THEiJEWELLEOiTALI
PDRIT AMID-
CHAPTER II.
When Mildred Dacre.s had arrive
wiMiiii a short dstance of the house AIi <
s.iw ! ; < ; and went out to meet her. f <
she was eager to inquire how .sue fonn
li rsplf after thefrightful accident whit-
came so near proving fatsd.
"I have entirely recovered from its c
(
fccus. " ; v.M'ldred's : answer.
"You don't know how frightened
was , " said Alice.
"Wore you ? Well , you look happ
now , " and she looked down into the dar
e\ps. full of tie heart's sun-hiiie. "Yo
are happy , " Mildred went oa to say. "sin
1 rhink I know the cause. Come. Alic <
let us walk a little while in this esib
twilight , so that vou can tell me all nb i !
it. "
"I have little to tell you. de.ir Mildred ,
Baid Alice , with si smile.
"I know yo.i haven't. All thsit yo
can say will nut reveal to me morp thst
your looks have done sil--ad.v. You hav
promised Clarence Ilarlcigh thnton wi
be iiiwife. . "
"No. not exactly that. 1'ncle Ws-1
worth says he isn't yet quite prepsire
to sve ! 'is ' consent. "
"Why need thp stiff old Puritan kno\
Miiything about it ? "
"Mildred I"
"Yt hat a world of reproof you some
time * contrive to throw into a single in
flection of thsit sweet voice of jours
Well. I wsis wrong , and will never stg.iii
call him a stiff old Puritan as long sis
live , since yon dislike to hear me. "
"Uncle Walworth does wlisit be think )
i.s just and right , and a.s he is my gnar
dian , I nm bound to respect his wishes. '
"If you and Clarence are not betrothed
litlists told yon that he prefers yon abovt
all others. This much I sun certain of
it is no use for you to deny it. "
" ! ' shall not attempt it. then. "
"And in return for the precious boon ,
you are. doubtless , required to refuse all
offers during his absence. If one of Eng
land's proudest nobles should sue for
your hand , you will consider yourself
bound not to listen to his suit ? "
"I should have no wish to listen to it. "
"And you imagine that Harleigh will
prove to by insensible to the charms of
the lovely and fa ciuatiiig ladies that give
jri-aec and brilliancy to the court of the
merry monarch ? My sweet Alice , believe
no such tiling. I know Clarence Ilar-
leish ; better than you do. "
A troubled look stole over the face of
Alice. As Mildred stealthily watched the
effect of what she had said a strange
smile hdvered on her lips. After si few
moments' silence , sis Alice "raised her
eyes to Mildred's , she caught a gleam of
their cold , glittering light.
" 1 think , " said she. ' that I know Clar
ence Harloigh weli enough to trust him. "
"Time will prove winch of us is right. "
. As Mildred said"this they entered the
house. Through the open door they
could see H.-irleigii in an siparimeiit wiiii
Mr. Walworth. The Litter. tho'jrh : tsdl
and lean , showed markof no iiicoii-id-
ernhle muscular vigor , while certain
lines , deeply traced on his countenance ,
were expivsstvo if mental ene-gy : ; : nd
prp.it firmness of purpose. KiMii-r seldom
relaxed or briirhu-ned with a smile , a
8 = tern. almost har-h. 1 < * > 1 < hsid gra l ially
nettled upon his fcarurcv. Harleijrh. on
the other hand , who-e form was peculiar
ly fineud who-p whole stppearanee csir-
ried with it an air of true nobility , was
a pimiimrei > : vseiitsitivc of the cavalier.
