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VOL. XXVI.
PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 11)03.
NO. 2.
1
THE-1Y5TER.Y- OF-THC
I'M M.-.Rv
b it. wzmMziffin
Florence
Author cl"7hc Mouse on flit Aarsh," ck
ICoiyrli'lit, I'M, ty Bnln-t UmiuWi Vim. '
CHAPTEU MX.
Contiuurd.
"So, you've been it-visiting, have
you, sir'?" sin' said, in a deep, gruff
whisper, glancing up at tin- gloomy
windows of Shingle Knil. "Ay', they
want a few livi'l.v folic to come mid
ee 'cm and cheer 'cm up, for sure!"
And kIio gave liiui n series of nods
Mid shakes nl' tin- lii-iiil, nil of which
wc-ru ini'iiiit to carry weighty mean
ing. "Well, this Isn't tin' best place In tho
world for people who urc fond of
company,' is It?" Mild Clifford. "I
dare say yon feel lonely yourself
Boinct lines, don't you?"
"Well, I get some I don't expect
pimietimi'H, sliv" she answered, with
mystery. "Two nights ago, now, I
Iiad a young lady In 'ere a young
lady you may know, sir, who was very
mueh talked aliout last year, poor
dear '
Clifford's sudden start Into vivid in
terest made her break off nnd look at j
lilm attentively. She smiled know-
iugly. I
"Maybe yon know who I mean. sir?'' j
".Miss Chil is':" asked he, with as i
Tiiiieh apparent Indifference ns lie I
could.
"Aye, sir. She was in my cottage
over an hour, and sorry enough I felt
for her. I must say, whatever people
think."
Ami the old woman, who probably
knew more than she affected to do
iil'oiit Clifford .mil hbi feeling towa-d
Miss Claris, gave a sigh, nnd again
found relief in her feelings iu a shake
of the head.
"Where is she now? Do yon know?"
risked Clifford, Ilo longer disguising
Ills Interest. "If It's a secret," he
went on. a.s the old lady said nothing.
"1 think .v. u will not do wrong in coii
Jidiiig It to me. as I wish her all the
good ill I he vol hi."
"Il's Well tier1':: some as do, dir."
paid s'i". Willi a suddenly lowered
voice. "And I don't know as I'm do
ing harm in telling you she is staying
nt Co-.iil-tairs. up Paradise Hill,
No. And you can tell her If you
See her as I wouldn't have told uo
lied.v bet yen."
f'lill'opl w.'s overwhelmed with joy
nl tills mi 'Npi eled piece of good for
tune, aad he promised at once to give
her llles-.tve.
"P-y the bye," be said, just jis he
was .il i, ut to M;irt oil' in the direction
of Ci.nri.-i.':iiv, "are ymi at liberty to
ti ll ire . b it she wi:i doing here? Was
she visiting the Postals'?"
"Veil i 1 1 : -st ' i n.i( me any more,"
si:, sulil. "Tb re's things one inn , i n't
So mill li as guess at," she added,
enigmatically, as she retreated to lief
own doorway
Clifford il!d not trouli!" his lund
hhout tliepo hints. It was enough for
lilm that Nell was now within his
l'eiich. And he sit off for CotirtHlairs
with a set piirpo.v iu his miml.
U'lie wall; along the straight mnrsh
road, with the wind iu his face, and
the sea a misty blue line on bin right
hand, seemed iicvcr-ctiiling. Clifford
had Ilo eyes for ihe effect, of sunset
oil the chalk cliff to his rigid, for the
picturesque little tartll perched tip
high above the water's edge, an In
drew near to Heacli Iiay.
l'asl the Shooters Arms, the wnv-
Bide inn which happily forms ihe limit !
of the explorations of the devastn
ting hordes from tho East Kud of
London with which benevolent rail
way companies have ruined otic of the
pleasautcst spots In England. Past
the tiny village of IU'Hch, with Its pie.
turesqtie. steep miniature street, nnd
Its hideous Convalescent Home nnd
waste of brand new tea-garden. Up
on the lieai'li road, in full sight of the
Ben and of Ihe fishing fleet coming III
Upon (lie breast of the tide. Clifford
saw nothing, thought of nothing but
how to save a yard, a minute, so that
lie might lose no time lu reaching bis
darling.
lie had to Inquire for I'aradisp Hill,
Which proved to be one of the innum
erable back streets of menu houses of
Which Ihe town chlctly consists. He
found No. -t'i easily enough. It was
oi)u of a row of small, yellow brick
houses, wi'h bay-windows on the
ground Iloor, which would formerly
linve belli called cottages, but which,
Bluce the School Hoard brought iu
pretension, have become "villas."
