Reminiscence,
A gap among the hills,
And a white road through the trees;
A gap among the hills,
And some few memories.
Tlie river winding down,
And willows bending low;
The river winding down,
And things of long ago.
Frank Leo Plnet.- In Llpplncott's.
gTheLacemaKer's!
8 Sacrifice.
in
In the nue de Lille, Valenciennes,
was a little one-story house, half con
cealed by a thick growth of Virginian
creeper and clematis. From morning
to night a young girl might have been
seen at the open window 'busily occu
pied in making lace. The pretty fea
tures of the young worker, aud the al
most rhythmical movements of her
graceful arms, were quite a picture of
loveliness. The bobbins danced In
her Angers, flying In one direction to
return with redoubled speed, so nlm
bly, that she appeared like one of the
good fairies we read of In old legends
The eyes of the passers-by were raised
to this little window with Us curtain
of verdure, and more than one heart
Bl-ghed at the sight of the beautiful
lacemaker; but such sighs found no
response. Miss Nooml Verdler waa as
good as beautiful, and her modesty
and simplicity won universal respect.
At thirteen years of age she had
been left an orphan with an only
brother, a Journeyman cabinet-maker,
three years her senior, who thus be
ing left alone at the head of the fam
ily worked for his sister and himself.
At first times were very hard for
the brave youth; hardly had he fin
ished his apprenticeship when mis
fortune arrived. As yet Noeml earn
ed nothing, and the young workman's
days were not very remunerative.
But with good-will, labor and great
economy, he succeeded, In spite of all,
In enabling his sister to finish her
education In Incemaking, and now, In
UiIb affectionate association of broth
er and sister, It was the latter who
contributed the larger share to the
maintenance of the home.
The rich laces of pure artistic de
sign, real masterpieces of delicacy,
made by Noeml, were those which
won Valenciennes Its fame. All was
happiness In the little household.
Years glided by until the time for the
conscription arrived, and Louis had to
accompany the army. The parting
wsb bitter for theBe two so deeply at
tached to each other.
"I shall count the days which sep
arate me from your return a long
time, alas!" said Noeml.
"I also," replied the brother, "until
the happy moment of being restored
to you."
Left alone In the little house, now
too large, Noeml set to work with
a heavy heart, making marvels, more
delicate than gossamer, destined per
haps to adorn the heads of persons
loss worthy of wearing them than
herself. Every Saturday she deliver
ed her work, and divided her earnings
Into two parts, one of which she sent
to her brother to lighten the burdens
of his soldier life.
For his part, Louis behaved In hla
regiment as he bad clone at Valen
cleunes; that Is to say, in & credlta.
ble way, so that after a term of two
years he sent word one fine morning
that he had been promoted to the rank
of sergeant. Noeml was delighted at
the news and was proud of her be
loved brother.
But her Joy was of short duration
Some days later cries of "War!" gud
denly resounded on all sides. Armed
France rushed to the eastern frontier,
The terrible year had commenced.
Noeml shed no tears; she wrote to
her absent brother, not to exhort him
to duty thci she knew was unnec
essary but to tell him once more ot
her anxious love and to send her llt
tio supply of money. One by one she
learned by her brother's letters the
successive defeats of Uie French
army 'Worth, Rezonvillo, Saint Prlv
at, Gravelotte, Sedan! Then sudden
ly there was silence; no letters, no
news, nothing. Wounded? Perhaps
dead!
Noeml, who had never read the
newspapers, now hurried every morn
ing to the office's of 1he Valenciennes
papers to look for some ray of nope.
She listened to the street rumors,
mingled with the crowds discussing
the news, and heard the sorrowful
accounts of thut horrid war, learning
that- her brother's regiment hud suf
fered most severely. The wounded
were transported by the Hirson and
Avesne lines to the northern frontier
towns; every day new convoys ar
rived at Valenciennes. Soon- the civil
and military hospitals were filled, but
the wounded si 111 continued to in
crease, so that private ambulances
had to be organized everywhere.
Churches and factories opened their j
doors to the poor, maimed soldiers,
who seemed innumerable. Noeml was
paralyzed with terror; her heart filled
with an Infinite pity, which with her
brother was shared by all these
wretched survivors of heroic battles.
