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Sir Basil .rued several tete s at
Bonet alk. and Martin lfu� , •%hu had
all hie life hated every tete who
could be called aristocratic, tout: a
fancy to hila. '1 hey did not ae1ese
in all respects. Sir Ilasil told him
frunely that he thought some of his
ideas torrihle and hideous.
"You will sec," said Mail in. "You
will live longer than 1 l,hall. What
I note tench the world it will be-
Ilove and practise when the stinging-
nettlos are growing ovtr my grave•"
"Why do you suppose that your
grave will be covered with .nijiging-
ne'ttles?" asked Sir Basil.
Martin laughed a hitter eyuicul
laugh.
"I do not imagine that any one
living ivi11 Care to plant flowers
there,"- ho re pt iefi.
'l'hcy were both startled by a cry
of pain.
"How can you say so, father?
After giving you my life. do you
think 1 shall forgot you in death?"
Sir itasil never forgot the reproach
in the swoet taco that quivered with
pain. the blue oyes had a strained.
hunted expression.
They were all three standing with-
in the pretty porch when this con-
versalion took place. kettle forgot
everything, excopt that her heart
arta wounded. She went up to her
father with a little Try of outraged
love, and put her arm around his
heck.
"lassie" she said, "I should, if I
live tho longer, be 144 faithful to you
to 0. at h its T have leen in life."
"I know that; you aro It good
child,'" responded Martin.
ITo care.'i ed her shining. golden
hair lovingly; but before hint rote
Lite brilliant face of the chile he
loved with his whole heart, and alio
had renounced him, and something
of repressed lmpatienco carne ts.to
his n1anner. The child who hail re-
nonneed him and his doctrines, his
lite, and the mission he had given
her, was still a thousaand times dear-
er to Martin stay than the child who
bud swerved hint with tender, faithful,
dot oted love.
Something in this little gene
struck Sir Bnsfl ftwcihly, lfo ad-
mired tho (iucrghter's devotion; but
what did that hungry wistful de-
spair in her father's face mean? Why
was h) not comforted by thn Nw'eet
love of his daughter? Why had he
not taken her in his ni•nte and
thanked her tenderly for her great
devotion.
So tho weeks sped ntt, en+l Martin
Ray, in his own cynical, selfish fesh-
fon, after it time became quite fend.
eflt.Sir Vasil. Ile looked for this
coming; bel a •ns more gloomy than
equal on the days when he did not
n•inle hie appearance.
They weer(' walking; together one
marline, while Bettie wall away
givitte hoer lessons; and Sir Ball
Raid laughingly that it hone :Alango
they had met vo often without Mar-
tin evt n knne lel; his name.
litotes was soueething impressive in
the gr.ture with which Martin r.ud-
d: my held up his hand.
"Is it a name that. you have made
for yourself?' he netted.
"No; it. wits Heade for me," 1epllcd
Sir Basil.
••'1 h, n f do not want to know it.
As n man with good intentions, I
like '.0v; you are straighl.forward,
lionsre, and honerat.ie; and, if you
have ono of those name« With a
'hen tle,' probably borne by many
gen •r at Ions of men who have lived
upon their fellow -men, I do nut Wish
to knew it. The brat time I saw
you i thought you tanked like an
aristocrat. If you aro one, do not
tell nen s0; it wnuid sa{soil lay opin-
ion of you."
"it shall be as you will," laughed
Sir 1'14.11. "1f ever i do make lay
name fiunou4, I oill dl»t•lo.e it to
you; if nut---"
"I do not rare for n title that has
been handled front father to son. 1
lite a name that has hecn fatly
earns•d. Strange to soy, my wife
was prouder of her grand old memo
than of atoning else. It was sin -
goiter that elle should marry a n.,tn
like me."
Sir Posit hithouglrt himself that
the duke had desired him, shontd he
ever make the negnaintance •,f Mar-
tin !(n)', not to mention his name
''11 you call me '1111.14,' " her said,
"i rho!! ur11.'reland and lint lmnlno
will do as well 85 telly other."
• hope," :eta! Martin, half sat'-
a-. iv, "that you are not a y'
(hike in dlsgrl,•.e-"
"i ant quite sure of that," replied
Sir Basal. laughingly. "i am nei-
thrr duke nor 'fretted earl.' "
•'11 would he hard work to hate
you; but 1 should hate you if you
were," said !Martin.
Front that time he niteeys galled
Sir Basil "(:len;" and when Mettle
(.'poke of him it was d« •• Mr. Glen."
it often happened that when he
railed nt the cottage he f.mnil Bet-
tie at horse alone; and then they
talked together by tite Ivy-covered
wall.
