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By BERTHA. M. CLA.Y.
.saw him quit the house, and,
otth her: whole soul - trembling with
eager mixiety. she hatstened to his room,
A feeling half of sievneee came over her
es she stood there. It was like a
eltrine or a autetteley to her. 'low
welt she remembered the itaettleee
untiay ewyerebooks. left open, papers all.
in a eonnesed ma. isl:tracts. poems,
essays. everything in .disorder. At See
elite, the had twee ecenstemed to a
range all method:ice:le for bim, to 5oat
his letters and papers, m arrange. thein
tz piper order; here the wetzle nee
dare to do it: he wend etost surtax!'
eeteguize what he eelled her 'orderly
tenches.
She drew a deep breath of relief as
she stood there with time to examine.
en. time to sear eh for the trace.s- she
tilt sure of Ending.
The first thieg that struck her was
book esthich had ranee open on to the
floor. Raising it. size saw the well.
knownes-lines over erhieb the had
often theught end pertained. The page
tareed down, so that there (veld be ao
eils•talea.
"I an weary wait -
W aiting Zie the May.
Whet could Ideseible make him think
I e much et those liaes?.-what could
tee, wean? nes seemed fatal to tome
ere were traces a something here.
Mee found a small, white kid glove lto
pretty azel daintily perfumed. Prom
Wieene hand heel that been taken?
Sate found a knot ixf ribbon, the Palest
eider; the found dZIe4 &mere, a
very beautiful valentine, end several
other Ute men:wattles Unit had come
bora eome lady, but aet from he.elf.
indeed, as she looked leisurely through
these pages, it grieved her to find that
there was uothing in all the erorld
which referred to herself -no mention of
her name, no mention a Seville, wile
of their home, noue of their little child.
It was as though be did not exist,
Teers o wouuded love and recertified
plitie filled her eyes. It was ewe!. to
eo eomplesely ignored.
"Ile just as well have n
wife." she taled. "I do not belleve that
he remembers ray existenan except
„ when he he:Wives nty letters."
Then the fettuti amen the papers on
the table several beentifeal little booke
et poems. She did not simple to opeu
„them; they a2 contained the same In-
heeription-"A men mid, from 51.
"'Whoever it is, this 51. T.." said
Daisy to herself, 'It is a person. who
, knows his taste. .all poetry, peetry.
if, maid his poetre, Ze weuld but re-
member mer.
1 She found no more. Serie a the
4.rawerso in the escritoire were loelted;
, whet they might eon+aiu was anther
matter. She had feund welling up to
die time uhieh could ;eve her any clew
es to whom he Jewel, or whether, in-
ileed, he loved any one at all.
sho dia not dare to armee his papers
as she had done at Stwille; but she
glowed eo much tato arel Intelligente
In Iter dispeal of them, Mit Sir Oliw
t. n was numb pleaertd.
"Mrs. Jordan," he saie. "you are a
ram avIe. You huve riontrived to make
my nem look 'Mee without driving me
half marl by losing ray paper$."
el am lumpy to have pleased you, Slr
Ceetee." elle said.
se well pleased," be replied.
latighieg. and it was the first time sihe
bed seen him lateeh ane e she had
the touse-"I am so well pleased,"
Le site!. what I shall trust the raxe or
rpy r.,t.in to you. You have the sense
te EU...rind:late; you do not imattine
neer...rim to be yr:tete paper, Have
yot. lir...) melt literery people? 1 should
frora your tame"
-lee. eve Clinton." reellied Daisy; "I
lisr4 1 pt house for a gentleman
ea int wrote."
eigi he write?" melted Sir Ma-
wr,. with some little interest.
C -That 1 tio not linow. sir. They said
--fee-vie -eel who knee hint -that he
erne n•arrie.i. and that he
wrote to :teenier his wee:Idea from do-
miseees."
She eov :ter lineivrefe feee flush
dusky red; lie dropped the win:Tie:Aloe
at mate.
"You will take charge of my room,
then," he said; "you ean awend to h
every morning when I m
"To think," the ledd to herself, "that
he never suspects m•. -that he never
recognizes me! How little he must :lure
for me!"
These was nothing the': she dreaded
so much as that he shield recognize her,
yet she felt aggrieved that he did net.
