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J.V - - -r -i'-.., .- &, 1 - 1ED UtOUD CHlEi' A. C. H6SMER, Proprietor. rfi) o.orn. - NEBRASKA LONE HOLLOW; Or, The Pml if tto Fbbvjs. ThrUIlDff and Romantio Story of Love and Adventure St Jakes M. Merriu, actbob or "Boers Biix," -Fisnxu Joe" ako Otoek Stosies. Cepfright, iva, by the A. X. Kelloj Sew paprr Company. CIIAPTER XIX. --CosninJED. M Mother, I will obey tou in all things right, bat you must not speak harshly of Austin WentwonL" "Muin't IT" with a sharp intonation. "MhiL well, has it come to this that 1 anrte be defied in my own house and by my own daughter? Who is this Wcntwonl, I should like to ask, that he must be treated with such immaculate re gard? Nothing hut a low mechanic, with no thought above a saw and jack-plane. I think" Mother!" " I will go oo. an yu shall not stop me until I've had my say," insisted Mrs. Penroy, growing hot with her own conceit. "Austin Went word supposed that you would some flay he rich, and that was why he paid you such assiduous court. You have not seen him since your grandfather's death, I take it?" I have not," "True. Well, bo won't he apt to trouble you again. Why? Simply because he has doubtless suspected that all is not gold that glitters, and that the supposed heiress has been cut off with a shilling. I under stand these men, they are all sordid creat ures." " Mother, cease, I pray you. Have you forgotten my father" said Grace, in a choked undertone. " No; Mr. Penroy was a good man, tho best one 1 ever met, yet ho had his faults." "Who has not?" J! "True; but it was of Wcntword that we were spcakuig. Do you expect him again to see you?" Grace was silent. "I understand your feelings; you hope ho will return again, but, let mo tell you, he had better not. I would sooner see you dead than the wife of a low mechanic." Mother, why will yon persist in speak ing thus disrespectfully of Austin?" "I express my true opinion." "I Iiojk: not." "I see that you entertain asneaking nffec tiim for him.'l cried Mrs. l'curoy, angrily. 'Lei mo tell you that you receive his fur ther attentions at your penL Should you dare marry such as ha I would disinherit vim." It was Uracols turn to show resentment now. Meek people aits usually Arm enough when tho ruck of forbearance has been pasted. "Mother, I will not listen. You talk of disinheriting me, but that you can not do, siuco you have uoUiiug of your own; my in heritance mines direct from Grandpa Vandilile, and you can not touch it. While I live, however, you shall not waut for a home and all the comforts that money caa give, but you must not Susult my feelings as you have done to night." The girl choked uttlie last, and there were tears in the honest gray eyes, for it grieved the heart of Grace to sieak harshly to her mother, even tinder provocation. A sneer curled tho lip of Mrs. Tcnroy, which failed to improve her looks, and iu her failed eyes there came a sudden, un readable gleam. " So!" she aspirated. "I see that the im maculate Captain Starbright has played hi cards well; but in spite of that he sha'.l not succeed !" "Captain Starbright f" " Yes. Ho lias given you to understand that Morgan, my father, made a will on tho night of his last illness, giving you every thing. Will you deny it?" " No, for it is true." "I knew it. When Captain Barbright told you that your grandfather left a will ho lied, for no such document was found, and urn the only heir to my father's prop erty. You see. the shoo is on tho other fo.it, ami that yu remain an inmate of Lone Hollow at my sufferance. Tho littlo plot arranged between you and the Captain to win a million has failed. I aui not the dupe and fool you and, Captain Starbright imagined." The widow tapped tier gold snuff-box to give emphasis to her words. Grace regarded her in horrified silence. Her mother must bo losing her reason, it sccmod to Grace, else siio would never make such on accusation, ao causeless and wicked. Stand there and gape, liko the silly fool that you are," cried the unnatural mother. "You didn't imagine that I would see through your scheme, it was so neatly planned." "Mother, pleaso don't," pleaded Grace. " Hut I will, just tho same, you ungrate ful girl. 1 will not submit to be driven from homo by you and that scoundrelly Captain. 1" "Mother, I can not listen," protested Grace. " I know you are not yourself to night. Some other time, when you arc calm, I will talk with you on this subject." 1 am calm now," declared Mrs. Penroy. " I wish you to tell me the truth regarding this Captain Starbright." " I know no more than you do altout him." "lidhe tell ou that your grandfather left a will J" Yes. 1 know he left one, for I saw it with my own eyes." "When! Where?" demanded Mrs. Pen roy, eagerly. Grace explained how, on the morning of Mr. Vandible's death, she had thought she heard his voice calling and she had rushed in to find him lyiugstilland white ou the pil low: "The will wss lying before htm, and a stranger, a lawyer. I supjtose. and Captain Starbright stood at the bedside. Grand father was dead even then, but in my ex citement 1 did not fully realize it." " And you saw the will, you are sura of that?" "I am sure of that." lid you know what it contained!" There was a flush on the widow's cheek, a strange, eager glitter in the faded eyes as she asked