then and there that Emily's love had been and was still for him alone. Of course, the shock was a severe one to Emily, and Handford resolved upon ex tending bis journeyman to the extent of a voyage to England, especially as Emily expressed a desire to spend Christum s with her father at his Buckinghamshire home. De Watts appeared to have lost some of hi old-time activity. He played a waiting game both before and after his partner, Mr. Hughes, found himself in the toil. After the night of the sleeping car tragedy be hastily departed from the vi cinity of Roaedale, exchanging Colorado tor UHnois. Bat he stayed In Chicago no longer than waa n arena ry to gather op fcla belongings, and imagining that his buried treasure at Roaedale were secure I uatil he could lad It convenient to re-1 mure them from their hiding place, be turned bis face eastward. I)e Watts still cherished the idea 'list h.i could continue to influence Juliu Sat terthwaite, and perhaps control tu a large degree that gentleman's actions: so. la boring under this impression, be sailed for Europe. He arrived at Chesden H.i!! everal days in advance of Handford and Emily, who were followed a week later by Max Brett and his wife. John Satterthwaite received hi old com panion and confidential agent with every murk of kindness and regard, and even requested De Watt to remain as his guest all through the holiday season, es pecially a he had some iiuportaut busi ms matter to consult him about, Th; was just what De War was after, and he gladly acquiesced in the old gentle man's plans. Possibly he would not have been so eager in his acceptance of the squire's inritation had he kuown that Mr. Sattertliwaite's only object in detaining him was to bring him face to face with Max Brett. As a matter of fact, the old man had relented in his former hard opinion of his nephew, and really began to think that he had done the young man a grievous injustice. But of this he said never a word to De Watts, and did not so I mucn as bint that he expected Max to j visit him. ! On the saciind day of his visit De Watt I was stricken down with i knes, sutfi I ciently severe to confine him to hi mom. ;' This aided the squire very much In his j plans. The old man was highly delighted , when he received a telegram from Liver j pool announcing the arrival of his dangh- j ter, Emily, and her husiiand. John Sat terthwaite really liked Handford a lik j ing which wss born of a general regard and admiration for the man himself. Ami thi respect for his son-in-law was no whit lessened wheu, on their first evening together, Handford related to the squire, as he had already related to Emily, the strange story of Harry Spencer. John Satterthwaite was much shocked, and al though he had from the very first con ceived an anient dislike for Spencer, he was much affected by all that Handford told him. Many recent events, and perhap the genial atmosphere of Chritmaatide were mellowing the squire's heart,- so, when Max Brett and Annette arrived they met with such a cordial reception as very much surprised them. No reference what ever was made to the p;Lst. Max and his uncle met as friend. It was a strange house party that was assembled under the old and historic roof of Chesden Hall, but as the day wore on it became a very happy party. Meanwhile Mr. Satterthwaite never informed Max that De Watts was at the Hall, and sick. The squire's plans were uot yet ripe. Mine host at the Arms awoke with a start. He nibbed his eyes and looked about hiiu rather sheepishly. Wlint lie saw was a stranger, small and slim, with short hair and a stubby, fierce moustache. "Another one of 'em!" said the landlord, under his breath, meaning Americans in general and American visitors to Ches den in particular. "How-de-do, sir? Sit down, now, and warm yoursel'," said the landlord aloud. The dapper visitor complied, and proved that he was not as tierce as his moustache would seem to betoken, by at once making himself at home. "Any visitors up to Mr. Safter thvvaite's?" he asked in a casual way. "A Vt of 'em, sir." "Oh, a 'ost of 'em. Well, who are they English big-nigs, or Vaukee small fry 7" "Can't just tell you thai. sir. Seen oue or two of 'em before, but I think they all of 'etn be from Ameriky." "Don't know their names?" "Well, there's Mr. Handford, but 1 don't know no more of 'em." "Oh, you don't eh? Well, give me some dinner; there' a good