ALL A TOSTAKB
BY WILLIAM MOORS.
WONDER," thought Mrs.
Syblett, as she threw aside
the latest magazine and
glanced at the miniature
clock on th mantelpiece,
"I wonder what it Is that
keeps George so late? Twice this
week lie hns been detained by wbnt be
calls business. I should think be could
get home earlier if bo chose."
When at longtb Mr Syblett came In,
bis wife's countenance wore a troubled
expression. He did not appear to ob
serve it, but said:
"Emma, I'm sorry, but I cnn't stay
to tea Just now. I must be off at once
on particular business."
"Business? I don't see what busi
ness you can have after office hours,"
said Mrs. Syblett, coldly.
"No women never do understand
such things, so It's no use trying to
explain. I'll bo back In about a couple
or hours. Don't wait tea for me; and
If you feel lonesome, couldn't you send
over for your 'chatterbox' friend, Mrs.
Glanvlll?"
"I thought you didn't like TolUe?"
"Well, I don't particularly ndmire
ber, but If you like her society, I've no
objection."
"Well. I don't like to hear my friends
abused," said Mrs. Syblett "And, at
any rale, rollio Is qulle as nice as that
baid-hcaded, red-faced Mr. Crowes that
you're so fond of, and are always ask
ing to dinner!"
Mr. Syblctt laughed good-naturedly.
"He's a cnpital fellow, Is Joe. You'll
like him better some day. Where's
my other coat?"
And ho bustled about and got him
self ready, Just as Joseph Crewes drove
up to the door. And the fine pair of
horses of which Mr. Crewes was so
proud carried off Mr. Syblett, leaving
bis wife to spend the evening alone.
"I wonder where they are going?"
she thought, turning from the window
whence she bad watched them. "This
looks more like pleasure than business,
and George seems in uncommonly good
spirits."
Her eyes fell upon her husband's
coat which be had carelessly thrown
across a chair; the end of a morocco
covered notebook protruded from an
Inside pocket. She instantly pounced
upon it.
Here might be found a hint or clew
to the "business" " which had kept
George away from borne the last few
'evenings.
Sho removed the elastic band and
eagerly scanned the pages.
There were plenty of memoranda,
and mysterious records, and notes of
various matters, as unintelligible to
Mrs. Syblett as so many Egyptian hier
oglyphics. But as she handled the book some
thing carefully wrapped In tissue
paper slipped from a little pocket and
fell at ber feet, ricking it up, ber
borror-strlcken gaze rested upon the
photograph of a beautiful woman.
A storm of mingled Jealously and In
dignation swept over her. She dropped
the picture, and was standing stonily
gazing at It when Bridget announced
Mrs. Glanvlll.
"Show her up!" said Mrs. Syblett, as
she sank hysterically on the lounge and
began to bpat the carpet with her feet
and clutch the cushions with ber bands.
And Bridget, well knowing these
symptoms, burrled down with a report
which speedily brought up the visitor.
"My darling Emma!" exclaimed Mrs.
Glanvlll, bending over her friend,
"what has happened? What is the
matter?"
For answer Mrs. Syblett -pointed to
the photograph upon the iloor.
"I found it in in bis pocket!" she
Bobbed.
Mrs. Glanvlll's eyes sparkled. She
pursed up her Hps and looked long and
curiously at the picture.
"Oh, Pollie. what am I to do? Isn't
It dreadful?" walled Mrs. Syblett.
"My dear," answered Mrs. Glanvlll,
with ominous calmness, "it's only what
I have been prepared for. Don't you
remember bow often before your mar
riage I warned you not to trust George
Syblett?"
This was true, for Mrs. Glanvlll
then Miss Maw, falling in her efforts
to entrap Syblett, had done her best to
prevent his marrying ber friend.
"It is only during the last week that
be has been so changed," moaned
Emma. "He hardly comes home at all
now, and neglects me shamefully."
''We can understand why," said Mrs.
Glauvlll, glancing significantly at the
photograph. "Have you any idea,
Emma, Who this is?"
"Not the least; but it looks like some
brazen actress or ballet dancer."
"It's very handsome, at least," said
Pollie, with a balf-maliclous side
glance at ber friend.
"Handsome! How can you say so?
