fthile a pur.',.
be tickles ciir.e
il.ru hniu uiiil trees
timiast!.-,,,! en..-.--., . , ,.- .-atue i clear, dulcet treble of ,..., n . .
- th. t ,r. .! the earth and tin- of water luilit.ic intu a . loin ...!
Til. .ell ... tilth. Iiul.tifitii? nllt Bl'hIii nn It. u .. I.,
h.!!ki .l...,l..u ., i... .1 . ' 1. t . . . I
...... ....... w i in i.uuy j-mtiia garden, tw a:r wast
'heniaht fragrui.t i:h scent uf flowers-great bed i
r-"V'rr '"'""'" '' "l" !" m.M of .!.j..a turned fnmtlr. their colors aoft
of pam than pc-ce in Iter I.ert. The year , eu .1 into delicate lentral tin's b the
that a dying v. i-h . i lj WMind of tb. j f,J:, light. The U-tiutv of ti e n'ace
... . .ir .,r- in. m hit liic ; rm uivo.-nt-ti t,y tbe Itennty of (he niirht
nun she PKP.nl to rt-i k.ui up tliat Bight. Tier had been a dinner nartv at the I
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO FARM
ER N1 HOUS-WIFE.
CHAPTER XXI.-tContinucd.)
That old-world room auited her w ith its
aaeilotr too and ita gleam of hrinht i-ol-r.
What mark had her pain left Iwliind
It? At first aight none. But when she
turned her bead to amile at I Inlcte a kind
f shadow could be aeeu iii ber eye; not
diimietsa, but a shadow. It was the
trace of teara they had shed. Qtit-n Kh-
er they ued to call her. Queen hjtther
w in troth, for had she not come into
ker woman's heritage of sorrow been
triple-crowned by lore, paiD and loss, the
World's great masters?
If yoo go off in that temper." she said
Dulcie, "we shall never know where to
Cud you. You might even venture as far
a Squire Dene's attain."
"Xo fear of that shrujreing her shoul
ders disdainfully. "Squire Itene is a
koor; every one about here i a boor, I
think, except" penitently "your father,
you know. I dou't iuclude biui."
Kstber looked up at that.
"Are you tired of us, then?"
No, but I am of myself," remorsefully.
"Well, go off, then, and see if the sun
cannot burn your 'tantrums' out of you."
"l don t think that it will."
Dulde went down the steps and across
the long paved yard, a listless little figure
enough in all that brightness. Two of the
hoys were playing in one corner, and they
ran shouting after her, but Dulcie would
one of them. She opened the big gate
nd stepped out on to the bare, unshel
tered h:gh road. It was awfully hot; she
felt her cheeks growiug red; her eyes
Winked, as the glare beat down npon her.
Straight before her was the high green
hedge of the orchard. It would be cool in
there, she knew, and, without wailing to
fo round by the gate, she scrambled up
the bank and flung herself down on the
tber side with the agility of a schoolboy.
How delicious it was! The loaded bouglis
f great pear trees hung over her: the air
was full of the scent of fruit and flowers.
8he could hear the trickle of the little
twain that flowed at the bottom of the
rchard. It was the tiniest of streams,
bat it made a refreshing music that sultry
AiiKurft day as it sang over ils lied "in
little sharps and trebles."
Flinging herself down under one of the
trees, Dulcie stretched her arms above her
head and gave herself up to dreaming. As
he lay there, her small head half buried
In the lush grass, her face upturned, the
uutaine came through the "leaves, and
icaerea on the gold baud round ber!
Sue swept acrof the r.x-m and sat
down at the piano. But it was too hot
for her to play. Then she went to the
wimkiw and wt it wide ii)n-n. leauina her
body out. as she half kueit. ha!f sal, on
the window leilpp.
Hush came and stood he-iiile her, put
ting his band on her shoulder, am) actu
ally drawing her in,v Ixfore she knew
what he was about.
"You need not risk a tumble, Misi I-
Tesque, in order to show me how unwel
come my company is to you. (hie ginnoe
at your race this afternoon told me all
that was iit-cn-wary on that point, I as
sure you.
Jn an instant she was ashamed of her
self. Without another word she realized
how rude and awkward the awkward
ncss troubled her most she had len.
I IK'S your pardon.' she said, in her
quick, eager way, and looking up at him
' but I did not mean to Ite rude to you, I
am very sorry." '
lie slii: bad his hand on ber shoulder,
DHt she did not set in to notice that.
"For what are you sorry?"
