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The young Chicagoan theme a band
back to thaw the little pocket revolv-
er which leas mere tame owe, eerv.e l
Tera Heal, taut, to his dismtt, it is
Vane.
He sees a derisive smile upon the
features of Pauline. and 1 vows she hes
t:skeg et while be lay w`aete euetnncioi,s
on the cauah.
"I was afraid you might do yourself
di:anage, John. .14 you are wise, you
Will submit tamelye' she says, ami
el:tpping her halide again sets the three
men Upon him.
Craig is tee Hercules in build, and, be -
*ides, his left arta is in e-a'ther poor
coeditioza, for warfare, being exceeding-
ly sore.
Srr2l be is not the ane to eubmit
tamely, so loag as a, singee donee re.
maim, end or the space of a minute
there is a lively Scene in tate Oriental
apartmen . iu which div,ana are over-
turned. men swinging elesp.•ratt:y a
round. and even lei, ' .ae Inver. aeeuc-
tolned da stage bades entr. is ceust :sin•
s1 to triter a few sizzaq:s of alarm.
Thee dt is over.
Dance inentgen breathing taasd ar.n
boning Its ,-,w�gew We•:.aa'ICE, eatanati
there an the Z* t 4s of his captre.•3';,
' DI? you ci.`tttnge your mind, John
Creegh"" Asks the wr.eian, fastenieg her
inr ng gaze upon his lace.
"I have too rues SoOteh blood be nae
for dint. Ou the conttstry. I tint mare
than ever determined to puttsue my :Ide-
ation without any euside essistattt.•e,"
lie salines.
"Take dtim, away!" else pies, rind the
took Quiet co:wee her face can only be
likened to the black clouds p;tet.•Ckline
the thuronn.ae.
Jahn struggle. no longer. for he real -
le; that be is eager out of her sight
than sn it.
They mitt hits ttiroaig a doorway,
end tate lest lie bears frees the be;tuti-
gni tigress its her tennthle cry of:
"We will breast thds proud spirit of
yeers, J hn Ornie--=\what you wen
now you will beg foe after ewhkte,tshea
it is tura late."
He %venders whether this is a pro-
phecy.
The mei" hurry him slang a narrow
hail, for many of tinge Maltese bo.t*es
are built in a queer way, nor do they
treat tin with e0aSiekeratsaai. but ra-
ther the contrary,
When be retia:res to protest. the metas
who opez ed the dein' orders silence and
e 'forced it v, ith n eottardly blow from
kis fist.
John looks shim straight IA the eye
and says:
"Ion coward; I will remember that,"
at which the bran turns his head away
and sw Beare under his breath.
Prots,rntiy they hat in front of a
door whirls the leader unlocI:s. At a
word from trim the young American is
pusnlaed inside.
John. receiving such an linnet is,
staggers and throws out his hankie for
support, but fa. ling to find anything of
this kind. pitches over. just as the door
*lams Shut
He re•overs himself and alts up, a
trifle ben!sed. but not otherwise injur
ed through his rough tenement.
Tires 3s a nice pr,nlieament to be
shut up in a house~ in %%tette, while,
perhai..3, Philander Sharpe retuens to
the hotel with a stony of hit suexitnb-
ing to the wiles of a beautiful enchanr
peak -du in misfortune, but on account They are only ,tan dad to do so; after
of the dissipation of his fears respect- beine confined 'it that murky dungeon,
tint an assault, the outsid air seems prruliarly sweet.
In another minute the two are em- It must 1'e eery late. and in this guar•
bn aeing; there is nothing like danger ter, fa least. tiro noises of the earlier
to bring men together and make them night hatve pissed away,
1:ka brothers. The only sounds that come plainly to
There is stn' gth in urtie>ezto gaud both their ear- are the booming of the heavy
of them feel t,••tter since the meeting. bide on the rocks, and the sweep of the
Of course their thoughts ere wholly "dent wind through: the express trees.
\\'hen they turn again after making
an effort to locate themselves, the door
in the wall is closed, and, the m,alteae
wontau is gone.
There is no cause for them to linger,
and they move away.
John Craig has nothing to say. The
dit ppeintanent has been keen, and he
does not set see a ray of light ahead.
