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t. Keep the cows clean andwuh thi, Iddon before milking. , 2. Keep the barn clean, with 5nd ceilings whitewashed; have lightad. ventilutod. and (no In 0t milking tune, _,__ .-. u... “nun neuroyea by burning all the pruning: es they are collected. This system is continued nnnually: no greater number of young shoots than is required are allowed to grow. all others bell]. destroyed In they reach a few inches in height. The summer topping is attended to on previously stated, and the result of this routine treatment is a. ttlbsttpsrortuii plant and improved fruit. RASPBERRY CULTURE. Within the past few years a notable “hinge has been introduced in the tten- oral management of the raspberry, writes W. Saunders, The only prom lag formerly given to this plant was confined to cutting out the old stems which had fruited. thinning out the young stems which were to produce th nest crop, and shortening them by} cutting off a portion of their topsi- These would then be fastened toastake or some similar support. and this com-I pleted the pruning for the season. But: the more modern system obviates the; necessity of any kind of support and, the plants are managed so they are; able to support themselves when full, of fruit. This is accomplished by air, lowing the first year's growth of new-i ly set out plants to grow undisturbed;I the second year two or more shoots‘ will be produced, and when these haer leached a height of about two let their , tops are pinched off. so as to atop their ( further upright growth; they will then I proceed to push out side shoots or lat- l ' ersls on all aides, balancing and sup- ' porting themselves pry effectually; l and apparently like small even head-l ( trees. When growth has been complet- ': ' ed for the season and the leaves have; t fallen, these side shoots are‘pruned‘ a bark so as to leave them from twelve; f to sixteen inches in length, according; c to their strength. This pruning can bo" 0 done quite rapidly with pruning shears. I t At the same time, if not before, all the; s old stems or canes which have truited , y sre also removed; but many cultivators‘ prefer to remove these old stems immenI ti diately after the fruit has been gather-f ft ed. claiming that by sodoing the young, h canes have greater freedom of rowth;i h also, that by promptly 'r.'l'd','al the; old canes many kinds of inucts which t! lodge la the old wood and have oocoons' at and hosts upon ‘it. are thus destroyed, t: by hnrn n1, .1 s - _____;_h, .. 'TP-'-" "a; nevus use “was uDiU'Sl, it would cost from 824 to .26 per ton. I thus save about a dollar per acre by Ming n. home-mixed fertilizer. Then I have the satisfaction of knowing that I am getting and using just such ele- ments of plant food as I desire, or that I think my soil and crop demands. By pun-hising material in oar lots there Is no trouble in getting same from that tturrts, at regular wholesale rates. Farm mere might all avail themselves of Pls) ban fit, where only a. ton or two of te tilizer is needed. by clubbing together, in a. neighlmrhood and making up a; car load. The tax on farmers when, fertilizers hue to be used is consider-I able and it behooves them to reduce this tax as much as possible. It wei would grow more clover than we do, or l as ruavtt as we should do, the greater; part of the money expended annually:' for fertilizers would be saved and our; farms would he gradually increasing‘ in fertility and productive capacity as] the years so by. l secured. this lesson, the - yield I ever had. writes W. W. Stevens. One field of twenty sores gave " ever- ege of forty-three bushels per sere, sud ninety-five sores gave o total yield of 2,960 bushels. One fifteen-acre field on bottom land was overflowed and gave but sixteen bushels per acre. My plan of preparing wheat land is to plow just es early after harvest as possible. I prefer to have a clover sod to turn under. Where I secured my best yieldi this season t turned under a. tine clov-l er stubble. On a few acres the clover, being rurnurl under; but we could not} see any difference in yield where the clover crop was removed for hay and, than all had been turned down. When _ plowing the drag follows the plow; each day, thus finishing and compalct- i log the soil, and conserving moisture.! When the plowing is done the roller“ sud harrow are started and kept going i much of the time until time for seed-j ing. We have our seed bed as firm as possible. with suifirivnt mellow earth? on top to drill nicely. We use 200+ pounds of fort.ilizer to the acre, for without this our yield would not be more than hall what it usually is. Our l fertilizers are home-mixed. We use “l , complete fertilizer containing about l l per cent of available phosphoric acid. 