Indianapolis Journal, Volume 52, Number 364, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 December 1902 — Page 7

TUE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. TUESDAY, DECR3IBER 30, 1902.

.The House Opposite A MYSTERY

CHAPTER V. .MRS. ATKINS HOLDS SOMETHING HACK. "Is Mrs. Atkin3 rcadyr I Inquired of the pretty maid. Before she had time to answer I heard the frou-frou of silk skirts advancing rapidly towards mc. The perfume I had already noticed grew still more overpowering, and the lady herself appeared. And an exceedingly pretty little woman she proved to be, too, with golden hair and checks that rivaled the roses. Her large blue eyes were as Innocent and. It would be hypercritical to add. as expressionless as her sisters' of the toy shop. A white musün garment, slashed in every direction to admit of bands and frills of lace, enveloped her small person, and yards of blue ribbon floated around her. Her tiny, dlmpleii fingers were .covered with glitterIns rings, which, however, scarcely outshone her small pink nails. She beamed coquettishly at me, showing some very pretty, sharp little teeth as she did so, and I found myself smlllns back at her, completely forgetting the tragic errand I had come on. ' "Oh, doctor," she cried In a high treble voice, "isn't It dreadful! They tell me that a poor man has been killed In the building, and I am so terrified at having to look at him! Must I really do so?" She wrung her hands In graceful distress. "I'm afraid you must," I replied, smiling down at her. "But you will go with me, won't you?" she begged. "Certainly, dear madam, and if your servants are also ready we had better get it over immediately. As the lady crossed the threshold of her apartment she tucked her hand confidingly into my arm, as if the support of the nearest man were her indisputable right,, and, followed by the two servants, we proceeded in this fashion downstairs. Mr. Merritt met us on the landing and, signing to the two girls to wait outside, ushered us into the room where the body lay. As Mrs. Atkins caught sight of the dead man a great shudder shook her whole body, and I felt the hand on my arm grow suddenly rigid. She neither screamed nor fainted, but stood strangely still, as if turned to stone, her eyes riveted on the corpse In a horrified stare. "Mrs. Atkins?" inquired the coroner. She seemed incapable of answering him. "Mrs. Atkins." he repeated, a little louder, "do you recognize the deceased?" This time she moved slightly and tried to moisten her gray lips. At last, with a visible effort, she slowly raised her eyes and glanced about her with fear. "No, no," she murmured in a hollowvoice. "Mrs. Atkins, I must request you to look at. the dead man again," the detective said, fixing his eyes on her. "One of the elevator boys has identified the body as that of a gentleman who called on you Tuesday evening." She raised her arm as if to ward off a blow, and moved slightly away from me. "I don't know the man," she said. "You deny that he called on you on Tuesday evening?" "I do," she answered in a steady voice. I saw that she was rapidly recovering her self-control and I mado up my mind that I had misjudged the little woman. Under that soft, childish exterior must lie an ir.Co Tilnitable will. .': you deny that you received a man antrat evening?" She glanced hastily at eat b one of us before answering: "No." "0 you did see a gentleman? Who was he?" . She hesitated a moment: "An old friend." "Will you kindly tell us his name?" "No! I won't have him mixed up In this." "Madam." said the detective, "the deceased has been murdered, and " A shriek interrupted him. "Murdered! Oh, no, no," she gasped, her eyes wide with terror. "I regret to say thr.t there Is no doubt of it." "But when how?" she demanded, In a trembling voice. "On Tuesday night." She drew a deep breath. The horror faded slowly from her face, and she repeated with great composure, "Oh, Tuesday night," with a slight emphasis on the Tuesday. The change in her was perfectly startling. She seemed calm almost indifferent. "Have you discovered how he was murdered?" she inquired. "Yes; he was stabbed through the heart by an instrument no larger than a knitting needle." "How strange," she exclaimed; "do you know who committed the crime?" "Not yet," said the coroner; "and now, Mrs. Atkins, I ask you again if you are quite sure that have never seen the de ceased before?" "Yes," she answered, firmly. "And you are willing to testify to this effect?" "Yes." "You are aware that the elevator boy has positively Identified the body as that of your visitor?" "I guess my word's as good as a nig ger's." she said, with a defiant toss of her head. "No doubt," replied the coroner, politely; "but If you would tell us the name and ad dress of your friend