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"t.1 I" : TJio Conlcys lIved - so ( ar out ot
, , : , ' " tn1il'Jt and md ; tbo trains 130 oftcn tbat
, 'J' " tie JULIe flar ; station at the foot .ot
the bm was a. nec slt . . Margaret
WIlli : hnrmcd Wh011 Il was put up : rho
1If1.1t know the varla'ls slgnnlR and th < J
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f"r : ' family grew to depend upon ber. ror
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, , ; ' . - ' 1\ ; , , tbo nry faintest whlEjt1e could not
-i. ' " : , ; e cape her sharp enrs ; she Gremcd
' , i.I . , : I ' " . " unconsclousl ' to be nl\"ays on the
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. , \1' \ ; ; , : " . , , < . Mnrgr.rct ' ' ' : is a queer dllld , used
4\ ' < \ ; ' ' .t , . frolD bll yhoo to roamlug the coun. .
. . _ ' " " . try by horosH. Sh ; ; ne..o" " fOClt
' : , . i , ' : ' or 010 ground. nnll It was as natura1
" ' " . , ' ' " _ . . . for her to ride n horse as It. was to
. _ ' , : " \ " , walk and tulk. Her OW11 horse , Daisy.
, ; ' , ' 1 - happened to be ! .Jorn on her ! Jlrthda ' ,
. : , , : : ' clroumstance . which delighted 1\1 a 1'-
; ' . . . , ; , garel. The ConlE'rs mad a gl'l'at h011.
7. . ' days of blrthda 'Yi , and papa , not onlr :
. , nlImved her to have the nRmlng ol the
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Ilrett ) ' colt. but presented ller as a
j t ' birthday present to hln little da ghtor.
\j : . : , How 1\1al'aret learned to ride she
' . . : . , nover' know. Once on Dalsy's ack
I ( ! "erythlng seemed ( > IlSY. and manr : a
canter tJlOY hnd In the summer cln's
' down tlJC long strelch of road that
'V , . . . l tJ to " town.
' . . Iargarot waH never allowed to go
. . I to town by herself , though she wac
. , ' , . " . 11 years old. nncl Dals ' could IHlvf3
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. . .1 , carded 110r rt lto Imfoly : but she
, ; 'r. ' , would often rldo for a mile'or more
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; . . I , . down the road "just to pretend. " She
I 1t8uaHy goHoped ns far as the flag sta-
. tlon and turned Daisy 10Qso for a lit.
, ; : r > I tIe browse in a certain gre n pastur
; ncarb3' while silo went InsleJe. lIen'
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" , ; 110 looked at the cloclt hql1glng just
. . ' L above the door , though she haeJ to
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, get on a bench to see it at all , Then
she conluIterJ the schedule naller1
upon tbe wall , nnd then sh waltod
for the J1ssln ; of t'l'o or three train 11 ,
. nodding an wa\'lng to the conductor ! !
, ' : 'l.ud engineers , to whom the chlhl'B
: ' " ! 1 ! 1re was a familiar landmark. Then
< 'i ; : ; ; . ' " " ' Dais. . . would trot
" , . . . . . : ' she 'Would call J . an
. back home by 'tho tmmc "road" an pretending -
. . tbat the ' hnd been to town.
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' . . company expected b ' tbe late tram
. . fifr ten , and Mugaret : and Dah.y went
II.honrl of the carriage to welcome the
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. l"fJtB. It was just. sunset when they
_ rca hed the nag station and Margaret
court ] see tbe enslne of the train from
towa poking Its nose over the brow
ot a distant hUt. At the top It would
commence the down ade with
- < dmJb7G ! speed. sldotracklng about halt
! . ; ; q , ' L ' a mnc from the. flas ataUon to 1(11t
. , Ule bomo.bound expreHs pass by.
A1 ! the .traln trom town came nearer
Margaret : cantcred : forward .to meet ft.
hut to b'Cr amazement It did not t'llde- '
track as usua ) . ' coming Instead
IttTalgbt towai the IItation. , The
eftfd't ) ! heart stood stIlI : In five min.
I ut's' time tbe express " , 'ould come
H l : ; i t U1Iderlng by. and It never stopp d at.
" " , . ; . : " ' the flag station unless signaled. It
: " ' would dash past Into the train bearing
their friends from town , and Mar.
; . " garet shut her eyes as tbe (1rcadfu ]
. . vision came oofore her. hut she was
quick to think. She raced with DaI5 '
. . . . . hack to the fias station and snatched
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\ the signal. a bit of 6ca.ret ] flanno ] ,
" , ) I , 4' from Its nulJ on the wall , It was too
' : ' , lata to warn the 1t1comlng train. which
1- , , would not have time to back down to
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: the Bwltch and sl otrack before the
< . ,1/ . ' , ' . , . ' ex"ress came upon them from the
i : : . ' ether direction. But she and Daisy
' " would bo able to signal Ule nlshlng
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; : : . : : , ' > " " exprcss and check Its speed in time ,
" ' ' .J' " , They took tbe railroad track. the
. ' little girl reasonably thinking that the
slht of' ' such an unusual obstacle
would brlns the engine Quickly to a
f bat. Margaret had no thought of heI
' . . 1' ' own dang r , though' Daisy sbrank a
: < " . sbo toIt'the ' ominous nlmbllns beneath
: her boofs.
