HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1890-4-24, Page 2shadow of evidence that such wee the ease, yard is accessible to the hens. Even the
such as. seeing swallows lurking about ponds deoppinge a eettle are made to yield some-
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could offer es Me reason bet the merest a large portion a the year when the barn -
and marshes late in the season, Find your thing to them. Wheel however the hens
bird in the Iliad, torpulaud not dead, before are unable to procure 'all they aesire, the
you entertaiu such a notion. A. Prenell ferMer must come et,o their resoles with a
MiSSiellary, Sala to leive been a good nate- supply from his gran iiii.
rahst also, wrinug tn. this country in 1634 —
makes this curious statement ;Limit oer
humming bird : "This bird, as one might
sae., dies, or to speak more correctly puts
Suolt
The old eow walked by the dairy shed,
wad she said, ta her ruminant way, she
mid
'L'm feeling abaut es Aileen eilk ;
„lent I'd like e driuk of my own good mills,.
lend, looking around, she presently saw
A pail a standing letelde the door—
It was buttermile, about two daye old ;
But the aged vat:eine hadn't been, told.
e. So she only. remarked : "It's mean to bilk
.etti intbastnous cow vf her owe good milk."
seknil he a drink and she Iiinked sur-' callee lathe Mexican tongue the "revisied." it shifts the cost of compensation for an-
preed, How. could the good mismonary ever be led imalsekilled on account of disease from the
„And she weessed teway, arid that ewe- ser- se weee mee statemeut ? The actual local eates to the Imperial Exchequer, and
o
Bee surmi,setl about half way down the
lane,
sAnd said with astoniserneitt mixed with
pain
-"To judge by the flavor of that there milk
I cat be feeling as fine as silk;
I must be ietious, VII bet a hat,
When I get to giving down milk like that'
Plaine Pneumonia in Cattle.
Writing under date of April 10th, a Lon -
itself to sleep in t e mouth of October, don, Eng., correspondent says: important
ing fastened to some little brancidet of a tree American interests are involved in the new
by the feet, and wakes up in the month of pleuro-pueumonie bill presented in Parlia-
April svhen the flowers are in abunclaece, 'neut. by Mr. Chaplin, the Minister of Agri-
aud sometimes later anti for that cause is culture, one of the features of whith is that
BOW TO OBSPRITB NAME,
sr ewes mentiorous.
finding of the bird wintering in that way appropriates Se0,000 for Ireland. This bill,
would -hese been the proof science demands, winch will be passed, means a marked bl-
and nothing short of that, crease in the stringency of measures against
,English sparrows have been found dead pleuro-pneumoia. it indicates that the efforts
Suspended to a bride by a thread or string which the Washington Government has been
about the neck, and some people Lave tberemaking to seeure the free admission of
fore tried to persuade themselves that spar- American cattle have entirely failed. These
rows either execute their culprits in the ap- efforts have been heavily backed, by certain
proved fashion or else thee an occasional English influences, representing ranch in -
bird commitamicide probably from jealousy terests, but the disease has become so
er disappointment in love. Bat it is quite serioue teat for the present any relaxation of
a common tragedy for birds that make use the rules is out of the question, All Germany
of strings in building their nests to get is now on the prohibited list liecause of the
heng. etemetunes a horse hair wall get spread of the pest into eichlesing-Holstein,
'o teach young people or old people how wound around the legs of ytemee birds in the which up to recently was op of England's
to eiwerve eature ts 4 good deal like trying nest eo tightly es to etouPletely amputate favaritesources of ceitle supply. Russia,
toteach them how to eet their dinner. - The them, ,'ranee and Austria else are in that caeegory,
arse Ong tieeessery in the latter ease IS 4 i The Lutted Mates and Spain are among the
good appetite ; this, given the rest ftelewe :countriee in the second w
O, where disease
very mile', And in. observing nature tun. Treatment for Eg3 Bating, A exists but is sporadic, and cattle from these
leas Ton have the appetite, the love: the I lave found that the 1*i:hieing a this tem be admitted if slaughtered within teu
re5temeeee eveiee, yon wee gee little saga,. trouble wane coutlition in the poultry -Wire days.There is e third-class, like (Yannda,
an, it is t.le knart that sees more than Is frequently due to owl:fatness in the hens. Hollaml and Scaetlinavia, whose cattle are
Ithe WW1. re leVe :Were is the filet *telt ,Froin this cause comes eofteetelled eggs, admitted without restriction, Despite the
(
in observiug Lew If 0, boy had to learn fish- which are easily broken under the layer- disadvantage of the tepeleys' rule the
1 Mg as a Mee what slow progress he wou141Wheu once e hen has had a taste of the eon- aimual shipment of the cattle from America,
' make, but as his heart is in it how soon he,tents of this eoft-seelleti package her appe. here now (meals 30%000 hem. cane ae of
becomes an adept. itite for 4 similar diet is not eately eetietied, pleuro have, however, PlereaSed Se that in
.
