TEM1I)DLKUK(II TOST.
T. H. HAi.TKIl, Kki-iom a.m IWh.
.w.7 I I.kin i:;, r.. Ma J itv.
"If, as stated, f it toll bairgilj;: B" '0()i
US the iutr article can In" mail'' if cotton
atalk the "southern planter may Ihhu'Ii at,
tlin jute mist." opine the Washington
ff.li.
h'irv, y,i, ,,, think tha' the pre
vailing low prices of I it in prodic fs, i on
fu'ipient u.i nt itiutv I overproduction,
will force 'hi- farmers of this country to
tlivcrsifv their industries.
It i on .iAtMiliiiii and legrCi.blp fact,
remarks W.iMltiiikcion .', iliai 'JTOii
couits :n tiii' r.nl'l Stti'es arc t 'tigncd
in ir;r.?itv divorn'S und tlml niie mar
ri ii'in i . i ry t wcnty iMu'Iit i thus an-
Milled.
Th" .,. hi wliy in m iii y for-imrs itr
itrrivirii; 1 -ii' is. allc"cs tin' St. Louis
,', V ,. tli.it ll'lfl' 1 ri-i I n( sii-am-hip
i-en's arc scouring around I'.urope, ui
d'n it :, tii' " "uri'i"; of tiic i.uiii '.
loll.e I.' I'
'I I: ' N -W York .....'...' t:.ut
tii i- :. ri' !nii ii ill it :ii ' i. -:.iki-.
New .;, .1 h:i.nd, .Ii ii.:'.. m n its
ll.H 'l. I.i '.;ul ;t t.iiii.i.in, mill now
I l.i ' I'.i ; ,Ki- ilt .iiii.i.ii: '.i iii-:i.i n.. Til"
'J ; u- t.iki' tiii'.r 1 in n
.'i.': to t!r ..iii r i-i'.'-.iit, ;
' '' r i-Vl l -l". iii.t life ..I
li!i U'-; 1 1 . i 1 1 ' i sit i' i1m'.h a m ! '
!
'. 'i ;' :,' I liat 1 i 1 1 - i.' t .. :ii '
no'i mi.."" .-I! o'ii T i:i tip : . i -i r :'ir.
I"' ;' ill' : . liin:i' .. :ij'.. ..s:.! ' -it .
I" : I ; : ' ii. i vat i i:; i:i:!-.k.v m i, I :! .
ii;.n ro.v in iki i 'ertioi ii.iv a li'u'a! ;
ll'iiiii.il IroHl Iwi'lvi' ii rin v. tu m '.Vi j
! M. ai: i a t i J i . IS provi'lr 1 nr ti II- i
i'" in:. i ;i':'iii'- t I n if j w n lu-i '
tali' !!. mi :i' a:nl 1ft lil llr n oo to tin' '
J II . tiiin' y '. no !a t h i to '
ii..r. !ii'tiii'i o, to i in- p ili j.inl tii.'v
i i" ' ': iiall i I I i i . y a- tliry '! ax' '
"l o.iir .lii nri' ri'.i'ilrd ly A 1 1 1 r i a n i
n.iv .i .;ii i ! a t! lii'-l k!nl nf -itvihiM :
mi f ii'ivii. Tlii'v all' in i! vi U of iieat- I
i;''--, i i . ii oin ilii'iii i' ami onr- i
'i . 'a.-i .lap- ol t'i i'i!' a: pn-iiioti ai ;
lioi.i'' a:e peril lining mi li rvii'i'-j on
Ximr. nn i.irn-ol wiir. I'l.ey eniily ph i.
no i :, n.- Ii i-ic.lisii to iiii'ii'rtahi nc.i r. i
iti'l !! 'lavf t.'n iri.jiH iiii iii.iri'-t lor
Ilii'ii i n pi'iyors' pi ru.iarit irs of ta-tr.
-I' " vi'i;U, iimvi'Vi i , are liai'l to '.
Ilol i n'', ' o-ili; wi'll nili itlipoi'i iK!i ,i I
p'l a: ti'i-'i: s.ivo tiiri'H.'u t!ie:,- Ji aimv '
nil:" I II. II. !
I
"'I I.' (.'a! M'inark thai 1 h" A ii,er',i':u;
me a ii.:im, o io!ni'',. iia. io? nuii-ii of i
it- !'o:. ," : -i'M tin' M il wiins. e .-. ;:;,,', j
" 'i::' in : -i!i.' how i . 1 1 i I , v n- nn- 1-
' n ! I i" ml' o! h 1 1 i - I . t . livi a i.uw 1
,'1 ' o i;-ii: I !ino. a -t.ii-.- witiio'i: liit- ;
t'liuu !n;ii: ii; l.aliir, i: a Knir.l of
I'. thai-, . a Kfli'jilt of lloiio:-, or a !
i
Kno;i ' "I 'i.i' i!olii-ii liatu-, lira Kni-iil.
'I'i-iiio ai . or a l i-iiit of ! ne Si 1 r 1 1 o: n ,
ii- a i: ii ii, in o'li'-i .irie: ot
I - 1 ; -: t . - ow ill -oai'' 1 1 : n 1 1 ; ... 1 1 1 aiie
ail ' ' v. iiy lhi-i'lai- In: kni'vil iinml j
i
i i i : i. lit in a i iii:l i ui:i "i i , vv I
Him - a - i'ii'i-ii, ami tin:- lo:a- .i:y ;
'ii.-li'; ii : :iir tli in a Uniu'ii'. ''' !
I'r i . in ai li i en' i ni t i.i ol
.Mi. i. :ln- Ho-:. m v..--., i iviii- !
