Indianapolis Journal, Volume 51, Number 309, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 November 1901 — Page 7

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, TUR SD AY, NOVE3IBER 5, 1901.

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The Story of a Love DeHind a Throne. By GEORGE DARR M'CUTCHEON Copyright, 1901, by Herbert S. Stone 8c Co.

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c.Tr.Ui l.jixy. a j our. 3 ir.-in t tvalth ar..l a trvt!-r. boards tht at-t-our; ! exi- t I--n-H xr;et .x t.iH-vu trip, tut ttnd. a rayst neu ar..l l-.i u: iful v,unsr -vornan .-n the train v.h: i:.t:-!ts him :.!.d M .veUatly a forelsnr. II is 'ina'.il . 1-arn n i.y t : about her. The tiain H t 't'T'-'J t.'.io-Ji. an acid;.t 'o the -n-'ir.. uiii t!i-: n.yfteriou ur. xv.nni I K-ft tir.'l Men it r?surnj Ita Journey. Mr. Lorry jli;r.tar;ly t-ts ;il-o. th-.u-h 1.'.- iTtnd thU l: wat. on a'.ciJor.t. Mr. Lorry s.ic:':-ls In tt-ti.-,' th tram UM at tl;- t'.ati n lour mils jv.jy ar l t!i- two tike h wild rid'; over the iiK'UiitaLii'. Til1.:- r Utior.s Ucaa- lu-.r.-ly ana tr.e KJri t'di.s him h-n- r.-n.i- is ;-ii:?-n!o-ker .) that iu" is :ro:n E d :lw. I.--. thi capital or tirr.;surk, a . oa.-.tiy f tii U t ha.- r.vor J..rd. a t!.; tram atain i:akcs the aeluaintar.'.e of th" Karl's uri. 1-; and aunt, .n wh'.- oinj i'iv Kr.'- is traveling, and dum hiJ l.'st H r t .ldi-!i hin-.seir in thtir ?r uraca. Tho ;ui-nI'-.-'.rs Id a 'lay in Warshir.yt--u. v.nicli is Mr. Lorry' Lou.-, and he Uues the l.inr, anionic ofa-r thir.es taking the your.,; r.urr.an oat to nrivc an 1 v.howiin; h'.in.If bvJ-cii-ly tn lv.-. The viMtois l-aw- for Nw "iorK with the ir. tent im er s-allln iirmi-'ll itt'.y tor L'jror. After their dn-atture Lorry H unable to settle down to h,u:nes. b't-on.'-.s r2atles.i and Muody. and b-f..r': the end of Mjtnn.er ails fr Europe with tiie puri-o; of vl.-Uin;,' Edelweiss, la l'aris he meets an oll coli'K friend. Harry Anguish, who is romantic and ready for aclvt nturc. and w lio arrant-. to a--ompany him m his tfanh f'-r Mi-j iu ;s.e -ii.-lo V r. After a uo-jd deal of difficulty th-y Iii. J that Graustark Is a tiny -ri:u j illty in tiie mountainous region u An.-trla'M r niot t border. Ldelwelss, a city 7ö,e. is lt.s -fdtal and roetrupoli-;. When they reacli there they find n.any soldiers In evlo. nee. an ! th"y thrnslv j attract much attenn ,n by thoir tlitir.f u!sh-d r.i.i-a ranee and from thu Tact that th.y are Americans, tut they flr.l i.o i-copli in the rdace rand ;usensl-K.ker. N-xt day. i:i FtroM;: about the t-tre t?. an !- ant carriage drawn by gavly caj-arisoned whi'o horees attracts th'ir nttention. and one of th Jidis eeated therein j roves to Le Mis (lu-icen-cloeker. .She chows in'h mrtrle at tho iht o. Lorry, tut later kendi him a. not aettir.g an The i:iiolc of the Throne ltoom. "Tliis !3 the throne room, Allo'Ie!" Tho Princf-?s Yetivo nauscd before two na?oivc rlonr?. It was the next afternoon, an.l sho had already shown him the palace cf a queen the hovel of a paupt-r! Through the afternoon not one word other than tiioj-o which might have passed between good friends escaped the lips of either, lie v.. is ail interest, she all graciousr.esi. Allodo, thu -sturdy guard, swung cpen the door-, drew the curtain, and jtood a.