BETRAYED
AND SAVED
Martel du Bois, a young man of good
family,but of somewhat limited means,
was at the breaking out of the French
revolution affianced to the daughter of
a tradesman named Zoulouche, a man
of wealth, but no principle.
Suddenly Martel was arrested and
thrown Into prison.
Mme. Itomaine, a young widow who
loved him, determined to save him.
She went to the jailer and by means
of a bribe—for money was potent in
those days as well as in those —obtained
an Interview. Du Bois was surprised
at her visit.
"I have come," she said frankly, "in
the hope that I may save a life for
which 1 would freely give my own."
"1 do not know as I understand you,
madame," replied the wondering pris
oner.
"Probably not, for I am a woman,
and women are sometimes enigmas
even to themselves. 1 will not ask If
you know me, for you certainly do not,
hut do you know tny name?"
"Yes; you are Mme. Itomaine, wid
ow of Jules Itomaine, daughter of Gus
tavus d'Auvcrgne young, lovely, ac
complished ami rich."
"We have ten minutes to converse
In private. You must escape from here
and fly from France! You may he
tried at any hour, and once tried, you
will he condemned and executed."
"But w lio so base as to denounce me,
madame?"
"Celeste Zoulouche."
"Impossible!" cried Du Bols, stag
gering under the mental blow. "Im
possible! .Moil Dieu! You are hut try-
Jug my faith."
"We are wasting precious time," said
the oilier, glancing at licr watch.
Give ear to my plan. Here Is a pow
der, of which you will take a small por
tion at a time. It will make you sick;
you will look pale. Eat little or 110
food, and you will lose your strength.
The physician will he called, and you
will he removed to the hospital. Once
there I trust I shall be able to effect
your escape. You will obey my in
structions?"
"Religiously."
"Then, If your trinl should not eoine
on meantime, you may he saved. I go
to watch and pray and hope. Adieu!"
lie followed the directions of Mine.
Itomaine, and Mie third day after her
visit he was removed to the hospital.
Here he fell under the charge of u lay
sister named Agues.
"1 know all!" she said to him at the
first opportunity. "Julie Itomaine Is
my cousin; I am her confidant. We
have agreed upon a hold and novel
plan for your escape. It Is this: Y'ou
must seem to get. worse and worse,
and at last, at the proper time, you
must felgu convulsions mid appear to
die. I will cover your face, and when
the chief physician comes Ills rounds
announce your death. If lio takes my
word for It, all will lie well; If not, we
may fail. That Is our risk."
"And suppose lie leaves me for dead
—wiiat then?"
"Then, after dark, I will pretend to
have received tm order to have you
conveyed to the dissecting room,
where you will he provided with a sur
geon's suit, In which disguise yqu must
escape."
Near the close of Ills fourth day In
the hospital Martel du Bois was seen
by more than one person In convul
sions. Ail hour or two later, when the
physician made Ids rounds, he was cov
ered with a sheet.
"There Is no more need of your ser
vices here," said Sister Agnes calmly,
as she intercepted hint. "The next
patient seems worse. Will you he kind
enough to see hlui at once?"
The doctor passed ou. So far, all
well.
It was quite dark when the body of
Du Bols was home Into the dissecting
room. The attendants retired in haste,
leaving Sister Agnes and a lad with
him.
"Now, then, here are your garments.
Quick!" said the fulr nurse.
11l less than live minutes the late
corpse looked like a very active and
important surgeon.
"This lad will guide you—follow
him!" said Sister Agnes, hurriedly,
"l.inger not a moment! Adieu! Adieu!"
Five minutes later Martel du Bois,
guided by the youth, was hurriedly
passing through the streets of Tou
louse. On the outskirts of the towu
the youth led him to au old stable,
where they found two swift horses
prepared for a Journey.
They mounted and rode southward
toward Spalu. When morning dawned,
there were 40 good miles between tliem
and Toulouse. The second uiglit they
entered Spnin ami were safe.
"Now, my brave lad." said Du Bois,
"go haek to your mistress, Mme. Ito
maine, and tell her my hand, my heart
and my life are at her disposal."
"She will aeeept your hand nnd
heart, hut begs you to keep your life,"
returned tlie youth, with a light laugh.
"She will speak for herself!" re
joined Du Itols sharply.
