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IRA IN THE CITY.
I wonder what they're doin' these de
lightful days out there,
Where the good old crispy feelln' comes
a-stealtn' through the air
can almost taste the cider that la
pourin' from the mill,
Seems as though I hear the rustle in the
corn shocks on the hill.
["fan seem to see the pun'klns gleamln'
yellow on the ground,
And the blossoms of the buckwheat with
the bees a-buzzln' round.
I wonder if the apples of the old tree by
the gate
Have been gathered yet? They always
used to ripen rather late
And, gee whiz, how good they tasted,
and what lots of juice they had,
And the smell that there was to 'em—
that alone 'ud make you glad.
Oh, I'd like to be out yonder, where the
colts kick up and play,
And the folks keep on belivln' that the
Lord ain't fur away.
wonder If they ever, as they're work
in' on out there,
Set to thinkln' of where I am—wonder if
they ever care?
Oh, I s'pose the old spring bubbles just
as cool and just as clear
As it use to 'fore I ever dreampt of com
in' way up here,
^And the path down from the kitchen
s'pose it's there the same to-day,
And wore down as smooth and bare as
though I'd never come away.
wonder if they ever notice my initials
where,
Long ago, I cut 'em into all the stable
doors out there?
And I wonder when they see 'em if they
ever think of me,
And would like to see me back there
where the wind's a-blowin' free.
Where the hick'ry nuts come tumblin'
with a rattle from the limb,
Anl the Lord's still near the people and
they still believe in Him?
I s'pose the sumac's crimson and the ma
ple's turnin' red,
Just as though I'd never left there with
big notions in my head,
And the cows I'll bet go wadin' to the
middle of the stream,
'And stand there, kind of solemn, and
look fur away and dream.
Not a thing has stopped out yonder just
because I left one day,
And if I'd go back the city'd never
know I'd been away.
—S. E. ICiser, in Chicago Record-Herald,
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The Wrong Woman.
"By Winifred Graham.
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1
AM
quite a young' girl, and
a
lady-
librarian by profession.
While traveling to various coun
try houses, I have met with many
strange adventures, though indexing
musty old libraries sounds dry as
dust to the casual ear.
Being one of a large family, I
revel in the relaxation of work, by
which I escape "the trivial round, the
common task," though often I pine
for riches, ease, and chiffon.
One bright sunny morning I met
an old friend of my father's—Mr
Jessop—who often recommends me
to book-collecting friends.
"My dear," he said, "I've a little job
for you, if you like to take it on."
My eyes glistened, for at the mo
ment I was "out of work.!'
"I have mentioned you to a delight
ful old lady,'" he continued, "living
in a beautiful country house. She
is anxious to have her splendid li
brary catalogued by a professional
I warn you she is eccentric,-but in a
very nice way—so good and kind to
everybody, and especially fond of
girls."
I thanked him heartily, declaring I
loved eccentric people.
"Then I will ask her to write to
you," he said.
Sure enough, a few days later I re
ceived a request to visit Stanley
House. But the letter brought with
it a sense of disappointment, for Mrs.
Shepperton informed me she was go
ing for a short tour abroad, so I
could not see her.
"I have a very nice housekeeper,"
she wrote, "who will look after your
comfort. I hope you will make your
self quite at home. The carriage
shall meet you at the station."
On my arrival I was greeted with
a pleasurable surprise. A lady in
purple velvet, with a beautiful lace
mantilla swathing her white hair,
came across the hall to greet me.
She had quaint side curls, and a be
nign expression. One or two ex
quisite jewels glittered in her laces.
"My dear," she said, drawing me
to the fire, "I never expected to have
the pleasure of seeing you, but I
have had great trouble with my ser
ants the last day or two. My house
keeper, upon whom I absolutely rely,
has been called away to the bedside
of a dying friend and, owing to an
unfortunate disagreement amongst
the domestics, I And myself very
sliorthanded. I have therefore put
off my visit until to-morrow, when
my housekeeper returns. I felt it
was not quite safe to leave this es
tablishment with no one to keep
order."