-ide for them to pass. Into the quiet hall tho led him. a prince-s in a gown of Kray, u courtier in tweeds. Inside tho eloors ho paused. "And I thought you were Iiss (lugen?loe!:er." he said. She laughed with the glee of a ehild who lias charmed and delighted through surprise. "Am I not a feeble mite to tit on that throne and rule all that cumes within its reach?" Shu; directed his attention to the throne at tho opposite end of tho hall. "From itH.teat I calmly instruct grayhaired statesmen, wciyh their wisdom and pa?3 upon it as if I wero Demosthenes, challenge the evils that may drive mon;irchs mad, and wonder if my crown 5 on fctraight." "Let mo bo ambassador from the United states and kneel at the throne, your higlii.ess." "I could not endige, in ä jest with the crown my ancestors wore, Mr. Lorry. It is j-acred, thou thoughtless American. Come, we will draw nearer that you may see the beauty of the workmanship in that great old chair." They ttood at tho base of the low, velveted stage 011 which stoed the chair, with Its high back, Its massivo arms and legs nshimrner In tha light from the lofty windows. It wa.ä of gold, inlaid with precious htones diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and other wonderful jewels, a relic of ancient Graustark. "I never tit In the center. Always at one fide or tho other, usually leaning my elbow on the arm. You see, the discussions are generally so long and dreary that I become fatigued. One time I am ashamed to confess It I went to sleep on the throne. That was Ion?: ago. I manage to keep awake -very well of late. Do you like my throne room?" "And to think that it Is yours!" "It is this room that gives me the right to be hailed with 'Long live the princess!' Xot with campaign yells and 'Hurrah for Yeti vc ! How does that sound? 'Hurrah for Yetlve! " She was laughing merrily. "Dcn't say it! It sounds sacrilegious revolting!" "For over three year? since I was eighteen I have been supreme in that chair. During the years of my reign prior to that time I eat there with my Uncle Caspar standing beside me. How often I begged him to sit down with me! Thero was so much room and ho certainly must have grown tired of standing. One time I cried because he frowned at me when I persisted In the presence of a great assemblage of nobles from Dawsbergen. It teems that it was a most important audience that I was granting, but I thought more of my uncle's tired old legs. I remember saying, through my sobs of mortification, that I would have him beheaded. You are to guess whether that startling threat create! consternation or mirth." "What a whimsical little princess you must have been, weeping and pouting and going to sleep," he laughed. "And how scdato and wise you have become." "Thank 5 ou. How very nice you arc. I have felt all along that some one would ditcern my efTurt to be dignified and sedate. They say I am wise and good and gracious, but that is to be expected. They said that of sovereigns as far back as the deluge, I've heard. Would you really like to see me in that old chair?" she asked. "Ah. you are still a woman," ho said, amiling at her pretty vanity. "Nothing could impress me more pleasantly." She stepped carelesly aim inipulsively tipon the royal platform, leaned against the arm of the throne, and with the charming blush of consciousness turned to him with the quickness of a guilty conscience, e.iger to hear his praise but fearful lest he secretly condemned her conceit. His eyes were burning with the admiration that knows no defining, and his breath came quick and sharp through