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A HAPPY HOUSEHOLD.
EY MAROARET LEE,
Author of Divorce -A. Brooklyn Bookotor-Loranor anti We-Bto
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CHAPTER XV.
A few days eater Mr. Pounce's din-
ner -party Beeee met Powers at an or-
tavnoori reception.
, "I heard of your to es" he said,
With a quizzical glance and a quick
Sense of bewilderment. when Rose start -
•ed and flushed prettily. Her silence
was perplexing. "The old e gentleman
Is completely faecinatede '1 under-
stand yen had the head of the table
and ate from his Most seared ehina,
Is it true that you were • tile only
young guest?" •
"Yes. Tie asked a number of grand-,
ma's friends to net us. It was very i
nice. They discussed old times and I
enjoyed the Collectione, 10. there
every Morning for an hour or two to
look at his treasures. They are beau.
tlful." , ••4
"so I am told. He doesn't approve
of me. I am an idler. .I Ilona paint
on anything or • model elay. I cant ,
write prose or poetry, and I am not,
in business. I am a good-for-nothing,
/le is regarded as the most cartons ab -
10 his own possession, 1 am glad
you like him, for his sake, The paten
has foresworn hunianity for wo5's1111/
of art. You may arouse his better na-
ture; perhaps be will • discever that
there is soraetbing living that is wor-
thy of attention and admiration."
"Perhaps we are not capable of
judging him," Rose said, gently, "He
must he quite an old man, now."
"Yes, and so rich that he mat spend
las income, However, he does bny pic-
tures at good prices."
Ross repealed some of Mr. Poieuee's
Ideas of art and artists, and Powers
seemed interested in the old anan's
views.
"He is perfectly correct in some
respects. A majority of our men for-
ger that they are Americans, and
swallow everythiag French -good, bad,
Larne and carry Oa litteinese, and work
'at trades, I wonder the idea hasn't "Ile 'might es Well, considering hi
auggeeted iteele to the menagers. Ihts strength and ability. WS' arty ed
is such progresolve period 1" • ' vantages willhelp him DOW,. ' Cultur
"Progressive in taking and writing fellows In a, maze essay and makes i
about reforms, yes; but you would be tell. 'A '• yeaa has made lititterin
amazed at the old -fogyism that ob- •cliange.s in his prospects. It its' tunas
, tains."' •• • 'Mg how mueli Will happen within
"Think of all the•scientifie artioles short period." s' •
that are published." s Rose smiled"sympathetically and i
"I knew, hut science inside the covers dalged in' a cbterming reverie. 'II
of a magazine...doesn't wines miraclesfather noted how she put the volumi
Juet look al the' buildings they mane ous letter in her pocket, Mid ptesent
opolize one of, the, most valuable see- wandered muL 1» tie garden 'to
tione of•Manhattan•Islandl Wbenthey the new foliage and enjoy the early
were built they Averedsolateds ground blossoms. Later, he saw her seeted
was deettp. •Now the city has grown- under her favorite tree, the letter open
beyond thems. but there they reinain. iu her bands, Ile strolled all in an
Asrlunas and, hospitals are neeessitrily opposite direction. Her happiness was
overcrowded, and so add materially to something to think ot.-a beautiful
the high death -rate. They sbould be treasure that henever greweweary .of
removed beyond -the citylina.its, and. contemplating, • ..
the owners would gain in money and In theeafternoon, he saw e ber. inter,
.t/ee elaildren and patients in heath. oept the boy with the mail, and return
Science .deolaresagainst seicbblend- empty -banded to her -garden bench
ings as taeselmmense hospitals. Wood- She made, no effort to hide her anxiety
en .ones, isolated,and of •eniail. avhen he joined her, bringing with hind.
SWIM, that could be bun -nett occasiaeal- tbe. New York .papees and hie own
are reoommendea by modern scien-
tists. I tell you, applied science is
the needful thing. It is sad and yet
laughable to read the ideas of sound.,
advanced thinkers, and then look about
and see the slow,happyego-lucley world.
taking its own time to .ursestigate and
try their 'benefits."
"The world is just like a ceeserva-
tive man or weman-very eard to con-
vince." . • -• •
"PreciselY." .
"Father otainis that selfisheese is OM
root at the, evil. People weiet adve-
°eta changes that May interfere with
their peesenal Welfare. He gave Up e
luerateve prefeesorelem. because he was eeesseee ,
eonvinced.thn.t thie methods ehae he had • !There were examinations Yester-
to pursue were wrong'. llut, .yete see, :due, • •
he could afford to have the courage of, "1 thought so, Then Again, his let-
hiS convictions. He was an exception." ter might be overlooked; so many lit -
"I understand you. Perleaps San tle trifles might oocar to cause delay'
tell you my teepees for adopting ti life either in writing or sending it."
of leleure. To begin with, I was edu- "It hasn't happened befote,"
cated after the English plan. Private "Ah, yon nave been very fortunate.