Hope bad sueh a grasp upon his. soul.
when he started from the betel. *het
the fall has been more disastrous.
Not so Philander Sharpe.
Asx evil fortune has kept hie?, pretty
quiet a little while now, and he begins
to make up for it in part, ohirpiug
away at a merry rate as They pugh
their way along the street.
At first Doctor Chicago pays little
heed to what he says, but presently cer-
tain words e'ateh his ear and tell him
that the professor is not merely speak-
tug for oratorical effect or to hear Wm -
self k.•
"\Shatalt"s that you say, sir," she asks.
Cheerfully 'Philander goes back to re -
beet on escape, and tete stalk is of this.
Sharpe has not been so thoroughly
searched air his companion, and scan
produees a few matches, with winch
they proee'ed to examine their dun-
geon.
It is a gloomy prospect,
The walls are =heavy and of stone;
there is no opening beyond a mere slit
in tee +corner, through which camee
wafts of the sweet air without.
As to the door, it aould w.tbstsnd the.
assault of ,grants,
].Iopeess indeed does it all appear
aired yet little do we poor mortals know
what the next minute may bring fortle
While they are seated there, seeking
to cheer up each other, it is J+hn's keen
ears that detect the presence of some
one at the door.
Thee is not a new event that may
loo pregnant with hope --on the eons
etary, it is possible the next deenwar•i
step iu the line of Pauline 1'otttrs re-
venge-
Wheen the key turns du the lock, both est.
teen axe an their feet ready to meet p -I was saying that ) exper eneed
whatever may be in store for thenzt, queer sensations when 1 er<tane to. They
The door swings open. had a cried you away to esQme more
instead 4f . nista. they lace f0. we luxurious apartment, but I was eft
a u of 5inite. haon her Arno hangs ahem I went to glee
n Sauter". .Site shades leer eyes fear" p— anething woe
its t;'a1•e and lochs upon the ptrsone••, good enough for Finlander Sharpe.
tress.
The streamer will sail without him,
and the duse mnst he to pay generally.
John begins, like a mous, to weeder
if he eau no anything for himself;
that spirit se di.'tinetive will not allow
him to sit down and repine.n
Surra udd b
e y „icons. hew will he
find on:? the nature of his prawn?
He en+learoms to penetrate the dark-
ness—a trae-e of light finds an entr: nee
under the door cud relieves the sombre
blank. It tines mere, for all at once
John's eyes •1`iteeere: son^-ething that
trivets his attention.
There are two of them—eyes that
gleam in the darkness like those of a
ga'eat cat.
A �t'.,':•il3 sweep over the lector; can
it be po' sible they have shut him up it
were with some great tierce animal
that well tear him liriib from limb? It
this Pauline P,: ;ter s dramatic re-
venge?
Who can blame him for a saddensleep ng in the region of his heat--
mei a fate is tae terra•!e to calmly
corntemnlat": het this q+o.^'m is only me-
ment.tary, anal thenI7netnr Cl:e;ten is
himself again, brave and self-reliant.
To say Doctor Chicago is sarprisel
"4.t first I was dazed; the soft slur
would be putting it feebly; be is
innezed ext the sight ed a Yemen'
jailer.
Now alae fastens her eyes on his face,
he can nlntost feel her gaze, She ed-
va nece s step or two.
"Chicago?" Oho says, kuquitdngly.
John %hardly knows what she means.
"Answer her," says Sharpe, quickly;
"age wante to know if you are from
"Yea." returna Craig, molding.
"Name?"
"Jelin Crafg, bt,D."
"It is good. Come."
He la thrilled with a. new hope. teen
this mean escape? or does the clever
Pauline play a nett game with them?
"Shell we co. Sharper tate eska. 5n
It whisper.
",t"zo,—well, I reelen we'd be fool*'
two let such at chance as this slip,," re-
turns the little wain, instantly.
So they proceed to follow their
strange guide. out of tate dungeon dime
and along the narrow passage after
her.
Again John suspects, and bends hie
"tread close oto that of hie comrade.
"Professor."
"Well, I'm wide awake. What Is it
you want?" returns the other.
"Do yon really mean to trust her?"
