ONE OF THE LOSERS.
I htir stand In the twilight there,
llttr linml nml her temple urajr i
Hit furrowed fnoo It Is marked with earn,
lioiiRh In hr giirb nml tliln with the wear
Of tbo work o( tuo luug, long Uny.
She turn her fnee to the dlxtnnt skies
It Is anxious nml (Irnwn with imln
And slowly ht shnkMi her lienil nml sighs,
Bmlly the tanrs course from InT eyes
As she enters bar cot ngnln.
Oh, tho whits roml atrotches across ths
plain.
Add It's hers thnt sho comes each dny.
For she Iim nut hmtrd thnt her boy wns Plain,
And she does not know thnt Shu looks In
vnin
Through the twilight dim and gray.
J luEG'S WILD RIDE. J
t r-rnr.i.TS i.mi.u nrsTos.
v
Meg's "wIippI" wns notottoof those
fascinating lady's bicyelps. She iliil not
spin airily over nn nxphnlt pavement
to park or boulevard. Meg's "wheel"
weighed several Imiiilrnil pounds. Hho
tode it out over the Nelrak plains.
And, nfier nil, it wasn't Meg's wheel
anyhow, for it lilnm1 to the North
eru PnciHc railroad mid was mudo of
iron and pnintod end, aud was a
tricycle instead of a bicycle.
Meg lived on n ranch, and tho near
est village where tlio trains sometimes
deigned to stop for n punting monipiit
was cnllod Siptaw Crppk. Meg owned
sturdy little hrcticlio pony, which
she would ride on n swift lope down
tbo long trail which lay like a
white ri Liuon over the prairie, and at
the village she would visit nt tho
"store" where Mr. Smith sold candy
nd saddles and ilnunol shirta anil
lariats and many other things. And
then sho would rattle her potty's henln,
(dipping nnd scrambling down the
bluff road to the station, where sho
would arrive in a cloud of dust and
merrily bail the agent, Frank Graham.
It was hpie Meg would ride her
tricycle, w hich was a railroad whpol"
nd provided by tho company for tho
agent's use. And though it was
heavy Meg's strong arms could make
the handlebar fly back and forth while
the wheel glided swiftly over the
gleaming rails.
Late one afternoon Meg rodo to the
"store" and found some little excite
ment over a eattlo train thut bad been
ditched about two miles below the
station. The accident was caused by
spread rails, the men said, and nobody'
. was hurt, but it would delay tho ex
press, which was due in two hours.
Meg rode down to tho sceno of tho
accident where the train nton were
busy. It was already growing dark
and they had built great bonfires to
help them to clear np what they could
while waiting for the w recking train.
Frank, the agont, had been to the
wreck on tho tricycle and bad raced
back to the little station to wire for the
wrecking ettgiuo and warn the ex
press, as the mad wound snake-like
along the broad Missouri rivor in the
beavy shadows nt the foot of tho bin 11',
and as it was the"llyer"it could hardly
be signaled safely. It was quite dark
wueu jueg llnully turned her pony a
nose toward the station and cantered
elowly along to say "how-do-do" to
Frank aud get the papers ho promised
ber to take home. Also it could not
be long till tho "flyer" would bo due,
and Meg loved to see the long, bright
train loaded with passengers aud
flashing its gleam of tho groat world
beyond the plains into ber longing
yes for a brief moment.
As her pouy's heels thudded lazily
along beside the track the station
gradually came into view. And than
Mog's heart leaped oddly iu her breast
- and her eyes widened. For the sta
tion was in total darkness. Meg's
quirt came down with a swish on hor
Sony's flank, and Teddy, amazed and
idignant, bucked decidedly to ex
press his strong disapproval of such
.actions. For lie and his young iuIh
tress understood each other aud the
quirt wns never used except in gentle
"love taps." Meg was not western
raised tor nothing, however, and she
retained ber place ou Teddy's back.
Finally bis slender legs stretohed oat
and Ms nimble heels skimmed the
sage bush and sharp cactus till the
station was reached. Then Meg flung
herself from the saddle with a stifled
cry, for the agent lay face downward
on the dark platform, and the closed
doors and black windows of tle sta
tion, together with the nnlighted
aignal lamps, toM a story that froze
Msj'i blood. Hue rolled Frank ovor,
but he was unconscious from a blow
ou the back of the bead, evidently
given by robbers.