... . i
.i' i ' -i'- i. - to ,ri.' io-t' it- iit'.ia r i v -
I'r-- .. . I. in. l.ivin--;on, ti," in'--iini
i- i Mai r--!oi . , lm-o ii l,,u,.i ;: al:r 'i!
l in- . - .r i A 1 1 1, i i ,.' - :i.i: i i ' i i in . '
Ii!'-' ii to ' r.e l'. ri-i 'i.i ! ti.i I'- w .'.' I
p-ii-::n n';-- wo-. li icia! :..-.:. n, i
,'.n a t : t ii ! a'::o:i!it,i: to lai..,, .. . j
i.in. i.i !! iii ' o'lii l a I v 1 . : 1 1 : . 1 1 1 . . i . ! - j
in- t; ' A i .ii i ri'lieN. aii'l ii : i-" 'i I i-i ft vr
I.--- a. :.:'!) u.i:i! in- fi-ii a vn-tini to
( i i, an 1 ovi'i ', h"!tniti- ti in i i ! -r -. I
In 'mill. M'ar ollii'i:- i! tiir I'u.tiil
: - alii. . afti i alio ,n the li.-T.iiif
i . : 'i.o uiid or tl..' Ki. lv' Mi.an:
a. ii-, . .r.ii it n.lli -i.it to 'meal, ii-.miv i.inl
iv !i- ' !i : . i!;.'. i i o i i , ai.ii , . iii.f -t ; i.i
'i i'i'-' -. r v I ' i i i'!n ii i 1 1 in-.
l'.i : ni'- within '.!.. ia-' e :''i.' .en
mm ' I i "'-Milan a nn y 1 1 a inen e,, lii ii a-1 1
u .'i' ..i : : i fit- at a total rin n- ot K'i',
"I'' 1 Tinn i.ave Ii ri. ..m' i : uo'ii
i:i'. i . ! I n linli- ami ilrr pu iiie-.
'I'll I; lull-,'. I ilelll o.' the l-l. n Hi. HI!. e
I. I.- l.; il till' I n i 11., Ill pco le lire
rr- .r v, -iiupiy for 'uo.v. A iarue part
o: ihi i hi e -t p.-iiml ni the iiw nl tii"
viiii .o men of the nation i pent in
ii 'ill', mni ilii'. pai iiili-'i, while tiieir Mip
) or. : ;tik"i) l.ityoly from the nfi'i-Hiarivt
oi ii!e :f tile i-ollill.on people, ln'.-idin
li ii'r.i t.itii; lim i-onntry w ith h ileht
Miii1'! than it i-.tn iiiriy. The mine in
'ria of every tuition in Kuropr, though
lot in eery rae to t lie snii.e i tei:t.
mi ti e b irden miht lie pi ei!il liftml
,f ti:f-e nation wou'nl iinply ULTeis to
or.t.ii j.- to lulrain from riililnne. or iinil.
in- iM.meai h ot'uer, and woillil ieyanl
-il 'i. otiii :' ai I'CiDUIlt i ai in toml faith.
Sii: '. ii i,.i .nam "lit in li'll opi; riini.ol lit'
' ..: . . :.ii. :n tiie tiiUiiv.
loccvEn you no.
i"h iM w.i'lil hntiii' un it wav;
Th" iiray naire-l titury n -m-s its clo-;
Its sorrow !. '(n'ln ilnv t v i!v;
Tin1 summer lluh t;'MiKc t'n' rii
Hut. lUi liiiif, Winl ni'i;' voire I henr.
Ami v. hili- j-niir iI-ok brown eves i r.
Sml months nn l iinies 'iin ilrear
Are hII thi'snme, nil I to in.
1 i'nii' I'an never i-eseh m
While ruin suit Inn I I li..,.
While your c)'s love and tctt ai UIO
I shall never xi'"' ol'l '
They jr tlml. love forsakes t old.
Ttint passion lie ami fades nnnv;
That even Inn1" bright loexinf told
M,if I'im tlc-ir cliarm iiml i Imiio to gray.
;ut. Im rh nw. while yanr heart In mine,
Ami while I fri'I tnnt Vmi are true,
pur me the nil nn will ever shine
H lili similiter light nn. I ten.li avsi blue.
Vet. let I'M ;e ili'l ide me'
I Turn liis mm king toni-ii;
Iviir love, with vmi b.-snle ill)
I inn fin-ever y.inin;.
('.'i;ni'i'i.
AN ESCAPED BOA.
Mr'. I Yak lni'l alway hid a "'nn'y
liollol," a tile teniie. it, nf a i-ir ' 111.
Hut wi)"li the iniiiii'iiie poteri of Awl
paw' ' ( 'oinliiiiatioii .ena-;eri" and Cir-
lis" were -pread out upon the two ide
of ll-r hu-hainl I .!.i kmiitli ho;i, their
w-underfill at i tat ions p;n e, ovi'i lielin
in::. Not o-dy did the '(-lion! -children
lin:: r to pore over fhein.it tin- ep.-n.eo,'
their stiidie-, li'll the oldel' people of thi'
vil!::-e ii, ad" the ,p,,i win ... lie- hi-hly.
colore. I uni oi.in i ii,; nt ., diplaye. a
.itlieriii- pi H ". At la.; M,i. I'.'ii h"-.
.self feit ooli'ei to look into tin: mat'"!'.
'I'll'' e-lllt Will iil.'li, :i tile lime Sir tile
idio'.v di'i v mar. sue in oached tie. suii
ji t to le r in .-It.i in i .
' '7.1'k'!. " !. iii-in., -tin; ,- i-'irirke 1.
' peai. to me niK-t all tin- aa'inal. in
ii-all iir Loin' ; i In. :,.i .. mu.t.iv
I w.iiililn 1 mind " in' on i-ii lei um eiii
my lile ii:s"ll."
"Di.ii li I'u-il. y'i -'o:ir In tak" hi.
-lall'lilM'ti'll, " M: e!fc ill ii'tlv t. -plied.
"I. ill, now! you don t s.iy.sof Well,
t any rnte, a leidv don't hal to lool. on
ter tile olije tioli'lile doin Whlll do
.oil tlllllk, 'Z'k'l, 'lioilL ll Lioifl' f
"I mil f doin nun n tiiinkin'," he
warily aiiswi ! d. Imt it you've out it
into lour i ran'iiiii to v.o, i: moie'ii
likely w .- 1,0111'.''
