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BY THE AUTHOR Au RIGHTS RESTFVEO CEAFTr.t VIIL I When Brown was released from con- J flnement he went at once to l>is quar ters, and waa accorded a warm welcome by his comrades. He took a bath and changed his clothing, for the g-uard houses of frontier military posts are not noted for cleanliness, and then went to report for duty to his troop commander. Capt. and Mrs. Colby were sitting on the porch of their quarters when he came up, and re spectfully saluting the captain and re moving his cap he said: "I am instructed, sir, to report to you for duty." "I am glad of it. Brown," the captain replied. "I am gratified that the re sult of your rash act has not proved so serious as I had feared. I know that you will kindly receive some advice from me, for I assure you I feel a more than ordinary interest in your wel fare." "Shall I retire, captain?" asked Mrs. Colby. "No, my deaf, I wish you to remain. I am not going to reprove Private Brown very severely, nor in the least humiliate him. I just wish to say this, Brown. You are not an ordinary sol dier. Your demeanor, your language, yonr every act indicates that through some chain of circumstances, which I ■hall not inquire into, you are placed in a position far beneath the station in life in which you are fitted by educa tion and training to hold an honored place. You no doubt at times deeply feel the chains of servitude which bind you, and unpleasant experiences which an ordinary soldier would ac cept as a matter of course, awake in your sensitive nature a spirit of resent ment. I think I understand and I be lieve I can fully appreciate your feel ings in the recent trouble you had with a superior officer. Your sense of manhood revolted at the unwarranted abuse heaped upon you, and in your rage you lost sight of your army rank and assaulted him. That was very un wise. The men at the stables were witnesses to your altercation with Lieut. Vandever, and would have testi fied to that officer's action toward you In an official inquiry, and had you qui etly submitted to his treatment and reported the matter to myself as your troop commander, a thorough investi gation would have followed, and full justice would have been done you. I have but this advice to offer you, Brown. While you remain in the ranks you must never lose sight of your po sition, and must submit t<j annoyances which you would resent in civil life. Always keep in mind the fact that the hnmblest private in the ranks has rights which his officers are bound to respect, and that redress for his wrongs is provided for by the rules and regu lations governing military discipline. This cloud upon the face of your most excellent record as a soldier is not in effaceable, and you can soon be in as good standing as you were before the unfortunate occurrence." Brown listened attentively to the X-J .1 .... .1 ,<n .... „ ■ replied: "I thank you, sir, for the words you have spoken, and I deeply appreciate the spirit in which the advice is given. I assured you when you so kindly vis ited me in the guard house that I deep ly regrftted my assault upon Lieut. Vandever, and I now repeat it, sir, that I am sincerely sorry I did not bridle my temper and seek for redress through the proper channels." The captain regarded the yountf 30I dler attentively for a moment, and :>aid: "If asked to do so. Brown, would you go to Lieut. Vandever and offer him an apology for striking him?" Brown's face flushed and a look of manly independence shot from his eyes; but, before he could reply, Mrs. Colby, with marked emphasis, exclaimed: "Indeed, he would not, Capt. Colby. This man is a—" "There, there, my dear. I was just testing the young man's mettle, and his eyes have answered me," the oflicer in terrupted with a knowing smile. "I had no thought of asking him to humil iate himself to a man who certainly wronged him. The testimony given at the court-martial showed conclusive ly that Lieut. Vandever's action toward him was unwarranted, every oflicer In the garrison knows It was unwar ranted, and the action of the command ing officer when reviewing the findings and sentence was a rebuke to the lieu tenant which I sincerely hop© he may profit by. You will report for duty to your first sergeant. Brown, and I trust that no similar trouble may ever again come into your army life." The young soldier saluted and was about to retire when Mrs. Colby said: "I have been informed ftiat yon are an artist, Brown." "Yes, madam, but a very ordinary one. A much poorer one than I hope to be some day when again given facil ities to follow an art which