She watched the sad processions, eag
erly scanning the countenances con
' traded with pain and wasted fever,
in hopes of recognizing the beloved
features she despaired of ever again
seeing in this world.
One morning the news reached her
that a convoy of wounded belonging
to her brother's regiment had arrived
during the night. The poor girl was
inspired with new hope; she thought
her beloved brother was there among
his comrades, and she ran to the am
bulances, passing from one to the oth
er, questioning the nurses and bend
ing over each bed.
,But evening approached, and all had
been in vain. The hope which had
supported her during the day depart
ed like the light. In the evening she
stopped quite exhausted ; the supreme
effort of will she had made to gaze
without weakness at the unforgetable
spectacle ot these unfortunate tioldiers
pale, bleeding, emaciated; . thut
sweot gleam of hope which had giv
en her strength to onduro the com
plaints of sufferers, the sight of hid
eous wounds, all abandoned her soul.
In the midst of her grief she was now
alone, more than orphan; and with
out a murmur, without revolt against
the cruelty of her fate, she bowed her
head and wept as she had wept the
day before, as she would weep again
on the morrow. Then she recalled
the horrible vision of unsightly
wounds, the convulsed features ot the
livid countenances contracted with
terror awaiting death, which alone
could end such agony.
She pictured to herself her poor
brother, abandoned on some battle
field far from all aid, stretching his
hnnds to her in agony, calling her to
his side. Suddenly she remembered
that on the previous day a hospital
had been established at St. Saulve es
pecially for officers. Was there any
chance of an unknown sergeant hav
ing been conveyed thither? Certainly
not, and yet she summoned sufficient
strength to return. In a few minutes
Bhe reached the hospital, resolutely
opened the door, and entered.
A military doctor met her.
"What are you looking for, miss?"
"My brother."
"His name?"
"Sergt. Ixul8 Verdier."
'JYou moan Sub-Lieut. Verdler." As
he spoke the doctor pointed to the
long line of mattresses on the floor.
"There he is, in the sixth bed."
The ground seemed to fly under her
feet, and, suppressing a cry of Joy,
she staggered forward, overcome by
happiness and gratitude, falling on
her knees at the side ot the bed
on which her brother lay lu a heavy
stupor, his head enevloped In linen
bandages.
"Louis, Louis, I am here!" she said,
and almost swooned.
The wounded man recovered con
sciousness at tho sound of her voice
and opened his eyes. Then, recogniz
ing his sister, he Btretched out both
his hands, unable to raise his head,
which Noeml grasped and bathed
with tears tears of Joy this time
flowing from a heart which at last
had found happiness. Her emotion
was 80 great that words failed.
The doctor walked quickly forward
and half compelled her to leave the
bedside.
"You niUBt keep calm," he exclaim
ed, "or we cannot answer for any
thing. The wound la healing; your
brother will certainly recover unless
you spoil our work. Enough for to
day. You can return tomorrow morn
ing, but do not stay now."
Louis Verdler, promoted to a sub
lieutenancy on the field of battle, was
shot In the forehead, but the bullet
struck him obliquely and passed to
the back ot the head, from which It
was extracted.
"Do you know," exclaimed the
happy Noeml some days later as she
sat by the bedside, "yesterday my em
ployer gave me an order for a mag
nificent piece of lace, very difficult
to make, which he requires for a
rich English firm. I began the work
yesterday, and I hope to finish it
In ten days. I shall be exceedingly
well paid for this work. Can you
guess what I intend to do with the
money?"
"No," replied tho young officer.
"Well, as the doctor says you will
soon be strong enough, I shall have
you carried home, so that I can be
at your side night and day. You will
be very happy and soon quite cured.
"What a good Idea, dear sister! I
shall make haste to get better, so
that I may accompany you."
"I shall work hard, because your
return home la not a mere dream, aud
this happiness is close at hand.'
Every day Noeml passed an hour
at her brother's pillow; he was row
convalescent, and Noeml constantly
chatted about her lace; the work was
progressing rapidly, r -d, as she had
said, would be compl. -ed In ten. days
One morning as t .o entered the
hospital, her countenance beaming
with Joy, her brother made a sign to
her to speak In a low voice, glancing
as he did so, at a newly arrived pa-
tient on the neighboring mattress.
