#0 ———. h, THE WIDOW'S MITE. on her push. daug “Thank you, just ran in to ask 3 abont the minist “(3 anything wrong Redd stopped sc yl ian i, no of that they call 1 apy db } eqducaie uo had to en terday, ; 's got to leave when her i r they eo afford hired help now. Mrs. Day looked white sheet, but the minis ter real Letty when the news come it was Mrs. Day took on, but the chirked her up all the time “'Tain't as if we were separated,’ says he,’ ‘we can bear it together.’ “ ‘Bat the children!’ says she, * “They'll have to be all the bright er and better,” says he, + ‘it may be the best thing for them to have to strug- gle.” Thenvhe smiled, though Letty said Le looked kind of teary about the eyes. Well, I'm sorry for him!" bl? mons s as Was said awiul minister | | Reattered | | cashmere, thin and old, the older chool, the y back yard —and children gone little ones safe in tl after-dinner back to the | work was out of the way, Mrs. Redd repaired fo the living-room, and de liberately sat herself down to think. She sat a long time, her hands ed in her lap, her varying emotions fold face twisted in her bare little bedroom. he put on her best gown, but careful mending « with reverent fing er Sunday 1 a black nent brushing and male she took out h was a straw of antique few limp bows of rusty crape bespol | her widowhood. ‘| her poc | doin?’ {10 She out the front d ing it after her and putting ket “Mammy ! * sh went oor, thi Wher sturdy rmammy ! mted T itty's little lung “Never mind, mammy’s baby! the vard and vs, Stay wl girl be 1] Bt Mammy il be back pretty soon.’ overhead, the | AS M rs. The soft summer eky was very blue full and sounds, and th aI was nts hine lay golden on the dusty Redd went up the minister's, The minister sat in his had been trving to write but the He was late It ha i somehow wi 1 4 about the sermo been come. this week. { from | Mrs. | gers that i listarb vou, John gentle but ther fn T " : LAs hrink into the timidly seated it i p most uncom- room Mrs. Redd WA WAlK up Then ensued along Redd nervy of her black the minister wished come to the | ‘Are you Il, Mrs. “Oh yes, sir. The nothing tl matter with us. Anyway, nothing trouble you about, gir.” Again the conversation flagged. “What can [ do for you, my good said the minister, be the unwritien pages on nee, in which sly worked the fin- tton gloves, at that ~ sae inquired the min- re’ woman?" thought Lis desk. “Well, sir, I don't know just to get at it. You're always doing for ns of | us—I sha'n't ever forget what you did | for me when Redd died. | ful about the “So'm 1,” said Mrs, Redd, swashing | the water again vigorously. ‘‘Mortal sorry! The minister's a good man, and with those eight young ones to bring up and Mrs, Day's bad health, it'll go hard. 1 never shall what he did for me when Redd was taken.” “Land! There's my husband, and me a-gadding! What in the world's he homg for at this hour? Well, good. morning!” and Mrs, Conant went away in a harry Mrs. Redd went on with her work. She finizhed her washing and hung the clothes out in the fresh breeze. the frugal dinner ready for the raven- ous children who came from school and play to devour it. But she did it ell vith an abstracted air, as if her nis were far away. When her noisy crow was once more She made neat her little house, and had | | allthis way to bring me your sympathy, I feel dread- trouble that bas come on you." The minister winced just a little. It was a subject he was not anxious to converse upon. Bat he sunswered cheerily - “It was very kind of you to come Mrs. Redd.” “There's something else I want to | | say, sir, if you won't take olletce at forget | my being so bold, I know what hard | times are, and not to have any money | | or know where your next meal is com- ing from. But I'm fixed comfortable for the summer with the children shoed and hatted new, and work reg’lar and as much as I ean take in. I've got a little sum in the bank that I've Iaid by, and I'd be glad if you'd be so | kind as to use it—if you'll excuse me tor mentioning it. It's a matter of six or seven dollars,” added Mrs, Redd, with pride in this evidence of her thrift and careful saving. “My good woraan!"” exclaimed the minister. ‘‘Do you mean that you como to me to offer me your hard. | and gently, almost reverently, | Mrs, Redd’s hand Finally she arose | | decisively, and went t : | a bit, | done me more good than 1 1 | you. | il ‘ht | to me at all.” you | | never have to | assnred that ! They had how | earned savings?” “0, sir, I hope von ain't mad at the liberty I took! 1 ghould be more'n willing that you used it. I thought it might kind of help vou over a tight place Rodi The chair to k big, flap- minister rose from his with its png glove, in his, “Mrs. Redd--"" and hi “Mrs. Reda, I can’t find words to thank yon. You voice shook in which have I don't need to take yi my mr heart 1 think nm? beholden +] hope, sir, you don’t in offering it to yo take it and never feel said the more than you if I lovingly Bat even if | vour dollars, rest brought me t than you can “My dear friend,’ ister, *‘you have given me money to-day. I promise need what you offer I will come to you. ever do 50 take you have lay mors know,” Mrs. Redd down the very happy It after all, to know that the money was still “Agniust sich br , or such things," to herself, thinking of her rough-and- tumble little one Even the minister could not quite know wh + sacrifice the offer had in hill good, wend woman, was hers LESH, or vken 1 volved. nada cal m dre One ans Youth's ec— - the World's Spools Maine Supplies profitable . A — Making Shot in Water, The sh which recites yt making trade has that when guns were sh fi matches and were swiveled because they were too big an 1 clumsy to be lifted to the shoulder, and when all shot was molded as ballets are to- | day, some workmen were fasteniog an irou grating to the wall of a castle. k cut out the hole in the stone, and, after placing the iron in the hole, poured some leal ia to hold the iron in place, just as they do to day. S yaae of ran over the edge of the wall into the moat below. Soon afterward the at- tention of the soldiers was attracted to the lead in the olear water, and, dipping it out, they found that the metal in