I deirly love." "I have a painting in my parlor which I would like to show you. It was a gift from my mother on my wed ding day, and 1 prize it very highly. "INDEED UK WOULD SOT, CAPT COLJJY." Would you mind looking at it? You will excuse us a few moments, cap tain V" "Certainly, my dear. I must go to headquarters and attend to some busi ness that demands my attention." Brown followed the good lady Into the house, and the painting was point ad out to him. He stood gazing upon it In rapt admiration, his eyes glowing with pleasure as they drank In every detail of light and shade and bold col oring. "Bicrdstadt?" "How did you know?" she asked. "His name does not appear on the pic ture." "No one acquainted with his bold touch and happy conceptions could ever mistake the work of that toaster hand," he replied. "There Is an Indi viduality dinging to his pictures which proclaims their authorship as plainly as If his name appeared with glowing difttiactoeos on the margin of The painting was one of those bold mountain conceptions for which Bierd stadt was famous. A great rocky gulch rent the breast of the mountain chain, the sides of the yawning chasm and the surrounding' face of the mountain brist ling with pines and studded with bowl ders. The morning sun was just peep ing over a crag to the eastward, bath ing the rugged face of nature in mel low. golden light. On the brink of the precipitous wall on one side of the can yon stood a lordly elk with head erect and nostrils distended gazing across the great chasm to where, on the op posite brink, stood a mountain sheep in the same startled attitude. The an imals seemed to have discovered each other at the same moment, and their pose, the rising sun and the soft blush of color which surrounded all confirmed the appropriateness of the title of the picture, "A Morning Surprise." In words of eloquence the young sol dier traced the artistic beauties of the rare work of art. and Mrs. Colby list ened in admiration of the intelligence of the man in whom she felt such great interest, but whose voice she had never before heard. As he went on and on, dilating upon this point and that, com paring the work of Bierdstadt with that of other famous artists, every doubt of the truth of the story toli her by Alice Sanford faded from Mrs. Col by's mind, and in her eyes the young man became a hero. It must be re membered that Brown was ignorant of the fact that she was in possession of his story, and in the midst of an elo quent speech his position as a private ®oldier flashed upon him, and in an em barrassed manner he said: "I "oeg your pardon, madam. In my pleasure at being permitted to view this beautiful work of art I quite for got myself, and I fear I have tired you. With your permission I will retire." "0, no, you must not. I assure you your criticism of the picture greatly Interests me, and your praises of its beauty gratify me more than I can tell you. Please be seated, for I love to hear you discuss art and artists." She motioned him to a chair, and for an hour they sat in interested conver sation. Mrs. Colby was, unknown to him, sounding the young soldier to the depths, and with womanly tact she drew from him bit by bit little touches of coloring from his early life, and by her ease of manner and gracious de meanor so impressed him that he again lost sight of his humble rank and con versed with her as he would with a lady in the parlors of society in the east. She was a woman of finished education, one who had seen much of the world, and as she led him on and on from topic to topic, her wonder grew at his intelligence and fine con versational powers. CH APTFR IX Bro-wn walked to his quarters with a light heart. With the one exception of Alice Sanford this had been his first conversation with a woman since his enlistment, and to him it seemed as a cT'tV* **"l *7 %' ** v '"|Tl a glimpse of the social life wnlen won 1(1 again be his when his term of service should have expired. The flood of sun shine his acquaintance with Alice had cast into his distasteful soldier life was multiplied and intensified by the atten tions shown him by Mrs. Colby, and it all came to him as the first rift in the cloud of servitude which must one day melt into the horizon and disappear from the sky of his life. The lady's kind parting words: "I hope to meet you often, Mr. Brown," were yet ring ing in his ears when the first sergeant of his troop grasped his hand and warmly welcomed him back to duty. But an hour after Brown left the Colby quarters Alice Sanford entered, and was met by Mrs. Colby with a radiant face. "I have met your hero, my dear