The Mltlo Wlillo Ono. "My kilties!"' unit tlin woe nvld pressed Thoir fur agnlnst lirr eheox ".See, thin ono Is ns black ax Jtt. And thin light-grnv ' prettier yt Tl'lits has a snow-spot on III breast. Ami llils, a lnilcil streak. "This one In blnck-nml-bulT Is dressed, Hut (I," she snlil, nnd sighed, While great slw tears begun to full, "Tim duo t loved the best of all, Tlu dearest nnd I he prettiest, The little white one -died !" Ah, from how ninny n eherlsheit nest Of hnmiin hopes nml plau, Ambitions, frlemlhlis, loves, delights, The ilenresl droniiis of ilnvs nml nights, The brightest nnd the preelonsst t)f woman's life or man's. mie wnb hlng soul has mlsseil Urn best, M mo grieving heart tins nrleil Over nml over, sore bereft. Ami enrele of the hleslng left, 'All me I Fnto snatched the loveliest I The little white one illcd!" Eu.ahktii Akkhs, in Vouth's Companion. A MASCULINE WOMAN, I hnto Hint woiimii," snid Captain Millet. "Boasting of her prowess with whip ami onr, ami foiul of Jogs ml horsos. Sho told us at lunch to day tlmt she roulil 'swim like a fisli. ' Ton lionrit her." "Tho ilen of bitting a woman, a gooil-looking girl liko that too t it's lunnttiiral, Cnp," said his friemt '"Don't you remember how, onco or twice during the war we huzzaed at tho morn sight of a woman's face?" "I remember," said Captain Millet, ami ho hail some cause to remember, as tho empty right sloove pinuoil to his breast socmed to attest. "I don't think I ever oven disliked n woman before ; but this is not a woman J it is a sort of boy in her dress." "Rather a charming boy," said rani. "But for another pretty girl, who is even more charming, I'm not euro that I should have tnado my escapo with a wholo heart from this merry, good-natured brunette." "Tho plaiucst womnn hero has more charms for mo," snid Captain Millet. When Mrs. Silvcrnpocr, Captain Millett's married sister, had invited a little party to spend some woeks at her homo, she had, as she supposed, corotilly avoided inviting peoplo who would fall out with each other. A pleasant young married couple, who wero always to bo soen in tho distance arm and arm, four pretty young Indies and four geutlomnnly mon made, ns she hoped, a delightful assemblage, with a hospitublo host and hostess, ready to mako thuir guests hnppy in any possible way that might bo sug gestod. And when in writing to "Cap," as all his relatives were foud of call nig her brother, she told him that Miss Mattio Hell would bo suro to come. She had folt that Cap would fall in love with Mattie as soon as thoir cyos mot ; for eyes of velvet brown liko Mattio's and eyes of bluo liko Cap's Often do great execution on each other. But Cap had arrivod languid, aud a littlo out of sorts ; and Boeing upon tho porch a plump young damsel, boust - fully doolariug that she had riddon ome inoredible number of miles that day and was "famished," he had re garded her with a certain astonished elovation of brow, which has mado tho quick-witted creature secretly but bit--terly wrathful. "What a disgusting puppy I" she "had said of him, in privato converse with a friend. And you know how he poke of her. It was secretly known by evory ono that this state of affairs existed It was a littlo joke among tho others; ouly 'the hostess chafed at it. The guests 'had paired thomsolves off so delight fully, and the ropuganoe which Mattie and tho Captain folt for each othor other made a ridiculous contrast to -tho gcnerol good-will. "'Bosidos," said Mrs. Silvorspoer, "It must be so dull for Mattio, to bo cither a third party or boauloss J and, !for the matter of that, it's dull for Dap, too." "It's his fault, you know, my dear," eaid Mr. Silvorspoer. "Mattie is a nice girl I" And this even Cap's sister folt ob ligod to admit Every other man likod Mattie, but 'Bhe was not ono to take advantage of this fact. Budding courtships were (blossoming there at Bilvorspeer, and the had no wish to blight them. There was Paul Holden half iu love ' with her. A glanoe, a touch, a look 'would have made it wholly so; but mhe was morely a morry frioud to him. Little Bella Grey's heart would have broken, as she 'knew, if anything had eoait between Paul and herself. Aud rilisn Rodman would marry Mr. Ni chols, as she would not ; then why hold flirtation with the man? And J?rue Hill wore un eugagem m ring on her finger, thut Richard D.llon had given her. Ho, if Richard Dillon was traitor enough to wjsh. to whisper to lior on tho balcony, sha was not the trnitoress to abet him. Tho only single man was tho Cap lain and they hated each other. "What a pretty girl alio is I" said Richard Dillon's littlo betrothed. "And how odd that she doesn't attract tho gentlemen." Hut Mattio, though noble in love alTnirH, Was no angel. Hho likod to provoko the captain, by assuming twice tho fondness for musculino sports than silo, really hint j and lie.cx nsporatcd by her rhntter and her per fect disdain of his displeasure, ex pressed his opinion of. what womnn should bp, which was precisely what ho thought M'lttiq was ,,Uot, with tho greatest freedom. ' ' The captain, llopito his good looks, mmlc himself immensely unpopular among tho ladies by his persecution of thoir friend, ami on tho day when wo first met him upon tho bridge, had de cided to return homo forthwith. When ho had read his book in tho grove ho sauntered off to discover some solitary means of passing the afternoon; aud finding on tho shore an old man with a rickety sail-boat, feed him liberally to take him on board, Meanwhile Paul Holden cscortod Mnttio homo to Hilvcrspccr. Mrs. Silvcrspecr aud Mrs. Cooloy tho othor married lady of the party, were preparing to go to a certain sheltered nook of the rivor to batho. Their bathing drosses were on thoir arms, and their groat hats flapped ovor their eyes. Mattio proposed at onco to join them and tho three women hurried away, laughing and chatting about all manner of things, on the way, and enjoying tho ridiculous fig ures thuy mado in thuir hideous flan nel bathing dresies, when they were at last equipped in them, aud thoir muslins hung susponded in tho littlo dressing house at tho top of tho sandy stretch which lay botweon it and tho sen. Mattio lovjd tin soa. Sho plunged into it fearlessly. Hho wont out to moot tho waves as though they woro friends. Situ floated ou her back, and dipped under, to tho terror of her friends. Her laugh as silvery as tho chimo of bells rung well in tune, went out ovor tho water and caught tho car of a gentleman reposing with a cigar iu his mouth upon tho deck of a rick ety sail-bout. "Hang it I" said this gentleman. "That woman again. There's no get ting rid of her. Put mo ou shoro old gentleman. You'ro rather too tipsy to go much further with under any circumstances." "I'm not tipsy, yer honor," said tho man who had much ado to speak at all. "No marrer, all ri'. We'll tack about" And ho proceedod to "tack about" at once, tho Captain lying with his eyes closed and his cig ar botwoou his lips. Tho next moment tho patched and dirty sail dipped into tho sea, and tho boat turned bottom up, aud its occupants of courso went with it The old man had grasped the edge of tho vessel and clung to it. Tho Captain clung to nothing. He had put out that remembrance of a right arm which was all he brought from Seven Oaks, but it acaroely serv ed him. By tho time he remembered that the sleeve was actually empty ho was in the water. Ho could not swim. His heavy clothos weighed him down, Tho tipsy boatman could not hold him. "It's ovor with mo," ho thought. Thon a strange, undefined thought flitted through his mind. He could not have analyzed it, had there been time. It was a somehow softened and regretful thought about the girl of whom ho always spoke as "that wo man." Meanwhilo "that woman" lookod out from the bathing nook in the arms of tho shoro across the water, and criod out, with an exclamation of oon oern and anxiutv : "Look I it's Bogle's old boat, and ono of our gontlomen in it. It's your brother, Mrs. Silverspeur. How clum sy I How stupid I What are they try ing to do? They'll be over. "Old Bogle is drunk, I suppose. How eould Cup go out with him," cried Mrs. Silverspeer. "Cap can't swim ; he never could. And since he has lost his arm, of course Ob, my dear, they are going over. " "They'r over," cried Mattie, aud at that moment the sail dipped into tho soa. "My brothor, my helpless broth er, "cried Mrs. Silverspeer. "Oh.holp! help! Why am I not a man? Help! help! help I Cap is drowning." "Run for