"And the flyer mast be duel cried
Meg, in an agony of despair. Hue
knew nothing of the mechanism of
the signal lamps and to return to tho
-wreck for help wonld be hopeless, for
they wonld be too late.
What was to be done?
, As Meg moaned aloud Teddy whin
nied uneasily in reply. She looked
t him hopelessly. 7 ho flyer some
times stopped at a watering tank up
the track, but there wit u bridge to
cross between and Teddy would be
useless. Then ber oyes foil on the
-tricycle on the main track, where it
had been left when Frank was at
tacked. It was the only chance auQ
Hag leaped on the machine.
In a moment Teddy aud the nn.
onsoloue agent were alone with the
ilent station, while down the track
the "olick-click, click-click" of the
railroad wheel grew faster and fainter
in the distanoe. The only hope was
to reach the water tank before the ex
' press left. Meg's white lips parted
with a sob, while her wide eyes
trained before ber through the blaok
Dees for that yellow eye of light that
must surely be 'due.
"Click-click," went the machine,
"Waiting!" it seemed to ory, as tho
Cl's hands tightened convulsive!
on the bandies. The wheels spun
over the track with a low roar that
again and again, as Meg swung around
the curves, seemed the oncoming roar
of the express. The frightened girl's
mouth seemed flllod with ashes, hor
lips were dry and stiff and the sharp
'articles of sand that Swept np into
inr face nnd eyes stung like a storm
of needles. Her back ached nud
pained nnd sMarp knives seemed shoot
ing down her nrms nnd through ber
numbed nnd stiff hands that now
hardly folt tho handlebars.
Suddenly the headlight of the ex
press (standing at the tank) loomed in
the near distance. Franticially Meg
tried to stop ber niachino, but the
bent she could do wan to retard its
progress as it approached the now
blinding glaring of the light. With
a shriek of agony and despair Meg
reeled back in n faint. The heltiless
little hands fell from thn bar and one
crush swopt her into a moieiful obliv
ion.
Jtut Meg wns not killed. When she
opened her eyos her fnco nnd hair
wore wet whoro tho trainmen had
dashed water over her, and many anx
ious eyes were looking down nt her
face. Mio had been in time, nftor all.
though the engine, wns just nbout to
start from the wntnring tank as she
dashed into it. The bicyclo wns n
wrecK, nti'l Meg's loft nrm was broken
and her head cut nud her body
bruisod. Hut she had snvod the train
nud wns a lieroino.Hympnthetlo women
from tho l'tiUman coaches and from
tho tourist cars nnd weary travelers
from the emigrant curs together
thanked tho whita-fnead girl lying on
tho ground in tho yellow light of tho
lanterns, . title Meg was convalcsc
ing slowly nud being mended nn iren
erally hor littlo brown-haired mother
hovered around her iu an ecstucy of
tuaiikfulnoss, and Irrnwny i auction
rode in miles to see "that mil of Stun
nurd's who saved tho flyor." Letters
arrived from the president nnd other
high vlllcals of the Northern Tncillc
rood, containing beautifully printed
pieces of paper (tearing very lllogiblv
written signatures and mysterious
littlo holes punched through,'nnd Meg
(Uncovered that sho wan a very im
portant young lady with a bank ac
count.
But, bent of nil to hor, whou she
was well sho went down daily to the
"store and to see Frank Graham.
who was convalosoiug, too, nfter a
very long illness, and she glided
swiftly ami happily on a "Indy's
wheel" of latent mako. Chicago
llecord.
DUG A FELLOW PRISONER'S CRAVE1
Kxiierlenra of an Ainrrlcnn Under Lovet
In n Cuban ri-Wnn.
Colonel H. F. Sawyer, a prominent
Southern journalist aud at prosonttho
chief editorial writer of the Rome
(On.) Tribune, is one of the oldest
nud most picturesque characters in
the laud of Dixio.
When a boy of ilftoou or sixteen bis
fiery spirit loil him into our war with
Mexico, and tho youugstor thorough
ly enjoyed it nil tho way through.
After returning to his homo in Ala
bama the lud didn't foel like settling
down. Me was lonrt of adventure,
nud the lifo of a soldier iu a strange
laud suited him exactly.