"She does!" laughed the other.
"How Is this?"
"I am Julie Roma Inc."
Tliey were married In Spain, nnd at
the close of the reign of terror re
turned to Fruuce and lived long nnd
hupplly,
Cnnae ami IClleot.
"He's quite a prominent politician
here. Is lie uot?" Inquired the visiting
Briton.
"Oh. no; tie's a statesman," replied
/ • the native,
"We*, what's the difference?"
"A statesman, my dear sir. Is one
who Is lu politics because he has mon
ey. A politician Is oue who bus mpuey
because he Is In polities."— Philadel
phia 1 'less.
Called Lorlllnrd'M Ulaff.
Heavy bettor as he was, Pierre Lorn
lard ouee met his match when he ran
up against gray bearded James E.
Kelly, who introduced bookmaking into
this couutry. It was nearly a genera
tion ago and at Jerome park. Kelly
was laying 'J I /* to 1 against one of
Lorillard's horses in a big stake event.
The news went to Mr. Lorillard, seated
on his coach on the clubhouse lawn.
"I'll Just take a little of the conceit
out of that sawed off Irishman," said
Lorillard to Wright Sanford, Newbold
Morris, John Hunter and a few other
congenial spirits. They started for the
ring together.
"I'll lay SIO,OOO on my horse at that
price, Kelly," said Mr. Lorillard in his
princely fashion, expecting to see Kelly
wilt and refuse to take the wager.
"Certainly, Mr. Lorillard." Then
turning to his sheet writer, Kelly said:
"$2.">,000 against SIO,OOO, Pierre Loril
lard." Quickly he turned to the to
bacco magnate with a polite "Much
obliged to you, Mr. Lorillard; very
much obliged. Would you or your
friends care to bet another SIO,OOO at
the same odds? Should be delighted
to accommodate you."
"What a nerve!" was all Mr. Lpr-11-
lard could say as he turned on his heel
and walked away.
Jimmy Kelly won the bet, for Lor
illard's horse was beaten.—New York
Times.
The Landlnblier Duck* of Sahara.
"The proverbial fetidness of ducks
for water would lead one to presup
pose that of all the world the most des
titute of ducks would be the Sahara
desert and that if a stray 'springtnil'
happened to drift into that region he
would either vamoose or turn up his
toes with briefest delay. Well, not at
all," said a Frenchman who was for
merly a resident of Tunis.
"There are parts of the desert where
(lucks abound, flourish and multiply
with every evidence of perfect satis
faction. The fowl is slightly different
from any of the varieties we know in
this country, but it has the same flat
bill, extensive breast and web feet,
showing that it was once a water bird,
though now it scarcely finds enough to
drink and has become too provident to
waste any of the precious fluid in ablu
tions. Like the other good Mussulmans
of the country, they take their prescrib
ed bath in the sand, and their web feet
come in very handy as snowshoes to
walk upon the deep yielding dust. It
is claimed by an eminent French orni
thologist that the Saharan ducks are
the remains of a race of aquatic birds
which frequented those seas when the
present desert was a part of the Atlan
tic ocean."
Hole* lii Everything.
You are skeptical about the accuracy
of this statement and ask why water
does not leak from a bottle if there are
holes in everything? The answer is
simple enough—the drops or globules
of water are bigger than the holes.
Taking glass as an illustration, we find
that air is about the only substance
that can get through those holes.
A scientist proposes the following as
an experiment: Place a bell in a bottle
exhausted of air and hermetically
sealed. The boll will not ring because
the medium for conveying sound is not
there.
Set the bottle aside for a few months,
then try the bell again, and it will ring,
faintly, perhaps, but nevertheless there
will be a sound. That means that the
air has got in. It lias made Its way
through the holes in the glass.
The Incandescent lamp is a bulb of
glass exhausted of air so that the slen
der filament may glow when the elec
tricity runs along it. The air works
its way in gradually and the light be
comes less brilliant in proportion.
IVitt M a* Food.
Nuts contain a large amount of nour
ishment, and owing to their oily nature
digest easily. Eaten with salt they are
palatable. Either as a dessert course
or salted and used as a relish their
value is the same. They are not ex
pensive, for from the peanut through
the imported varieties they can be
bought in bulk at small cost.