parted lips. Ho involuntarily placed a foot upon the bottom step as If to spring to her side. "You must not come up here!" she cried, shrinking back, ht-r hands extended In fluttering remonstrance. "I cannot permit that at all!" "I beg your pardon." he cried, "that is all the humble plebeian can say. That I may be more completely under this fairy spell, pray cast about ourlf the robe of rank and take up the sceptre. Perhaps. I may fall upon my face." "And hurt your head all over again," s-Iio aid, laughing nervously. She hesitated fr a moment, a perplexed frown crossing her brow. Then he jerked a rich robe ir.m the back of the throne and placed it about her shoulders us only .1 woman can. Taking up the scepter she stood before the great chair, and, with a smile 0:1 her. lips, held it above his In ad. saying softly: "firau.-tark W'-lcoir.s tho American plil.ep." llo tank to his hi.e-o Ik -fore the ral pzin--f-, kisse l the hem of h r robe- and arose with faro pallid. The rha.-m a now , n,. le s m its immensity. TL-- pr;n-'ss jnngerlv seated h'Tielf pn the thron", pf.n .d her cl'bow on th.r broad arm, !,tr white chin in

I.our of the r.-xt day for Lim ar.d hi friend to call at her home with an attendant who wid eom- f r him. The s-ame r.i;ht Lorry ar.1 Anguish overhear a riot to rob the jalico and abduet the i-rineep.. The chief -on-i irator is ad Ir. .vcd as Mh.hiel. Lorry an i Anguish, being arv.1, ref le t, frustrate the plot and ave the liinc--s. Ttu-y Ki-ln entrance to tiie r-alace. One of the ce:ii.irators is lur.nox. a palace guard, ly.rrv and An?uish b-ome srarated. Lorry. h-arins f.jot-t conci als himself and passt s through a df or. flndim; him.-elf in a sleeping loom. A woman speaks, .he tells him the p the prin. e.s. H implores 1 er to bo quiet, t lis her that th-re i a plot usain.t her and that he will Five her; that he is firenftall Lorry. if irr LI -! fae- he truts and obeys. The prir;e.3 is Jliss Gubens! xk 1. Dannox. the special suard, who is one of the traitors, enters and strik.s Lorrv insensible. Ansulsli appearb on th se--r.e and after him Laron D:'ngloss. ehl.f of poli-e, with a ftiuad of nif-n. He had 5Upeet'd the Americans cf evil designs and had followed them to the catle. He has the eonirirütois ii.stantly tsken out ani shot, v.'ilhf.iit ihitikin first to extort from tht-m a ton-l-s!o: as to the identity of th'-'.r leader, named Michael, who has escaped. Lorry, recovering lowly from his injury. Is kept in the palate and mde much of by the princ-.-s and her linclc and aunt. Lorry tails more deeply in love than ever, but realiz- the hopelessness of his rutt. Wtil- he is Ftlll confineel to his room the princess come in alone on one occasion to tee Mm, and h-r klndn.-s causes him to forget his prudence and confess his love for her. SShe admits a regard for him. but tells him that the affection is hopeless, and that they must forget it. Hhe has. however, arranged that ho and Anuuii-h .hall 1 guests at the palace as loni? as th'y shall ?tay in Edelweiss. Anguish wins the affections of the Countess Dagmar, lady-in-waiting to the princess. Lorry l'arns that raustark is cn the verge of ruin; that a w.ir lebt of $.'). f.M),'"0 will shortly fall dut. and default mt-anä the forfeiture of nearly all of Graustark avo Eddweiss The prince can avert di.-asttT by giving her hand in marriage to l'riri-e Lorenz or i'rinee Gabriel, of adjoining province?. Each i coarse and dissipated.