The eve Om quickly and early those The best treatmene is tO reduce the &eh as
, . the last year there were fort -seven eetablish
r tilting. in WLIVII We are interested, A. roan (Imelda* ai possible, not by withdrewing the etl eases. Thus far this year there have been
interested iii teitees sees every due horse in. feed, as malty uuwisely do, hilt by feeding six, the last arriving in Liverpool onAprilel.
tee eouetty he yeeees through ; the ileihy.' solely such egieproeuctug foe& as cut clover
num wee e tee eattle : the bee culturtst steamed tut il mixed iiith oatmeal ormititili Hies ,
An Itmuteag
counts the sktps of bees; the elteep grower and brim, whole oats, lent meat or grimed r in Ariwitnre,
notes the duties, eta. Is it any effort for the meat aud ground tish (white). has in rst of the' I have had considerable expsrience, writes
ladies to note the new bounete ? Dew cloaks oil extratitetli, toeeteer with an occasional 41' "l'e$P1).114ent intim lierliagrell Pre* Pres
upon the streets r We all see and, observe fee 1 of vegetables, onettiug potatoes. lit as an agrieultural Orme but, fortunately,
eseily in the lite of (We im,eilleeS, our melte, this way the number afeeie will not be lt was cimilefised into a very brief period of
If one is a lover of the birtle be sees birds 'will not lav well when fat, aa el at the sante
oer deeiree. but weer inereased, for a hen inY life- Shortly after leaving college I
bought out a smell Pare in a emirate" tuulh
everywhere, tilenty at them. I think I sel.:; time the shells will resume their mullet and I launched mYself what I thou
dem nois.e a, bird in my walk if he is within, thickuess. In the meauthue take 4 atoutcal?/;„
I: „tligcreairt‘Timrtleial 4i1e7amartuiligtc„ was the
eye or ear shot, even tlsoughtny mind be not pair of seissoes, and clip oti the horny tip of
iatent upon that alibied. Walking altuig the upper inaudible. Clip it back nearly, Rale of my heart, and to it I brought all the
the road this veur day, feeling 0, cold, driy. but not quite, to the qtnek. It is simply reitoelvge7Igtruareduaante. ttde ieheri oLl the pfl atclateof wlor
tieeelnt
-ng isnowstorne. 1 tiaw ,some large birds on 'horn and will cause no more pain than cut.
the top of a, maple as I passed by. I do notting the fingeraiaile. It is the sharp point in my columns, and lam tu e that I ban-
knote how I mme to two them, far I was not that the hen uses in breaking into the egg, eastrlieayeute no
lreait.orecle atoectriotizl
sveot.e.:aislattiaote,t1lael he;
in an ornithological frame of mind. But I and though it will soon grow oat again after g
did., There were three of them feeding' clipping, yet in the meantime the lialet will my editorial tripod. I had been running
ow
upon the butte of the maple. They were have been someweet broken up, and this department for about three menthe,
uearly uslarge as Miles, of a. dark ash color, shells made thieher. The nests should also one day a subscriber came in—a
very plump, with tails much forked. What be arranged so as to be in semi -darkness, sairetitaLuer.it tenuiiirdlousceheelunlitiauTtivainnli:tintitl,e0uhe.
we they': My neighbor did not know;" Let them be entered by the ben from the
tossed Ins hat over the ink bottle on my
had never eeen ewe birds before. But I; rear in such a simmer that no direct light
table, took a seat and remarked :
instantly itneW te be pine grosbeaks can faU into them, and never have them, so
from the far north. I hatl not scan them:that the hen mill have to jump down upoul "See here, Mr. Editor, if We ere paper
•before far ten vein:. fow days previously k the nest. Eggs are frequently broken in of Yount doesn'tlbraaeliseiiptutppiareutant
ttyitiutkieeneatrit
Dad heard t ne c from the air as it passed this way, even when not soft- shelled, and to stele axa
[Why, what is the matter?" I exclaimed,
over ;1 reeiteetiztel the note, and hence knew the habit thus acquired. others that an- gem' to stop tbeint too."