The peanut has many good qualities
to recommend it.and from its low estate
is coming to the front as an important
item in dietetics. It Is supposed to cure
insomnia if eaten just before retiring.
Salted, they are much cheaper than al
monds. The small hickory nut, at a
few cents a quart, can be used on the
most economical table. The English
walnut makes a very good salad
blanched and used with celery. Fil
berts, almonds and Brazil nuts are
more expensive, hut as only a few are
needed at a time tlie cost is not great-
Woman's Home Companion.
EKKMIIOII Flowerpot*.
Eggshells may be used to advantage
in starting delicate plants for trans
planting. The half shells are filled
with earth and set in a box also con
taining dampened earth. A hole is
made in the point of the shell to allow
drainage. A single seed is then plant
ed in each shell, which is easily broken
when transplanting is done without the
slightest disturbance of roots. This
use of eggshells is the discovery of a
French gardener, who claims that they
are vastly superior to the little pots
generally used for the purpose by flor
ists.
How the Ens* Started.
"That hand me down suit you're
wearing," remarked Itivers, "reminds
me of an unripe watermelon."
"Why?" asked Brooks.
"Because it's so different Oue isn't
cut to fit, and the other isn't fit to cut."
It was then that Brooks blazed awuy
at him.—Pick-Me-Up.
Hamlin'* Soliloquy.
Hamlin (standing before the tattooed
man in the dime museum)— Heavens,
how that fellow must suffer if he ever
gets the jlmjams!—Smart Set.
HINTS FOR FARMERS
Plnntu Polnonoun to An I inn Im.
The bulletin from the Montfinu ex
periment station gives a list of 14 spe
cies of plants which are known or
strongly suspected of poisoning ani
mals. Among them are the lupines,
which killed 100 out of 200 bucks fed
on hay and in 1808 some 2,000 sheep
from eating ripe lupine on the range.
The trouble seems to be in the ripe or
nearly ripe seed. The purple and tall
larkspur killed 40 cattle in the Gallatin
valley when other plants were covered
with snow. Aconite, water hemlock
and nightshade have proved poisonous
to both man and beast. All these are
more or less frequent In certain parts
of New England, says American Culti
vator. The death eamass we do not
know and think it is not to be found
here. In 1808 a dairyman had a field
of oats so badly smitten that he cut
them for hay instead of letting the
grain ripen. Out of 130 cows which
were given one feed of it 12 died with
: in 18 hours, having both gastric and
cerebral trouble. Ergot on native grass
j es is claimed to have killed a number
I of horses in from six to eight hours,
the muscles of the throat being para
lyzed first, and then the whole body
paralyzed. Strychnine and whisky
seems to be the only remedy having ef
fect. It Is better to avoid feeding ergot
or smut on any grass or grain.
I ne of I.line on Soar Land.
The chief use of lime from an agri
cultural standpoint Is to sweeten the
I soil and to act upon latent plant food,
I breaking down organic matter and set
! ting It free so that plants can utilize it.
I Lime in itself contains little or no ele
ments which plants require and is not
properly classified as a fertilizer. It is
| used commonly in preparing land for
I wheat or .rye, but may also be sown
broadcast on meadows. The presence
j of red sorrel In any quantity Indicates
! that the land is sour and acid and is a
i sign that an application of lime would
!be beneficial. Wood ashes in a less de
gree serve the same purpose, as they
contain n considerable proportion of
lime. They also have the additional
value of adding potash and phosphoric
acid to the soil.
Cirnl> Vn Ilosd of Sheep.
In Scotland when they have reason
to'think the sheep have grub In the
! head the shepherd usually takes each
I one and blows tobacco smoke up the
nostrils almost to the point of stupefy
ing the sheep and the grubs, too; then
j gives to each a pinch of yellow snuff to
' start them sneezing, which dislodges
1 the grub, so that It Is discharged. We
j never tried this because the putting
1 out a little pine tar on boards and
! scattering a little snlt on it usually
tarred the nose of the sheep so that the
lly did not trouble them, or for a small
liock we took them as they went out of
the yard and with a wooden paddle
| daubed the nose of each one as we let
j them through the gate.
Mule Vcrauti Home.