Only look at the short, snub nose, and
the enormous mouth, and the low,
idiotic forehead! It looks quite coarse
and vicious. And then the figure! Did
you ever see anything so shameless?"
"Shocking, indeed; bat, then, some
first-class society women are no better
those nollworthys, for Instance, who
Imagine they have such good figures.
I m sure nothing on earth could in
duce me to make such a display of my
elf In public as those girls do!"
Anyone who bad glanced at Mrs.
Glanvlll's figure would have been con
,. vlncfd of the sincerity of this declara
uon.
"How did you happen to find this?'
resumed Pollie, curiously.
I was looking over tli.it little note
book there Just to see if I could find
out wua.t business detained Georore In
the evenings, and the photo flipped out
of a cunning little pocket la the cover."
"And you did And a clewr Inquired
uiuuvni, eagerly.
"No, I had Just commenced looklug.
" " " ri or memorandum diary,
believe."
"In that case the lust woek'a entries
uiikui anoru some information." tug
gested Mrs. Gluuvill. .
Mrs. Syblett opened the book and
glanced over the last written page.
"There's something hero about 'auc
I 1
tion,' and 'Foster & Co.,' and a 'con
signment,' and some figures. I'm sure
I can't make out what It all means.
And here" Mrs. Syblett's eyes be-,
came fixed very Intently on the page
'Just look over this do, Follle."
Mrs. Glanvlll read aloud:
"Mem. Foster Sc Co. consignment-
see Fanny Jewelers Cb. Sup'r. I.
Cr."
"What?" cried Mrs. Syblett, starting
upright on the lounge. "See Fanny?
Oh, the deceiver! Who would ever
have thought It?"
"No doubt." said Tollle, ber eyes
gleaming with triumph, as she held up
the photo, "no doubt we've at last got
a clew. This is Fanny, and I de
clare!" glancing again at the book; "the
date is the fifteenth tills very dayl
Why, it must bo to see her that be
has gone!"
Mrs. Syblett gave a hysterical sob,
ending In a suppressed scream.
-"Don't worry yourself about it,
Emma, I beseech you," said ber friend,
bathing ber hands and forehead with
cologne water. "It's Just like the rest
of the men. Not one of them to bo
trusted. I've always said so; and I
pity you indeed I do!"
"Oh! the deceitful hypocrite!"
gasped Emma. "To neglect bis own
wife, and pay attention to a creature
like that!"
And making ber presents of Jew
elry," sneered Pollie.
'And the 'Ca. Sup'r.' what can that
mean?"
"Why, champ"STio supper, of course!
Anyone can see that. And the 'I. Cr.'
some letters I can't make out, but It
looks like lco cream."
"The wretch!" cried Mrs. Syblett. in
dignantly. "To think of bis spending
bis money in that way, at the very
time that be assured me be couldn't
afford to get me that basket phaeton
and pony that I've been longing for.
He's richer than Eva's husband, and
she has a pony phaeton. There never
was any wife so ill used as I am!"
"Indeed, dear, you must have the
weakest and most patient of disposi
tions to submit to it I couldn't be
such an angel."
"I won't bear it any longer!" cried
Mrs. Syblett, in sudden indignation.
'I'll leave him. I'll go borne to ma,
and I'll get a divorce!" '
No one could blame you, I'm sure,"
said her friend, sympathetically. "Only
do you think that your husband will
let you go If be knows of it?"
"He sha'n't prevent me. I'll go now
this very night!" exclaimed Mrs,
Syblett, desperately.
Mrs. Glauvlll strongly approved of
this resolution. Sho had never for
given George Syblett for marrying
Emma instead of herself; and it was
balm to ber feelings to think of such
a punishment befalling him.
At 0 o'clock precisely Mr. Syblett let
himself in at the front door. He
paused In surprise at the sight which
greeted him.
Three or four trunks stood piled in
the ball, with a multitude of smaller
packages. Mrs. Syblett, in her bat
and clonk, stood at the drawing room
door, with Bridget close by. They were
waiting for a cab. Mrs. Glanvlll, on
hearing the masculine step, fled into
a back room, out of sight, but not out
of hearing. "
"Why, Emma, what' on earth does
all this mean? What has happened?"
questioned be, is- an alarmed tone.