"hnotwiitg your has made such a
difference tt► our Hata," the said to
him one morning "yr.• father
seems so much bettor for it. You
to 1 h rk
cheer him, and Kt hint n
of the fire which had teearly
out. T am glad tar his wake
you Ind title' to visit. Its."
"•Ate tnel net glad for any ether Two more wires peened. and by
reaeceee" ho A'(lted impetuously. "Are that time Martlu Ray' had grown
ynll 'to, steamed e,. are me voureelf?" warmly et1neh,el to the roan %hent
Then he rarer'mbrr•.1 lent. he had n•) he orad call "young Clew" Merlin
rll•bt to Clay' emu wu.-da to her. "I hln's.I1 was ill- his health n•rrs fast
sumo
died
that
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beg sow' pardon," he said, gently.
"1 express utys(e1( badly. Watt 1
moan is, thud 1 receive more ultaisere
in being allowed to call here than 1
can possibly give.'
It was such sudden, abrupt change.,
in his utuuner that 'mode her think
inure of hila, perhaps. than she
otherwise wotdd bale thought. lie
exhibited at litres a certain degree
ui toudcrvtess, which would vuto1sh
like magic and give place to silence
that man almost stern.
Sir 1(asil wart very kind to the
loan oleo,' every one taw s rented to
have forsaken. Ile brought, hint
newepapere. 1f he heard him expre414
u desire for a particular boot:, he
obtained it for hint More than
once, tvlien Martin took ill and
feeble, he had stent q case of choice
wine. Martin toot: it. all in good
part, it was a tribute to his worth
that he quite approved.
"'Thera is the making of a 11 1)0 11111
in Chen,' he would say to his daugh-
ter
"is he not n titre man
Would ask half timidly.
And Start in would shake his head.
"Not yet, Ile could be trained.
i(o has genius, and he has eloquence';
he would make a gond orator. I
like hint; but lay own inspresslon is
that his ideas are not yet sound,
that he *is studying the two great
questions. hesitating between tho
two great parties."
"You must help him, father," Hat-
tie would answer, blithely -"nu one
underst•tnds these matters so well as
you do." And such dentonet.rations
of faith in him pleased Martin Itay.
It was impossible that these long
absence' 4huuld pass tntaotlted. Not
that Leah was unreas'aonahle, or ex-
pected Sir Basil to follow Iw'r like a
4liadow, hut Ale did wonder why he
never tusked Ilcr to accompany him,
.'Another long ramble. Hastil?" eke
said one morning, as he pastel her
in
tho hall. "1 tint afraid we shall
have rain."
"It looks like it," retur►a'd Sir
}lase:, but he did not offer to 'remain
at hone'.
"I will go with you to the park
gates," shit »uitl. gently.
She always looked beautiful in the
old-fashioned brood -brimmed garden
hat that threw a softened shade on
her ;ace. Tier diens of pae!e amber
trailing over tho green glass became
her admirably
"1 hey will be the handsomest coil -
plc in i•:14gluud," the duchess re-
marked, as she caught sight of alert
from the conservatory,
"Yon worship beauty, (laches,,"
said the getleral, letegbing at h.�r
enthusiastic
"Whitt I ter it," she replied.
Leah turd Sir Basil %%eat through
the grout.cls to the gates of the
pork
"Shull you he long. Nasi:?" she
asked, wistfully.
He noticed that she did not ask
where he was going.
"No: 1 ani going- to Southwood.
Leah," he replied. "'I lie fact is, 1
have made the acquaintance of a
famous old politician there, and his
arguments interest 111e."
'I he words convoyed no meaning. to
her. That the old politician should
be her father, Martin Itay, never Oc-
curred to her. Never were two per -
sone su near a truth without reveal -
log it; never did the points of two
lives moot so closely, and then di-
verge. If sho had merely raid,
"What polttirsnn?" or 'Who is hers••
))e would havo anvw•ered. "Martin
Itay,' and who can sell how differ-
ent. many lives wot;l.l have been?
She was engrossed in her lover alit
in everything concerning him; but
she was not curious, and wan not
given to questioning hint. She knee;
that ho was greeds. inlirest..1 i»
the political struggles of the day;
oho knew also that. he hoped in (tine
to become a et Athenian. and that an
old politician should instruct. Anil
,'inose hint seemed In her quite na-
tural. It WaS1 n strung° decree of
fate that the man whom she loved
with all herr heart should hove met
non have Known intercadcd in the fa-
ther she had r••nounred.