'l; l 1-2 per cvnt of ammonia and l per cent I 1 of potash. We have not found that g i polzlsh gives us Very profitable returns 1 on our limestone, red-clay soil. The't phosphoric acid we get from acid? 6 phosphate, as it is the cheapest source.) l We get a phosphate that contains trom': s 16 to 17 per cent of available phosphor-f t io acid tor about 814 per ton. The am-j tl moniu we get from tunkago or cotton-: rt seed meal. The cost of this ranges n from sin to 917 per ton. We use tut-, t: leached wood ashes as a source of pot-l A ash when we can get them. otherwise’ a use murlate of potash. For a ton of fertiliser we put in about 1,200 pounds 'l, ot acid phosphate. 700 pounds of tank- ii Age or cottonseed meal and 100 pounds or of Potash. This mixture costs us from si $141 to .15 per ton. and if the samei in trade of fertilizer were purchased Pl te t,.htytsrp.lar TV troy the local dealer” " ELEVEN DAIRY RULE. AN ENORMOUS WHEAT YIELD. HINTS FOR THE FARMER. asked; havé "Gai and tree from duct wulls TORONTl American manufacturers of Iron steel, since leo, have secured cot of five-sixth, of the foreign trad America, ad inch their on: m ___ -__L Lohis XIV., wedded Mme. de Main- tenno when she was forty-three years of age. Catherine of Russia was thir- ty-three when she seized the Empire of Russia and captivated the dashing Dries; Up to the time of her death -sixtr-aeven-trhe seemed to have re- tained the name bewitching powers, for, the Itunentations Were heartfelt orn-1 ong all those who had known her per-i, sonally l Mlle. More, the French tragedienne. only attained the zenith of her beauty, and power between forty and forts:) five. At that period the loveliness of i her hands and arms especially was eele-‘ bated throughout Europe I C .--..-, .- - '""fi l Anne of Austria was thirty-eight _ thing I have heard t {I when she was described as the hand~ll me greatly." Isome§t queen of Europe. and when: "About me P' Tria ilhtfkingham and Richelieu were her; what fresh enormit; jealous admirers. ‘John t" and a suddei 3 Ninon, the most lelebraled wit and l to the “Wit voice. "i (beauty of her day, was the idol of;, that you minded non f three generations of the golden youth! I .do not," the vica , of France; and. behold, old ladies! take ly; "indeed,' gently ,courage ye who still cling to youth let ?tre?ng-looirinir,' l 'and emulate its charms. Ninon was all the better for th, fonly seventy-two when the Abbe de-' ter.' .to tspeak out. Tr l Bemis tell in love with her. True, in the! 11.tEe,c,,, about with case of this lady a rare combination) “We”, of culture, talents. and personal ut-? The 'yrxt moment Ji tractivenesa endowed the manor; hae 981",“ mueh ne, seemingly with the gift of etermu; tht question, for T, youth. I‘ll-Held]. a. whole wnl Blanca Capella was thirty-eight when theGrand Duke Frtuteiseanot Florence fell captive to her charms and made her his wife, though he was five years her junior. -beeame attached to and fascinated by; her. She was held as the first lady; and most beautiful woman at courti up to the period of the monarehh death 5 and the accession at Catharine do "l dici. Turning to more modern history, where it is possible to verify dates more accurately, there is the extra- ordinary De Poictiers, who was thirty- six when Henry Ir., then Duke of ths leans-at that time Just half her age The beautiful and fascinating serpent of old Nile, Cleopatra, in whose history every woman is interested, was over thirty when Antony fell under her spells, and which never lessened until her death, ten years afterwards. Livia was thirty-three when she won the heart of Augustus, over whom Jil maintained her charm until the end. I I IIxstory is full of accounts of the itaseinations of women who were no l longer young. Helen of Troy was over florty when she perpetrated the most ‘famous elopemcnt on record, and as _ the siege ot Troy lasted a decade, she would not have been very Juvenile iwhen the illfortune of Paris restored _ her to her husband. Strange as it may} seem, the long-suffering spouse reeeiv-) I ed the fair Helen, so says report, with! unquestionable love and gratitude. I Pericles wedded the courtesan Aspen- ia when she was thirtraix, and yet she afterwards for thirty years or more wielded an undiminished reputation for beauty. The SIM! lit-Witching often l‘oulul Among Women of Tt"ray or Wore than. l Right here is