falling from the height had become giobules, After that those | soldiers made their ballets by sprink- ling melted lead over the castle wall into the waters of the moat, —Hard- Ware, A Pretty Experiment, A cork that is longer than il is broad floats upon its stomach, so to speak ; how ean wo make it float upon its head? Place one on end upon a table and around it place six others, Beize them all together and plange them under water, so as to moisten them completely. Then romove your hand and let them take their own position in the water, when you will find that they will stand upright, as if supports ing one another. This {2 beeoause the water that penetrates the corks by eapillarity will make them cling to: gether, = Philadelphia Times. ean tell mn n= | me ! You | | per. | ent in fo i { will be nearly worthless by A she said | | the laboratory, { from | were taken | lot was sent to a Mr, Beck, in | while one cut in min- | | last of June, This is For strength, beauty and durability I have found Augnst, Septem 1 tember and October the best, and February, March i and April the worst months to cut wood. A red maple cut in keep in and sound the March will blacken and decay by the mid B® round 4il niu u tle not copied fron any scientific work, but is what I hav found to be a fact i tests, by many practic writer birch BAYH B Ciray « 1 will keep inn g next September, if ir foot leng in March and left in the same way ugust 1 at least, such is the result on my land. White Like white mucl ber thie n injured J found that wood dri i slowly better than « a low, cool and co jneans.-of cold water, and temperatore had droppe degre is N A and the The vi into th ulation in the in this manner The effect was aly lay's produc lelioate flavor al med t three weeks, remedied by ’ eri This a fresh ino uninti vals of June butter One qusntily was inoca- inted, and the other not. butter produced by each was of high quality, but that which had been in oculated with bacillus No. 41 had aroma stronger and more pleasant than that without. It was perior both in taste and odor. 1 "Oo which was was an also su One Massa | chusetts, who makes the highest grade v of butter, and who commands a very high price in the Boston market. Mr. Beck used the ealture and reported a decided improvement. It is the pur | pose of Professor Conn to introduce the lead escaped and | this inocalation in all the United States process large creameries in the within the next year. TRE CARE AND CULTURE OF RERS, *I cannot understand why more wo men do uot take up bee ounlture as a business,” said an old farmer, who has kept bees all his life, “There may not be a fortune in it, and probably is not, by itself, but in connection with floriculture, poultry and kindred pur. suits, it is an ideal occupation. culture has become so improved and simplified by modern research and in- | ventions that it is easy to understand, and is a most fascinating aud health. ful business, It is searcely worth while to rely too much on directions | given in eatalogues and bee books, for | | air to places covered by moss, and en- they only camber the business with too many appliances, some of these dealers, i% is necessary to have an elaborate and expensive outfit representing an investment much larger thaa most beginners feel willing to make. “As a matter of fact, one may start in the Lee business at a cost inside of keep H | much better Bee | | live stock, hence According to | ote. It is mueh better to two-story Langstroth way, there y of any sort igned by this patriarch 1 any may ow-~to begin with. v good plan buy one hive then, ii ! asf 1 incennit On¢ ready made, and il it here ure wl ii mer sh 1 all keey the items of far will eat a great many cattle reject, and they graze close to the groun k. Youn jes to sheer in riqadin g and tender weeds are deliea- , and they, there fore, as- sist g the fields of such peste. Every farmer should have a few sheep in order to save much of the material grown that would be wasted, A flock of mutton should be kept, if for no other small sheep puar- pose than to supply the family with | choice ment Whole oats are not the best feed for hens that are laying. They sre not concentrated enoagh, and wheat, wh contains much food as does the grain of the oat, is Farmers do not have that as many of them When the keep no gard to the number of bushels of grain grown each year or the value of their much must be de- rived from estimates rather than from facts presented. There are many old pastures which | ean be much improved by harrowing with a forty tooth drag that will cut into the surface soil. This will admit able the grass to grow more vigorous. ly. Of course some of the roots of the grass will be destroyed; but the stir. ring of the soil will make more grow in their places, If there is much moss on the surface it will require under draining to remove surplus wates && makes permanent improvement, | no i ities | woh | the same elements of | knowl! edge of their affairs that they should, | books, ! consus is being taken they | can give but little information in re- | Weak and Weary Heod’s Pills New York City’s Mail Dusiness ot aa ae A SEL nd results when aken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the tasle, and acts renily yet promptly on the Kidneys, Foo and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head- aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Byrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro- duced, pleasing to the taste and ac- ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly benclicial in its effects, prepared only from the most bealthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug- gists Any reliable druggist who may not have it on band will pro- cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, LOUISVILLE, KY NCW YORK, B.¥. PROFITABLE DAIRY WORK Can only be accomplished with the very best of tools and appliances, With a Davis Cream Sepa. rator on the farm you are sure of more and better butter, while the skimmed milk Is a va). walle teed, Farmers will make Ho mis take to get a Davis, Neat, fllustrated eatalogue mailed yRER Agents wanted DAVIS & RANKIN BLDG. & MFO. CO. oe... 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