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. w im;- Alamance Gleaner: .1 VOL. XXXI. GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, EEBBTJAKY 16, 1905. NO. 3 .RTTTT t... ! ,1 ll &'oi n i'ifIm ii . II A' u uv JL JLJLJOJ If too an nervous and tired out otmtinually you could have no dearer warning of the approach of serious female trouble. Do not wait until you suffer-. - bearablepain beforeyou seek ti sent, "ion need wine of Cardui bow just aa much at if the trouble ' were more developed and the tor turing paini of disordered men struation, bearing down pains, leucorrhoea, backache and nead ache were ammgyoit to the un failing relief thatWine of Cardui has brought hundreds of thousands of women and will bring yon. Wine of Cardui will drive out all trace, of weakness and banish nervous spells, headache and back ache and prevent the symptoms from quickly developing into dangerous- troubles that will be hard to check. Secure a 11. 00 bottle of Wine of Cardui today. If your - dealer 4ops not keep it, send the: money to the- Ladies' Advisory7 Dept., The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Icon., and the medicine will be sent you. Z. T. HADLEY GRAHAM . C. Watches, Clocks' ."and Jewelry . Cut Glass and Silverware. MT Byes tested and glasses fitted. ' " , .. ' .l J'- FaltT i Eanit tzi Tir. upon having the genuine. . Tbtso obeo ISO. SOO, I.OO '-. ' .ropnrod enty by ' Foley Company, CiloaT ' We roiBilr obUOo O. & and Forelrn Bead xxiel.Uelcii or pnutool inventkm k treeraporton putMiimMiltr. - rat free book. Siltr. - PVwfres BnwtoeaeimTP C O OKo 111 Attornoy-nU Law,' . GRAHAM, -Offlos Pattsnon Building ' Bseond Floor. . . . . . DIL WILL S. MG, JR. DENTIST . . . , ' . .. . North CoroIlM Orobasn. 5 - " OFFICE TS;iIM0N3 BUILDI50 leaof Oautr mwtm. W. r.Brsm,Jn. A.ttora7 ind Con uool nre st w PcmcliM mvlarl im the eoorts of Alb sr. , . . j JACOB A. LO&O. J. 1MXMV9Q. JLUormmjfu ortd 6KAHAM, X. C I iioirrc.;CTiiTn)T7icK "Atteoy-t-Law, , - GREENSBORO. Jf. C. Practice In tha eonrt. of Al' A n.,vrA ,nnti.- i wauI UVJ ujuu,,w I 0 I one JBiazea ' ' i! Trail n ; Cmprrtgkt. 1902.,, Ajr -rfeSer( CafSsaraf t .eeeeeoeeee..ee.e. .. i "How are your replied one of the acalers, eying him sharply and tender ing, his pouch. Thorpe filled his pipe deliberately and returned It with, a heavy lidded glance of thanks. To all appearances he was one of the lasy. shiftless hunters of the backwoods. Seized with an inspiration, be said; "What sort of chances Is they at your camp for a little flour? lie and Char ley's about out I'll bring you meat, or I'll make yon boys moccasins. I got some good, buckskin." . . . ', . It was the usual proposition. , , "Pretty good, I guess. Come up and see." advised the scaler. The crew's right behind us." -y:.-'-- "I'll send Charley," drawled Thorpe. "I'm busy now makln' traps." He waved bla pipe, calling attention to the pine and rawhide deadfalls. Tbey chatted a few momenta. Then two wagons creaked lurching by, fol lowed by fifteen or twenty men. The last of these, evidently the foreman, was Joined by the two acalers. Injun Charley was setting about the splitting of a cedar log., , "Too see," be remarked. , "I big Wen'." In the days that followed , Thorpe cruised about the great woods. It was low business,- but fascinating. He knew that when he should embark on his attempt to enlist considerable cap ital in an "unslgat, unseen" Invest ment be would have to be well sup plied witb statistics. -. First of all be walked over the coun try at large to find where the best tim ber )oy. This was a matter of tramp ing, though often on an elevation be succeeded In climbing tall tree whence he caught blrdseye views of the' country at large. He always car ried his gun with him and was- pre pared at a moment's, notice to seem en gaged in bunting. Next be ascertained the geographical location of the different clumps . and forests, entering the sections, tbe quar ter