"
that the birds were about, Theyeame down! I know of no bettor treatment than the'
from the north at ion:pier intervals, and ' foregoing, when the trouble has once begun !in consternation. "I flattered myself that I
apemen in &eke in %%miens parts of the as it is but a few moments' work to cut the";ens'esgiayfax'etutingotflItutTalieers.behe paper th
iu e State,
states. They seem i.e. es likely to come bills of a hundred .fowls, and this Call be donepeo
"e
mild winters as seve, .as. Later in the every two weeks if the habit is not broken. I That's jest wbere the Owpinches," re.
day the birds even,. tanit my study. I sat The latter will rarely be acquired, however, plied my visitor, frankly. " What you have
,
'reading with me aesi 1.0 the window when ' if the two precautions in regard to nests and
to say about farmingNyoung man, is ritliklus
I was advised ot their presence by catching "non-fattening feed are carefully observed. l—simpty ridiklus. ow look at this editor -
a glimpse of one reflected in my eye glasses Cern has no place whatever in the feed of olid oii ceeee" he continued,pulling a frayed
a.sit flew up froin the ground to the branchlaying fowls. It is difficult to keep them 'paper from his pocket. ,,Listen to this
of 'The sooner a cow is killed for an apple tree only a few feet away. from becoming too fat, even wheniforced for sentence
unly mention the circumstances to show, eggs with the non-fattening foods already beef the less milk she will be likely to
how quick an observer is to take the hint. Imentioued, and it must be plain to any one "
was absorbed inmyreading,butthemoment who has given any observation to the mat -1 "Web!, what is the matter with that ?" I
inatlittle shadow flitted athwart that lumin- . ter, that a soft-shelled egg is never laid an. demanded. "Can you douy that this is a
one reflection of the window in the corner of less the author of it is either fat, or out of fact V'
my glasses, somethieg said that was a Abird.", i
condition in some other way. " Thunderetion, that ain't the pent 1"
yelled the grauger, removing his boots from pprcaching the window 1 saw several of I Another point to be born n mind is the
them.sitting not five feet away. I could in- ikeeping of the fowls busy scratching from , ulY fancy stationery and pounding the table
i with
spect them perfectly. They were a slate morning till eight, for the satanic majesty his fist. "Of course it's a fact, but
odor with a tinge of bronze upon the head of evil hnds some mischief for idle hens to ain't it a fact that two and two is four
and rump. Intuit plumage the old tnaies1 do, as well as for humau bipeds.—[Webb
aren. dusky red. Hence these were all !Donnell in American Cultivator.
.either young males or females. Occasionally
among these flocks an old male may be seen. 1 An Able New Potato.
And did you ever know of anybody's kick-
ing against teat? What's the use of telling
us what any blamed fool knows before he is
weaned ?"
A shadow gathered on my handsome brow,
It 'would seem as if only a, very few of the, At the last meeting of the Paris Academy and I looked thoughtfully out of the window.
older and wiser birds accompanied these of Sciences M. Aime Girard gave some in- "And here's something else," continued
younger birds in their excursions into more
southern climes. teresting information respecting the Em- the granger, running his finger down the
peror, or Richter's Imperator, potato. He column. "Speaking of hens, you say: 'The
Presently the birds left the apple bough stated that, after testing it on a small scale reason why old hens so seldom have teeth is
that nearly brushed my window, and with a for some years, he grew it largely in 188S ,because, as soon as the hen's teeth begin to
dozen or more of their fellowsthat I had not and 1889, and also gave out tubers for ex- get loose, they are washed down her throat
seen, settled in a Norway spruce a fewyards periment to forty growers itt different parts ,ey her persistent habit of giegling whenever
away, and began to feed upon the buds. of France. It appeared that, while the she drinks. If hens could only be taught to
They looked very pretty there amid .the
hi ' 41 tt dht h 't average yield of tubers in France does not !hip their drink, as sheep do, their constitn-
excee 7,500 kilogrammes (say 147 hundred -
ants from tie far north should find enter -
weight) to the hectare, a hectare being 2.4
tainment an my premises. How plump, acres, the variety known as the Imperator
contented, and entirely at home they looked. may, under certain conditions, yield asmuch
But they made such havoc with the spruce as 35,000 to 40,000 kilogrammes per hectare
of tubers, with more than 20 per cent. of
dry starch. These figures were quite borne
out by M. Girard's own experience, his crop
of 1889 yielding 39,000 kilogrammes of
tubers per hectare, with 20.4 per cent. of
starch, equal to 7,956 kilogrammes of dry
starch, which is more than. the general aver-
age weight of tubers themselves in France.
In thirty.three out of forty experimental
cases thoughout the country the general re-
sult was a yield ranging from 32,000 to 44,
buds that after a while I began to fears bud
would not be left upon the trees, the spruces
would be checked in their growth the next
year. So I presently went out to remon-
etrate with there and ask them to move on.
I approached them very slowly and when
beside the tree within a, few feet of several
of them they heeded menet. One bird kept
its position aud went on snipping off the
buds till I raised my hand ready to seize it,
before it moved. a yard or two higher up. 1
• think it was only my white, uncovered hand
ions woul w
be saved the ear and tear of
digesting so many: hard teeth.' "
" Well, what is there against that?"
asked, anxiously. "Don't you believe it
yourself ?"
"Believe it !" screamed the granger, as
he sprang to his feet and pranced around
the office with a face the color of a boiled
lobster, "Believe it! Do you take me for
an ass? Don't you suppose I know where
my hair leaves off and my brain begins?
