The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899, October 20, 1898, Image 6
1 CnAPTER XVI. Thilde wu lying on the floor by the side ef the bed, wretched out full length, with her face buried in her folded arms. She had not pot a dress on in place of the wet oa the had taken off, ami ber bare, plump shoulders gleamed white aeainst 'he red and gold of the drugget. She was hot crying. She had gobbed out all her lsskm, till she had no strength to sob Viy more, let the pain was there still, tt cruel aching pain that seemed to be tearing at the roots of her very life. Would it ever go away? Would she ever (in feel glad, and careless, and happy, M iliP had once felt? It seemed impossi ble. The agony that she had suffered befoi. when she had first lost her lover, had Urrt been half so keen as this agony he ws.1 suffering now, when she had won him ba.Jt again. It gee-iied to her that she dared never to show her face as Percy Stanhope's wife, a U all the world would know bow false she aad been to the truest friend woman eve; had, and hate her for it. "Oh, that I had never eorae here!" she thought, tur. ine ber tbrobbimr head from aide to side tp a vain search for ease. "Everything oud have been right if I had only stayes, away! Ob, Etty, Etty!" She could hej th crows outside ber window, holding their nightly conclave! The low, sweet ei.t of the cuckoo came up from the rain-was&ed fields. Inside the house all was qui l Now and then a door would slam, am, once Mrs. Hardinge, passing across the hUl, called out some thing to Etty; save tr this, everything was very quiet. The sti'lness was terrible to uulcie. She lay and listened for some sound to break the hush, till she felt as if she were going mad. As she lay there, the pale evening light fell upon her, upon the dusky beatfaml the white, bare arms and neck and shoulders. She burned and hlvered by turns. One moment her cheek were milk white, the next tbey were crimson. Her head was throbbing so much that she could not think clearly; he could only suffer. Strange fancies' came into her brain, and she knew quite well that they were unreal, fantastic, and yet they tormented ber, i "I am never to know peace azain ." she tojiersehf in a kind of despair.! mis la now I sha 1 be torments nil mv life, because I was false to Etty." Ol(l days were back with her, days when' she bad tumbled in the bay fields with Bather and Lyon Durrant, her broth er. Ljon had been dead years, and she knew it; yet that did not hinder her see ing him exactly as abe used to see him. She was sitting in the spacious old parlor at the farm, and Etty g mother was piling all was quiet again. A few minutes after that, ruleie passed down stairs um-een and ouheard, awl out by the back gate wiu me roau. T . .... it was a stiiz, damp, starless night As sne walked along, between the high hedges, with the blank irrav of the skv above her, a very horror of nervous fear took possession of her. A shiver of fore. boding crept through her veins to ber neart. .No one was within sight, the few nouses that she passed were in darkness. Every now and again tbe bark of a dog would shake the silence. Once, as ghe leaned to rest for a few minutes against a gate, she thought she beard voices and ttinUkn ........... , . iwwieps; out tnat perftai-s was only her fancy. But to her it was just as real as the shadowy fields, the ghostly tree, and the slipiery dew-wet beneath her feet in the lane. They were all a part of the horror of the night the horror that seemed to le ueating in upon her brain, and folding round her heart, and stifling her. It was a long, weary walk to the sta tion. Her feet felt like lead, and her head throblwd dizzily. When at last she reach ed the foot of the stone steps leading up to the platform, she had to rest and get breath before she could climb them. She found the station almost deserted. The one or two people walking about took no notice of her, and she was thank ful for it thankful to be able to creep into a second-class carriage without meet ing any one she knew, or any one who i Knew her. 