a. crying need for Judi- I cious legislation. It is the proper tuno. , tion of the government to not only pro- , tect the life and property of the peo- 3 pie. but stamp out everything that is f inimical to the public welfare. A strik- , ing example is the progress made in 'mnitary regulations. which has prac- tically stamped out diseases and epid-J I emica. which at one time were thought A to be in the natural order of things. I The idea of an insect inspector with f arbitrary powers would excite derision. ( but probably not more so than a health officer in the, middle centuries. when the black death was devastating the populous centres of Europe. The far-, mere might as well as not have protec-j tion from noxious insects and weeds.‘ A few years ot systematic fighting ought to stamp out entirely many ot the insects which are costing the tar- mers millions of dollars annually in the aggregate for even temporary re-g lief. and it is a matter that ought to be given more than a mere passing con-i sirieratian. The farmers could get thell necessary legislation if they went at-), ter it in the right way and with an 1 earnestness that would permit of no I turning down. I ful insects to breed and increase un- checked. Cbnsequently the thrifty farmer has no permanent returns for his work and eternal vigilance is neces- aarily the price ot his crop. During much of each season the farmer's time is taken up with combat- ing noxious weeds and insects. No mat, ter how thorough his work of destruc- tion may be one year, he must repeat the process the next season, and so on, for in every community are to be found careless people who will permit weeds to multiply and go to seed and harm-1 ful insects to brand and inn-nun ..-. l li. Always treat the cows kindly and never excite them by loud talking. hard driving, or abuse of any kind. 10. Milk rogularly, quickly, quietly and thoroughly. 9. Never add anything to milk to pre- vent its sowing. Cleanliness and cold are the only preservatives needed. at once. 6. Never expose milk to bad odors. 2. Do not mix fresh milk with that which has been cooled. 8.. Give the cows only good wholesome food and pure water. SOME FASCINATING WOMEN, 8. Always main 3 clean toilet before commencing to milk. 4. Keep utensils clean and bright. ' Remove the milk from the stable as soon " drawn and strain and cool EXTERMINATE THE FARMER& PESTS. have secured eontrGi the ttre/tsr, trade in mom and (uer Donny face as she said wearily; H'Mr. Morton has driven me over to Castletields twice this week. h, there anything else you went to eel: met" No, there was nothing else. Mr. Kenrick felt it almost eecrilegp with those pure eyes looking into his to breathe the doubts which now seem- ed to him so unworthy. But, else! for the "little rift."Bee- trix tried to talk of other things, tried hard to be her own bright. merry Jolt. and yet was oonecioue of emnnwonted Iense of absolute grief. when " lent the vicar told her he was obliged to co. . -___.. ,v. But Beatrix had and ail the sunshi her bonny taco as "Mr. Morton has Castlelielda twice t "Tell me there is no truth in it, Trix," Mr. Kenrick said quietly,though his eyes had clouded with adeepl look of pain beneath her implied rebuke, ‘and Ipromise you. Iwiil believe it." But Beatrix had removed her hand, and ty, the 'aunshine had die& out of er “nu nn- -- . . - l, "About me P' Trix asked gayly. "0t iwhat fresh enormity am I accused _ John t" and a sudden gravity crept in- ' to the sweet voice. "I thought you said i that you mindgd 119119 of these than?" 'UnfiG, Viii,' His cannot trust me, Ind: tcubelieve any idle a to ." --H ...V. 7“,“. a %'.b... it5l. Beatrix was leaning over the drive 9 gate which led to her father's house, I watching for him as usual, and as he saw the glad look of welcome brighten [and sweeten all her face at his ap- t preach, he said to himself that his yl darline was as pure and sweet as the r wild roses she fastened in her belt. But Beatrix soon discovered some- r thing was amiss, and after the first " greetings were over she asked, almost 1: anxiously, "What is the matter, Johnt; Bl You do not look well." l i For a full minute Mr. Kenriek did 'l not answer, instead he looked down at [her as she stood with one small hand ,1 resting upon his black coat sleeve; ’3 the sunlight falling with loving touch: ‘upon her hair, which was out shorti "j (another point which met with the dis-. ', favor of the Hillchester matrons), andl .lcurled naturally all over her head; llike a child's. Her lover sometimes1 ', laughingly told her that she had a; (baby face still, and he was not far iwrong for her expression was sin- ;gularly untroubled and childlike, and iret there was a depth of feeling in the , honest blue eyes which told both oil 'strength of character and purpose. l l "Trix, it is silly perhaps, but some, thing I have heard to-day has troubled zine greatly." 