KAM.Y II THE SPRINS.
Light foot and tight foot
And green grass spread :
Early in the morning
Bat hope is on ahead.
Etoot toot and proud toot
And gray dust spread :
Early In tho evening.
And hope lies dead.
Long life and short life
The last word said
Early in the evening.
There lies the be !.
Brief day and bright dar
And sunset red,
Early in the evening
The stars are overl... '.
,' -Bobert Louis Stevenson, in Scribner'a
, I
nill L' T" A g'l'l'mqTP'g M I VV i
Aflh .riAolJiaJNxixtb YVIXiV
by nmrczs chi'kchili. wk.uamhi
r AGE BAR was excit
ed. Six horses were
missing from Bill
Hine's drove. Fif
teen minutes aftei
Bill had reported hit
loss at the bar a
party had found the
trail and ridden ofl
wdtd 'eTntlyj
us they were crossing a wet bit ol DOW' "7"" 7 ft. - Tk
land in a hollow, Bill, who led the rawed themselves on their elbows. Ihe
party, looked sharply at the hoofprints wman hd ? the J01 from
sunk deep in the soil and reined up Stetson', head. But now she dropped
ouicklr weapon quickly and started to
"Look nt thet shoe mark !" he es- In ftn., Stetsoa . "e?
claimed, pointing downward at the her, and wild at being outwitted had
tpg.jL run her down and caught her before
By guns! it's the Easterner's hosf'Bto h? e1n04.ftftT he,
shoe!" ejaculated Sam Pike after an pped her by the shoulders the hoof
instant's scrutiny of the hoof prints, edymg on the air and the
among which were several larger than man looked into her captors face
the rest and showing the clear impress an exultant smile,
of a shoe. The others were those ol stetson brought her back to the
unshod horses. The party sconned the b and a half ehamed told
marks closely. Then the men looked h storT- ,floman a.nd
at each othei with ugly frowns. d n ?? hear B
"Well?" said Bill, tentatively, at spite their chagrin at having been
j t worsted by a woman, the men could
Xo ono answered for a moment. '"? aJmir ? f
Then Sam remarked: "It looks bad 17 d b
fnrtWrFstcrnm. mirfl ! TV baint
miy one got hoss shoes like them in the
district 'cert him. I'm sorry 'f th
feller's put his head in a rope's end.
bo vs. But we'll have ter f oiler him
up! Who'll go back?"
A couple of the party volunteered.
The men separated. The others turned
their horses at right angles to the for
mer line of march and loped on towcrd
the Easterner s cabin.
The Easterner, otherwise Jack
Craig, of which they had been speak-
inc. had been in Sae Bar onlv a nhort
time. He was a tenderfoot, out and
or.t. When he came to the Bar he
brought his wife v.ith him. She was a
bright, pretty little woman, but they
hardly knew her in the settlement.
Crnig had always been reserved, and
the two had kept by themselves in the
littlo cabin which stood a mile or more
cway from town. So Sage Bar had
come to consider tne pair a "queer
J i
r !" r., "
ti 1 1 i a . l : a . v . i .
n t uci u ua l' lx ' Ha, jii-
tended to be anything but compli
mentary. When tho trailing party reined up
in front of Crr.ig's cabin they found
tho object of their search sitting on a
log before the door, smoking. From
his dress, bespattered with mud, it was
evident that he had just returned from
riding. The party exchanged glances
of understanding.
Kam Pik rama to tho noint at
nnw. "Cr&i" h said, "ver wanted '
down ter th' bar !
"What's that 5
demanded ' the
I
Easterner, angriiy.
"Tt-r wanted down
Bom repeated. "For
he added.
Craig's face tras aflame in the instant. '
He sprang from his sect, throwing J
back his hand to his hip. But the
others had him covered, and his hand
dropped loosely by his hide again.
"It's a lie," he said, "and you know
it !" !
Just then a woman's figure appeared '
in the cabin doorway. It was Craig's
wife. j
i "What's tho inr.tter?" she queried
anxiously, seeing her husband's atti-
tude. j
Craig spoke up quickly : "Go back,
Dolly ! They've got up a cirty story .
about mo and want me to go to the ;
Ear. But I'll come back all right in a
little while." j
. Sam had a great fear of women'i (
tongues ami tears ana immediately
ordered Craig to mount a horse which
another man at a wera securea irom
the stable near by. The woman had
lOOKeu on aumoiy, seeming narajy xc
comprehend what was taking place, bnl
as she saw her husband whjk ovei
toward the horse, she ran to him and
threw both arms about him, holding
him tight to her. He unclasped hei
arms gently after an instant and
mounted the horse and, turning in the
saddle, waved his hand to her. Then
tliev rode awav, and after thev had
liiey rotie v, nuu nihui iui-t uu
cone a piece Sam looked back and saw
tho woman still staniling there, hex
i i. i i i.,t-,i t, 4k. !
aun-uur, ww , - t
ing them with wide open eyes. "She's
d tljal
w.f K . ntiil IncTioil iia linru inA a
ii " ' I
All Sage Ear crowded around the of anything that will attract public at
partywhen they drew rein in town, . cttteemed person,
and there were some who would have Above his snowy vest he wears a cravat
strung Craig up upon the spot when f &?S colors, whilst in his but-
Bam had told his story, bage Bar was
in that stage of progress where horse
stealing was a capital offense and a
short 6hrift was granted to offenders.
protest that nothing should
itil the Hines party returned
But Sam's
bo done until the Hiucs party
v. as heeded, and tho prisoner was put
in nn emptv cabin, tied hand and foot,
several of the men oreeing to stand
-uarj
The afternoon waned away end even-
Oig came and the Hines partv did not
ake its appearance. So Cra was
given something to eat and then mi
fastened tightly once more, and the,
men rolled themselves up in their
blankets in front of the cabin about
1 1 o'clock, leaving only Jo Stetsoa op
guard.