sections, even the separate forties, In his notebook, taking In only the "de scriptions" containing tbe best pine. Finally be wrote accurate notes con cerning the topography tot each and every pine district the lay. of the land, the bills, ravines, swamps and valleys, the distance from the river, tbe char acter of tbe wil. In short, be accumu lated all tbe information bt could by which the cost of logging might be es timated. .."KSv-'-.i-S- .,;?,. tJ:--. For this be bad really too little ex perience. He knew it but determined to do bis best The weak point of bt) whole scheme lay In that It was going to be impossible for him to allow the prospective purchaser a chance to amine the pine. That difficulty Thorpe hoped to overcome, by Inspiring per sonal confidence In himself. If be failed to do so be might return with land looker wbomtbe investor trusted, and tbe two could re-enact the comedy of .this summei.-JTberpe Hoped, now- H, aet t ever, to avow ui. necessity. V- A, K aeHmata nt than Mmtaaw r;veTg1.U, Vun-Tborp. &k. helnln the Indian abaM bis craft f Th two men bent there at their tasa, tho dull glow of. evening falUng upon i them. , Behind Uiem the knoll tood put in pictured relief agalnrt larbfcn nines. . Tb river rushed by " f " - . . ! iin. .nd turmoil. , TyottDg fellow, hardly mor than boy.Wlaimcd with keen dehtof TVft 5T thebend into Mmrmrt1 IV A-nd.'SSfto 5? VI m.AJn.SZill 'l?v,Tv7lLLtaI. i I bright faced, eager eyed, curly bairea j : nn., fellow, all enthusiasm and flr.i" young fellow, U enthusiasm nd dean, but . His flimre . waa mm . aw c - rather slendeiwi and his movements were quick. but nervous. When b i stenned carefully out on tb fiat rock bin s-uid brought tb canoe iwttbJ.fwlrl of tb paddle on Inltiat- ed -weula. nav seen uu while strong and serviceable, bad bn bought from a apcrting catalogue THIS la a good place," he said to tb guide. "We'll camp bare." Then be turned up tb steep bank without look ing bock. r.' - "Hellor he called In a cheerful, un mbarrassed fashion to Tborp and Charley. 'How are yout ; Car Bl camp ber! What yon jnaklngt By Jots! 1 never saw a can aaado bo for. Tm going to watch you. Kp right at tt" MntMoabtM H sat on eo of the ouleroppiag bowlders and took oft tua bat . -gy, you v got a great plac borol Toa ber all summer? HUo! fV got a dear Ji?JZ Btany of 'em around here? T4 k kUUdeer first rat. I Jt Ifi sort of ut of asaaoa aowt Itn. We only UU the buclta,- repUsd XhorpCo ? -l Bk fishing too. swnt -Ar tboro any here? to John." be called to his guide, "bring m my fishing tackle." h. la a fw aiomonbi a was wMpptog tb pool with ton saesfut rpa the tj. lie proved to be adept At first tb Indian stolid eoantoaaaot .Mmed a trill ocabtfut Aftor a tfaao It cleared. .; ' T ' - -Ooodr be grunted. Jj. Tbo other Indian bod bow gahmofi th rcttoa f a teat and had begun to -; cook supper ever a wu camp stor. Tberp and Charley ooald -Teo'T got qstta a pantry. od Thorpe. -Won't you oat wttb r the boy beepltsbly. ; " Bat Thorp dlauV - -' -- ' " In tb course of tno ovoarag xao mwj cbed tbo - "f- wttb caarming UAa alt awUIO ST tamT mm. 9 By STEWART EDWARD WhlTE "It must be good to live in tbe woods," be said with a sigh, "to do all things for yourself. If I so free." : "I Just do love this!" be cried again nd again. "Oh. It's great after all that fuss down therel" And be cried it so- fervently that the other men present smiled, but so genuinely that tbe smile bad In it nothing but kindliness. fl cam oat for a month," said bo suddenly, "and I guess I'll stay tbe rest of It right here. You'll let me go with yon sometimes bunting, won't youT I'd like first rate to kill a deer." "Sura,1 said Thorpe. "Glad to have you." i "My, name to Wallace Carpenter," aid the boy. with a sudden unmistak able air of good breeding. - "Well," laughed Thorpe, "two old woods loafers like us haven't got much us for names. Charley here is called Geeslgut and mine's nearly aa bad, but