) " 9ood girl ! Good girl ! " wblspered
, MUJaret. : "Steady , steady , there-
} . don't be frlghtolled- " and grasplns
' ; ; " the' br1dle firmly with one hand. ShE
t' waved the signal vigorously' wltb thr :
f other , just as the black snorUns mon ,
mer dasbed Into' sight.
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whistles answered : tbe signa ] . Rnd
j Margaret knew that an was 'Wen
Then thinss began to , , 'hlrl berort
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, . , 110r ; sb Itnd just strength to puJ ]
; - DaIsy off tile track. ' when she slipped
it , ' , . lIut ot the saddle to tbe ground , heI
, , ' ) I" r Ultl1) ' wblto face upturned to the sun ,
, lIet glow. The scarlet signal 'was stili
" 1n ller tIgbtly clenched band , and
Dalsy stood quietly sniffing and nelch ,
mil , until help arr\\"pr ] .
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When ! IIarSl\rnt came to bersolC she
Jay In her motltor's Jap , but she couJd
not . UndfJrRtar ] . tI'n IJ 'tho ' . w' the
farCR of UIO people ul1 around her and
hearl1 thll ( 'hoor ItS she 0110nod her
t'YNI.
" .Whorc's rJ.nI6 'T , " 8bo' , asked" an
'fo.'I1I1n hnnd" " , IccI Dnls " to her sldo.
Gool1 Ir ] ! Gooll , ; Irll" ahe whlsporod.
'ju mtalw ha ( ] ' but ' Rhort Umo bOo
fot.c.'hen the ttaln rumblct ) over the
rnlls. Sho'l'e3ch'l ] out and patted
.hor favqrlto' " glossy side.
"Dals ' didn't tluo1110 , " she said ,
rnlslns IlcrsoIt. "I rel1--1 : couldn't see
-vor ) .thlng got black. "
Then mamma. bent down and kIssed
het. tcnl1crl ' .
"My little : ; Irl. 111 ' JltUe girll" she
cried. and heM , 110r closo.Inrsnret :
nlsnt'd : uu ] nmHod nod 11estlod coser
"tllJ. 111111 shut , her oycs once moro , for
511" " . .an UrCd , Rnd , . . .lth mamma's
nrm" about , hl'I' 110thlnJt lso relty ] )
mattnl'cd.-Wnshlnton ! stnr.
THE TOY ARTIST.
I.
Mechanical Figure Which Displays ,
Great Ingenuity.
The chanlcal to - shown In the
aecompanIng tIIustrntiott Is ono oC
the m05t original nnd Inenlous
things of it ! ! I\lnd that JII1.\'O recently
appeared. Within t.ho h.ase upon
whlcb tbo "artist" and his case ) are
11lac d anti ImmCIIlateb' below the fig.
UI'O , Is a small pinion opemted b - n.
worm at the one ] of the cranmhart ]
that Is senn projecting through the
side or the bas ( > . 'rho pinion. whlck
rotates In a horizontal plane. Is pro.
ylded vlth n. eotllllo ot pins upon
wideh Is 111accd ono or the sets ot reo
mo\\ble cams which accompany the
to : , . The cams nro donule , bolng pro.
vlded WIUl t.wo SClmrate perlphora ]
edges. and each edge Is engaged b '
tbo short arm oC a pair of 10verB ,
as fihOWl1 : In the engraving.
T e uPIcr , ] o\'or attaches at the
en of Its Jong arm to a vertical
6haft. which passcs I1P through tbe >
bOdy of tlte figure and is plvotaJly at.
tached to its right Arm at the shou ] .
Ier , Dy this meatls , says the Chi.
cn o News. tlte rotation or the cam
causcs a vertical up and down move.
mcnt of the arm : md the drawing pen.
cl ! that it cnrrles : The lower cam ,
operates It s 'stm ! of lo\'ors , which
Slvo a series of right and left move"
ments.
It is ovldf\ut that , h ' givIng tbo
propcr rclaU"o contours to tbe two
cdgca .0C the earn. tl10 arm , wIth the
Jlencll that It carries. may bo made
to trace any d'sl'ce ! ] line tlpon the
paper. ellhol' vertlca ] or horizontal.
hy the action of the first , or the second -
end cam , or dlagonnl or curved. by
the joint. operation of t.ho two. Each
or the douhlo cams ; whlcb are pro-
. . . .icled with the toy. Is' cut so that its
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Details f the T y.
operation will cause tbtl fIure to
draw flome wen.known object.
