Kitten wero. quiet lu Chnmplon as the W ore on, and there was no n,s of an exciting character from be low, owners there bail not tried ta ttie uew men to work, but wet evidently waiting for u law addition of the force to come in from the south and treat These would not DAM iiin'tif-'11 Ctautopton. Affairs were lu this waltlns con 11 llou the next day ut noon when Siu grt s Aunt Royal came. glie was it largo, showy woman, a slaw to society and a thorough woman cf the world, a born diplomat and gnancler. Bhe had very determined views of life and anion!: them was the tonvlctlon that one might as well be dead as out of the fashion or out of so ciety. She spoke of the people who were Dot iO soelety as "the masses," the "COinmoB people, you know," when over she mentioned them nt all. She had Inherited a Targe nmouut of mon ey, a grcal deft of which was invested In tenement and saloon property In Sow York. This Is a very plain anfl perhaps shocking revelation of Aunt Royal's main means of support, but it is a historical fact and goes with a biography of her ncrapn. Besides,. who dues own most of the salo.m and tene ment property of New York and get the rentals from It '.' To bum up briefly, Aunt Royal was very intlCD like her brother, lis) late lin-s Dunean, with the exception of his gruff and hard manner of speech. Ai:ni ItoyaJ spoke very sweetly and gently always. A French revolution in New V' rk would not have provoked a rough or elevated tone of Voice from Auni Itoyal. she had little education, u her fntherihad been a market gar dener in one of the city suburbs. It was lii "' he had begun to make his money, and Aunt Royal as a girl had helped him, more than ouce driving a wagon had of vegetables ami fruits Intu the city. She never spoke of that BOW. The first word Louise said was, "Aunt, you have come to stay all win ter. 1 hope?" "I think so. Yes, I would be glad to escape from the whirl this Winter for a change." "We're having a little 'whirl' up here, madam." remarked the doctor, who had come up to see Eric that afternoon aod was standing In the hall where Louise greeted her aunt. "Ah, Ir. Saxon," said Aunt Royal, "I am delighted to see you again!" in reality she hated the doctor vigorous ly, nnd the doctor returned her feeling with Interest; "You are having trou ble up here, yon mean? I suppose It will soon he quiet. These people will toon ho driven to work again. They never make anything by these upris ings." "No, ma'am, only work .for the doe tow," replied Saxon. He went Into Eric's room, and Aunt Royal and Lou ise went up stairs. "So you.have one cf these people In the hoii'.c. Don't you consider that rather dangerous?" Aunt Royal said in her sweet, clear voice as she was going up the broad staircase with her nleee. Kile from where he lay heard every syllable distinctly. lie had met Aunt Itoyal once, and the meeting was not a pleasant memory. He had never been able to keep from choking when he thought of the condescending air with Which this woman had expressed her self to him on the occasion of his sav ing Stuart's life. It was very much its If he had been a Newfoundland dog and (die hnd patted him on the head for palling Stuart out of the water by the teeth. "When do you think I can get out of here, doctor?" he asked almost roughly. "Not for ii week anyway. You're get ting on well. Don't mind her. I'd hate to have the Job of being her family physician. I don't believe she has any real heart. It's a piece of leather with valves, warranted to let just so much blood through, and only so much, every beat. She hasn't any more real circu lating system than a frog." Krlc stared at the doctor. He had never heard the doctor at Ids very gruffest say anything so harsh. The doctor seemed ashntned Immediately and tried to apologize by saying: "1 ought not to have said that, but I feel better for It." Two days went by. nnd still the situ ation between the mine owners and the strikers h mnlned nearly the same. The owners at the lower range had not yet Weened d In gutting enough men In to Koto work, Several of them who had gone on from Champion had been per suaded ie leave. The troops were still at De Mott. ami the speeches of the Bln.ers In their dally meetings at the park were growing more bitter against 'hem. The wounded otllcer nt the ho tel was recovering. His friends had tome up to take care of him, and the doctor thought he could go home at the end of the week. Andrew Burke had proved a delightful companion to the officer. lie bad moved some of bis choicest roses down Into the room and tod himself proved the truth of the, proverb, "A merry heart doetb good , Uke medicine." It was Friday night that the Vas Plalnos hnd Invited Aunt Royal, Lou e and Stuart to a quiet dinner at their Wise. Stuart did not want to go. lie Dew what the company would be, and hnd no liking for the young Vas plalne who for a year or two now was Wldcntly trying to win the favor of uise. Stuart, even before the experi ence which made life a new thing for never bad any fellowship except ,ht of an acquaintance with Vas-1 Plfllnp, and he knew enomrh about him to dislike bis Immoral character and al Seneral make up as a man. The family was exceedingly wealthy, and next to the Duncans' their house the finest In Champion. It was nt at the other end of the valley to wm the park. The elder Vasplalne JJM retired some years before. His iuer and bis son carried on certain aftber ud copper Industries north of Champion. They were uot duectly In terested In