7 t The next moment Mr. Kenrick would hav egiven much never to have asked the question, for Trix turned to him quickly. a whole world of acorn shin- ing in her bly? eyes. -"-___ r-V-‘v Vl- Law: I "I do not," the vicar answered ly; "indeed,' gently stroking tl Jet ?trt?ng-lookinir,' hand, "1 la all the better for them, but-it ter .to speak out. Jirix, have yo The gossip which had begun in Mrs. Mayrturd's drawing-room had spread all over the pariah, until a version of it, highly exaggerated and colored, had reached even the vicar’s ears. I)-..L_!,, _ ' . _the young girls, ambulance lectures, concerts, teas, what not? ‘ For the conventiunalititsa of society ( she cared not at all. She never attend- ied the afternoon teas, therefore she [heard no gossip. She was not even particular about being in the fashion; in tact, the black serge dress she us- ually wore looked, from constant ex- posure to the weather, as it it had Been bttty1days. [ _ -- .......u, no a. "can AGL‘ er he wended his way somewhat slowly toward big lady. loye'e abode. And in spite ot" all. the vicar of Hill- chester had asked Beatrix Harcourt to be his wife. Well, as the leaders of society in Hillchester remarked with ominous sighs, wonders raver cease! Nevertheless, it must be confessed that Rev. John Kenrick was in no very envLiuble frame of mind, as a week lat.. She had been known even to take the broom off the lame old creasing sweeper at the corner of the road and work away in earnest until there was a pusage fit fur a queen to walk over. ._., l, .. _ .. - _ I Poor Beatrix! Her numerous delin- 1‘ quencies were the subject of many at- _ ternoon tea gossips, and had been ever 'since she came to Hillehester, four lye-am ago. She certainly was unlike iother girls; for, In addition to being a. "blue stocking," and having taken her degree at Oxford, she had amotst, unreasonable interest in the working; classes-not a. mere ludylike inter- est, which contented itself with call- ing at thv~ir cottages with a few words of advice, and a tract. Ah, noishe had always some plan or "craze," as the good people of Ilillchester called it, for their benefit on hamr-cliuaes for, l "Certainly not," Mrs. Morris agreed. i"But, really, Rose, she was laughing I and talking in the most familiar man- incr, and Gerald was bending toward ,her until his face nearly touched , hers." i "And that is our future vicar’s wife! ’Well, I shall take care my Mughtera do not see much of her." And Mum 'Muynard drew herself up with akind l of lofty indignation, as some fresh vianl iiors were shown into the room. "I have long ceased to be surprised at anything Beatrix Harcourt does," the other lady answered significant- ly, "If Mr. Kenrick does not mind, I do not see why anyone else should trouble their heads about her eccen- tricities." "Ah, you saw her, too, then. I must say I was astonished. It is well known that young Morton bears the charac- ter of being the fastest man in the neighborhood." "Beatrix Harcourt," Mrs. Maynard answered promptly. "Whom do you think I new, driving with Gerald Morton this morning?” asked Mrs. Morris of her great friend, the doetor'a wife, " the two ladies were enjoying 5 o'clock tea and the general gossip of the parish together one afternoon. tmonth later and Beatrix ilt fit higttt1 the vicar answered oiirsk. t.re.ntU atquing the soft, A, LUIS means that you ' and you choose rather idle story people may ad today. has iroiGUd Trix asked gayly. "Ot means that a. but-it is Bet: ' have you been Gerald Morton -,ir ‘--v BULL, .' AI .i.ov.ts you "tpimps"' tron: arittiiri WW“ I Some curious statistics have been lately worked out by ewe]! known sci- " entific man u to the amount of salt held in solution by the 006m of the lirfiiii.' m reckon. that 90.000.000.000 000,000 tone of “It exist in. the water. Them, figures of course, convey no in. preeeion. but it would be enough to cover all the lend of the urth with-e ttttlid layer of an. 1,000 fast high. 1 Noll, A VERY GOOD BOY. ( Sammie had 'net returned (tom Sun- day-school, end) his mother asked him lf he had been . good boy. No; not my. m the truthful re- ply. Then you did not (at 0 good he- havior nerd! [aqua-ed hie mother. Oh. yea. I did. replied the precociou- yomrwer; I lured the money you an me or the heath... “a a.