we could look him up and be able to assure the police of bis safety, and so save you the disagree able necessity of appearing in court." "In court," she repeated, with a horrified expression. Evidently this possibility had not occurred to her, and she glanced hur rledly around as if contemplating Immedi ate flight. "Mrs. Atkins," said the detective, ear nestly, "I do not think that you realize certain facts. A man has been murdered wno has been identified, rightly or wrong ly, with your visitor. Now, no one saw your friend leave the building, and it Is our business to ascertain that he did so. ran vnn rMI tts tvhnt hrnm of him?" WIM y W ' ' - - ' - A hunted expression came into her eyes, but she answered in a steady voice: "My friend left me at a little after eleven; he was going to take the midnight train to Boston." She paused. "Ills name is Allen Brown there, now:' "Thank you. madam, and what Is Mr Brown's address in Boston?" "I don't know. "What was his address In New York?" "I'm sure I don't know." "Was he In any business?" "I don't know." she answered, sullenly. with a glan'e at the door. "Mrs. Atkins, you seem singularly Ignor ant about your friend your old friend." "Well, I hadn't seen him for some years. He's a stranger in tne city. UVhere is his home?" "I don't know," she answered, imna.tlar.tl v. "Are you a New Yorker, Mrs. Atkins?" Inquired the detective. "Ah, I thought not! And where do you come from; "Chicasro " "Chicago? Indeed! I've been there some myself." Mr. Merritt continued In a conversational tone. "Nice place. How long Is it since you lett mere:" "Six months." sh answered, curtly. ßo It was in Chicago you knew your friend T' "Yes." she admitted, with a slight start. "And you are sure he didn't belong there?""Yes; but look here: why are you asking cci a lot of questions about him? I've

BY ELIZABETH KENT

Copyright, 1902, by (i. 1. Putnam's Song told yon his name and where he's gone to, and if you can't lind him that's your lookout." "The consequences of our not being able to fln.1 him would he much more serious for you than for mo," remarked Mr. Merritt. quletlj. "Now, Mrs. Atkins." resumed the coroner, "can you say In what particular Mr. Brown dliTrrs from this dead man?" "Oh, they're a good deal alike," she replied, fluently but I noticed that she did not look In the direction of the corpse "only Mr. Brown's younger and not so heavy, and his nose is different. Still, the man does resemble Mr. Brown surprisingly. It gave me quite a shock when 1 first saw him." It certainly had, only I wondered If that were the true explanation. "Please tell us what you did yesterday." "I went out in the morning and 1 came home at about half-past five." "What were you doing during all that tlm?" "Oh. several things; I called on some friends and did some errands." "Your husband has been out of town, I hear?" "Yes." "When did he leave the city?" "On Tuesday morning." "When did he return?" "Last night." "At what time?" "Half-past one." "Where did he come from?" "Boston." "But, surely, the Boston train gets in a good deal earlier than that!" the coroner exclaimed. "Yes. there had been a delay owing to a slight accident on the line," she reluctantly explained. "Is Mr. Atkins often away?" "Yes; he's out of town every week or so, on business." "Thank you. Mrs. Atkins, that 13 all." the coroner concluded, politely. But the lady was not so easily appeased, and flounced out of the room without deigning to glance at any of us. The detective Flipped out after her to call the maids, as he explained, but it was five or six minutes before he returned with the waitress. After answering several unimportant questions, the girl was asked whether she nad ever seen the deceased before. " 'AO, sir," she replied, promptly. um anyone call on your mistress on Tuesday evening?" "1 can t say. sir; I was out. "At what time did you go out?" "At about quarter to S, sir." "Where did you go to?" "We went to a party at me sister's." "Who do you mean by we'?" "The cook and me, sir." "Ah. the cook went out, too?" "Yes. sir." "Do you usually go out together?" "No, ir." "How did it harnen that you did so on Tuesday;'' "Mr. Atkins, he was away, so Airs. Atkins she said we might both go out." Mr. Atkins is often away from home, Isn't he?" "Yes. sir." "How often?" "About once a fortnight, sir." "Had Mrs. Atkins ever allowed you both to go out together before?" "No. sir." "Where does your sister live, and what is her name?" "Mrs. Moriarty, 300 Third avenue. The coroner paused to scribble don the address, then resumed: "At what time did you get back from the party?" The girl tugged at her dress In some embarrassment. "It might have been after 11," she reluctantly admitted. "How much after quarter-past, halfpast?" he suggested, as she still hesitated. "It