Stet-iou snt himself down on a stoma
nd lit a pipe, and with his rifle
across his knees fell to thinking about
soma "mavericks" he'd had branded
that day. Presently ho imagined he
heard a soft step from the prairie. He
raised his head and listened. Just
then the moon showed a rim beyond a
iaili 115 cloud, and its light fell on a
figure a woman's figure making ita
way toward the cabin, fc'tetson rose to
his feet, lotting his rifle bntt drop on
tha ground, and curiously surveyed
the woman, who was close to him now.
It m the Easterner's wife.
"Is ha in there?" sho said, Lex
voice trembling a bit.
"Yes," answered Stetson.
Can I see him ?" she asked. "Only
Vr a moment," she added.
For a moment she was quiet, looking
longingly towcrd the cabin and clasp
ing and unclasping her hands softly.
The man hoped she would go. lie had
t sue irou.u Ky-
no ana no man csnow
hated to say
gould laatrrBot they jay sajfrfri ,
in; to try Lim to-morrow, and 1
mayn't get another chance." She
looked at him so Badly and vet so
bravely withal that Stetson wavered
A 1.
"For five minutes, then, no more !"
be said, half repenting of his words
the instant they -were uttered.
Bnt he unlocked the cabin door for
her and locked it behind her again.
I Then he stood outside the door cursing
himself. Presently there was a
rap from the inside of the cabin, and,
much relieved he undid the door. But
he kept his finger on the hammer of
his rifle as he stood aside to allow her
to pass.
f She came out quickly. Stetson
j turned and bent to fasten to door. As
! he did so he felt a tiny ring of cold
metal against his head, and. heara is
her voice now without a tremble :
"Put up your hands and do it
quickly !" The order was so distinctly
put and so emphatically backed up by
the cold metal which Stetson knew
only too well was the dangerous end
of a revolver that he did not hesitate.
As he threw up his hands the door wa9
pulled open from tho inside and a mnu
dashed out and melted in the darkness
of the prairie. A moment more and
the hoof beats of a horse came back,
sounding clear and sharp on the stiU
The men who had been asleep till
""""J- ""'"
to take her into town as soon aa it vm
light. They locked her in the cabin
and then sat up and talked the rest of
the night. They felt that it would be
useless to attempt to trail Craig in the
dark, end, to teil the truth, they were
just a bit fearful that the woman would
escape them unless they kept a sharp
ookout.
wnen morning carao a uig party sti
p in pursuit of Craig. .But they had
Want hopes of ore. taking him with a
horse under him and his many hones'
tart. The Easterner's wife itill re
mained locked in the cabin. Snge Bar
for once found itself nonplussed. Law
and order had been reversed br a wo-
ro-
man, and the town had the offender in
custody. Bnt smoke and ponder as it
might. Sage Bar was at a loss to know
how to proceed. All the laws of tho
kettlemcnt, unwritten though they
iwere. had sprung from an acute scnui
.
. F friutt niMrla anil rnlorrivil tri 1 . 1 1
7:.7utlZ:Z
I ( .
tne onge Uar soions tnai tnese iiuva
conld not bo applied with propriety to
women, and so they talked much,
smoked and drank much more, and
did nothing. When the If ines party
cams in, tired, hungry and empty
handed, no solution of the difficulty
presented itself, and so with admirable
judgment the town decided to free it
; self of further responsibility by setting
the woman at liberty. ne jLasterner a
wife was pale and evidently worn out
when they brought her out of tha
cabin ; but she said not a word when
they told her she might go, and walked
ter th bar! on in tne oirection oi ner nome wnu a
hoss stealing i" eniile, half of defiance, hnlf of setisfne
i tion. That night the party which ha 1
gone in pursuit of Craig returned, Lav. ,
jng made a frmtlcBs search. i
Two days later, just as Sage Ear
preparing its evening meal, two mea :
were seen riding over a swell from tha j
northeast Five horses were driven J
loosely before them. When the men
got nearer the town one of them was
recognized as the Easterner. He was
riding bareheaded, and besiilo him '
rode another, dark and 6warthy, his'
arms bound to his sides, his horse led ,
by Craig. All Sago Bar assembled (
about the party while Craig told tho'
etory of how he had ridden away that
night, had struck the. trail of the
horses, and following it had brought
the Mexican thief to terms with a shot
from his rifle, and then came back.'
And when he haa done there were ,
cheers for the Eaterncr, such as the '
town hadn t had a chance to relieve it;
self of for a long while, and to this day
there 18 not man in Hajre Bar but
touches his slouch hat to tho Eastern- j
sr's wife, whom Jo Stetson declares is j
'th winilirst little woman in th ,
"th sandiest little woman in
West 1" Xew York Tress.
Portuguese Characteristics.
The men of Portugal are as fond ol
thow as are the women. Their finxors
. ,
re nearly always loaded with rings, .
run, uuto,
is round S3 the bowls of their tobacco
v i..: v;v .
P " '"f '
4-. - .
trinkets.
The Portuguese dandy is very
fond
ton-hole is stuck a full-blown rose of
. inordinate size. I think I am pretty
gafe in saying that most of the prom
enaders I have seen strutting about in
chief thoroughfares on Sunday with ;
TiimS vluP Jn their hands and hand- (
9Y- ?
.sct ?oot w stirrup. The spur is to them
sort of sign of nobihty, which they
arrogate to themselves, a relic of the
P"'" of the old chivalry. Where
U?T
CBlafta uleteJer or "J"). vhos
ancestors did not wear golden spurs at
the battle of Ouriqueor of Aljuberrota?
I noticed that a good mr.ny ttata
uiuciaia v.orn m Bpur, oo u. uuui i ,
go to battle; ond when these knights of .