'As Alice and Mildred were about to en
ter the room where Mr. Walworth and
Harleijrh were. Gilbert Falkland , as if
that moment returned from his huniiiti :
expedition , made his appearance at the
outer door. Mildtvd. unobserved by Alice ,
fpll back behind her : \ little ? ind said to
him quickly : I
"I am coiup to have si little con versa- ,
tion with Hurleiph. Kcmember that ,
meanwhile , yon are to entertain Alice. "
This was ssiid in a manner which car-
fried more steiuticsincp v.-h'i > t than the
mere words. Falkland nodded in ret urn ,
in ii way tliat said. "I m .dcrstm ! your
meaning. "
"Come. Alice. " said Mildred , "why
should we linger here any longer ? Can
dles will bo brought : a soon , and it will
be best for me to pay my respectto your
austprp uncle , in rase he should conde
scend to notice me in the twilight. It
will sober down tbe e brilliant hues , "
she added , prhincing at her dress.
"As you are naturally timid. " said
I Falkland , with a light laugh , "ihp veil
of twilight will serve to hideotir em-
harras ment. "
At the moment she placed her foot on
tho threshold. M'ldrcd quickly and adroit
ly removed the tillct worn by Alice. i-ius
ing the bright tresses which it held in '
-bondage i > f.-i'l ' over her shoulders. Ali.e .
would have remonstrated , but was preI I
vented by Mildred , who in a playful man- I
ner placed her hand over her mouth. '
"I am determined. " ssiid she. "that
Harleigh. before lie leaves.hall , for .
once , have some fsiint idea of what you
would be if permitted to make the best
of those advantages which nature has he-
stowed on you with so lavish si hand. "
"Is it. all things considered , exactly
politic ? " Falkland whispered. s ( closely
to Mildred * * ear thsit she alone could hear
him.
"You will see. " was her answer , "and
you mustn't forget to do as I told yon. "
Alice , except thnt she dreaded rebuke
from her uncle , was not sorry for what
Mildred hnd done , for. of course , she
could not fail to be aware that well as
her pure , transparent complexion and
perfect features bore the ordeal of the
plain , almost stiff style of dress she was
required to adopt , thpy would be seen to
better Mdvuntage partly shaded by her
rich brown hair.
After listening to the insinuations of
Mildred , respecting Harlcij h , Alice felt
distrustful of her power overSujn , and
shrank from thp ide/a. on his arrival at
England , of his comparing her with the
celebrated 'court beauties , which made
her the more anxious to appear to the
best advantage.
\
! H-irli'ijrh. at their enrance. : tunic
from the window , and was coming fo ,
wsird to meet them when Mildred , hststei
iug towards him. placed her hynd on hi
arm.
"Permit me. " said she. "to rommnu
your exclusive attention for a few m <
ments. I hear that \ on sire snon goin
to leave us. stud I have si few verb :
me--.sarps to send to acquaintances , an
1 sonic letters to my friends. "
i ' "Both of which I will undertake wit
pleasure. " he reolied.
"With respect to the mpssace . IIP |
will not burden your Mtemory. for beiu
merely compliment.-sry. I will leave it t
! your own judgment and good taste t
, phrase them. Afor their mimes , her
is a list of them a somewhat lone oni
as t'le candles which have inside their : sr
|
ppanincc very opportunely will enabl
you to spe. But von don't hear what
say. "
"Not a word has escaped me. "
"I ask pstrdon. but I thought thnt you
attention appeared to b < - attracted towar
my friend Alice. Doesn't she look charm
Jnlv ; ? " _ , ' ' , ,
"She always dues. " ' "
"Trw , but according : o my taste , sh
ago g-tvc ui > trying to | icr > uade lie
to five a little more freedom to tlios
magnified ) : tresse > of licr.- . as I foiuu
that : :1I : I could say failed to raoyc h. r , '
"And now that you have cen.-ed to per
snade. she lias doii" it voluntarily. "
"Say. rather , that I was not as pjoquen
as your friend" Falkland. "
"Has Oilhort Falkland presumed to p.x
press a wish relative to a subject 01
which , as I knew her uncle's pocnliai
opinions and feelings , delicacy constrain
ed me to he silent ? ' '
"Snflly. ITarloigh oftly. I see an an
jrry spark in your eye. for which there
is not the least occasion. Falkland has ,
to the best of my knowledge , never ex
pressed any such wish. HP said nothing
more than that he cuiiMderpd ir a much
more becoming way of wearing the hair ,
than to confine it by caps and fillets. "
"And > o Miss Dale acted upon this
hint ? "
"I will not say that she did. "
"Yet think so ? "
"Our thoughts are our own. Thereis
-me tiling , however , that you and 1 both
'vtlOW. ' "
"What is it V"
"That Alice Dale iv scarcely more than
child , just old enough to he fascinated
ivith a face almost femininely pretty , HU0
Gilbert Falkland's. That'trup manly
ipauty , which is in reality more the ex-
ire.-siou of fine and noble trait * of char-
ictPr than any particular complexion or
: et of f PS ! tn res. has Hrtle attraction for
ier. bpcaii-jp < he i unable to comprehend
vherein lies it.s charm. I don't sp.ak of
his a.heiiur any disparagement to licr.