"1114`11," 4*10 Said gayly, "i slinli
take to politics. When sem are a
great Stateesnn►n, chancellor of the
exelteluer, or prone minister, you
will want a politf.al wife, 1 shall
give grand dlnn. r-pnrties. and ca-
jole everybody into telling me him
secrets,"
"You will hate to be very r1,•vrr
to do that, Leah," he rejoined,
toughing.
"1 shall manage it. You will woe
that I shall learn all the plaits of
rho various parties for you. i ant
sure that 1 shell make on excellent
wife for a statesmn,l." They hall
reached the park gator. and she con-
tinued: "1f 1 had anything but a
garden -hat on. T would nce'etnpany
you, (Basil. 'The house is dull to
me when you are nett. of it. Make
haute home again. (10ar."
Now site leveed hint' 1Iow gralefml
ho oneht to have been icer retch love'
flow happy he ought. to have been!
Yet he siehed ee he climbed the hill,
and caught sight of the restless men;
and his ince, when Martin Inv snW
him, turn not the face of a happy'
man.
now?' she
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XXXII.
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man, so full of health. etrer gtlt and
vitality -arty a chance acquaintance.
but one of the few ties that boueelese
hltu 1. the outer world. Men had
Hrm
forgotten him; he said bitterly that A
they had not even waited until he `
WAS d,•ad. Nox that his health coal
strength had Ir 1 hint, now that his
grand timorous voice could no lung -
4.1 0c•J1:I1111 its magnificent. denuncia-
tions, IoW that the Inner tire had
burled out. and in the sunken eyes
the light of i n1husiusin Alone no
more. he was forgot ten by the thou-
sands winni he had led; not ono
cured what had become of hien. and,
but f the faithful love ale' service
AitoUN!t 'viii: FARM.
More hoists ager run down by over-
feeding than by overwork.
(1n the small faun the production
of butter should he the foremost, lot-
ting the beet take c'u'e of itself.
or the Sake
of Good Health D ri n k
LA
It's the purest tea In the world.
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JOHANN BAGI, THE ODD
PEASANT MILLIONAIRE HAD
QUEER NOTIONS.
Made Free With the Emperor, and
Rated Hint for Rals:ng
Tastes,'"
Johann !lagi, the peasant million-
aire of 1lungary, never dropped the
old patriarchal eus,tunt of prtaidirg
at table, around which tho men and
%%omen and boys of his great tutu►
Fut, ranged according to the rank
held by each; the overseer,' nearest
the youngest members of the mas-
,u "t u• Byall Grocers. Black,lore's 011'14 Gatoil', the *10,141 servu14tse
of his daughter he must 11 the died. Colts suffer sourtites from tooth -
his
$old Only In lead packets.orale noel ten»tle, next, opposite l.✓
In these dues ouch of his pride hail ing, and at midi flour,' they nuts run Mixed or Breen. Highest award St. Louis, I®04. ono another. Thele cutout the keeper.,
left him, fund (here were tholes when dulsu so much in con -talon that a �.�. of tho linen, the fodder, tho granat'-
his eya( ached for one g:imps4. of s.•riuus setback k nu►y result. _ Y ies, followed by the chief cuarhntan
Leah 'Then. rattiest moodily watch- 'Ihe.ugh feed he high you cannot (� (� 'j1�% lull the rest -ploughmen, horsemen,
ing the sen, her would ask himself if ,'bard to cut down the ration of the know ttmc to food puttlt~y. When it USES OF CI E�1�R1�11 l cattle -keepers, mon-of-all-work and
had renlly cursed her, and if 1It•tty- dairy cow. Feed herr well to -day (0411,:s to older • i, J', the saute is •! maids; and buys.
en had heard his evil wish. I and she %till pity you buck with in -
One day Sir Basil. coining earlier teres► lu uturlow.
than usual in the morning, round Generally it, is hest to have cows
him sitting by the ivy-covered wall, go (.iy rix or ei;;ht weeks iadore
his face buried in hie halide. When calving, .alt there are Foote persivt-
he raised it to grte•t hint, the bar- ent milkers that it is dielicult to dry
onet. saw ;dainty the traces of tears. up at, the proper Brae. --
An usual, %Iurtiu WAS Cynteal, even There is nothing more important
then to keep keeling hogs on full
feet'.. 'Phis, however, must not bo
overdone, foe it is possible to injure
the digeeHolt of the hug.
~access its the dairy industry does
not depend So much upon the toneed
selected as upon the individuality of
about hionaeli.
"1 an: a very rueful -looking patri-
ot this morning," he said "1 have
been ill all night, noel I aro alone."