her hand, and tranqilly surveyed the voiceless American p-ince. "You have not said, 'Thank you.' " she said, finally, her eyes wavering beneath his steady gaze. "I am only thinking how easy it would be to cross the gulf that ilea between us. With two movements of my body I can place it beforo you, with a third I can be sitting at your side. It is not so difficult after all," he said, hungrily eyeing the broad chair. "Xo man, unless a prince, ever sat upon this throne," she said. "You have called mc a prince." "Oh, 1 jested," she cried quickly, comprehending his intention. "I forbid you!" Her command came too late, for he was beside her on the throne of Graustark! She sat perfectly rigid for a moment, intense fear In her eyes. "Do you know what you have done?" she whispered, miserably. "Usurped the throne," he replied, assuming: an ease and complacence he did not feel. Truly he was guilty of unprecedented presumption. "You have desecrated desecrateel! Do hear?" she went on, paying no attention to his remark. "Peccavi! Ah, your Majesty, I delight in my sin. Fur once I am u power; I speak from the throne. You will not have me abdicate in the zenith of my glory? Be kind, most gracious one. Besides, did you not once cry because your uncle refused to sit with you? Had he been the possessor of a dangerous wound, as I am. and had he found himself so weak that he could stand no longer, I am sure he would have done as I have sat down in preference to falling limp at your feet. You do not know how badly I am wounded," he pleaded, with the subtlest doublo meaning. "Why should you wound me?" she asked, plaintively. "You have no right to treat the throne I occupy as a subject for pranks and indignities. I did not believe you could bo so forgetful." Thero was a proud and pitiful resentment in her voice that brought him to his senses at once. He had detlled her throne. In shame and humiliation he cried: "I am a fool an ingrate! You have been too gentle with me. For this despicable act of mine I cannot ask pardon and it would be beneath you to grant it. I have hurt you, and I can never atone. I forgot how sacred is your throne. Let me depart in disgrace." He stood erect as if to forsake the throne he had stained, but she, swayed by a complete reversal of feeling, timidly, pleadingly touched his arm. "Stay! It is my throne, after all. I shall divide it, as well as the sin, with you. Sit down again, I beg of you. For a brief spell I would rule beside a man who is fit to be a king, but who is a desecrator. There can bo no harm and no one shall be tho wiser for this sentimental departure from royal custom. Wo arc "children, anyhow mere children." With an exclamation of delight, he resumed his position beside her. His hand trembled as he took up b?rs to carry it to his lips. "We are chiMreu-plajing with tire," he murmured, this Ingrate, this fool! Sho allowed her hand to He limply In his, her head sinking to the back of the chair. When her hand was near his feverish lips, cool and white and trusting, he checked the upward progress. Slowly he raised his eyes to study her face, finding that hers were closed, the semblance of a smile touching her lips as if they were in a happy dream. The lips! The lips! The lips! The madness of love rushed into his heart; tha expectant hand was forgotten; his every hope and every desire measured themselves against his discretion as ho looked upon the tempting face. Could he kiss those lips but once his life would be complete. With a start she opened her eye, doubtless at the command of the masterful ones above. The eyes of blue met the eyes of gray in a short, sharp struggle, and the blue went down in surrender. His lips triumphed slowly, orawing closer and closer as if restrained and impelled by the same emotion arrogant love. "Open your eyes, darling." he whispered, and she obeyed. Then their lips met her lirst kiss of love! She trembled from head to foot, perfectly powerless beneath the spell. Again he kissed a prinee.-s on her throne. At this second kiss her eyes grew wide with terror, and she sprang from his side, standing before him like one bereft of reason. "Oh, my God! What have you done?" she wailed. He staggered to his feet, dizzy with jy. "Ha!" cried a gruff voice from the doorway, and the guilty onts whirled to look upon the witness to their blissful crime. Inside the curtains, with carbine leveled at the head of the American, stood Al!ode, the guard, his face distorted by rage. The princess screamed and leaped between Lorry and the threatening carbine. "Allude!"' she cried, in frantic terror. He angrily crid out something in his native tongti", and she breathlessly, imploringly replied. Lorry did not understand tluir words, but be knew that she had saved him from death nt the hand of her loyal, tiring gu ird. Allode lowered his gun. bowed low and turned l:i back open thethrone. "lie hrt Wuuhl hae kilhd ou." hi .-aid. tremulously, her lace the picture of combined ag.my and :eli f. She r-itu tnb-'red the MiKhtiiig kisses and then the nvc! ied disaster. "You-what ud j (iii -;jy t,, hint'.''' Ii -asked.