Clifford's hem t sank n little as he
asked for ".Miss Claris." This utuffy
llttlp dwelling, after the fresh air of
the rambling Inn by the shore, must
be a torture to the girl.
The woimiu who opeoed the door
looked at him sulkily.
"I II s.ee If she's in." she t.nid. as if
the proiiVi'td service was a great con
descension. And thcu sb" disappeared into the
front loom. V.'hcu she came out
agslii she was followed by Nell her
self. Or was it Nell? This ihin-faecd,
white girl, witli the dull, frightened
eyes? For the first moment Clifford
was hardly sure.
Hut she started violently, nnd the
expression of her face changed. The
look of nhirni gave place to one of
such joy, such comfort and radiant
delight that Cliu'ord was too much
moM'd to spcuk.
TIic' belli stood olillt until the
!-Vs
Vsftr - den.1'
woman liad rcluelnutiy disappeared
lulu the back room of tli" lions.-. Then
Nell went into the front room. Invit
ing hi in, t ill wish ;n a word, to fol
low lipr.
He did so, Flint the dour, mid seized
In T ill ills firms. lie could scarcely
.-i i' her face for the mist before his
c.VeS.
' I didn't know yon, Nell."
'I'idii't you? All, well. It doesn't
ma iter."
She spoke hopelessly, her first Im
pulse of Joy nr the sight" of hi in seem
ittg t'i liave died within lief already.
"No, of course it doesn't matter, for
I mean you to look your own self
strain immediately. lo you know why
I have come here, Nell':"
Kii.' was silent.
"I have coiiie to marry you."
Nell shook li.r head. Iitil she drew a
Ion:: sigh of satisfaction.
"1 like to hear you say so. It Is goon
of you," she said. In a gentle, timid
voic, "although it is impossible."
"Why':"
"Oh, joii don't want me to pi over
t In old ground again. Can't you lie
:-nl ;li thai II is Impossible'?"
"No. I can't, uiifortui'ntely. My
darling, you can't hold out any longer.
It v;:i iliginlied to it I use before; now
Ii v.mcl only Le foolish. Win Is go
ing t- lake en re if you now, Nidi, If
j'o't won't have me?''
Hilt hp had touched a tender spot,
nnd tli" began to cry softly.
"i'li if uncle!" r-'.hbcd she. "It near
ly broke my heart wh. ii he did not
kit v.- c veil me. And then when they
t n'.i him away "
"Was ho harmless ?" risked Clifford,
I:i:i rrupting.
"Vcs; Ii" was inii" barmless. r-.nd
would let mi? manage him always.
And ili" police came ai'd -and took
him away."
"The police? 1 )o ro:i mean that?"
V -. they have hnirt'ed us both
eve;- i
wiii-i
know
.-t'.'i
him.
t I iff
liltce we l-.-fi ih" nine I. Ion.
n: d she. urn. -liy. "And 1
iVy jii" trying to liiul out ihe
y - you know what -- through
Isn't ii dre.iiit'ul!"
id did not aa-wer at once. It
S'-eiat d to him that ihe cliances of his
beiag able lo save III- g!rl were
growing m all iud I. Her own nt-
hopelessiiess. le-r te rvous dread,
had an'ccled l.im during the short sll-i':ie"'-
between tiieir iiics;ions and an
s,e : s to each other; sin- seempd to lie
always lisii uing. straining her ear.
in.- any sor.iel i-ittside. 'I'll" cry of a
siicci uichi'i made li"r start, a cart
passing quickly at the coiner of the
sircot .'.nl tit" blood to lief forehead.
lid- nerves, pool'
get her tltaUeu.
child, were iiltu-
Clifford looked nt her in dlKtniiy.
Even the strong love which had stood
(very test was apparently powerless
to give her more than momentary
comfort.
".My darling," he whispered, "let
me take you up to town to night. I
will take you straight to your aunt's,
ami in the short esl time possible 1
will marry you. and take you out of
England altogether."