I guess plain Charley and Harry will do.". - ' -, - CHAPTER XL HB young fellow stayed three weeks and was a constant toy to Thorpe. Thorpe liked the boy because be waa open heart ed, free from affectation, assumptive of no superiority in short because be waa. direct and sincere. Wallace, on bla parti adored in Thorpe the free, open air life, tbe adventurous quality, the quiet hidden power, tbe resource fulness and tbe self sufficiency of the pioneer. He did anything at all. He accepted Thorp for what he thought him to be rather than for what be might think him to be. little by little tbe eager questions of the youth extracted a full statement of tbe situation. He learned of the timber, thieves np the river, of their present operations and their probable plana, of tbe valuable pine lying still unclaimed, of Thorpe's stealthy raid Into tbe enemy's country. "Why, If s great! It's better than any book I ever read!" : He wanted to know what be could do to help. f:-h'-'r. v "rr-: "Nothing except keep quiet." replied Thorpe. "You mustn't try to act any different - If tbe men from nn river come by. be Just as cordial to tiivni as you can and don't act uijaterioiu and Important.' "AH right." agreed Walls-", bubbling With excitement ''And then what do you do after you get tbe timLiT esti mated?" .TO go south and try, qnletly. to raise some money. Tbal will be diffi cult because, you see, people don't know me, and I am not In a position to let them look over tbe timber. Of coarse tt will bo merely a question of my yadgmest Tbey can go themselves to tno land office and pay their money. Than won't bo any chance of my mak ing way witb that The Investors will bosom possessed of certain deerbi Hans' iylno in thin- ouatry all right onongn. . The rub la, WW tney bsvs miimii n HwnflMM u ma ana mv looi m - to b. what I I""1 1 - t .-. m --.M MmmMMA VallAM anJMUIIW - J5m:lZ' -W "J,"14 !J!Pf 255 7u tol. Wtla waUt w U down by i tho dam i f, j . want to Mia-. wh you." V?1m ,bout io lSS KnSTBuppo. for instanc-what would be your first mover I' TbT-Va br aide on . k and tborp. expUtoedTb. .xcltoment of waMi4a-.tt. ,Wao bad flnlabeo, boaM ik, Z "ZJZlZ onor" " J " ton-orturq a screr- and atone I am ligbtodoad WBrmeiL At certain hours -OK flmmr -txU Sto boa. . m oarvofl aso. I aoat kamr hew tbey er cooked or where tbe sso- oaw from. Bine Mariag oat- t bar spoat a Uttto dm dowa- ororv day. aad tboa IT svyoa sjslf oatsnaMor riddeava bora ta tbo park.JrVoo Uttto- issltattoa of tbo ssal thing with Mo Hbbooa Hod to thorn aad think we are camping or rrsrhtTtg tt Tbi Hfo of yoars to gto rtoao. to vttar; tt assaaa aometbtog bn tb aaareb of tbo wort." - . Tbo joung f eUosr spoke wttb unex pected owiftaes aad ooisisCbiss Tborp looked at htm ta aarpttoa. 1 know what yoa are tbtsklag." said, the boy. fiushiac Toa ar av prUed (bat J eaa be ta oaraost about aaythtaaVT " . . , . Thorpe watched htm with sympa thetic eyes, but with Hps thst obsti nately refused to say one word. "1 left college at nineteen because my father died," Wallace went on. "1 am now just twenty-one. A large es tate descended to me, and 1 have bad to care for its Investment all alone. I have one sister; that la all." "8o bars I!" cried Thorpe and stop ped. "The estates have not suffered," went on tbe boy simply. "I bave done well witb them. But," be cried fiercely, "I bate It! It is petty and mean and wor rying and nagging. Now, Harry, I nave a proposal to make you. It Is this: You need $30,000 to buy your land. Let me supply it aud come in as balf part ner." An expression of doubt crossed tbe land looker's face. "Oh, please!" cried tbe boy. "I do want to get In something real. It will be tbe making of me." "Now, see here," interposed Thorpe suddenly. "You don't even know my name." "I know you," replied the boy. "My name Is Harry Thorpe," pursued tbe other. "My father was Henry Thorpe, an embezzler." "Harry," replied Wallace soberly. "I am sorry I