--“ " new, was. am not die, and six months tlater Hillchester was the scene at fa. greater rejoicing than had been ' known for many along Fear, while the W5'onderful arches with their various pdevices, the glad faces of the people, the children with their flower-leden baskets and the church bells ringing , out their sweet messages far and wide, l ! all combined to show the love and re-‘ Ispect which their vicar and his bride 'had so deservedly gained in the hearts ot their people. l But Beatrix, dangerous 'ness, was. did not die, and {later Ttllehettrt; was tl _ --- -"'""'. Incu- l In a moment the door opened and a maid-servant spoke a few words to the anxious watchers. Evidently it was not good news, for with one accord they [slowly and silently turned to go away, land as they passed the two ladies one I woman exclaimed in a broken voice lwhich showed tears were not far off;; t"Ah, well, if we lose her our beat (friend is gone. and that's certain. ‘There ain't many in this world like our Miss Beatrix. Bless her sweet facet" Mrs. Maynard and Mrs. Morris walk-2 ed on in silence. The scene had touch-l ed them deeply, and the eyes of the: doctor’s wife were full of tears, while‘ her companion had an unwonted andé most unpleasant choking sensation tl her throat. The lesson was learned. though it was bitter, tor each telti "what would these good people of car-1 ed had I been in Beatrix Harcottrt'tsil place t" _- if -eeit --uu man WU}. I It happened during one of the worst Mays of Beatrix’s illness that Mrs. Morris and her friend, Mrs. Maynard were walking by the drive gate leading to Beatrtx’s home. To their astonish- ment they law a large crowd of people waiting just outside the door-wonian with babies in their arms. girls who had stolen a. few minutes out of their dinner hour, even one or two {all 5:0th and laboring men. A fortnight later all Hillchester was thrown into a. state of dire conster- nation by the news that Beatrix Har- court had scarlet fever, and was, more- over, so dangerously ill that the local doctor almost despaired of her life. Truly, a universal calamity might have befallen the place, for Beatrix's ill- ness and its cause formed the per- petual topic of conversation. both inl the homes of the rich and poor. I ' _____. , . . - The vicar's low-breathed answer sounded like a, blessing, and then Bea- trix hurried him off to see what fur- ther means they would devise for the poor woman's comfort during the night. __ ""-_)llt"- an“... "Yea, I will forgive you." Trix ans- wered gayly, the last shadow gone from her honest blue eyes, "only you Pyt never do it again, as the children I With his, arms still about her, she told him how Gerald Morton had driv- en her ta the cottage in the morning, adding: "It was well he did, for I should have been an hour later, and Jennie and her mother were quite alone." "Trix, will you forgive me for letting that horrid scandal trouble me, even for one moment? Dear heart, I fuel I shag} negerforgive myself." For a moment a look of keen anxiety darkened his grave. blue eyes, and the next Mr. Kenrick had folded the slight form, close in his arms. as he murmur- ed brokenly: "Trixie, my own brave darling, would you have me a greater coxx;z'1.r(1_ than yourself?” For the last month, ever since the gossip about Gerald Morton, in fact, matters had been rather strained be- tween the vicar and his fiancee, but all was forgotten now, as m the im- pulse of the moment, Beatrix exclaim- ed. "You must not come in here John, or touch me either. Mrs. Carr has the fever.” -iyi/aiAriiGriiiV"hx io open it, and found herself face to Gee not wifh tlry doctor, but with the vicar. All the morning Beatrix waited, do- Ing all she could iop the poor sick woman, and the afternoon was well on its way when the welcome rap, which surely told of the doctor’s appear- ange, squuded at the door. l When heath: "iGasii"tiii"iittie cot- l Klondike were discovered: and Bill': large. which lay close to awood five l old friends who had staked claims in milee_from Hiilehaater, she f.ound CF-: the first rash were worth fortunes. A erything in a state of oontusion. Onel l . glance at the poor woman showed her [ Fear ater, when Bill returned, he set i to be in a. high state of fever and l down on a log in front of Dawson with 315111133; (fiel'Lrioua, 'Whll’.” EmlHOESIhis friends, and each one bit off a A' as was )egmnmg 0 ma tt' . . ' its appearance on her face and neck. bt, chew from Bills plug. .. "Why, Jennie, your mother has the Well, Bill, said one of them, Alec. fever," Beatrix exclaimed, rapy.i.WiMhcDonald has got pretty near the "Haven’t you sent for a doctor, Childd whole shooting match. He's king of the and is there no neighbor who would . " come and help to nurse her t" {Klondike new. . "I wrote to the doctor, miss, when! What! Big Alec that was down ll) I stem {sour note, but he has not been , Cirelsst" ye , an as to the neighbors, miss,‘ "Y . " . t .