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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1898-10-6, Page 7--40410 LoLA CRASHAY g7 W. A. YA$ULMWIT. hole had poaaied over that problem age than ons, odd the episode of the heti table 1Y0'lled • her 'sow that the sewer to it might he the hinge OD espial die whole future of bat lite sit Relcote leaner might torn, (alto, that Beryl harbored any ems- 'iejen as I that by any freak' of fortune ekuowule get as the truth. bow would Mr old love tart Sir Jaffrey prompt ber 10 sec? • 1 should strike at any co*" thought L. "eat we are very different She ass thee that power of @elf sacrifice when lhave dtutml ote d it may be that if Icon. other things," andel she flmerd in disgust at Piero Teniae, eel„ would eveu do nothing. I wonder *bat she thick&" „You them very quiet, o coaxing Wber side at this Bir Jaffrey. 1emevt. He had glanced several times N has wife and bad noticed bow anusa- 11v l,trooropied and silent sbe was. • N,•., I was listening for once," she ere, , tmillug. ••N sere a Beryl? Turrian is going to amp And I know the would like to bear 1101• "tbe wait away with the mother. I'll go and tell ber." And Iola, glad to be alone for a moment. tweet out el and picked up again the broken thread sit her thoughts, watching the two at the plague anti-toruuug wow and then b Oman at the handsome ligase of the Lan ort, who sat listening to the chat- ter of the lively little woman at his side, but luukwg et los lovely wife with his heart in ber eyrie It wee a .trauge position, and as Beryl thought of it all it daaed and eoutoyt•d her, and ah0 wondered if what elle thought or rather what she believed the knew could possibly be true, and as often as her eyes rented on Bir Jet., fray, knowi't:g his humor, starling honor and mindful of her old unshakable lone fur him, she was filled with a deep pity for him on mamma of the blow wbiob' might fall at any momoeut, glogtoing his life. ' But ber fees hardened and her heart steeled when the looked toward the woman who had come between ber and her cousin, filling ber lite with the blight sit loveleasuesa Osie step she resolved to take, and that at once. She would speak to the Frenchman, and this reillve she put is force the wet day. After breakfast on the following morning sbe waited for an opportunity of finding the Freuchutau alms and them joined bit. "M. Turriau, there is a subject on which you can belpme. Can you spare me five minutes?" rhe raid. "Will you come to the conservatory?" "1 will give you five hours, Him Leycenter," be said, witb his exagger- tye roan. -sited gesture, " What it Or Aad the air ,he did not go directly b Lady Wal- of surfaoe indifference which he an rots s rooms, bot when she reached the rowed did not bliud Beryl to the quick keg. broad corriuor which led to them que.tioniug glance which be shut at her. see staid and walked two et three lienees • Beryl wed noshisyt twill thaT, oras curtly. "and jou know it as well as L the tall length of it, pureeing the train 1n the oouwrvatory and it Was certain What my motive may lie Ts My WSW of thought what* had been interrupted. ' that no one could hear them. concern, and I am not likely to ask you While she was thee occupied Beryl "1 want W make sure that we fin or"- She checked herself, and iu a came out of one of he rooms and stood not overheard, M. Turrian," .be said flush he filled up the gap. fry" astentehment welching Lola, who - e.lmly, "because whet 1 -wars$. to oak "hay Mr Jaffray'. wife," . be said, the se absorbed that the did not bear . you is very private and very impor- with a grin. Isedo.r open. : teal" "Or any one," she added, panting -by Were she reached the and of the cos- lobe took a folded paper from ber pock- • the interruption, "to help me to take rider and turned, Looe for the first time et as sbe spoke, and her fingers did care of myself. If things are as that pa - w ired Beryl and thought that the girl not tremble in the least as she oufulded per says, the motives of those who die- wu watching ber. 1it. cover the truth greet no conexrn. 1 am "Aren't yam well, or U arlythMs $ihe- - •was in Montreux this summer," not here to deices' motives. but facts. Is matter, Lola?" asked Beryl- - -4 eheeeeetintted, "and in the courts/ of that true or not?" pointing to the paper. et hat should be the matter?" re- 1 toy stay 1 visited the Chapel of St Sul- "Certainly and emphatically it it not turned Lola a little irritably, for Beryi i- `y es- and examined the register there. 