'I hen the tram dashed on again, right into the heart of the nicr and she leaned her head against the cu-h ion behind her, and closed her eyes wear- uy. I here were two middle-aged men in the carnage who looked like farmers, goin up most likely to the early market, Tbe were talking together about an accident that, it appeared from their remarks, bad lately nappened on that line. IMilci scarcely understood all their words. They spoke with the slow Kent isn accent, and she was not paying much need to them or to their conversation. Poor chaap," one of them said; "belike he thought little of dying when he start ed." "It came on bim sudden, the other ! akeu the nerves of a tui stronger mn In another minute all nut confusion. Strong hands careful aiid tender in their strength now lifted out t!;e quiet figure that had something stark nn,i ebiilv aiuu.t it. They carried the ! ; J u into one of ine waiting rooms, a- for a doctor ! One lived eloe by. was on tbe spot ' lit) I1IU.I 1.1 , II.. . L. .. ... ! in- , ...-iirt-ii me room at once or ii save tne station master and b "t, uiu me man ntjo, three-quarters of u u,,ur wtore, had taken his ticket for Vf London, bad reached bis iournev'a na V?i$' Percy Stanhope was dead. The verdict was "Death from natural cause." Then Squire Stanhope came and carried liutw bis dead sou. He n old man, frail and ailing; for six months or more lie Had never left his rooms; but uru ue knew tutit bis "boy" lay dead be got up, as if his "strength was as the strength of ten," and went to him. That was on the twenty-first of May. The twenty-second was to have been Percy Stanhope's wedding day! r vj if o & Ji( r n n ri n n f H , n struck sa, "And some sa'as it 'ud be good tur us an to die like tbaat. -say, nay, man; I eaaa't think that myself; else why should we pray every nuntay to be saved from sudden death?' borne one had died suddenly, then. Some one, perhaps, wbo was happy, and wanted to live," Dulcie thought. "What a sad. sad world it is, to be mire! Iben she shut her eyes again, and tbe her plate with home-made cakes. She j throbbing pain in her head, growing worse was lying in the big wbite-curtained bed In the room above the pantry, and her cheek was close against Esther's cheek, nd she could feel her gentle breathing as he slept. Her eye.s smarted with tears, he feit aa if she were choking. And all the time ghe. knew tfjat these were but bierooriesj that that dead past was over and" done with, it had nothing to do with the changed, miserable present; it never could nave "anything to do with the fu ture. The most trivial thiiiKs came to her remembratfee, and held her fawt, so that she could not think of tbe one thing of which sbe so wanted to think 'She got up and bathed her face in cold water. That seemed to clear ber brain nd refresh her. Then she flung a shawl round her, and sat down on the side of the bed to think. She remained there a long time, a creature tossed and torn between two master yearnings. Her whole sou! cleaved to I'ercy Stanhope with a love a strong as death. It frightened her, this wild, intense passion; she had never 'dreamed she could ever feel anything like It. There was more pain than pleasure in It, more dread than either. "It would kill me to give him np, I think," ghe said to herself, looking out at the gathering night, with fever-bright, smarting eyes. "Yet how could 1 endure to make ber suffer, as I suffered when 1 flint came here?" She could not forget Esther; she could ot get the thought of her anguish out of her mind. Between the two loves her heart wandered to and fro, and could not And rest. As she sat there she heard a flock in the lower part of the house strik ing ten o'clock. The sound sent a thrill through ber. All at once without her having had any former thought of doing uch a thing it struck her that she should lost bare time, if she hurried, to catch the twelve o'clock express. "I will go to my uncle," she said, half feud, slipping down off the bed and searching about among tbe things on her lable for a light. "He will tell me what I ofbt to do; and, when I am gone, per- PercT will go back to ber." She could not keep back a sob aa sbe It It waa like tearing the heart out 9t her body to go, yet sbe fejt in some strange way constrained to do it Quick I?, with panting breath, and hot, nervous Wsda, she packed np her things, throw tag item into toe boxes anyhow. A few N)t the thought she should want to take With her at once she stuffed into a small taf that she could carry in her hand. Am she waa gathering her ornaments y. t jtHpli, the came across a set of nenrls f Mt ber ancle bad given her on her IZSMty. Bather bad admired these r tirts, ah rsassmbered ; and she put them , 4 ji M side till she had finished her task, r a arissia sjerseii to a dark stuff dress, I T alaMr. and a little black velvet hat, ,1 It Mil tied close about her. with