1S BEYOND, “The blue sky and the blue lake Meet together In sunny weather, But what, oh! what is beyond? WHAT and when it ceased rode on to the gate- | WAY, “Now for some fun, boys," said Billy, | a graceful, lithe young man with mis- | chiovous brown eyes, as he reigned up | his horse; “you fellows just follow Spot | I know this aide the horizon line, and we'll see something interesting.” | ‘With its purple hillsides, broad and fine Spot, who had been spokesman at the But the country beyond, has it lakes like | saloon, urged his horse forward and | ours, | they slowly rode into the yard and to | And trees of grandeur, and fruits and flow | the door of the church. ers? What, oh! what is beyond? The congregation were kneeling in | prayer, while the pastor, standing in the center of the platform, his arms | uplifted, his face writhing in the most ludicrous contortions, was moving his | body up and down, keeping time with The gray sky and the gray lake Meet together In sombre weather, But what, oh ! what is beyond? : X know these homes, with their loves and | 'he shouts he emitted, which were sp- woes, { posed to be the prayers for the salva Their buried hopes from which patience | tion of the souls of his sinful brethren Bows ; x at least Billy surmised, as he Azo thete broken affections united there? | Wotehed him with an amuged smile. Are hopes fruition, and answered, prayer? What, oh! what is beyond? The black sky and the black lake Meet together In stormy weather, But what, oh ! what is beyond? I know the currents that thrill the earth, And flash the sky at the thunder's birth ; But what of the circuit for souls between, And the central power in the Great Unseen? “Don’t be alarmed, ladies 'n’ gentle- What, oh! what is beyond? men. We're only come t' join in the ~Sarah K. Bolton, in New York Independent. | services, an’ ill trouble you t' sit still en — they're over,” said Spot, with a smile THE COWBOYS’ COLLECTION | meaiacturei for the as th 80 turned to his companions, and said in an undertone, “Now, then,” and their horses’ hoofs resounded on the wooden floor of the church. The startled con- gregation, rising with one accord, be held Spot, the cowboy, riding solemn- ly up the aisle, followed by his com- | panions, I OCCAasiIon, people seemed inclined to depart rather precipitously, T was Sunday. The ** the mercy of the little church bell | ¥! obliged to resume the ir had summoned the e by X congregation to morning BETVICe, though a few late | P¢ were still hurrying the consecrate spot. The Sabbath Was 1 and respects dl ¥ all the residents of th pite the themselves thus SOeing In overcon toward observ thie eral times and arise, but pelled hin At last, when stiff wo fright, “There, littl DOW We Ire every return to he was out every joint and op t condescen lingly said ‘un, that's enough. And goin’ t' take up a kerlection Boys, take ver roun,’ 'n’ don't let any guilty man escape.” foot Two of the boys, each holding a hat and | In one hand, a revolver in the other, passed about the church compelling the visi- | every member of the terrified econgre- tors good morning and invited them in, | g8tion to m contribution They accepted his invitation, and were » who had no money were obliged goon standing and sitting about the bar # watch or a ring, or room, while the obsequious Jan served or trinket they might have them withdrink. Ome of them, a burly | 8bout ther and finally in fellow, asked him for a certain kind of | brought to Spot, ho ho turned liquor, and after the keeper of the tay i : . rio Billy ern had taken it from the shelf and rien e, turned about, his smile was suddenly | much obliged ¢' you fer all this transformed to a look of horror, for he the parson fer his | found several revolvers levelled at him wanter ask one thing more o “Mein chenelmens, fhat you goin’ to ain't no low thieves do?" cried the affrighted man. wkin’ up this yere n “‘Dutchy,” the burly fellow, s fer ourselves. We're going “don't vou know vou're desecratin’ the | 200d with ‘em. Now we'll trouble you best day in the week by keepin’ yer sa t' tell us th’ mo t deservin’ loon open?” charity in this yer town ‘Vell, how ean I helps it, chenel “The widow I" said mens? It's the pest day for peesi chorus ness." “And who might be the “Business or no business, old man. There ken be more’'n one widder ina you've got to reform. We're the Sal- | town. What's yer widder's name #” wation Army, we are, and don't you for Nobody seemed to know, but he was get it.” : told where she lived, and the caval “Cheneclmens, chenelmens, don't do | oade of cowboys turned their horses noddings to me,” eried Jan, wringing Around, and passed from the church his hands in anguish, as he looked down | into