1 ' tree in the .entre lo which yonatant to cold manner always seemed to ruins found an entry which has beeu • most , imply it -that I ever married Loh' her.. and sbe was annoyed now at hay- puiufol puzzle to uta It it that of the Crawahay at the Church of St. Snlpice lag leenlnaltd doing what was unusual. marriage of • certain Piero Tinian in Montreal. The thing is ridiculous. ..1110111101110110111.00.0.1 7011 lt.s00.10/40.114..1* ea.QAy,.,And be shrugged his shoulders again Taman • like to bear M. Tman sing. He L Can you tell ate what it means?" w"ih his 'anal gestate:- "' His lea words smug ber, bat .b. tbowed no irritatiou. Toe one qurollas is what that paper means," she said firmly. "There is no other questions of any iwportauee." "Well, that 1s quite my view." He - bad now recovered his cuetowury im- pudent audacity and wesbegiuning to enjoy the lnoideue "And in that view this paper means that a young lady of excellent family, uublemi.bed char- acter, great mental oapaci.ty and many personal charms," .ild he bowed mud paund.a moment, "who is uut married tel Sir Jaffrey Waloote, much to the re- gret of thus dustinguisbed baronet's more distinguished mother, has beeu pry tug into matters which do !lot coll- eens ber at all, except. of course, in .o far ail they relate to that period of her life when -it was geuenlly understood she would make that marriage." "You will do uo good by evading the question I have asked you iu the at- tewpt, -a nselew cue, I immure you -to irritate me by insults into a forgetful. nemof it," replied Beryl, seriug that he paused to Dotter what effect hie words would have upou her. "1t looks -1 do out may it is, bat it loobe-as if any such action were im- pelled by a dt•sire to injure the woman who bad taken the place of that youug hely of excellent character as the wife of Sir Jaffray. The world is a harsh orusor, Miss L.eyeester," he said, with an indescribable air of patronage cud worldly wisdom, "and reads the motives which lie on the surface, especially when somebody's character is dirtied in the prooe0L Had you not better be care- ful?" "That is 'immense," replied Beryl A NEW MEASURING GATE. &4*plS to Itleeryttar res. lt. the Onto eau animation Diteb. A new measuring gate, the invention of a Colorado man, ouusist' simply of a eliding gate (A) in a famine (,B). The' gate can be w'cured iu uuy position by a set screw at the top of the trate (0), or by any otber sa16eb1e.meau& Ou the side. of the frame are scales (D D) to indicate fixed quantities of water in cu- bic feet, stututore inches or any meas- urement required. Ou the slide are fixed indicators (1i 8) .djuet.-d to point to the scales on the frame, and • fixed line (F) across the tweed the gate called the water Hue. The gate can be either placed as a fix- ture in a ditch or eau be ue.J as a port- able inetruwent, • suitable frame being placed in each ditch and lateral to re- ceive it. To measure the water the gate is placed in the ditch at a convenient dis- tance from the head gate. The elide 11 .goiug to sing now." : As she sait4-3hit Beryl looked him "You make my.part mach moreditH- "10 1. very good of you to think of steadily in the flee and held out the cult," a roil m e girl, end then ht eb,t reed it," said Beryl. "I'll come. 1 should paper for him to mad. Do you like 00 hear hila. He lutereste lac," He took 10 fleet her and read it, bold- nudersta11d that?" the asked after a mo - "1t was not I who thcoght of it, but trig it with Hagen which with all bis ' meat of consideration. Jaffrey," answered Lola "1 mustn't efforts beooald not keep from trembling "Mau Leyoester, 1 understand not claim credit that belongs to him " violrutly, while bis hoe turned to the , tug whatever of all of thee," be an- -Well, you came to fetch me at any gltartly ashen color which she had seen .veered. rate." replied Beryl. with a smile that once before when she had told him in "I have evidence which puts it be- e -Armed ber face and lighted it. Them their first interview that Lola was mar- : yond the shadow of a doubt that what in a different tath she said as they went tied to Sir Jaffrey. I that paper says is true, that you ■re down etajrs'tetetber: "M. Turman is a Bherecallecl that incident Mabe stood .the Piero Tertian named on the face innings character. He seems to show a watching him steadily with eyes that d it, and that on the date given you new mice every time I see him. 1 have never left his face and waiting for-themarried the Lola Crawrbay mentioned not heard biro baton in the role of story answer, which be seemed absolutely tuts there, and that the Lola Crawebay Is teller." able to force from between his lips. the same woman who is Dow my Cousin Have you not" answered Lola in- J.ffray'Rwife. L that plain euongh? If differently. "1 am rather surprised at that He prides himself on his powers a good deal, and Jaffrey thinks much of him on account of them." But though Lola had answered•light- ly .he had an instinct that there was something behind the .emark which sen•ced mischief. As the two entered the drawing room together Loh' glanced round her rapid- ly, with a curious menu that iu some way a crisis was at band; but, meeting