I-or seeming to" blushing and stam
mering "to treat you with incivilitv:
"You need not le sorry for that. 1 want
do civility from yon."
Mie turned pale, and ber eyes fell. He
had not forgiven her: he still looked noon
her with contempt, or worse than that.
perhaps, Ix-causc of her past faults.
"Oh. if I could only tell him all," she
thought, ami the tears were in her ce,
"he would surely not be quite so hard on
me as this."
His hand had fallen from her shoulder,
find he had taken two or three step away
from her side; then he came back.
"Y'ou can I sorry, it seems, for a mere
breach of good manners, but you never
think of being sorry for me."
"For you!" lifting her eyes to his face
luminous, wistful eyes, that smote him
through.
Could it be that she did not understand?
Something ki her face made hi m think so.
"Child," he cried, passionately, as he
looked down at her, "are you blind? Don't
you know I love you V"
Then he repented having said if. Her
face grew as white as the lace rullie at
her throat, am) her lips parted.
"Me! You love me? Oh, you do not!
You are mocking me;" and site drew back
from him in her sudden terror.
He knew that she was crying, though j
lie com. I not we ber face where she stood.
throat, and on ber curlv h.tir K,. ,i, ! f,ir inside the room the shadows were
ever moved. She hod no fear for ber l,w"S rapidly.
complexion, and she had a Southern love
f heat.
"I do wish he was not eoming," she said
te herself, half aloud. "I would rather
aneet any one in the world than him."
Her heart was sore that day, and she
felt restless. Hugh Fleming was coming,
for the first time siu.-e her stay there, to
the Holm Farm ami h half ,!ro,u,i v,i.
Tlsit. She bad never seen him since tht I
mere, then-! Don t cry gna wine
fiercely at his thick mustache. "I have
no wish to hurt you. I dure say I'm a
brute, but even brutes have their f"e!ins;K.
you know" sarcastically. "I'll keep
them in better order In future, however.'
There was no auswpr; but she had
dropped her hands, and was looking m
him.
Yoo must forjrive me for obtruding
rening in Batten, tms poor love of nune upon you.
"I ten you what it is. Dulcie." she nitid ! He to'k 8 tu al,,) ifvri l'Ji?
to herself, w ith a laugh, crushing the wild
thyme in her restless lingers. "yu had
better get back to town. This quiet life
doesn't suit yon. It mi-ht eiid it, an at
tack of softening of the braiu; for you
have no heart, you knotv, not an atom,
to tic affected."
The sunlight grew hotter and hotter, and
the bright eyes closed. Somewhere a mong
the trees a thrush was singing, as if ii
were (training its little throat for joy.
Bbe could hear the shrill whoops of the
young Durrani a. as they tumbled over
aach other in the farm yard.
"Dulcie! Dr.l.ie! Dnlcie!"
She sprang to her feet and put ber fin
gers to her ears.
"I am here! What do you want? Yoj
awve made me deaf, I declare."
"Not quite, I hope."
This was not one of the "little savages."
Flushed up to the curls of her hair. Dulcie
turned, and found iiereelf within a yard of
Hugh Fleming. Lewis Durrant clung to
ne nanti: yellow-haired Johnny to the
ther. It seemed n miracle bow he kept
his balance with these two clinging and
twisting about his legs.
i "They told me that they knew exactly
here to find you," Hugh said, looking at
Vf,
She was miserably conscious of his look.
"She knew, as well as if she had seen her
elf In the glass, that her cheeks were red,
nd her hair rough, and her dress grass
atained and tumbled. And it was all the
ftnlt of those horrible boys. Sjje felt as
If she hated them at that moment worse
than ever. '
"l hope 1 have not disturbed yon," rery
rTely.
, "Oh, no, not at all! I was just thinking
f going in, only I felt too lazy."
Mm eanght np ber hat and mode ber
ray toward the bouse, not going over the
, laslf thla time, however. He walked be
Vhte her, and th boya, rough as youn
atrirvera, tumbled about them both, and
toaoa the place ring with their squabbles
asj laughter. They had not much to say
! aaeh other. Dnlcie's tongue teemed
Had, and Hugh Fleming waa strangely
ajvwt Bather waa waiting at the door
tar tfens.
Tea la ready, Dnlcie! Ton will bare
ly have time to change your dress."
"Oh, doa't wait for me," waa Dnlcie's
mgrariona rejoinder. "The sun baa mad
- - A a l f kl-b V -l--n
Or at all."
Bgh riemiag tamed and walked Into
C atttteg iwsjm. Bather followed bin.