tutees fitted me for college, and while Two love-ketters a. day, telegrams past
I held my own creditably, I didn't lex- counting; and boxes :olflowers end sug-
bilk any sttong leaning to one epee- arspluma 4nnumerable, MA to mention
lel eine of work. My father left me library' OE/molts:" -
a very comfortable ihcorae, and I .have suppose -I am Let us go
never been convinced that I should for a ride. 111 try to be sensible. How
ihvest my principal in a business lint good you are to me, daddyl'
I did not understand, or tisk it in wild She put her anins about his neck and
spetulations that premieed ,higher: sobbedlike• a baby.. -
mite of interest. I find life very en- "There now. that will help you. • A
tat -faintest and pleasant; and. a man. cry does us all good at Miles. Why
cate speed time sensibly and profitably- sliouldn'e I feel Lor you, little one?
f his tastes have been properly 'direct- Gut on your lifibit, and we'll take4 look
ed and his 'inind, cultivated ha.ves at the hills before dark." •
been reflecteng seriously upon -the plea- 'Rose went rather quickly toward the
sures and comforts of tehome rout •of. house, intending to enter by -the front
town, nide as your* for -instance." door and reach her.oern room without
Hose looked up wit h• 0,1:might smile. •attraeting- notice. -:e. wagon Was stop -
"You should emus te.geteite anti then Ting ttt the,gateeand Everett was get -
you will be able •to judge better elf ting out an drhaking an igreemeut to
ts' advantages.", _ . .beloalled-for later in the day. .
Rose_ felt her heart .bound evith .joy
and relief... "How silly...Lamle. she
thought"; as she hastened to meet him.
"What :ea,: lovely surprise 1" she said,
gleefully, as she put out her hands.
Then _she' saw that his face was tense
and colorless, while his voice was low
and unnatural, yet full. of suppreseed
anxiety,
"Is ley: father here 1"
A disappointed expression.
passeel•over las feat:mese .
lor, hale wandering why -.had come. • e'boneelling strange has happened.
in
in 'wish her...She bad a- Letter .fdtoxo ba e disappeared. We can find no
Everett to •enswer and .c. dinner. dress- aace of
to think about, and theeektort afternoon Rose led Everett into the greet, ecto/
wee nettrly over. • . parlor; and semerioeed Mr. Minturrt..
"A penny for your_ thoughts," geld I She sae very ,quiet and seltepoesessea
Powers: as sbs see facing the bright49elille. "Everett .told his story. .
fire. Her tilt 1 Elide was churning one
• „. .
"It eeems that Lather drew five. hilli-
er expression lull of rip SO., -c1°.144.8 h0f0re.
tnetrity, „ stretehinie out, licr,
urned her gianne le hie and _laughed i on the. day 1-110." Taat,a,r1117‘iii.Lneiaiin
hand. ler ("IR Tio4Y4 ten tin g
owers took a eenterrem his vetsiseek- •!•1 "1.1palrf.' 'hscihae,ta%nat'u4.aiss
i
t and gravely. put: it iu, her glevedt
alm. , cg.enteiiimaeutalint e 0. one. as
knew ' 'him; Maher
[Lob deees and . a , white pne. yen y minuet and always sencla *Mo.
"I was debating between, .1111914k :Ccir
LanY Peeler white." (Ts he cannot he 'haute punctually:The
rofy soositio iosrats I. hours w.eilli over, end,tee,srix yeeterday
mein. Dp. You know the idltiner-PtertY
esi:Is6sseniTtlt til5dIelaSs
aol me
ad gone en CI rely; „out of my . head?" owls aa. it.e1
'11 take anent's ee'arth."-
anti You must he quite abetrected; ILO, to- ae PePeee are fall
"--1 never forget. a dinner engage any eueceee. . 0c ,
.• of sensational reports. ethe bank dr-
-1 •i-rectoss have met ; all s-osts of- storiee
"I a abstracted eau eiginantedeeeleis are eft,
aer,inturn, the fact iii.tollat you -n ' t about the ieceunth; end the
• 'Thereeeent eenteste'e - ea.Y. etnetler ; 1S'' besieged by reporters, ' One
.ord abotte it. • ana. etereet paper heads nohnlan,' 'A Bank- laresi-
aakad I dent Miss] n g. Iles He Committed-
cal---" • • - Saicide ?' lmegine the eeate We
."Why..niest, I be alleatt"
ae„gause list -sr) .t"0- YoLis -4e-e n't"Ilad complainea in any way?"
Rose _drew off her leng grey .geove sj;,.A44hil'al•Yavnol'' • He was unusually
lght of late. • Yon.' knew, he wag- de-
inl held out bey hand The ,U)
wtheti the itz.e.poits, .‘• s 'lighted with aux engagement, and he
had taken Burroevs into the office, Ile'
ith skiPPieeeed p5 1400.. lives looking for lots in our :neighbor -
at, boy hike opt Ahead of Met"
"Ile -Ian's a boy. iinY .-hood Dna getting -plans of houses. Ile
11.0.-cL. --wanted to build. one tor Mollie and one
ra, thinkeyou eveget that he IAA us,a_ . „
wenty-five. Ile kerns .114.1(.11 '.01der.05 i Tse eertainly.'wesn't contemplating
hen that to ines-r stippose because "I.,.
now "So *a h 'kb Of -injury,"
s "Why 'shOuld her' sem RoSe, gentle,.
veer the mittleree
wih .90n-n'aalda. 1? -9Y_ .aa..t0iFC'F.(1: !Ilk had mo•trouble'uf eny kind, Per-
haps he has wmadere4 off undet slid-
."). didn't realize that enee Yotelb was I d d eedii eeit „
one."' , • en Menta 4
".,Tlittl isn't so: I really th-bugut tint "That In.MY• One hope. • I remember
ou Eeereee the . same the? bwieinvgverheimheireenhg
• • :•-; ispoire Or me • Isead troll
oTo kind to sat so „ told me.thathe.didn't sleep, You see'
Pori had eisen and wae near th„; bave been so busy lately I heve,scars
doer ume,..he emd, abrup*, ••• cely seen anything of my own people:.