ber husband's eyes, which rested upon bad passed between them at the time of ber with an expression of warm love, their first interview, while mixed up she smiled bins back a signal and went i curiously with the whole menta effort and stood clow to biro, as though safe was a recollection of his blonder, for in the strength of his proteotio0. i which he casted himeelf, in mistaking Beryl crowed to Mrvt De Witt and sat this calm, unimpassioned, quiet girl for by her, looking chilled and half re- s foot strained, taking the chair which M. His first sign of a recovery from 1113 Taman offered her with exaggerated surprise was a laugh, forced, short, ns- gesture and policemen. natural and sneering, but still an ad - Then the Frenchman went to the ethos from hta alienee of blank dismtay. piano, where Lola and ber husband "How do you say you got this, Miss stood together, and sang to L.ola's se- Leyoster?" he asked, waving the paper eompaniment. toward her and speaking with a sneer Wben be slang, it was difflrnit to oe hie Hp. think d him as connected with any- "Tbe question is not bow I got It, thing evil. He had a marvelously rich bat vital it means," returned Beryl and sweet tenor mise, which he used coldly. with consummate skill as the vehicle of "On the contrary, is has everything every phase of emotion- to do with it It is the most extracr- Beryl eat listening half in a dream, dietary oofecidence I have ever heard leaning back in her chair and drinking of." 1n the intoxicating ew.wtnees of the "Is that your answer?" And Beryl 110''Ilk10e as it swept at will the un- looked morns suets than before, every der.. -.'hods of her nature. feature speaking -her disbelief, "Satan certainly had a voice like that when be sang to leve about that And with every moment al silence the strain increased. CHAPTER XIL tt-IL PLLN. A. Pierre Tertian stood, like onem gpellbond, reading the slip of paper wbiob Beryl had pat into his band his float struggle was to fight with the sense you wish to know how I found it out, I may tell you that your own conduct at the last interview we had set me thinking, that the moustruus story you bid about your fiddle "belies did nut for a moment deceive me, that your confusion when I told you of the mar- riage made it as plain u day that your of paralyzing astonishes astonishment which the {- interne was infinitely greater than you girl's words had produced. pretended, while your own mention of Then be ransacked every nook and Montreux and your subsequent obvious cranny of his memory to recall what attempt eo make me think there was nothing 1 importance in your connec- tion with Montreux confirmed my opin- ion, mud that a subsequent chain of cir- eomstances, all save one unsought by ale, forced the full disoovery upon m0. That every fact is known to me please ,110 recognize as sb.olotely certain." Hdr"'e had lieteued to her statement mime breathlessly, yet showing cute wardly no more than a sort of polity indifference, but hwore was revolving hasti- ly in his thoughts a ore of different worse of actiou. There was uus o e in further conceal- ment fr It was clear from the pitiless ank- ness of the deliberate statement that this girl was speaking the truth, and sewed emed as though all the pleasant plans of an easy life were to be shat- tered in a moment, and be hated the woman who had done it just as he bated everything that came in the path of his enjoyment. • mn g He glanced at her vindictively an she "There is nothing to answer in such was saying the last words, and he felt a thing as this. 1f you want an answer, that be would give halt his life if he all I min say is that either those who could have sewn that cold, bard, merri- gave you this have imposed upon you leu face lying dead before him at that in the most monstrous fuhim in the instant. world, or for some purpose which I That thought ODIN so started that the er and a don't pretend to know you ere trying grimmer to impose on me. That he what I mean oily he glanced about him, as if the mere B is the lash of hive 00 brood cham- ber and is a hive of itself fwd be always used t't mutton the colony proper, and any addition to it ie. extra iu the way of seriatim room. 1t it call, d a "one story hive." Tbie department cattalos eight Langrtrotb frames, which nriuemt• arenseut 17:.,, Weber long We inehre deep. 'This body tout about 11,000 cubic iuclo's, which is ooasidcrt•d the proper size for a beehive. 