the question. No, I did not," said the girl. " Then why do you imagine that my father disinherited me, his only child, to take up with a more distant relative!" " I only know that he so declared his re tention many times." "To you!" "Yes, to me." "Indeed." "Will you permit me to ask you a ques tion, mother?" "Certainly." "I have no wish to claim what is aot av )'own by law and right, mother dear," pre- cecuea uruce, us ao mu io scat aaa re garded Mrs. Penroy with a saddened glow of the honest gray eyes. "I only know that grandpa executed a will in my favor, bat there is this that has pauled ao. If Ike will was not signed, would it be lawful when it was surely the testator's wish aad in tea lion to place his name to the instrument, death alone preventing!" "Of course sach a will could not be bur ial" "Then I bow toyour claia, mother dear. The will that I aaw tkat fatal raeraiBg was ssst -!."' And your grandfather was dead!" "Yes, I am sure of tkat." A gleeful, exultant : UW OX 1MB WM0W. apon her daughter, aad ia a voice tremulous with emotion she aaid: "It is welL Aa evU aea has beea frns trated. Ycm may go bow. Grace, aad seek seeded real. Yob shall set repeat this frankness, for while I have a home yon WO! nave one. Good-night, my child; we will talk further oa this aubject at another time." Mrs. Pearoy rose, weat to her daughter's aide, kissed her with seeming tenderness, aad then Grace went from the room. M Saved ! thank Heaven V fervently ejac ulated the widow. CHAPTER CSDEB A SPXIX. In the meantime Captain Starbright made his way to the stables, led out his grays and with his own bands attached them to a light vehicle. "I have been duped in the worst land of way," he muttered through close-shut teeth. "Mother Cabera lied to me when she pointed out that grave in the cellar and as sured me that there lay the mortal remains of my enemy, Lura Joyce. That girl, sharper than a detective, is determined to be my ruin. How did she escape death! I can only answer that the ugly twins have entered the league against me. It was all a plot to bring destruction upon me, but it will not work. Worst of all, Karl Vandible lives, t can not understand that. Wonders will never cease in this world, aod all of the fates seem just now to combine against me, but I will defy tho fates and win this game, elso go down with colors at the mast." Mounting the seat the Captain drove swiftly away. It was late at night when he reached Btoncueld too late to consult with his law yerso he put up at a little public house, re solved to rest until tho dawn of another day. He was early astir. Almost the first per son be encountered in tho hotel office after breakfast was Louis Fingal, the handsome young hunter. Tho Captain was not exactly certain as to the status of Fingal on the whole he set the youth down as not his friend at least, although he might nol be ia active lcaguo with his enemies. "1 am glad to seo you. Captain." Fingal held out his hand. "Indeed. We seem to meet at unexpected times and places," returned Starbright, accepting the friendly proffer. "Yes. You came from Lone Hollow late last night!" "The hour was not early, that's a fact." "Did you meet Miss Joyce !' ' "Sir?" Captain Starbright glanced keenly into the face of the youth before him. "I asked if you met Miss Joyce. She is a friend of mine, and as she set out to visit her cousin Grace I thought you might have met her. Tho roads seem dangerous to travel these days, and I tried to dUsuadu the girl from going, but sho insisted ou it." "Indeed. You astound me, sir." "How is that?" "I supposed you were aware of tho fact that Miss Joyce disappeared mysteriously some weeks since, and it was supposed that sho met with un accident." "I heard about it," answered Fingal, coolly, offering his cigar casu to tho Captain, who selected a fragrant roll and proceeded to light it. "Then you will understand bow absurd it seems to me when you speak of seeing said young lady," said the Captain, as he sat down next the window and proceeded to putt great clouds of perfumed smoke up ward. Fingal casta keen glance about the room, returned his cigar-caso to his pocket with out taking one himself, and leaning on the Captain's shoulder, peered down into his dark face, and with a half smile stirring his lips, said: "I supose you do think it absurd, my dear Captain, yet it is, nevertheless, true that I tlid see Lura Joyce, and that sho did go to Lone Hollow last night. It seems that an attempt was mado upon her life by a couple of low ruffians, and that it failed, thanks to tho interference of an unexpected friend. I haven't learned tho full particu lars yet, but 1 expect to when I see the young lady again." "Yousurpriso me," uttered Starbright. "I am glad, however, to know that the girl escaped. Why did sho remain away ao long!" "Of course you are glad. You and Miss Joyce were such good friends." Was thore a sarcastic ring in tho voice of the young hunter ? Captain Starbright imagined so, and tho small dark faco seemed to takrf on a mocking smile. Tho Captain fidgeted in his seat, yet, somehow, seemed riveted to the chair. He attempted to rise, but Fin gal's hand pressed gently yet firmly against his shoul der, and in a low voice ho said : "No. no, my dear Captain, keep your scat I am becoming interested as well as your self." And tho Captain remained. He seemed subject to a strong spell, and faces and objects began to float and be come indistinct. Even the voice of Fingal was but an indistinct murmur. And still tho Captain puffed at his cigar, and permitted a gentle lauguor to steal over his senses. 