It was not long before he bename
interested in the cause of free Cuba,
and as one of the periodical iiinnrreo
tious iu that country was theniu prog
ress ho joined the ill-fated expedi
tion of Lopez. The capture and exe
cution of his chief left the boy and
his comrades in a bad fix. The few
prisoners who were not put to doath
were chained in couplea and placed'
on the public works.
Sawyer was harshly treated, and it
looked as though exposure and hard
work would kill him. He managed to
send a note to the American consul,
but nothing was done for him. One
of the (Spaniards guarding him was
rather clever, and tbe-enptive sent his
letters through his ban is. The half
starved young American awoke oue
morning to find thnt the prisoner
chained to him was lying dend by his
side. The survivor was ordered to
bury him, aud when the ohain bind
ing him to the corpse was rudely
broken he dug a grave for bis late
fellow-sufferer. There was no coffin.
Tho grave was scooped in the sand by
Sawyer's tired nnd trembling hands.
The situation was desperate. Saw
yer then wrote n long letter to the
British consul, telling his whole story
his youth, his pitiful condition, the
negloct of the American oouhiiI aud
mauy other niattets.
The very next duy a big English,
man visited tho camp. Ho was very
mad aud very overbearing in his man
ner, lie talked with the boy pris
oner aud told him to be of good cheer.
How he did it nobody but himself and
the Spauish authorities ever knew,
but in less than twenty-four hours he
secured Sawyer's release and put hint
on a vessel bound for America.
Sawyer devoted himself for a few
years to politics and planting in Ala
bama, bnt the first cull to arms in the
oivil war found him ready. At that
time he was a prosperous mn. He
cared nothing for money, and when
he organized his oompauy he insisted
upon equipping it at his own expense.
He paid for uniforms, guns, canteens,
knapsacks and everything out of his
own pocket.
He was a gallant fighter, and his
wen were imbued with his fearless
spirit. Of oourse he was promoted.
He rose to a colonelcy, and wonld
hare gone higher if he had oared for
suoh trifles as rank and title.
Tho war loft very few of his men
alive or unsoathed. They fonght liko
tigers and nearly all of than wore
slain ia battle.
At the elose of tho war tho ooloaol
faoed his new duties and responsible
ties and showed that ho oould work
as bard aWk 00014 BghU
SCIENTIFIC SCRAP3.
The only two animals whose brains
are heavier than that of a mnn are the
whale and the elephant.
The femalo brain commences to de
cline in weight nfter the age of thirty;
the male not ten years Inter.
A naturalist of emlnonce says that
land birds make their journeys iu the
daytime and water bints at night.
Hydrogen is the lightest substance
known, but corouium is supposed to
be lighter, aud consequently wonld
prove even more difficult to liquefy.
The horse, when grazing, is guided
entirely by the nostrils in the choice
of proper food, and blind horses are
never known to make mistakes iu their
diet.
Mercury is a foe to life. Those who
make mirrors, barometers or tliorniom
etcrs, who etch or color wood or folt,
will soon feel the effect of the nitrate
of mercury in teeth, gums aud the
tissues of tho body.
Tito fecundity of microbes In pro
digious, so much so thnt if fifteen
drops of water polluted with bacteria
nre nllowed to fall into n cup of broth
tho gorm population would have in
creased in twonty-fottr hours to 80,.
UUO.OOl).
Thn FNUliiiniix Hog.
Travelers in Esquimnuxland relate
(iiriotin stories of the dogs that are
almost the only means of conveyance
in thnt part of the world. The ronl
Esquimaux dog of puro breod is a
rarity. They ai o so nearly nkin to
wolvos that tho breeds become mixed,
and it is found extremoly hard to keep
them separate. Especially is this true
where thero are not excellent facili
ties for keeping dogs confined. It in
Do unusual thing for the slud dogs-to
run nway nnd take refugo with the
wolves. It is said to bo very dilllcult
to mnkn up tennis of thoroughbred
dogs. In almost nil pases thoro will
be several that show their wolfish
origin most plainly. The wolf cross
produces a dog closely resembling tho
wolf. The creature is exceedingly
vicious, unreliable and hard to man
age, bnt vor.r hnrdy, swift nud endur
ing. With several well-trained dogs
in the band, tho sledge driver takes
Urge loads of goods across the coun
try. He travels rapidly nnd safely,
provide 1 he can keep bin team in sub
juotion. Occasionally the wolf dogs
will gnaw the straps of their harness
aud broak nway in spite of every pre
caution. Some of these brutes seem
to possess almost nuporhumnn iutolli
gouco. They appear to read the trav
eler's thoughts and know just how
lunch they can trespass on his good
nature. The lash is considered by
many persons the only mothod of
government. Moral suasion hns been
tried, but with somewhat indifferent
results. Tho animals are so accus
tomed to force thnt they seem unablo
to appreciate or underntaud kindness.
