YOU KNOCK NO MORE, . I. II la not tliat the Inter year are coM , . And Void of bloom that made life 'i- springtime sweet; Tin that along the wny no more I bold .Your hand, and hear your heart'a re membcried beat, Tia that id denotata mansion at the door I)er Ileart, you knock no morel II. Tia that your dwelling now io lonely pceiiial And in the atnrlma midnight I can hear the rustle of the curtain in my dream, t Knowing tho't but the ghost of Lor is there! Tt that I tand a hdow at the door. Pear, where you knock no morel - Tjj Tia, when the depth of my oul are tirred VTith pamionato grief for a remembered day, There come thin thought: "Did I not mis lomo word Which might hav made tho light iliina on your way! Com flower I might have lifted from the dew, Dear to the lip of you!" IV. O lonely dwelling, 'ncath the withering vine. Once brinlit with bloom now lost to all delight! No wrenth of Love the ruined garden twines; Out of the dnrltncss comes "Good night! Good niRUt." Never "good morninq" at the lonely door Dear for you knock no more I Atlanta, Constitution. "W MD "ANDS." I By Mantle Hlispeott. ET us nrguo tho cane out." 81ie Bpoko with unexpect ed crnestness. He laughed Inzlly and pulled ona or two long rtrokes ou his onrs before re plying. "Very well." "You mean t(J say," continued she, "that this princess should marry a man alio carea nothing for whom alio bns never seen because It la for tho wel fare of her people and bis." "Exactly," replied he In a Jestlug tone. She sighed faintly. "You men think nothing of a wom an's happiness a woman's life." He stopped rowing and let tho boat drift gently down the stream. "Let us argue the case out," said he, repeating her words of a few minutes ago. "As I understand this matter from tho papers, a certain king, who (hall be nameless, desires for his royal escort a certain grand duchess who ball also be nameless. It la for the best Interests of both their countries that these two should wed. This tho king understands, as also do the advis ers of tho grand duchess. But she, ivomnnlikc, refuses to entertain the Idea, declaring she will marry only the man she loves-ond who loves her. At least so the court gossips say. Am I Itntlng the caso correctly?" "Yes?" "Love Is a beautiful dream, but Uko most dreams has often a rude nwnk enlng. Terhaps this grand duchess will fall In love with a man sho caunot marry. What then?" fcho leaned over the side of the bont without replying, and plucked n great yellow Illy which lay rocking Idly io nnd fro In tho centre of the stream. "Besides, duty comes before pleas ore." There was no mirth In bis face now. tt was grave and a little snd. "True. But this Is for life," sho laid slowly. . "Granted. And there arc many things In life not plensaut to contem plate but which nevertheless have to bo borne. Now If I were the king, think you I should look forward with pleasure to the thought fit a bride who hated mo even before she had seen me?" "He has only himself to thank. Why ild he not choose some other Tros erplne? This grand duehess Is not the only princess in the world." nonopened bis eyes In astonishment at the bitterness In her voice.- "One would think you were the grand duchess," bo said. "If I wore," replied she with spirit, "I would show the world that a patu cess cun still be a woman." "I believe you would," replied he, thoughtfully; then, picking up hW oars, be rowed with unnecessary vigor up the river. The sun had sunk behind a bank of dark night clouds rising In the west. A gentle, moaning wind stole from the land nnd waved tenderly the sleeping gruBses and drowsy flowers that lined the banks. Tot lu the distance could be bcurd tho harsh voices of frogs chanting their evening liymu, while from tho thickets close at band came the soft twlttorlug of birds settling themselves for a long night's rest. She turned her head away from him. end as she did so he saw her eyes were full of tears. Sweetly from the woods ou the eastern bank rang out the clear, divine note of a nightingale. Silence long and deep fell between them. "It baa been a happy summer," he aid. The t lence wua growing op press! ve. -xee." is lie smiled absently, n though her thoughta were fur away from tho past uud It pleasures "But, like all pleasant things, It eu 1s too soon." "For you perhopa. But I have still more morning to wander lu the woods id oro sunset to watch more even ings to sit and freatu of " "Of what?" She did not reply. lie coat swift. questioning glauce ot her. "Wo may meet nest Jtar?" he said tjucjUouicjlj-, "Ncverl" She spoke hurriedly. "I shall never come hero again. I hntn tho place. Tho woods are full ef shadows, the river sounds at dusk Ilka a wnlllrf spirit. I liellovo the very fields and lanes nro haunted." Sho laughed nervously. 