was almost half-past; sir." "And when you returned, did you see your mistress?" "Oh, yes, sir." "Was she alone?" "Yes, sir," the girl answered, with some surprise. "Did you notice anything unusual about her?" "Well, sir, she'd been crying, and I never see her cry before." "What did Mrs. Atkins say to you?" "She scolded us for being so late," the girl answered, shamefacedly. "Was that all she said?" "Yes. sir." "Where was your mistress when you saw her?" "She was lying on the sofy In her bedroom, tired like." "What did Mrs. Atkins do yesterday?" "She went out after breakfast and didn't come back till nearly six." "How did she seem when she returned?" "She'd been crying awful, and she just lay quiet and wouldn't eat no dinner." "Do Mr. and Mrs. Atkins get along well together?" "Oh. sir, they're that loving," she answered with a blush and a smile. Again my curiosity got the better of my discretion and I asked: "Did you hear any strange noises during the night?" The coroner glared at me, but said nothing this time." "Well," replied tho girl, "me and Jane did think we'd heard a scream." Ha, ha. thought I, and I saw Mr. Merritt indulge in one of his quiet smiles. "So you heard a scream." said the coroner. "I don't know for sure; I thought so." "At what time did you hear it?" "I don't know, sir; some time in the night." "What did you do when you heard it?" "Nothing, sir." That was all that could be got out of her. so she made way for the cook, who, after being cross-questioned at some length, did no more than corroborate the waitress's statement, only she was more positive of having heard the "screech," as she called It. "Could you tell whether it was a man or woman who screamed?" inquired tho coroner. "It was a woman's voice, sir." Mr. Stuart, who was next admitted, proved to be a small, middle-aged man. extremely well groomed, and who I recognized as one of the members of my club, whose name I had never known. On being asked If he had ever seen the dead man before, he solemnly inserted a single eyeglass into his right eye and contemplated the corpse with the greatest imperturbability. "So far as I can remember, I have never seen the man before," he answered at last. After replying satisfactorily to a few more questions, he was allowed to retire and his cook took his place. She was a large, stout woman, about thirty years old, with a good deal of that coarse Southern beauty, which consists chiefly in snapping black eyes, masses of dark hair and good teeth. On catching sight of the corpse she threw up her hands and uttered a succession of squeals, which she seemed to consider due to the horror of the occasion, and then turned serenely towards the coroner, and with a slight courtesy stood smilingly awaiting his questions. "What is your name?" he Inquired. "Jeanne Alexandrine Argot." she replied. "You are in the employ of Mr. Stuart?" '"Yes. sar. I 'ave been with Mr. Stuah six a years, and he tell you " "Please look at the deceased and tell me if you have ever seen him before?" the coroner hastily Interrupted. "No. sar." "After answering a few more questions with overpowering volubility, she withdrew, and her husband entered. He was a tall, vigorous man, with large, hawk-like eyes, apparently a good deal older than his wife. Ii'e bowed to us all on entering and stood respectfully near the door, waiting to be spoken to. "What is your name?" inquired the coroner. "Celestln Marie Argot." "You work for Mr. Stuart?" "Y'es. sar; I am Mr. Stuah's butlalr." "Look at this corpse, and tell me If you can identify it as that of anyone you know, or have ever seen?" He now glanced for the first time at the body, and I thought I saw his face contract slightly. But the expression was so fleeting that I could not be sure of it, and when ho raided his head a few moments later he seemed perfectly composed and answered calmly: "I do not know ze man." Apparently the coroner was not completely satisfied, for he went on: "You know that this man hus been murdered, and that it is your duty to give us any information that might lead to his Identification. Have you seen any suspicirtua portions about the building during the last few days?" "No. sar; nobody" but I thought he had hesitated an Instant before answering. "You must see a good many people pass up and down the back stairs," the detective remarked: "especially in this hot weather, when you must be obliged to leave the kitchen door open a good deal so as to get a draught.". The man cast a hurried and, I thought, an apprehensive, glance at Mr. Merritt and replied quickly: "Yes, sar; ze door is open almos' all ze time, but I 'ave seen nobody." "Nobody?" repeated the detective. "Yes, sar," Argot asserted, still more emphatically. "No vone, excep' ze butchalr. se bakuir and ze ozcr tradesmen, of course."