or I love Alice ax dearly sis I should an
si.stpr. It is the same with all srirN
if her : i e. The mind must be formed
ml the taste cultivated before one is
apable of appreciating the kind of bcan-
y TO which 1'allude. . "
" 1 have been deceived in her. then. "
"Say. ra'her. that you have been a lit-
Ip bewildered. Look , Harleigh ! Falk-
Uid winding one of tho-c soft brown
urls of h i-x roundt \ \ ttjng'r. . I should
nasrine byK ! \ looks that he wsis begirtuu
of her. a < a memento of friendship. , , r.
rhsips. love. "
"And if she should give it to him. why
iien "
"Why do you break off so abruptly ? "
"What I was about to sa.wsis . of no
"Harleigh. you mustn't tsilce this too
riously. Don't forgot to besir in mind
hat I have already mentioned , thsit in
cars Aie ! is scarcely more than n child ,
'hi ? may be only a passing fancy. A
eek hence she may carp untiling for
lilbert Falkland , and my advice is that
on watch her. without appearing to do
"
>
I
Alice , meanwhile , could wi ; ' : diiiiciilty
mceal her impatience at being ohligtd
ir so Ion : : a time to give her attention to
'silklsiud. whom she had silw.-iys di > -
ked. She , therefore. experienced a
n > e of relief when the door opened stud
frs. Walwortb entered the room. leading
i-r youngest child by the hand , sis it
cmcd to be the SI I-.T ] for ; , general
loveincnt. She placed the candles on ; i
ii.ill table which she hsid drawn for-
sird into the center of the sipsirtrncnt.
ud sis if by some magnetic attrsiction. stll
rew their chairs nesirer. leaving liie rp-
iote corners to the gathering shadows.
B.ome . means. Alice found herself
atcd next to Ilarleijrh. When slip per-
ived this , her cheeks tliished ; \ little ,
ud she turned partly away , abashed by
te consciousness of the half uttered
touch well-understood vows which only
half-hour since hail been interchanged
Hween them. Yet sis she did so. her
( " for n moment sought his. for al-
'sidy there was : t craving in her heart
> r the loving glance such as had bite
sted upon her. She sought for it in
tin. His face , so it appeared to her.
sis studiously averted , which caused
hsit Mildred had said to Hash into her
ind. Tears started in her eyes , which
ie with ditliculty forced back.
Ilarleigh. '
The name was whispered COM to his
ir. lie turned stud saw Mildred bend-
K over him.
"Is this the way to make thorough
ork of the part you are to stci ? " said
e. Siie then added in si voice loud
loiijfh for all present to hear : "I hope
tu wou't forget , for this message , which
.strangely escaped my memory , is of
ore importance than sill the rest. "
"I shall certainly remember. " wsis his
ply. "Who could have suspected. " he
ought to himself when Mildred hsid left
m. "that Ali'-e Dale was a coquette ?
sit she could so well act a part ? " And ,
ml for word , he recalled to mind all
at hnd been said during their recent
terview.