holp," oriod Mattie. "I'm uot quite sure how long I can bold out, but he shan't drown. I can swim." And with a wruiieh she tore the sloeves from her bathing dross, flung her hat away, aud dashed into tho water. At the door cf tho quiet room where her life hung iu tho bulunau, ho united many an hour. When she grow bet tor, ho sent her flowers and messages of interest. And when sho was well ngnin, ho became her shadow. That woman was beginning to bo the great est object of interest to him in nil the world. So. ono autumn day found them together in the grovo, sitting upon a rustic chair, he looking in her face, sho at the mossy leaves strewn around. Suddenly she spoke: "Do yon really think it wrong for a woman to drive, and row, and swim?" sho Kilted. His faeo flushed scarlet "It would be scarcely gracious of mo to rind fault with one of those ac complishments," he said. "Don't talk or that," she mur mured. "But actually, you were so fierce about my toruboylshucss onco. I know you meant me all the while." "I was an insolent brute." It was a sight to look upon those round bare arms, white and glittoring in tho sunlight j the unbound hair flung back and lifted by tho strong sea breeze ; the fuco growing whito also, in its eagerness, turiit d toward that spot where the drunken boatman clung to the boat. Sho know her dan ger woll, but she never shrunk from it for a moment. She remembered that this was her ensmy, but she ro momberod also that he hnd been a brave soldior--that he was now in a measure helpless, The Captain had sunk twice. Ho was rising for tho Inst time, when whito arm flung itself about him. "Bo quiet," said a clear voico. "Don't clutch mo, or we are dead." Then a naiad or some fairy of the sea bore him shoreward. Halfway thore a boat mot them, with two gen tlemen who had been called to the spot by the lady's screams. It met them just in time. Mnttie's strength was goue. She could not speak to those who her home. But sho had saved tho Captain's life and ho know it. Sho checked him by a touch of hor hand. I wanted to toll you how I eamo to bo an adept ou such things," sho snid. "It was poor brother lieu. I was his friend aud comrade. Tlu ro wero but two of us. Wo were very foud of each other, and our homo was a wild country place. Had I sisters, I might have been foud of other things ; but I grew to bo half a boy. Ho died II vo years ngo. Poor Ben I Dear Beu I I shall never love any ono so much," At that au arm crept about Mattio's waist. "Don't say that," bo whispered. "I I do not want to belicvo that that is so. Couldn't you love mo a little? Mattio, couldn't you love me a littlo?" "Tho eyes, stilt full of tears, turned upon him teuderly ; tho soft whito baud touchod his check. "I think I could tho least littlo bit iu tho world," sho answered. Aud Cap took "that womnn" to his heart and kissed her. And tho two went home through the bright autumn sunlight hand in hand. Now York News. An Omaha Real Estate Story. They tell a story of a man who came into Omaha ono day and wantod to trado his farm for some city lots. "All right," replied the real estate agont. "Oct into my buggy and I'll drive you out to see some of the ftnost residence sites in the world water, sewers, paved streets, cement sidewalks, elec tric light, shade trees, and all that sort of thing," and away they drove four or flvo miles into tho country. The real estato agont expatiated upon tho beauty of the surroundings, tho value of the improvements made and pro jootcd,tho couvouienco of the location, tho ease and speod with which pooplo who lived there could roach town, and tho certainty of an aotivo demand for Biich lots iu the immudiato future. Then, when ho was breathless, he turned to liis companion aud asked; "Whore's your farm?" "Wo paused it coming out bore," was tho reply. "It's about two miles nearer town." Chicago Record. A Witty Old Doctor. A correspondent sends us a story told of au old country doctor down Kast In the latter years of his life his ankles became very weak, necessi tating the wearing of a pair of stoel braces. One day, as the old gentle man was shuffling along on Exchange street, iu Bangor, Mo., some young wag called out: "Hi, doctor, hi, you are interfering I" Not with othei folks' business, young