"What has hapi-.-nod?" repeated Mrs.
Syblett, with a j;vont effort to be calm
and majestic in the dignity of injured
Innocence. "A great deal has bap
pened. My eyes have been opened to
what I was simple and confiding
enough never before to nave suspected.
I have discovered that the man whom
I called husband Is a base, deceiving
hypocrite!"
Here sho prematurely broke down,
and gave a convulsive sob, while
Bridget muttered:
"Sine, that's good for the likes o'
him!"
'Emma, what can you mean? What
Is the matter? I don't In the least un
derstand It."
"Oil, of course not! You don't know
anything at all about it!" Mrs. Syb
lett, In her nervous exeitemenf, bad
entirely lost ber assumed dignity. "You
thought I never beard of of that crea
ture Fanny! You thought you were
keeping it a secret from me!"
Mr. Syblett's countenance changed.
A sort-of subdued and guilty expres
slon came over it.
How did you learn about Fanny?
And I don't see why your finding it out
should have excited you thus. If I
kept a secret from you, it was only In
order to "
"Do you hear that?" exclaimed Mrs.
Syblett, tragically, to the universe in
general. "Ho confesses and without a
blush!"
"Well, I nlver!" burst forth Bridget,
indignantly.
"I have nothing to blush for," said
Syblett, firmly. "Have you lost your
senses?"
"Oh! he's nothing to blush for,"
sneered Mrs. Syblett, hysterically.
"And you're not a bit ashamed of
dressing up your dear Fanny in Jew
elry, and treating her to Ice cream and
champagne suppers, I suppose?"
"Treating Fanny to Ice cream and
champagne? What on earth are yon
talking about?"
"I am talking about the wretched
creature for whom you have neglected
your wife. Don't deny anything I
know all about it. I found her photo
graph In your precious notebook hand
It here, Bridget And I found her name
id the same book a memorandum to
'go and see Fanny" this very evening!
Business, Indeed! So that was the 'lm
portant business which took you away
from your wife and your homo and
with that wretch, Joe Crewes!"
It was a study to behold Syblett's
countenance while bl Injured and in
dignant wife thus brought home to
him all these - accumulated cnarges
First, there was a look ot wonder and
perplexity, then ot ludden Intelligence,
followed by the oddest expression Im
aginable.
And when she concluded he sank Into
the nearest ball chair, tried to speak
apparently in explanation and then,
leaning back, laughed long and loud.
"Sure, It s an unfaltn' baste be Is, In-
tlrely!" muttered Bridget.
Then Syblett calmed himself, wined
his eyes, and addressing bis wife In a
vqlce still quivering with suppressed
mirth:
Emma, do you know whose tileturo
this Is?"
"Don't presume to sneak to me
don't!" sobbed Mrs. Syblett.
But, my dear, allow me to explain.
Don't you remember expressing a wish
to have Mademoiselle Ferllnl's picture,
'to see what she looked like?' Well, In
coming home this evening, I observed
some pictures In Bland Brothers' win
dow, and purchased one, but in my
nasta forgot to give it to you. This is
ber photograph."
Mrs. Syblett looked up Incredulously.
"You are deceiving me," she said.
"If you doubt me, go down to Bland
Brothers' to-morrow, and satisfy your
self. And now, as to Fanny do you
know who Fanny Is?"
"Don't mention her to me the horrid
creature!"
"Fanny Isn't horrid at all. Mrs.
Syblett. She Is a perfect little beautv.
with bright eyes and dainty limbs
gentle as a lamb, and graceful as a
fairy. I fell in lovo with her at first
sight."
Mrs. Syblett gave a convulsive
scream, and beat ber feet upon the
floor.
'And to will yon, dear, when you
see her. She is the prettiest little pony
In the market, und Just suited to a
lady's basket phaeton. I bad intended
it for a surprise on your birthday,"
added Mr. Syblett, gently; "but that
unfortunate notebook has spoiled my
plan."
"Oh, George, you don't mean It?"
"Well, you'll know better next time."
he answered, soothingly; "nnd we will
both learn not to have a secret from
each other. It's the best plan, after
all, as Crewes hinted to me from the
first."
"What has ho to do with it?"