every jolt of the carriage, deafened ner ears to the talk going on about ber. How would it have been if she had list. eaed listened and understood ? i fsweSl ob ena of ber visiting cards f k 'l H with the pearls In their ease: r Vxm bar wadding day, from rr fia apt star to try toatQl nimil j 1 1 fct bar ttws and bt '.Twaw vxtat . gVa$pMaw$ftwMs9 ' 5 e ra i terai fntti m ,:"'' -tKK$tt. , lit katv I jfr. -i. U-w wta iUtntzt t3K tat CHAPTER XVII. ben I'ercy Stanhope left Dulcie he had gone direct to the station. He took the shortest way to it across the country so that he reached it fully half an hour before his tram was due. This half hour he spent sitting on bench outside the ticket office. The stuffy first-class waiting room would have stifled him. He was feeling strangely exhausted. both in mind and body, Ioni Harvey canie across him sitting there, and stayed to sjieiiic to him. tic thought hita stiff and distrait to a degree. . ' ''It has been an abominable day," I'ercy sain, -ana l feel tired out!" "You look tired! Yon have been to TV Eims, of course! How is Mini Hun-ant? Unite well, thanks," flushing a little. 1 tie other looked at him in surprise His coat was wet, and bis boots muddy TJ 1 1 ;j .. . ..... it- am eviiiemiy waiseu a long way. Where could he have been, if not to The Elms to we Esther'' But Lord Hrvey was not a man to trouble himself about other peoples affairs. He was far from Mng in high spirits himself that evening. The pain at his heart the pain that not all his pride or will could subdue buifcast its shadow over bis face. He looked grav er and sterner than usual, a man austere to a fault, as he lifted his hat to I'ercy, ana lurnea away. In five minutes more the Eondon train steamed into the station." Then I'ercy Stanhope rotised himself. The train, not a very long one, appeared full from end to end. He opened tbe doors of several car riages, and finally got into a smoking com partment, which, for a wonder, was emp ty. Kut he had not gone there to smoke. He wanted to be alone for a while to think. He had been in a whirl of passion in which thought was impossible; but now he was cooling down, and there was the future to be considered. Two, three sta tions were passed befow any one came to disturb him; the fourth was a junction. When the train slackened speed, two gen tlemen opened tbe door of bis carriage and got in. One of them was a young msn, slightly lame. He had to be helped np the step by his companion, and, when be got in, he stood a moment, as if in pain, before he could sit down. As be rested tons, his eres fell anon Percy Stanhope's face, and Instantly bis own blanched to ghaatliness. He stag gered, and would have fallen forward bnt for his companion's arm. "What is it, Gns? What la itr tbe young man's friend cried, sharply. But the young man could not speak. He pointed to the quiet figure opposite, and then dropped down in tbe seat behind bim. Tbe train was beginning to mora on. A guard pot bis bead la at the window of the carriage at that moment. "Something wrong here, guard. This gentleman baa fainted, or else" dropping hia rates, ud staying back a little way "or eiaw, be to-dead." "Ha to dead, Eabert," the young mm Kv m trembling rioimtly. Ha had ItMir boa Terr aaar to daatk. to sakieW wiM eatb, htaMlf. ad ttto bock wss for Mas. la tratk the sight of 1 ssiga bavw CHAPTER XVIII. At The Elms all was confusion. Du! cie'g flight had struck Esther like a blow. The first thing in the nmruiug she bad' gone to her room to see if she was awake and better. She found the door nen; two large boxes packed in the center of the room; tbe drawers and wardrobe empty! Standing on the threshold, sbe looked about her in'dismay. "iHilcie!" she calied; but no one an swered. Indeed she could see for herself that there was no Dulcie there to answer. Everything had that air of desolation and confusion peculiar to a room or a house that has just been vacated. The bed had not been slept in. The window was own. and Uie long hice curtains hung limp with the heavy niyht dews. On the dressing table she found the little bather case. containing the iK-arla and poor Duicie's one little, ill-written, hurried line "For Esther on her wedding day, from l)uli b."' She knew then that she had gone away not to come hack, arid she slipped down upon her knees before the low table, and burst out crying. She gm-xoed at a score of reasons for this sudden cruel departure, out the one real reason she never gave a thought