She hastened to her room after this
eenversatien; she closet' the door, and
took off the false grey hair. the blue
spectaeles and other disguisee. She
shook her head until the fair. brewn
tresses fell in their waving loveliness
round her shoulders; then the looked
anxiously at herself in the glass.
"Thank Heaven," she saia, with a
peculiar piety, "that I am at least as
passable as I have ever been. I ha
almost grown to think of myself as an
.old woman, and forgotten that, in my
dem- old home, people caned me pretty
Daisy Erne. Would to Heaven that I
were Daisy Erne now! Lady Adair as
not a happy woman."
She stretched out her round, white
arms above her heed; it was such a
loamy to be herself again, to look at
her beautiful arms and hands. to feel
her shining hair loose, to see the caw
of her beautiful blue eyes.
"I am alomst tired of being Mrs. :Tor-
dan," thought Daisy. "If I do not dis-
cover something soon, I shall go back to
France, and write from there, telling
ray husbend that I must come home;
for baby's sake, he must make one mar-
riage known -my baby, who will one
• day be master of all this splendor."
She dressed herself after her old
feelhien again. The time was drewing
neer when he was to discover all that
otie wished to know.
The memo/31g following the went to
Ma Clinton's room, arranged his papers,
dueted the table, filled the inkettend,
gave a took of corniest and homeliness
In place of the desolation that had
reigned around. "Lady May TrevIon," said the valet.
Suddenly she saw what bad eseaped Daley thateglit of the initials "M. T."
her oiewervatien hefere-a pretty env,- "Yew Lady May Treelyne• she re I "Meet regeethed home she sat down
lope,. loing, open on the table. She trent Vtathl- la a Irotlett ao strongan 1 en to reale bee limbs trembled; she had n,o
it up; there was a note inside it Shonid neettrxi that the man looked at beir eixt strengthrt was only what the had
ehe read it? Surely, yes : her husband; surlatiste I e.vped ; but now that the blow had
had no right to lettere that elle eeniti "A*Ilatd eeeete say
not read. Size- looked at the tueetedet " Charon rand Lady litlfay?'' she esked, contiki hear.
about : fallen., it was almost more than she
it had a sweet scent; it bore a eeeonet lug he sPeuk cavelAszl7- "Why did he marry tine?" sobbed the
d menoe'rens. Daisy was quirk at The aniat lateghtel. awhaleite
undereta.ndiug monograms; this was : hIf they had marehing be say. it mieht She. thozIght over that brief, erretehed
"M. '1%," the same initials that she had twee been said years ago. If Sir Cite- marrie.1 life of hers, remembeling the
seea in those pretty books of poems. She t wantdd maerr her, he eonel have first blind raptures of worship, when
epeaed it at once and read it , married ;zee: there ts nothing peewee she had not leao•wn or thought but that
"My Dearest Clinton: -We shall be
le, have heard that she refused mane •be loved her-whezi she had been quite
a =nett at= or did ,ake.„
content with her own adoentioe, and
glad to see you to -morrow. and our ;Too think, then, that she likes him?" bad expected nothing from him -when
pleasure will be doubled if you Ny11114,4 mot ted,tddd
she had slo-sely, but surely, awoke to
more themes!. Miss Lockwood says t eT.itere tem be no. harm in estYltio; ° tit f• et nest he did not love hee-that
You are rd. I think you must be writ-
ing a te)nry• 11,0".'y WOrk On theologe.; what ere -t7 orte knows," said Adolphe. ; he was different to all other husband3.
e e •
"1 me:thinly thiale teat Lady Trevlya ;, that she had nothing to do with his 1•eee
Whatever see ! delng, let nothing likes him1 cannot tell whether St e the Cattle sueeicion and diseontent-
keep yore teener...taw fromyou"r devoted • Otinten. returns the, compliment or not She letid found that he had derived
314,-r•" The truth is, people have given over her: she had grown tired of his neglect
She reed tee tevs 'with a tape that " talking aberet it; we used te evon.ler a and bidifferenee, determined to solve the
eel:eine aleme eletede its great /eel: we da not weeder now „ atystery, and .now for herself what he
1 eted over her with 'Tow ease -7 41'1 03Uld have exPlained ; did in England, and why he did nog
the quiekne....-, ;:ighming. "efa,yeeon it: how eaelly the eould, have- said, "1, bring her.