11a leaned toward her nnd made her turn her head In bis direction. As she met hi eyes she saw In their depths a look which mado her heart beat rapidly. She drew a long breath," half sob, half Blgh, and looked at him Imploringly. "If you weie the Grand Duchess Vera of Thornthelm," he raid, nnd his voice was full of passion, "and I tha King of Sardotilca, what would your answer be?" 8 ho turned white: her breath came In slow gasps, and she uttered a low cry. "Hush!" She put out her hand at though to word off some coming brow. "You don't know what yon are saying. I am tho Grand Duchess Vera. I was tired oif state and ceremony," sho con tinued, seeing a look as though of stir prise on his face; "so tired! And when they told me about the king, I suld that unless they gave me ona more summer of liberty I would run awrty. After a long while they con sented, nnd I enmo here and tnel you nnd never told you who I was. It was wrong nnd I am so sorry now." Sho held out her hand to him, ns though Imploring pardon. He took It In his strong grnsp, nnd bending, kissed It very tenderly. "If you are the grand duchess, then I am tho king," bo snld. She thought ho would not. under stand, ho would not believe. "It Is true," she said brokenly, "too truel I am tho grand dueless, and I wish I-were a milkmaid!" Her littlo burst of human nature made him smile Involuntarily. Toor girl! Ho wondered whnt n milkmaid would say about being a princess. There was dead silence, for a minute, nnd then ho began to laugh softly. Sho drew her hand nway from him In Indignation. He was trifling with her feelings. When n certain king," he said, nnd this time took lioth her hands firmly lu his, "heard that a certain princess would not marry him because she did not love him, ho sold thnt rather would ho have for IiIh bride a princess who was still a woman .than tho most beautiful grand duchess on the face of the earth. So he left his kingdom nnd traveled Into another country there to seek his Lallan Itookh. He found her and fell In love with her. And now I wonder If " But she snatched her hands a way and laid them on his lips. If I wero the Grand Duchess of Thronthclm nnd you were the King of Sardonlca," nnd sho laughed hap pily, "oh, my dear. I should say yes!" averley Magazine. The ltttttles or Nature. We read tho tablets of long ago which the geologist bus deciphered for us, nnd we find them an endless story of battles. Tho successful species which occupy tho great geological hor izons have coino out of groat tribula tion. The trllohltes nud somo. lilies of tho Silurian period, tho gigantic club moss nud limed slglllarlans of ttie coal age, the enormous ammonites of- tho Jurassic and chalk epochs, tho mighty elephants and majevtlc deer forms of the tertiary era, are magnates of tho times and masterpieces of tho strug gle. They had been redeemed pt a great price, even of a thousaud spe cies and tens of thousands of Individ uals, who fell short of tho'typlcnl fit ness and were killed out. These mag nates, each In Its turn, wero. pioneers of progress, like tho scouts of a great army, nnd were caught lu a physiolog ical ambush. Tho pedigree of the horse, In the most recent past, has been made out, traced shall we say, for 100,000 years before man came on the scene (for Lord Kelvin has asked the geologist to hurry up and Hot be too lavish with time, or we should have said 250,000 years before man). Tho fleetness, grace, strength of the horse are owing to his ability to walk on one toe, to which have been correlated the won derful Instincts by which he has be come the partner of man Io his Indus tries dnd struggles. He lias been do frfed in almost a strict gradation from