"Why, be bus taken the greatest In
terest in it all along. He's a good
Judge of horses, you know; and it was
be who found Fanny for me, and took
me to see her. He was quite interested
In thinking bow pleased you would be,
provided I could keep it a secret from
you till the right time."
His wife flushed a little. Then she
came closer to blm, and said. In a sub.
dued tone:
"George "
"Yes, Emma."
"Ask your friend to dinner next Suiv
day."
"Certainly."
"And any other time that you like."
"I'll remember."
She still looked thoughtful; then said,
doubtfully:
"But about the Jeweler's, nnd the
champagne supper and the ice cream?"
Syblett glanced over the memoranda,
"I made a memorandum to call at
the Jeweler's for my watch, which I
had left for repairs here it is. I bad
also to call on the chief superintend
ent at the gas works, whom your im
agination has converted into a chain
pagno supper. And, Emma, you must
have liked my friend better than you
admitted, else you would never have
token 'Joe Crewes' for 'Ice cream'.'"
How ridiculous! But It was all the
fault of your careless writing."
"Well, I didn't expect It to be criti
cised by a lady, you know."
Mrs. Syblett blushed.
"Sure," said Bridget," he's turned the
tables intlrely, nnd It's ashamed of
meself I am. And, plaze, mum, isn't it
n bite o' supper the masthcr would like
and him com In' home so late?"
"A good suggestion," Syblett ad-
mitted.
And as he wnlked Into the dining
room, with bis arm around his wife's
waist, some one whisked out of the
side door, und, they heard the ball door
close.
"It's only Pollie Glanvlll." Mrs. Syb
lett explained. "I had entirely for
gotten ber."
"Ah, Indeed! A mischief-making
chatterbox! That explains your con
templated Journey!" said ber hus
band, looking enlightened. New York
Weekly.
Creek Merilelne Man.
The medicine man of the Creeks will
not eat anything scorched in cooking;
In treating a gun or arrow sliof wound
he as well as the patient will fast four
days, only drinking a little gruel.
He will not allow a woman to look
at his patient until ho Is will or dead.
If his patient dies the medicine man
takes a lot of medicine himself In or
der to cleanse himself from the fumes
or odor of the dead. The pallbearers,
as we might call those assisting in the
burial, ulso take the same cleansing
process.
And again when an Indian com
mitted murder, even in self-wfense,
he went to the medicine man and took
the cleansing remedy, claiming the
remedy appeased the crime and the
trouble to bis mind. Tho medicine
man has a horror of women, keeping
out of their company as much as possi
ble. At the full of each moon it was
the custom of the bucks to drink medi
cine mado by the medicine man to
cleanse their system. In camp the In
dian killed nothing which was not eat
able. Indian Journal.'
Bow Ha Knew.
The lady had nothing less than u sov
ereign to offer the car conductor for bei
fare. He bad not sufficient chunge, and
It was arranged that be should "set
her again."
"That's a penny ot tbo ratepayers'
bard-earned money lost," said a wag to
the conductor when she left the car at
Market street
"Na, na. She'll come back and pay
me all right," replied the conductor.
"You know her, I suppose?"
"Not me. I never saw her before;
but she bus a good, honest face."
"Ah, my boy, women's faces ore de
ceptive. You should never trust in
them."
"Oh, aye, bat she'll come back with
ber penny." .
"Youseem very coulidcut Are you
a student of physiognomy?"
"I've more than her face to go by,"
said a conductor, with a smirk, and
pointing to the corner of the seat with
his thumb. "She's forgotten bee gold
beaded umbrella."-Tit-Blts.
i
New Way to Park Hotter.
A Minnesota creamery man has In
rented a new way of packing butter
for private customers, and describes
bis method In Wallace's Farmer. He
makes special parafllne cloth bags
holding one, two, three and five-pound
lots of butter, and has Invented a
machine which will stuff and seal these
bags quickly and Inexpensively. These
make airtight packages, keeping the
butter pure nnd proof against moisture
and odors. It Is said that this scheme
has proven quite successful. It was
Invented over a yeor ago, and butter
parked In this way went through the
cold storage season last year In fine
condition. The first experiment was
In the line of parking butter In sausage
cases, but these were abandoned.
Koot Crop mt a Ration.