"She seems friendly enough. We are
out of that abominable place --bah: 1'd
gas soon be shut up in the Calcutta
Black Hole es there.
"But, Pauline--"
"Well. what of her?"
"She is a wonderfully shrewd girl,
and this nuty be only one of her tricks.'
"I don't believe it she had us safe
enough before. Besides, John, my dear
boy, I aeetn to have discovered some
thins; that has not yet made itself ap-
parent to you."
'Shen tell me."
"You noticed how she reared at you
and asked your name; why. it didn't
matter if a dozen Philander Sharpes
were near by."
"Yes, but get down to iaets."
"She is repaying her debt"
"To me—she owes me nothing, "tan."
"You mistake. As you walk, doc-
tor, don't you feel your left amen twinge
tome:'"
"Bang it, yes; but what's that got to
do with this Maltese woman with the
lantern?"
"Softly—speak in whispers, if you
don't want to arouse the house. See,
she turns and noises her forefinger
warningly. Do you mean to say you
don't remember her, John?"
"Her face is familiar. but "
He hesitates, arid faces the professor.
"I see, you've got it. You saved her
child froth the death fangs of the "rad
dog, and a kind Heaven has placed her
in a. position to return the favor, wh'ch
she would do, if the most terrible fate
hung over her head."
"It seems incredible," muttered the
doctor.
Nevertheless it is true; the one
chance in ten thousand 'sometimes
conies to paws.
Already has the afternoons adventure
br.rne fruit in more ways than one;
first it sestered him to his former place
iu the esteem of Lady Ruth, which his
refnsn1 to do her foolish errand had
'cot him, and now it works gre'Zter
wonders, snatching him from the bale-
ful powers of the actress who, unable
to rule, would ruin.
Truly he has no reason to regret that
heart affection, that love for humanity
which sent him out to snatch the dusky
child of Malta from the fangs of the
beast.
Now they have reached a door that
is heavily barred, proving that their
course has been different from the one
by means of which they gained the dun-
geon.
'.Nie woman lays down her lantern
and takes away the bars. Then she
places her hand on . John's arm.
"You saved my child, Chicago; I save
you."
She smilers, this dusky daughter of
Malta, as if greatly pleased at being
able to frame her thoughts in English—
smiles and nods at tihe young doctor.
"But you—she may punish you," he
says, and she understands, shaking her
head.
"She dare not; I am of Malta.; also,
I shall see her, this proud mistress, no
more," which doubtless means that she
intends takdng French leave as soon as
the Americana have gone.
John takes her hand and presses it to
his lips; a dnasky hand it is, but no ca-
valier of old ever kissed the slender
member of e, lady love with more rev-
erence than lie shows.
"Go, it is danger to stay," ehe says,
with something of a look of alarm on
her face, as froth the interior of the
dwelling comes some sort of clamor,
which may after an only aural out to
be the barking of a dog confined ,In the
court where the fountain plays, but
ed, delighted, net beeau he has e, coos wig*, at any rate, vogue her fears.
mur of the fountain came near potting
me to sleep again with eta droning
voice, Then I suddenly remembered
nanethiug,—a eherzning fete with the
flashing eye of a fiend.
"That aroused tate to a so Mpreherriun,
of the position, and l: no longer eared
to sleep. .Action was necessary. I
knew they oared little about Philander
Sharpe, es it was you the trap had
been set for—hence I was perbeps in
a position to accomplish something.
"I left my chair and prowled around.'
T3,ey had diet wed me, and ray first
taaural desire was, to find arotue oort of
weapon with which I could do service
In case et necessity.
"In thus searc.hinn. I came aeross a
peculiar knife, perhaps used as a pa-
per•eutter, but of a sernieeable kind,
tt7:seh I pocketed.
"More than this, I discovered some-
thing that I thought would prove of
porntnee to you, and this 1 lid upon
my person, very wisely, too, for a short
time later I was suddenly set upon by
three "miserable rogues, whop crept upon
rue unawares, and in spite of my frantic
and Spartan like resistance, they bore
me away along a dim passage, to final-
ly, chuck me into that vile den where
you came later and alarmed me so
dreadfully, es T fully believed It must
be some tiger eat they bad pleased to
shut in with me."