11-10 wed exclusively to keep the bees let froni the time they are prepared fort in autumn outil they are strtwg enough to spring to add upper stories. A is a super or half story, which con- tinue 24 One pnOint .eehou lo• 0- and is used for emelt honey exclusively. This gaper is fir.t added.st the beginning of the honey flow, when the colony 1s Sufficiently strong to receive it. They are allowed to occupy this until shout half full of hooey, when soother just like 1t is added, the eine,/ we placed under the other, which iuunces the bees to weepy all, or both tier' at once, whioh they will do, as the one contain- ing the honey is on alp. L al the back of the hive, is a view of this same Raper, showing the position the section boxes occupy wbeu on the hive. The cut E in front of the hive is a section of the same, being a section holder ooutaining four section boxes, then raised until the water line (F) is at the level of the flowing water, the indioaton then pointing to the amount of water pawing through the apertur' thus created (G). In order to tarn out a given quantity of water intoa ditch or lateral all thnt is neoesRary is to raise the slide until the indicators point to the required amount and then raise the head gate until the water level stands at the water line on the elide. In actual nee the velocity of. the water is not a factor in the measurement, the .,elooity of each ditch teeing brought to a oonatant by the slide which creates a fixed presume for all quantities of water. It follows that the grade of the ditch does not make any difference to the machine. Care of course must be taken to VA that the water .0 the ditch flows away freely and that the velocity isnot so great that the stream dashes up against the gate. As long as the wa- ter stands gafet1T*games thegMo lntely accurate measurement is obtain- ed, and this condition can be secured el eveu steep ovules by the see of • low weir. hoard. - The scales being calculated from Per formula in use for deterwinitig the amouut of water passing through au aperture under pressure, their accuracy can be easily verified. There is nothiuu new iu the arntem of calculation. The use of a fixed pressure and a variable aperture are the means by which the single scale is obtained. Frdm the fact that the gate can be shat down until the aperture is reduced to a minimum In depth one the water coming down the ditch meet be stopped at the gate lentil it rises and reaches the water line, it follows then any quantity of water, LfUrARDIMU THE MINT. HOW THE PHILADELPHIA INSTITU- TION 15 PROTECTED, ', Little Chasse Yee A17 Ore 1166,610 Web tl•iekly by Helping Hleaaolf to Caste 1.m's Treasure -Petrol, A.wMveae wed Wle•healwre, la Fluty. Probably not tate perste oat of a bun- dred who paw by the Philadelphia mint, that grim looking edifice at Chertuut and Juniper streets, atter nightfall real - lees what 18, going on iuside. There is iothiug tueau about Uncle Sam, but he is detertniued that uuy one who gate 'air money shall get 1t honestly and by .pr,cear duly laid dawn. Therefore he has taken all kinds of preclaptiour to properly protect, especially at night. the millions upon millions piled up in the vault*. The doors of the mini are closed ev- ery weekday promptly at 4 o'clock in the alternoyu. Atter that hour no one Ma mint employees have any business within the wells which incline so much money, and uo one can either stay in or get in without a special permit from the sup.riuteudeut Needless W fray, this is difficult to obtain. Simultaueoasiy with the closing of the doors at 4 o'clock the first shift of tbe night guard goes ou duty. The shift is cow,po eed of the captain of the guard and 11 stalwart men. As the men file out to begin their round each one is ended a big Colt'i revolver of the inuet approved pattern and loaded with big cartridges. From then on till midnight spyep of the 11 guards petrol without cessation every floor of the inside of the mlbt, froth' the corridors of the gloomy vaults where, away down in the earth, are stowed eighty odd million dollen in mat ,atldalimmlle as -much gold, to the ,whew t eretela-tiG- hhoi anhe valuable than machinere. Placed at fre- quent intervals throughout the corridors are electrical dovicee for enabling the captain of tbe guard to keep tab. on his men. Eadetaf:ihtste little machines enttr- municates with the rotunda opposite the Chestnut street entrance to taw Mint. Here it_fl4t the captain is at*- tioued all through the ton bollehedt his shift Every two minutes and a half the central ina•bihe in the rotunda denotes the prrseuce of some one of the ffitrAwt'astatoo saiooiese theie.•io th.• building. if it doesn't, then the cap lain knows that something la wrung; and he immediately proceeds to dl.cov- are a lrPeneftrnnnvent to Me plate nn,1 ring. " said Mrs. De Witt, leaning to whisper to Beryl and ending wit s tory, jerky lough of Ohellns eV': ism, which etre murb ■ffe'e ted. T e wards hrokn up a reverie in whir► Beryl was Meda betiding. "He Moire bswysi$uettly." she Y- tented, witha alight frown at the inter- rupt inn. "Won 1s he, my dear? De you know?" &thew ai re lie Witt. who was vexl tired of he:eteng in dleaee even to the sing- ing end was, moreover, very curious to know more "boat the Frenchman. "Mir Jaffrey will probably be able to t.11 you math mon about biro than I eon," replied Beryl, who did not want tag talk and certainly had nn intention of 'peaking to Mrs. De Witt oro th. sub - het "Quite a oo*Ipirecy of silence, l' wee the sharply spoken reply. and a moreent afterward she added: "I only wanted to thew whether he'd do to have at tae's honest is town. What do you think. Beryl.,, "A voice lake his would elver thy Miser faults ter Wet sett of thing- 1.