,,,t deal.,..henee.e you. win ace me .at, easi: only. build; on roy knowledge ed.
"1 feel se bewildered, shought-you --stemperatato an extreme. It is ter -
only oared to rhos:. sna. F.'„as eible to see his name in the public pm
sure. yon would be pleased %with. rays.pete7to think. of him, so upright,, so
engagement," • ss. • seneitive, so .proud of his. family, subs
oyou forgot that. „a. aig, all. tree to Leeeted to.the,analysie•of the preseleeits
Mee what ie lovable.: and. adinire:-thets.°FunthWi''- • .'• •
beautiful. You 'era 'not mare- respons. , LarrY, Yell -Must. be brave, na7
, Aag. :There 18. one ab.ing atinfOrt
silite than the sunshine or the lily,
Whatever I May suffersIden't ivant you -he lees done nothing that le
you to:think anY mere about what lies ' rcmg• tett" ha" had at least
paesed between -as, ,Eafar as your en- 4't.tcle,YA Aunts's stert before any atepe.
gagement 15 eoneested,I eould not lint Wara tusk -en to -rind him. .,11e,could go
. a long distance in that tune; end he
aPPrOve Of, it.' Perhaps 1 natty bring
myeelf to. be able to congrattliete Strut. W" Prc.villecl.W4l) Plenty d'tnen'eY.
/. ming, do it.now," ,14,;5 ecl•Lti, d Pal. his way be ',mild ay.114
tie lett the room and shut the- door ' 0140iO4, 4101400,
"Then you, are inclined' to my the-
ory t
'"Deckledly.. NOW, What cat t do fot
Ott?"
T E
BRUSSELS
P S T.
OCT. 21, 1%98.
•,-,----
least bit jealous of Larry; you don
-object to my spending. house with ts
Mtters "
'I think they must be very Innen&
loge -lettere, juelgiug by the bits yo
read to rae."
"They are so interesting. Ile Is s
busy, too. This is the sixtb of May,
want the days now."
'Yes the months have gone very In
perceptibly. ' 'May will vatith llk
smoke, and In genie welnust lookin
tor nice rooms in New Haven. Yo
will enjoy everything."
"Isn't he•good to, try fax so man
orizeS P' - • ,
't "There is nothing to do but lookout
is for mother and Mollie, litisrowe is a
tramp and Powers uouldn't kinder,
1 All bur frieeds ere deeoted.• It is thie
11 tereibie weiget-teng lewful nneertain-
tyla
o 'My boy, you are fagged mit. Rote
1 will get you 4 Mee lunch, and you must
eat Ir e•nd /le down for (J, few hears. I
waiit to tell you that your /tither has
e a powerful brain. A very slight eber-
g ration may have caused him to leave
• the city. eicemay travel for days aris
patently, .perfectly competent to tu.k
• euro .tif himself, end tha. peeulitir senses
of rest' r (laced b t) h. 1.11
s help him news, in tlite ease, ia
.1 good news. The thing has happened
e often enough to make it probable noWs
1, I shound cling to this theory and head
soinstterthjs hope to. your =thee ' and
, "Then T will take your advice. Neth-
er is s nearly erany. She Insists that
n- he is in the river, or lying -deed on
er some roadside. She thinke that be wee
n- murdered .ancl, robbed." '
ly "-"Ncvt at that tuner tho afternoon.'
•" What' could' he have wented with all'
that cash? • He always carried his
°heck -book, and where he was knoevee
• he always geVe cbeeks. elle bad a mo-
' tive, certainly, for drawing that
money." , • • •
"Coald he have gone abroad?"
"Powers has hunted up the passenger
lists for yesterday. Ile didn't go un-
der his own name."
."fle would have no object in giving
an asainuesl one."
sena as you say, IL he Simply
craved rest and wandered in seasch of
it, that idea Would not occur to him.
You have done me more good than. I
can express, 1 believe I could eat
something, I feel yo comforted.. Don't
tell Bose, but Buss o ws and X spent a
fearful night. We had to go and look
at some bodies 1 After this shall
know 'how to feel for those Whose
relatives are missing. It was horrible I
A,nd then the shock of joy to find that
they .were strangers. Yet others wull
have to'teceognize them I"
"You must try• to see' the hopeful
side -to marshal all mar reasons for
thinking that your Sather iiving
and possibly &good hands: lIte has a
alllendid constitution, and he will me-
chanically take care of Ms physical
health. I remember a friend of mine
who left his home and eves gene fee two
months. Ile- reeuened in safetet with
his Mind peefeetly restored. Al. that
-pariod,• however, our detective system
was not so well organized -as now. But
he had been south, out of the line of
daily papers, and escaped all notice.