The little professor rattles off these
sentences without the least difficulty --
words flow from his lips as readily as
the Roods roll over Niagara.
•When John sees a ehanee to break
in, he hastily asks what it is the pro-
fessor has discovered that interest`s.
him.
Whereupon Philander begins to feel
in his vtndous pockets, and pull out
what has been stored there. At last ho
utters an exclamation of satisfaction.
"Eureka! here it is. Found it ]ytng
on the desk. Was attracted by the sin-
gular writing."
"Singular writing! that makes me be-
lieve it must have come from my mo-
ther,"
"It as signed Sister Magdalen."
"Then that proves it; you remember
what Lady Ruth said about meeting a
Sister in Paris who resembled the min-
iature I have of my mother. It was
a kind fate ilbat brought this to you,
profoasor."
"Well, you see, I always had a fac-
L'1ty for prying around—night have
been a famous explorer of Egyptian
tombs if I hadn't been taken in and
done for by Gwen Makepen e.
"Was there anything particularly in-
teresting in this letter?" asks John.
"I considered it so—you will see for
yourself," is the reply.
:All is darkness around them. John
is possessed of patience to areasonable
extent, but he would like to see what
this paper contains.
"Professor, you seem to have about'
everything; can you drum up a. cigar
and a match?"
"Botch, luckily."
"Ahl thanks," accepting them eager-
ly.
agerly.
"It may be dangerous to light up
here," says Philander, oautiously, but
the other is deaf to any advice of this
sort.
There is a rustling of paper, then the
match is struck, and Doctor Chicago is
discovered bending low in order to keep
it from the wind. His cigar is speedi-
ly lighter]. amid his eyes turned upon the
paper which Philander has given thdm—
Philander, who hoovers over him now in
eager distress, anainus to hear John's
opinion, and yet fenrfnl lest the rash
act may bring danger upon them.
John's lips part to utter an exclama-
tion of mingled amazement end delight,
'aben from a point close to their shoul-
ders an outcry proceeds; the burning
match has betrayed them.
OiiAPTEi \'III.
IIe begins to renson, to strain bis
mind in search of alt the things he ever
heard with relation to a reeti;y; be-
tween unarmed men and wild beaste.
'lhe power of the human rye bac
been held up as an example, and surely
here is a. chance to try it the stake,
this life.
By this time he becomes cognizant of
a certain fact that renders him uneasy;
the yellow orbs do not seem as far
away as before, and it is evident that
they approeh gradually nearer.
He can even imagine the great body
of tihe animal, perhaps a tiger from
African shores, creeping on its belly,
inch by inch shortening the distance
between itself and its prey.
John cannot retreat—already he is in a
eorner, with the wall behind. so that
all he can do is to await developments.
Nearer still, until scarcely five feet
separate him from the glowing orbs, he
anon even hear the animal's stentorian
breathing.
John prepares for a terrible straggle;
he holds his hands out so as to clutch
the great beast by the throat es he ad-
vances, and his muscles are strained
in order to enstain the shock.
Just when he expects 'to hear the roar
of a hunger -stricken beau, he is aston-
lshed beyond measure at what me
curs.
"Scat! you reseal!" exclaims a voice,
and there is heard a great threshing
sound, an though same one endeavors to
intimidate by the swiingdng of arms as
well as by sound.
"Whet! to that♦ you. Professor
Sharpe?" demands the doctor, amaz-
N
CELERY THAT SELLS.
A (hoed, Crisp. Product In a Neat, At.
trnetive Pact;ag,•e.
It is one thing to raise good crops
and quite another thing to dispose of
them to good advantage. Our scien-
tiac friends spend a great deal of time
in telling how to improve the soil or
SUY"
4TT5
CE1UY
FRESH Sc. EIZI$P
CA:54 WH40 aa'rY to Se.
pRptipTl„T ISSTURNEIT
maim mega orate,
how to seeure new varieties, They
might well devote more tinge to telling
bow to pack, advertise and sell first
class produets. Scattered over the
conotr,y you will find men who have
studied this matter of handling; fine
products. Many of them have devised
original schemes for handling and sell-
lug and bay() In this way secured a
drat Blass market.
