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.Iâ€"tgnrflwrr '. HOUSEHOLD... ‘“ 0 W . . _ v _ _ o M“. . l HOUSEKEEPING IN DLEREPUIE. l Not without ream does Mrs. Amelia. E. Barr write as follows in the Northi Arnerican Review: " One of the saddest domestic features of the day is the diarepute into which . housekeeping has fallen; for that is a woman's first natural duty and answers to the needs of her best nature. It must be noted that this revolt of certaini women against housekeeping is not al révolt against their husbands; it is. simply a revolt against their duties; They consider house“ rk hard and mon- i otonmu- and inferior, and confess with a cynical frankness that they prefer to to each (when angroas paper. or dabble in art. or em- broider pillow shame, or sell goods. or in some way make money to pay sea-- vents who will cook their husband's din~ nor and nurse their babies for them. And they believe that in this way they show thanselves to have superior minds. and ask credit for a deed which ought to cover them with shame. For actions speak louder than words. and what aces such hction say? In the first place, it. asserts that anv strang- er, even a young uneducated peasant girl hired for a ew dollars a month. is oblate perform the duties of the houscmistress and the mother. In the second lacc. it substitutes a poor am- bition or_love. and hand service for heart serVice. In the third place, it is a Visible. abusement of the lofticst dut- ies of womanhood to the ca .icity of the lowest paid service. A wi c and math or cannot thus absolve her own soul; nhe eunply dis races and traduces her r ollcst work. ‘uppose even that house- eeping is hard and monotonous. it is not more. so than men's work in the city. The first lesson :1 business man has to learn is to do pleasantly what he docs not like to do. All regular: use- ful work must. be. monotonous, but love ouglht to make it easy; and at any rate. the tedium of housework is not any greater than the tedium of office work. As for housekeeping being der railing. that is the veriest nonsense. Iomc is a little royalty. It is only the weakest, sillicst women who cannot lift their work to the level of their thoughts and so cnnoblc both." BERRY DAINTIES. Strawberries are gone, but their sucâ€" cessors are here in abundance. Of (nurse. the strawberry is the Queen of fruits. but many people are just as fond of tho raspberry and the blackberry, some even avowing preference for these. " lied raspberries " are especially de- licious and are. enjoyed most, eaten in their natural state, with cream and sugar. A nice way to Serve them is to place in a large vessel, cover with crack- ed ice and'placo in the refrigerator about 20 minutes before serving. [I‘hen remove the ice. distribute the berries in indiViduaI fruit saucers and serve with Jersey cream and powdered sugar. Raspberry Iceâ€"Raspberry water ice is made by sqeezing through a sieve enough fruit to make two cups of juice ; add to this four cups of water and two of sugar. with the 'uice of two lemons. Let. it all stand an iour.and then freeze â€"~l|.l](l it is worth while remarking here. for the benefit of those who do not, know it, that a water ice takes a long time to congcal unless, the white of an egg is added. Open the freeger when little crystallized particlesbegm map- pear in‘ the liquid. and stir in rapidly llu white of one egg beaten to a stiff froth. This will harden the whole. mass in about half the tune required to freeze. it without an egg. Another Iceâ€"A delicious ice made by mixing raspberries and currants in the proportion of one pint of currant juice to half a pint-of raspberry juice. This should be thinucd with one pint of water and swcctenul \vith _:i cup of su- gar. Freczc as suggasted in the. rasp- bcrry water ice. A currant ice. Is also very good. the proportions being a pinti of juicc to a cup of sugar and one quart of water. Raspberry .l“0lllll.-â€".‘\IIOIIIQI delightful ; raspberry ice is made by stirring half a cup of powdered sugai‘_into a quart of Ill'll cream. _Add a gill of_ raspberry juice and .\\‘llll) the whole With an egg; whisk until well lrotlicd. 