While many, or Indeed most, of the
root crops contain considerable food
value, it Is not claimed by those who
advocate feeding them that they con
tain elements which will make them
a prominent Ingredient In the balanced
ration. Not understanding this, many
dairymen, especially, have objected to
root crops for tliclr cows, hence have
discarded a most valuable adjunct in
the ration for milch cows. In their
way roots supply to the cow the same
essential succulent feed that does sil
age, and there Is nothing better for
Keeping the bowels In perfect condition,
to say nothing of the value of roots as
an appetizer.
Take the average daily ration of
cornmeal, wheat bran and oil meal,
with the necessary roughage, nnd a
dally feed of even a small quantity of
roots will add greatly to the appetite
of the cow, keep her In excellent condi
tion and materially assist In increas
ing the quantity of milk given. Add to
this sort of feeding a clean, light and
well ventilated stable, with plenty of
salt and plenty of clean fresh w'ater
dally, and one has given the cow every
possible opportunity to produce results,
and on a most economical basis. Those
who have tested root crop feeding prop,
erly, without materially cutting down
tho regular rations, know the value of
them, nnd would not think of cutting
them out of the regulation feeds. Iu
dianapolis News.
Why city Farmer! Fall.
An anxious city man writes that he
Is earning nearly $30 a week in his
city work and asks If it would be a
wise move for him to throw un bis
Job, move onto a farm and go Into
dent about S'JOOO. Here Is a case where
we can a.dvise strongly in the negntive.
The unfortunate pnrt of the proposition
Is that the man In question says he Is
able to save but little money. This be
ing the case, he had best do some rig
orous pruning on the expense side of
his affairs. Many men are similarly
located in a large city, but within daily
reach of his business, though few of
them enjoy such an income.
In similar cases it would be an ex
cellent plan to buy a smaller farm
near some live town nnd within easy
reach of the city so that be could go
back and forth daily. Keep the cltv
position, move onto tlio farm oud use
a portion of the Income to hire a good
farmer to run the place. This can bo
done, and if be and his family are
fairly economical, he will finil his
weekly salary will readily cover all
expenses, assuming that the farm
yields no Income, which would be a
supposition hardly fair. This plan
would enable him to have a general
supervision of the farm night and
morning, his family would be healthier
nnd happier and soon the farm would
field a fair Income. A young' friend, on
a salary of $30 a week. Is doing this
same thing and Is paying for his farm
out of Its returns, together with the
saving of his salary over previous ex
penses. Others can do it if they go
about it right Indianapolis News.
Dairy Doti.
Have regular times for taking care
of milch cows.
A dairyman who treats his cows as
enemies will soon hnve reason for it.
There Is skill In milking a cow. A
poor milker will make a poor milk
giver of n good cow.
A food that Is not relished by a cow
will not give good results becahse it
will not be well digested.
No section In which Bermuda grass
thrives can find a good reason for fay.
ing that .dairying cannot be made a
success.
Have all dairy products agreeable to
the eye. People buy with their eyes
and to a largo extent eut with their
eyes also.
When raising a heifer for dairy use
ber future value may be greatly In
creased by treating her in a kind and
friendly manner, so that when she be
comes a producer she can be easily
bandied.
When milking Is beguu do It quickly.
Do not let the desire for rapid work
cause rough milking, but begin nnd
continue at the cow as though the
milker meant business. She will fall
Into the spirit of the occasion and per
form ber part of the work so as to
give the best results.
Tho disposition of a dairy cow Is an
Important element. She may bo an
otherwise excellent animal, one capable
of producing much butter or milk, but
have so bad a disposition as to be bard
to handle.' This may not only cause
much trouble and anxiety on the part
of the dairyman, but may also cut
down her yield.
Excellent butter may be made by
using the hand separator, by putting
the cream In an atmosphere of seventy
five degrees till it develops a slight
acidity, by then reducing the tempera
ture to something near sixty-two de
grees and churning it till it forms in
pellets the size of wheat or rice grains,
und by then drawing off the butter
milk. Dairying enriches the soil, while the
production of cereals Impoverishes it
For these reasons no other branch of
agriculture should be encouraged more
than dairying. In the rice belt the
lands are still new and Just nt present
theiv seems little need of looking after
the fertility ot the soil. But It Is easier
and more profitable to keep the soli
rich than It Is to Impoverish it and then
to restore Its fertility, National Fruit
Cirewer.