made you say that I do not care for your name, except perhaps, to put It In the articles of partnership, and I bave no concern with your an cestry. I toll you, it Is a favor to let me in on this dcsl. I don't know sny thing about lumbering, but I've got eyes. I can see that big timber stand ing up thick and tall, and I know peo ple make profits In tlie business." Thorpe considered a few momenta In silence. "Wallace," he said gravely at last "I honestly do tblult thst whoever goes Into this deal with me will make mon ey. Of course there's always chances against It but I am going to do my best." The man's accustomed aloofness bad gone. His . eyes flashed, his brow frowned, the muscles of bis cheeks contracted under his beard." Wallace gazed at him with fascinated admiration. "Then you will?" be asked tremu lously. "Wallace," he replied again, "they'll ay that you have been the victim of an adventurer, bat tbe result will prove them wronj?. If 1'weruu't per fectly sure of this 1 wouldn't think of tt for I like you, and 1 know you want to go Into this more out of friendship for me and because your imagination Is touched than from any business sense. But I'll accept gladly, and I'll do my best!" "Hooray!" cried . the boy. throwing bis cap up in tbe air. "We'll do 'em up in the first round." CHAPTEElXII. FTBB Wallace left, them tb two men settled again Into their customary waya of life. Up to the present Thorpe had enjoyed a clear field. Now two men came down from above and established a temporary camp to tbe woods balf a mil below the dam. Thorpe soon sat isfied himself that they were picking out a rout for tb logging road. Tbe two men, of course, did not both er themselves with tbe timber to be travoyed, but gave their entire atten tion to that lying farther back. Thorpe was enabled thus to avoid tbem entire ly. He simply transferred bla estimat ing to tbe forest by tbe stream. Once h met on of the men, but waa fortu nately In a country that lent itself to bin poo of hunter. The other be did not see at alL . But one day be beard him. The two up river men were following carefully but noisily tbe bed of a little creek. Thorpe happened to be on tbe aid bill, K be seated himself quietly until tbey should bar moved on down. One of tbem shouted to tbe other, who, crash ing through a thicket did not bear. 'Ho-o-o, Dyer!" the first repested "Here's that Infernal comer over here!" "Yop." assented tbe other, "coming." Thorpe recognised tb vole Instantly is that of Kadway'a scaler. His band lisped in a gesture of disgust. Tbe nan bad always been obnoxious to Jim. Two day later be stumbled on their camp. ' He paused in wonder at what be saw. Tbe packs lay open, their contents scattered in very direction. Tbe fir bad been hastily extinguished witb a bucket of water, and a frying pan by where It bad been overturned. If tb thing bad been possible, Tborp would have guessed at a hasty and unpre meditated flight He waa about to withdraw carefully tost be be discovered when be wis startled by a touch oa bis elbow. It was Injun Charley. "Dey go up river," be said. "1 com see whst da row." Tb Indian examined rapidly tb con dition of tb Uttl camp. "Pey took for sometblnV said be, making bla band revolve aa though rummaging and Indicating tb pecks. "I fink dey see you In de woods," he concluded.- "Dey go camp get um bos. Boos bo goo on river trail two rre boor." -You're right Charley" replied Thorpe, woo bad been drawing bl own cooclnskma. "On of tbem knows ai. They've beea looking to their packs for their notebooks with tbo descriptions of these sections in tbem. Then they piled out for tbe bos. If I know any thing at ail. tb boss 'U siaks tracks for Detroit" . - "Wot yoa dor asked lajua Charley 1 got to got to Detroit before tbey do; that's aO." Instantly th Indian beea at all a ttoo, , - Ton rose," be ordered and asi sot at a rapid pec for cam. There, with incredible defines, a packed together a boot