'l‘hen freeze, as usual. ‘ Blackberry l‘i‘ctlrâ€"Blnckbcrry is an excellent way of preparing tlie‘ latest of the small fruits. For this is needed one. cup of blackberry juice and one cup of sugar. _Su:ik a half box of! elatinc in a cup of cold water for uni our. Stir the sugar in'andpour the boiling water ovcr_it._ \\ hen it isquite dissolved add thi- fruit juice, strain in- to a large mold and sci. on ice. \\ hen the jelly begins to thicken beat the whites of four eggs to a stiff froth and stir thoroughly into the jelly. Let it stand until firm and eat with cream. ; Blackberry Dumplingâ€"A blackberry" dumpling is a dcsScrt not often served, ' but it is escclleiit. Make a dough of, four cups of flour. two cups of milk. two tablespainfuls of butter. two licupillgl toaspoonfulc of bukm; powder and one. half teaspoonful of salt. Roll out the dough a quarter of an inch thick. Iii-tip m the center a. quart of blackberries and a half cup of sugar. Gathcr up the dough in a ball. sew in a floured cloth hat has bccu wrung out _lll hot wa- or drop into a pot of boiling \vatcr and lot it boil hard for an hour and I half. Schr hot with a sauce made of creamed nutter sugar. The same recipe is equally nice whcn huckleberries are substituted. Blackberry Termsâ€"Blacklwrries make delightful tarts. They should have no undcr crust and be baked in a deep dish. The sides of the dish should be lined. with pastry. and the top crust should be quite thick. with a small slit in the center to let off steam. They should be eaten cold with cream. . l froth l l CAKES FOR CHILDREN. Molasses Moundsâ€"Two cupfuls of buttermilk. enriched with two table- mfuls of molasses. two and a half vcl teaspcxinf‘uls of sum. (int-{0113110011- ]. of 5a t. stir thick with graham, ur um bake unnicdintely. l Gnhum (‘u.~kics.-â€"0nn~ cupl’ul thickl mu: dream. on: egg. one cupful of au- r. half a teaspoonful of salt. one levâ€" el-teaspoonful .of soda. cinnamon. Stir stiff enough with graham flour todrop in little cakes; sprinkle with sugar. Sponge Ginger Cakes.â€"Two eggs. one cupful sugar, one cupful molasses. one tablespoont‘ul ginger, one tablespoonful soda. one teaspoonful salt, three table- - I nfuls vinegar. Stir in flour till thick enough to drop, sprinkle with su- gar. Sugar Cakesâ€"Three whole eggs. one and one-half cupfuls of powdered sugar and the same quantity of flour. Beat the eggs and sugar until very light, and sift in the flour slowly. stirring all the while. Butter 3 large flat pan and drop into it, with liberal spacin , a lit- tle more than half a teaspoonfu of the mixture. which will assume a round shape. The cakes should not run in- Bake in a moderately hot oven for ten or fifteen minutes. . Child's Party Cakeâ€"Bake sponge cake in deep. round muffin pans. When they are cold cut out the centres, leaving a half-inch wall of cake. This may then be frosted on the outside, and the rims decorated with tiny candies or bits of crystallized fruit. In these baskets serve strawberries, ice cream or thick cream whipped until stiff and light. Strips. of orange peel or angelica or _a braid of fancy paper may be used to imitate the hands of a basket. Mrs. Brown. HABKINS Wliilifl SHE HAD. "1 wish you'd fix this window shade so it would roll," said Mrs. Harkins to her husband the other morning. "I don't knew how to fix it," said Harkins. "Don’t know how to do such a. sim- ple little thing as fix a window shade!" said the tactless Mrs. Harkins. "Then if I were you I‘d learn! Now there's Mrs. Darby’s husband, there isn’t a. thing around the house that that man can't do. He don’t run off and hire a. man every time any little things needs to be done. If I had a, husband like that things wouldn’t go to rack and ruin as they do around this house. When are. you going to cut this grass?" "I’m going to hire old man Lane to cut it. He wants something to do, andâ€"â€"” ~ “There it isl Hire, hire. hire! Now there's Mr. Lally across the street. He cuts his own grass and cultivates abig garden besides and I’m sure that he works just as hard in his office as you do in yours. If I had a husband like Mr. Lally we'd have a. nice garden tool" Headless or ignorant of the fact. that; Harkins has visionsof the divorce mills of South Dakota before his eyes, Mrs. Harkins continues: "And when are you going to clean up thc cellar? l was over to Mrs. Smythe’s toâ€"day and Mr. Smythe had clean- ed their cellar up like wax. He is al- ways domg something like that about the house. If I had a, husband like Mr. Smythc things would look differ- ent around here." "I wish to heaven you â€"-â€"" “Now don't say anything you’ll be sorry for afterward," said Mrs. Har- kins. "And don’t be rude and dis- respectful. 