to. Something has happened to her." she thought at lat. In despair what else to think. "It was not illm-ss, lant night, but trouble that made ber so strange." Then she got up and went straight to her sister's room. A foreboding had seiz ed uixjii her that perhaps Ik-rta had had some hand iu it all. Mrs. Hardinge had just risen. She was doing her hair before the glass, and glancing at the pages of a new novel that lay oi-n on the table be fore her while she d.d so. "What h it now'" rather sharply at sight of Esther's wet eyes and crimson cheeks. "Oh, Berta, Dulcie la not in her room, and all her trunks are packed, and" breaking into fresh gobs "she mut have gone away last night, after we thought she had gone to bed, Sbe is in some great trouble, I am certain," Mrs. Hardinge stood amazed. The color faded from her face, then rose and set tled angrily. "That is just like Dulcie. You'll believe in her friendship for you now, will you u"u i or my own pan, i otuy no;e we may find that she has gone alone" mea n Ingly "but I am very much afraid we sha'n't." . - "Berta, you'll break my heart some day! How can you be so suspicious, and so- so cruel?" Esther had sat down, still holdinir the little case in her hand. She was trem bling nervously, and tbe color came and went in her face like a rising and falling flame. What can have come to ber? She seemed all right yesterday when slc was going out. I've seldom seen her in rftT spirits. I'm certain she had no tbo.ht of leaving us thuu. Have you said a..,. thing to ber, Bat?" raising quick, re sentful eyes. "I? No, indeed. J've bad something better to do than w-; my talk on her. But I am not blind, you are, and I've not liked those long wtJis she look lately tvery day, about the o? time, too. I kivow Dulcie too well to U'k-ve that she to them alone!' - - .- 1 Fiber's lip curled scornftin'k ?t fret ted ber slir.oot past Li-r pit time, ' iear ' ner sister t.-UMltke this. She had ioswn lM'forchai. i that ! e should g-t no sym pathy from -Vr, nothing but doubts and suspicions. Hi I she was dreadfully un easy about DuK ) 1 wish I'enj would come." she thought, twisting tbw y-arls round and round in her fingers. -"He would kilo what had best be done," To-morrow would be ber wedding day. and through all the hoj-s and dreams tbi;t fluttered round ber heart, there came and rent a vague, restless disquhat. Mie wi still troubled about Dvlcie. too. Yet this tuble could only "riw so far and no farthei" for ber greet !ove bent It and all e!e ruck kito brooding calm. Percy wag coming. He would comfort her. Nay, his very presence would atone for all. It had Wn her whim tt wear on this, the last night of her old life, tbe dress that she knew lie always admired. She even remembered to fasten a red rose in her bosom such as she bad worn that other night. Esther, not able to read or to rest, stood before one of the window looking out at the fading light, Howyuckle and dog roses clustered over tiie hedges; the air blew sweet over the clover, and the lambs were bleating In old Ftrmer Itysn's pas ture field just across the road. Aa she stood there the skf deepened its hue: stars came out, luruluotis, far-off dinmond rays. Tbe sweet ncs of a sweet English May-time was over ;he land. Tears came Into the girl's eyes as sbe looked, and her heart gave f throb of intense joy, which was a prayer in its thankfulness. In the dining ruom on the other side of the hall, the welding breakfast was laid ...J Putting t'p Barbed Wire. The Illustration, from the American Agriculturist, shows a handy contriv ance for "paying out" barbed wire when building a fence of this material. A stoutstone drag has a roundstakeset in one corner well braced. Tbe reel of wire Is put on as suggested for attach ing the upper wire and below tbe braces at various heights when putting up the other wires. This brings the wire right along beside tbe stakes and at just the height desired. When ready to staple, let the driver of the team take bold of one arm of the rwl to keep it from turn lng, storting up the team a few feet to stretch tbe wire. Ills companion then staples firmly, when more wire is un reeled and tbe process Is repeated. A benefited by having Its proportion of uju-ogm increased, but it will gain nothing !n mineral matter. Tbe laud devoted to applea should receive fertll lzer or manure every year, aud when there is a heavy crop of apples in sight the fruit should be thinned out in the early stages of growth. A RED APPLE. FOH