It was svonderful r You will have to
follow this theory for Your mother's
sake. You must consider your father's
quiet manner and fine appearance.
There is every reason to suppose that
be is personally safe."
Everett was very rands Impressed,
and klas'Afintiirn had the satisfaction
-a. seeing him eat the food that Rose
had ordered; and then the young inan
lay down for a fent hours hi 'a quiet
Thom and slept; heavely.
Minturn returned with him to
'the city, and the. days repeated them-
selves.
To lie Continued.- •
and indifferent, They, come back 000 -
sired with their thin French veneet,
and think they honor us when they
insult our taste with their weals re-
produothibs of bad French models. I
remember one of them dining with
me. Ele treated me' tp little French
etnalences, and turned his long per-
iods with quotatious front French writ-
ers. I can hardly give yon die ludi-
crous side of it. , The conversation
had a general family resemblance to
the bus of fare.''
"Didn't you protest?"
"No. I have outgrown that sort of
thing. He had acquired the knack ot
connecting his words; so 'thee I lost
the point of his best stories: I rejc,ice
ed.; but it nettled him not to be fully
appreciated:"
"I suppose he thought in French,"
"Undoubtedly. I min assure you he
hasn't fared sumptuously at my 'ex-
pense since." •
"Were his picturee good?" '
"They were like hint and his convet.-
Baden, You know a man tants' him-
self into his -wear However, Arias Min -
turn, vre have some racist who realize
that genius has a body and legs as
well as'wIngs, and that it must owes -
tonally creep. They will be the found-
ers of our Academy, They 'can see as
much in the violet at their feet as it
it bloomed three thousand miles asvey.
They ase the men that out, members
of the Croesus Club should take care
"If they only would I I cannot im-
agine what a man wants with so much.
money!" .
"Why, avarice is a passion, or a dis-
ease, like love and jealouay. These men
go on rolling up wealth lilee a snow-
ball Lill they die of exhituetion try-
ing to move it. There is a fine field
for large -hearted patrons - of living- ,
genius. Rut somehmt or other they 't..`
don't conle forward," •
"Perhaps the Araerican spirit of ,
equality is against anything that sug- '
gests patronage." . e
"Why, those old Itiettaris /Ike Laren= D
di Muncie knew how to treat men of ,
geniuel They as:doled them to pro-
`
duce great work without evounding
their pride and sensilatay. A roan
must have time and oppoi tunity to be- ,
come great. One drawback lies in the
fact that wealth is not stationary with
us. An Astor or is Vanderbilt might f.,
give the world mkt/nous painter," I
"A stock company that would take
all his pietures and allow him a good -
itemise would he naore American and '
raodeen." , I s
Powers looked amused. 9
"Isn't that Miss Van Ness standing' -
near the window?" Said Ilolloc l
'You are right'. ehe lootte like •a h
drop-curtaim" - :
"I sup Dee it is an im orted dress" ' a
"No doubt, •Something French de- , f
signed for the American market. No ae
I
Freneld woman would tolerate such ta -
costume. alge you going nowt"
"I must. I lime an engagement; but. , e
.yop. needn't leave these beautiful palms' t
and D e s." . . t
"Tin Coining with yete if I may," - k Iittl
"Indeed, yes, I want to walk down 1
the Avenue. There are so many pret- 0
ty, houses to admire." • . ..
'You're still• determined •to go g
"Oh, yes: In 4 clay or two we iersve 7
town." . ' . A
Powers was • silent for some time aft-
er they left the 'house; then he oom-
menced' a running criticism on archi-
teolure. He noticed that Rose let her
glance wander from tbe tlianderbilt
palaces to the building on the other
side of tile avenue.
"Fancy ell those little boys, hail-
ing frora Fifth Aventee, and referring
to their neighbors, 'the Vanderbilts.' '
"American equality, / suppoSe."
"Do you know that there are over
four hundred children under, "that
roof?" .
"I ahould think the Board of Health
would int erfere."
"I should think common sense would
have semething to tio with the matter.
For Instance, only consider the value
of that Diem of property. The people
who control IL could sell' it and buy a
township io a cotintry phiee, Thciea
orphan children could have space and
Ideal stitroundings and every tritility
for learning usefnl oecupations. As 1.1
is, they only half live. Suppression ,
IS the corner -stone of -their exist-
leneo." • w
"Why, as you etty, they would make 91)
a little town by theMeelVeS, They eould 14
letters.
f'Come, My Pet; examinations are no
Joke, and Lerry is, in %truest."
"There raust be something the mat-
ter. Ile always telegraphs, you know,
when •he cannot waite,"
"11 takes is tow minutes to do that."
"Has he written to you?"
'etect." • ,
•
Rose began to stroll about the gar-
den, and finally took refuge in the
harn, where she could nurse her fears
unobserved. alr; Mineurn lost eight
of the papers and followed her. She
was going over her letters of the pre -
violet; day. She looked tip somewhat
"The whole thing IS easily slated A
nian must live in towel 42- ireeleas
livIngloearnx If his income la as-
sured to him, lis eon make his home
where he pleases." -
"And he can concentrate his ener-.
glee ori making a hume very- beautiful
and happy."