fellow." It was along towards 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Emily and Annette were in one of the parlors, talking a cheerily and confidentially as though nothing had ever happened to blight their happiness. In the library the men were following their example, only that they supplemented their conversation with fume puffed from fragrant Havana. Upstairs, by a window, sat De Watts, who wa now well aware that Max Brett wai in the house, bis uncle's guest. Now, De Watts knew that be had every opportunity to escape without being brought face to face with the one man who knew of the full extent of his ras cality and guilt. And yet, by some strange perversity, the fellow reit impelled to meet Brett. It seemed to him as though he must fight for his life, for be wa a stubborn fellow, and in his then state of mind preferred being cornered and beaten to slinking off unheard and unseen to re main unknown forever. Besides, and his clever but rascally eyes brightened with a wild glow a he thought it, he might win! He felt almost sure that he could still prejudice John Satterthwaite against his nephew. Eur the moment De Watts bi lievecl the chance to be about evenly balanced, and if Brett should defeat him, he knew one w ay out of possible danger. He went to a dressing case and took a revolver out of one of the drawers. He saw that it was fully loaded, slipped it into his pocket and walked out into the broad and henvily carpeted corridor. "Every man ha to meet death just once," said he to himself, "and. If my shoes begin to pinch, Messrs. Brett and De Watt will reach thut interesting point this afternoon. Good afternoon, gentlemen," he said, very blandly, a he opened the door of the librnry. The three occupant of the room all arose to Ihwir feet, but not one of them j eireni -l a word if welcome to the ne- O'llier. The silcine vat very askwirl, and It wa Hot :u4ii h iiipr.ii j wheu De Watt, turamg to Mux. ,ul: "I w juid Ike a word or two with yon, Brett." "Ail rilit," a:d Max. with on eager-n-- prompted by the pent-up anger and d:gu: of yt-ars. "All right, and I with you. Perhaps .v might, right here, find it mitveu.eut to g,j over oiue old ore. eh r" De Watts had expected this; neverthe less he winced a littie. "My dear fellow," he said, "you do me a grave injustice, evidently. You know that, wheu I left Roie-dale, I " "You robbed tiie of my iuheritane an 1 murdered your own wife a woman too gixxl for you, De Watts, and who lived there, a Sarah Browne, for no other rea son :hau to lie b-y.,ud jour reach. "You lie!" Irised De Watts. J .hii S.i-;i-r !iW4;re and Handford were eager s;ic -taturs, but the qiiiro motioned Handford not i i interfere just yet. ".No, wiid Brett, do n t lie. My word is better tuao yours, anyhow bur I have the bond which you buried, an 1 other d -i!iio-iits to pi-ire yon guilty f embezzl'-no-nt aril f.rgery. As to n mur It well, a long and s'roug chain 'if evi.ieue w:.i :v on Hand at the proper time. "You are very free with your accusa tion," cried De Wat's, now livid with rage; s much so that he forgot ail about his pistol, and cietiched his fist iliste-rtd. "Where are your documents?" "Never mind those documents!" ia:d the s'ern. hard voice if a new arrival. "These will answer the purpose." Tiie gin-it at the hotel, the little man with the stubby nionaiache. had arrived. Like a flash he clapped the handcuffs, ihe same that had titled Barney Hughes so well, upon De Wat!' wrists, and then drew from his coat ocket two docu ments signeil and sealed. "This," said he, "is a warrant for the arrest of Charles De Watts on the charge of tuiinler. It is signed by the Govern. r of Colorado. Head it, gentlemen." And a he spoke Mr. Sharp handed the paper to the squire. "This other document is from the S:ate Department at Washing ingtou; it is a request on the English Gov ernment for the extradition of the same De Wart." Turning to his prisoner. D t -ctive Sharp added. "Mr. De Watts, as "u a you are ready we will relieve Mr. Satterthwaite and his guests of your presence." 