girl," she said. "I not only met him, but had a long conversation with him in this very room." "O, did you, Mrs. Colby? And may I ask what you think of him?" "He is a very fine appearing young man, and looks to be a model soldier," she quietly answered. "O, bother the soldier! Leaving Pri vate Brown clear out of the question, how did Mr. Edward Thornton impress you? Isn't he nice?" "I will tell you, my dear, frankly what I think of him. He came here to report to ('apt. Colby for duty, and I asked him in to give me an artist's view of my Bierdstadt picture which you so much admire. From the dis cussion of art I led him into other fields, and I was really astonished at the wide range of his information. Putting Pri vate Brown out of the question, as you suggested, dear, I found Mr. Thornton a perfect gentleman, courteous anil polished in demeanor, highly educated, a fascinating conversationalist, a brainy man of refined tastes in short, were he to be to-day raised to his proper sphere in life 1 know of nothing that should prevent me from welcom ing him to my home and presenting him to my friends as a gentleman well worthy their acquaintance and esteem." "O, thank you, Mrs. Colby. I am no glad you met and like him, for your friendship will greatly lighten the load the poor boy has to bear. And you think he is entirely worthy of iny friendship?" "Mr. Thornton would be, yes. But, Alice, dear, indeed you must not allow your sympathies for him to blind your eyes to his rank in our military world. You should look upon Private Brown ai Private Brown, and not what Private Brown should be or might be." "Oh, I hub that barrier of rank!" cried Alice, impulsively. "Mrs. Colby, we are as God made us, and rank or dress cannot change our natures. Is not Mr. Thornton as much an honor able man in the frarb of a private sol dier as he would be in the elegant dross of a society gentleman? Is not his soul as pure while serving as a soldier as It would be had he never strayed from the path of life tn which he belongs? Have his refined instincts and noble traits of character been stunted or de stroyed by his enlistment?" "My dear child, there are rules of military etiquette and discipline which we, as members of the military world, should sacredly regard. In military society, as in military discipline, the ! lines must be sharply drawn. The men j of the ranks must be taught to feel that the plane they occupy is beneath ' the level of those in official life, else | there wouhl l>e no respect for authori- I ty and military rules would be but dead letters. While Edward Thornton I chooses to fill the shoes of Private ! Richard Brown he must have no as -1 plrations above the sphere of the pri vate soldier and must not endeavor to step over the line of social distinction. When his term of service shall have j expired and he again takes his place in the ranki of civil life—well, that may j bo a different matter, my dear." "Then, as you reason, Mrs. Colby, when a jewel falls from its setting into 1 UiV myd ua QHjt mufij Bjopp fa ViSlk ii up, yet that same jewel in its proper surroundings would assume its full Talue in anyone's eyes. In other words, while Private Brown may be an honor -i" |: ' & if; I | isM-i i ' Wr-i' "ror FORCE ME TO PLAINER WORDS." able, upright man, our equal in bi"rth, education and manly instincts, we must not recognize him while he is in the ranks, yet were he to be to-day freed from the service fetters we could ex tend to him the hand of friendship, and welcome him as an equal into our so cial circles. The gem loses its value when it falls from its setting into the gutter. Is not your argument a little shaky, Mrs. Colby?". "Alice, my dear child, you force me to plainer words, and I must talk to you as if I were your own mother. In my conversation with Brown to-day I several times mentioned your name, and when I did so I could read him as an open book. Every time your name fell from my lips a new light came into his eyes, his face glowed with increased animation, and at one time an unmis takable sigh which he vainly endeav ored to suppress caught my attention Alice, that man Is desperately in love with you, and your tell-tale eyes while conversing of him too plainly indicate that there is a growing feeling in your young heart far stronger than one of friendship and sympathy for this sol dier. My dear child, answer me truly, are you not falling iu love with this man in the ranks?"' The face of the young pirl was red with blushes, and she threw her head down into the lap of her motherly friend to hide her confusion. Mrs. Colby stroked her'hair tenderly, and a smile of intermingled sadness and sympathy lit up her face. After a few moments Alice partly regained her composure, and r: i.