e was a evesenne name, just as hers . halm wIer- he Canuot marry here I am To be co:ail:teeth
was Daley. et.i.e• was why he hived the hie wife, and far away In Frage t'ett
hates; have a little chili." gut Daisy said MINING TERMS,
nottmg-the couvereation seemed to be
of itself, and the spoke of something '•
• else, Afteler a few minutes sbe said: '
lastr.a souse shopping to do this;
dare thn „s- whom he wearied alArning 1 think that 1 will go at ane,.." 4 otooct by the Gentorot
and wee -eel •..v & wetnaer Adolphe thanked her very potite:7 for , ,
Ledge -A lode or vein,
She need la e` re been so sareeteed the cordial, then went away. Petering -The driving owt' a an ore
bs ss w e stunned with the Daisy melon.' to go at once. Shoesy,
bed
thseovery. lt 1 have 04:Tarred a tnest see Rouse; she. rot ; ;name -Boxing, or piping for convey.
. .
orooplega
Hlind Lodi -One thee slows no surface
Plocer-Allevial depazite; earth eon.,
taining gold.inst.
Foot Wall --The lovver wall or sitie of a
tod' rveitt.
e:ap-rook-Tho fir -illation overlaying
the par iirti ,)r ere,
Wall-Benntiaryt rain, lode or ledge
end ineleeing the extue.
Free soparated from
the euartz or dirt.
wrdetinge-elejeng ore fenthe face of
a mine or lend ef life
Atlit-A tunnel ef e vein or lotle-a
passage for water Indere:round.
Pan. or Pauning-Usually to week the
lirt from the free golei with a Pan
Durup--The piece whme oro is deposit-
ed afsior being taken from the mine.
Shaft. -A vertrtal or incline excavation
for prospecting .ir working, mines.
Waal-ehe epper wail; the
rwk wail resting On vies lode or vein
Dep4)ette-41 body • f or ilietinet from 4t
:Age. a pock ut itravel or pay dirt.
eroppings-aseige :natter lying upon
ho ezzefaee, xr the eaterepping of a, vein.
Uurasse-Roaninga irift upward ••n•
r.tsing %Wee 3 illitft ar Neel, instead of
e inking,
Witree-A shaft zoneeeting one drift
level with another, hue Pet realizing to
t he surface,
Ohnte-An int:hue or opening from
)ue level to another, through, which ore
te passed.
Suming-Theaking ore trent a atop° or
elation xf greeted in 'mine; between or
elioe. levels
rh elenator wed for hoisting
or lowering the era •eere, men and mater-
ials efi tains
Pereherv-A barmen reek, stratiaed
reddish. purple or green rock, In whieh
erystals ere tnthedded.
Horse -A mess .xt wall or rock or other
barren matter obtruding into an =bear-
ing lode er &sure.
'dentate; Lode -A lode Iftng between
two different kinds of rook, as, for ex-
ample, porphyry and thette,
Drifts-'aunnels loading off from the
main ehaft, or from other tunnels or
levels through and along bete vein.
Bed -ruck -The bed of a metalliferous
deposit, commonly applied to the slate
uuderlying auriferous gravel.
Dead Work -Work of putting a mine
in order, and drivine shafts and levels in
search of "pay," or to open up a mina
Reduoing-SeparatIng from foreign
substances; the reduction of ore consists
in extricating them from the metals they
contain.
Lode -A longitudinal •dssure or charm
filled with ore -bearing matter and having
leen-defined side -walla; lode, lead, vein
and ledge are synonymous.
Reserves -Ore reserves are the vein
material still standing in the mine be-
tween the shafts and levels that have
been driven in or through the vein.
Tailings -The auriferous earbh that has
been washed and deprived of the greater
portion of the gold it •iontalned: the sul-
phurets and slimes that escape from the
mills.
Cross -cut -A draft run at right angle
to the ledge for the purpose of ascertain-
ing its width and to otherwise pirospoot
it; also an opening or level driven across
the ground from ono vein to another.
Level -Drifts from the main shaft or
from one shaft to another; an excavation
run on the lode or vein, or ore body, at
distances of from 50 to 100 feet; apart and
high enough for men to work in.