TW tea waa half over bafpra Dalcit
aaasW her apewaranct. Bh came la rery
ratotly, and ailppad lata corner by Mr.
varraat, aa dmar aa nnn. After tea
Vi Danaa toft tfeeaa, ad Bather went
fmmttm hum mMi dattea aa miL Hagfe
! tea aid a frlcasi to maka ant
Ja (hate haaaaJy way. S, aa the
- fafitof, balafe fMad kwradf
t taaaa with Hagh Fsmtog.
., triatotiykwr Mart fai
i 4i w trl ,W aeil aad) ator
jXM WWA kU faea to the nga(
u H waa, gaaf kla hnwd bach raa-
room, sluuiblhig over thnirs and tables
more than once iu lil passage. At last he
came to a bait by her. She had not etir
i reiJ at all.
"G.mdy, Miss Levt-sque. You hRve
, had so many lovers that you can afford
; to forget me unnmg the crowd.
It w u s a meaii, lit tic stab, which she
: m'rght well have resented. But she dirj not
ti si ut it. She just- lifted ber head and
I looked at him.
I "Why do you say good by?"
'Because I am going awav."
With terrified haste Dulcie nut out her
hand. ih;s man must not leave her like
!':. She felt as if she should die if he
!. Her lonely, loving little heart yearn-
toward him so!
"Don't go!" she panted, the sweet roice
broken. "Oh, Hugh. I will not live with
out jou! I I love you, I'm afraid!"
CHATTER XXII.
On New Year's eve there was a dinner
party at A obey lands. The grand recep
tion room were thronged; the whole
place biHr.(-d with light and echoed with
music. All the great folk for miles around
were there, and some who could not be
called great folk at all. Among these lat
ter were Mrs. Hardinge and Esther.
i nere were a rew nanosome women
there, very many pretty and charming
ones; but not one so beautiful as Esther
Durraut that night.
Julian Carre, the center of a group of
officers from Maidstone, stood in one of
the doorwaya, watching ber, among the
rest. She was dancing with Lord Harvey
at the time, and as slie passed (be saw
him and bowed with a smile.
"Who is she, Carre?" young Lord Pe
ters asked him.
Julian Carre frowned and then smiled.
To-night she it Miss Durrant, and a
nobody. Heaven only knows what (be
may be before thia time neit year."
-Ah, amitten there! Kb?"
"Smitten! No" with a anddea dark
flush. "I hate and abhor beautiful wom
an. If ever lam auch a fool as to marry,
I (ball pick the plainest girl in town."
There waa a faint laugh at that; bat
Julian Carre' t odd tnste in a wife waa
not to interesting to them aa waa thia new
beauty. To them, at lesat, (be waa arw,
and In quite a fresh style, too.
Talk went on, half chaff, half earneat,
and Bather, quite unconscious of it all,
danced more and listened to more pretty
epeecbea than (be ever bad done in her
Ufa before. The dancing waa at iu height
when Lord Harvey aiad kla way to her.
The bella art beginning to ring out the
aid car, hiiaa Darrant; would you not
Ub to com away oat of thla crnah aad
aaaaa, aad Itotca to them?"
. Cm waa toaiing the (train of (II thla tm
ajaamd eidtaoaeat, aad aaid, "Tea," glad
ly. Ha tact her toto the Horary, which
waa ajaJta eaapty and oaly half lighted ap.
Am tksry atood la on of the deep window a
tm eaaki aa right aeroaa the dark gar
feat atdJ laarrta to what the traaa af tb
knbbary atood black aad gannt. It had
ban Craaatag hard all day, aad bow
wwbagksaiagtofaU. Light aa
Wiiat would the new year bring to her?
-More pain.' Scarceiy. I tt-r h.arl ft-it
too dead, as it was. for that to lie proba
ble. W hat could it bring, then? Nothing
better than qnict and forget fulness! Tears
rolled in her eyes a she loid herself this,
Lord Harvey, nat' hlug her, saw this
idiade on Nt fai-e. His own was grave
and set. and. if Ksrher had looked at him
then, she would iierhaps have read bis
secret.
Vis Durr-'.nt." he said, after a while.
"it ii not wholly to I'.steo to the U-lltt
that 1 liroiight you here. I want you to
lin'i-u to rite."
"Yts." she said, simply, lifting her face
to look at him. "What is it you have to
te!! n-e?"
"Now yon puzzV me. I have so much
to tell that I don't know how to lcgin.
Perhaps I bad better condeuse it all into
one little sentence I love you so dearly
tiint I want you to Ik- my wife.