the bright sunlight. the bright barrels of half a dozen re They wended their way down the wolvers road, laughing boisterously over their “Fetch down them bottles from that recent escapade, and soon found them- shelf,” shouted the cowboy. selves in the little lane leading to the The trembling Jan obeyed. “Now, | widow, then,” said this strange avenging angel, “‘set ‘em up ncross th' every one's 8 bull's eye.” Jan hegitated, but the revolvers com spelled obedience. Before the eaval eade moved on he had been obliged to see the destruction of a large part of his wares, and the unfortunate man was deft standing amid a confusion of broken kegs, neckless bottles and pools of | ‘wines and liquors, wringing his hands | and calling down maledictions npon his persecutors, who were now continuing their mad carcer, down the street, The cowboys soon came in sight of | be th’ one to’ do th' charity act. "Sides, “the little church, standing in a lot sur- | he's a lady's man, an’ s talker from rounded by a rough picket fence, while | way back,” a fow wall poplar trees seemed endea- | voring to cast a little shade about the | building. The sweet melody of one of | the commission, and, hanging his six the old pytune floated out to them, and | shooter and belt on the fence, he of breath, as body of J 2 FICK n bearing down toward ths watched them lazily, thinking of the money he would be able %o realize from them. Nearer and nearer sounded the elat tering of the horses’ hoofs, until ] hear ench separate they wed miling and with Jan hats Jan ve FOI r1v6 ROTNE 3.7 5 i other jewel 1" was all the col said DBpot, WTAVYETrR Wi sin’ nt aown 0neyY nn said who Hu veral voices in The horses had been trotting brisk- ly, but upon nearing the little, half | deenyed shanty standing alone among the sage brush and wild flowers, their pace slackened, and they finally came to a standstill before the broken gate. “Whose a-goin’ t' take the money 'n' stufl in t' the widder?’ asked one of the boys. They all looked at each other in some perplexity, "Pears t' Spot ourter,” said another, “he’s bin headin’ th’ gang all day.” “It was Billy got ap th’ fun,” said room , | open, | same feeble, gentle voice; As the pastor was gathering for the | culmination of his prayer, the leader { ceremony and asking such a question, " widder? | | Bpot, "‘so 'ecordin’ t' my min’ he ourter | Lete,, that may have entered the human Billy made some remonstrances, but was finally prevailed upon to undertake | #hoy unconsciously paused and listened, | knocked at the door. A feeble yoice a A “Come in." Pushing the door he stood irresolute upon the threshold. The light in the room was dim, and he could indistinctly sec a figure streched on a low couch in the farther corner, “Will you come in, sir? said : ' said the then as Billy stepped in with some embarrass- ment she continued, “What is your er- | rand, sir?” He tried to think of a means by which he could delicately and accept- ably deliver his message of charity, but finding none he was obliged to make known his errand as simply as possible, trusting to the inspiration of the mo- ment to help him out, “You are a widow, are you not?" he nsked, “Yes,” she replied, raising herself hastily on one elbow as he spoke. “You must forgive a stranger, madam, for coming to yon with so little but the truth is, I “Tell me, sir,” she interrupted, “do you live in this part of the country? we | Are you a cowboy from one of the rgnches? Excuse me, I am partly blind." “Yes,” he said, *“I live here and 1 /amM 8 iy," “How long have you been following How long have been in Colorado? You were not be in the West, I kn Ww, neither the speech nor mann people. Where did you Tell me, I implore you.’ Billy looked at the before him in whov.' you this occupation? for yor long," said one of them; widder th’ money during th id times « thers “I should think he could. Tell you what I'll just creep aroun’ t' th' win. fer ‘nn’ Spot, ver see what he's up t'." said suiting the action to the words. Drop- ping on his knees, he cautiously peered through the half-closed blinds The next moment he had fallen backward, WOR hastenis g to his com and soon rales with a curious expression on BO “Well naked “I dn’ x pli i Spot, serat h ing h 1* *“ "pears li and got mashed on down on his knees "fore he in his arin A hearty Inugh went crowd At that moment peared at the door with his pulled well down over his “Boys,” he stammered, strong man lips there's an old Indy inside who wants to know my friends in. It's ma mother. "The Californian RI — England’s Plowed Land Diminis’ During the last twenty years the area of land in England what's up, Spot?’ he was 1’ know head ke Billy 8 gone widder He's th’ bed a-hold- the