"Will, it the 11-: i;o, I don't sc.
what's to hinder u. 1 ..111 imrrcr loll
Mi'i kuin's i ti 1' 1 i-ii . if 1 hil'ieii's w hat's
tiei "..ary. I know they'd like to see 'em,
too, an' I heer.l Klder I'iiiuney sav jest
yisti i'.lav sin Ii a i 'le. tion was n-elly na
cddii atioii. I know invself n-vi-r a'
kiiowed them jiiiupin' , reeturs keeri. d
their ouiil: iiiis round with 'em in their
pockets u I iiadn': seen it with mv own
cyis when 1 was a '.-id I'm oiMnV old.
1111' I'd redly like to si m- of the n
stni t t --tin 1. tiling, they say wrop
folks up in their tails nn" vipn-li Vm to
death 'lore tin y swailer em. '
t'an't - iv my tn-te runs th'.t way."
nli.eived Mr. I'eak. I I rulii' i s ii.it
lour heaOeil -If than a hull pa...-l 1
snake. That '- .oinet iiin' cur'us."
They went to lie. ein us. or rather to
th" Mil ti:i-;i li'-, fo,' Mrs. 1',-ak 1011
M iciitioi.lv icli.iiiieii from patriuii.iii-tin-
other pnrt ion ol ; In-ehinit ion, and
i 11 -i -1 .-. 1 ,-i-iii!y upon .p.-nilin-; i..- whole
tune admit -.lie i-,:-i s ami cut Insure;
w lien- the animal' -.vch- k. p , :ho'i:ii h'-r
liu-oalnl was allowed to vi.it th- sj,,:.
how which in iil tin- foui h"'d-d calf.
Mrs. I'eai- Ii id in-' -r 'lt i. -i.i- oiati
tied- sl" s. W :i;e "'.frii !"s.''
Ihlt .li'' Hid Ho! I III 1 -1 1 W1..1! W.S )
I0II0W, 01 t" I I.I i 1 V fhe Would not il'li'
oai d -o loiiy upon 1 hcil' hu:;.' folds.
Tile keep-l- Tlllt-W ,ltlo tin' c.l.e .'1 live
ralihil. and In- .iiw the po .; t i.'.ilui'e
1 TUs let 1 ami w alloweii.
Th. 1. 01 1 id si-!,; w.t- ninr th in 'he
had li.ii.iiii. tl :o;. Her hear' was
(o'i Ltd. and her ' on. i. i.,... , well, end
l-he iliimedin'ily ie!u.i-i to le! I'ollv'.s
childri n li-main lunger; -n Mr. I't-ak was
fought for, and th-y .. ' nit lop ho'm-loll-
heft ire their in i-iihoi ..id' 1-j't tii
liisi'inatino pii i iin i .
"I didn't l-ei r In th" t".', nohow, '..
Ion- 's I'd .."en tin t c ill." Mr. IVak an
fioilin t- l. a- h -t heeriiilly join"d iii. wife,
"an' I h"V my -.. ,n of tint tut
ti.il.'.; 1 1 l :i i It tk I'M' tiiite 11 .t'lal."
' I'd a' liked it all -o'. tu ; la.'. I
can't j , ; it ti.iten m ).".,:. 1:', ilc 1
it at!," -ii- answered, .. i m j i.ide hoii.i'
W a' d.
I: 'crtaiiiiy iiatl spoiled i', for In-!' state
nf tiiiml ..rev.' am 1.111-U , mid that ni-hi
'iie had visiof.'i iniiiia. -raiee, mu.-h to
Mr. I't nk's dr.. oinlor:. Tii- ii"-,' moiti
in- hiie .no...' i u 1 1 1 1 it ' i i,iii i',-im.is-,
tiiou-ii her iiu.iiiiiid cinic .v.a.'il to ;,ilay
it wih ri 'oil ni pill In.' iph .
"1 iiml : . c narv of yo'ir t ikii.'
tlli-t 1 lltti'l'- li.illi'. oil iii;-ef, 's iono '
you ai-i't i!oi'- mil iiii.'. "
Hut I iii v ! I hadn 1 o u r stiri'tl (Hi
.oi'tai v s'cp to ll.et t in in if tit'.- ii'.lll
-hun it 'tl wen;,'' -roai.i-d.
That afternoon sue was co:ivin,-- l of
it wln ii in-r itii.ii in. I l.i o i-'nl in a iiand
hill w'uii-h had lie-n h i't in hi- -'nop, imd
which i.'utit lined tl.c lollowiiti: auii iUli' L'-ini-ut
;
AS f' .'.M'KIl v. M.
Tin'. in li fin- carei.'siii... nf on -tit t'ae ken-
11'-, n sl,aki- ol Itl" 1 1 .11 "-.-e l::l. e"litiil.
A lilii-ial t.-iMiiil will li'-t pant to any oil" im-tifyinj.-
Hie iiiaim-i'iiii'iil of 1 Ik w in-rc hIih-.h s.
"1 mi-h; 'a' known it," ejai.iila'ed
Mm. 1'cak. '- riuru wun'l lie a duck tier
n "oust' net- ntithiu' sale till it'll found.
I'm loiii' ri-lit ito.v an' hi .: to thet old
hi He hen thet'ii jest come oil'. Thcso in s
ni.-ed airin' awhili! loni:i', anyhow,"
fslii: dropped the tohiicco utonis nhu whs
mrtin- nut to pack thu l'ui'4 away in. "I
wouldn't lie one upeck n'prisiid if we
had a visitation from it this very nivj'ut!"
'Taiu't likely it'il travel 11 mile, jest
to see in," dryly returned her husband.
"Yu i can't trll wh it thft tiling 'II do.
Atiythiii',' thet'll uulp down :t hull live
lalihit it' outi swnllei'll tin most auythiii).'.
I 'xp't'l sidtii'tliin to hnitn":i tei' ir.iiu' to
thet t i.'.ai-, nn' I .s'ui'n'l 10c. till the;,
c: it :' .ii "t up in."