- there are none for a mile or 'et/i')"), If? kHe was workin a winding All the morning Beatrix waited, do-l or ran Conrad. You remember hunt ing all she could fur the poor sick So tall that he had to go dimmer) his 3311113; an}? thfhaltertmon was weliliog knees to get in a, cabin doort Made w w en e we come rap, w to . . . . _ . t, surely told of the doctor’s appear-] him tired to lift up Pr arms, amt his, unce, sounded at the door. legs used, to get tied in alrnott,Uidn't Beatrix literally flew to open it, drink and didn't seem to care. any-l Ind fnnnd Dun-uni: cum. ', 1...»- __L - --- .. - - , --"e- -- -- ....,-...._. .... ...,.. Gerald Morton looked admiringly down at the fair face beside him. It was the young man of Hillchester who had given Beatrix Harcourt the name of "the fair philanthropist,” and it spoke well for the girl that even in the fastest circle her name was never mgPltioned but with respect, Beatrix hesitated one moment, then she answered frankly, "Thank you so much. You know, Jennie. that poor crippled child I told you about? Well, I have had a. note from here this morn- ing to say her mother is very ill and there Leno one to do anything tor her." Harcourt was walking swiftly along the dusty road leading to Castlefields. carrying a. small basket. containing some delicacies for the sick woman she was going to see. The Bound of wheels made her turn her head, the next moment a deep, musical voice said pleasantly: "Miss Harcourt, are you again bound on the same Journey , Now do let me have the pleasure of giving you a lift." SALT IN THE , SEA, and b51131} unwanted and I sensation in was learned, for _each felt her ill- ___.v - mucu an the men who were crowding around him. The men had packed down trom hie claim NJ!” in dust, which we. pil- ed on the counter in leather huge. Thu emount we. ell going for the, grocery bills of hie e loyee and the pennant of sum them had borrowed: during the winter. "I'll my when clout-up mom," Wu the promiee that he inver- iebly made; and he kept the promise. Jr.ttUitPtiii,", "mm 'ft,tt.f tg him t ‘ y anti econ-up the. WIN: he had bought ecleim on his wordhlcotun tomrkit on his Word. He bought lit-her for hie eluiee boxe- on his word. It m . one ot an". on huh, and wpltll was scarce and knew its value. The first time that I ever new the King he Was in the cashier’s olfiee of the Mush Commercial Company, and he needed 5 tshave In much an the men Who wer- .--i-, Paying as high, G 10 per cent, a mm "t?..ittl.wa, scarce a "_-.... mus ulllLeQ westward from JNova Scotts long before he was of loge. In the 80’s he accumulated as much as 8ituno in mining operations in Colorado. Then he lost and then started for Alaska. Every cent that he got out of No. no Eldorado the first winter he INVFBI'ED IN OTHER CLAIMS, Ind with it all the other capital. that he could set on the etrength of the gold still in the around at No. (I); Ind l of the gold happened. to be under the untoqued sod ot his new put-cruel, Wing as hiah, i... -- ".--a, _ne nan received an education, perhaps he would have more respect for written language. When a man goes to him {with a long written contract the king 3 we: ( , l "Now, I tell you what. I'm going to do, PII remember just what I told you and I'll do it. If! you dont liko1hat PII do business with somebody else." If he goes to any man. in. the Klon- dike and says: "I'll give you 820,000 for your claim a. month from to-day," the man known that he will see the‘ 320.000 on that day. He we. one of the first to have confidence in the country. “When his confidence was proved wise the miner of the Klondike, in turn. had confidence in kt.... - ,_.-.-vsu null. troi If he goes to any man dike and says: "I'll giv for your claim a. month! the man knows that he 820,000 on that day. m n... "- " . l 6 FEET2 INCHES IN HEIGHT, end not particular an to the clothes ‘he wears. In the front room of his little cabin, where he rolls up in e blanket at night when he stops at ' Dawson, are two boards propped again- ' It the wall. . 