MAKtVO WII'.R FEKCE, slow-moving team should be used, or tt will not be safe to attempt holding the ret-1. rout of Orowlne Corn. The University of Illinois has bae trying to find out what It costs the Illinois farmers to raise corn, it bad replies front 800 farmers in nil tbe corn-growing areas. Up to husking tbe !u.'Ujs of expense given In tbe re plies do not vary greatly, but guhe-l quent expenses are absurdly reported to vary 11.3 cents In one county to 38.8 cents" In another. The average cost of raising com waa found to be for the state $8.72 per acre, or Ui.l cents per bushel. Including Interest on tbe farmers' equipment and the cost of the crib, shelling and In baul- A liarn Cistern. A I . . .... "rn cistern will be a very great advantage where a large number of cat tle are wintered. The cistern should be placed on high ground, so that the water can be piped directly to the cat tle stalls. Tbe cistern should b built under ground. It may be built out o uie ground six feet or more; use the earth that comes out of the bottom to bank up tbe outside. The earth baak tnent should e five feet thick and well sodded. This will keep the water cool In summer and w arm in winter. A cis tern fourteen feet deep and seven feet in diameter will bold 130 barrels of water, and can be built for $50. The fall of tbe year, before the ground be comes saturated with water. Is a good time to dig one. Tbe inlet pipe should run down within one foot cf the bot tom. The Inflow of water from every rain and tbe constant drawing of tb water will keep the Itody of water stirred, and thus keep It pure. Tbe rain water that falls upon a barn forty by twenty-six feet will keep tbe cistern full. Baltimore American. Clean Milk. A correspondent of the Practical Farmer says: To have clean milk. It must always be kept so. Commence when milking. SU sister, wbo has spent four years on the Isle of Jersey, saw the way they milked their Jersey cows in that country. It was through muslin stretched over tbe prill. An at tachment to slip over the mill can be made hr follows: Take a piece of spring steel, lH'tid to a size smaller than milk pail; ends not to !w fastened; cut cloth a size larger than pail top. and when hemmed around steel It will be tbe right size to cover pall. Stn-lch ovr pall w hen milking; will keep out nil hairs and dirt that drop from cow. Can lie easily put on and taken off. In'lnced Italic Horse to Move Afte Other Things Had Failed. If tli ere Is any one thing more than another upon which tlie average man, w ho has some time in bis life been ac quainted with somi!ody who owtu-d a horse, prides himself, it is his ability to make a balky horso pull. The m-m- edies for tmlky horses are nuaiilxTless. Every man has bis owu sure cure, aoid nothing will attract a largir crowd or call forth more imnlidi-nrlal suggestion than an overloaded equine who hjut ar rived at the conclusion that forbear riuee has ccnacd to be a virtue, and de termined to make a stand for hi rights. While a huckster was driving south on Main street, near Fourth street, yes terday afternoon tbe dejected-looking horse which drew the dilapidated wag on fell on the slipiK'ry pavement. It was not a bard fall. The animal just sank quietly down on the juivement and batted Its eyes lazily at the crowd which quickly gathered. It was a clear caj of Imlk. The slippery pavement was merely an excuse. The driver examined the animal and satiHfied himself yiat no lom were broken. Then be caught hold of the bridle rein and tried to coax tbe horse to Its feet. Tbe horse did not bulge a muscle. The driver kicked It in the ribs. The m-sult waa the same. lie applied the whip, but the horse made no effort to rise. By this time there were fitily 200 peIle gathered alKiut the prostrata horse, and suggestions began to pour Ln from every side. "Twist: his mil," said one. "Put a twitch on bis o ," suggested another. Tie a siring around his pastern,' was the contribution of a third. These are samples of the wimti of romedhs which were offered and tried, but none of thctn worked. The animal was beaten, coaxed, sworn at and Ur tured, but without success. For half an hour they worked with it Several times It was lifted to its feet, but wink iRick again to tin? pavement each timo ns soon as retain. -d. Tim crowd docked the street ami traffic on the cable ears was suspended. At esu h un successful attempt to move the obstin ate animal the crowd burst forth with cIhmts. It began to look like