The ease ] Is hlJ1ged to the base and
15 pre med agaInst the pencil by
means ot'a ' con 'spring. It Is pTOvldeil
wltb four projectlnr ; pins. u on whfch
the eheet at paper Is held whne th
sketch artI t Is , at work.
NEW SHADOW SHOW.
Here' . . i1 Chance to Make Fun for
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Your Friends.
The foIlowlng Is a very smplo
method of producing on the waIl a series -
ries ot new Chlneso sbadows , the QP-
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Bow It la Worked ,
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I erator. 8S weIl as the mile 'folk de.
IIneated. romalnlnr ; behind the look.
I ers.on. which Is sometimes a.n adTan.
l tage.
tage.Place
Place 0. candle on a table , and on
tile wan opposite affix a sheet of
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rooscap' ] a screen. Between the
candle and ho screen tnterpose some
opaque body. sucb an a cardboard
calendar or a I rge'olume. . Now.
bow nre you going to project your
8hadows on tbe screen when It Is a ] .
ready dark ? VerY simply , by means
of a mirror fixed at the edso oC a
, table. Tho. reflection of the mirror
I Will bo thrown on the waIl eltber In
a pnral1oto t'am or In an o\'al. and It
your' ' screen Is In' the sultabe ] posl.
tlon. and you , , 'ork your pastebo rd
d ns correcU ' between them , tho'mlr.
ror and the " 'all. ydur i\ ' l ice will
I see the fisures dance without Qndlnc
, ' out the way It Is done.-Mnglcal Ex.
t verlmentn.
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Step by .tap Duld trndallill mate DE aln.
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STORY BY TIlE "HlGHW A Y
AND nvw A V" PREACHER
tO I'7rlrh&.11N' , 111 h" " 'u bor , w , t Y.dIOI1"
Scripture Authority : - Snmue )
1.1. : C-27.
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8 SERMONETTE. g
C ) SInful Indulgence In an Idle
o hour made D vld a murderer. < >
Llttlo did he think on that first , )
8 night f pleasure to what Itwful
e 80 i
I 0 dcpthll his sin was to lead 1111'11. '
e But the pathway of sin leads ( J 'I
downward nnd ev r farther and 0
I ) farther awty from God. One 8
wrong step Is ttken In the de. 0
o sire to gratify some unholy long. 0
( ) Ing and then a dozen more. .
g step ! ! are found necessary In the
o nttempt to cover up thQ traces
of the olnful conduct.
The progrenolvenoSll of oln 18
8
one of Its moet striking char.
8 acterlstlcs. No one nt:1rts out
with the purpose , or even ex. 0
pectatlol1 , of becoming a mur.
derer. The boy with his first 8
) glaso , or his first nIght out
o In questionable companionship"
Q docs not stop to think what he
o full fruition of his first mls. 1
( ) step may be. The man who , !
Q takes his 'first fling at specu1ag !
< > tlon does not see himself an em. ' .
o bezJer behind the baril , dlo.
grace and suffering brought
gg UpOf1 his Innocent wife and chll.
dren. Ho beglna with , the ex.
pectatlon of winning and nc.
qulrlng rIches quickly , Pel'hnpB
he does win nnd Is tempted to
c' go In more henvlly. He loses ,
and then borrows thnt he may
speculate further to retrieve his
loascs. Again he 19se8. He
must have money to pay the 0
, loan. He betrays his trust i\nd (
\ ta es the mo'ney he I'cetie ) from &
his en'ployer , or from fundI ! en. 1
\ trusted to his care , expecting to
pay It back as soon ns his luck
t turns , as he says. And GO It 8
o goes on , step at a time , until
' 8 at last he Is ruined beyond the 8
' 0 hope of recovery. And so It Is 0
' 0 with any sinful course upon 8
which one may ente .
,
8 If It talcs 40 lies to cover lip 0
) the firGt lie told , GO Ie It with 0
IC o other forms of sin. It tJkes : : In0
c ) numerable wrongs to cover up 8
o and hide the f1rGt wro.n ! ] done. 0
But whnt folly for the soul to 0
I think thnt It cr.n cover and hide 0
o Its sin. "Be rmre your Gin wlli' 0
00 find you out , " Is'the , Bolamn 8
( ) w rnlng of Scrlptul'e. . C )
o And again God's Word de..O
(3 clares that "he that covercth his (
o sins shi\1I not prosper. " 0
o Wh : t utter fall' . . then for the 8
human heart to g blindly on In ( )
sin , thinking that it can deceive CO
( ) God and man. Some day all the
elnful conduct . . . . .111 be rvealed , )
08 in all Its awfulnets. ( )
o The power to' resist sin Is g
o we 1kened the farther one gQen
00 on In his sinful courne. In 0 0
Proverbs 5:22 : the sins arc 0
likened unto corda that bind
on .