1 wish you were like Mrs. Jenning's husband in that respect. I never saw a man as courteous and enâ€" tirely. respectful to his wife as he is. I often think that if I had a husband like Mr. Jennings we’d get; along a. good deal better together. Did you get that bottle of nux vomica. I told you to get at the pharmacy?" "No. I didn't; I forgot it.” “Forgot it! And you .had to pass right by the pharmacy door on your way home! Mrs. Berry says that her husband never forgets anything and I told her that mine never remembered anything and she said that she pitied me. The baby isn’t a bit well and I ought to have that; nux vomica for it but you would have forgotten it if the child had been at death's door. Mrs. Horne says that when their children are sick .lIr. Horne knows exactly what to do for them. My! it must. be a. comfort to have a husband like that. If I had such a. husband 1 could half clothe myself on what we’dsave on doctor bills. Mr. Horne rightly feels that every husband and father should know something about medicine. But then it's no use scolding about‘ what can't'be helped. How do you like my new house dress?" “I didn't notice that you had on a new dress." "That’s just like you. I might as well go in rags and tags for all on know or care about my clothes. .L ow Mrs. Martin was here toâ€"day and she says that Mr. Martin notices every new. had a husband like that there'd be some pleasure and comfort in wearing new clothes and she said she felt sorry for me. And if you were like Mr. Carv- er you‘d say something nice and pleasant about me once in awhile. lie is always saying something nice about Mrs. Carver. that I'd --" And when Harkins snatched up his If I had a husband like; _ ' the. pastures begin to fail. Falwell FARMING. ! hat and rushed madly from the housel she followed him to the door saying: “Where are you going? Run all the time. Never stay at home a minute! If 1 had a husband like Mrs. Butâ€" ler he’d ---" But Hui-kins had escaped around the corner. _______.â€".â€"___â€"â€"â€"â€" EFFECTIVE FISH BAIT. Dutch fishermen make astonishing catches by means of the following very simple plan: They put a number of live. worms and inSects in a bottle. par- tially filled with water, and then cork it securely. The bottle is dropped into the water, the fishermen sinking his lines alongside. It appears that the sight of the wriggling contents of the bottle so excites the. a petite of the finnv tribes that they fa 1 easy victims to the baited books. A TREE‘S TEXACI'I‘Y OF LIFE. l l l i l l l l i l CHEAPEST FOOD FOR COWS. "The farmer as a producer is sub- ject to the laws of competition, and must learn to produce most cheaply if he would succeed. In nothing is this more true than in dairying. Part of the problem of cheap production must be solved by improving the stock so as to get a larger product from the same food. But this is not. all. The kind of food is also important. for if it be either too ccmly or not of the right composition it. will make profitable milk and butter production an im- pomib'ility. Worse than this. if the food he not suitable, it will diminish the capacity of cows for milk production by diverting what they eat to the pro- duction of beef and fat,” says Amer- ican Cultivator. "It is an old belief of farmers that fresh grass in the height of the season is the best possible food for milk pro- duction. “'e get this idea from Eng- land. where the pasture season is long- er than it can be here, and consequch ly a much more important part of the cow ration. In our climate the prime June pasture lasts only three or four weeks. Before that. the grass is imâ€" mature. After that date summer heats dry the grass and make it less succulent; than it needs to be for milk production. \Vhilc grass is at its best no grain ration will be. needed. In fact if given it will