"Ho re.f.e.t ary waiting,
•er the May.,"
me Worlie, Which Crop Up Constantly
That Are itot Xnenerfectir peace --
teen.. s e'en re long ago rest Wei the wetter aspect of the plaet
"title wt1114e1 ''•"'d down the icyom were known to her; the eroulei Re ea her
hilt rated, etede her race filtud disguise; the would not run the risk
ed, her pride and ine 1 or any. re.regueteen ee discovery. yet.
She
Who. had .! eome between hint!po.uutreu7sedtheas?"dnnetrgetrtaedud 01;1;3'. tc1.7.1.retihi
baud awl "*".7*. t31“' her hIsbamr* she had to make out where Cliffe 71onse
heart from it. ise -.vio him -to bid him was, etiyt„, pt.,* way. was, av.ed
go., and be ' Wiro called 11431 a very insane direotiou-she went nth e a
Mea,„Irs* (../N* wrete 411 stationer's shop end aeleid. After eome
fanuaaree, • • • L.:a taey were savers; (two daturtliky it was found. sod tale
She voo,!,1 i' -se. 'monied, not
bear ireceived eau directioo!!! for ft $134e• Went
t: Oa ,- •• 'ler know who thie the, greartm,
' put or iu a cab. and
".4fay" wile : ',he would ge to the was put down at some little titstanm
verg end ,"•,•• •.‘t•eh to Caul her Mit Croat the elate; then the went en to
and tell lee- Clinton Adair had toe Opposite ewe, of the road and leolael
a wir,% ‘:' • need not be veeeee/ up at it -2 grand mansion-oue of the
hem het' ie7e• Q'he ul.`4 ,ue'tiv7 palatial London mansions -with bal-
ri Red hith te ' "7"7 131„21.Taw.' 71:1 the conies .fiiled with tiowere--a bright,
-7ele haa "u't nylloolituag house.
Medan wee go- Daisy walked slowly mid down 'V'
••);14, hidfolloawnedhulintra, glositewould ittillt veatea.-eld anootitcebihtte,arr? tesearstdo
C...-^)
4)714- Sigtied hen- , tee emee hud the reil. dean snh's
eame to her lips; she felt ettetrie 4tOriTtee
b
C : :111 X.T.Anre • 44 . ableltlike-:'ZlliierlY..vadles4)4oviiaote livedWilhaeL, wastnds
• t '4" 7,,i1F tr" had woe her heist:end from here
Jut at at moment two grooms
The4ti housekeeper stood came round with two superb horses,
ear tit' -1 ,'.r3S of amtatieu so end Daisy paeseei; she went a little way
cfu 't.te'e earefully euh-d- further Ithvta the road, then stood as
dnel.!int trace of it was though tho Were waiting for some ene
visible Ihe i to inn -sett that to itsin her,
she irt'n 4;1 -;, 'rink of diseovery; She saw her husband come teat firet
the lend ts , • 7 self-control, anal it from the 'anti door. Ile spoke a word ne
Was all or `' • So she stood he tWO (Xi ste of the grooms. Thou out
for,. Imo - • ea'', watchful, al- -came a indr-limutifol, with a royal
though /r.r t- breaitiug. and hew grace amid beauty that awed Dai., She
e 'Sitio had gone had hair ot gotdeet sheen, and a ma -
to her eteeetet esual. tar orders, dertul ftuet-elovely. fine', high -bred. wile
The etteeeder. :ter flee was thoughta queetely calm of mustier. She was
fay sail. 11, ! nee seera to see her, daMtily eleired ht a riding -habit and
bit+ to he !en ,e ennething afar off. a coquettish hot, with a rieh, dark
"Yon mil . et °mule to -day, Sir plume. Daisy looked at her. Surety this
Clinton "'" s..• ,',1. thlagh she knew was Lady May, wholead stolen bee hits.