'The girl was miraculously saved," pro ceeded Fingal, "and sho has returned to make it interesting for the villain who em ployed a couple of ruffians to murder her. It was the desperate work of an assassin throwing off tho detective that was hot on his track. A girl detective! That sounds odd, yet I do believe that Lura Joyce is nothing less, and that she will not cease her efforts until a prince of villains is run to earth." Captain Starbright, although hearing but indistinctly, yet felt a vibration of fear at his heart, and tho smiling, dark faco of Ixmis Fingal seemed like a black Nemesis frowning upon him. What was it that bound his limbs as though in a vise, and held him on the rack while being tortured? He realized now that Fingal was his foe and he strived to extricate himself from the unseen meshes. Vain effort " Although two tramps seized and hurled the girl over a precipice, she was not killed. She lives, and you will yet meet her, if you have not already, since her resurrection from supposed death at tho bottom of Hangman's Gulch." "Why do you thus address me?" artic ulated the Captain with no littlo difficulty. " What has the fate of this simple girl to do with me!" " Do you say it has nothing?" The mocking smile still lingered on the face of Louis FingaL " Of course, that is the fact." "But in that case who paid those two ruffians for their work!" " I do not know." "Captain Clinton Starbrightyou do know," asserted Fingal, with ringing emphasis. "You would gladly give your right hand ta he assured that Lura Joyce was dead." "Where did you learn so muca!" "From observation. Yoa attempted to take Lura Joyce's life last night, but was frightened from your work" Captain Starbright shook tho hand of Fingal from his shoulder ana attempted to gain his feet. For the life of him he coukt not An invisible hand held him down, and seemed to bind the very throbbing of his heart Ah! what spell is this! Captain Starbright writhed aad twisted in his chair while Fingal continued no re gard him with that pitying yet malicious smile. A tinkle oa the glass caused the helpless Captain to look without A face was pressed against the pane, the sight of which broke the lethargic spell and caused Star bright to come to hie feat wish the quick aeas of aa electric lash, cry el terror faU isg from ha lips. "Heavens! rfcsf aw was.'" right, ia a paroxysm ef fright, CHAPTER XL nzznx -a. aast-aaaas The face at the window was not a pleae- aat oae. Fingal had aeea aad recognized it aa that of the strange man, Don Benito. Oae instant only it remained at the window, then disappeared ia the crowd. Captain Starbright toed staring like aaa bereft of sense. "He is gone." "Gone," answered FingaL "Who was K?" " How should I know! " "If you do not, your actions belie your words," declared Fingal, grimly. "To me be seemed like a madman." "He w mad an escaped lunatic," breathed the Captain, gladly catching at a loopholo of escape. "He ought to be secured at once." "You will offer a reward for his capt ure " Captain Starbright however, now that he was out from under the magnetism of Louis Fingal' presence, hastened to separate himself from that individual, in wardly vowing, however, to learn more of the hunter in the future, and if need be to crush him. Before Fingal could finish his sentence the Captain bad passed swiftly from tho room, and was around the comer liko a flash. "You can't escape mo that way, you vil lain," muttered the youth, who seemed deeply interested in the movements of Captain Starbright Quickly Fingal passed out to watch the movements of tho Captain. He glanced keecly up and down tho cross street down which Starbright bad turned, but that in dividual was nowhere to be seen. "Confound it!" muttered the young hunter, "he seems to have given me tho slip. Clinton Starbright is like an eel, when you put your finger on him be isn't there. I imagine I had him completely under the in fluence of tho drug, but it socms that the cigar was not aa heavily charged as I imagined. I was foolish to permit him to escape. I should, in justice to all con cerned, have placed him under arrest And yet such a move mtght block the game entirely, and prevent the ends of justice. "No, I must permit the Captain full swing for a little longer. Tho face of Don Benito has startled the Captain, aud that certainly means something. I might be able to guess the truth bad the queer old fellow com pleted the story he was onco telling. He seemed sane enough then; he Is at times, and but for an interruption I should have kuown alL However, danger menaces Don Benito and 1 must avert it if possible." In tho meantime tho Captain turned down tho nearest alley, crossed a block, and tbencc passed down a narrow street to the stable where be had sheltered his horses. He seemed to think that it would be time lost in searching for Don Benito in the city, since he ordered his animals at once aud was soon riding swiftly out of the city. He was not long in crossing tho ten mila stretch to Lone Hollow. He passed into the house, to his own