Believe it !why heavens and 'arth, I hope I
ain't a lunatic yet, nor any of my folks.
Blastyour gall! You may stop my paper to-
day. J won't have such nonsense in the
house."
that disturbed it. Indeed "they were so 000 kilogrammes per hectare, with a propor- So saying, my indignant visitor swooped
anacquainted with man their tameness was tion of 20.4 to 24.2 per cent. of dry starch, up Hs hat, distributing, as he did so, a pint
ahocking to see." The snow was covered the average yield being 36,000 kilogrammes of aniline ink over the table and the floor,
per hectare and 7,900 kilogrammes of dry and disappeared from the sanctum, leaving
aith the yellow chaffy scales of the buds and starch.
me in Immiliated astonishment, twirling my
moustache and trying to recollect whether
hens had gums on one jaw and teeth on the
other, or only just plain gums on both jaws.
'1,111 the birds sifted them down till 1 was
: impelled to "shoo " them away, when they
„loved to a tree nearer the house beneath
vMch they left more yellow chaff upon the
The mind of an observer is like a gun with
o, hair trigger—it goes at, a touch, while the
ands of most persons require a very vigor -
,ate nudging. You must take the hint and
Sake it quickly if you would get up any
,atimacy with nature. Above all, don't jump
to conclusions, look again and again ; verify
your observations. Be sure the crow ls
Jailing corn and not probing for grubs before
jou kill him. Be sure it is the oriole pur.
oining your grapes and not the sparrows be -
;ore you call them your enemies. 1 one day
eaev hemming birds apparently probing the
ape yellow cheeks of my finest peaches, but
t was not surprised till I saw a bird hover -
mg over a particular peach and then mount-
• ag upon a ladder I examined it, when sure
mallet, the golden cheek was full of pin
ioles. The orioles destroy many of my
• trliest pears, but it required much watch.
ig to catch them in the very act. I once saw
phcebe bird swoop down upon a raspbera y
>ash and carry a berry to a rail on a near
znce, but I did not therefore jump to the con-
viusion that the phcebe was a berry eater.
What it wanted was the worm in the berry.
;law do I know? Because I saw it extract
omething from the berry and fiy away.
The belief was at one time all but waivers -
;$3 that swallows paA‘sed the winter in a
orpid state in the mud at the bottom of
ponds and rivers. Even Gilbert White,
eaute an observer as he was, more than half
eelieved it. As Act maxi ever found a swal-
:ow in such a state and place, how could
'the notion ever get started 1 Gilbert White
Farm and Garden.
Plant peas and green corn at intervals of
ten days or so, if you want a succession of
crops.
See that your seeds are properly put into
the soil. Good seeds often fail from im-
proper planting.
Dom Pedro's Illness. •
The illness of Dom Pedro, Ex -Emperor of
Brazil, seems to have reached a critical stage,
although his physicians assert that he is not
inc potato that s
the poorest seed. routs the easiest makes n immediate danger. At his advanced age
Premature sprouting is recovery can hardly be expected from any
due to weakness. serious ailment, and he is known to be
A Toronto seedsman is importing Scotch suffering from a complication of diseases. a
barley for seed. It is said to be well adapted In Brazil he was a sovereign with many
to the Canadian climate.
amiable traits, but he had behind him the
In settling a tree, make an opening broad
enough to receive all the roots without
bending, and see that they all lie straight.
Milch cows always pay best when they
receive the best treatment, but they especi-
ally require good care arid generous feeding
at this season,
most corrupt and the worst possible system
of centralized administration. While he
had good impulses and was most lavish in I
Ihis private benefaction ,s he hardly deserved
the reputation which he won, especially in
,English-speaking countries, of being a pro- t
gressive ruler, whose mind was swayed by
liberal ideas. The condition of Brazil at
the time of his downfall was almost a con-
' elusive demonstration of the superficial
!character of his liberalism. He was as
, much of a pedant it political reform as in
scholarship. The circumstances of his ex- '
pulsion from the throne and the country in
his old age were not without elements of
pathos, and a sympathetic world was moved
to compassion. The same feeling will be
renewed now teat he is known to be nearing
his end; but public sympathy will be mis-
g
he and his hese were responsible in Brazil.
It's the mai without much' mind who
always "has a Mind to do" something and
Sheep grow to an immense size in Southern
California. One was recently killed in the
mountain region of San Bernardino county
which, it is reported, dressed 410 pounds of
good mutton.
A fruit tree should never be propped up to
keep the limbs from breaking down with
their load. Instead, pick off the poorest
specimens, and don't show greed by allowhig
the tree to overbear. Thousands of trees are
Place pulverized charcoal an inch thick
on the surface of the earth in flower pots
containing rose bushes, violets or petunias,
with red or purple, and to spot the violets
with a darker blue.