-Powers wee eilent and Rose- grew
serious.. He accepted her invitation to
enter when they reached- .the hotel,
and she led the way into the little par-
after Mtn, Hose sat down, quite over-
svhelmed by this unlooked-for revela-
tion.
onAPTait xv./.
"Oh, you roust look atter Hose for me,
'Yots are the dearest daddy 113 the l', thought it wisest to coMe arid tell
Drill, I anis suet" said Rose, looking her, f30 that sho would uriderSte,nd my
from a letter and meeting her position. I have one dread
ther'S &Mee, "YOU are not In the • "I knecw---,"
•
"FOUB-TUNE"
• , . • ,
X Phrase, tiscimn_ ,Wilese ',Wigton:4 Is,
. 00*10 111 ie. .
- At Sakai, about...halt a dozen miles
from Osaka, and some other LoWias in
Jlipan, whets' catpets, ruge cxnd fabtics
'of the eattie class are manufactured,
there ora no large carpet factories, but
handtooms linty he seen in nearly every
house. The weaving OS sec to ninSie,
.The Children are taught: to Sing a sort
ofnonsense verse to a certain tune,
.the Superintendent or head worker,
and thee air mcans a certain
patteru, the dell ;fingers oe the lit -
the workers rhythenie;t'lly following
the notes. Al the right moment the
wointin in cliar_ge of e loom bums a
new lane; and the'littleeones inetantly
take It' Sip Mid us quiekly change the
paitein Lb' Stift the Music: It Is eon-
Sequel:illy quite correct to speak of
these 'peOduations as a "ose-rune,"
" two-tuhe," or 'fear -tune carpet,
;ere., a he cane May he. •
Thc children 'kneel at their work up-
on ri plank aciheend of the loom, and
each of them ilidea latekward and for-
ward 'tang it according to the spnee
eccupled by their alloit'ad auction of
the pattern. The actual workers are,
for the Most:part, ehildrezi. of from 7
yria t's • 01! rigo"upward, and from two,
to four,' five ox evee six Work at: a
snele totem under thasdireetion or an
entiles.generallya ivemail. Soren 5000
boys and eVer 13,00.0 girls rise thus em-
ployed: Tbe children work 1,2 hours a
daY, rind: each earns about -a penny in
that time.- Theee of then eon, if ex-
pert hands, complete'nn ordinnry rug,
aay six feet by 'three feet, 'and mad
DP colored hemp .or woolen yarns, in a
day. • O.' silk rug rof 'the seine •dimet-
sionse-however, Nvoula occupy the same
workers (01-1 'am 80, to 100•days.
. MY LADY'S PIN' gcaor:
,The word "pin -money". 11* not inuch
used nosvadayir, ,ancl *Shenit is le apt to
be teed loosely. , It ie Often' employed
to mean en allowance;:by,.a father or
ne /nebula foe a daughter's or wife's
'ellowen
n
rtoe ig a weiinesde- frit all
extra, expenses: bil.t its PrePer aiglel-
ficeher personnel petley, vis, teyee, it may
The ,origin of, the term is Somewhat
singular. Long after the invention
of ping,th the ecurteenth 'century,
the ?linker was permitted to.seli.thero
openly the .firet and ,seeond of Jamas
ttrY only, when the °oust and town.
ladies crowded to theshops to buy
therm,: having been provided bytheir
ealhers and husbarals with money
for the purpose...After. Pins had W-
eems plentiful and 'cheap women spent
their. money on other things, but pin
mimes+ remained in, .vogue,
The opiniO11. often expressed, that
phis were invented In Franceduring-
the' reign .ef Francis:Is and introduced
int° England by Catherine .Howard,
the fifth wife of Henry VflI itg 'erron-
eous. In 1147, two hundred years be-
fore the death of Francis, 12,000 Phis
Were delivered fromtbe blxoglisli toyal
wardrobe for the nee ot Princees
and firtysthree years later the Ducheese
d'Orleene putchated of ,Tehan le De -
cannier, a pirimakor of Paris, Several
thimeand,,iong and AMA
HINTS FOR
THE FARMER.
YARDED FOWLS,
, From a careful study ot eggsproducs.
tion I have convinced myself that
yarded fowls will ley more eggs than
LhoSe left to roma at will through pas -
tut' end oreharde, writes a corres-
pondent. Thia is explained by the fact
that the food which is fed for egg-pra-
duotien is, when fowls are yarded, con -
Vested into egg and not, , as When
fowls ars let run, turned Into emit/tole
and flesh. In early spring, it pays to
let yarded fowls ran at large eeectelon-
ally that they may enjoy the, yoang
grass and earlv inseots. No substitute
Lan green resat can equal the young
grass, and no prepared meat can take
the plane of these early insects.
We come now. to another season .of
the year when it will pay to let our
yarded fowls run. The grass is not
.so fresh or so succulent as in early
spring, but still there is enough to
satisfy their cravings for this kind of
food. There ere bugs and insects suf-
ficient to make hunting them an ph-
jeet, and we nave, added to thesm.weed
and ,other seeds, which are alsvaYs
tempting moraels. The egg yield is na-
turally falling all and the old lay-
ers are pilling tor a change. As the
old feathers fall and the new crop takes
their place, we must endeavour to
build up the constitution, so that the
drain on the system Is not too severe.