Hnrlpiph had told Mildred that lie
> uld remember , but there must be a lit- j
tie time for him to acquire the nei-essai
composure to appear towards Alice ti
same as if he had not listened to the ii
sidious representations which had i pf
poured into his ear. Now. his mind wt
in a state of tumultuous excitement , an
to put on a psilm exterior wsis all that r.
could well do. , ,
CHAPTER III.
After Mildred Dae.-es hnd resinned Ii ?
ses't. : : n awkward silence hs'.d ensued ff
several minutes , when , without tho con
mony of fr-t knocking , thp door \ :
thrown open , and a man in dr.ih-colorp
garments and si steeple downed hat wsi
seen standing sit the threshold. Jndgin
from his appesirance. he could lutve bee
only n few years younger than Mr. Wa
worth. Hi.face wsis a coarse one. an
so extremely pale as to appear almo
cadaverous. His eyes wore ordiunril
dull said lipavy. though , sit times , as wn
at nre ent the case , as they happened t
fall on Hirlei : rh. thpy Hinted with
fierce , ansry glarp. whicii wn < nb olutt-l
startling.
"Peace be with him and his who dwe
beneath this roof. " sjjid he. "but sham
and confusion to ihoce who have soiigli
its hospitality for a season , and who hav
no { refused to bow the knee to f'harl"
Stuart , who. like themselves. 5 n fpe'nl
worm of the dust. "
"Moaning you ami me. Clarence. " sai
Fall.I.uid. pinching Ilsirleigh's arm , an
speaking in an undertone.
'OabrleJ ( Inthry. yon arc welcome ,
said Mr. Walworth. "Come in and tak
a seat with us. "
( Jahriel hesitated , looked first at Hni
leigh. then at Mildred , siud finally fasi
cnod his ga/.e on Falkland.
"It is hardly meet that I s-hould si
with idolsiters and scorners. " said he
"ueverthifloss , for the sake of others wh
may listen to wholesome reproof , 1'wil
not refuse your invitation. "
"I have been thinking. " said Mr. Wai
worth , 'why the king of England ha
been permitted to harden his hear
v.i'aiiisf Jnud tQ ( uke : \-ay the KOV
ernors chosen by the i > e ) ple. ami ill tliei
stead , set over our Now England prov
iiice one whose administration already bp
gins to bp arbitrary anil oppressive. "
"Need you ask , " said < Jsibriel Gutlirj
"when tlipfe ai-o such piIt vnkin r sin ? ii
our midst ? Even those front whom wi
might expect better things , have they no
been enticed into following the examph
of thp ungodly in othpr lands ? Even now
there is OIIP present who. tpmptpd bj
pridp. wears ear-rings of gold and prp
cious stones. su < h as were worn by the
Ishmao-lites , who fell before the sword ol
Israel , and which AVOIgiven ssa gift tc
Gideon. Those of tlie stronger sex. too ,
who should disdain the vanities of dress ,
array themselvps in costly velvet * , adorn-
( 'd with gold and silver , and with ruffles
of tine lace. The number of such is in-
[ reasing. and though now. Nathan Wai-
worth , you hsive rich and goodly lands ,
which were lately overrun by thp hpath-
n. you and I may live to SOP thp day
ivhen they will so mightily prpvail and
'Multiply ' , that it will be no marvel if we
ire put to the samp straits as wprp thp
hildren of Israel , who were compelled
o dwell in rho dens which are in the
Mountains , and in csives and strong1
lolds. "
"It will be no morp than our brethren
if Scotland have been forced to do , " re-
died Mr. Walworth ; "but I have faith
o believe , that in the hour of need there
vill he those rsiised up who will break
isiinder the cords of oppression as if they
vere burnt flax , and frpp the pcoplp from
he power of the king , and his nobles ,
ml his governors. "
( To be continued. )
Sir Henry AVas Hungry.
James K. Hackett. who is much inter-
sted in the relation of the actor to the
ha racier , said that he believes in a
appy combination of the actor's own
haracter and the role to be portrayed.