I tried to be very sympathetic, for
the old lady attracted me.
She looked at me very admiringly,
now and again dropping a compli
ment that sent the blood tingling to
irw cheeks.
She told me I talked well, declar
ing it was a pity I had not seen more
of the world. I said that I was one
of
a
large family, and therefore un
able to travel. She drew from ,me
involuntarily many of my hopes and
aspirations.
"We will have our coffee," she said,
"in 'the Venetian chamber. You are
sure to lose your way at first in this
house, it is so queerly built. There
are
grange
passages
in the
wall*..
which would lend themselves very
conveniently to burglars. They are
well supplied with small doors in
the panels of the rooms. See," she
said, drawing a curtain aside as we
entered the Venetian chamber, "here
is a little door you would hardly ob
serve, even were the curtain absent.
The passage behind runs the whole
length of the house. It is dark and
dusty, and I should not advise
*you
to venture on a voyage of discovery."
"It certainly looks very ghostly,"
I said, as we sat on a low sofa, com
fortably sipping our coffee.
The old lady's eyes rested upon me
benignly.
"I feel so happy to-night," she-mur
mured. "You have made me realize
how lonely my life is."
She took my hand and stroked it
softly. I half expected to hear her
purr. Then came one of the most
startling moments of my life.
Mrs. Shepperton, whom that very
day I had seen only for the first
time, made an amazing proposition.
She told me I reminded her very for
cibly of a daughter she had lost long
years ago. She expressed an intense
d'esire for my company, and begged
me to go abroad with her on the fol
lowing morning.
"It won't be for very long," she de
clared soothingly. "And I will buy
you some lovely Parisian clothes if
your wardrobe is insufficient. I will
write to your mother to-morrow, and
explain what I have dope. I am sure
she could not possibly mind, especial
ly as we were introduced by a mu
tual friend."
Somehow I still felt under a spell,
and the delightful suggestion proved
too tempting. I have always been
impressionable and somewhat hot
headed, I fear. Assuring myself that
my family could have no objection, I
joyfully consented to accompany
Mrs. Shepperton on her pleasure
trip.
As we talked over the many de
lights of foreign travel, I suddenly
started forward, grasping her elbow.
"What is the matter, child?" she
asked.
"I saw a figure," I gasped, "hiding
in that curtain opposite. I could
have declared the form of a man
stood behind the velvet. The out
linev of his shoulder showed quite dis
tinctly."
Mrs. Shepperton started up, trem
bling.
"It must have been your fancy,"
she cried, begging me to look behind
the curtain but, of course, this was
useless. Had anyone been there, he
would have retired through the panel
door into the long, dark passage be
yond.
I tried to forget what I had seen,
telling myself it was only imagina
tion 'byt the memory haunted me
as I went up to bed.
"Never mind," I thought. "To
morrow you will be far away from
this lonely btiilding."
I dreampt of the pleasure of wealth
and of the many luxuries I was about
to enjoy.
The following morning Mrs. Shep
perton appeared somewhat depressed
at breakfast.
"I want you, if you will, my dear,"
she said, in her soft, cooing voice,
"to do an errand for me on the way
to the station. I shall drive in a
closed carriage, but you must go
round by the town in the victoria,
which will be at the door in a few
minutes. I need a little spare money
for our traveling expenses. Please go
to the bank and change this check
for £100, which you must bring me
in notes."
I took the check, and drove away
cheerfully, glad to feel I could do
her a service.
The drive was a very hilly one,
and the little town nestled at the
foot of a steep descent. As the car
riage proceeded at a slow pace, a
well-dressed man sprang forward,
apparently from the hedge, and took
off his hat to me. 1
I felt myself turning very red, for
I hardly knew what to do, since he
was a total stranger. Before I had
time to think, he jumped into the
carriage, and seated himself beside
me. I nervously grasped the pres
cious check in my hand.