If our old stools is worth keeping, it
ie worth keeping well:
PREPARING. GROUND FOR WHEAT.
11 good deal of success or failure in
the production of winter wheat lies
In the preparation of the soil. It is to
be regretted that so many fields are
put in in a slip -shod manner.. Farmers
adopting this meehod will growl be-
muse they do not make a suecess of
winter wbeat, and Will forever after
let Lhe other fellows grow wheat while
they stick to something they know will
respond to little labor and thoughts
The old time methoa of summer fal-
low has about passed out of use, but
it is modified to a certain degree by
plowing the land intended for wheat
as early as possible. In this way muCh
of the stiminer fallow result is secured,.
The SOil needs exposure to the air in
order to promote chemical obanges
that nevelt in an increase of available
food for the plants. It needs time for
such tillage, that the particles of sail
may be well mixed, and their positions
towards each other changed. It re -
(Mires Lime to thicoree solid beneath
the surtime as a.result 'of fall rains.
• An old rule in English agtieulture
15 to the effeet that- "land that is
to bear wheat. oannot be too old, os too
provided that it if3 fertile and free
from evesde, and that there Is enough
loose loam at the surface to cover the
eeed." These suecessful wheat growers.
held that "firm standing -els Muir -
ed for .the healthy development and
proper ripening of wheat. In proof.of
this we haye often observed that the
best wheat is found .at the ends where
there has been the most tramping done
by meli and teams. The best seed bed
is one that is prepared early and pul-
veiezed well, and which receives sur-
face workings regularly until thetime
of seeding eomes. • •
We have in mind a very suocesstul
grower of winter wheat who will. not
grow wheat if he Cannot have the
condition necessary for a good seed
bed. The best ground for wheat is a:
field Shioli has been to oats the pre-
vious year. As soonas the oats are
removed the ground is plowed compara-
tively shallow, in faot it is plowed
about as shallow as can be done to turn
under tho- growth of Stubble and weeds.
Au soon as plowed it 'is disked and
harrowed, mad about once par week
until 'seeding time the land should be
harrowed. The harrowing and the
tramping of the teams on the field,
together with the rains if there ate
any, will fit the ground well fax evheat.
For selection of ground, the level lend
is considered: beet, and it may be, dith-
er valley land or upland. The next
best land is a southeast slope.
Preparingground tor wheel in grow-
ing corn or after the or= has .been
removed, is not carried on with th.at
sticeeSS required by the most practical
Wheat grosver& Good and effeetual
work cannot be done in the growing
corn, even ft the Nvheat grower has
a fine -hoe drill for the purpoae 01 drills
big. To get the corn oft the field
Means asgreat deal of labor that the
avmage western wheat grower does net
care to undertakes and it makes the
time of seeding rather iate for thebest
results, ,If it is not possible to out
thescorn and hunt it off the field, it
May- be well to make the shock rowe
fax apart and prepare tbe ground be-
tween the rows for 'wheat. The best
tool fax preparing olio' kioa of ground
for wheat is found in the disci narrow,
followed Lhovoughly with a smoothing
harrow. pad limited. time Will not per-
mit aS much Work aa In the stubble
ground.
TIOW TO RAISE °ALVA'S.
Every coif intended to be reared
Should, be allowed to partake of the
blestings, .nalaire'S inedlOine, without
Whiell the little oreitture so reeently
tishered into the world ;sonnet possibly
survive, 'dr, if perchance it may de so,
it is oialY to drag out a miserable ex-
kitence for a. few weeks. Althoitgh com-
paratively easy to getattives to drink,
when gone about in a pamper naanner,
it • is exaotly the opposite, •when at-
tempted by a beaty-tempered or ignor-
•atit Perna% who endeavors te do, by
fortre Whet tan only be aceetnplithed
by gentleness and patience. The ins
Minot of the calf, says a writer teethes
it to rale° its head and Strike against
the vessel which contains the milk,
While' the ignotant attendant keeps
pushing the head down. Others; to.save
theinselvem trouble, put their fingers
into .its mouth, keeping it thtsre until
the habit has been formed, and tit
ealf, by and by will 'not tooth th
mills until the hand Is Introduced, l
Leaching the calf to drink there Is n
better plan than to 'open the mout
selth one hand, wnich IS easily don
by slipping the arm under the neck
keeping the mouth raised et the sam
thine With the other hand the mil
cats be lifted out of the pail and pour
ell into Us mouth, when it Is compel'
eut to swallow it. 'rho Lirat feed ma
be given in this way, and poSeibly th
second, 1111 may appear necessary; bu
after that there needbe no turthe
'trouble taken; the calf, having acquir
ad the habit of swallowing, will drinl
freely without the slightest assietance
This mode of teaching 'ci• cull to drinl
saves a greet deal ,of after trouble and
annoyanee; nothing more being requir
ed than to place the milkheroes it
Preventions 01 contaot is of tho ut-
most importance where there are a
number of calves being reared togeths
•er of inixed genders ; they. are less lia-
hie to aocident, and enjoy better health
Sepaeation by, gales' so erranged that
the oCcupants can see eaoh other, le
undoubtedly the best Mode of prevent-
ing coated, as they pan stir about and
benefit by exercise. 8051 canon aecommoda-
tion is, however, unattaniuble by or-
dinary farrnms, and they must eon -
tent theneselyes by eying them by the
neck. ' However Unnatural it • may be
at first sight to tie 'ealVes of a fort-
night old by the neck, it ansivere won-
derfully Will in praefide, end is alto-
getliar so convenient' thatany one he -
ginning to follow it mit will be yesy
veluctant to leave 11 Off, and in fact
La not at all likely.. ever to do so. A
leather strep with buckle•is the most
oonvenient fastening, a sevivsl being
attached to tiya cord eenneeting St with
the pest to prevent the possibility
any actident. Separation is the only
cure for =eking, a hahll svhich calves
can not be kept from when loose, and
which is often the cause of serious lose.,
In this way also the rood can be given
to each animal wale great exactness,
every one getting his own share, how-
ever Shy and timid; and if theee ava.