twelve poand f tb yerfced veolaoa and a pair f blankets, thrust Thorpe's waterproof meteb safe ta bl pocket aad turned eagerly to tb young aiaa. "Yea eosac," he repeated. Tborp nastily aa earth sd bl "oo serlptiocS" and wrapped tbem up. Tb lndlaa la aUsae rearranged ta aria placed article la oeh a saaaaer a to rettos the camp of tt abaadoaed sir. u wa nearly aaodowa. Without a word tb two atea struck off Into tb fsrost tb lndlaa th tosd. Their coarse was southeast, but Tborp ask ed no questioas. He followed blmdly. feoa bo foobd that If he did even that adoqaatoly a would have Uttto atten a tion left 'for anything else. Tb In dian walked witb Iqng, swift strides, bis kneee always slightly bent ven at the finish of the step, his back hol lowed, -hi shoulders and bead thrust forward. His gait bad a queer aag in it up nnd down in a long curve from one rise to tb other. After a time Thonw became fascinated in watching before him this easy, untiring lope, hour after hour, without the variation of a second's fraction in speed or an Inch In length. At first Tborp followed him with comparative ease, but at th end of three hours be was compelled to put forth decided efforts to keep pace. His walking waa no longer mechanical, but conscious. When it becomes so a man soon tires. Thorpe resented the in equalities, the stones tbe roots, the patches of soft ground which toy in bla way. He felt dully that they were not fair. He could negotiate th dis tance, but anything else wa a gratui tous Insult. Then suddenly he gained his second wind. He felt better and stronger and moved freer. At midnight Injun Charley' called a halt He spread bis blanket leaned on one elbow long enough to eat a strip of dried meat and fell asleep. Thorpe Imitated hi example. Three hours later th Indian roused his companion, and the two net out again. From 8 o'clock until 8 they walked continually without a pause, without an' instant's breathing spelt Then they rested balf an hour, at a Uttl venison and smoked a pip. An hour after noon tbey repeated tbe rest Tborp rose with a certain phys ical reluctance. Tb Indian seemed as fresh aa when be started. At aunset they took an hour, then forward again by tbe dim Intermittent Ught of the moon and star through tbe ghostly haunt of forest until Tborp thought be would drop witb weariness and waa mentally incapable of contemplat ing more than a hundred step In ad vance. "When I get to that square patch of light I'll quit" be would say to him self snd struggle painfully the requir ed twenty yards. "No, I won't quit bore," he would continue. "I'll make It that birch. Then I'll tif down and die." And so on. To tbe actual physical exhaustion of Thorpe's muscles ws added that immense mental weariness which uncertainty of time and dlstancs Inflicts on a man. The Journey might last a week for all be knew. In the presence of an emergency these men of action bad actually not exchanged a dozen words. Tbe Indian led; Thorpe followed. When tbe halt was called Tborp fell Into his blanket too weary ven to eat Next' morning sharp, shooting pains, like tbe stabs of swords, ran through his groin. "You come," repeated th Indian, stolid as ever. Theu tbe sun waa an hour high. Tb travelers suddenly ran Into a trail, which as suddenly dived Into a sprue thicket. On th other side of it Tborp unexpectedly found himself In an ex tensive clearing dotted with tb black ened stumps of pines. Athwart tb dis tance be could perceive tb wide blue horizon of Lake Michigan. He bad crossed tb upper peninsula oa foot "Boat com by today," said Injun Charley, Indicating tb tall stacks of a mill. "Htm no stop. You mak blm stop take you witb blm. You get train Mack inaw City tonight Dos men, day on dat train." Thorpe calculated rapidly. Tb en emy would requlr even with their teams a day to cover tb thirty mile to the fishing vlllag of Munlslng, when the stsg ran each morning to Beney, the present terminal of tb South