1 Only of late have the two bonds {risen to the dignity of three unassum- f in: account books, in charge of sum who is the king's secretary. But, hav- ing these luxuries, the king continues _ to carry his accounts in his head.lHow , would he know that the account books l were right if he didett Aa a. boy he ilearned to read and write, which was ponsidered enough for my boy in the rural part of Nova. Sootia to know. If be had received an education, perhaps he would have more respect for written language. When a man goes to him with a long written contract. nu mm. (itptI,jmn M THE mum. " when we didn’t know what was in (El- ldoredo. Mast of us thought them llwusn’t acolor in it. Alec scraped three or four hundred dollars together, and he bought No. 30 Eldorado, and everybody thought that he he! only [clinched another nail in his reputa- tian for being a light-weight. But he took 8251000 out of No. 80 the fir; season. She's good for a million it she's l worth a cent. Besides that, you’ll find; that wherever there's a. good claim in the country Alec's either got his hand lon it or is next door to it. Plungel Why, that long, lanky Scott that was turning a. Windlass tor " a day two years ago plunges in a. way that’d turn you gray-headed in anight.” Indiaputably, “Big Alec" is the lead- ing man of the Klondike. It is ecom- munity of claim owner. and of them all he is the king. In wealth nor in power no one there approaches him. After him there are encore of men, bne of whom is on rich as another. (He in way? Well, that lucky cuss is WORTH THREE MILLIONSJ if he is worth a cent. Feller: that come down the creel: with white col- lars on and Jap cooks they call him l Mister MacDonald. "Slaked it, I suppose" Fell into it and couldn't get out of it I" "Nop. Never staked nothin’l" "Well, how did he get it, then P "Brains!" "Humph! Thought there was some- tttin' unnatural about it," put in Bill. "That explains it all. We never knew .he had 'em till one day he threw up his job and said ' a ain’t going to work any more. Pm going to get rich! That was just after the Bonanza strike, lin the spring of '96. "Never had so Enoch before," he reasoned, "en' eint siikely to have so much again unless ' I go out an' blow it," Bill knew! Every- body in Circle City. and everybody -which includes the indians and the Malamute doga-eame down to the 'ateamer to see him off. Before Bill i reached Seattle the rich diggings of the (Klondike were discovered, and Bill's old friends who had staked claims in, 5 the first rush were worth fortunes. A 1 1year later, when Bill returned, he sat [ down on a log in front of Dawson with his friends, and each one bit off a big chew from Bill'a plug. n, had confidenéé a; iii', king drifted westward L'-.'... - . - Pat up the - " Ber and III Pan-er Works the "at. 4am" 'lr" Ami-I- II III- lead and III Word " Good For Any Anon-l. Bill Conders, who had been in Masha for eight years. had 88,000 in gold dust HOW BIO ALEX. lacDONALD MADE HIS MILLIONS. “an, m- some insllnoéei , a moat)! juterut. m mining operations" an he lost and then a. t he got out of No. first winter he OTHER CLAIMS. For m "m Geeattae Emmi-6515; "e-uth_roeiiiiil.' When the irranooa?ruaaian war broke out, the volunteered for ambulnme Work, tad was placed in charge of a tour-chum of the Tenth Army Corps hetero Meta. She had charge also of the Eminen- Frederick's lulu-no for 'hMutdad soldiers " Hamburg, Mrs. Gum m. a are. surmounted by the loyal crown of Prussia, the decor- tum bola; specially deaigtned tor her br the Empnu Franz-50k. than Crown Prince... The Grand Duches- of Baden conferred ”other doooratioe- rod on. on a white background. aur- mottgtted br the input“! ugh. Per- im- an an mum». of the dia- tlnetlou the in mind it the Iron Oman. the order of at“. promoted by Willia- I. of Cor-any [or distinguish- " Saint-hi: “no at m. She (umber and VI: “I mounted by ty Emilia..- “our." Gr an. I Mm. Florence Craven, an banal“, “anoint. ot the Order of St. John ir with the exception of Miss Night. in16. the oldest trained nurse in ling- land. Out-Me of royalties, she has pmttabtr more decorations than any other Woman in the empire. She spent “In! your in the hospitals ot un- 'ted. Denmark, Germany and France. or tnlngs I may Jase all I've got. And I'm likely to get into other things. I like to be doing something." The King bu not been out of me country in five years-since " ur- rival, in fact. As he is only .13 {WNW old, he ha. time enough yet in xshictt to cultivate civilization after the m ItH nor ot John May. if he Mmmm as rich " MAehny--tsisit his friends any that II. will. _ "_-""- w-.v. \uvupul III"9U| ‘cettinc married. He in as busy as a quutermuter in the army. Wherever he noe- there are always men waiting to use him. m is prone to admit thut he in I