Sir Vasil glanced round.
Where is Miss liay?" he asked.
"My dauithter is :llw'uye busied
about sc-n►ethinT or other, she loot the animal, And this fact cannot ho
reiterated ton often.
Po not neglect to provide tho
cow's stall with plenty of bedding,
clean and fltoh, She enjoys a clean
heel as much as a man. and since it
adds greatly to her comfort she will
produce more milk.
A mon who 14 lut\touy to get a
not much time to ghee to me. 1t
was different once."
Sir its.. it feltindignant. iie knew
that, no matter where ifettie might
be, she was working for Iiimt and for
no one else.
"I think," he said quietly, "that
Miss stay gives you all her time. I
have never seen a daughter so do- large dolt of milk anti Nutter from
voted." hid cow4 ruu;it pruvido warn quer-
"She IV very good," he allowed; tern for them during the wintor. If
and t.he'tt he added, abruptly, "i had this has not been done do not de -
another daughter once.` for the 'tatter any lou;er.
Itseemed as though soma. irre- A leading udventago of the crealn-
sponeible power forced hien to talk ery eysleut is that it makes a cow
of Leah it was the fleet time he bring In cash every month in the
had spoken of her since the day sho year, and her owner is not obliged
had left hint, 80(1, like petit -up to "trade out" her product at trio
watery suddenly let loose. his country stnre, where+ the pricers re'
thoughts and feelings at once found ceiveei are the lowest and the prices
vent. filo rose front his seat and charged in the way of trach aro tho
stretched his arras out toward the ltigle•et. '1 ito creamery patron can
great heaving ocean. he a cash customer for the goods he
"I have never pretended to bo desires, and cash customers always
what people call tender-hearted, but have and always wail) havo an ad-
vanlago in making their purchases.
Milking should he done in such a
way as to please the cow. by not
my love for that girl was deeper
than the sen," he cried -"diaper and
wider than yonder sea!"
Sir Basil thought. to himself that he causing her pule. toll Yet get the
looked like one of Gutgrand heroea irtilk art quickly as puostblo. (let
of old, with his tall figure and Inas- all thn milk, but don't keep on
sive head, his artiw outstretched in stripping after you've got it.
appealing despair. Experiments show that a calf inaY
"i Heade two idola," he continued. ire fed on »tint milk after rho second
"The first was ntv wiles-sho died; week, awl at the end of the year'
the other was my daughter." hale made as much gain and he in
"1)ld she die also?" said sir us good condition every way as it
Itasil. pityingly fed whole intik two monthly instead
"No, she is worse than dead - t of two w.•oks.
thotmend lames worse than 'lend, If '1 here is uu use in trying to eco-
could weep over ranee green grave noolize in the feel of hogs during the
containing her i ehould he happier," winter. The man who only cares to
"Not dead?" said Sir Bail, soon- get 1hem through alive wastes nil
dertngly. he treed. and has only st touted pigs,
"No: she deserted me; sane cast intt0•1 of the thrifty ont-s he put up
me ntT, math a4 you Woelc( throw in the fall.
Away your old gloves. i swore that Wire cloth trruppcd about the
T would never mention her 11011x0, but lrt:nk4 of little fruit trees will pro -
11 1 do not mootlt, my heart will tool. them against rat;blip, whit h de -
break. 1 have thought of iter all stroy s' many doll/tee' tvurth of
night :waited. my will--gtilte against
Iny trill.'
"It is only
should think of
baronet.
"No; you do not know what she
did. I had these two daughter«,
ITcttle and -another. 1io et a
loving, gentle girl; the other %ran u
genius, a bright. beuutlful, gi(tt- l
girl, who wnuid have been n proph-
etess) among Ute people. My heart
was wrapped up in her. People say
thata father should make no differ-
ence In the love that he beery his
children. How can he help it.`► 'i'o
ole one Was 149 (t 1)5t•:nlfleent Imperi-
al eagle. the other like a rattle white
dove. 1 loved the eagle hest. I
wanted to spoke her a heroine, to
teuelt her to go amutat the people,
to teach as I. had taught. She was
so beant.lful. NO foil: of lire and spir-
it, a gland 9x(11 9)11uhIug in h••i• tweet!
I told her what I wanted. T asked
her for her life s rrervlce. What is
the service of it life when tette loves►
a rnu:e? On the very day that i
unfolded my plane to her a stronger
came among ihe-et tiara relator! to
my wife. He wets rich-isah, hots i
hate to s.ttenk of him! --soul lie want-
ed to ndort my children. I reftlse.ai
hiv'os`•• lie appc1L'd to these. Ah!