man I" retorted the doctor. Medical Reoord. Where Ills Fun Came In. "Well, my daughter, what advan tage will it bo to me if you marry the young man?" "Why, don't you see, papa, yon could have me and a son-in-law to hoot." Detroit Free Prmn FOR FARM AM) (UUOF.X. rASTrmsn clover is nt.oo. Young clover should not be pastur ed In tho fall unless it gets forwatd enough to blossom. If it does this pasturing is better than to allow the clover to sood. Hut a still bettor way is to cut the clover evenly, but not closely. This will leave tho roots woll protected, will cut down weeds, and will provide the very choicest hay for young calves or brooding owes. Boston Cultivator. HALTtNO MIEEP. Do not bo in a hurry when you salt your sheep, says American Sheep Breeder, but stand and watch them closely for tell or fifteen mlnuto. Hnvo tho crook in hand, and if you see one limp, eveli a little, catch it and exam ine it. Tho chances are thero is only a touch of scald-foot, which a littlo cleansing out and sprinkloof powdered blucstoiin will remedy. But tho chances also nro that, if you do not attend to it, by next woek there would bo ulceration and maggots; thon you would hnvo to fight for woeks to got tho animal cured. Tho best way to catch a sheop in tho field is not to put down any salt at first, but let thorn cluster around you until the ono yon want gets close enough, then pick him up with the crook. THE DfCK-IIOt'RR Ducks lay tho larger portion of eggs prodneod by them early in tho season, and lay nearly every day. During tho summer months they roduco tho num ber of eggs very materially and begin to moult. It is supposed that any kind of quarters will answer for ducks in summer, but when it is considered that they do not roost and are com pelled to rost on the floor, tho import ance of keeping the floor clean and woll litored with straw is apparent. Nearly nil tho ills that afflict ducks are duo to tho floors upon which they ro maiu at night. While tho duck de lights to hnvo access to ponds, yet it is quickly affected by damp quarters, becoming lamo nml unable to walk. If thoy aro laying but fow eggs, it is best to turn them ou grass and use no grain, and they will koep in excellent condition. They aro greody feeders, and will accept food at all hours, bo coming too fat. This condition in summer is not desirable. They should rocoivo but littlo grain unless thoy aro laying, and tho grain should bo given only to tho ones that aro producing eggs. Manchester Mirror and Far mer, CAnP. OF HOUSES. Tho Massachusetts Society for tho Provcntion of Cruelty to Animals makes tho following suggestions as to tho care of horses: Koop your harness soft aud clean, particularly tho insido of tho oollar and saddle, as tho perspiration, if al lowed to dry in, will causo irritation and produce gulls. The collar should fit closely, with suflloiont space at tho bottom to admit your hand ; a collar too small obstructs tho breathing, whilo one too large will cramp and draw the shonldors iuto an unnatural position, thus obstructing the circulation. Never allow your horse to stand on hot, fermenting manure, as this will softon the hoofs and brings on diseases of the feot ; nor permit the old littor to lie undor tho mangor, as tho gases will tuiut his food and irritate his lungs, as woll as his eyos. Do not keep tho hay over the stablo, as tho gases from the manuro and tho breath of tho animal mako it unwhole some. Kindness will do more than brutal ity, thorofore do not use harsh lan guage to your horso, or lash, beat or kick him. Bear in mind that ho is very intelligent and sensitive, a wil ling sorvant and deserving of your kindest troatmont and thought. Remember that horses are made vi cious by oruol troatmont ; that is is speed which kills ; that more horses are lame from bid shoeing than from all othor cansees ; that a careless ap plication of the whip has blinded many horses ; that more fall from weariness than from any other cause, and that no animal should be ever struck upon the head. SILOING CORK, CARS AND ALL. It is a common notion among many that it is a wasto to out up the ears with the stalks when putting them in the silo. They hold that if the ears are piekod off and dried, the stalks put iu tho silo