This was Count de Laaterac d'Am
broyse, lieutenant In the light In
fantry. he had been struck on tho
shoulder by a fragment ot shell
"Poor youth," exclaimed Noeml
moved with pity; "he has no sister
to care for lit nr.
She was interested in this unfor
tunate, whom death seemed awaiting
The pale sufferer gazed with staring
eyes at the young girl, who, amid the
hallucinations of fever, seemed to him
like some heavenly vision. He fol
lowed her with his gaze, which had
hitherto been expressionless, seeming
to be gladdened and smoothed.
After her departure his eyes re
mained fixed for a lung time on the
door which had concealed the vision,
then gradually closed In sleep.
Next day, long before Noeml's ar
rival, the wounded man, as though
gifted with second sight, which warn
ed him of her approach, directed his
looks to the dour, and when at length
the apparition was visible, a gleam ot
joy passed over hlB shrunken fea
tures. "Oh! the poor fellow! the poor fel
low!" exclaimed Noeml, troubled by
the fixity of those eyes, which seemed
to contemplate her from beyond the
grave She whispered In her broth
er's iar to Inquire about the state
of the stranger's wouud, and seemed
freed from anxiety on hearing that
there was hope.
The days passed rapidly and Louis
dallv srew stronger. Had he not
promised to make haBte to get bet
ter? On the morning of the tonth
dav Noeml made her appearance, her
face radiant with Joy. In her hand
she carried carefully a little packet
wrapped in tissue-paper. She also
keut her word. Her marvelous piece
of lace was completed, and sue wisu'
ed her brother to see it before taking
it to her employe. In her nappi
ness at being able to remove her
brother, ho quite forgot the poor
o,on,io,i atraneer. who waa now
nmtPhlne her with reanimated eyes.
la it not lovely?" Bbe exclaimed
laying tile delicate masterpiece of
,hi,.h ntin was so proud on her
KrnMier'a bed: her pride, however,
was not due to the difficulties she
hu,i ennouered. but to the fact that
bhe would now be able to take her
hrntlinr to their home, to whloh hap
piness would thus be restored. They
were both happy an, with clasped
hands, they examined the delicate
fabric, giving no attention to the
stranger, who, being uneasy on ac
count of this behavior, raised himself
partially in his bed.
In moving, the count displaced the
bandages on his wound, and a stream
of blood giiBhed forth and inundated
the bed. Hearing the cry of the suf
ferer, the doctor appeared and laid
the horrible wound bare.
"Quick! Quick!" he shouted. "Some
lint! Quick!"
While the distracted nurses were
looking everywhere the blood still
flowed, and the anxious doctor reiter
ated his commands.
Brother and sister, motionless, pale
with terror, exchanged a single
glance. Noeml tore her beautiful lace
to pieces and handed it to the doc
tor, who applied It to the wound;
the hemorrhage was checked.
"Thanks, dear sister."
I-ouls could say no more.
"Merely a few days" delay," mur
mured Noeml, repressing the teari In
her eyes. "I shall recommence my
work."
Today Count de Lanterac d'Am
broyse Is a colonel; he has three
children one tall, pretty daughter al
most as lovely and gentle as her
mother, Noemi, whose name she
bears, and two fine lads who, accord
ing to their uncle, the brave Com
mundant Louis Verdler, promise great
things. New York Weekly.
.71 a fJA7iJsnri7K
arnv
Bnyln Mlxfd F1i.
Why any feeder of farm stock should
buy mixed grains Is more Ibnn one chii
understand, unless lie Is too Insty to do
the mixing himself. Time was when
screenings were Just what was claimed
for them, the smaller grains wvhich
dropped, through the sieves when
screening was done for the first grade
of grains. Now screenings are quite
likely to be the sweepings from the
mill floors nnd contain anything from
Jinlls to tobacco quids. Any of the
grains used for feeding stock of any
kind can be bought, without mixture
and one can tell by examination if
they be reasonably pure. They cost
some more than the mixed feeds, to be
sure, but they are the cheapest In the
end. for less has to be fed.
Of nil the bad mixed feeds the
ground feeds are the -worst, for In this
state It is practically impossible to
know what is in the mixture, that is.
for the ordinary observer to nscertain.