Take celery, for example. This is a
crop that depends largely for its suc-
cess upon the way it is presented to
the customer. If sent to market In
dirty packages, soiled and poorly trim-
med. few people will pay even a fair
price for It. When peeked neatly. well
trimmed, s0 that It presents a crisp
and neat appearance, there is always
an eager demand for this vegetable.
We have known farmers t0 bunch their
celery roughly and send It to market In
old strawberry erates, stained witb
berry juice and frequently full of dust.
Of course it never brings a fair price,
Celery Is a crop good enough to de-
mand a special package for shipping.
'With the foregoing introduction The
Rural New Yorker tells of a neat crate
for handling celery, whie'li can be made
large enough to hold two rows of cel-
ery packed with the tops together in
the center. The celery Is first washed
and bunched, then pecked as shown in
the picture In alining of Glenn white
paper. An advertisement, printed on
white paper, is pasted on the under
side of the top, so that it shows when
the crate is opened in the market or
store. When empty, the crate Is closed
and shipped back for another load of
celery. Simple things like this often
make the difference between profit and
Iosa.
One of the great secrets of success
with a grower of southern peaches, as
The New Yorker tells, is the care he
has spent upon the package. He buys
nothing but pure white baskets, re-
jecting all soiled or dark colored wood.
He has a large red label, with just
CHAPTER IX.
It le impossible ,for them to under-
stand just at the moment what has oc-
curred.
They axe in a part of the Maltese city
that Europeans might wed] hesitate to
visit at the hour of midnight, however
-much. they would frequent it in day-
light.
`Life natives of Valetta have not all
become reconciled to British rule, and
although no open outbreak occurs, more
than once bee it been placed in evi-
dence that there Is a deep feeling of re-
sentful distrust in certain quarters,
which only awaits an opportunity to
draw its ugly teeth. "
[TO SE CoNTINIIED.]
Eery Day Xs Sunday.
By different nationsevery day hi
the week is sotapart for public wor
chip---6unday by the Christians,
Monday fly the Greeks, Tuesday by
the iaersian, Wednesday by the
Egyptians, Friday by the Turks and
Ibattirday, by the Hebrews. _ -
DAIRY EPIGRAMS..
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Points 'Well 1V Put . Y
Ought to See.
A good dairy region exists where
there are good dairymen"writes George
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE ?
: "ArnI my brother's keeper?"
is the cry of selfish barbarism.
Civilization is the working out
E 1eweIl in the Boston Cultivator. of the great Christian, socia I
Well fed cows do not have to show principle or the duty of all men
up pedigree to establish a milk record • •
t., respect the rights and pea,
Pehorning is jest us good now as ten,
years ago, even if we don't hear eo
tench about it•
There is. more money for the average
dairyman in keeping his pasture fences
in repair than in looping after political
fencea.
Talking about farm wages, how much
does the average dairyman's wife usual-
ly receive?
A. "practical dairyman'" is one who
makes a profit out of his cows.
If your cows shrink in milk yield
during stormy weather, it shows that
you have riot given theta sufficient pro-
tection from the elements.
A cow, like a man, is known by the
company she keeps. Don't let her get
poor by allowing sheep to eat the grass
from under her nose.
Yon cannot perpetuate good meadows
and let cows graze on the rowers.
The maker who uses his or her finger
for a thermometer was never yet known
to produce regular supplies of good but-
ter or cheese.
There aro ether and better ways of
encouraging a cow to give down her
milk besides kicking ber in the ribs
The most nutritious grass, grows on
the best prepared soil.
The than with a well oiled silo usual-
ly takes precedence when it conies to a
profitable fair= and neat, substantial
buildings.
The hardest cow to milk is usually
left to the hired man. •
Carelessness and sour milk go hand
in hand.
Greasy. soiled clothing marks a, poor
butter maker,
Bvery year is a good dairy season for
some. Why is it not so for all?
The dairyman with the longest head
is apt to carry tete longest pocketbook.
I never yet Sawa prefatable cow that
was not docile and gentle. and in order
to be smelt sho had to have a docile and
gentle owner.