"When 1 wsis studying the part of
iasil .fennico. " he said recently. 'I was
> r a long time in doubt just how to
et in the separation scene. I thought
hat I would have done under the ssime
ircumsJances. 1 tried to think what
iasil would have done in his day , and
nally I decided to do as 1 would have
one that is. simply bow as she passed
ur.
"All this is illustrated in a little story
> ld of Mounet Sully and Sir Henry Irv-
itr. The Frenchman and the English
ism had been having si violent diseus-
on on the question of how far sin actor
lould-really feel his role. Sir Henry
lid he felt everything deeply. Sully
lid he never felt anything. When tho
isctissioii was' over they adjourned to i
inner.
" 'Are you hungry. Sir Plenry ? ' said
ie Frenchman.
" Mtsmshingly hungry. ' ssiid the En-
ishman.
" 'I am not. ' replied .Sully : 'now let us
-e who can give the best imitation of a
Why Buttons on Sleeves.
Frederick the Great liked to see his
> ldiers smartly dressed. He discovered
mt many of the men were in the habit
' wiping the perspiration from their
ice with their coatsleevos. Thi.s. of
nirse. soiled the sleeves , and gave the
sit an untidy appearance. In order to
nt a stop to this practice. Frederick
dered that a row of buttons should
i placed on the upper side of each
eeve. In this manner the habit was
oken up. But the buttons remained ,
id when their original purpose was
Ugoften they were placed on the under
de of the sleeve , to be out of the way.
New York Home Journal.
Forearmed.
"Hut. " said the philanthropist from
e North , "is there no remedy for the
arful evil of lynching ? "
"I doan * know o * but one. " Parson
ooliman replied , "an" 1 done hammer
t inter my flock ebbery chance I
s. 1 sidvise 'em all ter iievah leave
iiue widout fust proviu'a alibi an' tak-
' it wiv 'em fer an emergency. "
idge.
The Street Piano.
The peripatetic uiu.sicuns who push
e i ia no organs through the streets
u&t have a very poor opinion of hu-
iiii nature. TUey cannot love those
10 refuse to contribute , and they must
ve a .supreme contempt for people
! n > are willing to pay for the kind of
isie that is dealt out to them. Boston
an script.
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Treatment of Corn Sr.iut.
The Illustration shov.'s the effect of
the corn smut on the growing ears. and
it is evident that the disease needs at-
tenrion each season ii' the corn tieUU
of following years are to he free from
thistroublesome diH'.culty. Probably
the only way of gottinir rid of Ihe trou
ble entirely is to either the smut pus
tules before they break and scatter the
spores. This work should be done as
soon its ( he trouble is noticed , iroint-
over the Held two or three times dur
ing the summer and gathering tinpit. .
tules carefully , then buruiim them. In
this manner the dis ; ; .x will he grad-
ually st ninned out. It ims t be remem
bered. however , that if the spores are
scattered over the Meld the crop of
smut next year will be corresponding
ly greater. Spraying with Bordeaux
mixture has not been fruitful of re-
: * AFPnCTKP WITH SMtTT.
suits largely because the plants could
not be sprayed at the proper time with
out danger to the pollen fertilization of
the plant. Go through the corn Held
early and follow the plan suggested
during the season , getting neighboring
corn growers to do the same thing , and
it will be comparatively easy to stamp
but the disease in a section. Indian
apolis News.
Typical Dairy Cow.
An Agricultural Department bulletin
shows an illustration of a dairy cow.
whose general features , It is claimed ,
lire almost perfect. She has a medium
sized head and neck and a well defined
shoulder and neck vein. The body or
jarrel is medium to long , but with a
jreat depth through the digestive re-
jion and with a long , well developed
lind quarter and a nicely shaped ud-
ler. She is short legged , close to the
jround , angular and free from tieshi-
less. Her body shows symmetry ,
inality. correlation of parts and there-
ore stamina and great digestive ca-
mcity. and she exhibits every indica-
lon of the power to give a large quan-
iry of milk. It is rare that any person
lurchasinga row having such apparent
( institution and conformation , and yet'
icing a rangy , open jointed animal ,
i-ill be disappointed in her as a money
naker. There are exception * to all
ules. however , and no type can be de-
AX IDEAL DAIKY COW.
scribed that will meet every contin-
rency and pass every swirmish line un-
halleuged.