In feeding poultry. It has been demon
trated, time and again, that It pays
to pay twenty-five per cent, more for
the grains by themselves than to feed
the mixtures bought In that form.
Iudiuuopolis News.
BILLY THE KID'S COUNTRY.
Place Where the Young Desperado
Wat Killed and Where His
Body Wat Buried.
Billy the Kid was tried at Mesllla
and condemned to be executed at Lin
coln. A few days before the day set
for his execution he killed the two
deputies, Orrendorf and Bell, who
were guarding him, and broke back
to bis old stamping ground around
Fort Sumner. "I knew now that I
would have to kill the Kid," Bald Gar
rett, speaking reminlscently of the old
'bloody scenes. "I followed him up to
Sumner, as you know, with two depu
ties, John Poe and Tip McKlnney, and
I killed him alone In a room up there
In the old Maxwell house."
He Bpoke of events now long gone
by. It had been only with difficulty
that we located the site pf the build
ing where the Kid's gang had been
taken prisoners, the structure itself
having been torn down and removed
by an adjacent sheep rancher. As to
oid Fort Sumner, once a famous mili
tary post, It offered nothing better
than a scene of desolation, there be
ing no longer a single human inhabi
tant there. The old avenue of cotton
woods, once four miles long, is now
ragged and unwatered, and the great
parade ground has gone back to sand
and sage brush. We were obliged to
search for some time before we could
find the site of -the Maxwell house, in
which was enacted the last tragedy lu
the life of a once famous bad man.
finrrett finallv located the spot, now
only a rough quadrangle of crumbled
earthen walls.
"This is the place," said he, point
ing at one comer ot the grass grown
nblnne. "Pete Maxwell s bed
In the fattening process, when ani
mals are so ripened tbnt they cease to
make good gnlns, further feeding can
only be done at n loss.
In selecting n ration for feeding, a
due regard must be lmd to the cheinlcnl
constituents of tho food or foods which
compos? it.
In nearly nil Instances fl mixed diet
Is superior to one composed of any one'
food.
In fattening animals the profit or'Ioes'
resulting Is largely Influenced by the
cost of the animals up to the time
when the fattening begin1.
Pregnant animals should be main
tained in a good condition of flesh.
When animals are exposed to tem
peratures below what Is normal, addi
tional food proportioned to the degree
of the exposure will bp necessary to
restore animal bent.
Discomfort from any sort arrests de
velopnient and consequently produces
loss in proportion to the degree and
continuity of the same. Professor T.
W. Shaw, in the American Cultivator.
NORWAY'S NEW KING AND QUEEN.
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King Hunkun the Seventh of NorwaT 3 tall, blonde, nd gooft looking,
standing more 1 tin n six feet high. On November 117, Qiieen Maud was thirty
six years old. She Is three years older than her biislmnd, and Is the youngest
daughter of King Edward of England. hIip Is described as being attractive
personally, a during driver and excellent huntswoinan. Skating and bt
cycling are also numbered among her athletic accomplishments.
Ilenltli of tli Anttnal.
Except in the warm South we believe
that the windows of every barn should
be fitted with nn extra covering of
wood. In other words, a shutter of
wood hinged on the.outslde and swing
ing in to be hooked nti the Inside. If
the frame will not permit of this, have'
it anyway, and use button on the out
side. One scarcely realizes bow much
warmer Hie burn will be for the cows
and horses with this double window,
and the cost is not great. In some
cases n double window of glass will
answer the purpose and be more orna
mental, but In cold locations a curtain
of burlap should be used on the coldest
nights. In addition to fixing the win
dows as described above, go over the
barn wall and stun newspapers be
tween the cracks of the boards.
Have some corner of the burn where
ft "window of n size according to the
number of animals in the barn can be
placed which will be open most of the
time to give as nearly perfect ventila
tion as possible, or have some plan
which is as applicable to the largo
building as the small one. While the
barn should lie made comfortable, re
member that the health of the animals
requires perfect ventilation, or as near
ly perfect as one enn get lt.--Indiau-apolis
News.
rlzht in this corner of the room, and
I was sitting in the dark and talking
to Pete, who was In bed. The Kid
passed Joe Poe and Tip McKlnney,
my deputies, right over there om what
was then the gallery, aad came
through the door right here. He could
not tell who I was. 'Pete.' he whis
pered, 'who Is It?' He had his pistol,
a double action .41, In his hand, and
he motioned toward me with it as he
apoke, still not recognizing me. That
was about all there was to it. I sup
posed he would shoot me, and I lean
ed over to the left so that he would
hit me in the right side and not kill
me so dead but what I could kill him
too. I was just a shade too quick lor
him. His pistol went off as he Ml,
but I don't suppose he ever knew who
killed him or how he was killed."