, the quill, these ficados with silk braces, j
peaceiuuy render up meir uurtnucrauu
souls to God,
I have no doubt that 1
their spurs will be laid upon their
l-i.l t. -
tombs.
' But have we any right to dwell so
long in a half-mocking spirit on a peo
ple of such numerous and trustworthy
moral qualities, and who, but for their
unfortunate indolence and their exag.
gerated egotism, might be held up as a
model to other Nations? For the Por-
hnncct in thpir deolinn. rnprnil and I
brave, and we are very certain that 14
the event of any threatening of the
independence of their country wa
should once more sea this little heroio
Nation, amongst whom slumber
powerful National spirit, rise as one
man against the invader, even as is
13S3" and 1809. Harper's Weekly.
Experiments made in Franco show'nens 1 struck a happy Inspiration and
that the reason thesapwood in timber
j. worm eatea is because it contains
8tarcn'
FARM NOTES.
. GI3TB1UIS u:-'U32t BAB33.
Every barn should have a eastern
under it, and especially if the barn have
basement for wintering stock. With
suitable contrivances, a supply of pure
water may be provided so that the water
is shut off automatically when the vessel
is filled to a certain height. This ii
dons by a wooden- valve rejtlng.on the
water, and buoyed up by it so that the
water is shut off whenever it is needed.
Such cisterns under. barns have often
furnished the water promptly so ss to
save serious losses from fire. T9"s
Cultivator.
,- the rss or UKH MASCIIE.
Hen manuie, mixed with dry earth,
and shoveled over a few times, to secure
its pulverization, makes an excellent'
dressing for the lawn. It promotes a re
markable growth of gras3, making it
thick, and firing it a deep, rich color.'
As a quick starter for crop", it is
valuable, but its force is quickly ex
hausted. . While it will help start a crop
of corn, assisting in its early maturity,'
the wise fanner relics upon some other
fertilizer. Good stable manure, plowed
in, with a little hen manure in the hill,'
to start the growth, insures a heavy and
early-maturing crop. American ' Agri
culturist. .
TUB BEST BBKBD OP COWS.
' If the cost of food fed a cow and C03
value of her products be, as we believe
they are, the chief factor in successful
dairying, then the best .-breed still re
mains practically unknown to us. This
breed is the Kerry. A They aro . the
original Irish mountain cow, improved
by careful breeding. They are very
small, tut the English esteem them very
highly as milkers. At the recent Lon
don dairy thotv they carried ofl all the
prizes, giving the largest yield, of milk
and butter fat, in proportion to weight,
of any breed tertol. They are credited
for the past fe.v jcari mi.ii a..v.iyi carry
ing off Erat honors in every public con
test against the special milk breeds.-We
rediember a caw of this breed in our
youth that beloDged ia Saratoga County
and her milk was always reserved for tha
use of the family that owned her. Our
memory recalls her as a great buttei
maker, her milk being, in the language
of the women folks, as rich as crsi-n." j
Amencaa miryman.
A TULIP BED.
There are few things more aUficaeo
tkan a mass of glowin?, noddin tulips.
To have these at their best, they should
not be moved every year, but allowed tj ,
remain undisturbed, season after season.
Treated in this way, they grow strong
hnd thrifty and send up long stalks with
Urge symmetrical blooms. Where ont
has abundance of space, it is unwise to ,
naray du.os, unless aosoiutely
fcecessary.
J.
There is great pleasure in a-well man
aped bed of bulbs of an; sort, and the;
require so little care that it is a wonder
that more people do not make a specialty
of them. It is only necessary to prepare
a bed of rich earth in September and
plant them out, covering the earth above
ti . u n r inpm ni 1
1 "
them with litter, in which is a consider-
able amount of straw. Light sticks.
brush or the trimmings from orchard '
trees may be laid over tne litter to pre
vent its blowing away. This in the
spring should be raked oil after danger .
of frost is over. I
Care must be taken in raking that ths
little tips of the stalks are not broken, as
they frequently start very early and push
up through tho ground often before one
suspects them.
Tulip?, daffodils, narcissus, the old
fashioned stately white lily, the crown
imperial and Japanese lilies of varioui
kinds, with tho crocus and snow-drop,
make most attractive early spring gar.
den?, and are well worth the triflius es-
pen;e aau cire necessary to keep them
ut t'aeir beit. 2sc.v York Ledger.
CLOVER BES1 FOB HOGS.
Clover is the best crop that a
man
can raise, and to handle hog3 ou a farm
with profit you should have plenty of
clover. The clover pasture ehould be so
arranged with fences so as to be in small
pastures, so ai not to have too many
hogs together and that the hogs can eit
down one field ; then turn them into a
fresh Hold and let the first field rest.
This will pay for all the extra fencing,
as hogs will not need a high or strong
fence when well cared for.
I would suggest, sajs J. P. Pressler,
of Curran, 111., a portable fence, such as
rails, -j A pasture of twenty acres or
more of clover in one field and hogs '
enough to eat it will waste and run over
a good deal of it, where twenty acres in
four fields of (ivy acres each will feed
twice as many hogs and do better, and
give a man a chance to sort bin hogs ac- i
cording to age and size,
A" bunch of
or all ages and size running in the
same pasture does not look to well a
when graded. I regard clover as the
king of all grass for hogs and for money
making. I have now one hundred acrei
on my farm that I sowed last February
in wheat, I cot a good stand ocd cut and
threshed 2077 bushels of good wheat, '
. ,
nni pastured fifty head of horses and
ctcie lurce moniDS.