room, without disturb ing the inmates, seeming regardless of tho fact that Mrs. Penroy had once ordered him to depart from Lono Hollow and never to return. As be paced the floor he muttered : "The elements of danger thicken. Tho man I left for dead in California still lives, although I believe him to be insano. What of that? He saved Lura Joyce from my hand last night There's method in his madness. He seems to recognize me, and while ho lives tho danger is doubled. Ho must not live. I have gone too far to turn back now. "I have entered tho race and must con tinue to the end. The end! What is it destined to be! Success or failure? A bold heart and strong hand will mako it the former. I possess both, if I do not permit my nerves to be anstrung at the outset "Mrs. Penroy threatens, too. Confound tho sex. I will never trust a woman again, never. They are all treacherous. That will. The loss of that precious paper has doomed mo to much trouble." He turned to a small cupboard and drew forth a flask. Ha placed this to bis lifts twice ero he spoke again. Ah I that is tho puro stuff," ho finally ejaculated. " That gives me strength, aud nerves mo to tho work in hand." Thrusting the flask in an innor pocket he passed from tho room and the house. Ho did not go toward the road, but walked around tho mansion and disappeared in the woods at tho foot of the hollow. An old man stood on the vcrgo of Hang mau's Gulch in tho twilight tall and slender, with long beard and hair of silver. He presented a patriarchal appearance as he stood leaning lightly on a staff of native wood, and gazed with eagle eye over tho scene. "Tho Doge has sent for mo. There is to be somo reconciliation," muttered tho old man. "I am glad of that 1 taw him at the tavern and be seemed gentle as a lamb it is welL If tho gentlo maid was only here I might send a messago by her." He paused. The sou nd of a step attracted his notice. He turned, lifted his staff, but was too lato to avoid the blow that fell with the swiftness of lightning. In a silent heap the old man of tho gulch lay at the roots of a tree. A stout club in the hands of one of tho twins had douo the work. Strong arms lifted tho silent form and bora it into the thick woods. A third person followed the twins as they entered the shadows of tho wood. " I can not trust the rascals," muttered Captain Star bright, as he glided swiftly after tho twin assassins. Tho two men, with their helpless burden, paused at last beside a small pool some rods in extent tho waters of which were shadowed by a thick growth of cedars. Tho ground was swampy about the littlo lake, and a solemn stillness seemed a part of tho situation. As tho twins deposited their burden on the ground near tho edgo of tho water, tho third person passed quickly forward and stood before them. " Eh, Cap'n, you here! " "I am," answered Captain Starbright grimly. " I want no deception this time." - Deception. Maybe you think" " It doesn't matter. Let the past go," in terrupted the Captain. Then he bent and examined tho clothing of the murdered old man. An ejaculation of disappointment fell from his lips. He thought perhaps to find valuable papers, aud in this he was sorely disappointed. It might bo that he thought the missing will was on tho person of the dead. It was not however, and hence the discomfiture of the wicked schemer. One of the twins was working at some thing near while tho Captain was making this examination. He now came toward, revealing in his hands a heavy stone about which he bad attached a stout buckskia cord. "This will forever hide the work," mut tered the brute, as he proceeded to attach the weight to the body of his victim. "You are very thoughtful, Hana," said the Captain, at the same time moving into the dense shadow where he could watch the movements of the twins without being him self seen. Presently a splash aad gurgling sound announced the work complete. The maa ia the shadows breathed easier as he saw the form of Don Benito sink beneath the waters of the forest pooL He had notbin g to fear from the madman of the gulch. Neverthe less ha realised that he had placed himself ia a dangerous positioa by eapioyisg tha twins to commit a murder. He was now ta the power of these twe low villains. Hi only safety lay in pack) g a wide distance between the Cabera' aad him self. The Captain would never have vent ured apon this last tragic work hat tor the exigencies of the case. The suadea sv aaaraace of oae he had supposed long since dead faint aaaervod him. Be had shewn hi head ia the miml to remove Lara Joyce fram ha aaah, ami every stasia erase seemed by fate te ether, sw tint te-ajgat he snrdereria the eyes ef aa least tares lie aii SUMTITUTS thoXeaer) Advantages ef the Se-Cnll 1 The introduction of a material com bining all the advantages of glass with none of the corresponding- disadvant ages arising from it brittieness will be bailed with interest by every class of the public who suffer daily In one form or another from the fragile na ture of the article it is now sought to supersede. The transparent wire-wove roofing, which is translucent, pliable as leather, and unbreakable, has for its basis a web of fine iron wire, with warp and weft threads about one twelfth of an inch apart. This netting is covered on both hides with a thick translucent varnish, containing a large percentage of linseed oil. The process of manufacture is conducted by dipping the sheets into deep tanks containing tho composition until tho required thickness is obtained; the sheets are thon dried in a heated chamber, and after being stored for some time till thoroughly set, arc ready for use. The sheets can be inudii any color desired, and range from amber to palo brown. The roofing is very pliable; anil bend ing backwards and forwards without any injury, readily adapts it.