(dote T,V011 •:t r wouhi not band's heat from her-Eady M.ijr, who
A smitten 7r,.er elm in his eye, a called herself 'his, devotedly," that
snail.. to itt.. hes thoughts had erl- beautiful!, =limit women. No need to
dentie -down 're. reason why he oak if he loved laer. Ile did not look
wonld not les ,t herne-a tender, loving the same being as the silent, gloomy
smile that mei. tee wife hs heart ache man she had seen that morning m-
end throb w•Sete -4011$ pain, grossed itt his own thougbta. She had
"Not melee. "d'rs, Jordan. I shall be never seen hste tike this -gay, with a
absent the wlese. lsv. I shall luncnds and charming ease and animation of man-
haeley. with sunshine Ea
his eyes and on bis tipe, an ealied forth
by the women who loved him, and
whom he loved. No need PO ask -the
way in which he spoke to her, looked
at her, helped her mount -the way in
which he placed the dainty reins In her
hands. Beene moniveing himself, he
stood for two. or three minntes talking
to herr. No need to ask -it was as
though his face caegitut its reflection
from bees.
"They love each other," thought
Daisy; "and they cannot matey because
am in the way."
Then he mounted, and they rode
away together in the sunlight, laughing
gayly, leaving a broken. heart behind,
"They love each other," repented
Daisy; "and I am in the way."
You have heard, reeder, of people be-
ing stricken: fee death, perhaps months
before they die. Those Who tell the
story oe their last siclmests will tell you
ttat at a certain ,time a strange gray
look came over their faces, a strange
chili came over their limbs, a shiver
that seemed to freeze the blood, a Pecu-
liar glassy look in the eyes -relating
these symptoms, those who observe
them will say, "I knew that meant
death."
So it seas now. Daisy --Lady Adair -
as she watched her husband ride away
w ith the woman he loved, was stricken
fee death. Passers-by looked in wonder
at the pale, stricken face, with that
Recut/lair my look on it -she herself
felt the shiver in her veints, the icy
band on her heart. She stood still for
some time with this hand of death upon
her. Then she looked no more at the
brinkint mansion or the sun -lit road,
but went home -stick unto death with
sorrow and despair.
This was his secret He loved Lady
May 'Trevlyn, and she stood between
them -but for her he could mem this
Itonnutifel, queenly woman, which was
what he wanted. This is why be was
so willing to leave her in France --why
he had never mentioned his meratiatte-
why he was always wretched ,
dine wish
She hod ,•.-1 a it befoee, but tttuat
did not pre. et a terrible twinge of
pain.
"Meer' wiz/ 4., .14 need, then, for me
to prepare. tweirng this evening?" she
said.
be rerewl: "1 ehall not be a.t
home matt lite '
She went twee It wens well for her
that Sir (r.lhotoits thoughts were else-
where, or he mero: have noticed the
ghastly pollor (IC her face. She closed
the 'boor, feeling kind of silent rage
even in the midst of her depair-angry
that she ,.ould not npbraid him -that
she mild not speak her mind to him.
She wait -h24 him in silence. To those
in the house she appeared to be en-
gressol in her .1etites; in reality she
NVOS watching' him, She knew when he
went upsteire old dressed; she motel
that he twee:pied more time than usual
with his iressing; she saw how hand-
some he leoked when he was quitting
the home: ening to her rival, the wo-
man who had stolen him front her -the
rival who 4,31I0S1 herself "his devoted
She must find out whothis "May"
wos. Hew to set about It, she hardly
knew. She passed Adolphe on the
stairs, and, stopping, she made some
little complimentai7 remark to him.
The valet was decide.dly pleased. She
asked him into the housekeeper's room
to take a glees of cordial. He was
more than pleased. She talked to him
first on indifferent subjects, then the
said to him:
"Sir Clinton leaks very nice this
morning, something like a brave wooer,
but that 1 suppose Ise has no one to
woo."
"If he has any seerets, he knows hew
to keep them," said the valet. "On my
word, lies. .Jordan, I catmot tell wile -
thee be goes wooing or not."
"You do quite night in saying so," she
sad; "I have great respect for a trust-
ed servant who keeps his master's amine
sel."
He looked up at her in wondee; the
had not spoken in her usual tone of
voice, nor did she speak la her usual
manner.
• "1 wish,' t' continued Adolphe, "that
Ser Clinton: weuld marry; he would be
more cheerful."
• "Then," thought Daisy, •"it Is quite
evident that even this trusted and con-
findential eervent knows nothing of his
morriage with me."
• As though suddenly struck by Mae
Idea, she said:
• "Where is Sir Olinton gone to -day?