"I-I-oh, I will not tell you," she cried. "I beg of you!" "I told him that he was to was to put down his gun." "I know that, but why?" he persisted. "I-Ach, to save you, stupid!" "How did you explain the the " He hesitated, generously. "I told him that I had nut been-that 1 had not been " "Say it!" "That I had not been offended!" she gasped, standing stiff and straight, with

eyes glued upon the obedient guard. "You were not?" he rapturously cried. "I said it only to save your life!" she cried, turing liercely upon him. "I shall never forgive you! Never! You must go you must leave here at once! Do you hear? I cannot have you near me now I cannot see you again. Ach, God! What have I given you the right to say of me?" "Stop! It is as sacred as " "Yes, yes I understand! I trust you, but you must go! Find some excuse to give your friend and go to-day! Go now!" she cried, intensely, lirst putting her hands to her temples, then to her eyes. Without waiting to hear his remonstrance, if indeed he had the power to utter one, she glided swiftly toward the curtains, allowing him to follow at his will. Dazed and crushed at the sudden end to everything, he dragged his footsteps after. At the door she spoke in low, imperative tones to the motionless Allode, who dropped to hi3 knees and muttered a reverential response. As Lorry passed beneath the hand that held the curtain aside, he glanced at tho face of the man who had been witness to their weakness. He was looking straight ahead, and from his expression, it could not have been detected that he knew there was a man on earth save himself. In the ball she turned to him, her face cold and pale. "I have faithful guards about mc now. Allode has said he did not see you in the throne room. He will die before he will say otherwise," she said, her lips trembling with shame. "By your command?" "By my request. I do not command my men to lie." Side by side they passed down the quiet hall, silent, thoughtful, the strain of death upon their hearts. "I shall obey tho only command you have given, then. This day I leave the castle. You will let me come again to see you? There can be no harm " "Xo! You must leave Graustark at once!" she interrupted, the tones low. "I refuse to go! I shall remain in Edelweiss, near you, just so long as I leel that I may be of service to you." "I cannot drive you out as I would a thief," she said, pointedly. At the top of the broad staircase he held out his hand and murmured: "Good-bye, your highness!" "Good-bye," she said, simply, placing her hand in his after a moment's heistation. Then she left him. An hour later the two Americans, one strangely subdued, the other curious, excited and impatient, stood before the castle waiting for the carriage. Count Halfont was with them, begging them to remain, as ho could see no reason for the sudden leave-taking. Lorry assured him that they had trespassed long enough on the court's hospitality, and that he would feel much more comfortable at the hotel. Anguish looked narrowly at his friend's face, but said nothing. He was beginning to understand. "Let us walk to the gates. The count will oblige us by instructing the coachman to follow," said Lorry, eager to be off. "Allow- me to Join you in the walk, gentlemen," said Count Caspar, immediately Instructing a lackey to send the carriage after them. He and Lorry walked on together. Anguish lingering behind, having caught sight of the Countess Dagmar. That charming and unconventional piece of nobility promptly followed the prime minister's example and escorted the remaining guest to tho gate. Far down the walk Lorry turned for a last glance at the castle from winch love had banished him. Yetive was standing on the balcony, looking not at the monastery but at the exile. She remained there long after the carriage