I Mules are preferred for farm work in
the south because they require less
I feed, are less liable to disease, hardier
i every way and will do more work than
: horses 20 per cent heavier, says Farm
and Ranch. They are more reliable
| anil have fewer vices. They are not as
fast as horses, but get there sooner be
cause their gait is more uniform and
persistent. A pair of good mules makes
; tin? best farm team on earth. Under
the saddlev4be mule does not show off
like a horse, but there is far more com
fort in riding one. They are more sure
footed and in critical junctures find a
way out far more readily than a horse.
Modern Poultry Iloaaea.
i Substantial poultry houses are the
! most durable, warmest and in the end
j the cheapest. A neat, handsome and
low cost building is made by using un
matched tneli boards nailed on two by
four* studding, covered with building
paper and then shingled. Practical poul
try keepers are putting up such build
< Ings as fast as their means allow, and
those who make a specialty of pure
bred stock favor small houses scatter
| ed about the place rather than long
houses with continuous runs.
Stop the lieakn.
No man can expect to conduct a farm
successfully who is behind the times in
enlightenment. A farm can no more
be run at a profit without brain work
than can tlie manufacturing or mer
cantile business. There is no business
on earth that could stand the leaks that
many farmers have and still pay a prof
it. If you wish to succeed, stop the
leaks that your own carelessness and
i ignorance are levying on you, and you
will be amply rewarded, and success
j will crown your efforts.
Slinde For the llenynril.
Ileus suffer from heat and will not do
well in a hot, sunny yard. Trees and
bushes give the best shade, but weeds
are better than nothing. Put up an old
door in an airy corner if you have noth
ing better. Renew their water several
1 times a day and keep their drinking
vessels clean.
Millet Fop liens.
Millet is a good food for young chicks
as well as for laying hens. As the seed
Is so small it keeps the fowls scratcii-
I ing for a long time to get enough to
j satisfy them, and the exercise is just
| what they need to make healthy liens
I and good layers.
Protect the Woodpecker.
I Do not destroy the woodpecker. It
is a bird witli a keen ear and sharp eye
to detect wood boring beetles as well as
colonies of ants on apple and other
trees. Roth of these insects are in
; jurlous.
Care of the Orchard.
During a dry summer and autumn
, the orchard soil should tie in tilth
, until the crop of fruit and wood are
i matured or until rains come.
A QUIET WEDDING.
Hot the Affair Wn. Nat Wholly Des
titute of Excitement.
"Ves, Jimson's wedding was n quiet
affair, owing to the death of a second
cousin of the bride's mother, who left
the family a little money."
"That must have been pretty hard
on Jimson. Ue lllces excitement."
"Oh, there was excitement enough.
One of the bride's little brothers hit
Jimson in the left ear with a bag of
rice and tore U loose, and another lit
tle brother nearly broke one of his
floating ribs with an old slipper, and
somebody flung a horseshoe after them
for luck, and it caught Jimson In the
nock Just as lie stuck Ills head out of
the carriage window. And one of the
uncles came out with a megaphone
and let all the neighbors know that the
happy pair was spliced, and somebody
broke the carriage window with a rab
bit's foot made Into a paperweight,
and the horses ran away, and the driv
er fell off the box, and Jimson had to
drive the horses the rest of the way
and got to the station Just in time to
miss the train. Oh, there was plenty
of excitement for Just a quiet wed
ding."—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Fnllrd at the Critical Moment.
"Didn't you tell me you went out
west once on a train in which there
was a man who drilled the passengers
In the proper tactics for repelling train
robbers ?"
"Yes."
"And yet tlie train was held up and
the passengers robbed before it reach
ed Its destination, wasn't It?"
"Yes."
"How did that happen?"
"The man that drilled us wns the
first one who got scared, and of course
we couldn't do anything without the
word of command."—Chicago Tribune.
Two View.,
He saw her on her bicycle.
"Ah," he exclaimed, "such symmetry,
such perfection, such grace, such a
lovely form!"
lie saw her at the seashore.
"Great guns, I've got 'em!" he hol
lered.
It may have been Inelegant to holler,
but be was too shocked to ejaculate.—
Denver Times.
She Didn't Make a Sale.
Ugly Customer—What price did you
say this gown was?
Pretty Milliner—One hundred and ten
dollars, madam.
Ugly Customer (after a pause)— Don't
you think it rather a dreadful figure?