-elf to curves or angles in tooling. Tho now material is not only waterproof, hut is unaffected by steam, the heat of tho sun, frost, hail. rain, or indeed atmos-phericchutigesof-any kind. Beinga non conductor, buildings, winter-gardens and similar structures remain cool in summer and warm in winter. Owing to its lightness as compared with glass only half a pound per square foot considerable economy in tho iron or timber framing designed to carry it can be secured, whilst saving in car riage is obtained in addition to safety. Turning now to the question of cost Wire-wove rooting is more expensive in first cost than ordinary glass; but the many advantages, both in erection and maintenance, already set forth will, in the opinion of those interested in tho question, more than counter balance the primary additional outluy. A material that requires no glazing, can be cut with scissors aud fixed with line nails, is an economical one to erect For churches, passages, sftilrcasea, special colored varieties to simulate glass similarly prepared are manufac tured. Both the Admiralty and War Office havo availed themselves of tho advantages to lo derived from tho em ployment of tho new roofing material; whilst it may bo added that the Koyal Aqunrium at Westminster is entirely covered with it A list of tho many and varied uses to which tho wiro-wove rooting may bo applied would be a long ono; amongst others, may bo mentioned: Roofs of cotton mills, explosive aud other fac tories, workshops of all classes, brew eries, priuting-works. railway stations, exhibitions, cricket pavilions, lawn tennis courts, verandas, porches and covered ways, boathouses, engitio-rooin skylights, conservatories, ferneries, garden-frames and summer-houses, kiosks, stables, loose-boxes for horses and cattle, barns, cowhouses and shep herds' houses, pheasantries. poultry runs, fowl-houses and kennels, sky lights, markets, schools, laundries. portable buildings, temporary struct ures, hospital and military huts, and all other buildings requiring to be light and dry. Chamler.V Journal. FACTS ABOUT SHIRTS. Devise Calculated to Krdor the Laundry Hills of llarliHor. As the shirt industry grew and ex panded the garment itself became the subject of much mental exercise, and the result is that there are more than three hundred patents on various de vices pertaining to the garment and covering every part of it from the neck band to the tail. Most of these are de signed to add to the comfort of the wearer, the strength of the shirt, and the incomo of the inventor, and are of no particular interest to the general reader. One of the most singular of these inventions is a contrivance to cheat the luundress. called the "multi bosom' consisting of one body and many bosoms, either detachable or otherwise. A man in Boston built a shirt with many bo-oms so arranged that when one was soiled it could be dropped down below the waist and a clean front expo-ed to view. It is sug gested in tho Ilabor-daidier. from which this information is obtained, that this shirt should bo accompanied by an automatic iortable laundry, operated by tho legs of the wearer so that the dropped bosom could be "done up" while not in use. Another man has produced a combination shirt made of flannel with an extra bosom of linen. which is made to appear on unbuttonin a flap, and a Chicago man has secu a patent on a shirt to which e bosoms are attached by buttons. notched neckband is a patented do and consists in cutting V-s notches in the top of the band. permitting it to spread or conti nt collars of different sizes. Anot patent was issued recent! v on a s open all the way down the back front a shirt in two halves; and another on the open shoulder. has not yet become popular. The: also a cumber of patents on sleeve justcrs, most of which consist system of buttons and straps to late the length of the sleeve. The linen for American shirts entirely from Ireland. It is said" me umieu staves caa never oecoae a competitor in this domain for th reason that it can not grow the proper quality of Sax and that the extremes of climate prevent perfect bleaching. Ireland is the world's best bleaching ground. Nearly all the muslia used in the trado is manufactured ia the mills of New York and the New En gland States, the Southern mills sup plying only the heavy fabrics kaowa as "cotton linings.' Chicago Tribune. In recently issued tables giving statistics on the subject of divorce, our country leads in having granted nearly half a million divorces during the twenty years past, but there have beer only elevea divorcee througbewt the length aad breadth ef Kria duriaf tkat period. Proteataat or Catholic, ia happiaeesor ia abase. Use Irish cea tinuetae partaersaip aUl ia ia tie. aalved by death. FARM AND FIRESIDE. , -WatefUnderfoot !s a great detri ment to