'How early are you likely to open the

kitchen door? To leave It open, I mean?" "Oh, not till 8 o'clock, perhan Madame Argot, she stay in deshabille till zen." "What time do you go to bed?' "At 10 o'clock generally, but sometime 11 o'clock even midnight it depen's." "What time did you go to bed on Tuesday?" "At 11. sar." "What had you been doing during the evening?" "I had been at a restaurant wiz some friends." "And when did you return?" "At about half-pas' ten." T "i1 vnn rnmn In Vi Yr lr u-av "Yes, Bar." "How did you get in?" "My wife, she open ze door." "And you saw nobody as you came in?" He paused almost Imperceptibly. "No, sar," he answered. But I was now convinced that he was holding something back. "Very well; you can go." said the coroner. The fellow bowed himself out with a good deal of quiet dignity. "I kinder fancy that man knows something he won't tell," said the coroner. "Now we've seen everyone but the workmen." he continued wearily, mopping his forehead. "1 don't believe one of them knows a thing; still, I've got to go through with it, I suppose," and, going to the door, he beckoned them all in. There were five of them, including the foreman, and they appeared to be quiet, respectable young men. After looking at the dead man intently for some minutes, they all asserted they had never laid eyes on him before. "Now, have any of you noticed during the three days you have been working here anybody who might have taken the key, kept it for some hours and returned It without your noticing it?" inquired the coroner. "We've seen no strangers," the foreman replied, cautiously. "Who have you seen?" The foreman was evidently prepared for this question. "Well, sir, we've seen altogether six people: Jim and Joe, and Tony. Mr. McGorry, Miss Derwent and the Frinchman," he repiled, checking them off on his lingers. "When did the Frenchman come up here?" "Yistldy morning, sir; he said he come to see the decorations, and he come again ab7Ut three; but Jie didn't stay long. I warn't a-going to have him hanging round here Interfering!" "Did any of his actions at the time strike you as supicions?" "No, tlr," acknowledged the foreman. "And Miss Derwent; when did you see her?" "I didn't see her myself in the. morning, but he" with a rod towards one of the men "he saw her look in as she was waiting for the elevator, and in tlie afternoon she come right in." "Did she say anything?" "Yes, sir; she said the paint and papers were mighty pretty." "When you saw Miss Derwent," said the coroner, addressing the man whom the foreman had pointed out, "what was sho doing?" "She was standing inside the hall." "Was her hand on tho door knob?" "I didn't notice, sir." "Did the young lady say anything?" "When she saw me a-looking at her, she Just said, 'How pretty!' and went away." "Have any cf you seen Mr. or Mrs. At kins, or either of their girls, since you have been working here?" They all replied in the negative. The coroner's physician turned up at this juncture, with many apologies for his late arrival, so, having no further excuse for remaining, I took my leave. The lower hall swarmed with innumerable reporters, trying to force their way upstairs, and who were only prevented from doing so by the infuriated Mr. McGorry and two or three stalwart policemen. On catching slht of me they fell upon me with one accord, and I only managed to escape by giving them the most detailed description of the corpse and professing complete ignorance as to everything else. ITo be Continued To-morrow. OBJECT TO AMHIUCAX DOCTORS. Chlnnmen In America Who Insist on nllve Treatment. New York Evening Post. Following the announcement that a hospital is to bo built in this city for the treatment of Chinamen too conservative to submit to the ministrations of "Melican" doctors, comes the rather pathetic story of a Chinese restaurant keeper of Washington. This man Hung Fcr Chow, had many white customers at his eating house, and was usually on good terms with them, but he disappeared three weeks ago, and the customers' questions as to his whereabouts went unanswered. At last some one dis covered that the man had been all the time in a room behind his dining hall. A fortnight before he had broken his right leg in several places, shattering the bone so that It protruded through the flesh. Such a case, of course, should have had ImmedUte attention, but the old man at once enjoined the strictest secrecy on the members of his household. They might speak of the matter to other Chinamen, but he threatened with stern penalties anyone who should mention it to a Caucasian. Certainly, no one can say that this man had not the courage of hi convictions. The "doctor" whom he callled sprinkled the injured leg with fragrant herbs, and, without setting the bone, bound it tightly in silk bandages. When some of the white patrons of the restaurant found him, he was lying on a low mattress, In a room, the air of which was stifling .with the fumes of "Joss sticks," and the smoke of bits of paper which were constantly burned. He was suffering terribly, and his only relief came from the opium pipe, left him as a solace. Even In his desperate condition he still refused the services of a suigeon, but a white woman was engaged as his nurse. The situation became so serious at last and the patient so helpless, that a doctor was called In anyhow. He did what he could and thinks that the man's life is probably saved, though he will always be a crinple. To crown all, it Is said. Hung Fer Chow has come in for a great deal of censure by his countrymen, because he