-ing her head she looked with trusting confidence into her friend's eyes and replied: "I —I —dop't know. Mrs. Colby. Mr. Thornton impresses me as no gentle man ever before did. I have seen so few gentlemen, you know. He is so gentle, so kind in nature, so manly and so heroic iu bearing tile load placed upon his shoulders that I—that I— think —a —great—ileal —of him per haps." "My dear girl, I feared as much, and that is why I have pointed you to the impassable barrier which lies between you —at present. You must master this growing fondness before it masters you, for love, lay child, when once it gains supremacy rules its victims as with a rod of iron, and laughs to scorn the rules of propriety. Think of the distressing scandal which would agi tate the military circles of the whole land were it to become known that the beloved daughter of one of the most distinguished officers of the army had bestowed her love upon a humble pri vate soldier in the ranks. The finger and your old father, were tie £o"survive the shock, would resign his proud posi tion and seek to bury himself from the world in obscurity and retirement. You are treading dangerously near the brink of an awful precipice, Alice, and I would lead you away to safer ground." "Oh, you frighten me!" the girl said, with an appealing look. "1 cannot smother the emotions which God placed in my soul, cannot change the nature He has given me, and I believe it would be wicked to torture my own peace of mind even to preserve unbroken the lines of army social distinction. Mrs. Colby, I confess to you that my eyes have not been blinded to the growing regard I feel for Mr. Thornton. I have even felt that he might be necessary to my future happiness. Never by word or look has he shown me any at tention that would indicate that he en tertained toward me aught but a feel iug of simple friendship, and what you have told me of his—of his—thinking a great deal of me comes as a revelation, and, I confess it, a most pleasing one. But, Mrs. Colby, I assure you, on my honor, that I have never once thought of the military world knowing aught of any tender feeling which might exist between myself and a private soldier. I did not even intend that you should know it, dearly as I love you. until Private Brown should disappear from life, and Mr. Thornton, with liis mili tary service but a memory of the past, should step into our social circles. If this should be lmmfflit about, what then?" "Ah! that might make a wide dif ference, dear. Now 1 begin to under stand you, and you have lifted a great load of apprehension from my heart. There would be no impropriety in a refined, honorable and worthy gentle man in civil life aspiring to tin- hand of the daughter of a military officer. Many do so, and the most happy re sults usually follow. Alice. 1 know what a woman's love Is. I have felt its all-consuming fire in my own soul, I feel it yet, for Capt. Colby and myself are just as fond lovers, and oftentimes just as f<»olish ones, as we were when our love was sealed with marriage. Now, dear, I will be your friend and adviser in this matter, if you will so permit. There <kissing her) is the xeal of my friendship, and I want you to confide in me. There is but one putliway leading to your future hap piness, and it must not be strayed from. While Edward Thornton re mains as Private Brown you must look upon him as but a soldier in the ranks. You must avoid him all you can, and, if it lie possible, his discharge from the service inust be brought about. I think it can be. When that consum mation is reached he may feel at lib erty to sue for your hand, and should he do so you must refer him to your father. His past life must be investi gated, for you must remember, dear, that we have but his own unsupported story regarding himself. There, I know what you would say. I believe in him as much as yoa do, but your father would demand the most con vincing proof of his worth before he would permit him to show you any at tention. Now, you must be patient. If you love each other as I believe you do and should Mr. Thornton establish the fact that lie is a man of honor and true worth as I believe he will, you need have no fear, my dear girl, of the future, for love will surmount any ordinary obstacle that may rise in its path." Alice threw her arms about her friend's neck, and Id ed her fondly. Then her < motions overcame her, and burying her facie in Mr . Colby's bosom she obUtl like a chiP. Capt. Colby's step upon the pot