He did say something, but I have quite
forgotten what." •
"He has gotae to Cliffe House," was
the reply.
"Mire House/ Ah, that Is where
May -May, what do they eall tier? --
lives "
Daley, his wife, the simple girl *he
had worshiped him -forgotten her. She
was but ira the way, a burden to him
the barrier between himself and this
fair, imperial worrem whom he loved-
inegotton the little dew fsr away in
France. Her heart Reol.ntn1 ta ethe
metre painfully then •sbe corlil boom
They were forgettee-he loved nn
except this lovely, highborn Lady ;,%lare
"Why did he miry me?" she moaned.
"If be bad gone :vote and loft me,
should have tiled, bet that would have
been better than this; 1 should have
died, and my mother would L,Ive buried
me in the pretty green churchyard; the
green grass and whitedaisies would
hare been growing over my head, but
should have been 'at puttee."
Neglected Mx Chance.
"Ananias misdirected his talents. That
was 131S main ditliculte."
"Why, he was a person of unmitigated
mendacity," replied the man who never
allows his feelings to disturb his vocab-
ulary.
"Of coarse. That's what we are obliged
to call him. But if he had confined him-
self to predicting cold waves in summer
and hot waves in winter he might have
been held ap to admiration as on opti-
mist."
Insuperable Obstacle.
Yes, she would refuse him.
"He is a self made man," ventured her
father, somewhat argumentatively.
Gertrude, curiously enough, did not re-
sent this impertinence. She was quite
old fashioned in some things.
"Yes, papa, but he was made in this
country, you know," she replied, smiling
indulgently upon the old man. -Detroit
Journal.
• His Frank Confession.
There had been a few words, and she
declined his proffered arta
"I do not need your support," she said
haughtily.
"But I need yours," he replied.
He could not forget, even in the excite-
ment of a lovers' quarrel, that she had
considerable money in her own right. -
Chicago Post.
A Shocked Expert.
Expert (engaged in examining the ac-
counts of the late Buena' bank) -1 near-
ly fainted with surprise today. Never
received such a shock ha my life.
Depositor (tremulously) -What was it?
Expert -Some of the stock on which
the bank officers loaned money to them-
selves was good.
•••• ••••e-weeetnen
GASES FOR HONEY.
A Neat peek -ago eitettes to Sell stone,
• Convenient Shipping Cases.
"in selling honey lunch depends on
appearance. Extracted honey put up in
a neat package is more likely to meet
with ready sale than if put up in any
sort of style and without any label. De,
pecially does the matter of looks make a
difference bit the sale of comb honey.
Remember that a good part of the dif-
fereuce iu price betweee comb honey
TWO KENDS GE' SHIPPING casgs,
and. extracted is paid for the nicer looke
ehe former. and if you pack yoer
:exult honey in any eort of box that
happene to he at hand it may make a
,)f 2, 3 and 4 cents a pound."
Virils rine advice Dr. Miller presents
the following information iit The Na-
tional Stockman about caseS:
&lipping cases for honey are made
thee ro apeeially adapted to the pur-
pose. Net imly are they cenvenient
ilt.tint 3nd size for packing anti ship-
ping, leer they ehow off the hooey to
good edvautege when pieced on tile
of the groper by 1110:034 Of Old
4E343 OD eri=4 sithe that allowe the snow
%vitae. otnil to be seen wi then t allowieg
tete thee to light tepee it or the finers
of rueddleseine urehine to be punt:lied
luto
wo kinds ef six ippied 'owlet are shown
in the itereeration. The upper one hold
t'lef the et called one pintail :v1,110119,
tie se Ilona being eeen titrongh the
ttlaes. The lowtr enee containe 24 sec-
tioue„ foe r of them beim.; in sight. Cases
for Vi sectione have aleo been made, but
tlteee are little need. The tendeney
(booms to be rather toward the 12 aection
F. A, le seetion case that ie a core-
promiee itt appearance betweeti the two
eieee in the picture is very popular. In
it thr,,e sections are in eight, there be -
:114 f,,Yee :owe of three aectious each.
Thte las- style of case will cost you
aomewle,:e froni e to 10 cents each. de-
peteitue on the:lumber bought. At this
erees yon get material ready to nail to-
eethee, everythine complete, including
teazle and glitea.