almost invariably be refused. But before and after, some grain meal. bran or wheat middlings will be eaten by coms, and will great- ly increase the milk flow. From these facts it is evident that grass alone can- not, in this country, at least, be con- sidered the best. cow food except for a. very short period. For at least eleven months in the, year some other ration must either supplement it, or for Six months of that time take its place en- tirely. It is true we cut and. dry grass. making hay out of it, but the experience of most farmers 15 that-as a staple food hay is very far inferior to corn, stalks for cows that; are giving milk and making butter. The quality] of milk and butter made by feeding hay is generally inferior. ' “When it comes to considering cheap- ness, the superiority of corn stalks over hay is even greater than it is in quality. The amount of. corn stalks that can be grown on an acre is so much greater than the 'bulk of hay, that even were the hay much the best, it could not be generally grown and fed as the main ration in any locality where it is possible to grow corn. Our own country has a better 5011 and a. better climate for Indian corn than any other of equal extent in the world. Some time this must give us as decided advantage in producing beef and pork. But corn, even when fed with its grain is not. a perfect ration for milk pro- duction. It is too largely carbonaceous. and the milk yield wille better if suc- culent or dry food containing more. of nitrogenous substances 'forms a. part; of the. ration. Clover is an excellent supplement to corn in feeding. as it is to the soil in crop rotation. “But there are other foods that should properly go with corn fodder thatcan be available where clover cannot well be g . \Vheat burn is one of the. best of these. It is_ a gratifying fact that the proportion of our wheat exported that goes out; as flour is yearly increasing. 'lfhat leaves the greater iart of its manurial value at home, w ere. it goes on the land again when fed to stock. The_ coarser parts of the whole grain furnish e15- actly the kind of nutrition that _is needed to supplement the def101encies of common feeding .for milk production. This fact makes wheat bran worth more for feeding in this country. than anywhere else. Fed alone it is not nearly so valuable as it is when fed with corn or other grain containing a large proportion of carbon in its comâ€" position. It is undoubtedly better that at least a. part of the. Winter food for cows should be succulent. . Hence the advantage of cnsilage, which has done more than anything else to make Winter dairying possiblc.- Ii. has done, more than this, for by prolonging and in- creasing thc winter milk yield while cows were bearing their_young, to be dropped in early spring, it has increasâ€" ed the value of the cows and their proâ€" geny as milkers in a.very remarkable degree. The large yields of milk and butter that are- conimonly attributed wholly to breeding are in part due_t;o improved methods of feedtn . for which the silo is mainly responsib c. It would be. impOssible to produce cows capable of yielding large, rich _messcs of milk through nearly the entirc'ycfl'ir if they 01‘ their dams were fed wholly on dry food during six months in every year. ‘lt should be the aim of the farmer to thing she has on. I told her that if I ‘ ' 'up their milk_ product to the highest give his cows such rations as will keep rate the cow is capable of at all sea- sons of the year. This will require extra feeding during most of the sum- mer months when the cow is at pas- ture. Some corn fodder, millet or Hungarian grass should be drilled or sown as a soiling crop to be cut._ when If.l.his cut.