Shore railroad. H. Tborp. oa foot aad thro hour behind, could never bar caught tb stag. But from Beney only on train a day waa dispatched to con nect at Mackinaw City with tb Michi gan Central, and on that one train, do to leav this very morning, tbe up river man wa Just about pulling out Bo would srriv at Mackinaw City at 4 o'clock in tb afternoon, where be would be forced to wait until 8 in tb evening. By catching a boat at tbo mill to which Injun Charley bad led blm Thorp could still mak tb aam train. Tbua th start la tb rsc for Detrolt'slsnd office would b fair. "All right" he cried, an bla energy returning to blm. "Her goes! We'll best bint out yet!" "You come back?" inquired the Indi an, peering witb a certain anxiety Into bis companion' eye. "Com back!" cried Tborp. "Toa bet your bat!" "1 wait" replied tb lndlaa, and waa gone, Thorpe osw over tb headland to tho east a dense trail of black amok. He set off on a stumbling rua toward tb milt - CHAPTER XIIL B arrived out of breafb at a tyjleal Uttto mill tow eon si tlag of tbo usual anpalnted houses, tb saloons, mill office and genera: store. To tbe latter b ad dreaaed bltiuwlf for Information. Tb propr.tor, still sleepy, wss mop ping out the plac. . "Doe that boat stop ber?" shouted Tborp serosa tb soda. "Sometimes," replied th maa eom BOleetly. -Not alwayar "Daly wbea tbere'a freight for ber." "Doesn't so atop for passengers?" "Nope." "How doc ab know wbea there's freight?" "Oh. tbey signal bar from tb auH." But Tborp was goo. At th adS Thorp dove for tbe en gine room. He knew that elsewhere the ctaag of aMcalasry aad tb berry of bastnes would leav aeaat attoattoa for blm; tad. beatdo. from tb engine roma 111 ''.goals would bo grrea. He found, aa -1 often the eaa la north oontry sawmill, a acotcbasaa la charge "Doe tbo boat top ber this aara tagT' be Inquired. "Weef replied the engineer, with fosrfal denberattoa, 1 cans say. But I ba received aa orders to that effect." -Cant yoa watotto ber ta tor mr ashed Tborp. "I rssoa." s sewered tb isgjaisr, atoma eoMvagb tbto tbao. , "Wbyaotr- "Tr aa wast a body might call ftebht i 1 -K otbsr way t f sir "Ka.-.. .; - . Thorpe wna seized with an Idea. "Here!" he cried. "See that bowlder over there? 1 want to ship that to Mackinaw City by freight on tills boat" Ths Scotchman's eye twinkled ap preciatively. "I'm dootin' ye bae th' freight bill from the office," be objected simply. "Bee here," replied Thorpe, "I've got to get that boat It's worth $20 to ine, and I'll square It with tbe captain. There's your twenty." Tbe Scotchman deliberated, looking aslant at the ground and thoughtfully Oiling a cylinder witb a greasy rag. "It 'II nil be matter of life nnd death?" he asked hopefully. "She aye tops for life and death.". "No," replied Thorpe reluctantly. Then, with an explosion: "Yea, by heaven, It Isl If I don't make that boat I'll kill you!" The Scotchman chuckled and pocket ed tbe money. "I'm dootin' tbat'i IB ordefA he re plied. "I'll be no party to any aucb proceedlu's. I'm goln' noo for a fresh pall of watter," he remarked, pausing at tbe door, "but as a wee item of In formation yander's tb' wheestle rope. and a mon wheestles one short and one long for th' boat." He disappeared. Thorite seized the cord and gave th signal. Then be ran hastily to the end of tbe long lum ber docks and peered with great eager ness In the direction of the black smoke. The steamer was as yet concealed be hind a low spit of land which ran out from the west to form ono side of the harbor. In a. moment, however, her bows appeared, headed directly down toward the strait of Mackinaw. When opposite tbe little bay, with a grand, free sweep she turned and beaded di rectly for blm. He negotiated briefly with the cap tain, paid $20 moro for speed aud the privilege of landing at Mackinaw City. Theu be slept for eight hours on end and was awakened In time to drop into a small boat which deposited him on the broad sand