T know of nnft mftn IiprA Tint tife
: , : r
crop ot clover a ter a crop or wheat and ;
maae two dusuc.s per acre ana sola it .
for $Q per bushel last Octobet. As fot
fertilizer, c'.over cannot be equalled. The
yield of corn ia this country has been
Increased twenty bushels per acre by its
ise. If a man cau't make clover and
logs pay he has missed his calling, but
ou must give both your attention ; ii
fou eat tbe clover field too bare and
eave no Etubblo to protect the roots
rour clover will winter kill, and if vcu
jet your sowa have their pigs ia straw
,tack, brush piles and hillsides yoa will
oon oe at your roaa sena.
j The poorest land sown to clover, and
. fcw g00d Chester White sows well
for, will build up the land, raise
iout faraiiy and buy you a good home.
'f lMluSM V7 to taiso ho without
Hover I would want aa interest in a mill,
-ae otber fellow t- furnish tho when,
,ni i :0 the griudinsr, for t buy mill
eej out here in Illinois, bran at seventy
tents per hundred ana snipstniisai eigaiy
cents per hundred weight, I Would not
a;ant very many hogs if I could not have
tlover. And with gooa Unester wnite
Ln, nd a little corn and clover I can
. . ... ..... .
raise hogs with very little trouble. Col
man's Rural World.
HOW TO PEOTECT FLOWERS AGA.D18T HESS.
Every jcar I have had unlimited trib
ulations, triiaz to make hens and
Bowers thrive, side by side, amicably,!
writes Sarah Itodoey. Hat it has oeea a i
harrowing occupation, for, hke oil and I
wa'er, iney O
not mix welU
i nave,
1 tried every device under the sun for pro
tecting tbe flowers, but hitherto it has
been in vain. Even if I succeeded ia
keeping s majority of the fowls in a
yard, one good, motherly hen, with a
thrifty brood, would ia five minutes,
destroy a month's work and careful
watching of a precious pansy, phlox 01
verbena bed.
As I was not eaual to bsnishlnz the
banished the flowers; banished all th
annuals to the vegetable garden, rlt was
not qnlte-so Pretty : or - qbnvenisntf' to
hare the flowers so fir out of sight, bit
it saved a great deal of hard labor ana
irritation, and there was an infiniti
amount of satisfaction in the well-growi
specimens. I nave never grown flowen
with so much genuine satisfaction be
fore, and hare resolved to always, in thi
fnture, plant them there. For even th
loveliest flower bed is not a great at
traction to a lawn when it is tamed bot
tom side up,' or coverei"Vith"Uttslgatlj
, i did not attempt even a geranium oi
coleus bed, but procured quantities ol
large flower pots,' painted several oil
kettles that-had seen their best days, and
an old butter bowl. A number, of not-
low logs, with the bark on, made very
pretty rustic flower pots. V They were all
tilled with loamy earth, and planted with
geraniums, coleuse;, nasturtiums, and
many kinds of plants, or j creeping vines
with a tendency to growdownward and
cover tne primitive pots. This motl
assortment of Floras
. niunuugiusiia
was
distributed arjundithe house and
grounds. I never havelhad geranium
do better or give greater satisfaction all
sound. If any other flower-loving
friends and neighbors are addicted to
bens and are suffering from the 'afflictions
thereof they will find relief in ff olio win j
my plan. American Agriculturist. -
TAKM AND GARDEN NOTES.
s The smaller breed, as a rule,' aro th
best! layers.
v Well-fed early chickens make I good
tall and winter layers.
To make the best flesh the fowlstmust
be well fed from the start. .
Cooked vegetables are bast fed tot'oe
poultry. warm from the kettles. x
- - If the older cockerels cannot be ' mar
keted separately, send them to market
now. .
1 The poultry keeper who looses inter
cst in his business will soon ''loss his
proSt also.
A first cross makes a desirablefow,
but carried farther the results are rarely
satisfactory. '"
A good way of giving castor oil to
fowls is to pour it on the surface ot the
drinking water. . v -
' Care should be taken not to use 'grew
or oil about a setting hen, as a greased
egg cannot hatch. . j . t -
Where it is desired to secure . as large
a number , of turkey, oggs as -possible, it
is nearly always best to put the "first lay
ings under common hens. -
In nearly all cases it is bestto s?i
guinea eggs under a common ben Tuo
chickens will be gentler than if the guinea
is allowed to hatch them out. ""
Let all the hen's nests be portable,
then if lice appear, as they most likely
will in warm weather, remove and burn
the infested ones and replac3' with new.
The reason so many flocks run down
ind "run out." is that the selection of
the breeding stock is -neglected. The
time to select is while the birds are grow
ing. - : - v ..v -.
I When the stock is on dry feed alons a
warm wet mash of bran, oil, meat, end
either corn meal or ground oats will be
found very beneficial if given once' a j
.week. i N '
1 Careful feeders acknowledge that three I
months is almost the extreme limit that '
corn can be fed exclusively to bos with
profit, on account of the risks ot oiis- i
eases.
Raise that hen roost in which tha
and leave open around at the founda
tion. Fowls want to be sheltered not
housed.
AN UNWELCOME PASSENGER.
A. Deadly Cobra Blakas Things LlTel cn a
Looomotlva.
I bad an experience In India about
six yrara ago, says a traveler, which
I would not care to repeat It was In
the middle of Ausruat, and, bavin.
occasion to make a short Journey bj
rail, I was Invited by a friend, who
was In the employ, ot the railway
company, to ride with him on tho en-
' cine, as it was tno coolest plice o
the tram. We started late In th
evening, and nothing unusual oe
cured until the fireman started t
fill up the furnace. Logs were u$e
for fuel Instead of coal. While b
was engaged In throwing lozs In
t.h flr n rnhra. which had bnpn!
j secreted somewhere among themj
dropped from one ol tho,logs, land
lDiz oq tne root ni ate wnere we were
8tandln Ther8 were four of UI
jug uu tue iuuLpiai-9 nucro wo wcic
human beings on that footplate and
human b-ir,,,. on that footolate and
tun new passenger wane miuga.
somewhat crowded. There was nd
stick or club bandy, or we could bavij
made short work of the intruder. My
companions lost no time In getting
out of the way, the engineer crawl
Ing out on the footboard and tb
others clambering back on tho pileot
logs at the rear, calling on me to fol
low them. 1, however, seemed to bs
rooted to the 6pot. The reptile ar
peared to enjoy tbe heat which cami
from the furnace, and made no hos
tile movement until I very foolishly
made a kick at It, boplns; to frighten
It away. The creature . was not
frightened, butseemeJ to accept it
as a challenge and advanced upon me.