I her. and going out at the • . rioor to avoid meeting him in her agitated state of taiud, she sought her home and the privacy of her own chamber. CUAiT&B X LUU-S t>»VV *1 ii Brown saw nothing of Alice. Day after day. when not on duty, he re paired with his sketch book to his usual hi;nnts, but she had cither dis continued hi?r daily rides or had chosen a new i; Id for that healthful recrea tion Ik ei.dd {understand it, uj»d the clinging fear came upon him that her father had learned of tl:. ir meet ings and, with a strict eye t > military propriety, had forbidden the contin uance of their friendship. The thought troubled him greatly, and he grew nii>- rose and reserved in his interconrsi with his comrades. It was b '.'oved by his associates that the sting of the dis grace of a court-martial had left a pain ful wound, and they did all they could to show him that in their eyes his honor was unsullied by the act of as sault and its penalty. It is a custom at military posts of the west that after each day's service on guard duty the cavalry soldier, should he so desire, is given a "hunting pa: ; .s." and is permitted to take his horse and go in quest of game. In his perturbed state of mind sketching had lost its in terest to Brown, and after each guard service he would secure official permis sion. mount his horse and speed away toward the base of the Magdalena or San Mateo mountains* to hunt ante lope. One afternoon while returning from a hunt he rode slowly down a draw or depression in the plain, his thoughts busy with Alice Sanford. It had be come quite apparent to him that her failure to meet him as of old was of her own connivance, else why, in such lovely weather, had she discontinued her daily gallops down the river? He chided himself for ever having had the assurance to think that he, a private sol dier, might aspire to the love of the daughter of the commanding officer of one of the most important military posts in the west. He began to think that it would have been better for his peace of mind had he never met her. Riding from the draw onto the level of the plain two moving objects caught his eye a mile distant, traveling in the direction of the mountains. Hastily taking hise-.field-gla.ss from a saddle pocket fie leveled it upon the objects, and his heart seemed to grow cold and a great lump came into his throat when he saw Alice and Lieut. Vandever riding slowly along side by side, ap parently engaged in deep conversation. Here, he thought, was an explanation of why the girl had avoided him. She had become on friendly terms with the lieutenant. Of coarse he had painted his assailant in the darkest colors, and Alice now looked upon her former sol dier friend as one unworthy of her no tice. Perhaps she had even* been led Wmw "mv man, hide anl> overtake i.ikut. VANIJEVER." foliate h'Ti-i. The thought was ma ful emotions at the refection that he might never siin hear the loved tone s of her voice or gaze into her soul ful eyes. With a sigh that seemed utmost a groan of agony he closed the glas ; and returned it to its case, and was about to spur his horse forward when on rais ing his eyes he saw, but a few rods dis tant, Col. Sanford ridinjr toward him. Straightening him'-. If in the saddle he awaited the officer's approach, and as he came up respectfully gave the mili tary salute. The colonel returned the salutation with official dignity and said: "My man, ride and overtake Lieut. Vandever and Miss Sanford. Give them my compliments and say to them that I am out for a ride, and if they de sire a good-looking old fellow for com pany I would be pleased to have them wait for mo. lam too old to go thun dering after them as I would once have loved to do. I was a great rider in my day, but old age and rheumatism have called a halt on that sort of work." What could he do but obey? With a parting salute he turned his horse's head toward the young couple and dashed away, confused at the em barassing task as signed him. Rather would he have- faced a thousand yell ing savages who sought his life than the gentle girl and her somewhat ef feminate escort, believing, as he did, that through the officer's representa tions she had come to hate him. As every leap of his powerful horse lessened the distance between himself and the young people, his heart throbbed faster and faster, and he would have made any earthly sacrifice to be relieved of the duty upon which he had been sent. He at last deter rninded that he would ride up and de liver his message as though to perfect strangers and hasten away again, and touching his horse with the spurs ho urged liiin to greater