1tea von, eh^it 1 1I ,nk of the ?scene!
5110. 1 he taught eit whom T loved
hent, left ore, and went up t0 him,
this »t•ranger. tad clime to hint,
''fake see nwny, sate cried. ?I have
been I nett ing to Heaven to send Inc
It •tells. r. -r from this furnace. of lire!'
She want mens with him, and I
cursed her."
('1'o be Ccnt mood. )
nature! that you
her, ' rejoined the
»tock every season. Rol be sure 10
take this off In the spring, last
moths creep in behind it azul lay
their ergs.
Cows want tenter at least twice a
day, and that at a temperatures that
suits them, whte•h Is snlrtely notice
water, but. 20 or 30 degrees above.
dime should have free access to suit,
or it should be given theist every Clay
-from one to two ounces u cow.
'I he cheapest and fastest, way to
get into the dnlry bue.inesc4 right is inereatsed ninny tinea if Rho will lead
to begin grading up with a good like a horse.
Lull of some of the dairy l,reede. A gentle cow is a pleat4urc: an un -
This is the plan for the man of 1411111- manageable one a nui9ance. A gen-
erate means and i» the oue that will tle well trained cow gives more milk.
insure hint Ih, greatest surcess it ho in staking a halter to lead the
is not a skilled dltiry'nsnn. heifer place the headpiece hark of
The average pench orchard coin- the ear» sw that B. wltl not draw
ntencrs hearing a good crop about aerobe the eyes.
the third year. (hiring this nnpro- Put a kn It meter the chin so It
itIS tive period the space between will not draw too tightly around the
trees may he used as a garden or nose,
even planted in grain or cotton.
'Chis should not be dottc, however.
without fertilizing the crops so
phut ed.
Do not use any hags for breeding
purposes except 1h0l(.• that show evi-
nenco in forth, disposition anti (reed
of !neliltatfon to early maturity,
!fogs aro raised only for their Perth,
and (ho fewer (lays it takes a pig to
ac•cunullnte enough to be of any
marketable size the more profitable It
will be for its ',utter.
true; well fattened, they aro all
right.
Whore a very large bird is wanted.
of 000114e the Leghorn will not till
the bill. With my private trade, a
larger part of the clitituti►er4 prefer
a fowl ter a fricassee about the site
of the l,egllorn. Most of them pre-
fer
ryfer two of this sire to one larger, be-
calm!
o-calm+ there are more portions. Whore
atwerul persons aro to be served, this
is quite an advantage.
'I h0 Leghoris are leuppnsted to he
not -sitters, hence this is apparently
their weak point in the role of gen-
eral-purpose birds. Ilt,t with the
general use of incubators and brood-
ers.
rooders. to say nothing of the tautly ad-
vaolegrs of the latter, this Is really
in their favor. Now nu 1 then a
Leghorn oil: hatch and raiso chicks,
and when she (1004, she makes a
capital mother. Some of the best
i have ever had have been Leghorns,
both white and brown. For guy
part, I do not want the job of
brooking up sitting hems all summer
for the sake of a few to hatch in the
spring. Besides, there is a strong
probability of the breeds that ase
usually recognized as sitters not
costing to time when they aro want-
ed the most. On the whole, the Leg-
heru4 are very 4tttistttctol'y with ole
as general-purpose footle.
DAIRY NO'P1:9.
The young calves should be encour-
aged, as soon as possible, to cat
their grain dry, as it is thus mois-
tened with the saliva, And is much
more perfectly digestod. iso out
005 It with their milk or drink.
Nail up a little box about two
feet above the floor within their
reach and keep a constant supply of
bran in it, or bran and middlings.
Their sleek, plump, rangy growth
will more then repay you.
It will 1 ay you to take extra good
care of your cows for a few week4
before tltoy begin to give new milk.
flow? Feed no heavy grain, keep lite
bowels open, don't let them get
chilled. give warm water at Brost
two days after a cutv'4 4icietiess. Cut
started right; tlsu rest will conte
along just A4 it 1410111d.
1)o toot- wait. for the creast to be-
gin to rise on the lop of the pail be-
fore straining milk. Take it right
11110 the holise, and ,strain.
Ilehorning cows after they have
reached maturity is n pretty serious
'tatter Bettor at t eni to it when
they are calves. A five -cent vtick of
potash robbed on their gores then
will do the job (.0 five or six calves,
and the pain will bo comparatively
1t (toe8n't. pay to buy poor tinware
of Lute' sort -pails. pans or cans. The
tin soon wears off 411)11 away goes
your money and the pails and parts,
too.