"Now. Niitii-y, liou't u'i' sot oa tii'-t,
Itl in 1 jii . ii: c i. till Uui tio" .,"' he
Ifiid. n h" wrnt Inek to th forjri. anil
r.-KiiniiMl a ilivimvion with th nhoennker
upon tlv function of tho cainel'i hump.
"i'i i. iii'i you put up me
Mr. I'eiK iiook iicr unitrin Ihmiuq I
flint niifht to nsk tin! question. Ti ortt
wa no itiKWur. "Anyway them i-Mck-
' i iis air mifr," h" rcnmrkcil to hi.'ielf,
:iiiindoiiiiir the at'einpf to wak'Mi iiitn.
"..k'l I' 'ak. I cay, wake up!"
It wait n full hour later when
nierv'"'i': wi'e rriial tlim 11 train in hi
car, cuf-titii: off a unore ahrtiptly, ind
c itisitiit him to start up with nn fiifriyiiiyj
".up an m vigorously tniilijpj him.
'J.amly tiosheu, Nancy! When
ivhat whew! What n nwent in!"
He nut upright. "I wm hill-pos'in' fer
that Aw lpaw concern, nn' I'd got the
cinneN an' yirnffiM uptiie down, whin
thi! plaguy thiiik' lot. all their (not rly
rii(ht in my rilx. Did you punch inc,
Nan y.' What you want!'
"I want you to linten; taVre'n Homo
thin' in t'uv. ho lie," !io hreathlunsly au
swpri'd. I'ooii! .Tet your inmijinin" (Juit
your fusstn' 'hoilt miitk-: an thingi, cr
you'll he rii'sl'ti' with inore'n I hi v. tin
to li "p nn' don't jeim li iiip any mori."
"II. it there i! 1 heard it. Some-
j thin' droppin'," she pi rifid. Hut Mr.
I'eak had taken his: own a Iviuj and h id
j dropped aiiilill to sleep.
j Not satisfied, hut hearinir nothing
imui', Mrs. I'l ik't 11. tirade roc to the
1 point if investi";a!ino f,,- h-iself. (Quietly
1 slipping out ol Ii -.1, h" iite-tii'd the
I chainlier door .".nd tipt'ted to thn nt'tir-
railing w hi-'u overlooKud tho Inns?, old-
fashione 1 hal! Ic low ,
I The moon -hone in t'u-oii-.di thn narrow
windows on eit.11 r id" of ttte duo.' at iti
"fid and tliH'W its p. tie lihl within, sa
j tliat, as Mr. I', ak p vTed dow n into the
j open space, it was i a.y to ni-c nil there
was to hu seen. An I what, sin: did m e
I 'ti iied t':,e lilood in h: :' eiin,
, "'.k'l'"
It v as an ufr'.r'iily ithri ; whi 'ii
iir ei-ed tl.c lon- s iio : iii-,' man t'ois time.
What on :i;ith is it now, Nancy!" he
cvlaiiii" I. ha'..-d 1 1 by the sudden
a'.'llke-itl'. .
', '.' k'l J'- ik! I j iid o, ait' it's
I haiip-itt d. It's down there!''
W nat'.s dawn ivii-.-ro .'" he i'.c-n.iii'i-l,
i-.-tiis.
"Tiia .aoed hiu' D.iwn in
oa: froii h ill --this hie. ted minute!''
sli-i inati.i'.'ed to arfieiila'e. "(tit riht
.11 . Mi iiiie it' riimliin' thi stuir ric;ht
n w . liunv 011 vo'ir e!oth"n; lure they
le.
"I tii. In t ktio'v' th"V I'liini'i," h" re
plied, nervously, reaeiitn for the ifar
meii's s',1- ex' it"lly tlnnir upon the betl.
"I'lunili! They rail do anything, I
t'-ll you. Don't oct out. there!" nlie
screamed, a, she started for the door.
I've -ot to see wtire 'tis."
II'' loin-, npi'ii t!ie dour and stepped
to the railino, followed ihxely by his
w it-, t litiu'in to his suspender. There,
In-low him, partiaily I tted in "jracel'ul
1 "lis, eerl.iiitly lay a lmi-; !l;i"k o!je;-t.
'Don't you stir it nt"p down t'.iere,
'Z' k'l l'ciik. I"s'n yo'l want to ten me
w or-e'ii n wiihler fort your facp.tn' eye !"
sti" cm lainied, and n-i.el him hy tir.'
out, us he took line st'-p down w '.
"i!.t tic ti- i";iiii'ii s.'"
"lloiv'm I 1-1 j 1 1 to uif ll"i'.dihus less'n
I do -o down tii-ie, i't! like tokaowf"
ite re: unied, hesitatin-.
Hit oir o' tiif winder. Oil, who'd
'.:' tiiouit: it! Jest :m 1 c 'te. I !" nlie
mo iti' d, ii:i uii.is'.entiy, thu iiet lii'i- '
merit .
I'e.in to ine it's i.iii.-y ftill. Sure
it ' tin-: snake, tn y :"
"S ir-! Aint it plain toli"in? Io
you wan if to k'-ti h you 'I'om you'll
li le .v: I'f Tti'"' tii- way tliey tlo
play tin i i.- itsl-ep tu' "Tali you up with
ticii i lil -- ia' see w iieie thai tail is," she
add'tl, 1 onviii'tt..'ly.
S in: entju-h, ie ltiiid tii" coils trailed a
tail iiiclns-. proimitv to tile lowest s'nir;
and Mr. l'-. k- p.-id-iitly allowed his
w if' 's t o. ni. 1 to pn-vail.
iiiit.iiie th" 1 haftitier window w.n tlr:
woo ldi" i r.m;, which siop.nl down to a
li.ni. l.o.inl, w l.n.li in t n il ended in the
i'itr rnin-lian-' I. Dnvn tiiis he c ttitious
!y crept. N irrowly es-api::.,; a pluuye
iii tii" wa'er he 111 iiui'.'-'d to reacil tile
.round, and stood undeei l"d.