There is no necessity for feeding poultry
THE VERDIOT looking at him so fixedly, andpityingly, "PRE SHORT PAUL
looked at his Artfe ; the was regarding hun
with such a look of hopeless misery that his Three** lucid t w e
j The morning of his trial. The sun is
shiulug gloriously outside the jail, and he
stands at bia barred window and looks out
over the green fields that around the
Ile smiles when the jailer bringe
him his breakfast, and it is no forced smile,
for his face retains its brightness after the
mau has retired,
Ilia dress is meager and coarse, and the
roughness of his hands indicetes that he is
a laborer. He is a, carpenter, but the intel-
ligence of his fece suggests tbat he might
1 • a g ' g '
is something indescribably. poetic in his
bearing —we -meting hidden in the man that
ives great ower to his eyes.
"1 can't enaere that young man out," said
the jailer to his wife, as he returned to the
brealifest-table. "They' have got all the
proof in the world against him ; be must,
have stolen tee money—there is no dis-
puting that—but I never sew such an honest
looking fave. He seems as confident that
be wet come elear to -day as if he had been
promieed so by the judge ane jury,"
"Re is only acting a part," answered the
woman, as she poured out a cup of coffee.
"Wait till he is seeteueed to along term
in the penitentiary—then eel will see him
wilt. It is easy enough far bim to put on a
confident look whet% he hears some ope com.
ing to his cell,"
"I want to see my client before court
?pens, said the prisouer a lawyer at the
Jail door. "I meet have a short. Milt with
The heav • iron door swung open. The
aceused tuul. his counsellor were together,
Tbe prisoner's fece grew expectant. He
wiped hie lips with a, impitin and puslied the
tray of eatables from him,
"I feel as if yon bring me good news,"
said he. 41 Iwo never for one iostant
doubted that 1 wolaab* ileelared innocent.
I never knew a man to suffer far a crime
of wind% lie was not guilty.
The lawyer looked at him peuetretingly
for a moment ; be looked es if ileWere VeNeit
soinewbat
"My thne is valuable," said he with a
trace of impatience iu his brusque tone. "I
4111 your legal adviser. There is one thing
I would like to my juet 1101V. You do not
eeem to compreben(1 the peal= of 4 client
toward lus legal adviser AS well as you might.
It is customary for one under trial for break.
Mg the WS'S to coufitle wholly in the mem-
ber of the bar to whom he intrusts his case.
Nothing should be withheld. You may rest
assured that What you tell me will never
reach other e,Ars ; such disclosures are re -
petted xis al 5 professionsecrets and are held
as mend. It may be well to tell you freak.
ly that a lewyer can not act with as match
eonfitlence ut. his own ability as when there
is a thorough underetandiug between leen-
self and his client,"
The foe of the prison -pale =AIM taken
on a puzzled, expreesion,
"I dun
on't derstand," said he, giving the
lawyer his eyes unflinchingly.
lite attorney frowned and twirled his
watch chain iinpetiently.
"I will give you tutexample," mid he,
looking at Ids watch and then wintliug it as
he continued. "1 once defended e Mee for
murder ; looked over tile ease elOSelY
everything pointed to my client's guilt. I
`told him that all was against him, but that
isa eould trust me completely, and that e.
detailed confession of how he committed the
crime would enableme to be ready to corn -
bat as far its possible every point thc. prose-
cution could adduce. He confessed le full.
saw what had to be disproved and I cleared
him; he is a free man teeday."
The prisoner turned two startled eyes
full on the lawyer and said:
"And you want me to confess that did
it 1"
"It would Itelp me."
"But before God am innocent 1"
The lawyer shrugged his shoulders and
halfsmiled meaningly as herose to go.
"Well," he said curtly, "1 shall do the
best I can for you—as much as any member
of the bar could do. But am sony to sa,y
that your case is almost hopeless. You
were at work in the room from which the
purse was stolen, and on the same day.
When you were arrested you had the empty
i
purse n your coat pocket, and had just
changed a bill of exactly the same denomina,-
tiou as the one stolen. You are unable to 1
show where you got the hill beyond your
own statement that it had been the savings
of a number of years."
"The thief must have taken the money s
and hidden the purse in my coat, which lay
on it table outside of my room. I know
am innocent, and am not afraid of being
convicted."
The lawyer had reached the door; he
turned back:
"I feel it my duty to impress on you the
fact that if you were to plead guilty and
throw yourself on the mercy of the court
your punishment would be lighter. If you
decide to do that you may let Inc know in
the court -room. At all events I shall leave
no stone unturned to help you. I must go
now.,
The prisoner's head hung down and he
was in deep thought for a moment. Then
his features grew tender as he moved nearer
the window and saw a woman coming across
the court -yard toward the jail leading a,little
boy by the hand. When she got to the
window she lifted the boy up in her arms.