Feeding Bran.
With me stock always thrives when
ran is fed in conjunction with grain.
had a young mare that got out of eou-
lition during summer , and I tried to
at ten her on corn. I gave ten ears
liree times a day. She did not do weli
t all. 1 cut. the corn down to six ears ,
. 'ith a quart of bran , three times a day.
iid I saw improvement at once. I
rove her to buggy right along , anI in
liree months sh'e was fat and in splen-
id condition. I am careful never to
se stale feed. That is what does the
lischief. Young stock do better on a
lixed feediug in which bran plays a
ne-thlrd part. l'-havo known a great
lany extravagant feeders who are
irelesK about watering stock. Cor.
.uml New Yorker.
Cover Crops in Orchards.
Instead of the usual cover crops In
chards some farmers prefer to have j
le land cultivated in summer , thus
illing weeds and permitting moisture
id air to enter the soil , the stirring of
le soil protecting the roots of trees ,
ate in the summer , about August or
ster danger of drought is over , clover
seeded and left until spring , the scar-
t or crimson clover being preferred.
' the land is left In sod hs a cover
op it is claimed that the demands of
ie grass crop for moisture and plant
iod in summer injures the trees.
Watch Growinc Chicks.
If one is in the poultry business in
Lrnest. with a view to making a profit
ora it , due attention must be paid to
ie growing chicks : not only to keep
leni In the best possible condition , but
frnow which are the most promising
r future work , and to treat them ac-
curdiugly. If one has a number o
chicks that are of better ancestry that
the others , or Chicks that are showinj
good g.-owth. and bear the earmark ;
of good layers , they should be iuarke <
ill some way to identify them.
Waste Prodiictn on the Farm.
The work done on the farm just be
fore the busy spring planting begin ;
is very important , if proper considera
; tion is given the matter of saving tha
which is usually lost by inattention t (
details. The great waste of unsalabh
farm products amounts to millions o'
dollars annually , for fsirmers do no
seem to understand that it is ; not at
ways necessary to send produce awa.i
from the farms in order to find mar
kets. The farm is the best market , ii
fact that a farmer can have , for ii
he keeps livestock he will be able t <
sell his raw products by converting
them into the forms of merit , milk
butter and wool. The dittictilty is tha-
the waste products on the farms an
not properly utilized. One product ;
that of corn fodder , has been wastct
for years , though now it is beim.
; put to use with the aid of the shred
der , but it is in the manipulation sun
handling of the manure and weeds tha'
the lessening of expense occurs ,
Fattening Old Cows.
There are those who think it does
uot pay to fatten old cows , but we tU
not stgree with them. ( Jiven one fresl
or farrow in the spring , si good pasture
and a regular grain feed every da.\
during the summer , and they can IK
made to pay for their grain until fall
and they will continue to gain in flesl
all the season. Then a little succulent
food , as soft or .mmature corn. wast <
vegetables , pumpkins and .such stuff nt
seems to cost nothing on the farm , a tic
they will be in condition to take 01
fat very rapidwhen ! the grain feed it
increased. We know this because wt
ia.ve tried it. I > ef that is made ii
that way may not bring the highest
price when sold to the slaugherer. but
when put on the bench to be retailei
out it will be as good as much of the
steer beef that the marketmen handle ,
ind it will be sold at the same prices.
American Cultivator.
To Stretch Barbed Wire.
Barbed wire is uncomfortable stun"
it the best. One of the easiest ways
> erhaps. to handle it when placing i <
'pon posts is with the device shown
n the accompanying illustration. Thisr
STRh-K'HIXC ; \RHKI ) Wlttl- ' .
trame can be quickly made and from
It the wire can be unreeled as rapidly
as a man can walk , pulling the frame
work after him. When his companion
is ready to staple the wire to a stake ,
the pin is put through the side-of the
frame , locking theeel. . when the wire
can be pulled up as taut as desired.