Hy nerves were completely paralyzed.
I knew that Its bite meant certain
death, but I could not move a stc
to save my life. Just as the cobra
raised itself to give me tbe deadlj
stroke the fireman sprang from thi
pile ot logs behlng, and, grasping tb
snake by the tall, burled It Into th
furnace. The brave fellow, by hli
quickness .and piesence of mind,
saved me from a horrible death.
Napoleonlo Reiio.
A German newspaper states that
the original sketch of the letter of
Napoleon I. which he wrote in 1815
to the Tlnce Eegent, demanding per
mlssloti to make his home In Eng.
land, if to-day in tno hands of a rest.
dent of Strasburg. It Is entirely In
tho Emperor's own hand, full . of
erasures and alterations, and belongs
to a descendant ot tbe courier of Gen
eral Uourgaud, who made the clean
copy ot ljb for transmission.
One can read the history of wet and
old seasons by studying the rings off
a tree that has been chopped down.
A train which runs at the rate of
eighty-five miles requires a mile ia
which to stop, when going at full
o stop, when going at full I
apeea.
Tne rnaos is rocsaisiosr. i
td; v
TH TBAMr'S SUBPKXSI.
The tramp had a look ot determina-
tioi. on his dirty face as he knocked at
the kitchen door of a comfortable
house on Foundry street. :
"Well, what do yon want?" queried;
the cook, snappishly, fox aha had been
bothered much. "Something to eat, I
suppose?"
"So, ma'am," replied the tramp, aa
honestly aa he knew how.
"Oh, yon don't," she sneered.
"Then you want something to drink.
Tramps are always ready to drink."
' "No, ma'am, I don't want anything '
to drink.
"Maybe you want an old pair of
pants, or a coat, or a pair of shoes, or
a hat?" she suggested sarcastically.
"Xo, ma'am, none of those."
She stared at him hard.
"Well, what in the name of good
seas do you want?" she asked.
"I want work, he said, simply.
"Wb
what?" she gasped, and fell
into his arms in a faint. certainly a wise precaution against those passenger from his carriage, supplied
"Confound it," he exclaimed, drop- accidents from fire that happen every , the waiting 'Welshers' with their
ping her and storting for the gate, "I;ftlrdays. At the large stores there are tickets, pocketed his takings, again
might a knowed better than to spring reBdy made woolen petticoats, tha shut up the office, mounted his steed
that on her." Detroit Free Press. cheapest of which are fifty cents, that and drove us off, only to repeat the
" " may be cut open and used for nprons. j performance at the next halting place.
a-'WW Unkind Speeches. They need only be used for cooking , The beauty of the landscape as seen
Aren't there some times in your lift nd ironing, and the gingham apron ' from the mountain side, and the
w'icn everything seems to go wrong, U8ei at other times. Washed in water peculiarities of the transit, both in the
ho matter how hard yon try to have containing a little ammonia, they sro little carriages, holding, if I remem
Ihem go right? Those are the trying aa easily cleansed as aprons of cotton, ber rightly, only three on a 6ide, and
dava when vou want to blame all th New York Post , the work of our Jack-of -all-trades con-
trouble on the way you got out of bed
tn ilia mnrninff or on other TWVmTp. in-'
stead of looking the matter squarely in
the face and saying, "It's one of my
exasperating days, and if I can only
keep my temper until night comes to
morrow will be different."
' Words may be forgiven, but they
are not so easily forgotten. The un
kind speech that is forced from you
KCiuw ran hs inn icuii8 umn
or ine peii, uyiiiK "" .
that you indulge in simply because you
il i. : i
are nervous or worried doesn t do you
bne bit of good and makes everybody
around you uncomfortable, and long
alter the words Have been uttereaor
the deed done the memory will rankle
and burn, and you will wish you had
held on to yonr tongue and your tem
per before you got into such a scrape.
Remember this the next time that you
Feel put out by the world in general,
knd when you have conquered the first
t will come easier and easier every
(lay afterward. New York Commercial
ydvertiwT. ...
"' Six Cinturles Old.
One of the oldest seats of learning
m JSuropo, tne university or v aiia-
dolid, celebrated recently Its sixth
centennial as an established unlrer-'
slty. In 1293 King Saocho IV. of1
Castile and Leon gave charter to this J
school. But It had been in existence
long before the Christian era.
Humiliating Punishment.
When a prisoner resists the Paris
police they take off one of his shoes
and compel him to walk like "My
son John." He U so hampered usual
ly by this treatment that there is no
further trouble.
Dr. Kilmer' Stiir-Root curat
all Kidney and Bladder troubles.
Pamphlet an t Consultation fre.
I-aboriUorr "irhnmtoii. N. Y.
A large vein ot paint ore along the
rotomac river near Cresaptown, seven
miles west of Cumberland, Md., was
recently discovered.
Ilall'a C atarrh Cmn
j Is taken internally. Trice 75c.
In a square inch of the human scalp
,ttie hairs numlicr about 1,000, and the
.who! number ou
an adult scalp is
about 120,000.
Ar Von Ncnoal,
Are yoo all tired out, do you bare that tired feel
ing or sick headache? You can be relieved cf
II tbese symptoms by taking Ilood'i Sarsapa
rllla wbicb gives nerve and bodily strength.