"Here I am, Jennie 1" calred out the
prisoner. "I can see you but you can't
see me back here in the shithe."
"Have you had your breakfast ?" she
asked tremblingly.
"Yes, and have eaten heartily. You
told me you would find out whether our
neighbors believed me guilty; did you do
it ?"
The wife lowered her head and was sil-
ent.
"Jennie, clad you hear me ?" '
'"Some do believe it, and others won't speak
to me about it."
He was silent, and the pained look that
was settling on his face deepened.
"Jennie, now go get your seat in the court-
room before the erowd comes. They will
take me there as soon as the court opens."
As his wife walked au ay he rose on tip-
toes to see her.
"God knows I have done all I could to
eaah my boy to be honest," he murmuredto
himself. "If they were to convict me to-
day what a lesson it would be for him! As
ne grew up he would learn that his father
was a convict. No, they will not condemn
me. I shall speak to the Jury; my words
shall convince them; if all etse fails."
A few moments later he sat on the prisoners'
bench and scanned the faces of the jurors
who had been chosen. They looked like
honest, feeling men—men who had wives,
perhaps, and children. His face showed
that he had not lost hope even while the at-
torney for the prosecution was citing the
strong circumstantiateviclence against him.
But the accused could not catch the eyes of
the jurymen. They had looks for none save
the speaker. When the prosecuting attor-
ney took his seat there was a craning of
necks over the vast crowd to catch a view of
the prisoner. He wondered why they were
heart sauk within him. He saw leis lawyer
move ever to her and 'whisper in her ear.
She nodded her head, and then they both
°IniceTliteriellivas not a chance left," said the We-
yer "Judge, jury, and spectators are
against us. If you will plead guilty your
punislonent evill be lighter. I bring your
wife to *Ad with you."
"Da it, John," said sobbing an-
siver to his startled glauce of inquiry. "I
know pular° intmeent, but the lawyer .1.inews
best what you ought to do,"
"Confess that my boy is the son of a felon
and that yen ere the wife ef a, =via 1 I
will not do it Go back to your seats. Let
me speak to the jury."
The lawyer employed by the defendaut
rose and made a weak argentent Nothipee
he mid could refute the evidence advanced
by the prosecution. He sat dome Again
the eyes .41 save the jury were cast upoo
r accused, bearing looks pregnant. with
sympathy. Some looked at the pale -faced
woman and the little boy and sadly &Welt
tile"ilichse.4"dss;id the judge, "the prisoner is en-
titled to make e, etetement"
steady T1
The v1101700(4 et hheeg apuri prisoner speak,
rreeaVka7 veryoslu
n.
that he belied all would pardon his enibar.
raesment 1445441014 44 he had never spoko• n
in ublie Were, went on pleintivelee
tel about how he was At work in the room
from which the money was stolen, how he
bad left his coat in the ball. Be ecedil 110t
remember leaving the room but Olt 'e, ami
that was to go to the well in the yard to get
4 drink of water, He thought, mute one had
entered while he was out; had taken the
money, and put the empty purse in •his coat -
pocket. The money he had .thatiged was
fieme of that he had been sating for meet al
yeem for feu' that be might be taken sick
and not be able to, earn a support. Be had
not told his wife of the eivinge He seemed.
to want to say more, but his yoke broke
doe% and be began to sited tears.
• The jury withdrew to 4 peivate room to
make up their verdict after the judge had
charged theht as to their duty. They shut
themselves itt ann the foreman handed eath
juryman a small alip of paper and told them
to write the word °guilty or "not guilty".
N\ herr all had written he took up the slips in
a hat. After he bad read them all he said:
"It is uneuintona Every ticket means
but a single word."
They Awl • returned to the courtsroom
•
ti
and refilled t twelve theirs made yam
by their withdrawal. The foreman stood it
and annetunced that they had foundthe pris
mar ,gutity, °
The prisoner had the eyes of the whol
room, A wild, haunted. look Avhich la
the shadow of a atreuge, sudden deterraiu
ation, came into his lime and eyes. He thrus
his hand into tbe breast of his goat and hel
it there. Many thought his band was prose
against Ids heart, hut it was not, for be bat
taken hold of something in his breast poke
and was elutehing it with a grasp of iron.
The house was as still as a grave, for he
had risett to his feet. He was deathly pate
and hiseips were twitthitig as if be were in
a, epastre Ile faced. the jury, then lie turned
to the ivontlering judge.
"I have something to say 1" he gasped.
He peused, looked toward. hiswife and child,
and continued "I would not care to—to
sity itbefore them. May I ask them to re.
tire?"
The judge mottled Ids head and the pris-
oner went to the woman. He kissed, her
tenderly on the lips, and than he kissed his
boy and motioned them to leave, The wife
wept freely, andher sobbing could let heard
through the court -mom as she went across
the court -yard.