Neil drew back and stared at him.
"Von don't understand. " she Mild.
"This case is really coming on now.
Tin- police don't disguise that they
know enough to go upon now. I have
the Mroiigest reason, the very strong-
eft, for Ik-IUvIii-j that tliey will come
for me to day."
"To nmst you?" cried Clifford,
h'ir.rsoly. She began to tremble and
to look at him askance.
"No. not t. arrest me," nnd she
shuddered. Then it look of terror,
more acute thuii ever, came Into her
eyes. "lVrlinps that Is it. Perhaps
that is really what they menu to do,"
site whispered doubtfully. "They said
it was only my evidence they wanted,
bill- but "
! lie hesiluted-slopped. Clifford's
Ic art was wrung. Surely no jury that
ev.i- sat could convict this poor, help-I-.-h.
gentle girl of anything but tin-cens'-ioiis
crime. He would have
s aUed his life that she
c.'lii of these inysleriou:;
lent in he was himself
was as I iiiio
criines lu In
of them ill-
deed.
"My i!;;i liiv;! my poor darling! of
com so they only want your evideii'v."
l.it his own oice shook and his
ryes were liim. lie tried I cheer her,
io t uc.e.ir.igc hi ; to ay vonls which
i..' CL-uld haldiy led. 1ml th-' gill
scarcely sivuietl tj luvr him. S'.'.d
r.e::!y. in in-' r.iidsi of bis aiii efforts
at consolation, she teod up.
Til ;.' ar- ivtmV said she.
Clii.'o:-d fc.a;tcd P- Ho bad luaru
p.Mlmig. Kut Nell's patient ears
vert keener than bis. Iu r.uother mo-cc-ut
tas.-e wss a Luock tit the outer
C .'or. And tiieo a knock at the door
oi the room. He looked rouDd wild
ly, and, seizing her arm, would have
hurt her hide herself behind the little
sofa, but blie smiled sadly and shook
her head.
"Come in!" she said.
And ns the till had foretold with
riicHiiuily correct prophecy, n ser
geant of police from Stroan, very
c vil, very apologetic mid humane,
presented himself.
"Very sorry, .Miss, to have to in
trude," said he. "I'm 1 must ask you
to coiik nlouu with me us tar as
buuaii, just lv tell the uiHglstrute
Bomethltiir that will help us on n bit.
"This is not mi arrest':" said Clif
ford, trying to hide his anxi 'ty.
"No, sir."
I'.ilt Nell's white face seemed to he
tray the belief that ltwas.
CIIAl'TEK XX.
There was just one lay of conso
lation for Clifford King In (he misfor
tune which had befallen Nell. She
seemed to him. in spile of the trem
bling of her limbs and the pallor of
her face, to be more relieved than de
pressed by the arrival of the police.
It was with perfect self-possession
that sit,? turned to the sergeant and
said:
"May, I spenk to Mr. King alone be
fore I go?"
"Certainly, Miss. Perhaps you would
like lo wail; as far as licach villi Mr.
King, und we will have n cab wail
ing there to take you on to Stroan."
This course was agreed upon, mid
Nell and Clifford left the house to
gether. They walked in perfect li
leuce until thry had passed through
th' unlovely bncl; streets of the town,
and had reached the contiguous vil
lage of St. Mary's, with its gray i bl
church on the high ground. They
stopped for a moment in the shadow
of il:e tall tower. Ciioord looked at
the girl by his side, and was nmaz'd
to see that the gloom wl ich iiad hung
over her on his arrival had melted
away.
"Why. Nell," said he, with a pitz.'.ed
smile on his own face, "1 told you
that yo'.l would soon lie your own self
again, bill I didn't guess how que Uy
the transformation would take place."
Her face clouded a little, but Ii,"
sigh she gave was die of more relief
tlinii pain.
"Can you Imagine what it would be
like." she asked, gravely, as they
I timed and continued their walk down
the crooked village street, "to live for
months iu perplexity and dread of
you didn't qiihe know whal? And
i lien t o linil ycur.-clf groping your way
lo n dreadful, shameful secret, which
was bound to bring misery and dis
grace upon yourself and everybody
you cared about? Supposing that you
were forced to cotil'i ss every thing -forced
lo do P, mind -wouldn't II be
:i relief to you, even If you brought
upon yourself a dreadful punish
ment ?"