will make as good ail age and go as far as if the ears were loft on. They seotu to reason upon tho absurd basis that a part is greater thuu tho whole. The Wisoonsin ex periment statiou undertook to solve tho problem of siloing corn, ears aud I all. and found that thorn was a loss of seven per cent in dry mattor where the ears wero picked off and dried aud tho stalks siloed nioro thnn where the corn, oars and all, was siloed. In feeding out the corn it was found that tho rows ato a littlo more of the sil age containing tho cars and also drank a trillo more wator whilo on this food, but tho differctico in cither caso was small. They also ato a little moro of tho silago containing tho ears than of of tho othor feod which had the driod oars added to tho silago. Tho cows, however, produced moro milk and more butter when fed the silago, cars and all, Tho difference In niilk yield was 411. ft pounds.or 3.0 per cent, and of butter. 10.5 pounds, or 0.9 per cont. Figuring on tho ba sis of the amount of dry matter it was found that 10(1 pounds of dry matter in the siloed corn ration produced OH. 9 pounds of milk and 8.18 pounds of butter, against OH. 3 pounds of milk and 3.08 pounds of butter from tho ration composed of siloed stalks and dry cars. Add to tho greater feeding value of tho corn whon siloed, ears and all, the greater amount of dry matter attained by preserving tho corn in this way, aud tho difference be I wee u the two methods is more marked. Then tak ing into consideration the extra labor of picking, husking, drying the ears aud griuding the oorn, tho eootmmy of siloing tho cars with the stalks is very npparout Farm and Home. BTL'MP AUD BRUSH PILES. Both stumps and piles of brush are sn unsightly incumbrance to any land, and should bo removed as soon as practicable. Brush piles are soon ob literated by tho uso of fire; but stumps are expensive to remove. When onco loosened and out of thoir formor nest, stumps are oasily disposod of by burning. Most hardwood stumps, as tho hickory, maple and oak, soon loso their grip on the soil by the rapid decay of thoir small roots, hence, unless tho land is at onco needed, it is the cheapcNt plan to let them remain undisturbed for several years. In tho menntimo the land may bo pasturod with ahoop, thus keeping down the bushes snd sprouts thut may spring up, by eating off tho leaves soon as they appear. Whon laud is encum bered with pine stumps, thoy send up no sprouts or suckers, and tho pres ence of much pitch in tho fiber of tho wood makes them well nigh indis truetiblo. Such stumps can be ro moved only by burning or pulling, Tho former plan is not thorough ou account of tho multitude of roots near tho surfaco, and pulling is a todious, expeusivo operation. Often a fow stumps mar tho appcarauoe of an otherwise presentable field, and many farmers havo for years plowed, sewed, and roapod around tho obstructions without an npparreut thought of re moving them. Tho timo thus spent, and the grain and grass that would have grown upon tho portions of the field thus occupied, would havo cov ered the expenso of removing thom several times. When stumps ant brush heaps are removed, sow the land immediately to grass seed. When intended for pasturage, or to be mowed for hoy, rake off the ashes npon tho adjoing soil an soon as the fire is out Seed thus sown and raked into the soil will grow, whereas, if the ashes were allowed to remain the alka. li from them would destroy tho seed gorm. American Agriculturist FARM AND OARDEX NOTES. Jack Frost loves green corn. Cut in ahead of him. Aro you going to try to winter fif teen cattle on scant food for ten. What will be tho result? You won't get protitablo returns from five! Tho circus style of hog has pretty woll gono out of fashion among pro gressive farmers. It is not profitable, to foed for lean moat and long frames when hogs are selling at $0 per hun dred weight Proper moisture is more essential than fertilizers, for there is always some plant food left in the soil. Proper drainage and the supply of humus, by turning uudor copious regetableorops, have much to do with reviving alug pish grouud. Usually, upon a finely prepared bed, an inch is doep enough to sot the drill for wheat, but if the season is very dry it