g There comes to mind the
story of Gulliver In the land of
& the Lllllputs. The tiny crea.
tures bound the great 013nt 8
with their frail , filMY threads ,
whIch he mlaht hzve blown 8
o tJway with a breath , but which 0
6 In the rsggregatc formed a atronll
cord whleh eo tered hIm like a
web and rendered him power. *
I.ess to realet the attaek. of hiD
I little enemies. S Is It with Iin. Q
Let us remember , alao , , that 0
however much VIe may decolv"
. the world , 'we ' cannot 'deceive
God' . "My slnll are n t hId fr m
hee , " exclaims he pnal"lst.
i Neither " "ore are yours and
mIne. i
OOO < > OOOOOOOOOOO < : > o < : : > oocJ :
THE STORY.
J'i'H fierce determination Da\'i
W 5Caleel ! the Jetter he had been In.
scribing on tbo roll of parchment be-
fo e him. and turnIng aharply UpOIl
the mnn standing n'ar. he sa.ld :
"DoJlyer thla Into the hand of Joah ,
captain of the hosts of JsrMI. Delay
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not :
There was h rshneliS almost or en ,
mlty In the \'olco or the klns ns he
spoko. so much In contrant to the fa-
ml1lar , patronizing manner In whlclI
he bad erected him on the day before
that Uriah started visibly. Ho hesl.
tated as he placed the parchment
withIn the folds at his robe. and thl'
king , In e\'ldent Irritation. said.
sharply :
"That Is a1I ! "
With 'soldierly dignity fl11d precl ,
sian Uriah bowed JDw and strode
! 'rom the apnrtment without a , , 'ord.
He had wondered at the strange In.
terest and solicitude which the king
had manifested In him since bls com.
Ing In answcr tq the summons f\lweral \
da's beforo. and now he' wondered
even more at the savagencss and surll.
ness so plainlY manifest toward him.
Dut ho was glad to be at ! and away.
and he soon forsot the matter In
his ( \ , erness to bo back In the thick .
of the tight ftJalnst the'strunghold of
Rabbrdl.
'ft. . , kinG. on the other band , sat
slht.t and , atonp , bls rflfo dl torted
and beclouded by the 0\11 paslll01l/.l
hat flamrd within ,
, . 'Fh'nr . : owlll nfi . 'tU oT. : . - { : ! ; ' 1 ; : !
clalmOlI under his bronth. "Had 110
not boon so Irtfornnlly..obsUnnto all
won1ll' ha'O b 1) , voll , . a d 1)ow-nll
" ,111 bo well , anyway , I IlIuart1. "
-1'ho.t hnll been nn awul nIJht for
him. No sleep hnd como to aUII tbe
rage or quiet tbo , toar" which filled
his 'henrt. nut : iutltl t 0.\1 \ the cdn-
ntcUng emotions which surged l1ko
1110 rCRthms $01bck'md : rotth : willi ,
In his heart lhoro WI\S' the 'ona' BoWed
11l1r1Q60 to cover up and bld9 the
sin which had conto lo blncken f\nd
scar bls uro.
To bldo thnt sin bad Boomed IIko
/I slmpo ] nnll C:1SY thing''nt firB but
ns bls every 111an hnd boon baffled -
fled it mallo blJU a\mqst \ mad with ,
Impntlenco Rnd blUer bntrM pr3ng
UI } snh , t the m\1\ whom ho had so
grlcvoullly wrouged. At first ho had
ortly rou gootl.nnturod ontompt for
him , I\ud Itvas with rather 1collns
of condesc u810n on his pint that b
hnd denlt with .hlm at 1\11. Dut David
waR too hlh.mln\1od ( n man , and 'bad
too clenr n conception of right and
wrong not to bo consclons wny down
deep In Itln hCltrt thnt ho hnd com.
milled a grlovous llin. and yet there
was present the stubborn ] mrpolle
to justlfr nud ] 1nlllato hla otTonne. 110
took rofllge hehlUlI hie Jtinsl ) ' pro"
rogatlves and power , and ( o nd O ' .
fort In the tbourht ; t11nt the klngJ or
other nations did e\'en worno tblngs
than he bad dono. .
And yet , not.wllhutandlnf ; this reol.
Ing which ho trlell to encourage.
nam ] ' , that the klns cO\i1d do no
wren ! ; . he did not Wl\l1t his sin to boo
C01110 ] mown , and dotor.tnlnQ trol11
the first that'lt shou1c1 not. Thus ho
wne led to s011l1 Cor Urlnl" nnd wbon
his plnns mlscarrlet ] , aa wo have Bald ,
It throw him Into a rage of fenr1111
anger. The very Jo 'a\tj nnd tnlth.
fuluess which Uriah dlepln 'od toward
him and the nntlon ncrvolI to Intonsl.
fy and aggra\'ato biB vexation or
l'lrlt , nnd on tit at lust night , ns
wo hwo : sal , no sleep cf\mo to relIeve -
lIevo t.bo streos or mind nnd body.