111 11
Ralnnelna nf Riitlon.
All ponltrynien are firm believers In
balanced rations for poultry, but there
Is considerable difference of opinion n
to whether the balancing should be
done by the feeder or the feed turned
over to the fowls for them to do their
own balancing. One of the advocates
of the latter plan furnishes the follow
ing suggestions for making such a feed
ing box nnd the reasons why the fowls
should balance their own food. In
order to protect the grain a small house
Is built with a roof slanting so that
there will be no drip of water Into the
feed provided the feeding box Is not
under shelter. A number of com
partments are provided Inside this
house, one for corn, one for wheat and
a third for another whole grain or a
mixture of several grains, as desired.
Some poultrymeu use the third box
for grit and change the grains on al-'
ternate days. Tho feeding box Is ar
ranged so that when tbo feed Is poured
In It rolls down the sloping floor to a
tray at one end, which Is also divided.
Tho fowls are thus at liberty to eat
of any grain they prefer. The plan Is
a good one nnd worth trying to ascer
tain If It will work with one's indi
vidual flock. In the illustration the
top picture shows how the roof slopes
rx-,-1 - -
backward, and tlfe dotted lines indi
cate the divisions of the feed boxes.
Letter B Indicates a board on the roof,
which Is hinged to the regular root
boards and Is lifted when the com
partments are to be filled. Letter A
Indicates the divided compartments.
Indianapolis News.
Henrillng IMga.
From weaning time till they are
from six to eight months old one should
feed the pigs to secure the greatest pos
sible growth and development of bone,
the framework which is to carry the
muscle and fat necessary to successful
marketing. But very little carbon
aceous food should bo given. Corn tins
Its place during the fattening period,
but should be used very sparingly
during the season of their growth. I
use skim milk freely in feeding my
pigs directly after weaning. For vari
ous reasons I prefer to feed It while
still sweet. The pigs seem to relish
It more, nnd It is not a source of in
digestion as sour milk so often proves
to be. The milk Is always mixed with
shorts or wheat middlings" to the con
sistency of thick cream and fed several
times a day.
I always provide pasture of some
sort for my growing hogs. They not
only grow faster on green feed,, but
they mature earlier, and where tho
pasture is supplemented by skim milk
and ground grains the best results pos
sible are obtained. While the hogs
are growing they should be given the
run of n large wood lot with plenty of
shndo and water. Exercise Is as upc
essary to their growth as proper food.
V: Is well to have some succulent crop,
such as sorghum, sweet corn or eveu
field corn, growing, so that In case the
pasture provided happens to run
these may be cut and fed In late sum
mer or early autumn. I usually place
the rapidly maturing shoats on a corn
diet gradually, but never during the
entire time do I withdraw the succu
lent ration. They are given green cut
feed nfter they are confined to the feed
lot. I run the ear corn through tho
sheller nnd shovel the grain Into bar
rels, where it is carried with fresh
water at least twelve hours beforj it is
to be fed. It is then dipped out and
placed in troughs of which there is
always a sufficient number in each pen
to prevent crowding. I have always
found that soaked corn is more thor
oughly digested and fattens more read
ily than the dry grains, as the bitter is
seldom so well masticated that it prirtly
passes through unchanged.
A good time to begin to fatten bogs
of the early maturing breeds is at
about six months of age if they have
been kept growing rapidly from their
uilvent into the world. They may be
gradually brought up on a liberal grain
diet by feeding a month or so before
being confined to the fattening pen. I
hive always considered it best to keep
them sliut up in a small lot, provided
they 1 ave good shelter, plenty of water
nnd a well drained run so that they
aro not compelled to wallow in the
mud during fattening time. They
fatten quicker than if given free range.
During this period au occasional feed
of shorts slop is greedily devoured by
the shoats. They do all the better for
an occasional change lu the diet. Tho
animals should be fed often and should
always come to their feed with a rest
born of a keeif appetite, for onee tby
get "corn sick" nothing but n change
of diet will bring them back to their
feed without a lots of time and tlesu.