She tried to answer him, but the words
would not come; and her heart-throbs
scented I. Miller in tier ears than the bells
themselves, ringing out in the frosty
night. .
Dun t answer me now" laying his
strong band over ber little, cold lingers.
1 know ail you would say. You do not
love me at present, I am (,uite aware; but
in time you might, ticrhHtis" wistfuliv
"Yon would try. I think, if I could on-ly
make ymi . nhsi your love wouid 1 to
uie. nhat it would do for me.
No. no. Kther said, quickly, drawing
b:fk from him, ami trembling nervously.
I like you very, very much, but I shall
never love any one again. I dare not.
He smiled grimly.
'So I thought myself once! Yet, see,
lo-mgtit 1 love you.'
"You think so, Iy.rd HarveyT
"No. I am sure of it "
She had nothing to say to thnt. She
wished, with n!' her heart, that she couM
go sway, or that some one would come in,
and interrupt him in bis odd, almost cold
wooing.
"Listen to rne, Esther!" coming mar
er, and laying h.s bawl on her writ with
close, masterful pressure. "If I would
let you, you would rear a ghost, a shadow
out of the past, lietween your heart and
this living love of mine. But I will not
ivi juu no n. ror your own sake, quite
apart from mine, I will not. You are
strong in your sorrow now, and yon think
you could live your life without love; but
you could no more do it than" smiling.
and drawing her closer to htm "1 could
live my life without you. I ara not afraid
w .
u mis lancy. j gnow yoti better
than yoti know yourself, and in that verv
knowledge lies tr.y claim to you. Whilt
you were another man's, and not free to
chouse, I crushed down my love and was
quiet. You are free now, ion are to Is?
won, and I will win vou.
She heard him almost with dismav vet
there was an undercurrent of thankful
ness M-iting in toward him in her heart all
the time. He loved her! She felt cer
tain of it somehow in siiite of her uew-
iKirn cynicism, and the certainty comfort
ed ber: it soothed her pride, which Percy
Statih'--.e"s dt rsion had wounded cruel
ly. Th. iifh he was nothing to her, and
never would lie. of courw, yet it p least"?
her to know thai this man loved her, her
only, and not Dulcie. "nor another!"
"u".. -U41U17 prop, among wnom
Lether Durrant, whom Clare bad insist
on being invited, had found herself
stranded. Site was finite thankful wdien
the dini.cr a la Busse was ended. She
had leen sitting next to a deaf old baro
net. who shouted at her as if she were
hard of heariug. too, and never seemed to
catch anything she said in reply. On her
other side had been a formidable looking
young lady in diairlomis ami luces, who
had simply ignored her. and whom she
loid ht-:ir l asking her partner quite audl
My, "Who she was? No one seems to
know her."
In the drawing room it wat better.
Nobody seemed to notice her much but
Clare, and of course it was lonely; but
still preferable to that int'-rmiiiable din
ner. She waiked across the lawn till she
came to the fountain. By the margin
there was a rustic bench. As she sat
there, white aud is; ill, looking a pale ghost
of a woman iu her soft, shining evening
dres, someone came quickly down one of
the sMe paths toward her. It was Lord
Harvey. Esther, looking up and seeing
him there, felt her face growing hot. Of
all men, he w as the last she would have
cared to see just then, if site could have
had her wish.
"Clare told me she had seen vou go Into
the garden, hut I hurdiy lelievcd her.
What could you have been thinking of to
come out like this?"
"It was so warm, and I waa tired of
being iiid.mrs'Vgaihering up her train.
and preparing to go back.
One would think you were tired of
your life to see the way you risk it."
hhe walked aenms the giuss beside him.
Once when she lifted her face to aiwwer
him, he saw that it was troubled. She
tried to talk as usual, but she could not.
The shadow of pain in her ryes broke
down nis self-control. He never quite
knew what he said, and perhaps Esther
could not have told if she had ls-eit asked.
She only knew that he loved her still, that
he vrns telling her so jn terse, rugged sen
tences that had the ring of a strong al
most fierce love in them.
He saw the rapid rise and fall of the
(lower on her breast; he felt the restless
trembling of the bands he held, ajid a
kind of anguish came over him, lest his
rajihncfs had helped to turn her heart (til!
more it way from hiin. But, when she lift
ed her head and looked at him, all his
fears tied. He knew then that she loved
him, and that he would not need to teach
her that sweetest of all esrth's lessons.
Thia stately "Queen Esther," whom so
long he had worshiped afar off, was his
owu at last!