is better to set it a half inch or inch deeper, that it may ger miuate. Shallow drilling is the but ter if the grouud is moist. An amateur gardeuer has discovered a way to produce late strawberries. The first flowers wore out aud a new set was now formed for two weeks. The crop was not so largo as if left un molested, nud the average market gardeuer cau hardly afford the treat. We Ain't A-IJln' to Cry. It's mighty curious weather been a-prayln fer a rain, When thero eamo a rcg'lnr deluge on the mountain sn' the plain i Tuny opened all the windows in the ever- Instln' sky, An' drowndod us completely but we ain't a-goln' to cry ! It's mighty curious weather In the oountrj tur an near, For the wind has Wowed the bollworms on tho eotton every where i An' they're entln' nil the profits of the corn an' of tho rye, An' It kinder look like trouble but wo ain't a-golii to ory! For what's the use In frettlu', or In spendln' thus In sighs? Ono day the sun I settle', an' tho next, he'f on the rise ! We kin hear the sweet bird's slngin' see the blue tlmt bends on high. An' the happy bells are rlngiu' an' w ain't u-golu' to cry! Atlanta Constitution. IIIMOKOIN. Humidity is to the weather what stupidity is to the mind. Caller Is Mr. Brown at home? Yes, sir; you will find him at tho club. Mario Is that Chollio's sister? Louise No. He hasn't proposed yot Fathors are always tolling their children yarns that make thoir wives mad. Jinks What is experience, anyway? Hinks It's what the other follow leaves you. What a delightful place this would be, if it wore full of people who would agree with us. The conceit of a una and the do ooit of a woman are responsible for a great many marriages. What has become of the old fash ioned woman who set the bread before going to bod at night? If China continues to get the worst of it iu this war she will be sorry she ever invented gunpowder. "I want tho earth," he onee did state i His greed somewhat relaxes Whene'er he stops to calculate The trouble with tho taxes. "Yes," said Mrs. Newrieh. "Fido got very sick yesterday and I had to call in a vegetarian sturgeon." A good many worthless husbands aro in tho mother-in-law business. With thom marriage is matrimouey. Johnny. My pupa's taking lessons on tho trombone. Joso I know it; and my papa is tuking lessons with a shotgun. "Can I sao you a part for a mo ment?" "You mean alono, don't yon?" "l'osjaloau that's it, exactly. I want to borrow flvo." "So Miss Fullcash did not marry Lord Lackrocks after all?" "No ; she came buck tho same peerless beauty she always was." Bruddlo That little dog of mine is a great saving. Muddle Is that so; how? Bruddlo Why, don't you see, ho's most always on the cur-tail, Jones A man's success is according to the square of his honesty. Brown Do you mean that the less square the honesty the greater tho success? My porcine friend, some men declare Thou'rt foul and ugly. Yet methlnks, There ne'er was anything so fair A thou disguised la sausage links. Tramp I have seen hotter days, lady. Lady (with ssoruful doubt) Whon? Tramp Right on this spot, lady, two weeks ago, when I got a wholo pio. Troiid Father (to friend) This is my youngest boy, Frank, this is Mr. Jackson. Frank (brightly) Is that tho man of whom mamma said yester day that he had more money than bruins? Carrie What did yon accept Mr, Murray for, Lucie? Lucie I had to. Papa owes bis father a great deal of money ; Jack owes his brother a thrashing; sister owes his sister a snubbing, and mamma owes bia mother a party cull. "My doar," said a Gorman peasant woman to her husband, "next week we celebrate our silver wedding ; will yon not kill the pig for the occasion?" Why should I," said he. "It isn't the poor animal's fault that I married you twenty-five years ago." That Ended It. Maud What was the last discus sion of that Young Ladies' Debating Society of yours? J Marie Oh, we took up the old question of "Is Marriage a Failure?" Maud Well, what was the result of the debate? Marie A oommittoe consisting of the entire membership was appointed to try it and see? Truth. Heilbronu (Germany) authorities forbid the sale of American corned beef which is not accompanied by an, American certificate.
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