"What do you want?" I asked
sternly, quivering with indignation
at his impertinent action.
"Excuse me, miss," he said, "but I
want that check for £100 which you
are going to cash at the bank."
"You may want it," I said, con
vinced this was a case of highway
robbery, "but you won't get it!"
"Don't be alarmed," he answered,
reading my thoughts. "After all,
you are quite right not to give it up.
I suppose you are unaware that you
are being made the victim of a very
cruel trick? I saw you arrive yes
tei'day, and judged by your looks you
were not an accomplice, though the
accomplices are many of the Mrs.
Shepperton, you know. One has
played her false, and a very large
scheme is about to end in failure.
The old lady who received you so
affectionately last evening, and
tempted you to accept her invitation
of foreign travel, was, strange to re
late, the housekeeper, who should
have received you according to Mrs.
Shepperton's orders. This intriguing
woman has effected a most startling
disguise, not only annexing her mis
tress' clothes, but making her ap
pearance absolutely similar. Having
cleared the house of every honest
servant, she had arranged to leave
England under Mrs. Shepperton's
name, taking with her a large quan
tity of jewelry and plate of immense
value.
Should suspicion have fallen upon
her, you were to have been the scape
goat. For that reason she sent you
to change the check, this morning,
which, of course, has been forgedj
with many others lately paid. I was
aiding in the house last night,- and
heard your conversation in the Vene
tian chamber. Had you gone away
with her, it is terrible td think of
the position in which you might have
been placed."
As I listened to his words, my blood
froze in my veins.
"How can I know whether yoiT
are telling me the truth?" I asked,
still suspicious of the stranger.
"You cannot tell," he replied, "un
til you are given proofs. We are go
ing to drive to the police-station,
where you will find the real Mrs.
Shepperton, who has been recalled to
the neighborhood, and warned of the
intrigue."
I began to tremble violently, but
still kept fast hold on the check, de
termined to give it to no one but the
real Mrs. Shepperton herself.
"I don't wonder you believed In
that evil woman," continued the
stranger. "She has completely de
ceived her confiding old- mistress.
Presently wien we bring them face
to face with each other on the rail
way station, there will be little or
no doubt in Mrs. Shepperton's mind."
.1 could hardly bear the suspense
till the carriage drew up in front of
the police station, and I followed
the tall man through the gateway.
In a little room I espied a palty
trembling figure. An old lady in
costly array, with exquisite furs and
and dainty laces, eyed me curiously
as I entered. For a moment I stared
at her open-mouthed—the white sidej
curls, the arched eyebrows, were all
so like the Mrs. Shepperton with
whom I had conversed not an hour
ago.
Until I had arrived, she had still
hoped there might be some mistake
but my amazement at seeing her
proved the truth of the detective's
story.
"Why do you look at me so strange
ly?" she asked. "Perhaps you have
seen somebody like me?"
She' placed her shaking hand on
my arm, and I noticed a tear rolling
down her withered cheek. I spread
out the "check on the table before
her, and she peered at it curiously
through her glasses. In as few
words as possible I explained whet
had occurred.
"Then it is true?" she gasped, in
a broken voice. "And I would have
trusted her with my life!"
She staggered to the door.
"We have to go to the railroad
station," she said. "It will be an aw
ful moment indeed."
I turned to the inspector pleading
ly-
"May Mrs. Shepperton not return
to Stanley House without seeing that
wicked woman again?" I begged.
"Surely you and your men can ar
rest this imposter without giving
this poor lady the pain of an en
counter?'
She threw me a grateful glance as
I made the suggestion.
"Of course, if Mrs. Shepperton pre
fers it," said the inspector, some
what aggrieved that.she should wish
to forgo the excitement of catching
the thief red-handed.