S]x*cd that the unpleasant task might be the sooner performed. When within a quarter of a mile of the couple Brown was astonished to sec Vandever suddenly wheel his horse from the trail, and gallop furiously across the plain in the direction of the western borders of the garrison, while Miss Sanford turned her pony's head and rode back toward himself. It may be appropriate to here {five j the conversation between Alice unci | Vandever, thut his abrupt and hasty j flight from her side may be explained. | It may also show the stability of the ! foundation upon which Brown's tortur- , ing fears were built. At the dinner table that day Alice, j after much coaxing', had drawn from i her father a promise to go riding with I her, but at tile hour of starting a man i from San Marcial had called on home | government contract business, and the girl was compelled t<i start alone. The business was adjusted much more quickly than tlx- commanding officer had anticipated, and, recalling how eager his daughter had been to enjoy u ride with him, lie determined ehe should not be deprived of the picture, and, ordering his horse, he started j after her. As he rode through one ol the sallyports in the line of earthworks which surrounded the garrison he saw Lieut. Vandevcr join her out on the plain, and ride away by her ide They started after a little while in a gallop, and seeing the futility of attempting ! to overtake them the colonel concluded to ride slowly ahead and meet them on their return. The lieutenant had spent much ol ! , the day in a social gi!me of cards with j a hay contractor in the club rnim oi ! the post trader's st .*«•• tin t i!:c.-being but the price of a 1 rf.lle of wine or the cigars at the conclusion of « :ch game, and a group of <.-1;: Ik mark *on t!ic face ] of the table indicat d that quite a number of bottle of the sparkling beverage had changed ownership as the hours hp-;d by. \Vhen at last, weary of the pastime, the players ceased their i the ufflwf a wary o| 'jhjj fact that his brain was iu a rather un certain stnte of lucidity, and to wear away the effects of his frequent pota tions he went to the stables, ordered his horse and started for a ride. He was not at all what civilians would term "beastly drunk," but had taken sufli«:icnt wine to make him reckless a:,d to screw his vanity up to the high est notch, and as he galloped out of the garrison he felt as lordly as ever did Alexander the Ureat after a well won victory. Seeing Miss Sanford riding along but a short distance away he fop got that they had ever had a differ ence, and hastily galloped up to her side. Raisin? his cap he said to her: "Will you grant me the privilege of a short gallop with you. Miss Sanford? I cannot tell yon how lonely I get at times, actually blue, since being so cruelly torn from society and thrown into duty in this remote corner of crea tion." "You will find me a dull companion. I fear. Mr. Vandever. I came out my self to endeavor to wear away a hnlf morbid feeling. You can ride with me if you wish." "Thank you. I am sure neither of us can feel blue in such charming so ciety. How's that for a double-acting compliment? Ha' ha! ha!" "Very clever, but you rate your own powers of attraction higher than I do mine, for I assure you that I will be anything but a charming companion in my present state of feeling." "Miss Sanford is always charming." he replied, with a smile that seemed to lose its vitality and fade away into a sickly grin. "Perhaps a gallop may serve to rouse our spirits. Come." Their horses dashed away and for half a mile they rode rapidly. Then reining her pony down to a walk Alice said: "I must not distress my horse with too hard riding. Let us walk our ani mals awhile." "A very beautiful trait in your char acter, Miss Sanford. It is an evidence of gentle disposition and a sympathetic soul, and it causes me to admire you more and more, if that were possible." The young girl, with just a tinge of severity in her tones, replied: "Air. Vandever, an honest compli ment from a gentleman to a lady is always appreciated, but I detest frothy praise that is bestowed through what some gentlemen may believe a sense of gallantry." "O, but I assure you my words come from the bottom of my heart; but if I have annoyed you I sincerely beg j*our pardon, and will not offend again." "I hope you will not, Mr. Vandever. If yon wish to talk tell me something of your academy life." He began a running description of some of the sports and pastimes at West Point, and really interested the girl with his boyish enthusiasm as he detailed his superiority in many of the games. It