a hopeless case. Finally a man crowded his way through the alienators tintll be reached the inner side of the circle. I le enrrliHl In his hand a large red apple. This ho held within a couple of fett of the horse's nose. The animal pricks! np Its eirs, stiiffed tbe air and nwched Thlnninic Apples. .Most of tbe early apples are abund ant bearers aud are am in he mnill : Those that are sw(tt p iifO rru.i r.. for the apple. It moved a collide f lng to market the conclusion Is reach-j mu(.n untll ripi but EuriJ. Harvest I1UJ t,H ft""' ow5' "! awnyed tantol ed that in 1H!W, which was an average lb(, Twenty Ounce apple will bear pick-' !zlndy !n mt air' xyHh mighty eff.wt year, with an average yield of fifty four ! iug WUf.n two-tbirds grown and make 5 ttl m,nf' "I'nnig to Its feK and rushed bushels ier acre, the cost from break-, excellent ph.g. If this Is done In all f,,r u,f! 'l'1- Ti nian who irried lng the ground w delivery of tbe corn pflrU f tiu, tree, plucking a few apple nw aI1'l tlmmgh the crowd, at the elevator was l'j.5 cents. This where they are fullest on the bough, it f'wed hy the horse. For iuf a covers tbe rent of the ground or Inter- wiu mak wnat apples remain touch 'M ntUmsil foUowed the apple, est on tbe valt-e of the land. Interest on iartror aH,i better, besides supplvlnj? ; am!,J the cheers of the crowd. It was depreciation i-n plant and wagirt for p,,rjr ntudes for household use ni nn flimlly rewantal. nrul enriieiiv exchange. the farmer aiyl others enfraginl 'a the work of raispi; the corn. Ai this rate. If he got 20.5 cents per busbtS he cleared $5.40 per acre. He go., this clear In additjon to wages, inteest, depreciation ajd other costs. Comfortatjtfi Frnit l.uddrr. Upon the ordmary fruit Jadde one must stand for k long time and endure the strain and the cutting into the feet of a small round. A fairly broad, fiat step gives firm aud comfortable sup port 1o the ftfrt. Tbe ladder ,;au be made lijlit, tOO, AS the shown In tbe Il lustration. Mke one in winter Ac cording to Ois pattern, wllle you have ple.jty of time, and It will be ready ir next sen jot's fruit picking. Tie top of such a bid der can na-.Ttiw FHt'lT T.ADDKit. W 8 pOUVt L f-e- slrcd. Tbe main piece must be of oye light material fr.t- from knots and ota er Imperfections. Dress all tbe mate rial together, Uvi paint. If kept ua der shelter whet not In use It will fj.st many years. l;,llinit. Buds from the largest and tbritieast shoots generally withstand the Wjitfr better than tho from Uie smaller. Iw mature wood, wijilch ai-e liable to jr.p off, leaving the back attached. Tbe triple buds on tie older and more ma tured sboota of ti-arlng trees often aur- Tlve when tbe sjigln buds above giem kill out Aprlccts and plums ca be worked on peaeii stocks, but jlum stocks are genertjly preferred for ttm. Budding should Ut done during August, and If the weatlisy has been very dry, so as to cause thjs stocks to stop grow ing, It may evei be too late; while If , 1 r! lj fa I Crop l: iperimcnt. The area of ground that can be used for conducting a number of experi ments need not be large. An acre will give sixty-four plots each i5 by 2. feet square, and different crops, under various methods of cultivation, will give more practical experience and information to fbose in terested than can be gained by many years' cultivation without regard to system or regularity. luuneiioo tne rrwt as tt walked away with tbe wagon.Kniixas Cby Times. Keeping Fowl Ont of MiMchief. Something more than feed Is neces sary lo keep fowls from running to the garden or tbe uewly planted com field, and scratching among tbe dirt. Mens do this, less to secure the grain YAhn to rid themselves of vermin by thojg.igh Then lie W. Tall Knouir The Cincinnati Jnqtiln'r rerenls a se cret atxiut the juatuier hi which Weut. Norton, of the United S;ates navy, so- a comparison of i cured his admin-don to t'u. imni i-xny. It appears that he was found to ite a little short of the requisite height, and Uie examlmtrs. who were pleaded with b!s splrk and his general qtmllfl. catlotus, were finally prevailed upon to give him six montlis in which to grow the needed half-inch. lie returned home, ami took all kinds of gymnastic exercises, but streU'h himself to his uwuost, he will lacked a quarter of an inch. When It cji.m lime for htm to riimrt,' he t'H.k two trusted friends with bim, telling ihen that ho ueedral their assistance. ly (liiHiuig tiiemseives. If a placv tlose j On the morning of the day for the '""""": ej pioww. anu inmu examination, Bert was na brt.