For this reason I believe in feeding
often Just what they will eat up clean
at the time and no more. At marketing
the bog should weigh not less than
2X) pounds, and if be has been prop
erly cared for nnd of good blood be
should weigh, fattened, at eight
'months old, between 2M and BOO
pounds.
" It goes without saying that the
farmer can uot afford to keep any
scrubs on bis place, scrub hogs being
a poorer Investment than scrub cows.
C. B. B., in Indiana Farmer.
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Alilne AeeldenU.
It Is not the skilled English Alpinist
nor even the comparatively unskilled
pue who kuowg the limitations of bis
experience, who full a victim' to the
perils of mountain climbing, but the
inhabitants ot the country bordering
on the Alpine region, with whom fa
miliarity has bred contempt Cauntry
Gentleman
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' THE EX-EMPUESS EUGENIE.
Who Is Spending Her Last Days at Cap Martin, Near Meutone, on the Riviera.
The Unfortunate Eugenie
There is to-day living quietly In
Paris, bereft of husband, son and em
pire, and for many years nu exile, the
uged woman who was once the beauti
ful aud brilliant Empress Eugenie.
France, now more than thirty years
a republic, no longer forbid Its former
sovereign to pass her closing days amid
the scenes of her triumphs and ber
disillusionment. The brief and glitter
ing glories of the ill-omened Second
Empire are too wholly faded to Invest
with any dangerous suggestion the
presence of ber who once was tho most
dazzling of them all. They and she
belong to history now so much so, and
so little to the present, that young stu
doaaa who read eagerly of Sedun and
the Commune and the flight of the
Empress from the Tuillerles are often
startled to find that she still lives.
"Why," exclaimed a young high
school girl, looking over a recent issue
of the Century Magazine, " is the Em
press Eugenie alive? I shall expect
the next thing to be told that Marie
Antoinette has taken a little flat In a
quiet quarter where there are no elec-
Framer of Railroad Rate Bill.
CONGRESSMAN CHARLES E. TO WNSEND, OF MICHIGAN. WHO
PREPARED THE MEASURE WHICH PRESIDENT ROOSE
VELT URGES CONGRESS TO PASS.
tries, and entertains the ghosts of the
guillotined at five-o'clock tea every af
ternoon. Why,, It seems preposter
ous!" The very Interesting article which
provoked ber comment was tuken from
the forthcoming autobiography of the
late Dr. Thomnr Evans, of Paris, who
sslsted Eugenie In ber flight.
Toor empress and poor mother! Few
women have lost more than she. An
empire fallen disgracefully; a husband
dead lu exile; a son slain uselessly by
lavages; nothing saved to ber of -il
she hud except Irony of ironies! ber
fortune. For the old ex-empress Is
very rich, and will leave her great
wealth, it is said, to the young English
princess (granddaughter of ber faith
Jul friend, Queen Victoria) who is her
namesake.
I'nole Tom's Hard Lurk.
Uncle Tom was reading to little Eva.
"Say," she Interrupted, "mumma says
fou've got to reud the Six Best Sellers
next." .
Fearing to protest, Uncle Tom took
it out In hoping that Lfgree womd
surry up and buy blm.
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ASH SIFTER.
In a short while heaters will be in
operation, and agalu the householder
CYLINDEB HEVOLVES.
will be presented with tue problem
of sifting the ashes. To make the
work lighter and easier a Virginia tnan
has invented an ash-sifter which I
euslly operated, and one which effect
ually prevents the dust and ashes from
flying ubout. It Is made In the form of
a square frame, having a rounded top,
the whole being made of sheet metul.
and adapted to be placed within a;
box or barrel, aud supported above
the same by flanges on the sides'. A
circular sieve Is mounted on a sbuft
wlthlu the frame casing, the sieve
being made of wire netting. A crank
is secured to a fcbuft operating the
sieve, the upper part of the latter belnft
removable. In use the upper portion
of the casing is removed, also the up
per pnrt of the sieve, and the ashee
placed wlthlu. r
The covers are then replaced,, and
the crank turned to rotate the sieve
and separate the cinders from the
ashc-, the hood, or ciiklug, preventing
the dust from flying about. Being of
comparatively simple construction, the
apparatus Is easy to operate, at the
sume time being strong und. vtUeleut.
riracy still iiout lshes on the coast f '.
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