And then had como a now fcar to
vex him. Could It 1)0 that Urlah'f ;
refusaJ to return ] 101110 wns duo to the
fact Utnt ho had some nuoplcloll nn
to the true stnte ot nffalrs ? An nllht
long the queotlon hnd rnnltlel In his
,
bosom , I1nd q dqrk roso\e began to
( Ol'1\t Itselt within.
Uriah must ho l1ut out of the way.
W1lcn the thollght first flanhed
across hIs mlud like au evil message
from tlte kinG ot dnrltttes9 , Ite trem.
bled as nu aupon and turned rrom It
with sickening' dread , bllt each tlmo
as ho cnme fnce to fa co1th the aJ.
tornatlvo of eXl105uro nud dlslJrnco.
he ontertnlned , more " , tIIlngly the oVlI
thougbt , and at fast. fountJ hlmBof )
planning how it mlrht. ho carried out.
At firnt. Davll ] thought to pay bl
mono ' to S01110 bnso fol1 w who w2uld !
sccrotlr fal1 U110n Uriah and .take hll1
lIfo. but o\'ou In the fear and confu-
Rlon of 'his mlud Il ( ) < IulcltlY saw lho
dunn-ern attcndlus such n course.
Whut. then was ho to do ? Hmv could
ho accomplIsH hla lIurposo ? The
seomlul ; ImlJOlislulIltics In the way
scr\'ed to Intenslf - the 0\11 purpose
of his heart.
Ah. how orten the better Impulses
, came ! How repeated ! ) ' t.ho Inner coup.
clenco I1poko agalust doing such evil
thing , and each tlmo U1Cl'O came back
the ! clwl1eIlg-o from his fear.strlckou
heart , "hut Y011lnltl aud the exp08ur
which Iii ecrtah1 to follow. "
And theu' came t.h 'Trrocabio d'c ;
clslon to take lhls oUlor stel } In the
course , of > > In. In on1er that the first
sin 11lhht bo covered up. And wa
there no tbougbt or fel\r that the 'eyl'J" '
or God c\w I\nd know ? YCII. thor
came the fleotlnr ; r0111ombrl1nce and
thou the cloud or sin In , , 'hleh he
heart W\8 : enveloped sotued dnwlI
n. lIln. and D'ld , uteoHn ! : hilS hea.rt
: \alnr.t ! Oed and the better prompt.
inJs. 1l1unged on In hlK Tfl COn1'1I8.
No. Ul'ah ! l11ust Ille.
Tb docl lon hl\d been made , the
messll.O ! written au ! ! even now Uriah
was b IIrhhili ! , dCfl.t.h warrant to
Jomb. Anxious days followed , but
David knew thl\t Joltb would not fail
him.
It was not 11\auy 111\Y8 "fter this
that tldhJs c mo or II. dlsl\Jtro de- ,
fent , to ttlQ 31'111) ' of Ipr"el. The b t.
tie bad h eu 1m aHod to the very , wall" .
of the stronJhod ] of ttabbah , I nrJ
I mauy of the IsrneUtl's had ( alien. It
was sad news to tIto nation. I1nd
there wn.1 : mourning lu many house ,
hold. hut Da\'ld. who rocelved the tid.
Ings froUl the lips of Joab's IUOl1son-
gor , cared not ror this thing.'hp ! ;
the mossllngor n.dded :
"Anti Urlab , the Hittite. Is dClut.
alao : '
Heavy Penalty for Murder.
'Vrong.cloers In China brln , ; mlsfor.
tunc on c.1I their rolatlves. Not Ions
ago a man murdered GOAn 1\lIn \ or
AuUml. The I11l1rderol' hhnsoJr was
cauht nnd heheadetl and now the
Inw demands that his ( omalo relatives
16 years old and ahove bo tJccallltatcd
and thnt his l1l1lo reatlvcs ] 'ounser
tban 'that ' bo compelled to serve In
the ImperIal palaco. The ancestral
rnves of the rebel are alao to surter.
'rho tombs are to bo' razed and despoiled -
spoiled ami the bones and dust within
scalteroel tn the fotr winds. It Is
hoped. however. thnt. the autborltlos
'III not c-xact the run penalty ot the
law.
Cure for Snake Dltes.
Indla's rovcrnmcnt. has mlldo ar.
rangements to suppl ' the snake.blto
lancet to an poll co stations convonlent
I to tbOBC localltlcs wboro venomous
snqkea most abound. ThQ IIttlo lanc"t
has lH'OVe(1 a ! ; re t' SUCCOllr , and has
been the mcans of savlns man ) . lives
New Colleglato ChaIr.