#t as hetes be bis, dear," And $21. De Witt threats* her shsaldes tmp•- tieatly at akae fresh billies M Ohl est when I want to know where you got this extraordinary document." He angled again now, att if the charge were beneath ..sicca notice. "You are recovering from your first anrprle, and in yen, effort to find time Ao which to invent .ante sort of ends,. Melon you make 1t a kind of implied Charge against me that I have been pry- .1Ig into your secrete. I understand you perfectly 14 have seen through your pretense bum the first. Please to ap- preciate that fact in whatever you say." He looked at her viciously an ebb spike, but he wee almost frightened at the cold, implacable, resolute trankneva of her gray eyes. He ahrngged hie shoul- der* and lifted bin white hand" mad smiled till he.howed his teeth as here - plied in • Looe of esteemed careletemee1: "You are a /elighdol antagonist, Mies Lsycester, so fair, so true, so Straight. Bet -tell -tee, if you have made op your mind beforehand chat rilk"i9i' all sorts of pretenses to be seen thmngh and that I sin the via:: in your looks amply, tthat ie .Ye pee atthis conversa- tion?" "I have mid nothing about your he- lm agIng • villain. M. Tarrian. I have asked yet may what that entry in the Si Pellets beak mune- That is al, 'Aad I. what cepnrity ou !ua An me Ne 110110' 10 0.terhi.. me? (hi whose behead do you wt? In what Interest?" There was no mistaking the palpable ,meet b the gnestien. "There is no necessity titanium that g estki . Yoe are not rompelted to an- swer what I have asked you hurt yoti cd plasmr ." Hs was unning un feeca to see bis advantage and to press p "Os ire s1MIsaenR Mia Leyeaster, ere gee the sere l sed to most with )gds WON meant who take 0p the eathe of eget al the world whom they "'tet "w" M• elllpr, Mak bairn Istagine b Move Mar HI used. ie try ideeittir sed wee aet..a'lpttwsaa 0 !r aa1ls steal 'lR;aggjesa. of °tarn. Ib "Mehl alt J•trr y's *ye alta tress' bet that i" my reason�� this eo- gaol Its b her Ade. whose lettrwt yet Masswblle Seryl eat acid 1100•8ed erre* &Motive work." harboring of it might be dangerous, while his lip felt Rnddenly so parched that he moistened them with his tongue. (le ue erupt- •oe 011.1,117 Reported. The commendlug officer 1 e1 surprised the young lieutenant srd his d.nghter trying to weepy the same chair. rhe lieutenant wing to his fest and "rill.," he said. "( have the honor to re- pel An • ngage' rl•t et elver. ensnare, In which 1 have less entirely victorious. 1t now u:. ray rel .:dos for you to glee your se tion tithe Menisci gummier. '--Cbl- cage fort. ti I D B i P A E moll--or- IWPltoVEV61tTa tN 161)01071. The., aerator holder is represented ort-. the hive and is marked O. the of those section holders, oohtaipl0g four mections each, making *4 sections In all. are used in one super, and, when two tiers art: used, doubling the num- ber tq 48. There will be observed at E, reprek'nting the four sections, the man- ner in which fuundatiun starters are used, showing them in the upper part o71Tie secttoti bozos, D to a repenter, of wood, one -sixteenth of an inch thick, which goes between ew'h two rows of sections and separates them, thus coup PeWatfleiktat straight In tin sect on boxes. Two bodies are need, one over the other, for extracting. The upper story oontains eight frames and is the same er what it is in every respect as the brood chamber. But it has These two stories are timed also, or at least shonld be used, in bnilding up strong colonies in Bering preparatory to the honey harvest. A single story is not of sufficient capacity to contain strong colonies or is not Mtge enough to breed up extremely strong colonies, and contain the necessary amount of stores that such colonioe should have on hand at this period of the season. By the use of two stories thus almost dou- ble the strength of colonies may be at- tained prior to the honey harvest. and this always means an increase -in the same proportion to the honey crop. Comb honey for nee in the apiary is also secured in this way and a rew+rve of it may be kept on hand for the bees when at any time they need it, and it is a very small per cent of hives that do not need frame* of good sealed honey given them in spring and during the time they are breeding rapidly. Cover Crops. When the early garden crops, such as peas, early p,; ,toes, corn, etc., are be- ing removed, if a late crop does not fol- low this year some catch crops should be used to cover the ground. Where it rvive& the wintrsaluw crimson alehe.r. and it will eaves part of your fertilizer bill next year. Later than August I know nothing better than rye to sow for a cover crop. It may not furnish the Reil ea mach as nitrogen when plowed under 1.