(The end.)
Valne aad Cost of Fodder aa Feci De
pends tTpon Its slanavenient - Ama
tcur Knr .-ery for Aniuuls beu
Weeds May Be KiUed.
Managing the Fodder.
The value aud cost of fodder aa a
feed for atock durii.g (he winter d-J-petida
largely upon the stase at which
It is cut, the curing aud the manner of
atorlng. If allowed to get too rire and
then la put In rather small shocks aud
allowed tu stand out In all kinds of
weainer untu ws'tea lor reea, it is
j quest lonn hie if the vnlue of the feed
i-vuri-u win pay tut- cosi oi culling ,
ajid hauling. But If cut In pood season, I
properly handled during the curing out, !
and Is properly stored away. It makes
a cheap, wholesome feed for all kinds
of stock.
The cutting should begin as soon as
the grains begin to harden well. Where
any considerable acreage Is to be bar-,
vested it will be economical to use a
corn harvester. When It can be done,
the best plan of management Is to cut
and put up iu reasonably small shocks, I
as the fodder will cure out more rapid-:
ly and the corn will be ready to shock
out and crib easier than If put up In
large shocks, and If saved with the
least loss It Is best to get the corn
cribbed aud the fodder stored away as
early as possible. But where the fod
der Is to be li ft standing In the field
until wanted to feed to the stock, It
will be better to put up in good sized
shocks, as In this way there will be a
less per cent exposed to wind, sun and
tonus. As soon as well cured, husk
out the corn, throwing directly Into the
Heavy tar oils, fn-ed of their to) at I la
as weil ns their tl.h k tarry coi stltuenia,
biicIi a are now olTe-etl iu the market
lii.dcr the mine of cnrliollueum. ar
, prcft tu' h to paints and tara. (B. EV
I'eriimv, circular 20. Division of For
estry, t" nited States Department of Ag
rtciilt tire.) These oils penetrate and act
us an' Is ptics, usually killing tbe fungi
or at lt-iist retarding their actlin and
di'vehpnicnt. Tin y are applied with
brush or else as baths, usually and
preferably hot. They can not replace
pniuls w here the looks of the materlala
an- to be improved. Charring asslata
merely as an Insitlaror. separating the
wood from the ground, and as fungi
cm not cat their way through charcoal
they are prevented from entering. Gen
erally, however, the process developa
large cracks, and thus exposes tbe In
terior to the attacks of tbe fungi.
Orange Judd Fanner.
Dipping rheep for Ticks.
Tbe Injury Inflicted by tbe sbeep tick
nKin the flocks can only )e roughly es
timated. Ticks do not cause death di
rectly nor Injure the wool, but cause
untold torment by their biting and wan
dering about over the body. This saps
the vigor of the old sheep, retards th
growth of tbe lambs, and makes both
susceptible to disease, fhe tick la a
wlnglchs (ly alsitit a quarter of an Inch
long, having a large, strong, reddish
gray 1ki!.v, and six legs. The most op
portune time for killing ticks Is Just
after shearing, as the ease of handling
and the cost of dip Is reduced to tbe
minimum. Nearly all the ticks will
leave the sheep for the lambs, so thnt
the work will be very effective If only
the lamlrn are dipped. It Is better,
however, to dip )oth old ajid young.
The sheep should be examined care
fully alKut thnee weeks after dipping
mid If any eggs escape defruet!on tbj
sheep should lie redlpped. The appar
atus necessary may consist of only
wagon, tie the fodder Into convenient i a box or barrel. Into which the animal
bundles, and store as much as possible ' may be submerged, and a table upon
under shelter. What can not be stored
under shelter should be stacked up
convenient to the feed lots. Fodder will
keep In a better condition with a much
better per cent of loss If managed in .
this way than If in shocks In the field, i
Another very good way of managing,
and especially so If the corn Is to be !
which they nmy be nllowed to drain.
On the w hole It is more economical and
satisfactory to use some of rhe good
sheep dips offered ujam the market.
Thi-se dips usually contain arsenic, ex
tract of tobacco, or products obtained
from cresote or tar as the destroying
ai-ont. As the latter dips are effective
ground before feeding. Is to run the ' and less dangerous In the hands of
The Apricots of Toledo.