sheep-growing, and hence in wet seasons the flocks have to be watched closely. Foul foot is seldom known in a hilly country. Where fertilixers must be boucht to keep up or improve the land, hog growers will in many instances find it profitable to buy their fertilizer in the shape of feed, such as the mill products and oil raeaL Swineherd. There will be no danger of a va riety of potatoes "running out" if the best tubers are saved for seed every year. Every one who plants potatoes can improve tho variety by carefully selecting the seed and giving good cultivation. Oats and onions are two crops that as a rule, ought to bo ready to go in tho ground just as soon as the condi tion of the soil will admit If this is done, it will be quite an"it-m to make tho necessary preparations in advance, so that at the projier time the work can be pushed along as rapidly as jh sible. Tomato Soup: Heat ono quart of canned tomatoes with one pint of water to tho boiling point then add one small tcaspoonful soda. As oon as they cease to foam add one pint rich milk, two tablespoonfuN butter aud a little salt and pepper. Serve as ioon as it boils up again. Willi freh oyster crackers it makes an excellent dish. Just as many dairymen und other cow-owners can not tell, with a reason able degree of certainty, which of their cows are sources of profit and which of loss, so many farmers can not cer tainly tell whether they gain or los by this or that crop. Would it not pay to pay a little more attention to this matter? Might it not be as wise to cull one's crops as to cull one's cows. Illy ventilated quarters and the absence of sun and light exert a pow erful influence on the health of fowls. Without fresh air, sun and light, fowls would become like plants in a cellar, pale and sickly, unproductive and un profitable. If every avenue by which the pure air of heaven can reach them is closed, they would stifle to death by fetid vapors, or else become the vic tims of disease. Western I'lowman. Corned Beef Soup: !.t seven pounds of cheapest cut of corned beef be soaked and parboiled so jus to re move the surplus salt, then simmer slowly three hours. Let tho liquor stand until all the fat rises. Skim off tho fat. Add a quart of tomatoes, two carrots, two small white turnips, two onions and four Inrgo potatoes, all pared and sliced thin. Let simmer ono hour. Strain and serve tho soup hot, reserving the cooked vegetables for a salad. SELECTING A FARM. Things That Should .Not H Overlooked by rareHaarr at Land. In buying a farm for a family home, two things are so frequently overlooked and are of so much importance that we would impress them iqwn tho reader. The first is the drainage about tho dwelling house. No family can lo healthy and happy unless Its dwelling is situated on a spot whence the drainage is good. On not a fow farms the dwelling has been located where tho drainage is very jKRr and can not be much improved. The person who located the house may not have cared for drainage, or may have thought of greater moment the advantago of a location near a spring, or grove of trees, or .something else. No fertility of tho land or bargain" by reason of low price will justify a man putting himself and family in a dwelling from which tho drainage is imperfect Sickness and death, with tho attendant suffering and expense, will make the farm a bad bargain, no matter how low the price or fertilo tho land. The other thing is the Intellectual and moral character of the neighbor hood; for no man can afford that be and his family live among unintelligent, immoral people. To no small extent your neighbors will mold the characters of your children; if you would have bright, intelligent, respectable children you must havo neighbors of tho same sort In the country we must look to our neighbors for social intercourse; and, unless they are as they should le. wo must live like hermits, or associate with people whose companionship is uninteresting while it is harmful. Land in a good neighborhood may cost some what more, but it is nevertheless the cheaper. Land where there are not good people, and the good roads, schools, churches and books that thtse people will'have. is always too dear for a wise man to buy. It is also worth --"-" "..near church Blag, then ploft and ridging up for sweet potatoes. . Id the pea whore the manure was daily picked up aad composted it was not spaded over before using, though that would have made it finer, but was sim ply taken out and dropped from a bas ket along ia rows before ridging up for the potatoes. About equal amounts of laaaure was used for each pes; ao fertilizer was used forY&her. save the dropplag of the cattle, "and the ashes frees the buralag of palmetto roots aad bushes whea the land was cleared, which was about eqsai ia each pea. Sis differeat varieties ef sweet potatoes were tried in each pern. Retails as fol lows: The laad plaated frees the oaav pestod fertilizer yielded at least three tiancsae maay potatoes as that treated laTtae eoavaoe way ef siaply peaaiag. FWrida Farater aad Fruit Grower. ssssssssss - . . V4 TT.VSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSV .G0OD HOME-MAKERS. - ate Xetahto Literary Wea Was Are fcarllt SMMVln It was once thought that womea wr lectured and wrote stories and poetry were not and could aot be home makers. Notable