the two-toed, three-toed, four-toed and flvc-toed ancestors, which flourished In the ages which preceded man. My riads of individuals, and nil the spe cies and varieties, died out to make room for the one-toed selection, to en able this favorite to occupy the ground, unthwnrted by crossing or by recur rence to nverago forms. He was re deemed nt a gieat price, and has come through n great tribulation. The Con temporary Review. Sir Evelyn Wood's Discovery. It will not be Sir Evelyn Wood's fault If there Is any red tape at the War Office while ho Is In charge. When Sir Evelyn was a captain lu tho Seventeenth Lancers he devised an Im proved cavalry saddle, and sent It to the War OUlce. The letter and parcel were politely acknowledged at the time, and the mutter rested for near ly twenty years. Then, wlen Sir Ev lyu wus Quartermaster-Geueral of tho forces he came by cliuuco across a par cel addressed In his own handwriting to tho Wi.r Office. It waa unopened, and ou cutting the etrlug be found lit saddle! St. James's Gazette. Bloodhounds for Train llobber. A number of bloodhound haa been purchased for a Western railroad In order to pursue tralu robbers. They were bought from the Idaho ponlten. tlurjr. - COOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOCOOOMIOOg ARM TOPICS Wlnlwr rmitliia or Poultry. During the winter season nil kinds of poultry require other foods than grain, tint clover and nnlmal meal are used mostly as aids to corn. If eggs ore desired tho food nlnno will not prove satisfactory. The most Impor tant assistant to egg production Is a warm nnd comfortable poultry bouse that Is nlso large nnd roomy. To Prevent Kmnt In WhH, In the preparation of seed wheat dif ferent method ore adopted to provide Against smut. One which prevails In some pnrts of the country Is simple and may be tried by any person. Take a common wasbtub about two-thirds full of water, nnd pour Into It half n bushel nf wheat, .and nrter stirring with a stick, skim or pour off what Uses on the water, taking euro not to let the good grnln run out; then empty Into n basket or some vessel that will ivtnin tho wheat, nnd drain off the water; put it ou n clean floor and sift or sprinkle! onto It about a peek of dry ashes, stirring It over thor ouuhly ho as to cover nil the grains wVh the ashes, and serving the whole quiuifiTy to be sown In the same way. After H has lain u. few hours It will lie ready for sowing. It has proved a sure preventive In every case of trial with me, but when It has been omitted there has been plenty of smutty grnln. rami, Field and Firesldo. Went Out I'nprontnbln Stork, If Is one thing to keep an old nn'mnl that has been the pride and pet of tho family for years, after It bus ceased to be profitable, and another to keep onn that Is not and never was aide to earn its keeping. Yet while not many farmers feel able to do the former for sentiment's sake, there are hundred who are doing the latter from no other reason than an unpardonable Ignor ance as to the cost of keeping, and the actual results received from the ani mal. The Kabeoek test Is doing much to weed out Mime of the iinprolltnblo cows, when used In connection with the regular weighing of the milk, but other animals need to be looked after. Sheep need to be culled carefully every year, and those that do not pro duce and bring up good lambs and a good shearlug of wool should be lifted for mutton. There Is many n man who keeps a horse, when he could hire one to do the work he has to:' him nt less than the cost of feeding, and others who keep two, though one could do the work excepting during a few days In the year. Weed out the unprofitable nniinals even If obliged to kill and bury them. They may do the world some good lu that wviimrlciiij Cultivator. Coop For Young Chicken. The usual slat front has several serious objections. It gives too easy a chance for the hens to pick the chicks of other broods that happen to wander near the coop, and bumpers the going lu and out of the chicks ns iii-T. J1 5 A VERY BRltVICEAtlLH COOP, soon ns they get to a certain size. If the spaces are not then made wider tlio chicks nre likely to be deformed from overcrowding . through narrow spaces. The cut shows (lie best kind