- ting is begun early, while the PAS’I‘URING CATTLE AND SHEEP. grain ration composed of equal parts of corn meal and wheat bran made in a succulent slop will pay during the hot weather of July and August as well as it (1008.,ln winter. When the corn begins to mature the food Will be richer and the grain and bran raâ€" tion will no longer be needed. Roots as cow food. never will Occupy the same place here that they do in England. where corn cannot be grown. But it will pay to grow beets and niangel wurtzels, and also carrots and parsnips, as a change of feed in winter, even though there be an abundance of en- sila e. Cows like variety in food as wel as do people. It is the business of the feeder to induce cows to eat. as murh as they can digest and assimilate. for the large amount thus eaten makes his own profit so much the greater." PASTURISG CATTLE Ann SHEEP. It has been said by a staid old farm- ler, who is quoted as good authority, The "life tree" of Jamaica is harder that a posture which will keep a cer. to kill than any other species of woody Ham numbe- of cattle will also keep growth known to ‘ continues to grow and thrive for months after being uprooted and exposed to the ~un. ’ v I l arlx'mu‘tmbls- 1‘ itwo sheep for every head of cattle. and there will be but little loss of pasture for the cows, writes Geo. W. Franklin in Prairie Farmer. ' This may be true of certain kinds' of pasture. but if cat- tle and sheep are to be pasiured to- gether the pasture should be of the very best kind. Sheep will do bet- ter on pasture with cattle than the cattle. because they can bite closer and they graze the sweeter sorts, while the cattle may want for a full bite or be compelled to work harder to get sufâ€" ficicnt, while the pasture afffords suf- ficient for the sheep. There is some gain in posturing sheep with cattle in some places and. on some kinds of pas- ture,‘ and while this is true, it may also’be said that there is often some loss. Sheep will graze close and will also graze where cows have avoided, but. they are slow to graze after their own voidings if distributed in profusion. When sheep are kept. with cattle they become accustomed to staying with them and will not try a fence. as much as if they were alone. Cattle Will keep dogs and wolves from sheep and especially is this the case when} there are cows with calves. There is one danger in pasturing horned cattle with sheepâ€"they often cause abortion by booking or bunting the ewes when they are heavy with lambs. This would seem to be falacious. but it should be remembered that the sheep soon become accustomed to the‘ cattle and they do not get out of their way as they would do if they were placed together only occastonally. Sheep proâ€" fer pasturage that is short_ and sweet rather than long and luxuriant. Cattle thrive best. where a full bits can be had at all times. Cattle do very well on clover. Sheep do not do so well on clover as they do on bluegrass. Cattle will hoove on clover and so will sheep, and there is greater danger With sheep than with cattle. So_ there is only one condition in which cattle. and sheep should be pastured together. and that is when they have plenty of pas- ture. There is not so much danger of the, cattle starving the sheep out as there is in the sheep stai‘viiig the cat.- tlc out. There have been many bloody battles between sheep and cattle own- ers on the plains whore sheep have pas- tured over the short. and scanty pas- tures, utterly starving out herds of cattle. On the tame grasses this is'not. always the case. except in overstocking. Sheep are supposed to be paison to pas- ture, but this is not the case. They are great feeders and they are also noted for industry, and they Will get enough to eat if they have. to keep "picking" all the time. There is room for a few sheep on every farm and they may be pastm‘ed with the cattle, to a very good advantage. if not pastuer too closely I believe the pasture Will be the better by the sheep being there. NEW BICYCLE DEVICES. ,â€" Iugcnlous Locks, Auxiliary Seat and Pat‘- ccl ('arrlcr. Many devices have been adopted which utilize the bicycle for advertis- ing purposes. One of the most unique is a bicycle constructed solely of the different tools used in the hardware business. Tlfe frame of the machine is composed of two circular saws, two stove rods and one bench screw. 