8. Unfortunately for criminals and old-time romance. Providence and mira cles seldom interfere in behalf of a pris oner w hen he is once arrested by an olli cerof the law in the United Slates. About eight months after the 'events recorded, the. newspapers iu Denver, Eeadrille and Pueblo and even in Chi cagosold a few extra edition. The sen sation of the hour was the account of a double hauging in Colorado, the vicitius of the rope being Charles De Watts and Barney Hughes. There were two solid minimis of information, but the only item which would have proren fresh news to the reader was the fact that De Watts' wife, Sarah Browne, wn John .Satter tliwaite's sister. Mr. and Mrs. Handford now divide their time each year between Cbendeii Hall and Ohicago, and a little fellow, whom they cail Spencer, helps tuwii to think often aud kindly of oue whoemejn ory bus a warm place iu both their heart. Max Brtt and his wife are living in Chicago, where the name of Brett is a power in the oil market. Mux and An nette ore exceedingly fond of an old lady who is a frequent visitor at their home; but not more so than are two or three, little toddler who, a often a may be. undertake foraging expeditions for candy and small change into the capacious pock ets of Aunty Dopont's dresses. j (The end ) Different Forms of Swords. The mplcr wa In' general uhc on ihe continent Koine years before It mndc Its iippem-aiice In England, where. It muM be said, It wax received with scorn and ridicule, us being much too effem inate a weapon for any Kclf-rcspcctin wm of Mars to trifle with. The ca valiers tif France, Spain, and Itnl.v, however, were adepts in the intricate science of Hwordplny. and used It with a fatal subtlety. The cutlass, which we renii nlsiut in dipt a in Mnr ryatt'a stirring tab's, and in the thril ling stories of tin exploits of pirates on the Spiiuisii Main, uu short, and rather broad und flat In the hlnrie, which lmd an exceedingly sharp double edge. The yataghan and simitar bear the evideuce of their Oriental origin In their curved blades, and suggest the ancestry of the saber. The snlier Is the most Important cutting Implement of .modern armies. It Is distinguished from the a word proper by the single edged blade, which attains Its greatest thickness at the back, and is grimly suggestive of the dire effwts of a swinging cavalry charge. The schla voue a notable a word of the Italian soldiery carried a conspicuous guard, extending from the qulllons to the pommel, formed of a lattice-work of metal bands that resembli d the plaiting of osiers In a basket. This bnsket bilted sword, as It was railed, was so closely allied to the claymore of the Scotch Highlander that they have fre quently been mistaken, one for the other. 8t Nicholas. "Quoted. Cowper Is comparatively little read; one may therefore be forgiven as re gards quotations If the source of "Hand and glove" or "Her dear five hundred friends" has slipped our mem ories. The snine niay be said of Rog ers' "To know her was to love her," Congreve's "Marry In haste and repent at leisure." Fonjuhar's "Over the bills aud far away," and Houthey's "March of Intellect." Mr Philip Kidney, who was poet, philosopher, and, liest of all, hero, should share a letter fate. How many can tell that It was he who first wild In English, "Cod helps those who help themselves." "Say, Jack Perkins lias asked me to lend blm $10." "Well, do It. As a per gonal favor to me let blm hare It." "Personal fnvor to youT "i'es. If you don't let him have It, he'll come to me for It." Harper's Bsiar. Christinas seems to be popular be cause everyone seems to think that maybe be will get more tbac be give )9W 1 - vVj nf5-! Homemade Po-oto j-rsyer. The sprayer illustrated herewith la Inexpensive and easily made. First, a heavy Iron rod about !' Indies thick and (iVj feet long must be procured for an axle. This may be takeu from an old grain drill, or elsewhere, aud adapted to the present use. I'or wheels, take those of the hay-rake, as a high wheel makes the flow strong er. The shafts should be about eight feet long. They are bolted to the axle, five feet apart, and fastened securely, that the rod may not turn. Two pieces of wood, three by three tncbea and three and one-half feet long, are bolted across the hliafta Yi or 1" Inches apart, onp of them being placed a trifle hack of the axle, and the other farther In front of it. The singletree is attached to a third croHspit'ce further forward. Two more pieces, two by six Inches aud two feet long, are bolted edge wise across the .'ix.'i-lnch pieces, two feet apart. These pli-ce ri-p hollowed out at the top so lhat a barrel will rest on them securely. Two stopcock are Inserted Into the barrel opposite the bung, and two pieces