the ny round Billy sombrero eyes and the quivered-—“boys Come cent. The amount of arable land in Whales has diminished twenty-one per | cent. in the same period. In Scotland, on the contrary, it has increased by 78,000 acres. This difference is partly explained by the relatively large areas {of land | elover and rotation grasses, more than { one-third of the whole enltivated area. in Seotland retained ander In England the proportion of eulti- vated land so occupied is little more than one-tenth of the whole. — Chicago Herald, Cn —— To Locate Metals in Flesh, An electrical instrument has recently | been invented whieh is sufficiengly deli- ento to detect the presence of one | eighth of an inch of steel or iron wire ot a distance of six inches from itself, it is intended for use in loeating small ploces of magnetizable metal, such as needles, tacks, steel and iron chips, body unawares and hidden theroselves in the skin or deeper tissues, It will probably prove to be of great service where the ord nary methods of detect. ing the presence of foreign metallie wn oes are ineffective and varelis able, American Farmer, | the Southern | and West, under the | | plow has diminished by very nearly | 2,000,000 acres, or over fourteen per | , | to the application of electricity to farm- | marked effect in stimuloting plant LATE CARBAGE PLANTS, It is not necessary for a crop of late | cabbage to start the plantsin a hotbed. | Maske a place out doors as rich and | mellow as possible, sow the seed in| drills rather thinly, and cover nights | to keep in the heat. It is very im- portant to make a rapid but stocky growth. This may be done by putting nitrate of in the drill transplanting each plant Ones more times before finally where it is to make a head thus treated are worth doubls grown closely crowded ig the bed. Boston Cultivator, soda row and if not setting it ont Plant those matted GROWING POTATOER " To sol you ean get, avo grow potatoes, sels he best ling ground that i 1 OVETNiow, Clear the gr is hable to off all the trash, iif rich apply =a rotted manur #8 You oan nnd T ppl mors On thi u ( ment Sfation that the best results can only fy 8 farmers Experi farmers be ob mm concentrated fertilizers by the not by seattering ther ff 100 wt tained best lands, and at the or 200 pounds to the acre over a large worn-out plantation. Nor should the mistake be applying large amounts of concentrated fertilizers on worn-out land. The larger the appli- eation the more important it that the land shonld be in the best pos gible condition, it wonld been left in good crop of grain, with thorough and deep plow ing and harrowing The § strongly urged for renovatin and for hay Nitrogen is them using them on rats { ' made of becomes such as have by a small of sowing cow ractice 15 portant element of plant food because It Is andispe nsable to the pl ant and all worn or partially ex- It is the most uniformly ent of a fertilizer for all ws, grasses and cotton While the if bonght in the mar- drawn from the air by cunltivating such plants as clover, pen wer, Inecerne and kp cially the cow pea, which, if prop erly utilized, will be miore valuable to farmer than red clover een to the farmers of the North New York World. is deficient in hausted soils effective elen grail most expensive, ket, it 1 AY Ix nuts, vetches, barrel has | ELECTRICTTY Attention has recently been directed IN AGRICULTURE. i ing operations, and the designing and introduction of suitable dynamo-elee- tric machinery for this purpose would | no doubt be profitable both to the | manufacturers and the farmers. Early in 1892, an electric power system was | installed at the farm of the Agrienltural Fuperiment Station, Auburn, Ala., the current being brought from the college | laboratory by a line three-quarters of a mile in length, conducted by the stu- dents themselves. A ten horse power | motor was used for ginning and pross- ing cotton, thrashing grain, cutting up | feed stuff, ote., snd gave entiro satis- | faction. In evory community where | there is water power, electricity could | be economically generated and used not only for the above mentioned purposes, but also to ron saws, planing machines, pumps, Inthes, grindstones, cider presses, sorghum mills, churns, rowing machines--in short, for everything re- quiring power. What farmer would oot welcome the exchange of smoky lamps for electric lights? The are light may also prove useful in market gar dening, some recont experiments made in France having shown that it hes a emg growth when sunlight is not to be had. Where sufficient water power is not available, windmills might be used in connection with a system of storage batteries. Buch a utilization of the wasted energies