'I‘he sprocket wheel is made up of two bev- eled-edge emery wheels. The machine can be rolled around without falling to pieces. Many locks for bicycles have been making their appearance this season, but one just invented is noteworthy for its simplicity. It comprises a detach- able locking case, suitably applied to the pedal shaft of the wheel. It is provided with a. bolt; and key, and when desired can be locked at any time, and thus act. in a. measure as a guard against thicvery. A new auxiliary seat; and parcel car- rier for wheels adds another to the many devices of this kind. It. comr prises a double rod frame, extending to each side of the top bar and curved inwardly, hooks and saddle pieces con- necting the bars from each side to- other, to rest over the top bar of tho rame, and a Seat or carrier portion arranged at the forward end. All devices of this nature look sim- ple. and practical enough, but it is a fact that when in use, they ha per the rider considerably and have so far not met with popular approval. Pneumatic cushion frames are being applied to nearly all of the bicycles now in course of manufacture. The, cue-lion device. proper is composed of pneumaâ€" tic tclescoping tubes working one willi-i in another. The innermost tube conâ€" tains a. graduated spiral spring, the, purpose of which is to uphold the: weight: of the rider. Double air pockets within the tubes are to susâ€" tain the thrust of the rider when cross- ing obstructions. The. air also serves to assist the spring to return the. rid- er to a normal position without any tendency to an upward throw. Though the. cushion device. is placed on the rear frame only, it is so con-- structed. it is claimed, that. both wheels are saved from sudden shock or U‘Cnl-i bling. and that thus handle bar vibra- tion is eliminated. Inventors and manufacturch are now : giving their entire attention to the construction of some kind of motor for the bicycle. Electricity has boon tried several times, but without much sucâ€" cess. Compressed air has locn sidcred, but not seriously. when the. news came that cnmpressvll' air motors would be appliml to cable cars, the subject was again taken up with great. eagerness. “'hcthera suitable compressed air motor can also be constructed for the bicycle does not. scam at all improbable. , As a motive power it. would certainly I». more desirable than any gasoline or electric power in far tried. In meantime interesting developmch of an inventive character are anxiously awaited. THE LONGEST BRIDGE. The longest bridge in the world is the Lion Bridge, near Sangang, in China. It extends 5 1-4 miles over an area of the Ycllow Sea, and is supported by 300 huge stone arches. The roadway is 70 feet above the water, and is in- closed in an iron network. A marble. lion. 21 feet lon . rests on the crown of each pillar. a bridge was built at the command of the Emperor Kemg Long. (.,,n_ . However. ' thc- ..â€"â€"..___â€"_.._..____ ‘-" Sim-1.x! t '1 .5 f’uwokn YOUNG FOLKS}: WM\\\“\\\“~\st‘ CATCHle THE THIEF. Carl l’ursel was a. Canadian by birth. Iand being IILISELI on a farm he nao .turally had a great love .tor agricul- ture, and especially horticulture. \V‘hen about ten years old he was seized with a great desire (as farmers' boys usually arc) to “raise suintliing" i ihit he might call his own. Upon mak- ing his wants known to his father he i was granted his request. his father say- i ing. “I will give you a place in my , best field in which you may plant what- ! ever you wish and it shall all be yours." After agrcat deal of reading and stu- dying. for Carl spcnt most of his spare moments in reading, he finally decided to misc melons. From that time on Carl was very busy preparing for the Ioncoming work. \\'hcn disoumiiig the subject with his father he said: "Don‘t you think that field would raise good luclousf" “1 think the ground very fertile." said his failicr, "and it would raise very good melons, but we. have a few boys in our community who are always tak- ing their ncighbors' melons, and. some- titucs destroying the vines. This is the only objection l have, but you may do as you please." Carl fclt himself perfectly able. to pro- tect his melons, and replied: “lf 1 can only raise the mclons I am not afraid but what I can protch them." His father laughed but said no more, thinking to let the lad have some ex- perience in "raising" and "protecting" his melons. When warm weather came Curl was very busy preparing his land for lb“ long dcstrcd melon patch. After conâ€" sidcrable hard labor the ground was ready for the sccd. and when the. dc- sircd rain came. Carl could have been seen preparing the hills, putting sumo fertilizer in each liill, thoroughly mix- 1 i ing it with the soil, and planting lilo seed. . The plants soon bcgiin to appear above tlic ground and never was tlicrc a mclon lilit‘ll iiiorc closely watched and tende than was Carl's. No weeds were pcrmittcd to grow between the. hills. When the ripc. melons appeared (.