Hood a PlXla are easy in action.
It is impossible, it is said, to fly a
kite higher than 1,300 feet At that
elevation it looks much further away
,
Karl ' Clover Koot, the great blood purifier,
RivesireannewianaciearneMto tne cumpiexlun
and curej constipatiun acts. 60 cu.. l.
The war department u experiment-
ing with aluminum for cups, plates,
hm-gpjihnrot. luivimct firturea. anil nthor
articles.
so
Brines comfort and improvement and
.tends to personal enjoyment when
irightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
laxative principles embraced m the
remedy, Svrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to tho taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative ; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feyen
ana permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of tho medical
profession, because it acts on toe Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak,
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every objectionable substance,
6yrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOc and $1 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accost any substitute if ottered.
THIS KNIFE IcSSS!
M.ll.4 fr. t. nrkun far 13 Irn Lloa K.t eat
from Lion Co Wrapper and a Snt rtanipto '
tT pmtaga.
V niO ir us, ui uur utner auaa -a xw
W00LS0N SPICE CO..
m Uurcu Su. Toi.mo, O.
PHILA..PA. Ei
ULairji.
plli and peopla
Who hava a-aak lnag or Ata
a, toon Id aa PUo'a Cor for
ConamaipUoa. It has (n
It haa cot Injur
ed oca. V ll not bad to taka.
It Is tfca bttt eoocn arrap.
8oM varrvhar.
CZ v. 1
ITaTATTTT Trvm?
iUlUlllllilUU
adapting tho world s best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the valuo to health of tho pure liquid
(71 FREE!'
" ff ,1iti..m l.aiM..i nrrnil
Impure Blood
HanUtets itself in hot meathcr In hives, plmplss,
boils and other eruptions which disfigure the
r.r. imi miu irrvat annoyance. The cure is
f-Jood'
Krir-mn-
owrma
parilla
found in Hood's Sanaps?
rills which makes the
blood pare and removes
all inch dlsflenratlons.
Cures
It also gives strength, creates an appetite and
invigorates the whole system.
liood'a FUls are prompt and efficient.
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIR.
WOOLKf APEON3.
Woolen anrons are recommended
aprons are recommenuea
either to cooks or other women who are
constanUy about a hot stove. The
.. mT ha mada from a light
-.;, looselv woven woolen, and are
j '
srcrxGTiMZ grsenA
Spinach is one of the springtime
vegetables that should stand near the
top of the list in healthfnlness. But it
is seldom properly cooked. It should
be thoroughly, perfectly freed from
sand and dust by many washings, in,
cold water, and then put m a close
saucepan and covered closely, without
nn.,,lmnft.r nwf a mndf-rttn tire.
" "f - z -
In sa honp or more it be perfecUy
. . , thm it allnl1 jed and
choppedf and tter and salt added,
The old fhioned way was to almost
dloxni jt the iiquor from corned
i,eef and thus half its nutriment and
medicinal cronerties were lost, and the
other half so disguised that tno iuscious
leaves might just as wen nave oeen can-
bage, or any other sort of 'greens.
Young beets and the "foliage thereof,
aro considered fine by many; but we
have been told, and found it trne, that
if the leaves are held up to the light,
looked through and examined, so much
life is seen between the outside and the
lining of them that no one will care to
eat "beet greens" thereafter. Our own
eyesight is generally convincing. New
York Independent.
HOW TO COOK A STEAC.
This is the proper way to cook a
beefsteak: The first requisite is to get
a steak that has been kept long enough
the proper time is two months. The
very sight of this ns it comes from the
refrigerator would effectually deter
any woman from buying it, for it ii
covered with a repulsivo mold and
looks as though it were fit only for the
garbage wagon. The butcher and ths
beefsteak expert know better.
The sides and ends trimmed o3",
iaeat of a dark, blood-red color is dis
closed. This should bo sliced about
two inches thick, the end known u
waste cut off, leaving the solid tender
loin and sirloin. The trimming of a
porterhouse takes about one-third iti
weight. Beduced thus, the steak
ehould then be liberally seasoned witl
salt and pepper. A test of tho con
dition of the steak is a pressure of th
finger. If it is tender tho impressioi
remains on the meat.
Prepared thus the steak is placed oi
a common broiler and put in tho ga:
stove, the flame of which is above and
from one end a haU to two inches front
it. It takes about twenty minutes tc
cook such a steak ten for each side.
It should be cooked slowlv, for the
meat has just come off tho ice and takef
time to get heated through. The
dripping-pan beneath catches tho juict
that used to fall ia the coals and bur;
tho steak.
The juice is afterward poured ovet
the steak, and its saving is possible
only by tho gas stove. This manner
I of cooking steak is being adopted by
all of the best restaurants in Aeff XO'.
B-Hidna tha oharrinr of Rtpak hv rniU
i siaes ine cnarring ri steas oy coais
. and dripping grease, the heat cannot
' be kept uniform under any other sya-
I 6I than gas. Natural gas is considered
the best. bt. JjOUIS Globe-Democrat.
RECIPES,
Strawberry Custard-Maka a custard
of one pint of milk, the yolks of three
eggs and four tablespoonfuls of sugar.
Bet it aside to cooL Beat the whites
of the eggs until stiff, add to them four
tijlcsoonfnls porrdrr."-! en-ar, an!
beat again until sunT and white. Put
about a pint of strawberries into
glass dish, pour over the custard, heap
tne whites in spoonruls over the top,
dust with sugar, place in the oven
moment to brown. Serve ice-cold.
Strawberry Dumplings Make
aougn as lor snort cage, roll into a
thin sheet and cut with a large round
cutter ; put three strawberries in the
center of each round, fold the dough
over so that you have a neat dumpling.