Now is the time to train all the
calves to lead. A cow's value In
(;I:Ni'1AL. PURPOSI7 FOWLS.
'1 he I egh:e• 11sl are generally looked
upon n« an egg breed 4ulcly. Many
people like the Leghorsts, many want
a general-purpose fowl and wish to
keep but one !nex•d. Will the Leg-
----: horn 1111 the hill! Ono ut'stake by
('illNi Fir CI►'I•I'oN W(►1tKEIIS. !Mal* ltginn••rs is that of considering
the I.eghorns 'motif able for keep -
Thu winking day les Chinese cotton. !votes -
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In eonf'n;stent else.• it is lles-
ills lusts thirteen and n half hours
night minas .,"eking telt pours.gals to yntd theta cls • Ic . ilathout
From an economical point of view it ncltca1intg close 1"14.14 seeent. fur 4111.)'
br4.•rl, Int nus say '"a` nu breed will
Is saidt" y worbettks to confine the stand 't better than the. Leghorn.
hundq to day work ugly, and hut. •The Miele of this breed are so active
few mill« lurk day end right that lh.ev seem able to get Iho, ner11-
rensothrOl,htnut the year. Art i« not un- tri exetci.e' in 1mn1! o get, and do
reasonably to he expected there at n
slight falling off in eflicienry duringnot b.r"I»e over foil. like some, or
the mummer months. Many mills in 111('44), of Iho larger hr'eds.
ahnighni pay by piece -work, and the A g' 0.1 -al -purpose fool should Inv
wages earned ninuuntto about 1:c a good supply of eggs, *1e good :s ,o
per d,iy tn1.1e t.ir•d at tiny otos and the h• e
should be good eft (ere and mot h.•7
As to the litre! of these 1egnisitrs
the 1IThorn's repaint ion Is well CS -
Oyster leartiee are the great (liver-nbl1'1u' I As small broilers. the
emu of the Spanish (ccnlletllen who cockerels aro uneieelleel. They will
family visits to �'is,o
The party stake a weight of otto to two pounds
{,pay0es out .n lc Ia,•g0 ollat hottented about. ass quickly n• my other breed.
stoat. '['tern the oysters are I:ah.•(1 tiptipAfter ihs, the gain Is slower, but
„petted, 01111 e,110n no the •:put noel they snake the Rite reatered for sm311
u tui/' gn•'a to the .tor+t titin rets roosters its good let And a young
show :noel eltell1 nt the el .1 of the w'('11 -'rows 814(1 cell-fsttem'd Legs
day In excuse. it may be said that horn ennkra a (faint. :nnreol. The
the Y;go oyster is vmn0, for it prize• t'euple to ho 000(1 Int the 1 4 ghorn as
winner will sumetiun•s show ns many Irving nothing but likie and hone', 0r
as 200 Alselia, no better titan a clow, simply don't
NON EL OYSTEit l'A ITPI F.S.
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'POUCHING ONLY.
Some time ago, its one Of our mag-
azines, there With all article entitled,
"i linve 'Punched the (.old," the ex- already proven in practice, content- served Bag' rose, took the tails at
clan►ation of a deep-sea diver who Plates 1ho application of this Ittty to his coat in hand and placed them
had just conte up from exploring a ",'weep" a kind of tunnel throufh in the bouillon.
wreck lying in the depths. The writ- the thick'/•:s-stay. ainng the line of "'There,'• hee said. "eat. As i t,n-
er of the paragraph alluded to the deretnnd, the coat was invitee! to
circutinstance« that often thus in re-
ligious life persons touch the gold
without seining. possessing, and
using it. Flow true this 1s! We fre-
quent the sanctuary, hear and handle
rho Word of lite, get n virion of the
cross, putt the sacramental bread to
our lips -we "touch the gold," and
Will leave it unreali,e.1 from year
to year. For want of a Ilttle more would have to know what kind of and most equable of 1001 dal«, No -
resolute faith, the miss the uhseurch-' an animal had bitten the wom4au, am body had ever seen hila excited or
able riches" of pursuant fellowship the wound showed 1 e,th marks, but 'umiak nt. itut th're canoe a lotto
with Christ. did not look like one caused by a that tried him. '1 he furnace in too
dog er any other small heae.t. l'heImmanent of his tall ryas working
W ( mon said that no animal had hit- Iit
badly. Ile hail been experimenting
CURIOUS APPLICATIONS OF
THE I'LUID.