- the spring, but it is safer to sow late in the, fall, as it is a more hardy plant than clover. Nature's pian is to keep the soil coveted, and unison we grow some useful plant to covet it she will cover it with weeda. Ground that is covered during the win- ter with clover or rye does not lose any of its fertility, its mechanical condition - is improved by plowing them under, and plant food is supplied in the cheap- est way. -Ohio Farmer. l9 r I TOR IRRIGATION DITCHER however small, can be measured. One can always get the required head. The great inaocnrecy of measuring water by the velocity method in ordi- nary ditcbee and the difficulty of estab- lishing a perfect weir and of making the necessary corrections for varying ve- locities of approach are apparent to ev- ery pee who has made a practical .tidy of the question- The gate described is adapted to everyday use in the ordinary ditch and oan be used by any one who is unacquainted with the manner of measuring water. -Denver Field and Farm. A eanpiel.w. "1 genua," .aid the boastful putlllst pen -l-.' )v. "thatfellow i'ee Nan trying to get n e,ateh with has Spanish blood in hl. veins " "1 seeming you're going 00 publish thee AgL•1)0 ta ^Mr1yl nay ifiyi 1+dy that wide sea hard to find and eo easy to whip when you once got him o nenesed." -Washington Star. In *1e 1"Ala Ueareler. league" Ls"iorrnln's s r+h1.1er, Aad fA smarts the darling mute Aa Malta within his little shop To peg $Wel at .11'.s. Genn his hnmb) perish 1. dream.. And len ane brain, 1 aopp,w, rind. Lu -«tte'a slipper po•':ry And a elud.at's aloe Jest prose. -Chimes Record. Isth. smokehouse. The bongo or room that in need for smoking hams and other meat or fish is asnalflf :entered for the replenish- ing of the fire only at the ex- pense o1'. smart- ing eyes. It in suggested in the New York Trlb- ane to build the flu, of eobe or ehips, from the woodyard in an old iron kettle and outspend it 101110* FOR 810R1 - from the ceiling HOUM by • stout w+rt reaching 'nearly to the floor. Attach another wire to one side of the pot and carry it to the door. 'ire repleni.h the fire simply open the door, swing the kettle to the opening area A Xtsdtreetei Csesst wwat. Tenor -When I gays my first mnrpfl. four people had to be .,an -11.d fainting out of the. hell Friend -Oh. hat since that time ynnr 'Moe hr .eoreodenhly Improved! -File geed. Batter. BO been a long time since the 111010 machine tailed to 'end forth its announcement at the proper time, fur the mint guards are patrol! tug up and down outside the big building, careful- ly watching that no saspicioas charm - tern approach too near the vast treasure left in their care. Promptly at midnight the second shift of the night guard puts in an ap- pearance to relieve the early thin. 1t is also oomposed- of . captain and 11 men, and they are split up, as the other squad, into inside ■ud outside detail'. From midnight on until 7 o'clock in the morning they follow in the foot steps of the first *hitt, with every fac- ulty anulty alert W catch an intruder. The big revolvers are not the only weapons upon which the guards have to rely. On each side of the main cor- ridor leading from the Cheetuut street entrance stands awalnut case. Through the polished glass front of one frown 80 Winchester rifle& The other con- tains as many ugly looking carbines. To grab these dispensers of death would be but the work of an instant for the guards, and then woe be unto any man or men upon whom it might be found necessary to tnru them. {rehire -revolvers there -la kept oon- .tantly on baud in the mint 500 rounds of ammunition, and for the rifles and carbines 2,500 rounds. Each of the guards is an expert in the nee of both the pistol and the gun, and each is en- dowed with a plentiful stock of cour- age; hence a combination capable d[ successfully resisting almost anything lens than a regiment. The superintendent and assistant cue- todian both talked t0 -the reporter about the methods in use to protect the mint and its contents. Both smiled signifi- cantly when the possibility of one get- ting away with a portion of the vast treasure was engge*ted, "It would be folly for any one to try It " was the superintendeut'e only com- ment. To it the assistant ouotodian nod- ded emphatic anent "I have beau here fora good many ye.re," the latter said, "end no much attempt has ever been made. It is prac- tically impossible for any one to break into the mint from the outside, and no one oonld