had passed her gates, bearing the Americans swiftly over the white Castle avenue, and there were tears in her eyes. To be Continued Next Thursday.) Git Al'STAHIv AXD ITS A.1IES. The Author Asks AVho Known More About the Country than He. Literary Bulletin. Critics all over the land have ben aghast at the temerity of George McCutcheon in giving his "Graustark" heroine, the Princess Yetive, such a name as Guggenslocker to be used even as a traveling pseudonym' But Mr. McCutcheon was not without a purpose in selecting such a name. In the first place, it was not her name, and she gave her ftrst evidence of wit when she and her relatives undertook to utilize it as a shield from notoriety. Who would look for royalty under the signature of a person nameel Guggenslocker'. She was traveling incognito and she escaped all chance of being recognized as a bit of feminine royalty by sailing along as Miss Guggenslocker. Lorry had his first opportunity to display his courage when he continued to admire her after he found that she was a Guggenslocker and the possible descendant of a butcher's sign, a sausagemaker's trade, or a beermaker's brew. At any rate she was named for the express purpose of touching Mr. Lorry's sense of the divine in woman, and she was beautiful and entrancing enough to make him forget that her name was anything but euphonious. Mr. Lorry did not like the name, but he liked tho girl long before he knew she was a princess and the owner of a name as strange as it was sweet. Yetive is the name of the daughter of Capt. Abner Pickering, of the Second United States Infantry, now in the Philippines. The very oddness of tho name appealed to the author and he gave it to his princess. Incidentally, ho is given to queer names In his writings. Nearly every short story has had some one with a peculiar name, and in the long story now in course of preparation he has a fine fellow who Is burdened with the name of James Coward. As for tho other queer names in "Graustark" they are not intended to be the sort that one hears in any country save the one in which they are found. Mr. McCutcheon pertinently asks the critics to tell him the names of any Graustark people that they may know. If they know any more about the language, the topography, the characteristics, the names of a principality that he dl scovered, settled, populated and managed exclusively, they deserve a place alongside tho most marvelous explorers of the universe. He offers a reward for the man who will show him where the land of Graustark is to be found on the map; for the man who will produce a Graustark dictionary; for the man who will procure for him a directory of the City of Kdelwtiss, other than the one now in his possession and from which he gathered tho names used in his novel. When the Poefn Shin Came In. "My ship will come some day." he said; 'sUie'a on the sea soniewhen !" And Time laid hands upon his had And snatched away ins hair. Uut tdill lie said that he could wait. He knew his ship, soive day. Would sail In tearing rieilous freight From harbors far away. One morn he called: "A sail! A sail! My ship comes home to n!'' A vessel sped before the gale Across the troubled s-a; "My rhip has cme at last!"' he cried; s-he proudly rode th swell. And as fhe touched the wharf he died Who waited long and well. llf-r hold -i - full of precious wares That 1 ...d lairly earned; Th pi ices of has rtrly cares Were many tones letund: ILsh up the bro.-id. blu- jenr.ai.t "Fame"Vaed proudly from the ma. Ai d n it pe'! it?, hi. name - His idti-i waj i;i. at last. S. L Kis..-r. Tin Ww Orient-! iMal U ,.m ii . way v.j. ih.- Mi!."is:-i;pi ri r. having iast-t 1 . ...1. .1. 1 1 - A -. 1 1 j Tin il.u k will b- in front of NYw Orleans on W t .1:. lay nrninsr. it ml the rtceptivii 1 a ill tkt i'lu' - that la.