A Spnnlsh collOlo has n chair or' 0' . '
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to 1fnst wn1lt "
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Sharp tc ln aM tOOJD In 'lJood ardor ,
, n1'e ] bor ijl1VCt's.
The farmcru In the northwost. are
, cQIn alnlns or tle , spnrrow nllisanc'o.
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Deforo sowing the clover or n1fn1f1l
socII bo ! lure tJmt there Is u dOlhcr ]
, In H. '
I.ooJt to the COlllrol't or ) 'Ollr nll101nls
: tnd the feed YOII put , In to t.bom will
roturll mow iJrlllt than -othorwlse.
'rho orchard ! ; l'ollnd'shuuld not re.
main bare un winter , CC } that nome
< lover ( J1'oj1' I/I / Hruwu thutn. G < : t b'1I3 ' ,
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\ Hetoro 'ou ylehJ to the ambition ( If
n19rO laud bo IHlre'tl at yo RCO that
, 'you arc working' YOllr prCRent holc1ln ! ;
for all t. In worth.
PI ulnhlg tho' worlc13 u good begin.
nlnlJ , but don't. atop In the middle. for
1\ good endln ! ; In made enl ' when
the tasle 19 e01l111leted.
The Missollri expcrlment MtaUon so-
lured the beat rcsulta In feeding pigs
'wlU ' \ ration 'mado Ul } of onO' PUt't
on meal and flvo parts corn melll.
Do you get your flour In sacks ? It
'ou do. have you tJlsco\'orod that the
sacl\lng 1T1alws good towollng for tbe
dlshos ? Try It. A good sized sncl {
wlIJ naO two towels.
With some ot t.ho western sheep
ranches goltlg out ot business nml the
prIce at mutton goJ'ng up wo should
think It. a good tlmo for Ula genera ]
fnrm r to sloclt" UII wltb 13m nIl flock.
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The : Unltec1 Stales Is fast becomlns
thl3 garden spot of the world owInG to
Its \lnfqualcc ] fncllltles for fruit cIII-
turc. There Is climate and son to be
f llnd for olmo3t ! every variety of
Crultlmo\Vn.to , the w.orld. ,
It. is high tlmo 'O'11 rcnchel1 a decision -
sion ,011 the quostlon whelher 'ou wIll
SCII < 1 tIlO hey to the n rlcuIlul'al col ,
lehe this year. Do so by all meam
If It Is fJCJsl : llJle. And don't forgel
- tlto glt'l ncod ecJucatioll , , too. ,
There Is no donut Ulnt there mc
many grasses bottoI' than timothy. 1)\11
It maltes gn0l1 hay to soIl In the clUca ,
because there honcf.l ; 111'0 the chlel
'C ln4lp1'sorp l1nt1 , It 113 the , only Idnd. 01
'oJJny the "clt . 'huycr IcnO\V3 anyUllns
( \hout.
Not IL had Idja ) to keep the mOweT.f
'bus " In , the BJulble fields. It Is a mls.
take to r:1180 n crop of weeds , on the
Jand. DeUer'1CJI ! thorn cut until tbe
ground It. ! In. con ltlon to Illow. Evc
\\eel1 : that gocs to SO ( ! mc n c
much annoyunco next fieason In the
nolet.
Tbe mort ; successful wheat grower !
to.day never u13e any artificial nppl !
atlon of , nltr.oten to We W1C:1.t ] : crop
depcntJln ent.t'relY ' on the gr wth 0 :
legumes wen' 'manured nnd urned un
del' for the llrcce > dlnc corn crop , th ,
cu1tlvnUpn or which mukcs the bOIl' '
of fallow. : fJ1'pparation tor the wheat
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, One who hat tl'Jed It recommenl1 !
corncob telL , for calves und colf
troubcd ] 'With scours. It Is made n'l
'foHows ' : 'rhe corn cobs are chop/ ] ! (
up Into Inch pieces and put In n l elU (
with enongh water to cover tbum anr
arc then Irteellcd over a slow firo. 'rht
fluid la then tJralucd oft and cooh'r
and used us a droJlch ror the nlrect1
nlm ls. '
In the opinion' of t1. successful sheol
raiser hreedlng ewes nee l not ho fet
moro than twlco dally. It 18 a gooe
practice , howover. to feed them somr
foddpr outsll1o during tbo' wInter seu
son. for 111 thIs w'ay they 'are Induce (
to taltc Eomo exercIso. With this II
view the fodder lDay bo taken 80ntl
dlGtanco from the uulldJng In whlel
the sheep nro housed.