-.ew England II > mestead.
Swindling the Farmer.
Still another signature swindle is re
ported from Indiana. Sharpers from
Chicago went through country dis
tricts , representing themselves a.-
liunters. They would approach a farm
er , tell him they wished to hunt on his
land , and cheerfully pay $ . " " > for a per
mit to do so. The farmer would sign
i receipt for the money , and tin.
turned up later as a promissory noui
'or : jWM ) . It is said that the swindlers
secured $ o. ( ! < ) < ) in one county by this
) rocess. It is noticeable that most of
: he swindling schemes now worked to
he detriment of the fanners , begin
A-ith the payment of a small sum.
ivhich disarms the suspicions of the
ictim. Rural New Yorker.
Trriiiatiiiu the Garden.
The usual method of watering plants
) f any kind is by surface watering and
u normal seasons this scenic to answer
lie purpose , although it involves con
siderable labor. In dry seasons or in
my season where it is possible to carry
in the plan at moderate cost , a plan of
rrigation which will carry the mois-
ure under the surface of the soil so
hat the plants may use it as desired
rill be found most advantageous. Such
plan can he carried out by a system
f tile * , as it is done in arid sections ,
ut when small areas are to be watered
number of trenches will answer the
'iirpo.se ' if the water can be pumper ;
ito them at small expense
Rust in Wheat.
Rust in wheat may be prevented by
estroying the spores in the seed. One
Ian is to'soak the seed in a solution
lade by dissolving a pound of sulphate
f copper in ten gallons of hot water ,
( lowing the seed to remain in the solu-
on twent3"-four hours , then drying the
-ed with fine land plaster and sowing
; drilling as soon as dry. Wheat that
lowed indications of rust last year
lould be avoided , however , and new
ed procured. It should also be plant-
I on a different field from that on
hich wheat was grown last year.
Feed i nir Lamb * Beet Pulp.
During the past season the feeding
lambs on beet pulp has been very
tisfaetory. At Ionising. Mich. , some
XX ) were fed. Although at first the
dp was not relished and several died
om eating it , later they did well. It
ems that the pulp gives the best sat-
raction when fermented a little.
I
MAN IN THE IBCM * MASK
Ancient Cemetery of St. Paul in
His Supposed Burial IMacc. .
One of the old Iiouses of Paris.situ
ated at 17 Uue Beautreillis. is about tu
disappear , and the place thereof will
know It no more. U has been , handed
over to workmen who will Jem.utiyh.
it to mscke rooiv f * > r u workshop. KIMJ
Heautrt-illis is an ancient : uid narro.w
street which the omnibuses do not
penetrate , remnant of the timesv.'aeu
the Place rtes Yosges wtw the Place
\loyal and the home ol" beaux , "pe-
ruked. " and red-headed. In Hie gar
den of the doomed house , famous ia
times past as the residence of distin
guished persons , is a grave which local
tradition says is the resting-place of
that mysterious figure in historyThe
Man with the Iron Musk , says the
Paris correspondent of the Pall Mall
( laxette. One remembers that this re
markable person died in the Bastile iu
170 : : and the local register says he was
buried in the parish or St. Paul. Now.