yielded even at the last extremity. Not Necessarily Cohesive. Buffalo Courier. "The American bombardment of a Cuban port killed a mule," the Elmlra Gazette recalls. "The German bombardment of a Venezuelan port killed a German. But this must not be considered as a demonstration of the comparative effectiveness of American and German bombardments." The Song of Sleighing. It's O to be out In sWch with Mabel 0 to be out in a sleigh! Give me the fleetest horse in the stable, 1 Hack or roan or bay! Give me a steed ho speed can o'er-step Most cf your motor cars! She will be watting me at the doorstep. Smiling unler the stara. Lucky the lynx whose fur shall fold her! Hood for her sunny curls. Harpy you to rest on the thoulder Of this rose of girls! Mitten? nay, but I would not win you! Yet how much have 1 rlanned To capture that which nestles in you Her dainty little hand! Far we fly, urtil sudden o'er us A tender silence broods. And nauKht rave the sound of the slelghbells chorus WaVens the solitudes. The silvery JlnKltr-Jansle Jingle A world of b!lis foretells. For I hoar In the notes that mingle The chime of wedding-bells! Clinton .Seollard, In Collier's Weekly. 2-r IN THESE AUTOMOBILE DAYS. Typewriter Why do you Jump every time the typewriter bell rings? Bookkeeper I imagine it's a gong on an automobile

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FARM AND GARDEN & INTERESTS

Keeping; Hoots In Winter. The farmer. There is a great deal of heavy labor involved in raising and storing a root crop and there are few crops grown on the farm that are more difficult to keep in good condition during the winter so that after one has gone to the expense and trouble of raising a supply, considerable pains should be taken In storing them so that they will keep in good condition. The feeder is fortunate who has a good root cellar in the vicinity of the stables where a supply may be kept to which there is free access during the whole winter. As a general thing such root cellars are kept a little too warm, and there is always a noticeable lack of ventilation. It is a most excellent plan in such cellars to construct a sort of temporary floor three or four inches from the ground. This may be done by placing some scantling on the ground and on this putting lumber. No nails neeed be used. It is also an excellent plan to place ventilators at intervals of twelve or fifteen feet, these being placed so as to pass from the ground floor to the roof. The ventilators may be made eight Inches wide, forming two of the sides, the other two sides being made of cross pieces nailed sufficiently close so as to prevent the roots from entering the ventilator. If openings are made at certain Intervals in tho top of the cellar the warm air and gases that arise from tho roots will escape, which will in turn affect favorably the keeping quality of the roots. The cellar should be kept at as low a temperature as possible, but precaution should be taken not to allow any freezing. If roots are pitted the roots should be placed as near the top of the ground as possible so as to allow no accumulation of water. A pit tivo or six feet wide at tne bottom and three or four feet high is generally large enough, the sides of the pit being drawn inward so that the roots come to a point at the height mentioned. When the pit is completed it is an excellent plan to place a liberal supply of straw next to. the roots. This not only answers the purpose of preventing the soil from mixing with tho roots, but it also affords an air space which, in conjunction with the right form of covering, tends to exclude frost. At the time of storing, six Inches of soil on the straw is generally sufficient. Air holes should be left along the ridge at intervals of six or eight feet so as to allow gases to escape, and thus prevent the roots from decomposing on account of being overheated. In the course of two or three weeks more soil should be added, or what is better still, a heavy covering of good manure. It is a good plan when this heavy covering is made to insert a length of drain tile at Intervals for ventilation, but earth and manure must be well packed around this, otherwise there will be danger from the frost. In our northern climates it will generally require a thickness of from eighteen inches to two feet of manure and earth to prevent freezing. If such a heavy covering is made at time of storing the chances are that the roots will decompose, because, under such conditions, they are bound to heat during tho first few weeks.. The plan we have suggested allows the pit to cool off, as it were, while the heavy application of manure or earth later will exclude the frost. The Poultry Ilnslness. Country Gentlemen. The poultry business is now just coming under the influence of the same conditions wtiich have so radically revolutionized the meat industry In the last twenty-five years. Cold storage and refrigerator transportations are opening possibilities in poultry production and distribution that will tremendously increase the importance of the industry in the next decade. Under old conditions poultry consumed in any section of the country was of local production, as chickens bear long live shipment but poorly. "With tho application of refrigeration will come a change, both In production and distribution. Production, Instead of being confined to localities In ready touch with markets, will concentrate in the districts where poultry can be produced most cheaply. In other words the center of production, as in the case of beef, will be near the grain fields and