of hose six feet long, terminating In a line spray nozzle attached to them. The bungliole Is turned upward and a funnel used In filling it 'Hie horse walks ((etweei! the rows of iotatoes, the man follow ing and holding a nozzle In each hand above the row, on either side. When turning at the end of a row, the hose may be laid across the barrel to stop the flow. The pressure of the liquid In the barrel. If well elevated. Is suffi cient to produce n stiiidy flow, and the jolting of the machine will keep the DKVK'E roK Hl'HAYIXCi POTATOXS. parls green In solution. With a spray er of this kind one person can easily spray ten acres of potatoes iu a day. American Agriculturist. The Nooning Time. In the longest days of the year, and when ou the farm the hardest work of the year has to be done, there should be generally a longer rest at noon than Is usually taken. The early morning and toward evening are the most com fortable times to work out of doors. But wirh a day nearly, or quite, fif teen hours long, there must be a con siderable resting place In the middle of the day if health Is to be preserved. The uoon dinner may lake half an hour or more, but after that should be a rest of a full hour or two, and If part of that time le spent In sleep lwith body and brain will be refreshed. Few know how great Is the dependence of the nerves on sleep for their continuance in vigorous health. A noonday rest of not less than two hours will enable more work to be done than can be se cured without it. If storms threaten when crops have to be secure the noon rest may be oiiifttcil. for In such case when rain comes there will be longer opportunities for resting and even for sleeping than will be desir able. Killing Rom Plugs with Hot Water. It Is very slow and difficult work thinning off the rose ami pear slugs when they are found on pear and gnie leaves. Not many people know that they cau be easily killed by drench ing the leaves with wafer heated to 130 to HO degrees. This Is death to nearly all kinds of bugs, and the wa ter can be applied 10 to "JO degrees hotter than this without Injuring the leaves either of the iear or grape vine. If the water Is applied by spraying, It should be some hotter than Is re quired, so that It may reach the slugs at the temperature that Is surely fatal to them. Very cold water or that which has bad Ice dissolved In It will kill the rose slugs If dashed violently against them, but It knocks off many more, aud they are soon found at their work again. Fence Aronnd Gardens, There should be no fences except those put up for temKirary protection, aud that can lie easily taken down around the garden. If a permanent fence Is built It Is always In the way. and becomes a harbor for we,D, which will grow at all the more 'uxiirianily ltecause the garden Is rich. Nelih-r should fruit trees be plan led around the garden for like reason. The fruit garden ought to bo by Itself, and n the farm It Is lietter to grw nil the tree fruits In the main orchard, that can then be fenced In and used as a pasture for pigs. By Prod nets of the Dairy. Almost all great manufacturing en terprises now derive a great part of tlislr profits from the careful saving mm tTV' " Aim i vl,Vf rO-iri V'- 4 .-V .' i m . I""-1' ls, of hy products that were f for merly wasted. It is much the same with the dairy. There is no large mat gin of profit In making butter and ellipse at present prices, and the ques tion how to dispose of the by products left after these, are made usually de cides whether the result shall be ou the loss or on the profit side. Making curd cheese without rennet from the skim milk Is a profitable way to use It where a near market can le had for ft. Almost every city or village would dlaMse of a largp quantity every day If It were, placed ou market. Besides this, finding xklm milk to fowls, to pigs and to the cows are good ways to dispose of It. Which will be moM profitable must depend on clrcimi stances. Hpmuvlna Foul heeds from Grain, As long as it remalus true that as a man sows, shall he reap, It belioovc him to get all foul weed wed out of his se'd grain. Some practice "swim ming" it out, but the heaviest seeds RIKVK FOB JCtn OKAINS. j w"l not float only tne si-ed pods of weeds aud the lighter wtufT. Better sift the wild wfil out, and the illus tration shows how to do It easily urn I quickly. Removable wire mesh hot toms may be used and