secrete himself in the build- ing during the hours when it is open to visitors and hope to avoid discovery. We search every nook and ooruer of the structure carefully ma soon as the door. are closed for the day, and you may rest assured if any one who had no !easiness within these walls was found he would regret the day he was born.", In addition to the two shifts of night guards, the superintendent and a.nietant oo.todian have a habit of dropping in at the mint at odd home of the night to see that everything ii going on all right. The mint is ronneoted with the °en- tail telephone station, and should there be trouble the captain of the guard oould communicate with police head- quarters in s brief space of time. "If you come across anybody who think. he can get rich quickly by help- ing himself to our cote," remarked the stperintendent in parting, "just advise him to thfii i't`lf�'ef c3ii'it611y 1lfgf "r " In compllanne with the .uperintend- eint's suggestion the ulvice in hereby glean. And it is pretty gond advtretrrf0liraw too -Philadelphia Inquirer. Degenerate Age. Dr, Pll.e-The debasing spirit of commereialiem haa affected even our profession. WsIhaee-Qnseb(ald x11 that? "I wa.n't thinking of that en mnoh as of the way cliental' learning has fallen int() (lisrnpate. Nine times ont of ten new/Wept a rich man 11 not tin - premed In the leeat by one's giving his complaint a I.etin name." -Cincinnati Enquirer. L the most reliable and effective remedy known for the relief and cure of I AsIH(LA, IIYe[leT[a Y, CCILIC. HO 11 RA. and b settles MIR COMPLAINT. T the stomach, stimulates the heart, soothes and 11.811 the irritated tonna. N[VER /Alli, "For several semitone we have re- lied on Dr. Fowler's Extract of W11d Strawberry for all summer nom. plaints. A few doses always al _v• relief andIt think I a very valuablewmedia:le— as precio"m sa gol " Has. F. C. Wnroas, , •Rtes et terve. laYosa eos.rrnTW- t'Qras DAMMAM. SUNLESS WINDOWS. ems. tee Plata Whisk !tart-. la flit. tW 01.40, Eben E. Rexford. in an article tis planar for sunlesswtodowe lit' The La- dies' Home Journal. gives e following One of the beet winter flowering plant, we have is the Chinese primrcre. Iu selecting it for the shaded window et only the white varieties. The favor- Ite variety ll the d8 able'wbtte, bullae - - single kinds are lovely. The white lio- man hyacinth and the Bermuda lily (le te barrisii) are valuable plants for e in shady windows. - _ .,Th�arralllt is a very ast1 �''t to grow in"allude. Its greaf-Talfttrfaut leaves are attractive in themselves, sod when to three is added the pure tvb-.e beauty of the so culled flowers we have -in it an ideal plant for the purpose an - der cousiderakion.commonThe common whits petunia mak,* a charming Plaut for shaded windows and is of easy culture. "Men its branches appear to have exhausted themselves by the constant production of flowers. one them back to within a foot of the pot end 'in a- here etene-.mss bsanahtr,7fill _. be sent forth, and those will bear tiow ars of al Atte aim and as great profusion aa a young plant would bo likely to glue. No plant can be renewed more eerily of with better results. - Perhaps the most satid•otory plant of all for the purpose ander • consideration is Fuchsia eieciosa. If it is kept from blooming during the summer it will he. gin to bloom al sown as broap'bt into the bou.e iu fall, and from that time on ing 'holder brunches will be laden with+ drooping rtcumem of flee) white and they Bowers. Give it a sandy loam end fre- quent showerings. Oth. r plants mentioned aa thriving in sillless windows are the white azalea, dracaena, Primnla,obconica, Begouia ol- bia, the rubber plant and nearly .110[ the palms. yrt.etuue. tie bailer &Mr mertrarat "Islas le eot ties neaten. Obese la tam FAMil wlA. Pirate Ifta oriel* 1171 MA eKlmra. elesseethee. tt 715. • lowly dere lhee /sears wb*A event sly na to wed Welles M•y1rs mead." •••e► tbroW .1n Rhe ;41,4-fi! 1„dlpg,_wtaide meanwhile in the pare air. Mon .rose Seale. Soap weshee have proved most Satis- factory fn alta' Jersey 'and tither east- iF6 tint two pounds of toot! whsle oil snap in one gallon of wat.