In the Century there Is an article on
Toledo, the Imperial (it.v of Spain,"
written by Stephen Bonsai. Mr. Bon
sai says: "As we climb the hill it is well
to recall what the clgiirrales arc-
While the Archbishop Bodiigo claims
corn fodder through a threshing ma
chine, loosing the concave some In or
der to feed through faster, and rick up
the fodder. The sUick will eat more
of the stalk If put up In this way than
If kept whole. Good fodder kept in a
good condition is almost equal in feed
ing value to good hay, but this may be
greatly lessened by careless manage
ment Globe-Democrat.
Fracture of Hones
When a ahcep breaks a leg, the usual
j recourse is the butcher s knife, but
j with valuable brcodlug stock this Is
often unnecessary economy, for treat
ment Is noMsible ii a n-lth ml.... ...... 11
their Introduction Into T.iledan life for an,maJ. M,mt Kh,.r,,.,.,u '
ttii. Ci.tln H Iu innr.. thurt 1!l-..l. !, i .. . . ' "J -
....... ..... .j iu r is anv txitie oiti..r t hun ih,. i.,.i
. ...u llll' tl-l
CII.U'TER XX11I.
"Happy is (he bride that the sun shines
on,' says li e proverb. If it be so. tlit'Ti
Dulcie t-iiouiii have Ut-n happy. The night
lif'fore the wedding day the sky bad been
cloudy and t'ni-atei)int wjih a tiiful w ind
blow ins:. Bet the wedding morning
daw ned clear and bright. As Esther Dor-
rn:it luiK-d Dulcie with her dressing, the
i;n streamed into the room with almost
tbe warmth of summer.
"I am so thankful it is fine, Etty" step
ping aside to view the effect of ber square
train. "Do ymi ki (,w, if it had ls-en a
wet day, I should have felt it was an
omen T'
"1 don't believe in omens, Dulcie."
Yet even as Either spoke she remember
ed that this self-same Dulcie ha.J foretold
ill-ltick for her (he day she would try ou
her wedding dress. Ah, the "ill-luck" had
louche.) her with its Might long lfore the
dress was tried on! And who knew that
so nell as Dulcie herself? A thrill of bit
terness pierced Esther' heart as she
thought of it. but she said nothing.
"I do believe in them, though" loftily ;
"and I take this bright sunshine as a good'
omen for me.
What an exquisite little bride she made
Her dress of shining silk, the ear!s at
her throat, the lacea that floated like
"fairy-webs" about her, were only so
many settings to the sweet, glad, shy face,
At she awept up the aisle, Hugh Fleming.
waiting for her at tbe altar rails, felt his
heart (well with love and pride. That
this woman had chosen him filled him
with deep joy and wonder.
"Ob, Etty!" Dulcie cried, in ( sudden
burst of nervous excitement, as the clung
about her friend t neck at parting, "tay
you nope I shall be happy."
Esther stooied down to the little thing.
tnd kissed her, teara la ber eyes, though
(he wat smiling.
"I do hope yon may be happy, dear, aa
bappy aa life can make yon."
"Ah." Dulcie (ighed, pres(ing ber little
gloved nanda together, "I know yoo mean
it all, but but perbapa, if you knew t-
erything, you would not car whether 1
were bappy or not."
Tbey were (landing In the empty din
ing room, Esther in her bridesmaid's dress
of white, Dnlcie superb in a pearl-gray
costume of Tel vet and feathers two bean-
tiful women women who lored each oth
er, yet at that moment H teemed aa If a
abade were coming between them. Dul
cie taw Eatbera lace grow stem and
haughty aa (he watched her. Then Es
ther put out her bMls and looked bar
friend in the faea frankly.
I do know all, Dnlcie. It hurt ma cru
elly, but I forgave you. How do I know
that In yonr place I thonld not bar baan
weaker than you were!"
You are aa angel," Dulcie cried. "Ton
alwaya went one. He knew It, too"
mora aoftly. "Ht loved yoa beat la kla
heart I know."
Eatbar beard bar aad alabai: cad If at
that BBomaat aba ranttabfrad aaa ataa
wba. larad bar. aad bar aalr. wba aball
woadar at Mf
Tbe twtihrht af a Joly algit waa talllag
over Abbey la aaa. Tbera were aa atara
aa rat: only the falat iwfccttea af tha
eaaeet to brigbtaa aba aky. rraaj Briar-
we owe tuem to the blessed Moors,
like almost everything else that is de
sirable in Spain. For centuries and
generations they have btcti the Apu
liao forms to which the poets and phi
losophers of Spniu have withdrawn
from tin? annoyances of the world to
enjoy their Faicrian wine and fl?s. As
we approach still nearer we (in. I them
e uelow
the knee and back, no matter how vuiu-
! able the animal may le, but here again
we say don i kill, but endeavor to pro
cure union of the bone.