Extensively Adopted in Prance for
the Purpose of Felling
Trees
Electricity, in the fume of light-
ning, has struck down trees from
time iuunemoriol, but it Itas been left
to the :►kill of the modem engineer
to apply the action of the fluid use-
fully to such a purpo+e. Anyone
who has ever seen a great tree felled
understands the risks runt by the op-
erators. Whatever precautions may
be taken there comes; n stage in tha
proceedings when, after being almost
sawn through, the huge trunk stands
upright by a mere tilnnlent of wood
and bark, which a sodden gust . of
wind may fracture with results dis-
astrous to the men within reach of
the huge sprce.Iing limbs.
Quite recently the writer knew a
matt who wait killed by just such an
acciec•ut. Mit the use of electricity
in place of a saw clues away with
this danger A wiro is led aecoss or
round the trunk, and through this a
current is passed which CROWS it to
beconle red-hot, thus burning com-
pletely through the timber, which
therefore fully, although there may
be no 'tett within a mile of It. This
method has already been extensively
adopted iu France where the aeccs-
naey power is conveniently available,
ELKC'I'RICIAL TIA1RDRESSINO
Is another Curious application of the
saute furls of energy. Bair is burn-
ed MMI by cloOU'ically-ieat4O platinum
wire stretched along a mmetal:lc comb;
ccrling-irons aro heated) by means of
Cerro -nickel wiro within than; and
boiling water is provided by being
passed through an electrically -
charged tube of German silver - ctl-
cuseeel in s•041pstone.
in a somewhat similar connection
an electric boothlnrk has been in-
vented. The "patient." Yeats hint -
self before the machine and tt boy
turns up the bottom of the trousers.
A set of electrically -driven brushes
cleans the dirt from the boots, an-
other sot blocks and polishes them,
and a Jet of warm air breathes up-
on them to heighten the elect, ex-
actly as is clout: by a human shoe-
1►l+tek.
11Tost boys have played with n
horse-shoe magnet in lifting tine
pieces of metal. and precisely the
sante Idea is now applied u( on a gi-
gantic scale in the utast oitt•nn'eel
engineering workshops. The Illinois
Steed Commute, amongst others, use
exaelly such inagn •Is -of course,
electrically excited -weighing up to
3 cwt., to handle masses of theta:
UP 'I'O F'OU11 TONS,
Though Johann Iingi and his fatu-
ity an11 visitors ate off silver as
heavy -us that useel in lfufhing, ho
never wore a coat indoors, • out-
side, wcuther perntttting. Uuce, In
the good old absolutistic days, he
woe found surto three hours front
home tramping through his fields,
when a gendarme rodo ug and asked
for his passport,
"Need tone, as I
ground."
"WIIERE 110 YOU LIVET"
"If you Tido sharply you 'nay
reach the house in two hours and a
half."
"And you insist that this is your
property.,"
"Yes, all around is 'nine, as far
as your eyes travel."
"Of course, tho gendarme thought
Johann an imposter, and conducted
his' to the town luck -up. Ile was
put in a dirty cell and inunediately
asked for a bucket of water to clean
up. While thus engaged the Gover-
nor of the Province carte to insect
the jail and discovered the man, with
whom only recently Ito had dined at
the Emperor's tattle.
Soon after tho revolution had abol-
ished feudal landlordism In llungary
Johann's former master, Count
George Karolyi, got Into trouble,
and the family sent for a Vienna
lawyer of high repute to straighten
out matters.
"I came to sec 1f I could not he
of sante service to the highborn
gentleman," said .Johann, intrnduc-
ing himself to the new administrator.
"My good man," replied the law-
yer, regarding the millionaire peas-
ant's
TJN^Iu rENTIOUS DRESS,
OM 011 Illy OWn
"no use troubling thee. We want a
capitalist with about 200,000 florins
cash."
"Sorry," said Bagi, "that I did
not know the exact figura. I brought
what I had In the local hank -l80.-
000' florins -hut the rest can be had
from Budapest In about three day'..
Will that do, your honor?"
Abouta year ago Johann renewed
his acquaintance with the Emiperur
Fracas Joseph. his King. In the au-
dience chamber hung a largo oil
painting, representing the monarch
as a nun of thirty. Pointing to it,
Franck Joseph said, "I am not so
good looking as I used to bo,
Johann,"
'•f'shaw!" replied the peasant.
"Your Majesty's face Ice Mowed; when
one's stomach is all right mere pret-
tiness doesn't count.
On n previous occasion Francis
Joseph milked up to the old tanner
rind asked, "How do you dn, my
dear BagI?"