Clifford was silent. He was alarmed
by her words. Indicating es they did
that she was involved In the horrible
slory; yd he did not wish to acquiesce
in the idea of her guilt, or even in ti e
notion of her having been a passive
agent in the tragedy.
Nell Insisted, however,
an answer from him.
"I think, darling." ho
very tenderly, "that you
i'tun.t
then
have
said,
been
troubling yourself n great deal moiv
than you need have ilotn. And that
you will litnl plenty cf other p 'onions
ready as 1 a'.u lo say ilei; Neil Clar!s
would never merit n dreadful pun
ishment, even ii sii'.; tried. "
'I hese words were not said merely
10 satisfy her. He began io feci, as
she did. thai tile thrashing out or the
whole mutter, horrible as the process
must be, was better for her in every
way tliau the suspense from which
she bad been so long sitil'i ring. What
ever her share iu the iilVair might
have been, It had certainly been a pas
sive and an unwilling, If not an alto
gether unconscious one. Ilia answer
seemed to content the girl, for she
walked on by his side without any
further remark, while a more placid
expression began to appeal- in her
wan face.
It was almost in silence that they
went on walking briskly in the direc
tion of the bay, which they reached
by Hie short way over the fields. A
cab was waiting, as the police ser
geant had promised, on tho load out
side the village. As soon as Nell saw
11 she stopped short and said:
"1 wa;; forgetting what 1 wanted to
say to you. I want you to go t
Shingle Kud. And 1 want you to tell
them there to tell the Colonel that
ihe police have come for me."
"To tell the Colonel':" echoed Clif
ford, stupidly, struck with a renicin
'u'tiure of the vnguv suspicions he had
hnd on his receut visit to that gentle
man's house.
"Yes."
Ilo wanted to ask her more ques
tiulis. But she saw his luieurious.aiid
walked briskly on. A few paces
farther she was met by the police ser
geant, who untitled her rospeci fully,
and held open the door of the cub.
Nell turned and gave her hand in si
lence to Clifford . Hut as lie pressed it
for a brief moment iu his, she again
looked up iu his lace with the llicker
of ;i smile on her litis and in her eyes.
"Surely," thought tie to himself,
"it Is hope, nnd uot despair, which I
see in tier eyes'.''
Tim cnb door was shut, ami Clifford
who hud a long walk before him,
walked briskly past it, iu the direction
of the Stroan road. Hut before be had
goue many steps h" heard the voice
of the police sergeant behind hint.
Clifford stopped and the sergeant
overtook him.
"Might I ask. sir. whether it's to
Colonel Dostal's you're goiug?"
"Well, yes."
"Might I suggest, sir that you
shouldn't say auyiLing about Mibs
Claris to the old gentleman and bis
daughter for the present? The poor
lndy and gentleman have been in a
fearful state of nervousness lately;
and If this news was to conic ou ihem
quite sudden, it migh. bring on a
stroke, perhaps, or something of that
sort."
Clifford hesitated. He hnd promised
Nell to take her message, but, ou tin
other hand, he quite agreed with tin
sergeant. He temporized.
Well. I shall be as careful as 1
can, and I shan't be iu nny grca,
hurry."
To b Contiiuiid.
Ort-tmrtL In Sod.
Ill tiiosi sections of the country tb.c
neeopteil pi.m of orchard culture is to
cultivate the soil until midsummer,
then put on a cover crop, which is
plowed under u the s;niin:. Tho-c
cover crops are usually le-uniiiioiis
plants, wh'eh gither iiiirogcru from
the air. so that in plowing tiieut under
both hiiii.es ainl nitrogen i- ; 1 ? - 1 in
the soil. Lately miieli has been said
In favor of keeping ihe m:t:urc orchard
In soil -I he mulched orchard, as il is
called. While the p!:tn is not generally
looked upon with favor by orelniiiiists.
tin- iirumeiils in favor of ii have con
siderable merit, and are worth seri uis
consideration. Smii" growers have
claimed thai the mulched orchard ln:S
given them a yearly crop of fruit bo-caii.-e
the :rees a-e .-trong and vigorous
tliloiii hoiit the sea-:oli. 111" ,-od con
serving lo the .-oil tli': immense amount
of moisture rouulicil by the growing
trees, and, in limes of drouth making
it possible for the live to grow and
ripen the fruit, yet retain snlticient
vitality to form the growth necessary
for Ihe fruit buds of the following
year. Tic arguments are logical, cs
pcoi.illy as i hey come close to the con
ditions surrounding the trees of Hip
foresi. which, under normal conditions,
bear i, full crop annually. Indianapo
lis News.