"He intends to confess now," a man said
to a woman at his side.
"Yes," she answered, inc whisper, "and
loved eis wife so much that he could not do
It before her. He hes a good spot in him.
He must have been strongly tempted."
The convict •put his hand into the breast
of his coat and stood near the judge and
jury. There are people living to -day who
say that tears were in his eyes.
"You have found me guilty," he began.
"I hoped, when' had told you with all the
earnestness God has given me of my inno-
cence, that you would credit Inc. You
have not done so. The world is ready to
ook upon. my child as the offspring of a
thief. Ask yourselves in the quiet of your
own bed -rooms to -night if 1 am guilty.
Something tells me that you will not think
o tomorrow ; you will know that I stand
acHquiiawords
s clogged in his throat and he
vas silent. His hand under his coat seemedto
ball itself. Everybody was filled with in-
tense surprise. Was he mad? Had his
troubles dethroned his reason? He step-
ped back a step.
"I have made my last request ; you will
understand."
With a lightning -quick movement he tore
open his coat. A knife blade glistened in the
sunlight that streamed through the window.
His arm went from him, and as quick as
a flash the knife descended upon his breast
with a thud that sent a thrill of horror in.
to every heart present. The blood spurted
out and dyed the hand that clutched the
weapon. He droppedthe knife, reeled, and
fell. They ran to him and tried to stay
the blood that was flowing from the gash
in his heart, but they saw there was no
hope. He was dead.
Theylbore him from the room. The spec-
tators were awed so that scarce a whisper
rose from them.
"The court is adjurned til the afternoon,"
said the judge, and he went with a pale
face and uncertain step through the crowd
to the street. The jury did not leave their
seats. They sat like twelvestatues represent-
ing as many different conceptions of woe.
The attorney for the prosecution was elbow-
ing his way through the excited throng.
"Do you think the poor fellow was inno-
cent.?" asked a man touching his arm.
"1 don't know; don't ask me," replied
the attorney, with white lips. And he
hastened home to his wife and children with
such a mien as might have been on a man
who believed the world was about to end.
No one was in the court -room except the
twelve jurors. They had net exchanged
one word with one another. The noonday
sun was shining full into the room. The
foreman was the first to lateak the silence.
He passed around some slips of paper.
For ?awn satisfaction," saidhe, meana
ingly, cat might be well for us to know
one another's opinion now."
"God knows we owe to his memory if --if
we were mistaken," added a man as he
reached for his slip of paper.
"And his wife else child," said another as
he wrote on his knee.
The foreman took up the slips and ran
over them nervously.
" Not guilty, said he with a groan. And
directed if it entirely obsoures appreciation
which of the bad system of overnment
never does it.
then they dispersed.
Steve Brodie will be interested to know
that a man named Feller, who jumped from
the London Bridge in a sack, cut it oieit
ashore, number was little short of 100,000.
after reaching the water, and swam safely
Cleenois .hunting offers some of the most
thrilling experiences, for there is always an
element of danger present in pursuing the
graceful little animal up among the beetling
erags and wild wind-swept cliffs, among
winch 18 isthe .only quadraped at home. Far
above it, soaring on huge, outstretched
wings even over the highest snow-crowued
tops, that great Lannuergeyer, looks dome
upon ail empire both desolate and sublime,
There man irresistible clutem about those
snow-cappedwounteins, whieli grows strong-
er every time they are seen. Eternally old.,
yet ever young, they stand unchanged
through couetless ages—solenudy grand
when, their vast extent of peak and dome
lies outlined a•gainet a cloudy sky—radiant-
ly beetiful when the rising or setting sun
lavishes all the tints and Colors of the rain-
bow -upon their dazzling, icy heighes—yet
leaves the valleys filled with a black and
misty seadow,
In theglistening gardene of the snow queen
man seems an intruder. Theres13 Were a.
sign of bis handiwork which Nee,' eil.70 bint
a claim to venture up among Mee" Alpine
thrones. In that vast silence aud lemonade
ed by the colossal struetures of the icy ele-
ments the human foice and forum lose all
significance, andwhen, perebance, Avitlunighs
ty deafening roar and melt of wind. as of 4
Iturrione ere avelauchetwers its fearful path
wenn), them mountain sides, his etanda help.
lase, humbled and subdued.
Lieut. von Berenhaupt and the writer bed
eneet the last two weeks of October hi the
elese but had ehot only four clummis. We
ht the Austrian Tyrol and had free ac.
eese to the preservesbut the game was re -
'neck ;Lily scarce audfor some days we aid
not see any.
One e igitt Peter Heffner, an illlperial forge.
ter, came to us and offered to lead us to a
spot velem he lied seen a large troop tlx day
before. We were only tooglad to wept Ina
SellieeS anti started out early the aext morn.
log. After five hours hard climbing we
reaehee the spot where Peter had Kell tile
chamois but not one was in sight. While ins
rested he went forward to investigate.