of nature would put off the coming of the coal famine that threatens future generations —-Invens tive Age. CULTIVATION OF WILLOWS, Inquiries received ec the culture and marketing of willows for baskets and other goods Notwith- standing the basket willow does well in this country, five-sixths of the quan tity consumed is imported from for. Are neerning elgn countries, The prevailing opinion that only low land is suitable for enltivation be the attention i 18 best, certainly willow HAY CHEE stagnant pools or too mi For the growth of FARM AND GARDEN NOTES Pigs should suckle till ten The fl CK en) mforts weeks old mer as well as er « Have puts un Bn EYTIng Al APPEATANCS Are there wast places Give them a coat of manure 1 the pasture ? There are family traits and nesses in sheep as mach as “humans.” No, no! she phe rd ; “Everybody can’t be a good they ain't made that way.’ Salt and wood ashes in reach of hogs are beneficial. Good for horses also Never refuse a go you have anything of the sell horse Many a men 1s 8 success as a wool wer and ean't It is and fot tton-sced eake r the farm at Feed oil and « st for you 3 seep, { Iw there relied Aare One thing can shee P manure inf upon A few short, sharp brushes « speed much faster than miles WOrk Have some pasture held in onse you need it further on when dry weather COMMON, The neglect given the chicks now cannot be overcome with good care by and by. Make your flock what your wife is | the best, prettiest, and the envy of everybody, Health, comfort, neatness are the things to be sought when building a poultry house. Is your experience that cooked or soaked corn is better than dry, hard corn for hogs? Little chicks enjoy fresh water to drink. Give them some, even though you provide milk for them. Boft coal cinders and charcoal from wood or cobs should be among the “ap petizers” kept on the hog's bill of fare daily, The aluminum salky, weighing from eighteen to twenty five pounds, is said to be coming along with the two-minute trotter, Minnesota has passed a law making it a criminal offense to dock a horse's tail according to the hackney senseloss and ernel fashion, If you are raising chicks for the they will lay don't keep the oct f.. 0 till fall, sell then ws soon as large enongh for broilers Beeause bright timothy hay and oats are the best feed for horses it does not follow that they would not ie almuge from it sometimes, or that they not do better for sush a change, like | wl cash offer when ] kind to | tell why to save his | about | aid Wed i seed | rih leading a A man nt Fxeter, Me,, who is we $100,000, takes delight brass band as drum major, in Mr. Geo. W. Twist w BA, Yvis All Run Down | A Puzzling Case---How | Health Was Restored Cained From 138 to 176 Pounds. “A few ry health falle me, and I consulted several physician Not one 1id N I ele CATE AQ ding rion R o give relief A rn bh persus nl Ve Sarsaparilla "CURES Hood s ills on Dr. Kilmer's SWAMP-ROOT “er mn ‘ D. H. BILGER, Bsq Hulmewvilie, Pa CURED WHEN ALL ELSE FAILED! La Grippe Baffled! | The After Effects Cured READ WHAT Ma. Bucen Savye—"1 had a bad attack of Grippe; caught cold and it dodg. od in my Kidneys and lMver, and Ohlsuch pain and misery In my back and legs The Physician's me ne and other things that I used made no Impression, and [ © mtinually Frew wWors I was a physionl wreck and given up to die, Before | had taken the second bottle of Swamp-Root [ felt better, and to-day am just as well and strong as ever Mota trace of the Grippe is left Swamp Root saved my Hie,” D. H. Bucs, ge Guarantee Use contents of One Bottle, if you are not benefited, Drag ¥ riots will refund to you the price paid “Invallds' Guide to Mealth™ and Consulistion Free. Dr. Kilmer & Oo, Binghamton, X.Y At Praggista, 50a or $1.00 Sige, a - br. Kimer's Parilla Liver Pills ARE THE BEST! 42 Pills, 25 sents “German Syrup” I am a farmer at Edom, Texas. 1 have used German Syrup for six years successfully for Sore Throat, | Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Painsin Chest and Lungs and Spitting-up of Blood. I have tried many kinds of Cough Syrups in my time, bat let Ie say to anyone wanting such a medicine—German Syrupisthe best, We are subject to so many sudden changes from cold to hot, damp weather here, but in families where German Syrup is used there is little trouble from colds, John F. Jones. ® —— — is often uivalent to getting ill. If loss of flesh can be arrested and dis. case baffled the “weak spots” in the system are eradicated. Scott's Emulsion is an absolute corrective of “weak spots.” It is a builder of worn out failing tissue—mnature's food that stops waste and creates healthy flesh, Von Ros »
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