•r. carefully ami tboroughly applied. has been ab.nlntely gueoe.sful in so many ease11 that its ow 1s confidently reeom mended 1n a bulletin on the *object in seed from the I(ew Jersey state station THE LAtttST BEEHIVES. News and Note.. The Palmetto asparagus seems to re- sist rust better than many other popular varieties. It is expected that the apple crop of England will be short, owing in part to the prevalence of insect pests. Bneh cutting is now in order. Out the underbrush close to the ground and host and drought will do the rest Thrashing in some sections is prov- big the winter wheat crop lighter than was expected. Reductions from the big crops anticipated are reported from Bantus, Oklahoma and Texas. Mammoth white winter rye is receiv- ing oonunendatiou-for the excellence of the straw as well es the fine quality of the grain. The various unfavorable conditions that have surrounded the corn crop from the start make it safe, On the opin- ion of Orange Judd Farmer, to sesame that the total yield will fall materially below that of lad year. ger Pert. That Are Pr.adeany Nov ..4 Aero They Ar. V..4. The armompenying cot of a beehive Concerning Pna. j, Patna. The florist w ill tell you that the aver- age life of the house palm, even the re - bust lutntauia, it about seven year& but there are many women who proudly dis- play splendid growths they have own.'d ten gnct ti dozenseri One of these wo- gen Pays in the New York Times: "Ali a palm nerds is intalligent care. To be- gin with, they should never be suddenly chilled. They need an even, warm tem- perature awl clear water given regular- ly. They should not stand where drafts will strike them. Twice a week I 1.1 -the jar, from the earth to the brim, with water, and this inch of water 1s suffi- cient moistnre for the root& Ohre a week, with equal regularity, I spray the leaves. Cuban attacked by some luseo0 palms thus looked after are .ore to do well. If worms oorne, a florist's aid must be nought" The *wa11.h Rrot.m. (ane of the teal oddities of Ma.w- QbnllCttP oe of the Englieb broom, w grows In dilly two plant -in Steeliest" this county, and in Sa- lem. It is not • native plant, and how it got acmes the. water is a mystery. Perhaps intim homeslek (inte nist c*118111 0014 he gnt-to btm, that the halls about hie new home might have the familiar appeeranee of the old country. It le beautiful golden yellow in color and grows in a romped. wirelike plant, with blossome close together. 80 thick are the :dello' that the patnt'ee are like sheets of gold, and at flrst sight seem to be batterenpa in ma 000. Arba Pierce brnnght nnne of it into the city and proposes to make a display of it at the exhibition of the hnrtienitarai soxd.ty. Seery nne hes heard of the broom. b praeleted by Oat Kaska ]yrmer as Engli.h and Scotch literatnn is full of abolition the latest ispievel.Uita le It It wee the flower of the royal hones hives at the ptiset theorem' Did4tng of Plantagenet. In feet, the name Plan• fair to be the hived the future for per tageuet le the French for broom plant a bap. generatiedge-with amt little hi any genet. Their anreeter, the (hunt d'An- chauge. While the pt•inolpal feature! jou, wore a Moine of broom as a Dada*, of this hive are nod, yet grime parts of therefore their wain& name broom tt are practically new, infarlanY the le ease tt treeEttar ort fie testeleere foe sarpins armng most* The eat b e*- the porpost.-WaroaMdd (Ileal) 00- plstned as follows: sett& -.• _ .4 P.aett Yellewe. Peach yellows in known by premature ripening orf trait, *leo by numerous Wee- der twig., with many small leaven, on the larger liuh1. American Agricultar- let advisee that all trees so affected ehonld be pnlled out and burned before the next aca.on of blossoming. Yellows is markedly contagions, but can be con- trolled by the ax and fire: There is no neo in delaying this heroin treatment in came of yellows. Delay means the 1010 of the whole orchard in a very short Iinns A Greenhouse Vino. The feathery epreye of the Asparagus sprengeri nr"d.cidedly /Motel ere. Thew ornamental species of a.pnragns are well worth growing, not only for greenhouse, se ASPARAGUS SPRENG:ER!. and windo'J decoration, but for cutting. Gardening, from which the annexed out is reproduced, tells that they last hot- ter thou any kinds' of fere*, sort few peen epray-tgve a mere airy and els- itfiftr;'tetottr reale 'MMes eetol teams ser et- - . • relief among out flower& • Fertiliser' For Lww, - _}s'r!' rftriFro Waseyt` "Wiotel.teilt►'. • beet .,tert}liser-ter throe gases and */ember' Moehen's Monthly replies: (:food Mable manure applied in the fail or r:trly winter and snffered to lie till [paging, on that the rains may carry the (omitting material into the earth, in by far the beet. The only objection to its use is its nn.ightline*s. But chie in not a eerie= objection during the bleak- ness of winter 'time, when the lawn grass itself is thrown. Do piece snon or whole roots make the Mrngnet apple trees? To this query Rural New Yorker answers: Then'. 1s not moth real information open chi. gnestine. Ow own impression le the* whole rents will make ietronger, gmiclvr growing true then swell). graft- ed nen pieces of iroollie it, tb4ttifet•se ens dew the tosei4 r the didiseemly in expette0, we would ohoass the forma eneaho• Used ■ Own. "i'II tell yon what it ii," exclaimed the editor of • yellow journal."the days ern mighty few when we des's esteem a his:" •-. Whereat a bystander gatethi tn_t-ar-. nosed, "Of course' ?iff' ties a 16ORRE[ pleeet"-Boston Courier, -