‘arl was very liberal with them and instead of selling the first. ones (as so many do) he decided to eat all he wanh ed and divide with his purcnts, brothâ€" ers and sisters, and some young friends who often came to visit liim, (special- ly afte‘r they were told that the mel- . ons were ripc. Upon returning from work one. cvâ€" cning his father said: "Carl. the boys visilcd Mr. -â€"-â€"â€"'s melon patch last. night and I would not be surprised if your patch would lli' \‘isitcd lo-nighi." Carl said not a word but went on with his book very soberly, but lllrl mind was on that mclon patch, upon which lie lookcd witli pridc. "l’ll not. let the boys. destroy my melons." be said. as he sat down It) supper. Some one knocked at the door, and upon invitation. .l'iui Simpson and ~\Vill J'oncs stcppcd into the room. 'l'licsc wvrc Carl’s two chums, llt‘ill‘ tliu same age. and size. of Carl, and had ovi- dcntly come. to help him dispose. of a few of his melons; in fact they bad 1 been invited to come. for that purpose. , Aftcr (‘zii'l finished his supper be re- quested to the boys to accompany him to the barn. Mr. l’urScl wzitclieililieiii- and noticed that Carl was telling about the. threatened melon patch. “I.ct’s catch thcm at it," said (.‘arl "I’d like to see but at it while. we’re here," said Will. ' "That’s right," said Jim. “\Vc'll stay by you." > "l‘ll tell you," said Carl. “We'll go out tlicre and out melons and watch." Such were the expressions of the i three. young boys as t 1in wondcd lllt'll‘ iway toward tbz- inclnn patch. 'l‘ln-y i were soon in the. patch, and Carl said: 2 “Up here is_ a daisy. l’ll got. it and t yvt'chl go over in the corn tlicrc and vat I l . After they had eaten it Carl said he would gct another, but just as ln- rum ‘hc saw ll iiizin rim acrosn tbc Incluii I patch, and out through a patch of cab- bain that. had been planted by the side of ll)" nit-lons. "'J'licrc, there," said Carl, and away Went the boys after the. thief. "Stop, halt, or I’ll about! You may !as well stop now, for \vc'vo got you' lS‘omc on, lays." Such were the crics .tlml met the cars of the thief. lie. 1 was, as the boys could 500,11 full grown ' man, but tln- boys wcic. not. in for ship- ; ping. The lliicf was some. distance :iln-ad ioftlic lnysdnut lhcy were gaining or t liiiii rapidly, when. on rciicliiii a (lot-p i‘avino, the. boys lost: sight. of [fllflh but as it' was moonlight they know he was not far away. "l lit-licvc he's up this way," ; Carl. "You watch licrc until I . and sec." f Carl had gone but a . will-n [lio- boys began to call. “llcre. hcrn, llt'fl.‘ be is." 'l‘lic. man had laid down in :i dccp ditch, but on bring dis- ; covert-d. quickly arcs: and started down thv- vallv-y. (‘arL who brought up the ‘ rear, cliccrcd the boys as they run with .crics of "Down 'iiii, boys! Um.in 'in'i.” 'l‘lit- boys Wcre nearly tired out Wilt-n the man ri-zichcd :ifcnce and stood as if i-xliausu-d. 'l'lic lxiys ran up quite close, in! stopped because. the man suddunly lurst out laughing. The boys dropped tln-ir brads and walked off a a liltlv Illslzln‘W and sat down to I‘l‘ht.f0f. tbr-y saw that tlic tliief the had giV- en sucli ii lcrriblc cli'im. and find threat- cnr-d with such ti-rriblc coanucncus, was uom- oilicr than Mr. l'urscl, Carl's father. vacral years have pasmd, but Mr. l’urs-«l still tells the story of how be was run out of the melon patch. 7 said run up Short. distance ...â€" â€" 3 A CHEAPER \VAY. l l I see Roberts has bought a steam!!! 3 trunk. i Yes. lhe doctor ordered it. 3 For a gen voyage? a i No; for a tonic. ] FROZEN DEAD. The soil of Siberia at the close of the summer is found still frozen for 66 in- cbes beneath the surface. and the dead 'that have lain in their coffins for 157 iyears have been taken up unchangel ‘in the least. .-.wâ€"-...__â€"._â€"‘_..._c . . an- _. .m-__...._. . ,._. -. .