'Tnint so late Imt tin-re's folks at the
'.'in "i. (.'ill l-r help an' don't you
leave 11," here a'oii"," sti- directed, from
tii" w indow ai'in'c.
"Il lilol" he lin.'.ilv t illed iff.
"Nouo'.v'li r.fve.-'il iieir- thai in nl!
if. at in:!. J.-t-ier: Hoo, t':..ie! Hoiji!
Why,
vo'i're on :
An' nil
Nancy, f"ll:s'!l surely think
i.i- p'ui: of iieiu' murdered.''
itwe? What's the tlitfrenc
ivo 11 ii in' en' to pieec an' in-in' swa'
ret I iiisti, I'd lik" lo know ( Don't Vol
1, ". '..';'," sii" iiniilor :.
Tie
was un need of his "ioiilvr. Mr.
Peak's -Iniil
rocery, and
ri- . h ul ivi' ii- 1 tu:' near
1 -.roup of men ami boys
i- 'l'il lor'.n :n r
r i.h"d to tiie hou.
w...-.is from Mr. P.
pons" to t.iein nii'l
A lew th-. 11 ecatory
!., intersp-i's "il witli
i-Xji .iii 11011 Iro r. Mr. Peal., enliifliti'tic t
li."tti as to tii" dancer of tiie si'.untioii.
"Lit a club," advised one.
"1; may take a situ," sai l another.
"I.'isso it an' take it alive '.here's the
1 'Ward," a thirl thriftily mi'"ett'"l,
while M.s. P'ik ur,'.id t'ueiM to "tlo
s,i iii'.: it : 11 l; i'ivjhf, ol:."
In a sliorl time it colieetioti of articles
w itli which the boa was eith-r to be cap
f ired or killed was a', thn ba-rk door.
I.i t us in, Niii'.cy," nhuutetl her hus
band. l.ainly mkei! how be I join' to,
'tiio it ffoiu' rij;ht inter thu jtw er tail
of death, 1 thou'.d fay ! You'll haf to
"it ni it turuiioli thu hall winders ev'ry
tloor nu' wiini r's fust but them."
How'd the thin;; git iu, thenf" asked
tiie shoemaker.
"Now, Nati Siniley." replied Mr.
Peak, "don't you sio to wast in' time ar
viyfiin' nt this eriticle minute how it jtt
in. It's in, un' it 'a a wonder we. aint iu
it, too, nu mebbe I shall Ixr if you Uou't
ln.rry."
Taint stirred," anid Mr. I'eak, as the
v billow w.sre reached mid raiseil.
Throw sou.ethiu' at it in' h.'a if it'll
move."
Thud ! v; cut a ioo J-iii l stick urmii
thn hill floor and upon tho dreadful ob
ject. 'i!i uracioin!" nrrMtmeil Mr. Teak,
who had ventured out into the tippet
hall once more, to watch ami direct ojiera
tioiM below . "It's getliered all tip in I
heap, reiidy tf) jump. Shoo!"
Do, vn went the lire nhovel, which nhl
had fi-ieij for self defence, laiiilinif in
the midst of thn distiirbeit coils, whieli
foiddenlv str.tiirhtened imt.
"Kill it, it's rotnin' trait;1it aftel
me," fhi' screamed, and darted buck U
her chamber.
"I don't ice's yon ran tlo anything
but shoot it," after a few moinenn sM-nt
in parleying, during which tho creaturt
lay inotionlisxs.
" 'k'l Peak, don't you fire neither.
I don't want them hull walls all spat
tered up with that critter' thrasliin
'ro nd." cxclaimetl Mrs. Peak, ceriiis
out from her retreat with a .change ol
mind as to the fato of it. " Taint mot
in' now, ketch it."
"Ketch it ! Who's atroin' to do it, IV
like to know, 'Pears to iiu Nancy, il
you're so tierce all nf a sudden 'bout
kefchin' it, you miudit come down a stej
er two, fer sht;w a lody how, I'm jfiftin
ireil g-foolin'," Mr. Peak returned, im
patiently.
' I ll ketch if."
The shoemaker's son had thrust i
liidv far thruu;,''.i the window at hi
spoke.
"Jon aint 'fraid o' nnry tiling livin'!
asu-rt.'d his father, a iiniriiii'ly. "Je.i
otilock this "er" tloor '. soon ' you yil
in. 's o i tain ran if vo l wuntei,'' lis
nd vised.
"I.asser it!" n lded another, pil-hin
tin- tope in after him.
Hut .lo, in. ide, refused the rope, mid,
followiu-; his father's advice, lluti open
tiie door, into which the crowd outside
pushed its way, while he boldly advanc
ed tow i' l the o'njeci lyine at the othel
end of til" hall.
'((Jo-, he ke -rful ! D n't you tech
it !" warned Mrs. Peak, a 1 lie suddenly
-to p . I over an 1 br tveiy r.tsp" 1 it.
"l.andy m.is.ey. if he haiut "ot it by
the tail!" she cuded in u hysterical
sere 'i ii.
"Hi'lc'i you"' 'scaped boa,' Mis' Peak !'
he shouted, as with a ilct"rous twirl,
be wrapped tin' lotr black folds about
linn-elf, ami stepped back into til" fell
view of nil present.
"lh, my so, alive! If 'taint my
i;r iinliiiother's old fur boa!"
Mrs. Pea', half-way down the stair
ca.ir as she cauijht siiit of it, turned
sharply with the cx"l.timttio:i on her lips,
an 1 tied us a loud burst of 1 111-hter
broke from the rcscuini; party.
"An' it ' 't:aej' from the upstairs
l.'ttiui.stersi, whertr she ltim it yisterday
f'T an airiu'. Much ohleep'd to you all
f- r yer help in citpterin' the critter," was
all that Mr. Peak said as he tluiii; tin:
fur boa back in the corner ami "rintly
clos-d the front door : the lutein nir
crow 1.