"I am very grateful to you," said
the tremulous old voice, as, seizing
our reprieve, we were drawn slowly
back up the long, steep hill. "I feel
you have had a great disappoint
ment but, remember, at the same
time you have been mercifully de
livered from very grave things."
I bowed my head at the solemn
words. My heart was too full at
that moment to speak.
A restful sensation come over me
as we turned in at the old stone
gateway. It was to be duty, not
pleasure, and I began to think per
haps duty was the better after all.—
London Answers.
AN EASY PROBLEM.
Something That Should Have Been
Perfectly Plain to Anybody Who
Could Figure.
Hubbard Lawton, familiarly known
as "Hub," was by common consent
the most shiftless man in Pineville.
He had been known to "saw and
split" in a desultory way for a few
of the summer visitors, but beyond
that Hub and labor were strangers,
relates Ycsuth's Companion,
The most easy-going woman in
the town was Lucy Harmon, who
did a little dressmaking when the
fit
seized her -but as a rule she sat
tranquilly on her front doorstep in
summer, and in her front window
during spring, autumn and winter,
doing nothing whatever, with great
contentment of mind and body.
Hub required financial aid from his
relatives every month, and it was un
derstood that Lucy received contri
butions from her neighbors without
any false pride. When it was an
nounced by Hub that he and Lucy
were soon to be married, a plain
spoken neighbor asked a pointed
question.
"How are you and Lucy-expecting
to live?" she inquired. "Who's going
to
earn your bread and butter, Hub?
Lucy's folks nor her neighbor's
won't feel any call to feed her when
she's married to an able-bodied
man."
"Why," said Hub, reproachfully, "I
don't know what folks are thinking
of! Half a dozen people have asked
me that same question. I can al
most support myself, and Lucy can
almost support herself, and I should
think anybody with
a
«Si
madam I
three of
Stories.
•fc' m-feft?,' i»s
head for Ag­
gers could see that when we jine
forces there'll be something left over
for
a
rainy day."
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More Material Benefit
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"I am sorry, doctor, you were not
able to attend the supper last night
it would have done you good to be
there."
"It
has already
done me good,
have
just
prescribed
fop
the participants.—Stray
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DURABLE WIRE FENCE.
Bloat Important Point In Construct
ing One la the Secure Anchoring
of the Poata.
The vital point in wire fence con
struction is the manner in which the
ends ere secured. Especially is this
true of the stronger kind of fences,
where several strands of heavy cable
or elastic wires are used. It is de
sirable that the material used in an
choring the ends used should be
placed in such a manner as to secure
as great a degree of permanence as
the fence itself. The most common
method is to attach a stay wire to
the ground line of the end post, run
ning to near top of second post, with
a
brace of timber from top of end
post to bottom of second, or to a
point near the ground. The objection
to this bracing is that the stay wire
and brace each assist the post to lift
-the end post out of the ground.
Another fault is that the whole
strain of the fence is placed on the
end post at the ground line, the point
first weakened by decay. These ob
jections are obviated in the method
which I have used with perfect sat
isfaction for several years. I use an
end post 7% feet, of good size, say
six to eight inches in diameter sec
ond post also a pretty good one, sev
en feet long. A trench is dug direct
ly in front of the position of end
posts to a depth of 2y2 feet, and
across the line of the draft. End
post is notched around the lower end
to receive four strands of No. 8 "or
9 galvanized wire, of length sufficient
to reach and attach securely to the
second post one-third way down from
top, to be twisted into a cable late/
on. Then set end post in a place
dug in the wall of the trench to
receive it, which should be six inches
deeper than the trench.
A narrow cut should be made to al
low the stay wire to pass in a direc4,
line, as shown in cut (Fig. 1). Place
"dead man" (any rough piece of
souud timber will answer a log 12
inches in diameter split in quarters
is satisfactory) in trench on top of
stay wire and fill in with solid earth
or stones, being careful to pack snug
ly insert horizontal brace and twist
stay wire by a short durable stick put
through the center. This can bi
made fast to the fence after-at is
put on.