some tedious in drinking, which often
occurs, they May take their' own time,
Without any danger' of being robbed
by the others. For, this reason it will
be found, that the smaller or weakly
&thus gene OD quicker than when a
number are fell out of one trough, the
strong in the latter case invariably
pushing back .the Weals The young
animals do not aemn to suffer.for Want
of exercise, as might very naturally
,be Ms -timed, but, on the contraty, thrive,
rapidly, preserve en amazing appe-
tite, and, if properly fed, are alavays
in excellent ccinditIon. When sucking
is thoroughly...prevented there -id no
danger •or less from hairs introduced
into the stomaoh, and getting invad-
ed into a hard. ball, a fruitful Source
of Mortality at some seasons,' the poor
things dying in frightful agony. Twice
O day is often enough for acalf to be
fed. Giving a third meal involves a
certem amount oh'extratrouble, be-
sides interfering with.the 03115 svhich
has been :planed inthe dairy, always
an unpleasant thing- for either miss.
trese or maidwho takes chaege ot it.
The stomach being: cleared by the ac-
tion of the biestings, and digestion fair-
ly °online/seed, there LS little difficulty
in keepiiag the young animillin heals
thyseondition, To sharpen the appe-
hietiee,uLos'at hallegarielhmi lon,elmdull7kip.gthewillbetsiinsfi
four or •five days .gradually blerene-
ing the quantity until it reaches two
gallonse day, more than that being
scarcely required for any calf intend-
ed to be held. over for store purposes.
About the tenth clay a portion of good
skim nsilk naay he substituted, slight-
ly inoteasing it each clayuntil the
eixteenth or so, whenthe new milk
may be altogether withheld, In the
aettairlvye_s,mthOlnitylica woefusponringgo.oadudslasmumninfrekr
scut enough to cense Coagulation. They
do equally *ell bn the thick milk, fat-
tening on 11 11 supplie(1 in abundaiace.
For the quantiey of milk to be giVen
a, °elf at each meal there should, be no
epeeistl rule, each aninial, after being
fairly stetted, getting as Much as it
eon drink without repletion, ita fully
naiadesl sides being an excellent and
unfailing indication of. enough having
been drunk for that time. An °Woo-
tton may be Made by some that the
skim milk is here proposed te be too
early subetiluted ,for the warm Milk
es it COMBS from the cow, bub 1 say it
advisedly tbat it will not pay the ors
dinary.t enatit farmer wha breeds.cross-
bred cattle to eoliths:ea to give it long-
er than a fortnight or three weeks.
HEALTH.
°A.11.13 OIS THE STOMACH,
There IS nous', Or was a short time.
n (40, a „omen 111 swieeerland living
O without is stomach, which had been re -
10 illetieul by a venturesome surgeon, NO -
e vertheless for the mejority of mankind
, this organ Is of the utmord import'
• an'
oe and is deserving or south more
k .
care and consideration than it genet,-
- ally receives, (Inc contrast, much of
• our happiness, and even life itself, de-
et pond upon the stomath's faithful per -
✓ fermium of its duties, yet the bur-
.. den put upon it' is often of the most
c exaeting charaeter,
c' Like every 'other organ, the stonatich
needs rest .in order to.regain its power,
- but it oftenfails to get that rest: A
• person who takes thigie heavy ramie a
day, supplemented by elate' supper, al-
lows very little time to his stomach
for recuperation.
The overwork is inereased by bad
cooking, foir the Use of cooking is to
make food not only palatable but di-
. gestate, and badly cooked food gives
more work to the stomach and remains
in it much longer than repaid be the
ease with the same kind and quantity
properly prepared.
surely as by overindulgenee in dein-
paicl to it to -day. We condemn the,
ed by coarse and unnalatable food as
num who lives only to eat, but he who
bensible; the stomach may be destroy-
tieCos.oking is a seience which well de-
serves the Inoreasing attention that is
eats only to live, affecting a contempt
for "good things," is equally sepses
Damage may be inflicted. on the
stomac.h by hasairielent mastication of
food, and also by drinking large am-
ounts of cold liquids with meals; but
is fruitful source of harta, that is less
often . suspected, is Irregularity in
eating, espeoially what we may call the
. Sunday irregularity.
