Ee A SONG OF SUMMER TIME, Oh, the swaying of the branches and the flit- ting thro’ the trees, And the music of the the breeze; volees t Oh, the singing and the winging of the that come and go, the seamper to and frisking of 1 fro; Oh, the ferns and m And waters dark and That go stealing thr gome clear, unsul {her favorito heroine, and | flushed with excitement as she recog- | know of her escapade. as she would have been observed, but | was suddenly extinguished, for even from her hiding place she could hear | distinotly the steady grating sound | | which had first attracted her atten- | open the safe, In an instant her mind was [ ap. How often had she the chance of doing some especially made | wished for | | would he think? if he refrained from attacking her, he would have plenty of time to escape from the premises before the arrival | tion, and which she was convinced was | of help, and if he went, leaving no . | caused by geome one attempting to file | trace behind, she and her sister would be ridiculed as being a couple of simple frightened women, Aad Mr. Macdonald! Whatever In the darkness she | brave or good action a long way after | hid her burning face in her hands and now she { nized and determined to seize her op- . | portunity. Chrissie in her turn was busily en- | quired aid. gaged in meditation, although possi- | { bly her thoughts were less adventu- roug, if more sentimental, than thos« { of her sister had been, when the latter { quietly glided in and, without | ado, locked the door and put the key | 1uto her pocket. | “Now, Chrissie, you are not to faint | or scream,” for Chrissie was the © | element on which she could not rely ae nore | in the undertaking she had set herself | | to periorm, d Chrissie went dangerously near dis- RE —— ACHIEVEMENT. CLLA'S Ella! Make aad help me! Peter has this 10TRINR scream haste nick! Quaick | fallen into Thisplaintive der Ar « f neroic thes wight who All iis The rescue accomp pleted her task But Ella Thomps diti il I her, inasmuch as their rambling house and garden ad | ti Spacious premises {f the brauch of the West of E Ella and Chrissie Thom orphan sisters. Their father was several years the village d as his practice had been part among the poorer | habitants, whose births, deaths came along at a rate out of proportion to their wages, all | to blessing onal respo Join ir his been able to hequeath daughters, besides his the bh in which he reside one adjoining Having, therefore, ) free, in a true spirit of we iy ind pendence, they endeavored to st ppl ment the modest income derived 1 i AD use oe from | matt Hh | obeying, as she ejaculated : | “Oh! Ella, I know I shall. What {is it? Has Peter fallen in again?” } “No." “Then there is a spider { Oh!” hair, 10 my “‘Chrissie, be quiet.” “Tell me quickly, then LJ | make will, on condition any disturbance, an promise to do what I wish 4 “Yes, I promise, if it is dreadful.” “Well burglar trying to open the bank safe.’ The reality ng to C , then, Chrissie, was evidently n hrissie the catastrop ne only said uts Her 1 ly away in the festivities of the village High Halden, and will no | until near midnight. the robber is ac- “Without doubt, his, and that is l wit why 1 | | is less lonely Ella's deter: manner had sul Jut the r sister was own pros to the police rit Tis WALK to would murder eannot He expect » with a © u outright. “I don't expect to have to struggle with him. I shall wait until he is busy at the safe, and then I shall close the strong-room door and lock him in Aan. the other by diligently cultivating the | But as an additional precaution I wili large garden and orchard; and the sale of produce, in addition te the profit obtained from a couple of cows, exceeded their first anticipation, giving a last look at the heap of pota toes, which only that day had, with the aid of their factotum, been un- ol take my little pistol and the dark lan- tern.” Tae thought her sister deliber of ately shooting a man proved too much stranger than fiotion. After completing her round, and for Chrissie, and she burst into a | Rossetti's poems, buried with his wife merry laugh. This merriment served the purpose of shaking off any feeling of appre earthed and stored in readiness for | hension which might pave been lin despatch to the market, Ella lingered | gering in her mind, and she proceeded | po'eon lL for a few minutes to enjoy the ealm beauty of the late autumn evening. A to tecond her sister's efforts briskly. Five minutes later, therefore, a ! i | special attenti | i hoped that somehow he might never Meanwhile Chrissie wa with flying feet in search hastening of the re- nature she had the furthest and most solitary road, in of woman's involve, which reproaches she endeav- ored to silence