thus a choice made In the size of mesh to use with ' "' particular gruln or beans, pea. etc. It will pay to use a mesh coarse enough to permit all small and In ferior kernels of grain to fall through with the weed ed. Then only the best and most vigorous kernels will be sowed. Such selection of the best evl year after year will bring up the quality of rhe grain wonderfully. r arm am) Home. ellinir Vounir Vlvm. There Is always profit In breeding pigs, providing the breeder is not too greedy, and is willing to sell his stock at reasonable rates. Live and let live should always be the rule. In nothing Is this more true than In the breeding and sale of stock. It Is very easy to get a surplus of stock greater than cau be either kept or fattened with profit. As the pigs grow older it costs more to produce a pound additional growth, and what Is worse, this extra weight Is not worth so much per pound as is that of the smaller pig. The sow pigs may be wortli more as they grow older If set to breeding, but the farmer who breeds pigs largely to sell while young dois not wait ror the sows to get to breeding age In-fore disposing of them. He leaves some of Ihe profit to the purchaser of his stock, as every stock seller ought to do. If no one did this the race of buyers would quickly run out, and then the grower of young pigs would be worse off than ever. t-elect the Rest. Did you ever notice that certain hens In the flock always seemed more alert and active than others? See how per haps half a dozen out of thirty or forty are always running around, singing, crkllig their beads up In a "Don't you see I'm a rustler" kind of way. and doing more work In an hour than the rest of the flock In four. Tnke care of these. Separate them from the rest of the flock. I ok after them with great care, and by breeding them enre- i fully to choice males, you can raise up a strain of fowls that will be phe nomenal layers. Now don't sneer at this idea. It Is a fact ami one that Is worthy of your looking Info. Feed ins Bran In Hummer, Cows at pasture are greatly helper by feeding a bran masli morning and night when giving milk. Cood as grass Is It d'es not furnish the full propor tion of nitrogenous and mineral sub stance that the cow require to give the largest quantity of milk, and bran Is u better food for this than Is grain or grain meal. Cows that will not eat corn meal wheu at pasture will eat aud relish a bran mash made with water heated to blood temiierature. Dslrjr Note. The cow should have all the food that she will assimilate, A cow tlwt Is heated and worried will not milk well and her milk will not make gssl butter. You cannot feed a scrub calf Into a good one, but you can easily stint a well-bred calf Into a scrub. It Is no use to say that dairying does not jwiy, for it does pay those who know how to conduct the business. The dairyman should not only breed up his cows, but by proper course of fer llllzatlon Increase the bearing capacity of the soil. The latest thing for the deception of the (hilry farmer Is a bogus cottonseed meal. It has been analyzed and d"tect ed by two of the experiment stations. Cows drink from four to Ave gallons of water dally on the average. This should be as free from all Impurities or surface drainage as the wafer used In the family. Not every fanner can feed bis cows a wide ration, because It Is sometimes too costly to be available; but whatever the feed there should be plenty of It, and It should be accompanied by plenty of water. '! ALASKA'S HUMAN BIRDS. A Ftranse Bsc Hbo Chatter sad C birr up. People wbo talk like birds, who whistle and chirrup In their speech, with notes varj"l"S from those of the wreu to the harsh guttural of the eock ats a tribe of such people has actu ally been discovered by Dr. Franz Boar. He was the first white man to locate these chirruping savages, which he did near the boundary between Alaska and British Columbia, though many trav elers have heard them fcpokeu of by other Indians. Once a trilie of some Importance, only aliout twelve Indi viduals now survive, aud they are per petual fugitives hunted like wild beasts, In fact, and possessing no per manent homes. It has long lieen a practice among the coast Indians of Alaska, when a chief died, to go and kill a few of the Tsutsowt as the people who talk like birds are called the object lieing that the chief might have servants to wait ou him w hile on