••••••••••aamm...N.
refaced Frost Trees,
A. way in which fruit trees have been
:rewired by the severe winter bus been
ealled to the atteetien of The Atnerican
aexithetter. *wale cae.ee the bark, and
peritape rhe weed also, has been cracked
by the :rest: •-In and, eases we ehould
;et :taw all the bark that appears to
'le !widened frem the wood around the
ere& and cover the wound with grafttng wax. or, ;f that was not at hand,
with e pleher of clay, around which
vex verild put a cloth to try to hold it
in plaee natil it had opportunity to
beat over. We have with ench a plaster
covered a space where some one had
wantonly or xnaliciouely girdled the
limb of a tree, and it not only lived, but
eventualiy new bark grew to fill the
Reacts."
now to Make a WItlilletreo.
Durable whil33etrees never come
amiee, and the kind pictured herewith
can he made at small expense, accord-
ing to an Ohio Fanner correspondent.
All that is needed is a, piece of hard
wood of proper ehape, grooved at the
wade so that the piece of round iron
t,
A STRONG WRIFFLETES12.
which is bent to a ring la the middle
of its length maybe brought over them
and there fastened with large staples,
work which any blackenaith can do, and
the ends of the rod then bent to hooks.
In thie way the strongest kind of a
whiftlettee is obtainable, the wood hold-
ing the iron in proper form. Best of all,
doubletrees or eveners can thus be
made. The figure shows the construc-
tion,
maltene Cellerw Culture.
In a talk at the Cornell "Lazy club,"
reported by American Gardening, R.
Eramerson told of novel celery cul-
ture in Nebraska: The celery industry
along the Platte is anique. In some
places the river channel is seven -eighths
of a mile wide and is full of little sandy
islands where the water table rises to
within a foot of the surface. Celery
just jumps on those islands. This illus-
trates two essentials to successful cel-
ery culture; the roots must be kept cool,
and, the water supply should be un-
stinted.
News, and Notes.
.According to Dr. S. A. Knapp, a for-
eign explorer for the department of
agriculture, all fear of competition
from Japan along agricultural lines
ratty be dismissed. On the contrary, it
=net be a large consumer of farm
products drawn from the United States.
It Is told that an agent of the depart-
ment of agricultere is experimenting
with the date palm in Algiers on the
ehores of the Mediterranean, and when
the young trees are ready to be re-
moved he will take them up and carry
them to Arizonaand we will produce
our own dates.
An increasing iriterest in the sheep
industry is manifested in many section
of the country.
Avoid light, shruhken grain seed. It
is claimed that tests have shown an in-
crease of about 20 per cent by measure
of grain from eelected pittrap wheat
over that from shrunken seed.
One great source of damage from
weeds is the amount of moisture and
plant food which they consume to the
boss of the growing crop,
yerietseettiereereativew
• MAPLES AND ELMS.
Jessepla Meehan TeIN• How to Grew Thom
Front Seed.
A correspondent wrote rue reeently,
asking, if It was advisable for him to sow
• sugar maple seeds ice the spring, as he
• had 15 acree of land, he would like to
cover with sugar maple trees. I wrote
him nest it would be useless to sow the
seed in spring if It had been kept in a
dry condition, bet if it had been in damp
soli all, winter, if ouly sligmly damp, ti
might then be. sowa with reasonabls
thence of its growing. Buzz as seated be -
fere in theie columns, it is not wise oa
the part of ainatemrs to atteloin the rale.
lug ot tree seedlings, unless sr, be of sorts
whees grew readily from seed, as it is not
at all the same teing as raising vegetobis
or flower planta. It is much more satis-
factory to obtain it lot of seedlings and
set them out where wanted. A. 14-aore lot
planted with seedlings two or three fee!
1n. height. and kepe cultivated for a few
years, would make a surprising growth.
Cultivatioa is necessary, that no weeds
take the food the trees should have. Io
thin way a young forest of almost any
kind of tree could he had in a short epee.
et time. In this evey nurserymen bring
acrei of shade trees in a few years,
and it le juse as easy for farmers to dt
the sanae thing. Them are but very few
caies whoo it would, net be very inuoh
mare satisfactory to set out bought seed's
legs thee to attempt the raising of tit* -
plauts at home.