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31 list n Farmer Work Hard? J. V. Ingham, in Ohio Farmer. How hard u farmer should or must work depenus on his farm, family and circumstances, and upon how high a standard of livins in the way of comfort, luxury and display he has nxed for himself. If he is contented to live in a hut, and "from hand to mouth," or half starved, like the Indians, without the comforts of civilization, he need not work very hard. If he wants to live better than the Indians, have a good house and barn, respectable furniture, horses and carriages, a good garden and orchard, and, above all, educate his children, he must work harder. Ml the farmers of my acquaintance who began poor and are now in good circumstances, were hard workers with both head and hands. The richest farmer in northern Pennsylvania, who commenced with nothing and owned half a dozen farms when he died, and had money lent, was a tremendous worker, and no doubt worked too hard, although he lived to be past seventy. Ml the great lawyers, doctors, authors, editors and preachers who have obtained wealth or fame in the world, were untiring workers, and there is no doubt that many of them, like Sir Walter Scott, worked too hard and shortened their lives thereby. The hard thinkers were also hard workers. Dr. Franklin did not believe in lying In bed in the morning. "Plow deep, while sluggards sleep." was one of his maxims. Horace Greeley said that maybe the invention of labor-saving machines would make it possible to lessen the hours of labor to ten hours, but for his part, he had always been obliged to work fourteen or lifteen. In Great Britain the first power looms and other labor-saving devices Introduced were smashed to pieces by mobs of excited workmen, who feared their introduction would rob them of the chance to labor and would take the bread from the mouths of their children. Mistaken souls! It has leen the use of labor-saving machines, -and not strikes, that has shortened their day's labor two or three hours, and has greatly increased comforts and luxuries. No farmer should work so hard that he cannot sleep well at night and does not get rested and refreshed by the next morning. Bodily labor, if not too severe, insures good sleep. Stephen Girard declared that he was obliged to tire himself with bodily labor in order to obtain good rest at night. No doubt many farmers in easy circumstances work harder than they need to, and some harder than they ought to, but the danger of overwork is never so great as the danger of underwork and the seduction of the easy cnair. It is becoming fashionable for writers to tell farmers they are working too hard and that they should hold up, take more holidays, attend more picnics Mid be happy. It is advice which they think farmers will be pleased to hear, even if they do not act upon it. Farmers should not work so hard that they los3 their mental vigor and cannot read their newspai.fr even in the daytime without going to sleep. This is a sate rule and is. perhaps, about as definite a one as can be made. When How Cholera Breaks Out. Orange Judd Farmer. Swine diseases are beginning to cause considerable loss to tho farmers of Wisconsin. The State Live Stock Sanitary Board in its first bulletin calls attention to this, and Trof. H. L. Russell, of the State University, suggests that in times of cholera outbreaks it is wise to consider all deaths of swine as possibly caused by contagion, and to act accordingly. The lirst, thing to be done is to remove the animals from infected quarters, separating, if possible, those that are still healthy from the already affected individuals. There is, of course, some danger of animals developing the disease after removal, if they have already been exposed. Alfiicted animals should be cared for by one person, anil no dogs or other stock allowed near the yards or pens. As rapidly ;:s animals die they should be disposed of in a way so as to prevent the further distribution of the disease. This should be done bv burning the carcass, if possible, or burning it deeply, not less than four feet, so that dos cannot dig it up and carry the contagion. It should be tho duty o" the local health officer to see that this disposal is performed in a proper manner. Ir.feeted pens and yards must be sprinkled liberallv with carbolic acid -olution or lime, if crude carbolic acid is ntd it is neeessarv to dissolve the tarry-looking fluid in an e.jual quantity of sulphuric acid, th-n dilute tli- same with water to form a 4 or 5 p.r cent, solution of the mixture two p.. its sulphuric aetd. two parts crude car-bdii-acid. nin ty-six parts of waU-r. Dime Is an exctllent disinfectant for this m-rni. aud moreover It possesses th.j adatitage of tuiug cheap and readily obtuin-.il.!,-. In viov of th- fact that the hog cholera bacillus can retain it- vitality in the .-oil lor a numb'-r of months, it is not vsire to allow a froh lot of lios to occupy ii:fciet p' or yardu for s-everal months i.r-i.-ss tiie :linfcctioii process has been