natural plunger; that he enjoys it; that he would rather tackle. it Lig thing than slittle thing any day "in long as [nick to what I am doing now," he lays. undidly, "I am ".l right; but it I get to foolinwmiihort" or things I may Jase all I've mu. And I'm likely to got into other things. I like to be doinz mmmhinn " .. - ---_" -i""""V. Thin wu agreat thing for the young man artd. nlno sat-eat thing for the King, for good placer miners and mp1- tal Are still pretty rare in "awson-- and this in the 'tottttrimrtion and the only combination that can make mun- ey in the Klondike at the present mu- ment. _ The King is not fond of books or magnum; or of the theater-not yet. It/ey he {me never (bought alum! you work the cluim. and your share of tho ' will come out of the first cling-up next spring." "I've Bad my eye on No. 21 all bl, oog," said the King, "but I‘ve lawn looking for thn proper man to work it. You've handled your lay better than any one else on No. 21." "Didn't know you had ever seen in" "Oh, I've noticed it when Irvaroo-d by," aid the King, "dud I took a lime closer look one day when you were up on the hill. rustling firewood. PLL PUT UP THE MONEY. - _------. an...“ .,......... l _ "I’ve been working a lay up on No. 21," said ayoung man. who had wait- ed his turn at the King's cabin door, "and Iknow pretty well what's in it The owner doesn't. He's no miner an.) he want; to (get out of the country. I could get the claim myself. for 850.- 000. this year's dump invluded, uni there'l ”00,000 in in if there's at?Pnt, and I thought I'd put you on it, and maybe if you bought it. rou'd give me continuing for the information." varying from rough miners to the amusing Yukon (undies, who loiter in the aalooutt, do his buying. As he has examined all claims, it in never known which an he favors, until he has mn- cummated tsmtrtsitaae, and he rarely employ. the same {puppet twice. Th" .puppet is Well paid for his work, and if he is clever he my mttkersfortune, ‘For the Kingowm few claims outrigln, and. indeed, thin looms against hm policy. The King has \an army of partnemu A partner whc will alums be on which“): in serving his mm in- tern-L by getting the moat gold not,“ dble at the least expense out of the ground must also serve the King- and the King's long leg: carry him about from property to properly often en- club and It Such times as to prowl-t walnut-est otpartner againsl pa rt no-r. FAMOUS ENGLISH NURSE Wherever a. dleoovery ls made the King's long legs make footsteps lo- ‘ward tint spot, and he examines it in his own way. Hus bu long since tttyan- ed. to buy plaimq in hit! own name. It he speaks orhuyiiur lmrtnin claim the owner of it will a once cnme o u think that he has underestimated the value of hie property-else 'uhy should the King want it t-tuttt proceed to increase the price. I The King does nob drink or smnke He never plays taro or hangs about :the saloon: and his legs are long. A [gut of his 'superiority is his physir-al fitness. for no Inn: in the Klondike can travel ”many miles between the different creeks and between the creeks and Dawson in e day as Aim MacDonald. That he ham looked at 'd Claim is nothing in its favor, but, the owner of the claim use: it as (mumm- ment to show that ”Donald wants to buy it. c The success of hi: clean-up thir, you but! made him literally a fetish. The first recommendation of a claim put forward by ite owner is that the King .haa looked it over with 1 view to buy- inst.it..Irosyr the King has. a Lawn:- Bonmn, which was the dis, monument of the season. The claims he owned on Upper Banana Ind E)- dorulo happened to be the heat there Whereas his confidence in the new creek, Sulphur sutt1tDorninion, seems to have been perfectly well founded For his claims on Dominion and Sul- phur he could have received three time. their cost last June, but. HE [WOULDN'T SELL. " an) no npeculltor," he said. "When I buy a claim t work it, and when I go broke it will be immune I’ve made mistakes in buying." Big Alon 1alke this way to his intimate. friends, hut not to a stranger. The giant seems as fwkvyard to the stranger as amumry boy in ma tn Alec MacDonald who was a [mm mm in the manner of '97 in rhnfsum- net of ’98 wu worth 03,000,0m. Iris claim seem to have been soles-ma in magic!» plums. Re had no interest THE KING’S PUPPETS, “I" Ji tial In m ALL Brick t,ii'cii bu. ha To Uort " the Gray. in! Has The‘ Deputy “Conn On at n way: “an an; Inuit , C 1”“. . chm m torus MON Bums J A ‘BSUEI BUS! Inn-m I lied cut m PA "and " Oak! Illa Ilium ”was. the.“ am " sun-r44 BESER’ Stan “PITA ICE GEN DU