housewives spoke tl literary women with a tone of eoc tempt Only one woman, the noted Knglishwoman. Mrs. Somervllle. was cited as an exception, and she was ac credited with so many achievements in science and in tho domestic lino that every othrr ambitious woman was abashed. But u-day some of the most prominent women before tho public are the best of our country's home makers. Mrs. Livcrmore. of whom it is said, in addition to her world-wide fame as a lecturer, that she is the only woman who can fill the pulpit ha always bcn known a. an exquisite houekeejerand a devoted mother. When sho was as sistant editor of the Chicago Covenant and the author of numerous tales and sketches a mutual acquaintance said to me: "Mrs. I.ivenuorv discourages us ail by the amount of work sho does. She writes and edits, tikes the roo-t self-denying care of an Invalid daughter, works for the church, and has her house and table in order for all chance guest, who appear often enough hero in the West" The same genius for presiding over a perf-ct home and jterformlng wonders in tho lecture field is transferred to her Mel rose homo in MassachusetU. Lucy Stone is a sweet, motherly, do mestic woman when in the circle of her home. Nothing can be purer or more peaceful than tho atmosphere of that place, and nowhere are tho sacred ms and beauty of tho marriage relation more nobly exemplified. A young composer gave mo an enthusiastic ac count of a Sunday afternoon in their hoitso at Cambridge, when Mr. Black- well brought out pile of music sheets which ho had collected of some of tho masters' works, and with his young guest went over and over the gems, while Lucy Stone, though confessing that .she hal no ear for music, sat smil ing and sympathetic with her husband' enjoyment "The way sho said 'Harry.' when addressing Mr. Btackwell," said the young man. "was perfectly charming. I was never iu a lovelier home." Kliabcth Cady Stanton, mother of Mve sons and two daughters. Is another famous woman whose homo is one of tho brightest and best Her heart is as largo as her brain, and both go toward tho building of a home such as is always a safeguard to society and State. Annie Jenness Miller, tho popular lecturer, editor, dress improver, and one of New York's most beautiful wo men, was reared in a homo of exquisite order and neatness and carries its in fluence to her present elegant sur roundings. A commanding presence, like that supposed to belong to an em press, helps her to exact the strictest obedience from her servants, while the softer qualities needed in a perfect home are not wanting. A husband that absolutely worships her is proof enough that the busy brain has not drained tho fountain of the heart N. Y. Sun. FASHION'S FOLLIES. ! l'lrkvd Vp HvrTaad Thar 11 a Chi rac" Sorlaty Ksporlar. (iobclin blue is again very popular. In fact it has gained rather than lest in favor. Kutire ribbon dresses have appeared. They are made with an alternate strijw! of not or lnce. The turban is slightly alt-jrrd. The crown is lower, the brim narrower, and the trimming lessa'la!orate. Combinations of green with certain shades of blue, brown, rose and Vene tian red are to be seen In Paris gowns and millinery. Corded silks arc stilt retained for evening wear. Tho favored shade arc golden, willow, apricot I'arma violet, golden tan and dove gray. Soft low-crowned toques are the most opular head covering of the sea son. They are worn en suite with cos tumes of nearly cvory description. Delicate mask vails are worn on all the stringless bonnets. The Hading vail appears on princesso bonnet. Knglish turbans, dircctoiro hats and I English-walking hats. Camel's hair and chuddah will be , much used for wear at taa and small dinners. These fabrics appear in pale Uusinn green, dull rose color, rasp I berry, golden olive, pale violet, prizn- rose and magnolia white. India silks displayed for spring and summer gowns are very attractive. Fatterns in silver and dove gray are rr1 yltn ngures in wnite ana oia e pompadour figures in deep rose and Persian lilac are and green silks. ariety of fabrics are per the new tailor-made cos- fa will be worn this spring re. princes, empire, and lish styles. Classic Or also in favor with the fash- erof Paris aad London. silks In finely dotted are made into spring p are jacket-shaped till fronts, and pen jet form in e jet appearing sometimes a en- ply plaited t down tha are aeea upon cer dresses. Tbu -green satin brocade. ?u. has aa accordion plaitod pettirsk of pale axure-blcs crepe de chine decked with faint dots of rose The brocaded fronts are bordered with a band of emerald green, ruby, gold aod pal turqaois beads wrought ia arabesque devices. Chicago News. Wherever the soil is io proper oa ditioa to work, and crumble before the plow, or whea stirred by the spade or fork, a large share of the hardy wait i zsay be kiss. The larger share of 1' seeds are sown ia rows twelve to tfteea i laches apart, aad It is well to have a marker that will sake furrows at than distances. 