Twenty-five years of time had done
their work in all that country, as we
learned when we entered the little
barbed wire incisure ot tne cemetery
where the Kid and his fellows were
buried. Ther? are no headstones In
this cemetery, and no sacristan holds
lis records. Again Garrett had to
search in the salt grass and grease
wood. "Here is the place," said he
ut length. "We burled them all In a
.. . . ,.. .1.., nn.l
row. Tne nisi grave is me "u
next to him is Bowdre, and then O'-
Folllard. There's nothing left tc
mark ihem."
So nasses the glory of this worm.
Even the headboard which once stood
... wi.Va irmvp and .vhioii was
once riddled with bullets by cowards j
who would not have dared to stiooi ,
that close to him had he been nine ,
tlirt tlu .
was gone, u is iuji imj ...
graves will be visited again i).v any ,
one who knows their locality ." ,
rett looked fit them in silence ioi
. i. liiib. i
time, and turning, wem iu "-" j
board for a drink nl the canteen.
"Well," Bald he quleily. "here's to the
bovs. anvway. If there la any other
life 1 hope they'll make better use ot i
It than they did tho one I put th)m
out of." Saturday Evening Post.
i
Franklin's Sawdust Pudding.
Pv.nUlln believed In fair competi
tion, in freedom for others as well an
himself, aud cared more for his per
sonal independence in the conduct of
his (business than for the business II-
self. The story ot tne sawuum lea
ding should bo known in every news
paper office in the country, w neu
flrat started his Gazette, he made
some free comments on certain public
officials, and some of the influential
patrons of tho paper resentea it u
tried to stop It. He invited them to
dinner. When they came they found
nothing on the table but a pudding
made of course meal aud a Jug of
water. They sat down. Franklin
filled their plates and then hla own
aud proceeded to eat heartily, but his
guests could not swallow, the Bluff.
After a few moments Franklin rose,
n,t looklnn at them, Bald qirletly:
"My friends, any man who can sub- (
Blst on sawdust pudding, as I can,
needs no man'i patronage." A"1'1
Double tracking the Siberian rail
way will certainly not take place for a
year or two.
titclni Milk nnd Growing
The cost of growing pork in Canada.
nccording to the Ontario Station, Is
given by the head of the station as
four and one-half cents from two
months old pigs till they are about
seven months old. when grain fed. He
says; Our experiments go to show that
by Judicious use of skim milk in con
section with the grains pr meals we
nre able to produce n pound of pork
for from one cent to one and one-half
cent less than where the meals alone
nre used. Our experience -with the
raising of pigs has been that we can
was i keep a good sow in perfect condition
Vnr Breeiln For Profit.
It must be admitted that to succeed
one must use pure breeds, but the pure
breeds for the show room are not al
ways the best for the ordinary poultry
man. The fancier gives his sole
thought to the plumage and outer qual
ifications. The poultryninn should en
deavor to secure hardiness and vlco.
in preference to high scores, yet there
is nothing to prevent the use of birds
with beautiful plumage. If by retaining
them there is no sacrifice iu some im
portant and desirable characteristic
which may increase in the productive
ness of tlie flock. Fanciers nre often
compelled to raise a great many birds
in order to secure one prize winner,
yet those that may not be suitable for
the show room may have been hatched
from eggs laid by the same hen that
produces the prize winner, nnd nil
having the same sire. The fancier
values only the one bird with tho s'.iow
room points, but the poultrymnu
should select the most vigorous and
obust males and the largest and
healthiest pullets. It is well to get the
show room points if it can bp done, but
keep the birds most suitable, for this
desire has Induced beginners to the
show room, although with no inden
tion of ever showing them, which has
not benefited the flock in the matter
of producing the largest possible pro
portion of meat and eggs.