Possibly if those dogs were taken In
band aud gently trained from thoir
birth something might be done with
them. New York Lodger.
Injudicious I'm at Disinfectant.
It is a foible of human nature to
pass from extreme to extreme Peo
ple are slow to accept a now theory,
but, having once adopted it, they m e
roady to work it to death. How many
years it is since medical ofllcors had
to implore tho folk in thoir districts
to use disinfectants, and encountered
the most senseloss opposition in their
crusade? Now they are finding a new
difficulty. People have recognized
the value of disiufeotantn nnd deodor
izers, and thoy employ thorn by the
bnckotful without rhyme or leuson.
trusting blindly to their efficacy, on
the principle that one canuot have
too much of a good thing. So we find
the Clorkenwell medical officer warn
ing tho public Against this injudicious
use, and declaring that "it ban been
found that disinfectants are used in
haphazard and indiscriminate manner
by the public. Not only are
they absolutely valueless in many
cases, but, by creating a false im
pression of security, they do an im
mense ainonnt of harm." In other
words, people imagine that cleanliness
may be iguorad provided only that
they empty unlimited carbolic waihes
and powders over the unclean places.
That is a dire superstition, born main
ly of laziness aud aversion to soap and
water. The latter are juot as neces-
rary as they ever were. Loudon
Telegraph.
Msnt Kpr Forty. Knur Yenrs.
In n recent display of canned meats
in this city a case of mutton wns ex
hibited which, it is claimed, holds the
record for longevity. Forty-four years
have elapsed since it was placed in
the tius,and the can which was opened
showed the meat to still be in good
condition.
When the good ship Furv wss
wrecked in 1851 tho canned mutton,
with other stores, was oast ashore at
Prince's Inlet, in the far north. Sir
John Bobs, the Aictio explorer, found
them some eight years loter.and helped
himself to a number of cans. The re
mainder rente 1 there for twentv-four
years, when the ship Investigator ap
peared and brought tbetn home. For
nearly a quarter of a century tbo meat
had withstood a olimate where the
variations of temperature range from
ninety degrees below zero to eighty
above, being alternately frozen and
broiled. It is still preserved as an
objeot lesson of perfection in canning.
Philadelphia liecord.
Overheard In A. D. 1910.
"What a uniform look of disap
pointment there is ou the faces oi
Wilson's youngest children."
"Yes, Billson, you remember, was
one of tho volunteers of 1898, who
didn't geta chanoe to do any fighting."
Cleveland Plain-Doalor.
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tpik realm
ok fashion;
A Cutaway Effseta
Tho new oiroular flonnoe and enta
way effeots introduced in capes this
season are extremely fasoinating, and
a reviral of this popular and convent
ent wrap is already heralded. The
model here illustrated in of light
brown cloth, made on costume. The
revers are faced with brown velvet,
and brown satin in used for the hand
some lining. The upper portion fits
smoothly, n single dart taken up on
each shoulder regulating the adjust
ment, and the fronts are cut away from
the nook down.
The cape has addod longth given by
the oiroular flounce that is joined to
CAPB WITH CinOCLAn FLOUNCR.
I"''v
WOMAN'S BASQUE AND
its lower edge, and 'extends on tho
fronts, where it reverses at the top to
form prettily shaped lapels. A piping
of the cloth is included in the seam.
The neck is completed with a high
flaring collar, faoed with velvet, and
made in scotions to roll over slightly at
the top. Bows of machine stitching
give an appropriate finish. Some
very dressy capes are made of satin.
silk or velvet, with one or more ruffles
in this style, decorated with rnohings
of silk or ribbon, braid, passemeterie
or fur.
Heavy cloths, in smooth or rough
finish, may be used, the donble-faeed
cloths being exceedingly handsome
without lining.