was at this time that Brown emerged from the draw and leveled his glass at the couple, his heart aching with pain and apprehension at their ap parent sociability. Vandever could not long keep away from his favorite topic, however, and, as was his delight when he could get uny of the younger officers to listen to him, he began to recount his flirtations with the girls during his academic days. A spirit of mischief possessed the young girl and by an interjected word now and then she seemed to take great interest in his prowess in the field of love, and led the half befuddled of ficer to believe that she was looking upon him as a gallant whose charm of manner was irresistible in schoolday affairs of the heart. His silly gush amused her greatly, and her seeming ntlm'mjt ion ■>t his j't-M-r.tl-hip in love wus almost paralyzed with fright and Indignation when he said to her: "But they were mere moths flutter ing about on electric light, Miss San ford. There was not a womanly soul among them. Oh, had 1 met there such a queen among women as yourself no silly cadet-struck butterfly of fashion would have won a smile from me. Miss Sanford, I am as yet but a second lieutenant, but some day I will be a colonel, a general, and you would be proud of the love of such a distin guished mnn. I do love you. my dear girl, my queen of l>eauty! I have long loved you in secret, but never dared—" "Lieut. Vandever, how dare you!" she cried, in anger. "You have been drinking; I can detect the fumes of liquor on your breath, or you would not be so mad as to use such language to ine. Leave me at once, sir, instant ly, and never dare speak to me again, or I will acquaint my father with your conduct. Go!" [TO BE CONTINUED.] rut lire Possibilities. "Spillat is an awful mean man." "What did he do?" "His wife's a political candidate and he gave his vote to her for a birthday present." —Chicago IJecord. To Save Time. Clerkets—Shall I send this bundle? Mrs. Hicks— N-no, I can just as well carry it; you can send the change, though, if you will.—N. V. World. GenliiM. "My wife Is a wonderful woman," said Jarley. "Give her time and a shoe button, and, by Jove, she'll make a bonnet out of it."—Harper's Bazar. Tint Bridegroom and Uie Xiusbaud. He bought for her stiver buttonhooks Wh:n youth uml beauty adorned her brow; Since then she hus somewhat changed In looks, And she always uses n hairpin now. —N. Y. Press. DIOUENKS UP TO DATE. "Hello, Diogenes! Why aren't you i at home in such a rain?" "You forget, dear friend, this Is washing day, and my tub is in use."— Life The Landlady's Tip. New Boarder (complalnlngly)—l can't eat this steak, madam. Mrs. Slimdiet (accommodatingly) You'll find an excellent dentist right opposite. —N Y Weekly. Nrholasllc. Student —Professor, which Is the log ical way of reaching a conclusion? Professor —Take a train of thought, my boy. —N. Y. Herald. lo Doubt. Sympathizer— My dear, I hear that you husband is dead. Sympathise (weeping)— Yes, lie hai> left for parts unknown.—N. Y World. The Premising Oue. The baby tbat'i, sure lo make things hum The (lay be hi a reached man's. size Is the baby thai slut and suck* bis thumb j When b»by rr««. -N. V. Prt» IsTo 50 THE DAIRY. DAIRYING IN DENMARK. Some of th«> Implement! Cscd by the Farmers of That Country. From Prof. Georgeaon's recent report on the dairy industry of Denmark we reproduce an illustration of a cooling box for butter. l*rof. Ueorgeson says: llutter coolers are found in every dairy The cooler '.s a simple box made either of wood or iu some cases of zinc, in which the butter is kept to cool aft -r it is removed from the but ter worker, nnd it remains there until it is tim-» to p-ive it the next working. The box is provided with one or more cleats on which the butter is put. In the illustration a represeuts the cleat, e the slats and £ the butter. The box is covered with a lid on which is put a layer of broken ice, and the ice water from the melting of this ice runs COOLINO UOX FOR BUTTER. down into the bottom of the box. To facilitate the oooling the butter is i rolled into an »r->h, as S'i >wn in the cut. In large dairies the ,•> boxes are large enough to a<ituit of placing two or three layers of butter to cool at once. Every dairy is supplied with several scales of varying sizes. The decimal weight is used everywhere. Instead cf moving the weight alonjf on the lever arm, as we usually do, there are two platforms, one on which to place the object to be weighed and on the other the weights of different sizes. In many dairies they use a weight on the receiving platform for the milk, which has a basin holding