especially in the corn belt. Another change will be in the direction of production on a large scale instead of chicken raising as a mere incident to farming. In the past chickens have either been shipped alive to market centers, to be killed just before being offered to the consumer, or killed on the farm and shippod to tho commission man for immediate disposition. From an economic standpoint either method is wasteful. The by-products in the shape of feathers and offal are practically wasted. Chicken slaughter on a large scale is already practiced at Western points like Chicago, Omaha and Kansas City, where Armour and Swift and other great meat packers are engaging in the business, with their wealth of money, experience and facilities for distribution. On the scale on which these operations are conducted, the chances of economy in utilizing of by-products are so great that these operators can offer prices for chickens which cannot be met by local buyers or commission .shippers, and this class of poultry handlers are destined to pass out of existence. Just as the local butcher passed away, and for the same reason inability of the small operator to equal the large In economies of production. These big concerns have regular routes over which chicken cars are run at stated intervals, gathering up fowls from local buyers. The slaughter is continuous, without regard to immediate market demands, the surplus being stored in refrigeration to be drawn against at those seasons when the supply of live fowls is small. This tends to equalize conditions throughout the whole year, avoiding the succeeding periods of glut and scarcity that alternately followed each other under old conditions. This new branch of the packing Industry will furnish, as in the case of cattle, a steady market for all grades of poultry In any quantity and at all times, and the re--suit will be that poultry raising in the middle Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys will be carried on on such scale as to make "Chicago" chicken as well as "Chicago" beef in the dietary of America and Europe. , Study the Soils. . Indiana Farmer. An interesting study for farmers and their boys, these Indoor days, would be that portion of geology that describes the for mation of our soils. Very few of us understand what the different soils are composed of, or how they came to locations where they are found. The bottom lands we know are composed largely of the soil that is washed from the hills and uplands, and Is made up of decayed vegetable matter. This Is also true of the lower Mississippi land3. But where did the clay loam soil, on which-this vegetable matter was produced, come from? Geologists tell us that clay is the result of the decomposition of the rocks, that have been thrown up into mountain ranges by the vast pressure within the earth. The rain, frost, 'sunshine and other forces, continually at work through ages upon ages, have produced the wondrous results we see about us, in the many different kinds of soils, gravels, sands and loams. The study of glaciers, explains both how soils are formed and how they are distributed, and is exceedingly interesting to all, especially those who till the "ground. Our State geological reports, some Of which can be had for the asking, give much attention to these subjects, and should be more generally distributed in the farming districts. Economy of Shelter. Philadelphia Record. By actual experiment it has been demonstrated that the saving of food by means of good shelter Is equal to the cost of the shelter in a short time. Pigs, when provided with good shelter and warm quarters (by experiment made), fattened on much less food than was required to simply keep the unprotected animals alive. The comparison Is an important one. In the first place, the animals not properly provided with suitable accommodations, not gaining in weight at all, really destroyed or wasted all that had been provided them.

for the fooi was converted Into heat. In order to give the animals protection that should have been furnished with boards and shingles. In the one sense It might be asked whether feeding an animal on the products of the farm, which require labor in order to be produced. Is cheaper than the shelter which, when once erected, lasts for a number of years and does service for successive seasons. The quality of the shelter is as important as the quality of the feed A pig fed occasionally on a mass of bulky provender, containing but little nutrition, certainly is not expected to do as well as one that receivs a plentiful supply of all that is needed to promote growth, health and condition, and neither should it be expected that a shelter which allows the cold to enter, or the water to leak in, can properly protect the animal against the rigors of winter ' and the moisture of early spring. Good. warm, dry quarters lessen the quantity of food required for bodily heat, and should any surplus food above that required for warmth be fed it will be converted by the animal into healthy growth, and add so much actual value to Itself, but if the shelter is such that the animal is compelled to depend upon the food for heat the food so fed is a loss and an expense. Nor Is it in the winter only that shelter should be provided. All seasons have their disadvantages in that respect. "Warmth in winter and sufficient ventilation in summer should be allowed. In fact, the comfort of the animals should be considered. In feeding an animal the object is profit, and every advantage must be taken If the profit is to be Increased.