To make the cape in the medinm
size will require two and a half yards
of fifty-four-inoh material.
A Stylish Autntnn Costnm.
The stylish costume shown in the
large illustration is suited for after
noon or morning wear. The material
is castor-colored broadcloth, with
chemisette and collar of finely tucked
white faille, and the trimming of black
braid passementerie is laid over
white ribbon. The hat is of brown
fancy chenille braid, with castor satin
and velvet loops. Small flowers iu
brown satin aud burnt orange are
bunched high in front.
The waist is made over fitted linings
that close in centre-front, the over
front being cut in heart shape to ex-
Eose the pretty yoke in front and
aok. The fronts are corded in
groups of three evenly apaoed rows,
whioh must be done in the cloth be
fore outting the pattern. The back is
smooth across the shoulders and is
drawn to the waist by gathers at the
centre. The two-seamed sleeves have
the slight fashionable fulness gathered
at the top and the wrists are finished
by pretty flaring cuffs.
The basque portion is joined to the
lower edge of the waist, tho seam
being hidden by the shaped belt.
Soth tho basque And the. stjlisb
'j z, o -j wa cr or gtrtt&crwritfit
mam
breteltes have an Interlining of tailor
canvas between tho lining of white
faille and the oloth. The fronts lap
in uouoie-nreasteu style ana are
ctoseu by diamond-shaped out steel
bnttons.
The skirt is seven-gored, in tbo
latest mode, the narrow front gore
being ontlined with the trimming, an
effect whioh give height and dignity
to the figure. The gnlmpe effect is a
wonderfully attractive and becoming
feature of the season's styles and may
us piain-tnckeii or Ince-covered. Any
of the plnin-cheoked or novelty mixed
goods are appropriate for its develop
ment, and braid, velvet or ribbon
may be nsed in decoration.
To make the waist for a woman of
medium size will reriuire two yards
oi iorty iour-tnou material. To make
the skirt in the medium size will re
quire five and one-eighth yards of the
same width material.
A Skirt Mnoh In Vogn.
One of the most fashionable skirts
now in vogne in here illustrated in
mixed gray veiling trimmed with rnoh
ings of the material edged with nar
row satin ribbon.
The upper portion is of olrcntar
shaping fitted at the top by abort
darts, to the lower edge of which tho
graduated flonnoe is joined. The
flounce is very deep in back nnd nar
row in front, which gives the admired
tablier effect so very generally becom
iug.
The plaokot is finished at top of the
centre soam in back, the fulness at
BKVJSN-OOHED SKIRT.
the waist being laid in deep single
plaits at each side. Oathers may bo
devoloped to adjust the fulness if so
preferred. The sweep at the foot
measures four and three-fourths yards.
Almost any style of material can be
handsomely developed by this grace
fnl model, and flat trimming of braid,
gimp, passementerie or ribbon will
decorate stylishly.
To make this skirt for o lady of
LADIES' CinCULAB SKIRT WITH CIBCOXA
OBADCATSD FLOUNCE,
medinm size will require four and one
half yards of material forty-four
inches wide.
Far a Drooping Front.
A novelty of the season is a piece of
passementerie shaped like a bib. This
fastens upon either shoulder and is
attaohed to a belt It is designed to
carry out the idea of the full drooping
front,
' Frlarass Dross Popolar.
The prinoess dress is so much liked
that it appears again in the finest im
portations. In many inatanoes the
sides and baok are in prinoess form
with tho front in bodice or jaoket
shape.
AGRICULTURAL TOPICS
Pnro llreilt Pay,
I find that I take a far greater Inw
terest in beautiful thoroughbred fowl
than in the common barnyard stock.
They ore mnoh more ottraotive, too,
being all of same color and size,
Neighbors passing by and seeing then
canuot resist the charm and straight
way bny from one to five sittings.
Late iu the season the grocer kept my
eggs on sale for hatching, and quite a
number of sittings were sold for donblo
the market price. My experience ii
therefore that it pays in cash returns
to keep first-class thoroughbred fowls,
even though you do have to pay largo
prices at the beginning. More than
thin, it pays in the increased pride
aud interest you will take in your
poultry; and when fair time come
yon will have something worth while
to pnt on exhibition. W. 11. Smith,
in New England Homestead.
tVMils Fnr lino.