from 50 to 75 gallons. The milk is poured into this, and when a certain weight is reached it is checked off and the basin is tipped so that it empties its contents into the large milk vat. Many styles of buckets and milk cans are used. They are generally made of heavy tin and they are not Infrequently enormous in size. The cans in which the milk is transported are of two general forms, square and round, and the mouth is so large that it admits a hund and arm readily. Frequently the weight of the can is ■tamped upon it, or it is stamped upon a brass plate and soldered to the can, thus obviating the Weighing of the can. BIG BUTTER YIELD. Remarkable Results Obtained by a Con necticut Dairyman. Examples of very successful feeding of cows are becomin-j common, show ing that dairymen ore advancing with Great rapidity in the art of dairying. From the Homestead we select an ex ample that may serve to inspire some one to better effart: "A yield of SO I pounds of butter per cow in a herd of 20 is the yearly prod uct obtained by N. D. Potter, a pro gressive dairyman of South Coventry, Conn. Here is his system and 'ts results: If results are a criterion, the system appears to be u good one. The cows are nearly all grade Jerseys, 17 of the E0 dehorned. They are kept in " l »• "» ' "i 11 " 111 • The plan is to feed the cows all they will eat an 1 to feed frequently in or der that thsy will clean up each ra tion. The ;rrain used is a mixture made up of IGO pounds gluten meal, eOO pounds fine feed or middlings, and £OO pounds provender. The cows are fed at 4 a. m. with 3}-£ to 4 pounds frain, this being the time of the morn lug milking, and at 0 a. in. 22 to 25 pounds corn silage. The btables are cleaned at 8:30 and the cows let out into a yard and watered with warm water. As soon as this is done they are fed from 3 to 5 pounds of good hay. At 12 m., the remnants and enough pood hay to make about 2>£ pounds per cow are cut up, a table .poouful of salt and from 3 to 3>£ pounds grain added for each cow, which is mixed up with warm water. Never t ails of a Market. Dairying is the grandest help-out the farmer has to-day. There is not, in my opinion, the slightest reason for fearing that first-elass butter, prop erly marketed, will ever fail to be profliable to the maker. There is too much poor butter manufactured for that. Let those who wish to profit by it make only a strictly hi<?h-grade article, and the price is all right for all they have to sell. Some localities may make one way of selling best, and •omo another. Each individual but ter maker must study the situation for himself. lam speaking of homo but ter-making, not to creamery butter makers. 1 believe the place to make the butter is at home on the farm. Not that 1 would do away with the creameries, but for clear profit the home dairy will come out ahead If properly managed. The work, of course, is also greater than where the milk or creuro is sent to the creamery. —Col man's Rural World. Boat for Trees and Tine*. If bones can't be reduced to a very fine condition pound them or break them to pieces in some manner and place them around the grape vines, about six inches deep in the soil. They may also be used around trees. Hut little benefit will bo derived from coarse pieces of bone for a year or two, but It is better to thus utilize them than to allow them to accumulate into unsight ly heaps. IF cream of different ripeness is mlxsd, there will be a loss in the churmno-. Th» Proper Thing to Do. Stranger—For heaven's sake, what's that unearthly noise? Host —Oil, that's uiy neighbor's oldest daughter. She has a desire to become an opera singer. Stranger (iuedita.ti»ely)—Poor thingl Poor thing! And is she being truatcd lor it?- ioiuerville Journal. A UWe-A«ray All Around. "I think," she »«ld as she caine Into the room, "that 1 will give that poll parrot away." "Yes," rnplied the young man who was calling. "It would be only fair. Sue has beon doinir as much for you."— Detroit Fr*e I'rcss. l'roof Poaltlva. "Yes," said the physician, "he's dead, poor fellow. Ilia heart has ceased to beat." "That last statement settles it," said the friend. "If there's anything about Slippery P«te that has ceased to beat, he is certainly dead." —Life. A Financial Coop. "You don't in fan say that you lent Stlrlcli's your umbrella!" "V* ( ; mid it v.'tis economy to do it. It savrs me the twenty-flveoentsa day hQ used to borrow." —Washington Star. 1£I» tTlfe'S Hum. " Who steals my purse -tenia trash So oa my f©ciiuK* never trsmples. Bui he who my wit" * pujse iwala a woairauaha oI wmwlra
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