".lest to think what a r.vdii''lous niess
you've u'.tt us into!'' he cxclaimetl, re
proachfully, as he lay down aairi. To
think of my K"'u' down the water-spout
and wakin' tho hull ne'n,''.i!orhoi I u:,
jc.f fer your i;randinother's old neck
tixiii'sT' "Hit, Z'k'l," Mts. P""'' t..ir.,i.
witli more humility than usual, "it
mi-hf V hen 'tother one. You know
I've li.-'".i loukin' for it ever setmo thet
circus !"
"Tiiat's jest it!" hereturnel, sharply.
"You was sot to jo, a 1' Hotter to come,
home, an' sot; i.t a-lookin' fer tt boa, 11:1'
vou s -e what's come of i'."
"Well, I found one. too, didn't I!"
she retort-d. "lint, A k'l Peak,-' siie
contiiri" I, decidedly, sitting up and cure,
fully retyiii't her niohteap stiiu-;s, "I'm
sol'.er' n ever jest no a- 'bout aitotlit-.tliiu:
You couldn't hire me to weir thet tiling
win. It ''ives me th iirwriiin jest
fliinkiu' of it. Taint 111 us- t.tlkin'.
Twas j-st :i spe"i:il piov'deiK'j 'iwa'u't
the circu- one."
The real bo i watfoun I by the tn ri t',' '-ni'-nt
tii- day that its disappearim:!' was
a iveriis"d simply coiled up in an over
looked box outside the tout. It win not
missed, therefore, from th" couibinViou's
u'tr.iction; but none of these in any
form ever an tiii proved sulli ieti; to over
come Mrs. Peak's objeciioiis to a lueirtj
taio. i'outi'n I'umjiiiiiiuii.
('roniied (iie-ii Afts,r Ifeatli.
Tiie is 110 more remarkable pwe iti all
history, says th" St. Louis Ii'iil.li than
tiie one which tells of tin" cr iwnin"j of
tne. de Castro'.s tk'shlfss skull as t jueeu
of Portugal. Sh-' had been married clan
destinely to youii',' Don lVi.ro, and was
mur lcre l thre" year's later by a.sassins
instigate. I by ii-r I' ither-in law. When
tiie 01111v; Don heard of her death he was
beside hims-lf w ith urici' und r.t-je. Two
of the assassins fell into his haildj and
siilTi red t rrible torture, which only
ciitle 1 by their hearts beini; torn out
whil- they were yet alive. When Pedro
came to the throne a few years later he
had tiie bono of I ne. taken from the
k'rav placed upon a mavruilicent throne,
robe i iu royal purple, and actually
cloivnetl IJuceii of Portilk' il. The court
v. as summon"'! and yompelled to do her
honi:i','e, just as if she were it real livins;
IJ lei'ti. One tleshles.s hand held the :v j
tre and the other the orb of royalty. On
the s euiul ni-ht of this weird ceremony
thi tl'-shlfss lieeii wns bonio beforj a
-jr-iiid fuii-ril cortege exteudim' several
mites, each person holding a torch.
I. villi i her rich robes, her crown upon
iier oriiiniiii' skull, iu a chariot drawn by
twenty coal-black mules, tjueen Inc.,
the only ,ueun who never knew her royal
station, was driven to the royal abbey
of Aleobaea, where the bones were in
ter red with as much pomp as though she
had died but yesterday, Tho monument
erected to the IJueen, who wan never a
Oueen duriuii lile, ia atill to be aceti in
t tie abbey, standing near the one erected
to hei loyal husband, "Pedro the Just."
1 It has been discovered that the nickel-in-the-slot
machine was an old K',ryptiau
d .'viett for disponsiui; tho purifyiii"; water
i in the temples. The apparatus was de-
; scribed by Hero, of A'.exa'.ul'.'i', who
1 lived '."JU ye..r., iJ. C.
iGUlCULTUKAL.
TOl'S OK 1NTKIIKST ItKI.ATIVK
V KAH.M ANI UAItOKX.
i
OltKKJttlotTflK VV.Xt.l.s
Tl walls of n oreenhouse should oe 1
niadi-f stone, brick o.' c Hicrete, and all
the vidwork of Southern hard or pitch
liinil If built in' such materials a house
will st tlflv ears or inure. When the
xvallsre o." wood they so.ui liei iiy, ow imj
to tl constant moisture mid he.il. Ily
(until the wood with i-rtid- p-trol'-iiiii
it tn' be made to last a f-w years longer !
thatvhen us-. i in the urdinaijr way. !
.V'K "" fin.
- - 1
a :; iyiass Kxr.-f.
Tms bei'ti ssid that a fit nil without a
hoyvouid soon come cri.-f; but. what
pliu would not come to irrief without
hill Who is it tiia "do s the cliors"
uitjii" ii itiiiTsoiii" eir.tiiiis .' And what
bnt-ver atiouuts to inn m who is nu"
tait t 1 do tn chores well, sjtid in
fuitj. ami t do rrut'is in an i- ac: -vay:
It liisiii"s every tun", and tath'Us
sh'M'l r ui-iuoe.' th i; tii'-ir tictiiods are
iiotti and copied by til" boys, and if tne
luitt1', spade or rake is left to rust un
tie ie tree ju tin- yard. Ic: thinks thn". if
fath" doc it it must be all li'ht.
s'.7e"' '' I i.ei'.
IIW'IIINO 1 im: nil. ,! '.
, i..,. iini- plentiful plii es drop.
It If H-s! to Use ail tll lt I III be spared
tr It'ciiiic.'. I will briii" profits later,
whe youiw 1 iiii ks coiiinianii top price.