this sravdeu undoubtedly forms a part "
"I
ol the ancient cemetery of St. Paul ,
and the church , itself , is near at hand ,
set in the midst of a cluster of old
houses. It is in the garden that the
famous Iron Mask is said to have been
buried , and the spot is the Mecca ot
daily pilgrimages. Outwardly , the
place is unlovely enough , ragged and
uncultivated. A few poor bedraggled
flowers try to live on. cut off from the
sunshine by the over-topping houses ,
and prematurely faded by the smoke
wash-house , out of
from a neighboring
sheer respect for a great name. In a
corner , where are the decayed trunks
of some acacias , and where a pool oM
stagnant water gives an additional : iw
pct of mei"hoiy. : : is tiie ivpiucd
grave of the Iron Mask. The old sit-
U-ndant will tell you that the water
docs not run away because there is a
vault beneath covered over with a
thick bed of cement. In the middle of
the garden there is a subterranean pas
sage which lends by gentle descent
direct to the cave of burial. The ques
tion which is agitating the minds of
the "Old Paris".society which watches
over these matters is whether the
hones of this fascinating figure of a
former century sire really there. . This
will be settled , perhaps , when the
tomb is opened. Will the strange in-
- trument that he wore for so many
rears be found , rust-eaten , among the
emsiins ? Actually , there is on the
jrave a column which bears an inscrip-
ion. cut with a knife. "Here lies Mar-
hiali. the Man with the Iron Mask. "
it would appear that the inscription
vas copied from a stone , which was
'ormerly in place there. The ancient
emetery of St. Paul is now almost
milt over. Here , however , if one may
igain believe the tradition of the qusir-
er. have lain the ashes of Kabehiis. of !
dansard. the architect who' built the
' ank of France , and the hotel , now
he Musee. Carnavalet. of Moliere am }
lis spousArmando Hejsirt.
Another Illusion Dispelled.
Ruthless bacteriologists destroy out
y one our fondest illusions. Now faith
t. the purity of glaciers must go the
ray of other popular fallacies.
Hitherto thenan in the street had
inagined ti.it were all the waters : >
\ery city and plain polluted he would
' . ' . .lfind \ immaculate spr HITS in the
ips. Hut M. I-Jinst. who presides over
i heniicstl laboratory at the Pasteur
i.-inte. ; : having no such faitn. obta.ii-
Constitution."I
il - - . .IIMice from the glaciers of Mont
i.anc itself and placed it under bin
Miles * micro-scope. His verdict shat-
TS the drcstiiis of moiuitstinccrs. it
ppears that even the summit , which
> long remained untrodden by human
et. lias lost its purity , if it ever had
iiy.
iiy.The ice in question. : md water melt- hi
1 therefrom , were found , on bacterio- L
irical analysis , to be "peopled with
domes of microbes. " The statement
hich follows is particularly terrify-
g. It aptears ] that "the germs in
ics-tion were found to belong to the
ost varied families of bacteria. "
M. Hinst accounts for the pollution of
ie Mont IManc irlsiciers. s.-iys the Lon-
m Telegraph , by surmisinthat the
icrobes l : ivi been conveyed to the
ountain peaks' by the winds sweeping
e cities in the vallevs.
Criminal Caralcssnrss.
A woman was recently robbed of
; .0 < iO in bills ; , r s o'clock at nitrlit.
r dress beinir literally cut from hcr
l.v by i IKthieves. . An unproterte !
> ntan hi : < no business to be csirrviug
.Odd at night anywhere unless she
prepared to take the consequences.
IVithin the past year the newspapers
ve recorded hundred * , of casesof
rrder. assault , torture , robbery and
-on. sill due to tincriminal careb- -
ss of people keeping in their houses
on their persons , large sums of
> ney which should be safely lodged
the banks. Many people are preju-
ed against the banks. hu where
? re is one bank failure there are si
ndred robberies. It is easy to take
per precautions but practically in-
< sible to catch thieves.
An I'Jeonomitral Parson.
'Kr'er Williams , all'thoo' d ( . winter
ison yourn. preaehiif red-hot ser-
> nts on hell tire , en now dsit de sprin-
'
ne you ain't got a word ter say 'bout
I tire. How come ? " t ;
P.r'er Thomas , de wayfariif man.
mighty foolish , inout er knowed
iy dat wuz.xln de winter season ,
er Thomas , coal wux. Si ; a ton. " At-
itic Constitution.
Foreshadowing * .
Somethin' is bound to happen to old
les if he keeps on the wav ' he's
' "
n' .
Think so ? "
Ye.s. He'll
either git kicked bv a
le or run for th legislature. " At-
ta Constitution.
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