of front, tho tine squaro meshed wire netting being used, with space left at tho bottom for the chicks to run lu nnd out. This also permits the coop to be clenned out with great ease. This latter point Is a very great advantage. New York Tribune. Belling Butter to Private Trade, There Is frequent mention of the de sirability of selling our butter to a private trade. This advice Is gener ally Impracticable. Certainly all but ter makers canuot sell their butter to consumers of their own getting, very few can; and I do not believe, as a rule, that It Is profitable for a dairy man to attempt to create a private trade. In the first place, creating It Involves a great deal of labor, and bsunlly consumes a great deal of time, In the next place delivery cuts Into the profits largely. The nverago farmer does not count Ills time valuable, nor regret the wear and tear of horse flesh, wagons and harness. He has all these ou baud, and It seems to be the theory that it costs nothing to use them. I believe that a farmer can flu 1 prolltublo use for all his time, If he makes the effort. I never saw uu hour In my life, since I began the manage ment of a farm, twenty-flve years ugo. that I could not And profitable work to do around the premises, ino?-? profita ble thuu running around the euiti muuity hunting up private trade for my butter. It it a better ted more profitable plan, to make butter of such quality that It will sell Itself, Mid th.-ti tend It to a commission hbuse, or, perhaps, supply the home (tores, ' If they will pay cush, which tUcJ- do not often do. The best thing a fllUiyman, especially winter dairyman, fan do. Is to place his business on a regular commercial basis, and If he (Iocs bo will sell bis butter as the larcw butter makers usually irtp. George 'Williams, In Agricultural Kpltomlst. Sat . . - Tr"-,."'- -WW FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRCSS. SENATE. TWENTIETH DAY. The entire day was spent In consM- trntion of the army reorganization bill atthoul making much progress. None of the contested amendments being vot- id upon. TWENTY-FIRST DAY. Umin resuniinii the discussion of the trmy reorganization bill, Mr. Vest, of Missouri, offered amendment requir ing West I'oint olfiecrs to prevent hax- Ing and rnilets breaking sm.li rules to u: txpcllcd nnd not reappointed. In support of the army bill Senator Lodge drew a brilliant word picture of the growing power of America, and saiJ lie believed thnt in four or five ycari the army could be cut down to 20,000 men. The provision for a veterinary corps In the armv was struck out of the bill by a vote of 4.1 to 5. TV E NT Y-S EC( N D DAY. Durinir the legislative session the Scn- ntc had under consideration the miieb- mooled canteen question in conuccti'i-i with the army reorganization bill. For nearly live hours the Senate discussed the committee amendment, but a vole oil the proposition is not yet in sight. TWENTY-SIXTH DAY. The committee on agriculture did not succeed in closing its hearing on the oleomargarine bill and cor'inued it. Senator Spooncr, from the committee on judiciary, reported favorably the bill to divide the State of West Virginia int-5 two judicial districts. T W E N T Y -FO U K T H DAY. Considerable progress was made nv the Senate with the army reorganization bill, but the final vote upon the meas ure seems to be as far oil nn ever. TWENTY-THIRD DAY. The committee on foreign relation! heard arguments on both sides of the controversy over the Jamaica reciprocity treaty. Senator Morgan offered an amend ment to the pending army gill giving the rrcsidcnt power to call out hla'.c and National troops. ' HOUSE. TWENTIETH DAY. Mr. Littlefield, of Maine, and Mr. Hopkins, of Illinois, used up most of Hi clay in an acrimonious debate on th Hopkins reapportionment bill. Mr. Shattuc, Ohio, insisted that 11 making the reapportionment the repre sentation should be reduced in all States where the right to vole is abridg ed. TWENTY-FIRST DAY. Mr. Dclzcll continued to occupy th? chair in the House in the absence of Speaker Henderson. It was agreed that general debate on the reapportionment bill should cease at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and that the vote should be taken