Mange Anions Horses. The following facts concerning mange or Texas itch among horses are given by R. A. Craig, the veterinarian, and issued as a bulletin by Purdue University experiment station: This is a disease of horses corresponding to scab among sheep. It has been reported occasionally during the past year from various parts of the State. The majority of these reports have shown the disease to be in Western horses recently brought to the State and in natives that have contracted the trouble from them. The disease is due to a small parasite or itch mite that affects horses only, and the disease is spread by the animals coming In close contact or by being placed in stables where affected animals have been or from using harness or blankets that have been used on diseased animals. The earliest symptom Is the Intense Itching as shown by the animal rubbing against trees, fences, sides of the stall or biting the part. Blanketing the animal increases the irritation. The affection usually begins with some small patch and gradually extends over the body. If the skin be examined carefully it will be found to be reddened; there will be numerous small elevations like pimples and the hairs will show matting. Crusts form, the hair falls out, leaving large dry patches. In extensive infection the skin becomes thickened and markedly rigid. The animals lose flesh and become generally debilitated and some may die. The disease responds to treatment very promptly. Strong solutions of any of the sheep dips, especially the creolin like or coal tar preparations, as zcnoleum or chloronapholeum, or the tobacco extracts will soon arrest it. The washing should be thorough and repeated once a week until well. The harness, stalls, etc., will need to be washed with a similar solution to prevent reinfection. This is one of the diseases that should be reported to the state veterinarian, Dr. A. W. Bitting, Lafayette, Ind., so that quarantine measures may be enforced when the owner does not exercise proper care. Forestry for Farmer. The farmers of this country, saya a bulletin from the Agricultural Department, own about 500,000,000 acres of woodland, ten times the acreage of all the federal forest reserves. Most of it consists of small woodlots from which the owners derive their timber supplies for farm purposes. It was to help the farmer in caring for his timber land that the bureau of forestry several years ago undertook tolurnish him, without cost, with the services of Its foresters. The offer proved popular, and applications for assistance have far exceeded the ability of the bureau, with its limited number of trained foresters, to answer them. During the season Just passed the bureau has accomplished more than ever before in putting small woodlots under forest management and In teaching the farmer how properly to treat his timber. Two experts have been employed in the North and South who have examined and have put under management several thousand acres of woodland. A great deal of wood is consumed every year on the farms for fuel, posts, poles and other uses. Ordinarily the farmer cuts what he needs without thought as to whether he Is lessening the power of his forest constantly to yield Its supplies. The result Is that the forest becomes poorer every year and less able to furnish the wood its owner needs. The skill . the farmer exercises in the management of his crops is not of the kind that enables him to manage properly his timber. He needs the services of a forester. i Usually, only one visit to the farm by the bureau's expert is necessary, and this service is given without cost to the owner. When, as occasionally happens, a second visit is needed, the owner is required to pay the traveling and living expenses of the expert while employed at the work. . WHY THE PRESIDENT FLED. An Invasion of Women Caused Conternntlon In the White House. Detroit Tribune. If President Roosevelt should take to the woods or hide under the bed, in his present extremity, no one could point the finger of scorn at him. Most of the heroes of history or fiction would do the same under similar circumstances. The trust problem, the wrangling over an appropriation for paying the arbitration commission which is investigating, the coal question, the squabbling over the admission of one Republican and two Democratic territories to Statehood, the reform of the currency and banking systems, and the row over Venezuela, are quite enough, but the President was not disturbed by them. The issue which causes genuine consternation in the breast of the President is the invasion of the women into the White House. They enter armed with clubs and when a woman's club tackles a great national Issue It Is a fearsome thing. One woman's club demands the removal of the picture "Love and Life" from the walls. Another woman's club Insists that the late lamented Lucy Hayes's portrait be hung In a particularly conspicuous place because she banished wine from the table and made the servants dilute the vinegar in the family caster. Another club wants a portrait of Mrs. Harrison hung Just so. Another will demand that the presidential bed be made up some other way and that moral sentiments be embroidered on the pillow shams. Another club will demand the right to tlx dates for the family house cleaning and dictate the arrangements of the family crockery. There is a multitude of clubs, societies and organizations, each one burning with zeal and seeking an outlet to its bottled energy, and the White House has suddenly become the target of these excellent but misguided bodies. It is no wonder that the much afflicted President fled to the wilds of Virginia with his family for a few hours of peace, leaving no address. Congressmen's Salaries. Washington Post. The salary question, which constantly aggravates men of both branches of Congress, who do not possess private fortunes. Is discussed considerably at the Capitol this winter, notwithstanding the fact that there is no immediate possibility of legislation regarding It. It is true that 55.00) a year is much more than a majority of those men could make in private life, but there are scores of expenses incident to service in Congress as well as to an election which scale down the net revenue and very often swallow It up entirely. There are some who advocate the cutting off of all perquisites and the payment of a flat salary of $7,500 a year, leaving the member or senator to buy his own stationery, for which there is now an annual allowance of $125, and to pay for his own clerk, for which there Is an allowance of $100 a month; also to deprive him of 'the mileage, which amounts to ten cents a mile each way for each session. There Is some philosophy in the argument, for most men get to and from the Capitol without large outlay In coin or the waste or much time. Accordingly, the compensation as to mileage is unfair, as the statesman who lives In Maryland or Virginia, for example, receive only a meager stipend on that account, whereas the statesmen from the Rocky Mountain region receive over $400. But the time is far distant when Congress will ever dare to attempt even an adjustment of the salaries of its own members, for $5.000 a year looks like a very large sum tj most of the American citizens who vote men into office or out of it. There's no place like home, and no home is a happy one without Cooka Iz?erlal Cxtra Dry Champagne.