Pretty Milliner—Well, madam, since
you say so, it Is not the best I have
seen, but I think you'll fiud the gown
will hide It.
In Her Line.
The woman of sensations was under
discussion.
"She's going on the stage, they say."
"For heaven's sake, what can she
do?"
"Well, in view of her matrimonial
experience It has been suggested that
she might make a hit as a lightning
change artist."—Chicago Post.
Wliy lie Wan rtnnnlnK.
The tramp wns hitting the high
places across the meadow, with a big
briudle pup at bis heels, and as he
passed the owner of the dog the latter
shouted:
"Hey! Whntcher runnln fer?"
"Me dog's too fat, nu I'm glvln him
exercise," was tlie reply.—Denver
Times.
Another Our.
I'epprey—That fellow mnkes me
tired.
Nudel—What's the matter witli him?
I'epprey—Oh, there are some people
that are never satisfied to know that
a tiling is so, but are continually ask
ing the why and wherefore.
Nudel—That's so. 1 wonder why It
Is?
A pprrrlnl lon.
Mrs. Blank—This is (lie third time
I've given you something to eat.
Weary Waeltford—Yes, mum, an if
you ever are lookln for a position as
eook I'll be pleased to give you a rec
ommendation.—Chicago News.
Gel. Another Chance.
Angry Patron—l.ook here! Tills steak
Is so tough that I Imveu't been able to
bite it yet. and I want a rebate for it!
Head Walter—Very sorry, sir, but 1
do not tliiuk we can give you a rebate.
Vou might try a rebite, however.—
Boltiuiotr American.
.Juat I.lke I*a.
"What you Chilian been dolu?"
"We ain't been doin notbin."
"Dealt me!' Vou grow moah like
youali pa every day.'- Indianapolis
News.
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I.nugliter Saved the Ship.
Humor has been credited with the
saving of many things, but perhaps
never before has a ship been saved by <
its judicious application. In a great ;
storm many years ago a ship's crew ;
were all at prayers, when a boy burst
Into a fit of violent laughter. Being ;
proved for ills ill timed mirth and asked i
the reasou for it, he said, "Why, I was ]
laughing to think what a hissing the I
boatswain's red nose will make when it ;
conies in contact with the water." This
ludicrous remark set the crew laugh- , i
ing, inspired them with new spirits,
and by a great exertion they brought
the vessel safely into port.—Liverpool
Post. I I
A ProfenMor on Rowing;. | ,
A story is told about a well known
Oxford don who kuew more about the
travels of Ulysses than about tbe boat
he sailed In. lie went down to the
river one day to watch the eight prnc- j '
ticing. He gazed for awhile in silence.
"Yes," he said at last, "they look very i
nice—very nice indeed, I may say—hut
how extremely awkward it must bo for
them to learn to row backward."
Crying; and t-rounliig;.
According to a French physician,
crying and groaning in pain are na
ture's owi. methods of subduing the
keenness of physical suffering. He
thinks that men should freely relievs.
their sufferings in this way and that
crying in children should not be re
pressed, as in doing so serious conse
quences may be engendered.
Lyeurgus being asked why, in his
laws, he had *et down no punishment
for Ingratitude, answered, "I have left
it to the gods to punish."
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NCRTO Superstition.
Many of the negro superstitions in
Kentucky are quite interesting. An
old philosopher tolil me with great
gravity: "If you want peppahs to grow,
you must git mad. My old 'oman an
me had a spat, an I went wight out
an planted my peppahs, an they come
right up." Still another saying is that
poppers to prosper must bo planted
by a redheaded or by a high tempered
person.
The negro also says that one never
sees a jaybird on Friday, for the bird
visits his satanic majesty to "pack kin
dling" 011 that day. The three signs
in which negroes place implicit trust
arc tlie well known ones of the ground
hog's appearing above ground on the
2d of February, that a hoe must not bo
carried through a house or a death will
follow and that potatoes must be plant
ed in the dark of the moon as well as
all vegetables that ripen in the ground
aud that corn must be planted in the
light of the moon. 1
Some Reasons
Why You Should Insist on having
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Uneouuled by any oilier.
Renders hard leather soft.
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Kvefia out water.
A heavy bodied oil.
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Reduces cost of your harness.
Never burns the leather ; its
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Secures tiest service.
Stitches kept from breaking.
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