The first quality to be sought In n
breed k hardiness, for If the flock Is
selected every season from the hardiest
birds It renders them less liable to
disease, and lessens tho time nnd labor
required In management. Many fan
ciers lose time in attending to birds
that nre physically deficient, but strong
in show room requirements, which re
sult In the expenses being large.
Michigan Poultry Breeder.
n year round for $15. Estimating the
meal at one cent per pound $15 will
keep that sow a year, Including cost of
pasture and allowing to much for
cost of building and everything also,
barring the labor, which Is not includ
ed. From the average sow wo may
anticipate eight pigs, if she produces
only one litter, anil that reduces the
cost of the young pig below $2. If she
gives two litters, it costs somewhere
around $1 per pig. We may say $1 n
pig. If you ndd SI. no n pig to $7.
which we vay is the cost of n 200
pound pig, yon get $!, and the very
lowest price we have got this year
has been $10. There Is still $1 clear
profit and the manure, and the manure
that comes from the pig is of a very
superior quality. Indiana Fanner.
HOW TO SCALE A HIGH FENCE.
Perhaps It Is Impolitic to teach boys
new tricks, but It Is really too bad to
have to walk a mile when it Is so easy
to get over the fence and go cross-lots.
Some years ago a man thought out
Poor For n ITog linn".
There is no good reason why the door
to the hog house should bo made of
heavy boards and kept shut, nor why
tho house should be without any door
if one will work out this simple plan.
Take some strong burlap or an old
fertilizer bag and get u few laths.
Place the laths, on Inch apart on both
sides of the bag (crosswise) nnd fasten
them to each other, nailing through the
bag. Hem the edges of the bag so
1hey will not ravel, then fasten over
the' opening In the door, letting it near
ly touch nt the bottom.
The laths will weight it sufficiently
to hold It iu place so that it will keep
out cold and storm, yet It will be suf
ficiently light so that the hogs can push
it with their bends when they want to
get in or out of the house. The illus
tration shows the plan plainly and it
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111 Sil
SurrenK In I'ann'nff-
It Is possible for n man who lins In
telligence enough to learn: money
enough to meet the primary expenses;
and physical constitution strong enough
to bear the burden, to convert any kind
of soil into n good producing condition.
But hp must know enough at the be
ginning to figure out the results, to
know whether Ins venture will lie a-
paying one or not. Or whether the
outlay will not bo greater than nny
return that he may reasonably expect
from it.
A fanner can make a farm, but n
farm cannot make a farmer. There is,
therefore, tlie possibility that nil in
telligent man may make a successful
fanner, even though ho start out with
u poor farm.
Hut n man with small intellect, with
out education, and without knowledge
of his profession cannot farm success
fully, however good a farm he may
have to start with. He might raise one
or two fairly good crops, but it would
only bo by chance if he should make
a paying conversion of his crops lulo
ash. And without Intelligent cultiva
tion tho best sol! will not continue to
yield good crops. Of this we have
rnhably nil soph enough without need
iig any further proof orexplanation. In
dependent fortunes have been made by
shrewd. Intelligent fanners: nnd for
tunes hnve been lost on good farms by
those who did not understand the busi
ness.
I believe that the Intelligent, well-
educated farmer may succeed against
very adverse conditions of tin laud.
But a pnor fanner cannot succeed at
this business. He must constantly
grow poorer, and finally fail.
Success in farming, as in every other
calling, depends first upon tlie man
bis mental end his physical capacity.
his education: and his wife. With
these conditions to start out with, then
the better the farm, tlie greater will be
his degree of success. But he will
succeed. lieorgo Mcintosh. In flip
American Cultivator.
will work belter than nny door wc
know of, obviating the trouble of open
lug the door every time tho hogs nre
to be let out. If desired the reguni
tion board door may be put lu place, to
be closed when desired. Iudiaiiapolls
New
Point on Stnolt VckiIIiik.
Farm nnlmals must possess quality
before they can be fed aud reared with
marked success.
More food is required to make a
given gain ns the birth period is re
ceded from.
When periods of stagnation occur be
fore maturity, the food of maintenance,
fed during such periods, brings little or
no return.
When development Is seriously nr
reBted tit any period before Its com
pletlon, the feeding quality of the mil
mal is affected adversely.