If bus lire Us" I for tiatcliin-. experience
has! how 'i the w iioin of providiiiu 1 l"iin,
coifioriaiii" nests. A dark, out o.'-rhc-w
aj nl ice is the best. A breeder nf mil'
11a) iiintance is now wate.iin-; over six
inillrcd sittint: ii"ts. under ei.-h of
wl h thirteen 1 ;u's were pi. ice I. It re-
iuI 's attention to -ivc sti '1 a 1 1 1 1 i I y of
infibators 'he cotufort. inte-sary to
iac thein faithful. A 1 io-c, sl -ady
..ter is tiie result of providing a t itan
nl-t iisiiii; inset t powder to kt 1 cle ir
ol vermin, winch not only make the hen
ristlc.s, but the chicks, when hat -lied,
ire eaten Up before they are a month old
"lust the lien under the wins and body
I "fore allowiiw her to it, and th-n keep
er penned up a 'lay or two. .li.;-iV'ii
iifiir i i;mi.
UK S Kll K (.I'M Tot K .
In one of his r.'t cut essays Professor
I. hil'. of Knulainl. states that beans are
me ,,f the most valuable crops of the
stick farm. To the dairy farmer ten
.ti res of beans, if tin- crop is a yood one,
is, when we consider the value of the
stni , tpiitc eipial to i'.Vlil worth of I'm
Med cake, and would Jil'i il ably produce
more milk. Hut beans are useful for all
kind of stock, siipplv in-.; as tiny do. a
larger proportion of llcsh-formin"; mat
ter than almost nay other farm crop.
The Profesor adds that tae manure wttich
is most clfei tive in ln a.t urowinj; is
Mitah, ami he troiiylv recoinmentls that
where wood is plentiful ami is largely
co'isiioied bv liui'iiiii.j iinoii the farm, the
,.a.. 1 ni in- s.kc.i ami drilled in or
plowed in with tin- seed beans, l-'ailin-this
Icrtilitr, whic'n is recommended 011
account of its clieipne.., k.iinit may be
used, ir, w Iia is bett'-r tiioi..'ii mor.-cxpi'ii-ivc,
uiiiiiati of pota.ii, which
Usually returns a iilli.icnt i ' lai-.'e ic!d
to pay a handsome pr itit to the yr
I'.caiis ire usually drilled or tirib'ilc
o vr.
let-
where cro.vs arc tro liile.oui" tin- pla.t ol
plowiut' niav b- adopted witli stu ,e..-. -.'
..-r J tn i. fniffu tt'lmt .
I . V s. ); . ( ; :.; :i,;j.
Simple rent". lies are the most i-i'ii ii-n:
:.i ordinary nilnieut-. r'.-oii: dillcr'u:
ails"., the iin .11 a do'; in'contes halsit.
mi s ., al and .'iMi ii-, i .iu-iii; mu a
ii- oinloi t and un. iiil line... J-',,r u .-i.iiUli-,
itue within 1 -nil a simiil"
alvt in i.i- lit nil iiw cit d pulls,,; (1o.
;. of -iilpiiui and laid free Iro n salt.
The lard is first melted, and tie-powdered
sulphur w ll stirred iu, ivh ui the mas 1.
I 'liii'vi'd irom the lire, ami constantly
-tilled until cold, to thoroiii'hly in -or-j.
- ite the sulphur. This salve well
,aolici in every i'ay for three tlays, wh"ii
tic- trouble lii'sl appears, will ii-.ii ally
.nine etl'e .11 ions. To '1 1 lid of ih-a.,
'.'. itici :i- a t.olliih-some liuisauce, II-"
-ii'i.T. It is nitic'ii b'tt : than t'er snip
mailt .ii.' tic piirpo.e. Spi'i-iid an old
.ite l on tiie -.round, pia'-e t jic doj 011 it,
and t it'll caretlllly
s'liill, iittle by litth
ito v. Son, 1 the '
illl-t or rub 111 tile
, oil every part of til"
a drop oil", curl tin
unl tiie. )in application, if done thor-'u-hb,
will do the work su!!ici"titly for
st-vi ral m-iii, For very ywim v" pup,
this application may be too severe, as it
yt Is iu tin: eves ami mouth. For Mich
yoini'.'.iei we used ood Persian inect
powder, w ell rubbed iu. When the yo.ui
puppic are iroitliled with worms, mi a
lalile.pooiiful of -llllpowder ill it pint of
milk. This u'eiieraliy clears out the
worms without in any way impairm;; the
general health o.'the animals. Amtrir.ia
Ayric'i lurift.
AllOLT MtiVINii lil'.KS.
If the beekeeper wishes to move hi
bee colonies a short distance less than
half or three-tjuarters of a mile he may
tie so with slight inconvenience. Fixim,'
our "-rounds last veasou, we had to move
ours twite, eight or ten roils. We did
this just at nightfall, ufter they were
done Hying. Tho lirst day o move
about hal.' f them, taking each alternate
colony, Iu thu new position we placed
tho entrance facing the opposite direc
tion from that of its previous pi.-sition.
We alio drove a board into the ground
just iu front of the eutrauce. The new
position of tho hive as to poiut of the
compass, aud the new object iu front of
the hive, caused nearly all the bees to
mark their new position aud return to it.
Thu few that weut back tu the old place
joined the colonies still there, and
strengthened them. After the bees tlrst
moved had had a K;d tiy.wu moved the
others, at similar time and in Miuilar
manner as before, only leaviuj; four col
uiies, juu iu each tjilarter of the old
place, to receive any beei that might ri.'
tnrn. Soon these four were moved, and
so far as we could see.wc suflereil no loss
or inconvenience. The fmint to he
served is so to i-hanif" the aspect ahunj
the hive that the bi-f when they rnni,'.
out will note the new surround inirs tl;.
ririentiy to charuf: their meinnries; then
'hey w ill coaie back to the new In,..,,.
.-inn 110- 10 iiiu oni one. v imaiiir Ir'i'a
open -jr.iiiid ton ijrovo will aeco:npi;,u
tliis. Stm York Trifotnr.