Where the fracture Is low down, and
the bono comparatively straight, the
work of the amateur surgeon Is sim
pie. Have an attendant secure the
.most people they are to be preferred.
The following Is highly recommended
and may be prcpan-d by any one: To
bacco leaves, Mi pounds; snlphur, 10
pounds: water, I'm gallons. The to
bacco Is steeped for an hour and a
half, (lie h-aves are strained off and the
sulphur itgain boiled for an hour. Keep
well stirred and use while warm. In
diana Experiment Station.
to be little vine-clad summer-houses, '
akin In
of tbt
the miHintniil sloiea.
other legs, then cast tue pat lent, bring
the broken Icir Into iu.rf.i..n,. i
simplicity of architecture to D(mi,kll, ,th . ,'
the hnerta of Seville and the carm:n;mi4nll)uInli,Hj wiI1 br, lbe
.iiiiainnra inns, t.rou km aootit , t.nUu i i.t.. .
i vra inn, tfi..iiiuu. ii everyriiing
they peep out i.
from behind trellises of running vines, j drMBlni Iliay be a F
In an atmosphere sweet with the fra- . fore w ,irk(,n ,., ' .
grance of the wild jasmine and the
rose; and the cooing of the doves, the
cotes of which surmount the little atal
nya. or watch-tower, of each eignrral.
a fore leg broken below the knee, use
but one splint arid wrap It well with
cotton batting. I'lace It behind the leg
Instead of at one side or In front, and
hold It in tilace hr n few himn ,.t
is sj-.nl.olIe of the pea. -e and plenty ! clrth bandllKe. Be( tbat tIu? Mld fce
and contentment which here prevail. ,,iit . ...,i . ,., . .
... , . .... f-fniit. iic ncu cuvi-ieu wun natung,
While the eignrrales have not the In-! th ,flk(. .m, .,,, ,,..
numerable fountains of the Hevllle ! parh( ban"d wh,h be'lMUlfjht ,
huerta, or the inexhaustible supply of a . ft
ur. i,..,.,. ;, .u.l,u' u,u B,'in4 11 we" m w-at'T
. . ,.., uu. ui ; amJ at onw bInd u aroumI b ,
.Sierra Nevada, which gives an arctic i R1,nt ,, .,., 4
freshness to the Granada carmen, they I ,om ,,,.., ',.,
are always delightfully cool and pleas- j ,n(, go on , a , , '
Iteration Is completed by a cheese
ant, while Toledo lielow Is steaming
and sl.zllng In tbe torrid heat Tbe
gardens are planted with fig and al
mond trees, and, above all, with apri
cots, the beloved niech-mech, which
the Saracen brought with him from
out of lbe East You may have eaten
the melon of Valence, the peach of
Aragon; but until yoo have eaten tbe
Apricot In a Toledan clgarral you will
hav lived Ignorant of luscious fruit"
Tricycle Caba a Hnt cess.
Berlin haa started tbe tricycle cab,
or "Heydt" cycle, so named after Ita
Inventor. The machine la a "rear
ateercr," and between tbe two front
wheels la a comfortably cushioned aeat
for the passenger, while tbe driver
works tbe machine from the rear. The
new system of locomotion baa met
with much favor, and COO of these tri
cycle cabs are now In use In the Ger
man capital, London Chronicle.
Cheap Burglar Alarm.
A neat and cheap burglar alarm
which will not fall, consists of a rub
ber bulb, to wblcb la attached a tuba
with a whistle at the outer end, tha
air being exhausted from tbe bulb,
Tbe tut la then sbat la tbe crack of
the door, and, being released wbea
tbe door la opened, blewa tbe wblatle.
cloth bandage applied Immediately
while the plaster Is wet.
The ready-prepared bandage la much
nicer to handle and more satisfactory
In every way than plnster of parls In
bulk prepared at time of use, and an
other advantage Is that it Is put up
In a tin bo aud may be kept at hand
for an emergency any length of time
without losing Ita virtue, which cannot
be said of plaster, which la apt to be
found useless Just when most required.
In adjusting splints to a leg broken
Juet above the knee It Is necessary to
make the whole leg rigid, hence the
splint should extend from fbe ground
np, and all hollows between It and tbe
leg should be well filled with batting
before applying the plaster bandage.
American Wool and Cotton Reporter.
Tbe Preservation of Wood.
Never apply paint or any other coat
ing to green or unseasoned timber. If
the wood Is not well dried, the coat will
baaten decay. Oil paints are used to
Work the PoM.