My way for leaving space for a
gate in a line of fence is to set two
good, large posts each side, nine feet
apart use a horizontal brace one
third way down from top and a stay
of four heavy wires running from
that point on second post to "dead
man" buried in center of gateway.
Over each end of "dead man" drive
a pair of strong stakes in such a wav
that they cross and form a crotch,
in which lay a pi^ee of timber and'
bind it to the center of the "dea.l
man" with a piece of wire. Then fill
in and tamp earth and stones well
around the "dead man," and if prop
erly done your fence will not come
loose or gate drawn away from its
fastenings. In setting line posts I
scatter the dirt (removed with a
post-hole spade) and pack small
stones around the post with an iron
bar. The frost never pulls them om.
—Don B. Husted, in Ohio Farmer.
Irrigation hy Pumping.
In our western country and even in
Eome localities in the central west
considerable irrigation has been done
by means of pumps. Some declare
that irrigation by means of pumps
can never amount to much. But we
know that this practice is as old as
civilization, and this mode of irriga
tion has been employed in some parts
of the world successfully for centu
ries. There are many places in our
western states where from five to 15
acres of land are irrigated by pumps
driven by windmills. Doubtless the
future will see the further utilization
of the pump, whether driven by wind
or by other force.—Farmers' Review.
The Special Crop Idea.
The need of adapting special crops
to special localities and of determin
ing the fitness of the soil for their
successful culture is becoming daily
more and more evident. For instance
the soil and climatic conditions in the
vicinity of Dorr, Allegan county, in
southwestern Michigan, are such that
400 acres of Jand are devoted to the
raising of cucumbers for pickling pur
poses. Fifty cents, a bushel is the pre
vailing price this season. The stor
age rooms are of sufficient capacity
to store 50,000
bushels.
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AW
SUCCESS IN FARMING.
It Depends on the Way the Bnninf
la Conducted and flow Small
Things Are Done.
Success in farming depends
HANDY SEED
on
If one is to make a success at farm
ing he must pay strict attention to
all these.odd jobs. He cannot be an
agent for everything that comes
along, go with a threshing machine
all the fall, or draw all the milk to
the creamery for his neighbors. If
practicable for best results, he must
have his plowing done in\he fall for
spring crops never keep two hired
men when only one is needed. A
great many farmers keep one hired
man the year round, when his serv
ices five or six months would be all
that is necessary. The manner lh
which the implements are used on
some farms bring a great loss to
the owner. They should be care
fully sheltered at all times when not
in use', and given a coat of paint
when required. Keep posted on the
markets of the future and sell ac
cordingly.
In growing crops aim to raise what
the markets demand. All markets
are not alike and a close observation
of the demands of the customer, as
well as the seasons when certain
kinds of farm produce is preferred
will give the farmer an advantage
which will enable him to secure bet
ter prices. Remember, it is the buyer
who is to be satisfied. If in market
ing poultry the consumer prefers
fowls with yellow legs, it is to the
producer's interest to grow such. The
best breed for his purpose is that
which he finds will give the buyer
the greatest satisfaction, arid what
is true of poultry also is true of a
great many other products of the
farm. V. M. Couch, in Farmers'
Voice.
BOX FOR SEED CORN.
Excellent Contrivance for Those
Who Save the Seed While Gath
ering the Year's Crop.
41
CORN BOX.
outside edge of the box around under
the box near each end and up above
tlie inside edge sufficient to form
hooks then put long bolts through
to keep from spreading. If made
right it will bear a man's weight. I
have used the same box over 15 years.
I prefer to save seed corn while gath
ering, as I then see and handle every
ear.—E. L. Christy in Epitomist.
PERTINENT FARM NOTES.
Over 50 different commercial pro
ducts are manufactured from corn.
The United States raises four-fifths
of the world's corn, over 2,000,000,000
bushels annually.