beach of the lower pen lunula. Tho train was just leisurely making up for departure. Thorpe, dressed as he was In old "pepper and salt" gar ments patched with buckskin, bis bat a flopping travesty on headgear, bis moccasins worn and .dirty, bis face bearded and bronzed, tried as much as possible to avoid attention. He sent an Instant telegram to Wallace Carpen ter conceived as follows: Wire thirty thousand my order care land office, Detroit, before o'clock tomorrow morning. Do It if you have to rustle all night Important. Then be took a seat in the baggage car on a pile of boxes and philosoph ically waited for tbe train to atart He knew tbat sooner or later tbe man, pro vided be were on the train, would stroll through the car, and he wanted to be out of the way. The baggage man proved friendly, so Tborp chatted with blm till after bedtime. Then be entered tbe smoking car and waited patiently for morning. At the last thought Thorpe decided to send a second message from tb next station. He did so. It read: Another buyer of timber on same train with me. Must have money at o'clock er Ice land. He paid day rate on it to Insure Im mediate delivery. Kuppose tbo boy should be away from home! Everything depended on Wallace Carpenter, and Thorpe could not but confess th chance slender. One otln-r thought made the nlgbt seem long. Thorpe bed but $30 left. (TO COKTIKOIED.) Whst the Bsby Ssld. A New York doctor asked anoth er medical mnn at a recent meeting of a number if the fraternity if he bad ever heard of a three-months-old baby talking. "Oh," said the other, "of course it is very unusual, but I was called once to attend a ick infant of that age. The case wu desperate and paat all hope of relief. 1 was sitting watching for its last jfOHp when the mother said, Doctor, i there nothing that-can be done to save my baby?' And I replied : 'Nothing. AbsoTutoly noth ing.' Just then the baby opened it eyes and said nothing, absolutely nothing, and died." Trouble In Store. Th two young men reached the door at the same time. . -U Mis Wkhungham inT they asked simultaneously. The maid looked at them and book her head disconsolately. She's in to wan av y an' out to th other." ahe said at last. "But th two a'r ye com in' together has S L ao tlngled r l gnow wnicn is wjuvh. In, both ar ye, an' ait down, an' I'll ask her to come down an' pick y out" HI Advantage. Uttl Johnny wa playing with Uttl Mary next door. "Johnny," aid th littlo girl, "yo,ur niothf;r'aiKeDtuck. Xbe msio (ource ia tb called you twice. Aren t you going inr "Oh, no," said Johnny. "But won't she whip your .1 "No, not today. Von see, she's got company, r.iid when I go in she'll Just say, lht poor little mnn has bnen o deaf im- he had the mca- A Hit at the Duchess. Dr. Oarth, a witty physician of the court of Queen Anne, had pre scribed a nauseous dose for th great warrior, Iuke of Marlborough. When tbe duke objected to follow ing the direction the sharp tongued Durhes Sarah broke in by ssying, "IU b hanged if it does not euro you." "There, my lord," Interposed Garth, "you had better swallow it. Tw. will gala sithar way." Heat should be placed io the re frigerator, but sot against the ice. ii alwsvs draws out th flavor of any moat pressed against it. GENERAL PURPOSE FOWL Mur Coed (tanlltles Comklne In th White rIMK, If you want a combination of every' thing that Is good in a farm fowl try tbe White Wyandottes, says a Kansas breeder In Farmers' Advocate. Tbat which goes to mak up a general pur- poite fowl in a complete sens In my opinion 1 found In th Wyandotte. The most perfect In' shape, the moat t-eautlful in richness of color, tb most easily dressed and the best when pre pared for the table ar in my opinion qualities of tb Whit Wyandotte. Not much bone and mor meat to the size of tbe bird. In egg production tbey cannot be beaten outside of the non- sitting varieties. What la snld of the white variety might be said of all of tbe