Fecd some grllin during the wlnte
to the breeding ewes Ie YOIl wouh
have good. strong Jambs In the sprlne
Oats . fed tlte first part' at the
winter and bran as lamhlng tlmr
approacl1Cs Is a good ordor.l1ou
0.5 pound of onto durIng the firs
part of the winter and ol1e 1I0une
of bran near lambing time lIer heat
dall ' , I rccmnmonded by a govern
ment expert for ewes welchinr. troD
, 150 to 200 IO\lnds. Onts nnd bran ar.
two' or 'tIu ; most 5utlsfoctory sralt
foolls that ere JoI1eralIy I\valIabJo
b th In' respect to cost "l nd r sults '
Corn Is not n lallsCnctpry ernln le
teed' owes , as It produces too mllcl
rat. wblch apPlrentIy : tcuds to acen
muJnl InterJH\lIy. . antI 'Impair till
brccdlnl ; Qualities 'and lesscn the gen
eral vIgor Inslead of Imparting tone tl
tI:9 1y'l5tem
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A ,1mJCJII"0Iwn ] nnhnal "II ! rnnr.ro1\\ . , \ : ,
Never : n. tell just wmt ho VIII ] do
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I.'ced ( or growth. anti tlICn be en' : , ,
CuI that you 110 not get tIJC nntn1J \
too foti. . _ , " f '
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, ; UI,111eltlraln tIOYot ! land. n ! ! Jt.Y \
pny you ) cspeclnlJ ' It YOl1ftVnnt to Hmv
fall whent ,
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Enry ] nl1)1lofl ) rot Ilulcdy ) when lett
on the ground. No profit In that.
I { eii th tii'illcecd ' 1.11. . , . ' :
To have. Uw co"a luslum } 111 till'
. ! { \ ] ! " or eitr3wltlter ] J110ltTin { \ 1nrrHr
profIt for tlto farmer. t1mt Is U ho flolll
his nlUIl. "
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U more of the nll1k of hUlOl\n IdlU .
110SS was tnlwn by UJ .Jnl1lunnh J11 .
C\ll1t011101'9 wtllthl nul 1I1ur ( ) f11 \ ( ' 1111'
ndlllternteci ml11l of the ecm' ,
If yotl cf1t1ld Ju t , go 1m ! . ' } ! "VOl110
prescnt Renson how 1II11ny t1l1l1gp : ! , : YOII
'wouJtJ do dlftorcnlly. Jlcltr J1w :
notQ 'ot th01l1 now ] I.'gt yon f(1rr. ) t 4'1'0
nnother Ul > jIOIl 1'01/1 ] rOllnd.
As ono 11rlvctl nlong tIto hlghwlIYI
nt tItI ! ! SelliOlI ! of the yenr It 't.4 C\IiY
to judro l1y tllo wecIIK ns to UIO } nrl ,
ot pUbllo aph'U nnd Ilrldo or the J'j\rn , '
ere living In the cm1ll"nlt ) ' .
Many 'C1nllg chlcltcns ( ; Iltch 00 It ,
these nlghls hy erowtlltll ; In ] JI'VOIJ
coopsallli getting ovc\llCated \ lI1'H1t n
goltlg' out In UIO chili mt1rJ1ln ( nil' .
'fho chlcltR' sltoulr1 110 ; ! ( ( In t'l .hu .
rooot ns sllon nn 1I0tslbIQ.
Hnlwtl ! :1n : , ' lJunl1uworn lur t'11l1't ! fur
t 110 l1lcl13 11119 yenr ? If 90. ] oout ]
tImt , the . .llla'ds do not hU1'Vcst the
crop for you , ' ] ' 110 : " JOVl ! the IIcnil ,
nnd will net. , the utnrt ot yon 11n0:1I : :
: , 'on bl1lt the forgo IlCnelH whll ( ' t.1wy
IIJen. , ,
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Ills truu of ' ! 1'ICfi ) nnll IIallt6 ] ns welt
as of nnhnala thnt the bclt ( r 11Ot1\'JfJ11'
eel the ' are the l1elter. wIll UH'y rl.'fllHt
dlseaMe. Pl'OlIorly 1I0ltrl h tl urchnrll
Iroes cnn ond.nl'c.funguB rll tHliio'1 111.'t. .
tor than , thoBe trecl ! . . whh h : In' lu fill
Impovorla\cd ] cont1ltlon.
A snfo I norn ] nllo tn ro1JfJW hl
the breoelh1J ! or holfer" h1 to " ( ' } :1)
sltch condition tlutll the I\nlmal Jwo :
reacllcd t1\1 ulzo or a nor. . llil 1H
montlw uld holferj or 11111.11 II. t IUWiO :
vigor anll heaHl ! which wI ) ) runl' ' " it.
cqllttl to the t111t1ca of I11nt'rnll '
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Not 1hnd Ir1cn to ] Inve n " , tnch Y 1rI1
111 which to place 1Ie ] ntl'rlw 'ylll.'JI the
grain Is thl'oohotI , 'fhla wl11 IIInllO u
! ; cod plnce fOI' t1e ] catlIe on wlntor
dn ' 9 , 'fho slaclta wIll t1hcIter tl'OIlI
tbo coltl wlntJD nncJ the catOe' w1ll
ho tempted to many n bite > .