There are a few trees which ripen theft
seeds ha early eenamer, Ancl among there
liante that fan:341'311;0;EO like to sovr, Thi
white xuapls, red birch, red maple eeld
AZI elm ripen very soon after flowering,
and if sown at once make fair planes the
llama season, The white maple treated In
this way will make inmate of two or thret
feet high the %two season In fevorabli
times. Bile neither this nor there(' maple
le of much value in the way of •timber,
not ea inuela as eine) are. The way to eoW
these Retie le to secure them as soon IS
they fan from the trees and sow them it1
convenient beds, from which they may
be transplanted in a year or two, when of
proper height. Bede four feet wide are of
convenient size, permitting of the pulling
eat of weeds o.rol the watching, of iteedl-
inge as they grow. The Node are to be
covered to about their own depth; and, if
all goes well they appear above ground
almost
as once. A ennewbat seignior foot
Is that it these seed-, are kept till WI and
sowed then. with other aeeds at the turcutl
time, rarely elo any of them grow. Freels
white maple seeds grow so readily thoi ft
is TARO feasible to sow a l'enr eeethl itt
squares, mutts ae earn is often aown. 11
two or three &tole be sown together there
would certainly be one plant to a lull,
and if more (seem the strongest One only
should he left. Thera Is some danger or
missing altogether here and there under
this plan, but on the ozher hand the
young trees Met do start do not reeelve
the slighe eheek which those do that have
to be tocusplanted. There is much Inter-
eet In watching the growth of seedlings,
and this should lead many to collect send
sow theso setel.s, aeide from what there
may be attached to it in the way et ornate
-Practical Fermer
A WAGON HAY RACK.
Mow Ova CAA Ile node a* Notes That
Wilt PrOVe 81'041144story,
Itt conetrnatino a bar reek for an
ordinary high.wheel terra wagon take
fear sides or bedpieces (aa) laxaste
loom; red eim timber makes the best
material, as It itt light and durable. To
these bolt fear orossplooths (b) to the
ander side inex0 inches wide. In the
center place a good strong staple through
which the lower ends of wing arras
paw Arms (c) ore made of axt-inois
amenewee Z&r R&M
stuff, Three strips (d) Ise are bolted to
those arms in en& manner that they
will pass at center without interfering.
This will form wings extending over
wagon wheels. If desired, bottom oross-
piece (b, large or small illustration) can
be made eight inches wide and mortised
to receive arms, doing away with staple
mentioned above. For the front guard
two pieces 1x5 at base tapering to three
inches at top, slightly curving in toward
center and three crosspieces mortised into
this will make it complete. This eats be
bolted inside to bedpieces by short bolts
or full length rod in such a manner as
bo permit folding down when not in me.
Folding stakes con be placed at back end
or left off, according to choice. This is
termed a three-piece rack and oan be ks-
=eyed or replaced conveniently by one
person,
Food Value of an Egg.
One of our exchanges has the follow-
ing to say in regard to the food value of
eggs;
'Six large eggs weigh about one
pound. As a fiesh producer, one pound
of eggs is eaual to One pound of beef.
About one-third of the weight of an egg
is solid nutriment, which is more than
can be said of meat. There are no bones
end tough please that have to be laid
aside. Practically an egg Is animal food;
and yet there is none of the disagreeable
work of the butchery necessary to obtain
it. Eggs at average prices are among the
cheapest and mon; nutritious articles of
diet. Like milk, an egg is complete food
in itself, oontainine everything that lEs
tecessary for the avelopment of a per
-
feet animal. It is also easily digested, if
nob damaged ha cooking.
To rionting Suggestion.
It IS probable that if farmers generally
would plant ten acres of each farm With
elm, hickory, ash and whitewood, the
principal Woods used in the manufacture
of carriages, tbo profits from those ten
sores in 20 veare would be ratioh larger
than from any other ten acres of thefarm
for the entire period. It is predicted that
within a quarter of a century there will
be such a shortage of these woods as to
seriously ern bare ass the carriage ma,nue
raoturing business.
Vanier and ProCrowt•
Honor to the boy who thinks his
rather's knowledge pretty nearly perfeet.
13ut let no young dniryman, however sac-
pessful his father was as a dairyman,
think that there Is nothing to learn.
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