Wyandotte family, of tbe varieties well establish ed. Tbe Wyandotte bave a comb tbat seldom Is frosen even if exposed to very bard freestng, except the cocks, thnt are more subject to damage in this respect but the bens are not checked in egg production In winter on account of frozen comb. Tbe White Wyandotte 1 tb most e.ifllly bred to standard requirements of any or the Wyandotte, and a flock can be produced every year at tbe least possible expense In keeping up a fair staudsrd quality. Tber ar plenty of not well bred Whit Wyan dottes, just as there are of any variety, but If you once get a Mart with good stock and acquaint yourself as to th requirements In standard breeding you will bave but little trouble in keeping s fl.wk of choice White Wyandotte. Keep In view the Wyandotte shape ta plumpness of body, rather short legs yellow in color, low smooth combs and If possible chalk white plumage. Brass iness In plumage, a yellow tinge on tbe surface of plumage, is a very fre quent occurrence In Wblte Wyandottes, and if you do not give this point strict attention you will hare but few chalk white birds. This for the farm and not for the showroom does not mske so much difference, but the proud pos-M-isor of the flock will not be satisfied ir tbey are not about right ta every way. The Working Be. The prevailing Idea In poultry feed ing Just now seem to center around the word "exercise." Feed with view of making the fowl work for It A writer In discussing when to feed mnsh keeps this Idea in mind when be writes: "The idea that bene require a feed of soft mash early ta th morn ing Is a mistaken on and baa often proved the first step toward failure with beginners. Hens need exercise first and, though compulsion Is nee sary, we must see that they take it If we aatiafy their appetite tbey will certainly not work to And more food. Let the first feed be grain of some kind scattered in litter, and see tbat the bens begin to work aa soon it becomes light See tbat they keep U up until near noon; then tbe mash, only about one-half what tbey would oat should be given. Shortly afterward more grain should be scattered, so that the hens may work until dark. Tbe ben tbat worka most will be tbe most profitable one. When b cease to work ber usefulness will soon nd." Farm and Live Stock Journal. WUter Btoeurtlan CaJebma. Winter roasting chickens ar prob ably tb moat profitable fowls produc ed, says U K. Keyser ta Western Poultry Journal., Tb hatching I don from October to Christmas, and tb birds ar sold when from four to six months old and at a time when good poultry is scarce. Tbe birds usually weigh from Ave to eight pound each and sell In New York and Boston at from 18 to 80 cent per pound, those marketed from February to April usu ally bringing close to tb bitter prlc. these fowls being largely preferred to capons, which for a long Urn war tb only good poultry to be bad, add from broilers, after the holidays, and tb price for soft roasting chicken I usually higher tbao tb capons. Tb breed used for this class of poultry ar Plymouth Rocks, Ilrabmas, Co chins and crosses of tb aam. On or two plants In Pennsylvania ar using White Wyandottes. aria Pare Breede. If a farmer dulres to Improve, tot blm begin witb pure bred males, say an Ohio poultrymau in American Agrt culturist If be gets a male every year, let It be of th breed be originally se lected. In two or three year b win bsve Hi flocks uniform, and tbey will grow better and better every season snd at a met tbat Is almost Insignifi cant If neighbors desire to Improve, let tbem co-operate in purchasing pur breed, nnd If they refos then be should rouipel tbem to pay blm for his ! enterprise when they call witb a alt, ?XTS b' A dollar or two Invested in pur breed will mak a difference la tb quality of tbe stock and tb number of egg laid of mora than ten time tb cost of tb bird purchased. Gee Spirit. 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