3Variy all of the root crops, parssip. early beets. earroU. eakae, both seeds aad seta, leeks, etc.. also radisaea ia cold frame aad ia tha opaa grooad. are aad sowa la tkia waj. AdTi -- litSCsMCOUl. A busy dOp fa Scraatoa. F. sent in a certint 0f death to the health officer, and drerttntly placed his name in the cw for rane of death." This Is wfc migBt bn called accidental cxactnee. Among the !xjnomCA of eiit ence without food aad njr l that of a fast of slxty-sU days b.y, ,hep en farm near Tuscola. I1L e poor ani mal as imprisoned all th tlm be neath a strawstack- Large families, with taraiiidio elaMs. as a rule, stimulate tcrtloa and enterprise, and in the dlslri In which there are the !arget birth ju. there I the greatest amount of jco pcrlty and the least pressure tho means of subsistence. "What are the chh: nfjt;ilW for nce- in the litrr.vrr world, ilrv Nib-vav Inquired Softly. 'Then are two that I may mention." replied tho oraelo. "One of them U plenty of pat iencaJl-JC What Is tho other?' 'lVntj of iotago stamp,' N. Sun. Somo slmplo country c&aat came a celebrated sculptor n Vien na, and ordered a ftuoof t Kraatfis. "lo you want him dead or alive? asked tho sculptor. "Well, you can make him alive, and If ho don't !t 'twill be an easy matUir to kmvk him in the head. From tho Gorman. Keport says that the Judicious aad wholesale advertising of cigarettes had brought the consumption in this coun try up to more than 2.X.C.CV0. which figure was reached lat year. This would give an average of thJrty cigarettes every year to each m.tn. woman and chihl in tho I'nited States, or ntoiit 170 to each adult male, A Kingston (Unt) girl made up a package of clothing, preparatory to eloping with her most adorable Adonis, and left the said chattels out-of-door, where he could find them ami carry them off. In tho mean time the girl' mother discovered the parcel, "got on to the racket." and replaced the daugh ter's clothing with somo of her on n. Then she 'aid in wait for the young man. and on his attempting to take away the clothing she hod him arretted for larceny. it is a pity that some poopln are nol so quick with their hand a they are with their tongues. A farmer once had a very laay helper. Ono. day he returntHi from market and caught his roan sound asleep under tho tree. What!" exclaimed the farmer, "asleep when you should Ik? at work? You are an Idle wretch, and not worthy that the sun should shine upon you'" "I know it: 1 know it;" said tho man. sitting up and yawning, "and that's the reason I lay down here in the shdo!"- Youth Companion. The different tones of a piano are made by having tho wires of different size nd lengths. The longer and larger a win 1. tho lower It tone will 1m but as a piano Is too short to put In wires of the common alio which will he long enough to make the lowest bass note, the wires have to bo mad larger by winding tlno wire around them. 'J"ht fine wire I sometimns of soft Irtm and sometimes of copper. Tfcc sound-lng-lxiard of a piano i usually made of American spruce, entirely fre" from knots. It is fastened to the frame by tho edges only, so as to leave the whole middle part of It free V vibrate when the strings sound above It A young Knglishman sojourning in this country and connected with the Ilritish Legation recently male two purchases. Ono of these was some Sowers. It came from the florist in a box. Tho other wa an article of underwear. The men's outfit ter sent It also in a Imx. The flower were destined for a beautiful young lady from Chicago, who ha captivated the heart of many New Yorkers during the season. The other article wn destined to keep warm the attache's leg. He wrote a rardi Wear thflse for my sake. and. attach ing it, despatched the box of flswr to the fair oae. A little Intr, when he opened tho remaining box. ho found the flower still there. N. T. Commercial-Advertiser. RATHER EMBARRASSINO. A Ta Ls4f KSBrlw li a riit- tMrgts Juwrlrf storaw A young woman brought a ring to a jeweler the other day and requested him to reset tho stone, which she said wa loose. She apoko of it a a dia mond solitilre. The jeweler took the ring and said he would attend to It A the customer was leaving the store the jeweler called her back and said: "This sUne is glass, ma'am I want you to understand that" The young woman colored up and exclaimed with a wrath In her voices It'snosuch thing lta real diamond. Glas. indeed:" "Excuse roe. raa'aa. politely re joined the jeweler. "It's nothing mon than a piece of common crystal or glass. There 1 ao doubt whatever about It." "But It was a present given to e last Christma by a very dear frUrad who wouldn't think of giving mm a ehaa diamond." the yeaag wosaa prr lated. "I'm aerry. aa'aaa." replied the j?w. eler. "somebody's been dw-lved Trj likely, but this steae la mbmAuUly worthless: a chip of gtaav." Well, the young oau argued still further about the ring aad iasisted it was very valuable, aad at last took it away with her. saying shw would take it some where else to be repaired. She was nearly ia tears whea she left the tor. After she had goce the jwer said to ase: "I did aot weal to hart that girl's feelings, bst whea a fiag afflux, kiad 1 gis?a ae to be repaired I al ways asake it a practloeef aaviag it clearly esdrttood thai 'the et4 I valcl. If 1 4U ae I saeetd ra the risk of kar!x thai yeswg wesaaa eoeaeback after sat aad disxmerwd that the v-s aeaotadiaatoad.aa4 cease a ef ekaegiaf iik tVin arttiag. SacaarnMawcatade arsis tae aaderdwuiaHMsui oS Ik kiad. aadstaeeltolhaeafsOewale cism paUey far ay es That girl was lain, ra aa at laa at attar Si '..'" swBwaai ?GEivg-2r- y;-;. -?aM .-, J