the Irou nausea, except as they were involved in the ironeral con dition of business, all of which, of course, felt the effect of the Strike. There was also lu the family a d;;ugh tor. .Miss l i'.a Vaaplaine, a young wo inan about LOUlse's agti '.he gi.is had been playmates, Stuart was sitting by Miss Vasplalne .ut this dinner, and the ccuvemauou was general nil about him. He was Just replying to a question put by his companion, and she had rallied him on his serious appearance. Miss I'na was vivnclous, a striking looking girl, and Stuart In the old days had always found her an agreeable talker, He smiled lu reply to her question and was on the point of answering uih:i the whole company received a shock that set the ladies screaming and the gentlemen starting to their feet In alarm. The large dining room fronted on the .veranda, nnd a magnificent plate glass window extended from the floor almost to the ceiling, looking out on the pine tree lawn. The night was clear uud frosty.. It was growing kite In the si a son. and winter would soon set lu; flu1 ground was bare now and dry, The moon was jusl coming up over the Da vis hill range. Suddenly through this window a chunk of Iron ore came ernsbin : right over the table. It scattered the gin In every direction, crashed through the? pendants of the electric ulmn lelicr u:i l 6f -l citiuik of linn ore came crashing; riykt over the luhlc. smashed Into the mirror over the side board, knocking it Into splinters, and then, falling down on the sideboard It self, broke the glassware and dishes right and left. The affair wns so unexpected, it came so without warning, that the compa ny was terrified and altogether shock ed. Aunt Itoyal was the tlrst to speak "That's the work of some of your precious strikers." "I don't In lieve It." Btuart shouted. Iu his heart he cursed the saloon and nil Its great wickedness, lie believed the hand that Hung the ore was rum crated. The men all rushed out on the vernn da, and the elder Vasplalne. thorough ly Incensed at the outrage, ordered his horses out, and ns soou as they were ready he and his brother started off down the road In pursuit. Word was sent to the police force in fjbamplon of the affair. Stuart remained with the ladies for awhile, and then, as young Vasplalne volunteered to escort them home, hi' hurried down Into the town to Investigate the matter. He did not believe any of the miners would do such a thing. They had done enough that had prejudiced the owners against them, but only when under the Influ ence of drink. Besides, Vasplalne wns not an owner now, although he had been years before. Stuart found everything quiet in the town. Meat of the miners were still in De Mott. It was murmured that a huge load of men was coming In that night. He remained nt the office a little while and then started out for home. As he nine out on the street he snw the Salvation Army. It was kneeling nt the corner for Its outdoor meet lug just before going to Its hall to hold Its regular service. Rbena Dwlgbt was kneeling right on the hard stones of the pavement offering a prayer. Stiinrt could not hear the words, but he could see the pale, earnest face. He hesi tated where he was. He thought he would go on home. Then he thought be would go Into the hull and see what kind of a meeting the army had. At Inst as the army rose and went by up the street beating Its drum he turn ed slowly nnd walked In the same di rection. Just as he entered the hall he might have heard If he hnd not been too absorbed In where he was going a sound borne over the frosty ground and through the clear mountain nlr from the direction of De Mott. It wns the sound of thousands of feet strik ing the eurth and coming toward Champion. (TO UK CONTINUED NEXT WEEK. ) l-.l-l-I-H-I-I-l-l-I-I-I-I-H-H-W-j I MIFFLINBURG j MARBLE WORKS, j R. H. LANCE, t Dealer In Marble au4 Keulvta Uranlte . . . MONUMENTS, HEAD STONES II CEMETERY LOT ENCLOSURES. J Old Stones Cleaned and Repaired. Prices as Low as the Lowest. Satisfaction Guaranteed. T i TT.H7TOS Aa Oroeawove, fa. I n i n -,; 1 jl POTATO-ONION CULTURE. W.-at Virginia Farmer llcacrlbra a Method That Hr linn l.niili ed for Srif rat S-aMiina. A reader in West Virginia te'.ls mt hoW he raises his potato-onions, of follows! "I cover my ground with good stable manure, then plow this under, am! make the surface as tin as possible by harrowing. Then 1 lay off the rows about IS inches apart nnd set the oniors in the row s about or seven inches apart, and covet about six inches deep. I put the large onions by themselves-, and th sets by themselves. The formet make sets to be planted out nnothei fall, while the sets make the Inrg onions for spring sales. I have ear'.j onhfns in spring, nnd whnt is left over I pall in .Inly, to keep over for fuli planting. I do not leave them out in the sun after pulling, but eure tin !cr shelter." I myself am no1 very much in favor of these rather conrst nnd high-flavored bulbs. Vor earliest onions I use the Egyptian, or Trei u inter onion, which is so hardy n tc grow whenever the ground i rot frozen. T! ey gie me 1 r- ' ni for the t-r!'V httttOSt as ear J as spring opens and nearly by the time that we can plant sets outdoors. This I do jnt as Minn in spring a a lit tie patch can be gotten ready, nnd I nlways try to get Prizetaker sets which can be n easily grown as any other sets, and are remarkably good keepers, making by far the best fin vored (mildest) green onions whieh 1 can grow from any wis obtainable For green