-hi I trly, and awaJieuiiig hbi ebiimi is Ktn-wn twice a week with gral. and burrowed, fowls will rarely lee it for anything. preseuu-d onf of t!n with a pi.ye of rKMieboard and the other with a g.iod-slzK.-d plank. Plultig tbe pastiorirl on bis bend, be commanded one to hold mm anu the other to whack him ovet tuinmer l'rnninic. Attention should be paid to surjKier prnning fruit trees. A topping tf the j the lttad with tbe pluik psiu,,u, n,r,w, JU UflUIB lllSJ (I1.IS11 Tne 1,1(W W(J UlA )mr(j grovvui win generally cause thhiii to set flower buds for the next w-ason. Besides (bis it is tbe best time to prune lu order to thicken the trees. out a costly ftast daintily spread, glass , thre: has been aoundant rainfall tte and rare old chioa and solid silver helping out the show. Tbe family bad dined in the breakfast roowi so that all this might not I disturbed. Itsfc-ed, the whole bouse waa In confusion. E titer's boxes half filled the spare, beuroom; ber wedding finery lay all over tbe chairs In Mrs, Harduige's sitting roou. One had to take care of one's steps in going through tt bonne thst night "Jasper, yon might Juat look over tb timetable," Mrs. Hardingo said, qnWtiy. "I think they must be cwntif by the but train." "Eight -forty Is tfas last tmta." Mr. HsrdJoge told his wlfs, wit heat stlrrlag work may be continued into Septem ber. The bark must separate rciagily from tbe stock In order to have tbe work successful. Farm and Fireside. Fertilise the Orchard. It Is certain that any crop will ex haust tbe soil ln time, whether of grain, grass or fruit On some farms may be seen orchard of apple trees over half a century old. Every year these trees hare produced fruit and In re turn have reoelred nothing; ln tbe form of fertiliser. It Is estimated that an ordinary apple cre ramovss from an fro Us so. "If they t eosatag ky feat, ' an acre of soil ah. ut 60 pounds of ni- trogsu, 40 pounds of phospborle acid I aod 78 pouada of potash. Whoa dorar tt frown la Um orchard tfc lui is j ar will bo her In a boot It is jaat ahs now." (To h soadaij l'oullry Notea. Better fatten and eat the stjntcd chicken. Do not ntlx the bone meal with tbe food. Sell poultry alive during the aext two months. Keep eggs In a cool place until they are marketed. Sell the young ducks as soon aa tbey are ready for market. Mixed with milk buckwheat makes a good fattening ration. It is easier to avoid disease in tbs flock than to cure It As a rule tbe eggs of hens grow small er a the moulting season advances. When tbe fowls are too fat an exclu sive diet of oats will soon reduce them Poultry and eggs are Inseparable If a fair profit Is derived from tbe larast nient Iu the smaller breeds beauty of form and plumage are tbe first requlre- mcina. One of tbe disadvantages with guin eas la that tbey are not a good market fowl. The second year of die ben hi more profitable than at any other time dur ing ber life. 4 A coroner estimates that something like 000 Infanu are overlaid by tbelr mothers yearly In London. Infanta, be said, should sleep In ceta, as It takes little so suffocate then. enomrh to mi him. and lie gfive tlm command again: "Harder!" K-iiil he was not satisfied, and gave another commantli "Once more, boys, and let her be a good oner' Whack! came down the plank on young Norton's head, and he settled back Into his cbum'a anna uncon scious. The boys worked over him awhile, atul when ho regained consclousnes. lite first wit was to fuel of the bop of Lie head, when a glad am)e spread over his face. He had a wiJl-developed cast of "swell lumd," which increased hit stature fully half an Inch, and thus pro pared, passed the eerutany of the ex. amiuera without trouble. He Knew. MJlMary In-rtructor-Now, can you tell me what a soldier's duties ore when ne is not ugnting? Recruit-Studying the manual of arms and having his picture taken. Instructor-Good. You ought to be made a corporal at once. No Pottry for II I as. flultor-Your (laughter baa my heart It went out to her the first Ume I ever saw her. Her Father-Bosh! Nonsense! The doctor examined ber yesterday and said kt waa enlargement of the Ifver, Harp playing should become more of a fad. Harps arc so large that girls can't cover tbem In green dotn, and pack tbem through the streets. or? one believes that he has the making of a hero In him. and that cumstsnoss are to Uaao that ah -a) not brMcht ML 1 v'a V 'j tn.. .'"' ,'