Mowlnt , : the woes ( nlntH the' rOl\ll. .
[ lide 11ayn III moro VJn ' lImn one It
I Improvcs the nppcumncJ of tile com.
mU1llty ; t1lrol1rh whlcJl tIlC rltll : rum ;
antJ , It 11revcnta a ] IIlI'Vcst "I " , ' ( ' 011
secds 1)OIIIg Cnl1rllt hy tht ! wine , " , nod
I scattcrcd broatlcar.t 'over tllp ( J011li ! or.
either side.
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See tlmt YOllr JJOullry 1101:1 ; ( ' 1.1 ( II-
ted with 110JIIC Idnd of , 'ontllnIl1g filM. !
, ' ; hlch wIll glvo tIlc fO'vl'J ( ' , ' ror
wttIlOUt dl'llrt. If UIC po'I1IlI'Y hlllise Js
co e antI ulIvonllIalotf. In Ihe wlntCl'
; . the nlr uu ( ] wnllH will hl1comc 11m 0 11
. n acc , iitl ot'tJC ! H ) 01 I'.ihu 0 thro\Vn flff
I from the ] l1ngu nuc1 I.JOclcu of the birds.
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It was Edward Everett J1al wbo
, ; : I.ld : "Nover 'Jenr. more Ihran 01)1'
Idnd ot troubo ] at n .tIme. ftnl1 \0 ) ,
pe ] ] ) ear t1lroo-all thcy lanve hal , :111 :
tlley bave IIOW. nml a 1 , Ih ? O'llc t h
J ha\'o. Certain It Js 'thnt tlte fm1)1' "
. 13 prOJIfI to l'cnr lWo troublCR at , ;
time. Those of the JII'CfOnt ! nUll th ( .
wdl'ry nbout tbo Inlure or the crols'
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If the young IlOgs' do .Jlut npvenr to
grow fa t , pcrmpf ; lhoy are 'rOllb 11
. with wormo. 'horo nro flevoml Jdnm
to bo fOl1nd Jnf'stlng the nllmcnfnr.Y
canal. but pel'hnJls the OlIO nll t com.
munly toune ) 11-1 n Jril' O wIllie worm.
varyln ! ; In length from five to ten
Inches. 'fhls ) IIlI'llI ll" . Js , nsllnlly founll
In the sUlaIntC'EUhe. \ ] . OUlor com-
1II0n } JlI'\sllt'fJ : or Ihe JnfcsUne IncJuiJo
the thurn.llcncled 'Vt\1U ! or Uw AmaH
Inlestlne , the ) lln wOl'm of Ule , cctUfll .
IIml the thread worll1 or the JarlC ; In. .
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teatlno ,
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Pasture t1C ] nlUC' In the stabblc
nelds. Yon ! nOY IInl rcazo ( Jl but the
scattered I'r31n whlcll the rea or
misses amollnts to IL geOl } dcaJ hll
will be picked I1pl.Jy ! ( he cntUe or boss
m d turned Into mon'ey for YOII. The
Monlana f:1xpl'l'hnfft ulnUon
: , by recent -
cent CXIerll1lont ! prove this fo be
true. Forty'ollll ) llgs from six to .nlne
months ole ] wcre nllowud the rl1n or
! Ja1'II' ) ' . whent 111111 'J1ca lihlble nHlr18
or ] 8. 10.1-1 ,1Ind JO.73 ae1'OB , respeeUv .
IY' . For some thn " ! J\rOre the t ut.
Ihoy lmd been Jastured ! on nHnUa :11111
fed on one pound f craCfOd bttrlcy
dnlly. For ton weeks ) mme lntcly pro.
ccdlns the test thoy.nmde a dal1y nv- " "
erago gain of 0.12 pound each. Whllo
pastured on tllo stubbJe- fields they
wore given 110 smln In addition to
. what tlley could 11m ] CXCC)1t on ! tonny
1 days. The grain HIli. ! ! fed amounted
24.1 pounds In the .fivo weelil' ' ! of th
1 test. During , thla Umo UIO pigs mallt'
' . n. gnln or 22\1 \ Jlounds a 'heal ] , or IVi
. 110und3. cduelll1 1110 amount whIch
It was calculatcll they S1\lncl1 ti11
the _ :1ln fet ] dlrng ! ! th stormy
" "cnthcr. On tbo IHl11pos1tl0n th , " " .Ii
pounds pt grain arc requlrel ] to .1.,0
I' dl co a Ilolmd of porle , HIe , n )1lge ) 1 \\\1 \
) oroel 3,238.7 110111\(18 \ or grain whil.Jb
othm'wlso wuulel Ilflvo been 108t.