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We say "never" because in the past three administrations there is but one record of a man who tried to have the rule generally enforced in any squadron of the United States navy. lie was a good man, but he did not appreciate the danger that he ran in trying to live up to the naval regulations. His fate is so well known among naval omcers that nobody has tried to imitate him since his career ended so disastrously. It was during the administration of President Cleveland, a little more than ten years ago, that Capt. Allen Reed became a horrible example to any officer who might be tempted to beJieve that the naval regulation against whisky and brandy in officers" staterooms was intended to be enforced. Captain Reed did actually enforce the rule for a time under a vessel in his command. He made pp.nty of enemies by it, but he stuck to his belief that, as the rule was in th naval regulations, he was in honor bound to enforce it. The officers under him did not agree with him, and the consequence was that one charge after another was trumped up against him by some junior ofliccrs with a society pull at Washington. Each charge was investigated, and each time the department decided that the captain was eatirely in the right. He had Jit carried out a hydrographic survey of immense importance to tho world's commerce, and the Navy Department felt that he was one of the brightest and ablest officers on the rolls In active service. Consequently Secretary Herbert recommended that he be promoted to the rank of commodore, which meant a further promotion to that of admiral within a few years at most. He was examined for promotion, and the recommendation of the examiners was unanimous that the promotion be made at once. This exasperated still more the men who objected to Captain Reed's enforcement of the naval regulation against whisky. Consequently they started an agitation at Washington against his promotion. Every officer was told that if Reed became ad miral it would mean that the naval regula tions. Instead of being a dead letter, would be put In force on every vessel under his command. The consternation that followed in naval circles was tremendous. The naval Influence at "Washington was strong enough to get President Cleveland to withdraw the nomination of Captain Reed for commodore, and, not satisfied with that. Reed was told that it was inadvisable longer to have him In active service any longer, and that he would be placed on the retired list. Mind, this was the very man who had been picked out for promotion for specially meritorious service, and in whose favor the inspection board of the Navy Department had reported unanimously. The mere fact that he Intended honestly to carry into effect the Navy Department's positive prohibition of whisky and brandy in oflicers staterooms was enough to drive him out of the navy, altnough when the Spanish war came on the department was forced to ask him to come back into service until the peace of Paris wjs arranged. Then he was shelved again, and. although no charge has ever been brought against him to this day, he has been forced to live on half pay simply because he tried to carry out the very regulations he had sworn to enforce. Since then other officers have been too wise to imitate him. Dr. Loren Miracle. Boston Herald. "When I was In Salt Lake City," says Dr. Lorenz, " I was called downstairs in the hotel to see a case. There sat a girl about sixteen, weeping. I asked what the trouble was, and she said that two years ago she fell and hurt her hip, and had had to use crutches ever since. I examined her and found not the slightest trace of injury. She had pain when Fhe fell, and started to use crutches, and after that Imagined she couldn't get along without them. I threw them away and told her to walk, and she did. That is the only miracle I have performed in America." I Will Cure You of Rheumatism Else No Money Is Wanted. Any honest perpon who suffers from Rheumatism, is welcome to this offer. I am a specialist In Rheumatism, and have treated more cases than any other physician, I think. For 16 years I made 2.OH0 experiments with different drugs, testing all known remedies while searching the world for semething better. Nine years ago I found a costly chemical in Germany which, with my previous discoveries, gives me a certain cure. I don't mean that it can turn bony Joints Into flesh again, but it can cure the disease at any stage, completely and forever. I have done it fully luu.ouü times. I know this so well that I will furnish my remedy on trial. Simply write me a postal for my book on Rheumatism, and I wi'.l mall you an order on your druggist for six bottles Dr. Snoop's Rheumatic Cure. Talte It for a month at my risk.' If it succeeds the cost Is only $5.50. If it fails I will pay the druggist myself and your mere word shall decide it. I mean that exactly. If you say the re sults are not what I claim I don't expect a penny from you. I have no samples. Any mere sample that can affect chronic Rheumaltsm must be drugged to the verge of danger. I ue no such drugs, and it is folly to take them You must get the disease out of the blood My remedy does that even in the most difficult, obstinate cases. It has cured the oldest cases that I ever met. And in all my experience In all my 2,U0 tests I never found another remedy that would cure one chronic case In ten. Write me and I will send you the order, Try my remedy for a month, as It can't harm you. anyway. If It fails it Is free. Address Dr. Shoop. Box ?J0, Racine. 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