There is a wide divergence of opin-.
ion as to the outcome of the United
States' rice crop for 1902. Estimates
of yield range from 3,000,000 to 4^000,
000 sacks.
Where a locality becomes addicted
to the habit of growing one crop year
after year, the average soil deterio
rates unless fertilizers are applied, if
the crop is sold from the farm.
A well arrangea system of rotation
contributes greatly to maintaining
the uniform fertility of the soil, and
is also one of the readiest means by
which to get rid of insect pests.
Illinois, for the last 25 years, has
averaged over
a
quarter of a billion
bushels of corn annually. An increase
of one bushel of corn to the
acre
means to Illinois farmers $4,000,000.
The results of co-operative fertiliz
er tests on meadows conducted
in
England in 1900, showed that the most
profitable proportions of commercial
fertilizers were 150 pounds of nitrate
of soda, 200 pounds of superphosphate
and 300 pounds of kanit per acre.
long Horns Passing Away.
The famous Texas steer,
which so much has been
history, and which
cent times has figured
ment of the great
becoming extinct.
and its companion,
the
from Texas,
written in
until quite re­
in the develop­
southwest, is fast
The Texas steer
the
cowboy,
both "passing," and
IJfreg are a .fcrrftjle torm»«t,
folks, and tosJme older
the
way the business is conducted, ana
on how well the small things are
done. One of the principal causes ot
failure in farming is going
on
in
are
will be
soon only in
known
fiction and hj«tory.
The longhorns"
onward
are vanishing before
movement of the bloode*
stock of the north and east. Ger»
onimo,
a
famous long-homed animal
when
36
years old, had
a pair of horns measuring nine and
viS"
feet
tip to tip.—Bura]
ones
Doan's Ointment never
fails
permanent cure. At any dn^
st"^a
The most amiable people am .v
least wp,und the self-love of othe^05^
June Tint Batter Color mal™.» a
market batter.
a
haphazard kind of way, paying no at
tention to the small things and keep
ing no accounts of the outgo or in
come. The few shingles that are off
the barn don't interfere any, only
when it rains, and rainy days are the
only times they have to do these odd
jobs, being so busy other times with
big jobs. There may be a weak place
in the barn floor and some day an
animal will step through. It's only
a short piece of work to repair it
and will be attended to some daj,
but 1hat day never comes.
makea
top of
Diligence is the mother of uood t,
Cervantes.
tor'ui
No matter how long you W*
cough if it hasn't already deveW?!
consumption, Dr. Wood's Norwav l'v
rup will cure it.
The best self-hel»
Rams Horn.
'•-fr*
1
'a
is
helping
nc
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•ft}*
So says Mrs. Josie Irwin,
325 So. College St., Nashvil
Tenn., of Lydia E. Pinkham
Vegetable Compound.
Never in the history of
'"Ms
To save seed corn while gathering
the corn I use a box 12 inches'wide,
ten inches deep and 28 inches long,
suspended from rear end gate of
wagon box by strong hooks. To makS
the hooks, take strap iron 1% inches
wide and extend it from the. upper
medicine
the demand for one particular rcmet
for female diseases equalled
that
tained by Lydia If. Pinkham
Vegetable Compound,
and n«
during the lifetime of this
wonderi
medicine has the demand
for it
so great as it is to-day.
From the Atlantic to the
Pacifi
and throughout the length
and breads
of this great continent come
the gla
tidings of woman's sufferings
relieve
by it, and thousands upon
thousand
of letters are pouring in
from gratefi
women saying that it will
and pos
tively does cure the worst
forms
female complaints.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all
men who are puzzled abon
their health to write her at Lynn
Mass., for advice. Such com
spondence is seen by women onl
and no charge is made.
$3 & $3*52 SHOES
W. L. uouglat shoes an the standard of the wallE
W. JL Doulai Mad* and sold won men's Gow
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