bis way to the alwirig Itial l"aradlse. In the course of tilii.' the pursuit of this good old ctistim greatly reduced the number of the Tsutsowt, and the latter during the last fifty years, being too few to tivjht, have lieen kept continually on the Jump. The last of them would have been killed some time ago but for the fact that they have retreated to the highest mountains, where they live chiefly by bunting marmots. These lit tle animals dwell among the rocks, and may often be seen sitting erect at the mouths of their boles, whistling shril ly. The Tsutsowt capture them by means of "dead-fall' traps set at tha hole mouth. Dr. Bon had much trouble In find ing the people owing to their mode of life. At length he came upon a Tsutsowt txiy, and. obtaining his con fidence, was Introduced to other mem-bi'i-s of the tribe. The bird like lan guage of which he bad heard so much appeared to owe Its peculiarity to an eitraordluary richness In sibilant and guttural sounds. Wheu sisiken It had actually a remarkable likeness to the chirruping of birds. Tim Tsutsowt tribe formerly con sisted of two clans, nnd among them the common aboriginal law against marriage within the clan was rigidly enforced. That is to say, iw maiden could take a husband from her own clan, or vice versa. But now one of the clans has been wholly wiped out, not a single member surviving, and on this account the men have taken wtves within the last few years from the Nass River Indians of Northern Brit ish Columbia. Once a year they come down from the mountains and spend a fortnight with the Nass Klver people, in order to see their wives' folks. It Is an odd fact that the Tsutswot are hunters exclusively, whereas all other tribes In their region are fishermen. In Public Places. "When I was 10 years old," a hidy is quoted In the New York Times as say ing to some children, "I took a short railroad journey with my grandfather, a dignified Judge, yet tender and affec tionate, whom we were all most anx ious to please. "I sat In the car seat Just In front of hlm while he talkiil with a friend sit ting beside him. Pretty soon, having nothing to do, I liegan to sing in rather a low voice. Indeed, but still loud enough to be heard two or three seat away, nnd, as I was rather proud of my vob-e, I thought that my grand father was probably thluklng to him self tlwt Iris friend must admire the singing of bis little granddaughter. "By and by the friend got out at a station aud I was called hack to sit with my grandfather. He greeted me with a smile. " 'You've lsen lonesome, my dear, I'm afraid; I heard you singing. Now, you are a little girl, and it did not mat ter, but you will be a womnu one of these days, and then It wIlL Eet me tell you Just one thing to remember all your life.' " 'Never do anything In a public place, like a car or steamlxiat or anywhere among strangers, that will attract at tention to you.' And, though I was deply mortified at the time, for I saw at once that my grandfather bad not liked my singing, 1 have always remem bered his words ami thanked him In my heart for them." Oldest West Point Gradv.au. General George 8. Greene, the oldest living graduate of West Point, celebrat ed his ninety-fifth birthday on Wednes day last. He was born In Rhode Island, and graduated from West Point In 123. He was engaged In government engineering until the war hroke out, when he went to the front and rose to the rank of brigadier gen eral. After a brilliant war record he was promoted to brevet malor general In 1W1S, and retired from active service a yeur later. He then returned to bis engineer work. While holding the boat pf chief engineer of public works he jilauned all the Washington, D. C, sewerage, nnd afterward helneil to i. out the annexed district of the city. He now speims nis winters in New York City, and tils summers at Morristown. Although nearly 100 years old he looks little more than 00 years old. Product of a Walnut Tree, In the Baldar Valley, near Balaklava, In the Crimea, there stands a walnut tree which must lie at least 1,000 years old. It yields annually from SO.OOO to 100,000 nuts, and Is the property of five Tartar families, who share Its products equally. When a girl writes a letter to an. other girl, she thinks she Is bound by- courtesy to extend an Invitation to make her a visit Mothers are becoming so kind that boys needn't go to school unless the want to.