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numbers threaten to make it impossible to raise grain in our fields. In .hunting birds let tho hunter turn his entire attention to the Hnglish sparrow not the sweet ground s;parrow. By doing so he will cheapen his bread and remove one great source of defilement to our houses, and let the ladies resolve to discontinue wearing the feathers of the dead innocents for ornament. Then we may soon expect to see our groves again filled with our most useful and musical birds. Art of Pruning;. Median's Monthly. Trobably one of the best tests as to a good knowledge of practical gardening lies in the manner in which the pruning knife is handled, for the deplorable effects of a lack of this knowledge are seen everywhere. The chief success in fruit culture comes from the knowledge and the practice of judicious pruning. One has but to look at an ordinary vineyard, and the result of some good gardener's growth of grapes under glass, to see the wide difference between ignorance and knowledge. The good grape-grower under glass will use the pruning knife so judiciously that the plants will be healthy and productive for a hundred years, bearing fruit as freely and as vigorously from near the roots as at the top of the vine. The grower on the garden trellis, or on the side of a barn or building, finds his vines no good at the end of a few years. The variety he pronounces no good, and ho rushes after every new kind to correct the results of his own folly. One may travel through the length and breadth of the land and not find a case of sound pruning, and, at the same time, notice the weakness and decay in orchards everywhere all due to ignorance of pruning. There will be seen many cases where the owners understood this much: that pruning was a necessary part of a good gardening education but not knowing anything of causes and results, they have rather hastened than arrested the destruction of their trees. Shrub in Winter. W. K. I'gan, in Country Life in America for November, tells how shrubs or any outdoor plant are to be protected in winter. "Low temperature," he says, "does not injure the plants so much as repeated thawing and freezing. Situation as to condition of soil wet or dry, nnd the texture, light or heavy are important considerations. In light, dry soils many plants winter readily which would perish if the conditions were reversed. On raised beds they usually do better than in sunken ones. Newly planted material requires a better protection than established plants of the same species. Some shrubs inclining toward tenderness diervilla, for example When growing strongly and late, owing to u rich soil, require protection; whereas. If in poor soil where growth is restricted and ripens early, they do not. "The necessity ef winter protection is mainly as follows: First, to prevent excessive depth of frost at the roots; second, to shield the semi-frozen branches from the sun's rays; third, to prevent thawing during temiKjrary warm spells-; fourth, to retard premature, activity in spring, where late frosts are liable." An Kxnrnplr of Content. Detroit Free Tress. "The little wayside sermons we got should be taken into account in life's valuable discipline," remarked a thoughtful society matron, "and these are more numerous than would be believed by people who overlook them. I was walking on the street the other day, a trifle perturbed In mind about some personal matter perhaps a new frock which didn't tit, or a formal dinner that bail not been without flawwhen a little ten-year-old black boy ran past me at a rapid gait. It was a cold morning, and he was barefooted nnd thinly clad; but his face was in a broad grin of happiness, his eyes and teeth shining llko precious stones. "What made him so happy? Weil, he was flying a kite, and that kite was. in my opinion, a marvelous Invention. It was only a good-sized paper bag. with the bottom cut out. a rag tail attached, and a string fastened to one edge of the end. The way that simple box kite mounted into the air was astonishing; and the Joy in the little colored boy's face was merely the result of his heartfelt pleasure in his achievement. "I had a chance to ask him where he got his idea for the kite, and he answered me i beerfully : " "Done made it up myself, lady.' "Ileally it made me thoroughly ashamed of mv n ci nt complaining mood to witness that "half-clad, doubtless half-fed little black boy extracting so much genuine pleasure from such meager material as an old paper bag and a bit of string." "oriiiher Dutn. A" tl.'i.- v le ie u- a hNlft . 1-l.yr, With thought that FWift M. bcir Iii.- It.ittef ; p.. in. 1 TT. a t'i;u. i i-ai'.t -"f-'.i. ii t. our suM-?i try. I Ar t liu'i I ii - !., :t .1 !! u- o'er a: in; I S j ' M.f n-l xiuarrv r yiM unto u- r." , j W ith pit) big !;tc in w hi. Ii l.er inaiill- ff!; () M'ft! i t"Ti l i! yt Upen h r Lrow I s.et j'r:-!M"!iiU''ti "t loin; l'art vMl ! J -C. J. Lartlttt.

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