before adjournment. TWENTY-SECOND DAY. By the emphatic majority of 63 vote-;, out of nt total vole of 207, the House killed the Hopkins apportionment bill nnd adopted the Burleigh bill, which fixes the membership of the House at an incrcarc of 20. . This gives Penn sylvania two additional members, and West Virginia one. TWENTY-FIFTH DAY. The river and harbor bill was side tracked in the House, as, under the rules, the day was to be devoted to the private pension bills on the calendar; but Chairman Button will call it up again and keep it t the front until a vote is reached. TWENTY-FOURTH DAY. The general debate on the river and harbor bill continued in the House. The committee on naval affairs completed the naval appropriation bill. The com mittee gave the full increase of enlisted men, 5.000, instead of 3.000. The bill also carries a provision to commission two classes from the naval academy now on their cruises. TWENTY-THIRD DAY. After routine business the river and harbor appropriation bill was taken up for consideration, but little progress was made. ' WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE. Gov. Atkinson's Message Prcionted on th Opening Oay. Both branches of the West Virginia Legislature organized Wednesday by the election of the Republican caucus nomi nees to the various offices. Anthony Smith, of Ritchie, was elected president of the Senate; John T. Harris, of Wood, was made clerk; E. H. Fritch, of Ca bell, sergeant-at-arms, and D. S. Petti grew, of Nicholas, doorkeeper. In the House W. G. Wilson, of Ran dolph, was made speaker; Harry Shaw, of Marion, clerk; W. H. Ramsey, of Fayette, sergeant-at-arms; 1. E. Ripley, of Jackson, doorkeeper. The House met in joint session and canvassed the returns of the late election for State of ficers, but no changes were found from the figures already published. Gov. Atkinson's message was present ed in both Houses. It states that at the close of the fiscal year, October 31, the total balance in the treasury was $i, 057f49.22. The governor declares all the State institutions to be carefully administer ed and in most satisfactorily condition. His reference to the State university are general in character, with no refer ence to any but the pleasing features of its management. The attendance of res ident students has increased from 644 to 885 inltwo years, and the women students from 1 12 to 240. The regents asK lor 75-9o per year lor running ex penses, and $i94,gi3.20 for permanent improvements, which he indorses. The governor complains that the State nor mal schools are merely academies and not schools for pedagogic training. He advocates important changes in the corporation laws which will remove the limitation as to the amount of Ian I of a corporation and the limitation of its capital stock. The governor aUo urges the enactment of laws to more adequately protect the ballot and make vote-selling a more punishable crime. He recommends taxing pipe lines and such licenses on corporations as will in time abolish the State tax on the prop erties of citizens. ' In the Boston high schools the girls outnumber the boys by 1,000 or so, but in the primary grade the boyi outnum ber the girl by 2500. THE REALM New York City. Tho Etoti Jacket In lis many forms Is the undoubted fav orite of tho hour. The stylish May Miuitoti model Illustrated has many advantages and Includes the latest fea tures while, withal. It Is simple In the extreme. As shown It Is worn open with the fronts rolled buck to form pointed rovers, nnd the Kaiser collar opens nt the throat, but when desired It can be buttoned tip close, as shown In the sketch, nnd made to" mean genu ine warmth. The model Is made from black cheviot with self-faced rovers, nnd collar finished 011 the Inside with velvet and rows of narrow gold braid, nud Is closed by means of hnndnome smoked pearl bill tons. The 'fronts nre cut with simile darts, but fit snugly to the figure. The back Is seamless nnd finished lu a rounded bat-like extension below the waist, and DOCntB nilRASTRO ETON. jlllk GIRL'S BLOUSE COSTUMK. Is Joined to the fronts by wide under arm gores that expend well back to form side backs und give a slender, taperlug effect to tho figure. The sleeves are