.....1 ..... . 1. .a 1 to
iil.H cow XOR V.V.V.T,
Inimatur-' younv; cattle produce lev;
which do- s not oscs the tinu ipiaiitu)
ami firmness of that from fully malar. )
animal, wh I" that from old ntiiiinUi,
usually toiliii and undesirable. Wh"n
co-.v lias passed her ui.e of usefulness (,,.
is ifeinrrallv turned into beef, but iin
often in su h 11 way as to make the h.-.-f
both poor in tjunlitv and cxei edin;,
toii'u and dry. Then." is it whv u;
ri-niedvino this in a treat, measure, nn,
which fnrniots can adopt. When
old cow is sold to the butciier he ps.,
very low price for h"r, b it we inx'ariah.r
tn it i i use of such animal on the f ir:i,,
and almost every year we alauvhtered n;,(
animal nf this kind for our horn- a.,
'llen ivi! had decided on butciii-.i)
any particular cow, we took her in li:m.
two or three months before we wih,.,
to sl-tiw'nter her, our first step Ix itw f.
oet her down as poor as possible wi;ilP,;
inpiry. As soon as this was nn ,l!Tl,
; ptisii-i, we commi need the wmk of ;v.
tenini.. and puh"d this as fast n- 1: -i,,
possible to do it. t-'nr th" first w ;,,
tivo we had to in-custom in-r rjradu-tllv
rich food, after which sh" was .'e.l t..r.
times daiiv toward last, and all .. .
could possibly consume ami a.siin. ,
Corn, in its ditT--r"iit lurin, lirinv; t'..-.. .
and inosf economical la! -forinin-; ; 1 .
w is th" principal food., with just 1 1.-..1
other and coarser food to act as a : ..
tender and to kep th" iniini
I
he i:i:.
iiinmal.
line lea
th" tl"
la a few weeks w: had t
whi ii, vxlfn kil'.e I. pr.. 1 :
r, t'.ic ipiick fatteidni; rend-r.
ii tender and itticv, A r,
'..'yite'i,
' K It M AM) liAltUKN .MITKS.
Keep tiie sheep out of the mud.
Make a note of amount of seeds
Profitable clean and thorough 1 il
t lire.
Kix flowr-bcds for th-; fetint.-.
folks.
Sow xtw;
weeds.
impure seeiia unnij's rv;i
tiood feed
nil the
year impr..Mt
not more pur"
from one ! I-
i;.ioil blood.
It is stratiiie there are
bred sires usetl.
.No fci'tl should be ief
in; time to in itlier.
Thes'-rub steer Inn found its pin
at the bottom ot the market.
(iool pure wa'er should al'va;.
provided summer and winter.
Kee l libeiallv, but not ill cv
of
what the s'o-'u dean up nicely.
Skill in bri-ediii'' ami in feedin- is tin'
stockman's "way out of the mire.
t 'lmi oin-' without a thermometer i. as
dillicult as st earing a ship without a nn-
p:.s..
Anion-.' cure advised for era-kin- "f
the pear is nraftin- th- tre-s with -o n:
other varieties.
If you want to rive your p.ini"s a run.
."nial lioni", lo ate ti.etu in inui: -1; in
some -h.nly comer.
An l-hiL'lidi court uWHided tare
guineas lor tlatu.ii;es done by thi:!" -n 1
Mown three hundred feet.
S.'iittc air-sla.-ked lime with lib-Til
land nn r tiie floors of the ticn -Iiuu-es
am) restricted poultry run..
Doti'f overwork tiie brood marc. Tit-
i"r 1- a iia I place fi,r her jf yo.i i. i.
,o.v we; "-lo. lint to t iru Upon.
s ; -c -s.tul pi'ii -ii I'rc'unrd.s '.r- f 1 11 1
0:1 elevate I it"s and warm, sandy ih,
or lo Itlltii-S tll-.t .- 1 ir-e illllli'.-S of W at". .
A fon i.jti cx.-iiatiei: writes of adnilra-
1 tic lesti!; iibt.'tined by b.i"--inv' s; i-
1111:1 lonutoi ., plums und pears. Win!.
next .
Manula-tur is e.rimafe that twenty
per 1 fiii. of tiie wear of farm ina- ii;t;-i".'
conn' fro'ii inwlcl to keen the b'.'ir.n..
properly oi l"ti .
In Ice', illfi" ill! ciassts o! stui k til-v all
of tin- feed is tiie same, whether i'. .
supplie I to tit" scrawniest of scrub or the
I 'est of lull bloods.
K-ep tiie c.tlvcs in .rood order witli
ample iuo.1 properly prcpured, aad th-y
will be in puiiie L'omlitiuii to tik ' 0:1
ih-sli when put 011 pastil."..'.
Tiie tarmei- who 'rows straw 11 "..''4
emewii for family ii-ni dcj-ivet w !! of
ids "ouutry. lie has made at h:.it apir
of the world h.iipier beeau.e nf hu
thoiw'utfuliiesi.
A fair crop of nspara-'us may b: ex
pected the third year from seed, or in
one or two ear from the roots, a- e l
inn' to their ii-ii: when pla:itiril,itiii after
tiia! full crops every year.
Mr. K. J. Fowler, of th?
Cinmlij Fiir-ni'i; limes those who 1. iv"
oiveu tiie .'allien scant attention in ;h''
past to just try having a good oi." th.
year, "and ; how it woi'K."
Some fruits wiil no-, bear ai: cx'.'Ti-i.i a
of theil' season. Peaches innl w.tt'T
melons that would kn pin'o th.-wint"-'
would find a slow muir'.et. Su. ii pm
ducti are for warm weathe;- maitiiy.
Nature has thiii'.'s about rlvlit.
Those who desire to "biti;'' j-rap s
that is, to cover them witii paper ba.'s
to prevent "jrape rot -hould remember
to do it us toon as the -.'rapes ar-' visible.
T'r mischief, if done at all, is done ia
the earliest stages of jrapo j.'rotli.
A Boston florist sayi that he seidoiii
fails to root slips of thu most, tender and
rare kinds. Ho credit his success to a
layer of oats placed under the Usual U.ver
of sand in which the slips are plant':.!.
When moistened they icl as it stimulant
ami feeder to tho tender loots of the
I li
The estimated population. of Ne' Ye
StH." is u,50(.0xW.
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