The object of tillage Is to secure tlx
proper nrrang.tiiient of soil particles
with relation to each o;b-r. The sir
ring of the soil Is very lvm-nVfaJ in the
destruction of weeds, but any system
tbat wiil keep the soil In the best phy
sical condition will ais k -cp down the
weeds. 8oIl temperature can bo con
siderably influenced by phys'cnl con
d'tlo: 8. Tbe water lioMIn cupacl'y or
ftcli;y with which water an move
through the so 1 and cons qivntly the
supply of plant f od which may lie car-
j ried to the roots of the crop, the
I amount t.f water tnken to the surface
a:.d evaporated, are governwl largely
by the a rjn.'e t.ent of the particle.
The free acc.ss of air can l secured
in sufheeut qiiatitt.es, supplying the
nocess-irjr amount of oxygen, and
the soil cau ! placed In such a condi
tion of fineness us to allow the perfM
root development. The importance of
these pointa makes It necessary to giv
a great deal of attention to the prep
aration of the seed bed. Sou:h Dakota
Evp.-rlmental Station.
I.'isn of New Rwiirtnt.
' Every lie keeper who rell.-s on gath
ering bis swanns of b.t-s after they
have escaped from the hive knows
that, despite Ws beat efforts, some of
the lurgt-Ht and earliest of bis awanna
take to the woods, and become tha
common property, by law, of whoever
cun find them. Rut if the bee keeper be
a.-tlve, he can, after finding Wthlch di
rection the swann Is going, follow as
fiint as be can and locate ita new resi
dence. In such case tie swarm is no
longer a wild one, but belongs to the
owner of the bees from wlilch It come.
It Is usual In the fall to stupefy these
bees with mnoke, taking the honey out
of the tree. "We have known bee keep
ers to take up all of the stupefied bees
they can find, being sure to secure the
queen, put all together In a hire wltb
some honey for winbT feed, aad have
a new swarm In their apiary next
spring. But usually these wild bees
are not very successful. Probably
those of them which remember their
previous life mode the mistake when
gulng out to secure honey of trying to
find their old home In tbe wood-
American Cultivator.
Good ttaaaon.
DImpleton Do on know, old man, I
don't spend aa much money now aa I
did before I waa married.
Von Bluraer How's that?
-"Well, I don't bare It to aprad.
Brooklya Life.
LiqaM Alp.
A tablespoonful of liquid air poured
ob a fluid ounce of wbtakjr will freeae
It at once Into flat seal. As ga afmt
of destruction, liquid air la aBona-ouo.
17 powarfaJ; bat aa aaafaj at-Jaat bag
feaoa foaad tor K m at
Propagating Mountain Ash.
Tbe mountain aah can be propagated
by seeds, but they are very slow to
start The berries should be ntheti
Increase the durability by protecting! ,nd mixed with soli and left out ex
tbe wood against molature. An exposed posed to tins weather for about a year
unpalnted board becomea gray and fua- j before planting. If mixed with an!)
cy, warps and checks, tbe nails rust
out, aad area If It Is not expoaed to
rain, damp air, (team, etc, occaalon
similar mischief.
For coating, coal tar, wltb or with
out sand or plaster, and pitch, aapaclaJ
ly If mixed wltb oil of turpentine aad
applied hot, tbua penetrating mora
deeply, answers best A mixture at
three parts coal tar and one part oav
salted grease, to prevent tbe tar from
drying until It haa time to fill tha
minute porea, Is recommended. One
barrel of coal tar, coating 3 or 94, will
var tOO poata. Both tar aad a0 palat
haa tha disadvantage that tbey get aa
Mra covers. If tha wood hag gay
ahaaea to get meat before Pflfntlag,
Cbar ara kaxafal laataad af mg-aj.
and placed In a box with cracka hi It,
so that water can pass thro ugh, the
pox can De sunk to iu edge or a lit Us
below In tbe ground and left out during
winter and until the ensuing fall. Then
tha soil containing tbe berrlea can be
taken out and spread on the floor ta
partially dry, ao that It can be rubbeg
ti rough A alert that will separate II
from too seed. Tha aapgratloa of tha
aeed U not abaolutaly necessary, and
oil and seeds together may be aowa
In a drill, coTerlr about ao Inch dean.
The young planta will appear la lbs
aprrng And eai bo taken np and toon
And roots abortoaad and tranaaptaated
Into nursery rowa to be grown aa ntfl
ready for flaal re-moral Vickg Maga,