The hog in at much of a grazing ani
mal as the sheep, but rnisod as it usu
ally is in pens nud small yards, it has
no chance to feed nn its nature de
mands, nnd frequently suffers lor want
of green food. As a rule, hogs are not '
particular what that greon goods is, '
and will cat weodn with tho same
avidity as corn fodder. In the enrly
autumn whon the weed growth is so
rank the hog pen ought to be kept
liberally supplied with cut or pnlled
weeds, as well as with the unsalable
product of the vegetable garden, all
of which hogs will connnme and thrive
on. A usual source of vexation may
thus be turned into a source of profit,
and the hogs be nil tho bettor for this
vnrioty of food. In feeding weeds or
grass, have them fresh; do not allow
them to wilt nud got dry bofore offer. '
ing to the bogs. Let them have the
benefit of nil the fresh juices in the
stalks as soon ns possible after they
aro cut or pulled.
Marketing (Inrdrn Veffittahlns,
Only half, or often loss than this, of
tho gardener's work in accomplished
when he has successfully grown his
crop. Thoir marketing in good con.
dition and cheaply is of the greatest
importance. There is more often
failure here than anywhero else in gar.
deuing. Frequently such failure is
mnde inevitable, by locating the gar
den where its produce cannot find a
near market. Such places are also
generally diffionlt to manure, and the
necessary help to harvest the veoe-
table crops as woll as to marltet thenr
cannot be easily secured. The pro.
ducts or the garden are much more
bulky than those of farm lauds in or
dinary crops. Tho difference of a mile
or two milen in carrying each load to
market , hecomos an enormous burden
when a'pplied to tho bulkiest enrdon
of vegetables. It is this that makes
land near cities and villages, that is
suitable for market gardening, so dear
ns it is. And yet, the market gar
dener who in wise will prefer this
highest pricod land rather than the
laud that is much cheaper because it is
farthest trom market. Amerioau Cul
tivator.
The Cnnna of Mottlon.
The prime cause of mottles is the
nse of too cold water in washing the
butter and the manner in whioh it is
introduced into the churn. By using
too cold water the ontside of the but.
ter granules beoomes crusted or bard,
ened like the shell of an egg, while the
inside in soft. Now when thin mass is
worked together those little shells re
main in the same condition, and no
amount of working or tempering salt,
or even distribution of salt when added,
will change the conditions. They do
not work up, consequently do not take
salt, henoe the fine threadlike streaks
in the butter.
The manner in which the water is
introduced into the churn is responsi
ble for the largo mottles, or seeming
lumps of white butter throughout tho -mass.
In the majority of creameries
throughout the country the water is
pnmped directly into the ohnrn, either
through a hose or a pipe. Now, when
the water strikes the butter these
granules become hard and solid like
in the first case, only that these hard
granules are not broken down at all.
and the large mottles are the result.
The wash water should be tempered
to within two or three degrees of the
ohnrn temperature. New York Pro.
duce Review.
Us of Fertllliari,
There is no question but what good
stable manure contains all the valuable
manurial elements, but so much stable
manure used is of such a poor grade
that other sources must be worked to
supply needed chemicals to the soil.
The nitrogen question has been easily
settled sinoe it has been found that
legumes will gather it for us from the
air, so that we are left to deal only
with potash and phosphoric acid. It
is well known that there are large
stores of these in the soil, which re
mains, oftentimes, undisturbed for
years simply because farmers do not
go ;about getting them out in the
proper way. Gradually it is being
earned that the best way to make these
elements available, either when they
exist in the soil or ore placed there in
the shape of dissolved bone or rock
and muriate or snlphate of potash, is
by frequent cultivation so as to admit
air and moisture to sot on these ele
ments and set them free for the use of
plant roots. Potash and phoaphorio
acid are not destroyed by the ordinary
methods of farming and can be put on
the laud at any time to be taken up by
crops in the oourse of time. Both re
quire some time to dissolve and if pat
on this fall or winter they will be used
by the coming season's crop. Sow
broadcast on crimson clover if you have
that orop in, or sow ou top of the soil if
the ground is to be bare all winter, and
harrow in. Unlike nitrogen, nothing
will be lost by evaporation, but every
bit of it will go down into the soil.
Atlanta Journal.