When development Is unduly forced
by stimulating foods while the niiiina
is young, its feeding qualities nre In
Jured.
Kaugli on Gnrinnii Autolltfl.
It having been noticed that many
lines for niitonuibllo speeding were be
ing levied in a small German village,
says Automobile Topics, the authori
ties made Inquiry from the. local police
man how ho determined the rate of
speed at which the ears were proceed
ing, aud his lunocent answer was: "1
report all who come through here." It
proved to be u fact that all hud been
held up for tines, uo mutter what the!;
i-peed might be.
ITnpt-comleitts.l Action.
"Young lloouiwnllev is a rank failure
as a legislator! indignantly said the
Hon. Thouins ltott. "Why, when in
the course of debate 1 denominated
him as a falsifier he struck me on the
nose, when, if he had beeu nt all ac
quainted with parliamentary usage, he
would have known that It was permls
fible only to hurl the calumny back lu
my teeth! There is a yellow streak lu
that fellow, as sure us you nro burn!''
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ill
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torn of the top tray, and Is drawn out
or returned similar to a bureau drawer.
Fine clothes, If packed in these trays
l
Trays Readily Accessible.
In n neat nnd careful manner, could be
conveniently reached when occasion de
manded, and be ready for Immediate
use without the necessity of pressing.
a new way of making a fence. He
Just sawed a thirteen-foot board In
half diagonally and produced the re-
suit shown in this picture of a seven
foot fence which looks hard to get over.
There are many nrile3 of this style of
fence lu New .lersey, and it sm'ius es
pecially popular In Monmouth County.
Long ago the boy with a Jack-knife
solved the problem of getting over this
kind of n fence, and the picture shows
how easy It Is to do It. It Is Just like
going up and down a ladder. Newark
Sunday Cull.
ALUMINUM HONE.
The ordinary hone, composed of nat
ural stone, has always been objection
able for the reason that it is breakable
and is not always of uniform texture
throughout, the best of the natural
hones being quite expensive. A Phila
delphiau has discovered the fact that
LATEST IN TRUNKS.
The latest Idea in trunk is shown In
the Illustration below. This trunk has
several advantages, the most Important
being the easy manner lu which the
garments can be packed, without fear
of creasing or mussing them, and as
conveniently removed. It contains two
trays, one being supported beneath
the other. The upper tray Is sup
ported, when the trunk is closed,
upon cleats secured to the sides of the
trunk, but when thp lid of the trunk is
oppned the upper tray Is pulled up
ward aud backward by pivoted braces
secured to the lid and tho tray. Small
swinging arms also add support to the
tray.
A second or supplemental tray is sup
ported beneath the upper tray, and is
picked up and lowered simultaneously
with tho top tray. This supplemental
truy fits Into ledges attached to the bot-
Aluminum'
'Aluminum
Aluminum Whetstone.
aluminum possesses qualities which
render it available as a cheap and ef
fective substitute for the usual natural
hone, the metal being of close grain
and of uniform texture. He claims,
also, that It Is bettor than the natural
ntone In tho respect that It imparts a
sharper and more lasting cutting edge
and Is practically unbreakable. In pre.
paring the metal for use as a hone or
whetstone, It is cast In the form of a
block, such as Is fbown in the illus
tration, which can be used without
mounting. Philadelphia Record.
Four Ways the Cherry Tree Incident
Could Have Happened.
ia
,Llttle G. W. Father", I cannot
ull lict 5v, giv
ut a lift, will you?
' Why Hi you cut down my favorite chtrry tret, ton ?"
' Why didnt you tell m a ? I'd jist u soon UcklcdJ
I any ot the ouwra, pa w i -
Civilization shortens the life of a
horse. In a wild state he lives lo be
thirty -si:; or forty years old. while tlie
domestic horse is old tit twenty-live
years. ,
Iu pn:'ts of Australia, where the
AVei'agi rainfall l not more than ten
'.!K-!!s a square mile of land will sup
pui't onl cis'i o? uiuu sheep.
I 'Vi'i KuXytefWif'tt si ' - j '
,1 Tr Ff ) : S r AC?rdLrij W I.
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"Gccl This w tough wood, but Tvt
gal to b tak into th story books tomohow I
"Hit hold on, pawl This alu'l aj
" sordin' to history I." .