The stomach is a creature of habit,
and resents disturbance at unexpect-
ed hours, Most dwellers in cities dine
of necessity in the evening, but on Sun-
day the whole family is at hoine, the
cook ne,eds her evening off, and the
principal meal is eaten at ono Or tWO
o 'eTibbees
k.tarnach, expecting only alight
luncheon, is taken by surprise and
. staggers under the blow, It does its
work slowly and unwillingly, and the
Sunday afternoon sluggish diseoinfOtt
is the mann... Tr this way Siinday, in-
stead of being ri day of 00440, is made
one of disastrous overwork to the
whole economy.
The stomach may also be abnaed by
eating jusst before or after violent
exertion, or when for any reason one
is physically or mentally tired,
HEART DISEASE.
It is safe to say that afar greater
amount of miSery iscaused by sups
posed heart troubkvihan by aetual diss
ease of that organ., This is due in the
first place te the feet that sepposea
heart troubles, functional troublee, as
they are Balled, ere much more num-
e rous than the real, the organic dis-
eases; and in Llie second place 'to the
fact that true heart -disease shows it-
seIC with c.omparative infrequency, by
symptoms whice the patient himself
cam discover, whareas the palpitations
the thumping in the chest. and the
sound of surging blood in the ears, or
the noise of the labored pumping, are
the common expressions of a nervous
or fu.nctional disturbance of the heart's
action.
The most common causes of false'
heart -disease are dyspepsia, nervous
prostration, and 'excessive smoking.
IL is often difficult to persuede Lhe
supposed sulferer from heatt-disease
tlaat. the stomach is the offending or-
gan, Th.., se may be to other dyspep-
tics symptoms,' and it seems absurd
to argue that one organ can be dis-
eased without any Symptoms, while
another presents symptoms without be-
ing diseased. Purtnemnore, aoine pec0
pie reef alililus ooneOlatory pride in
having aheart affection, and 80 not
like their diagnosis to; be brushed
aside and their trouble referred to Lhe
atromantle stomach.
Such an unbeliever shoal(' credit .hie
.d.octOr with good .hatentions, at tenet,
and ,give his treatment a fah *int,
svilen he .will probably find that "hie
raith has made him whole," and his
heirrt-diseaSe will disappear as .his clis
gestion
One fairly distinetiv,e difference be-
tween funotional and organic heart-
diaease is that the symptotna-the pal-
pitation, the. irregular pulse, and the
consoionsnees of the heart's action
are,pessistent in oases of organic dis-
ease, but uneertain and of varying ins
tensity in &see or functional cliffieuls
...A regularly irmsruicir pulse, for ex-
ample, is more apt to belong to real
disease or the heart; yet this is not an
Infallible rnI, for the cause of the
functional slistarbance - excessive
smoking for instanee-may be so con-
stently active that,the funetional 'dis-
turbanee 'is' allowed no room: -
The anxiety aroused by the ,suripos-
e(1 presence of heartsdiseitse and the
goneequent toreboding of sudden death
latiVe ovary Marital tendehey else to
nteneify and make permanent the cites
quieting symptoms,
The safest ands wiseet 'course for one
Who thinks ha has heart-disenee is to
seek the opinion and abide by the ad-
vice or askilled physielan. Self-diage
1103iS and consequent worry are worse
IVIaiden-How do you
ike nsy engegement ring 9. Second Th.
oilstone Ilkiitleitss,Oh 1 it is the tarot,
iess:g.te,I07hgnits 113711; hblIal that 'yotf
Isa-
ilea our cook's soldier -lover to my
irtiaday dinner 9 Husband -Cos la i
Clfd not want blin to gat the best
Mails Ot every dislt,
' WOMAN AND MOUSE.
10 is an old, old ste-ry to ace. use wo-
mankind 01 eelevardiele Where the PITS -se
Is concerned. But the oft -repeated
charge that any woman will immedi-
ately go into hysterias or spasms at,the
mere sight of asmall-sixed rodent is
an insult to 'the sex. Some may evince
their dislike ot mice in .thie.way, but
there are notable and tonsoicuotts ex-
ceptions, Ira example, one svornan,
while engaged, in her domestio duties,
encountered one in the flour barrel.
Now, most women, under similar cir-
cumstances, would have uttered (slow
genuine shrieks and then sought safety
in the garret, hut this one possessed
snore than the ordinary degree Of genu-
ine courage. She summoned the man-
servant end told hint to get the gun,
call the dog and station himself itt a
convenient distance. Then she clam -
bred half way up stairs end coin-
meneed to punch the floer barrel
a pole. I're.sently the mouse made its
m ,
ppearance and started tiereSS the Stools
The dog ate once Went; in purtuft, 'The
Mail fired, end the dog dropped dead;
the, lady fainted and fell davsnstairs,
and the man, thinking that she wee 1
killed end fearing that be vvould be
aarnraoshittsednfootrbtolinc, antoornirdsienree, .d‘itsha,appuleaourestie
esloained. •
NOT APPLICABLE.
Mr. Spoonarnore, asked Miss Quick-
step, do you approve of the peace
Views of the czar of Puss/at
Meet assu0ed19 1 do, eneweeed the 1
yoting man. 15
Then don't you think you'd better
disarm, as it wexet
The Views ot the eatir of Bessie, do
not tipsily to this eountry, replied lin, s'
81).2sttnciSmlisisrs'atin remained where it 1
was. na