Stand these dumplings on a buttered
plate, place them in a steamer and
steam twenty minutes. Serve with
strawberry sauce.
Meat Turnovers Stew the dry.
tough portions of cold roast beef until
tender, letting the water stew nearly
au away, jnop fine, and mix with
it twice as much hot mashed potato,
and te each cup of the mixture add
. a tablespoon! ul of green tomato pickle,
j minced fine. Add salt to taste, and
, moisten with meat water. Shape into
j flat, thin cakes, brown in sausage fat
and turn when brown on one side.
Noodles for Soup Beat three eggs
, well without separating, add three
, tablespoonfuls of milk and as much
flour as the eggs and milk will mix ;
roll out as thin as possible, cut into
strips and dry half an hour. Boil for
twenty minutes in plenty of boiling,
' salted water, drain dry. Brown deii
' eately in a frying pan with one table
' spoonful of Jutter.
People Who Snrvlved Scalping.
In San Francisco there lives a man
at the present time named Carroll
Bronson, a pioneer of the Selkirk
Mountains, in British Columbia, who
was scalped by the Sioux Indians in
1666. and atill AninT.
good health, although more than
Seventv-five vears of Rc-n " Ha was
Indian flffblAT in 1,,'. tim
o
, nis iace is scarred with arrow wounds
received in many a hard fought battle.
The marking of the scalping is not
visible except when he lifts his long,
white hair from the side of his hid
then it shows a great circular scar ei-
tending from above his right eye
, around the right side and back of his
.head almost to the left ear. 1 Mr.
j Bronson tells of another man who was
. scalped at the same time he was. The
scalp was torn completely off from the
whole top of his head, so that it haj
to be swathed in cotton and olive oiL
He lived a year, but, as Mr. Bronson
,T" wer a mai) knew what nffer- I
lays, 'll ever a man knew what suffer.
togjUhatman didVV-rittsbunr
P now One Man Ran a Bailway.
t The twin brother of tha railway
told of by the Jungiisnmon i
was, and, I believe, still is, writes a
' ocrnrlcTif "to be found in littlo
1 . . C!
. rormiiujiucui. v -
1 Wales, nearer nome. douw w J""
i mvself during a holiday
' journeying on the pretty little very
narrow-gauge line whicb runs Devween
Towyn and Tally lynn, on the hillsides,
winding in and ont like an elongated
snake. There were intermediate
stations on the journey, consisting
generally of a wooden erection, doing
duty for a waiting shed, ticket office
and everything else. At these tho
nffinial on the encrine. who, like tho
old salt in the yarn of the Nancy Bell,
appeared to be engine driver, guard,
norter and Btationmaster general
all
rolled into one, as soon ca u nun
horse was pulled up, poppea flora
from his perch, unlocked the ticket
emporium, took down any necessary
incrKage and helped any alighting
ductor or driver, provided us all with
not only amusement, DUt ampio iooa
for reflection as to 'what might be
done' where there is a will. -Solas
Journal.
Hme For a Boy to Laugh,
R maUer of fact a boy never
Bnonld j- at his father until ho (tho
. . . eStee Teara cf ce at least.
I. 7? .. . ji
T-jiriiai" than tnar. accoraiun iu hw
;Tr. Tribune it is not safe,
Minneapolss Tr ibune, it is not aaie.
A boy over near the university has for
everal evenings stood up to eat his
meals, and all because he neglected
!the above rule of conduct. His father
takes great pride in a Hnmbletonian
colt he is raising. The old man fairly
Pottering around the stable,
."4,. -hrdlv wait until that colt
in four rears old and trots a mile to
harness in 2:05$, as it surely will.
The other morning the pater was fuss
ing around in en old silk hat and
an equally venerable greatcoat, pitch
fork in hand, and while he was work
ing about the colt s heels the boy gavo
the animal its feed, ihe coit aoesn z
allow any familiarities while feeding,
aoesn t
and when the old man, in a stooping
position, backed up against him, the
colt lashed out with both ff rt. The
man stood so near that t!io Lick broke
no bones, but ho was shot D3 from a
C6tnpult richt through the clapboards
on the nae of the barn, ilia Head was
driven through his tile, and when he
extricated himself from tho splinters
the rim of his hendgcar hung around
his reck liko a ruff. He regarded the
whoio business as rough, and delivered
an oration through his hat whioh thq
boy regarded as amusing. The young
ster laughed. First he stood and
laughed, then ho laid down and
laughed, and rolled over and over and
hugged himself and etill laughed. But
when that devoted father got clear
from tho wreckago ho seized tho near
est strap, and the boy has not smiled
once since. Tho boy knows now that
he is not big enough to laugh at hi.i
father.
The Sensitive Turquoise.
i The turquoise breaks on the death
of its proprietor and it changes color
when he is ill. This last observation
is perfectly true and is certified to by
all lapidaries. The same thing has
been remarked of coral. "Xot only
do precious stones live," says Jerome
Cardan, "but they are liable to get
sick, to suffer from the infirmities of
old ago and at last to die." Faris
Figaro,
Wiiliani Dunlopa young man not 23
years olJ, who died a few days ago nt
Tippecanoe, Ohio, weighed over 500
pounds
The clerk of Queen Victoria's kitch
en, who always carves, receives a sal
ary of $3,50J a year. The chef re
ceives the same, and two confectioners
receive $1,500 each.
BEECHAM'S PILLS
(Vegetable)
What They Are For
Biliousness
dyspepsia
sick headache
bilious headache
indigestion
bad taste in the mouth
foul breath
loss of appetite
when these conditions are caused by constipation ; and con-'
stipation is the most frequent cause of all of them.
One of the most important things for everybody to
learn is that constipation causes more than half the sick
ness in the world; and it can all be prevented. Go by
the book.