two-seamed, snug, without being tight, uud are cut lu modified bell shape, so allowing the Jacket to be slipped on nud off with case. At tho neck Is the military collar, known as the Kafcer. with pointed cuds that CQfl be hooked over close or left free, as preferred. To cut this Jacket for n woman ot me'dlum size four yards of materlul twenty-one Inches wide, two yards forty-four Inches wide, or ono and five eighth yard fifty Inches wldo will be required. Girl' lilouse Costume. Tho blouse In combination with a gored skirt makes a simple costume much worn nud much liked by little girls. The tasteful model Illustrated In the large drawlug Is mndo from dark red serge, with bands of black velvet edged with narrow gilt braid and a shield and collar of gllt-cm-broldercd red panne, Tho skirt Is cut lu three pieces, the gored front nud circular' sides, nud U joined to a hotly lining thnt Is snug and closes nt tho centre buck. The shield portion is faced Into the lining and the standing collar Is seamed to the neck, so that all closes together. The blouse is separate, with shoulder and under-arin seams, and opeus at the front, where It Is provided with but tons and buttonholes. Both buck and fronts are plain across the shoulders, but slightly full at tho waist, where the blouse pouches over tho belt. The right side laps over the left lu double breasted style, the rounded points be ing decorated with gold buttons, ami the neck le finished with a deep col lar that la round at the buck nud square ut the front. The sleeves are two-aenmed and fluUh'l with turn over flare cuffs. Tp cut this costu ne for a girl of eight years of age five yards of ma terial tweuty-aeveo luetics wide, two ami tUrce-tlghtU yards forty-four OF FASHION. Inches wide, or two yards fifty Inche wide, with throe-eighth yard eighteen) luetics wide for shield and collar, wilj be required. Orchid With Dim Drops. Koine of the newer ornaments for dinner dress nre expensive ns Jewelry, although they belong t3 the province of millinery. A pretty aigrette Is an orchid petnled with silken gauze, nnd plentifully besprinkled with tiny dew drops of "Wilne" crystal or strnss dia monds. A few nerlnl "aigrette" tin also sprinkled with dewdrops complete this beautiful nnd novel decoration for the col (Tu re. It Is mounted upon a shell bnli'plli. Itlnnse With I.'Alalnn Sllnek, ' The blouse made from the ready tucked silk, luoiissellne, enshmere or oilier fnncy material Is much In vogue, and has the great merit of requiring the minimum of labor. The smart May Mantoti model Illustrated Is designed to meet Just such a need and Includes the fiishliuinblo Algloli slock and tho deep girdle, both of which features nre round In tho best Imported models, As shown the foundation Is taffeta Is bis cuit color, tho flaring portion of the stock velvet In the same shnde, the collar while Liberty, and the tie of black velvet. The gli-dln Is of the same material ns the waist, nnd Is held by handsome gold buttons, while tiny ones are used In the flaring portion of the stock. All-over luce, net nnd nil the list of similar materials arc suit able, or any soft woolen stuff enn be tucked before cutting, If preferred. The foundation for the blouse Is f fitted lining that should be well boned, but the wnlst proper Includes shoulder nnd tiiider-nrui scams only. Both I In- lug nnd outsido material close at the centro front, but separately, and the opening In the waist Is rendered In visible by tucks. The girdle Is fitted to the figure and held In place by J short bones, and the blouse drop slightly over the top. Tho sleeves ar cut with broad upper and narrow un der portions, and are finished with cir cular cuffs that flare becomingly over the hands. The Algloc stock Includes) the plain portion that fits the throat, the flaring sides and the tie, and Is fin ished separately from the waist. If BLOCS WITH L'AIQLOX desired, the plain portion out used, or the stock can be contrasting color oud worn ous wuists. To cut tula blouse for a medium slse four and oue-cl ot material elghteeu Incl two and a half yard th) wide, with a quarter of velvet and a quarter fur flarlug portion of will be required. V
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