A man does not necessarily have to
become gray in acquiring the right sort
of dairy experience. Some of the lest
dairsnteu I have ever teen were vi,„ t,r-
ous. alert. progressive young amen.
Bow to noodle Milk.
The proper handling of milk, as dem-
onstrated by praetiee and extra riment
all over, is to aerate it just as seen tae"
possible after it is drawn from the yew
and then to cool or chill it. writes lune
0. Webster in the Boston Cultivator
The reasons for these two proeessns are
simple. The first removes from the milk
certain animal odors and gases that
taint all fresh milk. The sudden Card-
in; checks the multiplication of injnri•
otos bacteria, which will in a short time
increase so that the milk is in a flair'
way to sour in a brief apace of time
The modern aerators and coolers per-
form both of these operations at once".
but a farmer can imitate the work to a
certain extent without them. The nem•
tion simply means to expose the milk
tothe clear air by spraying it out in a
thin stream. If one has a tub and pears
the mill: out slowly from a height of
several feet, he will accomplhdi what
the aerators do, The chilling of the
milk should follow immediately. Olean
cans that have been scalded out with
boiling hot water can be sunk into a
tub of ice, and then, by pouring the
milk into them and closing the top
tight with tin and flannel, the neces-
sary low temperature will be obtained
in a short time. Some farmers have
simply sunk their cans in a brook or
spring of cold water, burying the bot-
toms in a foot or two of cold ;ravel.
Where one has no ice handy this meth-
od is a good substitute. By treating the
milk in this way it will be sweeter,
cleaner and purer, and at tho same
time it will be so freed from bacterial
germs that it can be kept a day or two
longer than milk treated in the ordinary
way. If possible, the milk should be
cooled to a temperature of 50 degrees
and kept so. It goes without saying
that the utmost care is necessary to
keep the cans and utensils perfectly
clean, and that they must be scalded
out with boiling water every time they
are emptied and before new milk is put
in them.
CELERY CRATE CLOSED.
enough of it to attract attention, and
after one season customers look for
this white package and red label as a
guarantee of uniform quality.
A neat, clean package—just enough
difference from the ordinary package
to attract attention—will, in the long
run, always pay. It will be a mistake,
however, to pick out a package of this
kind and then fill it with ordinary
goods. The man who does that will be
worse off than he was before, because
it will attract attention to poor goods,
which ought to sneak into the market
with as little parade as possible.
Plant Raining.
Apropos strawberry
culture, a correspondent of Gardening
remarks: Above all, do not allow the
runners to set too thick in the row,
unless you are in the plant business.
Plant selling and 'fruit raising is not,
as a rule, a desirable combination.
Every spring we sell a few thousand
plants from our narrow matted rows—
dug along the edges—but it le done
more as an accommodation to the
neighbors than a money making
scheme. Every time a plant Is dug
from such rows we feel that just so
much fruit is being .taken up, besides
injuring' the adjoining plant roots
more or ;less. Whether the price ob-
tained front this weeding out process
offsets the loss and injury is a ques-
tion in our minds, with a big letter Q.
It is the writer's humblo opinion that
the operation comes more properly th
under the heading et charity that keep a goodly number ea a fsw acres.
tltanoe. - give $teak
Selling and Pratt
of systems of
mote the welfare of every man.
We are alt bound to each other
by cords of relationship, some
of which bring us nearer to..
gather than do others, but all
of importance and value, Most
of the sorrow and evil that
curse the world cornes from
failure to fully accept and carry
out this great principle of bene•
volence; this ennobling and
glorifying duty of effort for the
good of others. Take the case
of the inebriate. How fro.
quently he is scorned when he
ought to be pitied, or repulsed
when he ought to be helped.
Do you know a poor drunkard
or a young man who is begone.
ing a slave to the drink appes
i e`? Go to him now, ca,utiOn
plexi, encourage him, cheer him
nd tell him how he may be
helped in his efforts to win baoli
strength and safety.
Samaria Prescription hes
helped hundreds who would
never have been rescued from
their pitiable condition of help_
lessness and uselessness it
sQxne kindly hand had not
secretly but charitably admin..
istered the precious remedy a.t
the opportune moment.