Write to'B. F. Allen Company, 365 Canal street, New
York, for the little book on Constipation1 (its causes con
sequences and correction) ; sent free. If you are not within
reach of a druggist, the pills will be sent by mail, 25 cents.
4A Pi
arm fahilydem to you? s ymx hfmith
nine HAL WATER M THE MARKET.
teVcr 60?msom St.
SmiB0TTLE55fflffl
M YOUR GROCER
The Pot Called the Kettle
wife Didn't Use
SAPOLIO '
U B
) t, ASSIST NATCRIl'
VI a little now and then,
with a gentle, cltjns
. A ing laxative, thereby
removing offending
4r Jmi matter from the stom
rT MT I 1 ach and bowels, and
fM I 1 toning up and invigo-
f I 1 rating the liver and
rl 1 I Iqoickening its tardy
I I action, and you there-
ii I I by remove the cause
VK , i a multitude of dis
tressing diseases, such as headaches, indiges
tion, biliousness, skin diseases, bols, carbun
cles, piles, fistulas and maladies too numerous
to mention.
If people would pay more attention to
properly regulating the action of their bow
els, thoy would have less frequent occasion
to call for their doctor's services to subdue
attacks of dangerous diseases.
That, of all known agents to accomplish
this purpose. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
are unequalled, is proven by the fact that
once used, they are always in favor. Their
secondary effect is to keep the bowels open
and regular, not to further constipato, as is
the case with other pills. Hence, their great
popularity with sufferers from habitual con
stipation, piles and indigestion.
For headache (whether slrtc ornerro;uO,tQMttrii
neuralgia, rheumatism, lumbago, palna and vnk:l
ness Id the hack, spine or klln-ys, pains around thy
liver, pleurisy, swelling of the joints and palris of all
kinds, the application of 1 tad way's Itcudy lu-IU-f
will atTord Immediate ease, and Its continued mm tut
a few days effect ft permanent euro.
A CURE FOR ALL
Summer Complaints,
DYSENTERY, DIARRHEA,
CHOLERA MORBUS.
Ahairtoatenspoonfullof R-ady HHief in a Imif
tuinttler of water, repeutHl as ofti-n as the !i!'liMrga
continue, and a flannel saturaU-d with Keu-ty lteii-f
plaivd over the stnmarb or bowels u UI ailuid iuime.
dltte relief and soon effect a cure.
Internally A hulf to a tfakpoonful in half lum.
Mer of water will In a fw ininulMi cur t'rtuip),
Kpusms, tsjur Htcmach, Nitusta, Yomniiiir, ihurt.
burn. Nervousness, tileeplt-ssn-wa, Slefc 11 aiiucU,
Flatulency and all Internal paina.
Malaria In Its Various Forms Cured
aud Prevented,
There Is not a remedial uzent In the n orl.l that
will cure 'e ver and Akdb and all oth-r tnuIatiouH,
LUiouu and Other feVt-rtiaMd hy KADWAV'S i'll.M
aoquickly as UAUWAY'S KKADY KKI.IKK.
I rUx io cents per bottle, bold bv all druc ;'tt.
A Skin of Beauty is a Jey Forever,
DH. T. PELIX GOUKATJD S
ORIENTAL CREAM, cf MAGICAL BEAITIFIER
Removes Tan.
J-'reck r I in.
y,. AlotU I'll tCll-
AtJV-s, ItasuandMflii
'r'CZ III j H Pfl R r N. fittil
i' very bl-m!rh on
' a ; '
l jtiiiy and m-m-a
d t-ct1on. On iw
viitut-9 It has
Btood the ttfi t
ycara; no uUt
has, and it ho
lirt. ui'.t sa we last
ll to be un re U ia
properly mad,
Aco-pt no count,
erf-it cf fliuUr
n:uue. TUe til.
tiiiaruLshtrd Ut. J.
A. Say re said to a lad v of the Tia tit-ton a imilentjt
"As you Indie wilt use tteni, rteumtnemt
'Oouraud's Cream' as the Uast harinjul of uU
the skin preparations."
One bottle will last six months, ustnt; It ?vry day.
Also I'ourirw feubtlle removes sujerduou hair witU
out tnjtirv to the skin.
FKKDT. IIOI'K INS, rro ,37 Oreat Jones 9t.N.Y.
For sale byull iJrugtrist and Kancv i Joods lA-alera
throughout the U. H. Canada, uuil tunnr,
H'ikvareor IlaB2 imitations. JltJUU Iteward fur
aireat and proof of any u;u selims the same.
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Too enn saro money br wenrins tho
V. I.. Conslna 63.00 Shoo. I
llecnnao, wo ftro tha lar-rpat manufactnrera ot
tbis gradoof slioca in tha wirll,anJ guarantee their
value by etniplut; the name and priro on tna
bottom, Trblt'h protect you against hlhprlceaand
tha middleman's profits. Our shoes equal custom
work In style, easy fitting and wearing qualities.
We hare them aol-i everj-whero at lower prices for
the valuo Riven than any other mate, Taka no sub
titute. XL four dealer cannot supply you, wo caa.
FOR FIFTY YEARS I
MRS. VINSLOW'S
SOOTHING SYRUP
has born v. y Mllllonn of Irfotlim
fur their cliil'Iivn while Trethins for over
irty xears. jt soot Tie inr ciii.-l. Hortrna the
Srima, allays All pn Id, cures wind colic, aod
Uie best rene!y fur dlarrtviea.
Tfrcntr-aao Cen&s a liouie
sallow skin
pimples
torpid liver
depression of spirits
WW
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LIFE DEAR TO YOU? THEN DONT BE WITHOUT
A CASE OF THE BEST CHEAPEST TABLE
flfiLADELPNIA, Pa.
TO FIHIL1E5 ON REQUEST
OR THE BOTTLER FM IT.
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