by telling herself that Inspector Fairlea, who was stationed | sure to render more | stranger | be nssistance there, would prompt wonld have done. It is not to be supposed that the n which had paid ber at the ball only a pefore vould have any influence her under the present circumstances, Fortune, however, was dispose d to favor her, f« limbing with the cut through jumped into the her thoughts ““* Miss Thor icer, in ast which w ned at her cordial greeting. “Oh! Mr. Fairlea, Il am s0 g than HY stile short almost arms of the obj et of over a f takiz 4 woods, no i she ejnenlated as not ' mes as hie pre the return juire at to ac c r aris ould really not ] eked hammer, ever, 1 let rr ywing he further, and then 1 him in." hyste rieal yme thought flashed into that « fe nietly step} Chrissie langh. Ti mind as into 6 8 Inspec tor, who q rward and unlocked the door We ne« i planations which followed. to know that Mr. Macd considered that a woman who econld attempt to capture a burglar single handed would not make a bad wife for a bank manager While Chrissie. well. she would have married the In spector in any case. --Illustrated Bits, cc — R Strange Story of a Book, rit Hos dwell i nu i A ficient nald History repeats itsell, even in those instances where it is most notably | The story oi | and exhamed that they might be pub: | lished, is the story, in almost every | detail, of the memoirs of Col. Planat de la Faye, the orderly officer to Na | These were edited some years ago by the widow, Three cop- | ies only were printed, and of these | few stars shone beneath the patches of darkly robed fignre with pistol i One WAS placed in her husband's cof- | light, fleecy clouds, and the crescent | hand and dark Isntern, whose light fin, a special order for the exhumation | moon was sinking over the row of pol lards down by the river From the was sedulously shielded, walked care fully across the narrow plank, and of the body having been obtained for the purpose. Directions were left by | fields beyond eame the monotonous | waving a mute adien at the other end, the widow for the pubiication of the | ery of a corneake, and the voice of a noiselessly raised thosash and effected | © 0 Looe Ler death, and reference | partridge ealling to its mate She was just turning to go when her | ber way to the ground floor undis- These, however, could not be found. sharp ears detected another sound, a sharp, rasping, which came and went | ever an unexpected obstacle presented | pour’ the third copy of the book, The only way to the strong | oy i.) had been placed in the coffin, ently proceeded from some part of the | room was through a large apartment, | , i half hall From a sheltered corner of the gar- | door at each end, and after travers: | oon den she was able to get a glimpse of | fog this she was dismayel to find the | oq that the recently issued work the premises, and on going there was | door at the far end was closed and |, oy 00 printed. — Pall Mall Gazette, with mechianieal rapidity, and appar ) Pi bank. alarmed to see a light shining through the window of what she knew to be the strong room. With her heart in her mouth she bravely elambered to the top of the boarded fence, and with the help of a friendly apple tree let herself down on the other side, and noiselessly erep along beneath the overhanging ivy suntil she reached a point a few yards distant from the window, She did not dare to venture nearer, an entrance, after which she found turbed and in quietness, Here, how- itself, with and half corridor, n bolted on the other side. | She had soarcely had time to cogi- tate over the best way to get out of this difficulty, when she became con- scious of a light step behind her; the | door by which she had enterod was | suddenly closed and locked, and she | herself was a prisoner, caught in her own trap. This wes indeed appalling. What would be the next step of her assail- (aot? lo suy case her hope of renown | to exhume once more the body of the | | | of sterilization of | | of fodine sterilizes in a few minutes was made to the two printed copies, Finally, the executors determined to J coordingly they obtained permission It is from the copy so ob- rst II— Simple Way to Sterilize Water, A very simple and efficient method water is highly ree- ommended by M. Meillere, chemist. in-chief of the French Academy of Medicine. Four drops of the tineture one quart of spring water, all patho. genie micro-organism being destroyed, With the inconsistency selected | spite of sundry reproaches of con- | science at the extra delay this would | Le Inspector | week | with | the «Northwestern Christian Advocate, -ee DEPRAVED APPETITE IN COWS BWhen any other coarse stuff, it indicates gestion. The remedy is to pint of raw linseed oil, and. after it has operated, feed bran and linseed mash, with one dram gentian root, powdered, in it. this appetite is due toa want of salt, which should be given with regularity to , As It an aid of food.