"'Phanks, your Majesty. 1 can't
complain on the score of ill-heelth,
and, as to business. I have what 1
need; but since your Majesty was
to move wlt.clt otherwise would 0c- plisaind to burden est With taxes its
copy it gang of la')olel4 nutnbeting high as they ought to beepeople)
Hix to 11cc11 c. The magnet
will seise en•1 held fast a red-hot
steel plate 11- yds. Inng by almost a
yarde wide and half an inch thick,
when its temperature is su'h thIt
men dare hardly even approach it
(Inc of the tnteetsuggestions for
the employment of electricity is
founded upon the proposal of Sir
Oliver Lodge. that it might be used
a•.c a fug "sweeter," The traffic up-
on railways and in our great. c41u-
nriey 1s periodlca11y interrupted by
fogs, which entail cnorn.ou1 expense
upon the c•umiatnies nue corporations
concerned 1n ordi•r to avoid acci-
dents. yielded for once. drove to a fnahion-
Itut electricity dis(hnrg(d into such able tailor and had hinted( rigged
all ntiuns'phere tender to precipitate up in a swallow -toil suit, returning
the rartieles held by it which cause I just ay the guests were sitting down
the nl.sccut•tte. 4111(1 the new invention, to dinner. When the soup had been
that erre only well-to-do havo scarce-
ly enough for their wants."
A new provincial Governor:'nvi
Johann with the rest of the prolill-
ner't men to
'1'111: INAU(1 t'ItA'1't0 , DINNER.
The millionaire pennant arrived a
little aimed of time and, ns mount,
wore native dress. Mee dolman with
big silver buttons.
"1 couldn't lot you pass." said the
door -keeper, "if you were tho King
himself. (fitly guests in full thaws
aro admitted."
Itagi, who was curious to make the
acquaintance of the pelt official,
a 1•ailway, or in front of a eteanter
navigating a river during fog.
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111'il'i:N BY A LADY,
dinner. not the mon."
And despite the Governor's poet
his friends' protests, the swellowt eft
coat had "the first bite" of every
A 1i0119e surgeon in one of the Lon- one "f the fourteen cuurars theft 1..1 -
don hosrpitals was ciCeel on to dress 10w111(1,
a strange wound in a woman's arm
the other night. After exauyinfng it STTi.1, 11 •1121'11'1,T'f1.
carefully rho doctor said that he ( Uncle Rufus was one of the calmest
WFALril.
Who have content and health
Are happier, richer far
Than they of vastest wealth;
For wealth itself may mar
Such treasures, heaven-sent,
As health un( real content.
Mother's Ear
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stipe a rte{ •(ollr
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iMd Ger tree 'riga 1
!ie'o7T A *OWN C,salt►&
;•feel•, +• -' lute►.
goz. 4.14 St mei lie emirate
•
ten her, but that the wo,ttld was with n new variety of coal, in '.hi.. h
mado by "another loiely," there was a c0nelderllIl,• proportion
_♦ of "slack," and It did not seem to
NI•:ABLY READY, be burning. Ile threw opt n the door
of the furnace, thrust the end of a
Mrs. (luodsoul-So you to -o going long linker deep into the sniolder!te,l
to Iso Parried? Have 3.011 macre all nittSs, tont stirred it up vigorously
arrangement e? The resallt was «tart I ng. A lichee
Dinah -No, misiy; I ain't clot made buret of flame and smoke cattle forth,
all de 'rntagelnente. I only got ter net only enveloping Uncle Ihuftes, but
tory de ring, gid de furniture, rent blowing out the flue caps in the
do flat, buy me some clothes, git
ronh husband some things. nn' git
him a jatvl►: but dem is Only (to
(east. i►nportant."
The man who 111ill had culled to
his lawyer. "I wish to explain again
to you," said he weakly, "about will-
ing my property--" Tho solicitor
held up his hand reassuringly.
"'There. there!"' said he. "i.enve
that all to inc." Tho sick man sigh-
ed resignedly. "1 suppose 1 ii 1,int
AS well," said he, fawning Upon his
pillow, "lou'Il get it, anyway.''•
roosts above and filling the ho'ise
with soot nod ashes.
In the midst of the excitement
Uncle Rufus moue up from the Ease-
ment with his usual slow and regu-
lar step. 11 is face was bl:4(k with
grime, his eyebrows nod o'.la•eh••s
• , r w•
were S'.11141.41 to a crimp, and what way
n
left of his hnlr and beard was a
sight to behold.
I t.e went to a mirror and took a
good look at hln►sfif.
"Wal," he sn111, sl*.Wille and d•d,h-
erntely, "1 one net'lfbg a abase an'
a hair -Cot, af1yw0l►i $ ,i.
ot