We were on the borders of the suow iixx
and pateltes of everlasting snow lay around
ue in the eavities of huge did's. Bare massee
of rook rose on every side, wilding proudly4
upwards to where the elleW queou reigned
supreme, dressed in robes of spotless pur-
ity.
Peter soon came link and autiouuced tri-
ureplutetly that fifteen eluting* were gaming
quietly on the side of the mountain north of
us. It would take fully three hours to get
to them by going down the easiest way, but
he knew a path that would save us an hour
and a half, possibly two. It was risky fora
man with a weak bead but he had 310 hesi-
tation in showingit to 118.We congratulated
ourselves on having such a guide, and told
him to go ahead.
Only the baldest of mountaineers could
ill4Ve discovered that path, even with our
ropes we hail greet difficulty in reaching a
safe foothold. A. glance downwards would
1111Ne made the dearest head swim --it was
the lewdest piece of Climbing either Berm -
tempt or myself had ever ventured upon—
hut the worst was to come. About, a thou.
sand feet above the valley rose it huge, per.
pendiculer, rounding Avail of rock—a, narrow,
wavier ledge jutted out front it and dimp.
peered as it tented a corner. Peter pointd
it out and said "There's the 'path. th.
around that eliff and the rest of the evils
easy elimbiug. It's a bad looking spot, IttiQ've
been around it twenty times at least. A firni
bold of hands and feet and a few cereful
steps will land us all safely on a broad.
plateau and we will get at least three of
those chamois."
I was to go first, Barenhitupt second and
Peter last. My friend proposed that we
should rope ourselves together, but Petee_oli-
jaded, as 11 0110 of us fell it would be Mal
for all.
I stepped forward cud grasped the sharp
edges of the rock. No one spoke—I, for one,
was too nervous to say a word. Slowlyand
anxiously 1 put out one foot and found a safe
standing place, then carefully brought the
other beside it. Twelve such steps, thmicame
the turn. As my right band Clutched for a
hold that was out of sight I must confess I
felt pretty fearful, but I found a good one
and got past that ugly corner safely. Six
more steps and 1 reacbed the plateau Peter
had mentioned, As 1 called out "Safe 1" the
right hand of Barenhaupt came insight, and
in a few seconds he stood by my side.
Then eame a crashing roar of falling rock
and. Peter cried: "Great God 1 the ledge has
given way 1" "Go back 1 go back 1" we
shouted hoarsely. "I can't,' cried Pater,
"I'm standing on my left foot and ditee not
raise it—six feet of the ledge has fallen to my
right'!" The hopelessposition of the poor man
was at once apparent to us. He could neither
advance or retreat—hanging there to the
face of the cliff he must await an inevitable
death, unless we could get assistance; but his
strength could not possibly hold out long
enough. With white, scared faces Buren-
haupt and I looked at each other, and my
friend said, withtrembliiag lips: "We can do
nothing by ourselves. I saw a cottage in the
valley—I will hasten to it and get some teelS
to build aplatform. If heed is willing 1 shall
return in time. Stay with him and encour-
age him." He rushed away and, in as
calm a voice as I could command, I said.:
"Cheer up, Peter ! Barenhaupt bas gone
for tools to enable us to build a platform to
reach you. You know the cottage below us
—they will come with him and in an hour
or less we will be talking this adventure over
by the side of a cheery fire." Peter groaned
and said in a low sobbing voice: "My poor
wife and little child! God help them 1"
"They shall never know want, old fellow,"
1 &et', "1 gave you my word for it; but
don't think about the worst, keep up your
courage—try andforgetwhere you are. How
many young chamois were there in the troop
you saw ?' A long silence followed. Trem-
bling and overcome with pity for the sad
fate which had overtaken this brave son of
the mountains I could say no more. " I
can't hold on Much longer, my arms are get-
ting cramped, I am shaking like a leaf, but
I can die like a man. Give my love to Elsa,
my dear wife and to Heinrich, my little one."
"1 will! I wilt! my brave Peter, bet
don't despair 1" "Sing Andreas !lobar,'
herr lieutenant, and I. shall die without a
word." With choking voice and streaming ,
eyes I sang thee favorite song of the Tyrolese.
The lase words of the third verse were trem-
blingon my lips when --great God ! &sharp
scraping sound and then the crashing of a,
something falling echoed through the crags.
"Peter !"— Peter le—no answer—the
Alps had claimed another victim.
The last official statistics of Rome show
that the city must have lost a large percent-
age of its population since the last census.
Although only twenty houses have been
built there in the last three years, 4,000
houses with living room for 20,000 persons
are now vacant. The transient population
is thought to have te len 'off also. Hardly
6,000 strangers :vent there to see the big
carnival this ysar, while in former years the