On the near relatives of tits
drunkard rests the response-.
gutty of restoring him to his
right place in society, to his
right regard for himself' and to
his right conduct toward all,
They own it to themselves as
well as to slim to take the matt -
ter into their own hands and,
in his helplessness, to give him
the true help that he needs.
A pathetic story is revealed
In the following letter from a
lady well known in Toronto's
musical circles;
"I ani glad to answer your enquiry.
Mr, ;►I is all ritrht and has been so for the
past nine month'.. In writing you a brief
experience for private reference as you re.
queer, I would state that my husband had
been a confirmed drunkant for several
yeara. IIe could nor hold a position, al-
though he was an expert aceountant ];
vainly endeavored to indueo him to take s
liquor cure. Last winter we were dew
possesed ea non-payment of rent, and the
expposure caused the death of our only
child. It sobered blin up for a few weeks,
but then bo tool: to drink again worse
than ever. An old friend of our prosper.
ous days recommended rat+ to try our Sa-
maria Prescription and I .gave rota my
husband without his knowledge. At first
it seemed to make liquor distasteful to
him. Ifo soon stoppers drinking altogether,
but I continue.: to giro the treatment
until I felt that his system was entirely
free from alcohol. Lust July he secured a
good position, in wh.t'h ho has lately been
advanced, and our h, itr;s are glad withthe
peace that abides in our home."
A pamphlet giving full par-
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sent in plain, sealed envelope
free. Correspondence sacredly
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Improve the Cows.
Ex -President Burchard said in his
address to the Wisconsin Dairymen's
association last winter that every farm-
er ought to sell his hay and grain to a !.
cow just as he would to any other buy-
er. Practical men do not keep on selling
hay and grain to men who do not pay.
Why should they not exhibit as good
financial sense when they sell the same
food to a cow? He added: "I know
whereof I speak. It is just as easy
to have a herd of cows that will aver-
age more than 273 pounds of batter per
cow, or 600 pounds of cheese every 12
months, as it is to have one that will
average less than that."
Every farmer who is trying to keep
cows for profit can start on this road if
he only thinks so, says Hood's Dairy-
man. The first step, is to get a good
dairy sire. We know of hundreds of
farmers who have commenced in this
way,. and in a few years they had a
herd of cows that averaged easily a
hundred pounds of butter per cow more
than the original herd. If you cannot
afford a fill grown bull, get a registered
calf and raise him. Don't breed from
a grade sire, no matter if h. does look
like a thoroughbred
Secret of Dairyins: •
The secret of dairying lies with the
man, and success depends wholly upon
good management. He who makes
dairying a side issue, and a much neg-
lected one at that, by keeping only a
few ill cared for cows on a good sized
farm is astonished ate man who can
Judging By One's Paco.
Dark eyes indicate power, light
eyes delicacy.
With black eyes the intellect will be
powerful, the passions strong.
Hazel eyes show steadiness and
power of affection; fascinating green
oyes belong to deceitful and coquet- -S
tish persons.
What the owners of blue eyee may
lack in power and emotional strength
they make up in suptlety and versa-
tility.
A forehead square on the temples
and retreating on each side into the
hair tells of good memory and judg-
ment. Such is Lord Kitchener's.
If the head is in good proportion to
the body it shows steadiness and force
of character ; if too large it indicates
grossness, and if too small feebleness.
If the bones above the eye project
so far as to make the eyebrows bristle
out the possessor has great shrewdness
and genius for intrigue. Bismarck
had a brow like this ; so has Li Hung
Chang.
People who have foreheads with
prominent eyebones act on the judg-
ment of the moment, yet err rarey,
such are the gifts bf intuition. Those
with high foreheads move more cau-
tiously and axe less imaginative and
resourceful.
Impressed Hint.
The tourist from Indiana looked with
kindling eye at the volume of smoke
and flame that burst from Mauna Loa's
mighty crater.
"Gee whiz!" he exclaimed. "What a
waste of gas!"—Chicago Tribune.
Eccentric.
Thorne—Lofter seems to be a very en-
thusiastic golf player. He wears a golf
suit all the time.
Bramble -Not all the time. He puts os
an old business suit when he playa golf:.
New York Journal. • .