~-New Y animal eats wood or indi- give a Sometimes all to rk domestic animals 18 he Adige { stiol Iimes, ELIOO too wet nor weather sets to work Fronds fall 18 } the trac freeze dry try ing thie try rast wanted tos ling to my lHess | It su re pe papers and excin other in the woriad can prove if » one shou ubt it Hard All this we Id be so rash times will come now and then, as all know; then the ponltry industry flourishes, as peo ple turn to that to make a living and improve their stock. Pay close atten tion to the details, and tind, instead of a lagging monotony, as some sup pose, that it and best business in the whole world. Breeders’ Cinzette, as to de we is the largest SORGHUM Sorghum is usually planted in hills about three feet apart each way, or if | the ground is not too weedy, in drills, three feet apart, leaving the stalks at the last thinning about four to six inches apart in the row. If the erop is to be used for sugar or syrup, the stalks should be about six inches apart in the drill, or about five stalks in the hill, Bix or seven stalks could be left in the hill where the crop 18 to be used for forage. About two quarts of seed of the ordinary varieties are re quired per sere when planted in hills, and somewhat snore than this amount when sown in drills. Early Orange or Early Amber or some of the other early varieties would probably be most sure to give a profitable erop On land specially adapted to corn or sorghum some ot the larger or later varieties might be grown, as they yield much heavier crops; but il any of the crop is to be ent so early as August the later varieties will not The crop needs considerably more atten tion at the start than corn, tut per- haps less after it is a foot or more high, The growth is rather slow for the first few inches, but very rapid at the close of the season. The outer glaze on the stalk is harder than on maize, and the stalks shoula prefer ably be fed whole rather than out into short pieces, to avoid risk of eatting the animals about the mouth. The eane when mature will stand for a long | do, ! fat and in good condition, | your lveation, or like places, A - a Lat {time withont much deterioration in quality, even after a severe frost, pro- vided warm weather does not follow the frost, or alternati periods of warm and cold occur. Borghum can he made ensilage, but will not make as good ensilage as mature cory usually sour, So Erowers reported keepi 1 for cut an bunches ! field Gentleman, Ty ng into being quite have F weeks den Are tuat were once swamps The the rich, I i O1 feeling re 18 supplic stable manure thing More than 100 not de as well as less have Aln Aylesbury ks legs, Pe Kin du ills and ore old he When a cockerel is a vear h at the becomes a cock ; a pullet a hen FRAILE ARE In an incubator ducks’ eggs require the same t mp rature as hens’ 103 Taking one year with anothera dol- lar net profit per ben may be consid ered a good average CHES, degrees, Surface cultivation is the great drouth slayer. Learn how best to do it; it will pay you well Use the pruning knife carefully and thoughtfully. Hit or miss work won't do if you wish to ft orchard Did over subsisting mainly ment? If did yon not told of necessity of a part fruit diet own successful live on be vou without fruit, you need the Sometimes hens are found dead under the perches, while seemingly Often the trouble is that they are too fat and die of spoplexy, Every one who keeps hens knows of one or two or more which are per: sistent ayers. These should be bred from sa they will transmt their good qualitios to their progeny. During the close, hot days, see that the supply of clean, fresh water is con- stant, If you have any sentiment in you it will do you good to see the heos enjoy the drink, Study the different varieties of fraits and see which kinds do best in If you do this thoroughly it will save you much disappointment, Wheels on Steamers, heels are bein tried s ns the propelling pow mers at Dresden Fx i bont, pro whee! or 5 § il per ce nut greater could Le obinined with ten per ower LY usin r tL rk Telegrar mR — The Human Voliee, cent ¥ HOTRG 7 wlio the f are perfectly net Dyspepsia } Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the Only True Blood Purifier Hood's Pills * ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR +» T* FOOD NURSING MOTHERS, INFANTS +° CHILDREN % JOHN CARLE & SONS, New York. ww EE Th TE ENGINES AND BOILERS PUrDOSes 1 ir B.W.PAYNE& SONS, Elmira N.Y. AY. 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