onions to come later by prnetlce is to plant l'rizetaker nnd Gibraltar seedlings (grown In preen houses) rather close In the rows and na early in the spring n possible Then to provide the finest green on ions for late spring and summer 1 sot seed of the Gibraltar onion thickly in the row, almost ns thickly as for etl in early spring, and repeat every few weeks for succession. T. CI rein ct, in Farm and Fireside, THE AVERAGE TOMATO. I tu Kit oil ValVC n it 1 y t il by I'rtif. I lurry tier of (In II I n n riot it KilHTlmrnt Mtutlon. The extensive use of the tomato foi the t able has resulted in man v inauirlei , I concerninglts food value. Prof, Harrjl Snyder, of the Minnesota experiment station, presents a series of analyses i i the results of which are shown in tin WHAT A TOMATO IS MADE of, (I. Solids (It her Than Sugar. II, Protein ) accompanying illustration. Of course the greater part is water. Of tl.t nutrients sugar is by far the largest amount, being .'!.:! per cent. There i: a wide range In the different samples Some specimens contain less than ont per cent, and others as high as foul and one-half per cent. The protein content, is low and amounts usually to one-half per cent, The fat amount! to about one-half per cent., or prac tically the same a the protein. Orange Judd Farmer. THE ASPARAGUS BED. UnleM tin Ground in Bscecdlaf!j Will Urn In nl, sprliiK I'lnntliiK in to lie Advltied, Asparagus roots may be planted In spring or fall, but unless the ground is well drained, spring is preferable, (iood strong one-year-old roots are best. The soil should be made at rich as possible. If very stony the stones should be removed, as they are much in the way of cutting the stalks, in garden culture it is best to dig trenches about three or foul feet opart and 12 inches deep; then put in a layer of manure to till nbout half of the trench after it has been packed down, tin this put two .or three inches' of soil on which place the roots, spreading them out in all directions, nnd cover with fine soil, packing down all around. The plants should not stand closer thnn two, feet in the rows, and as they start to ;;tow more soil should be drawn into the trenches until the surface is level again. All that is necessary during the season is to keep the ground loose, and' free from weeds. To raise a firsl clasi crop the bed has to be manured every year by scattering manure over ; the plnnts in the fall. If white or j blanched nsparngus is desired, the ' roots have to be set deeper and thej rows have to be hilled up similar to whnt is done with celery. Illinium's Midland Farmer. Kural free Mnll Drllvrrr. One of the phenomenal successes in the development of our postal system ban been the extension of rural free delivery. This was begun two or three years ngO, with an appropriation of perhaps $300,000. it hus been extended i by degrees and with good judgment,! and wherever it has reached, if reports j pre to be credited, it has been a very j considerable success. The postmaster j general now estimates that the system can be extended over such parts of the country as may use it to advantage si Rn approximate cost of $20,500,000, and he urges all kinds of reasonable econ omy in the administration of postal affairs in order to be able to ask for fuller appropriations in this direction. The estimate for maintaining free de livery in the next year on plans already formed ii placed at $3,500,000. tin" It Happened. Bachelor- When u youth some one l told me that no man hail sense enough to get married until he win 30. I waited. Benedict- And what happen d after yon reached the age of 30? Bachelor Then I had ti o much 'sense to get married. Chicago Daily News. Oil on Hie Troiihle.l VVtTtti Crimson beak Did you Me Dauber's painting of the oei an '.' Ye list Yes. "Whnt did you think of it ? "Oh, I thought the water lot ked too aim." Well, you know, it's the oil on it that does that."- Yonkers Statesman. Deep DIsosmmiobv, "Do you think," asked the landlady, "I hat deat h ends all ?" "Not for four or five days, in the case of a turkey," said the savage boarder, who had won his position of ktar by sheer brutality.- Indianapolis Tress. Tta Such Word m rail.'' "So you're in business as a pork butcher now, eh? I wish you success." "Thanks; 1 don't sec how 1 can pos sibly fail, While there's a market for pig's jowl and pig's feet I'm bound to make both ends meat." Philadelphia ' Press. Time fur a ew One. Jlo laid the town "f clinging tu Ills wife wore was beyond .ill reason. Fhe salil she thought o, too, as it Now oluna to hi the se i nil aeason, Chicago Record, s TO II is HAM) HE in, Little Bessie Rlllyarballr , do i to caller) oh, Mr. you shine it with pel- ish, or does it I World. P bright.? N, V. Com of I en rn I nu. ETricri. nr. aches! but man llmla, As In all other schools, He. promptly has to toot the wiis. Ami strll tljf ml ml the rules. OtUoaco ReodrU Got 'low Affectionate, F-Vlth Why did you dismiss Mr. i loodheart ? Rlineh Oh, he got mi he'd rather ii at homt and hold my hand than tf'-'' lie to the theater. X, Y. Week- :y. 1 v Rare I nil lent Ion. Mis Witherbee 1 guess that family Who huve moved in nest door, do not amount to much. Wltherbj Why not'.' "Will, 1 see them paying cash for everything." 'Brooklyn Life. Knurt't of AnKulll. "Huh! I wouldn't cry s' hard jes' 'cause teacher licked met" "I ain't cry in' 'cnuso teacher licked me; I'm cryln' 'cause I ain't big enough to lick him." 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