A Sdf-l'Yf tilni; M;mqrr.
Tlr' trouble ill feeding loo-e horses
or cattle in an open manger without
stalls Is Hint one master animal will
frequently monopolize from ten lo
twenty feet of the manger just for the
fun of ii or an annual will be at 'lie
in inner and take up a mouthful of hay,
another comes along, drives him away
and he drop Ihe hay mn-iiie of the
manger. !';. my stull plan tic animal
docs no; see and is ted crowded by its
i wk
. . Iiiv cliute tiMi Oct nul". con! in-.:-Oi.
v. 1 1 :i iiiiiakic. Ii. oilier doer to Iced
n'-'ge .i:- gr.ini oi ,o:v i-o.i iv-j l d:-li:ri.-in-
laitlc; Hack leuig oiii from .-iuiic: may
cany car It 'li-ir. b.ee -i!a;e. ( . v.o i;en
partition he' wtf'i -uKs; portitioas, thirty-
si to lor,;. I All 11!. ill - lli-!ceil cl'Jltr. .
iic; v t'oiir niche i real iuy iluite I.i oai -ii!e
ei' oiiri il i'lii : ''iii'T .ic. e m' part, t ion sic mid
be I '. by ;-:x lie in -, ImnU f.i-leiicil to
stue eo t ei hi ji.-ouud. I), two board-.
ieie l.v m io iies to br.ee the upper part
ei' ii :. -tnioa-.
neighbor, ciimiot root out the ft od or
take up ii mombfiil :u:d turn his be.ui
from oer iee manger red drop il out
side to be . : 1 1 : i i I on. Tho sialis be
ing only i line feet io three led and
four inches, as may be preferred, in
width and coming out two feel from
the manger, the front cig of the suil!
being perpendicular as rdiuwn in the Il
lustration, there Is i;o danger o ani
mals getting hemmed or Injured ill any
way.
On tho outside of the building above
the top of the manger there is an open
ing in l!;.' siding for fteding siiage,
ground grain, h'an, cottonseed meal,
oilineal or anything lo make a bal
anced ration: this is closed by it slimier
turning up or down as ii ',-ired. The
stalls should be braced from near tho
two inch by four Inch support of man
ger to mar the mid. lie of uuingcr and
closed bcl Weill tile brace and side of
I lie stall so that slock can not get their
ice! fastened.
The stall manger plan can be used
to advantage iu nearly any form of
building. Tor convenience and com
fort of I lie feeder, benefit to the stock
and saving of feed my plan is a great
improvement over the way barn ani
mals were fed in the Mississippi Valley
in the Wt. Shock corn then was about
Ihe only dependence for young stock
or beef. The shocks were left where
"cut exposed ail whiter until grass came
In tin' spring. The butts of the shocks
froze so that ihey bad to be cut villi
an axe and sometimes they were cov
ered with one to two inches of sleet
or one to two feet of snow. While a
nor'-wosier and a forty-mile blast were
in progi'i ss and the thermometer was
nt zero Ihe shocks were hauled on the
bleak prairie where in many cases
there were no shelters or wind-breaks
save the lee side of a rail fence. There
was no barbed-wire then.
The present generation lias no idea
of what the early pioneers went
through lo bring the country to i's
present condition. If any one lias a
plait that is belter than this, let the
public know of it, as i; will no doubt
help man atid animal. -W. C. Mycr, iu
The l'.rceiiei's Cazette.
A (inialtMt of Irla.
One could make an interesting gar
den oi Iris iiione. they number so many
variations in colo.-. time of blooming
and manner of growth. There are
really few garden uV-vers possess, ug
a greater diversity of sLadcs and mark
iiigb; iu fact, it is this that suggested
tie Greek name. Iris, signifying a
ra in-bow.
There are many distinct kinds - ninny
nunc than most persons know -and
great opportunities: are present for an
absorbing study such ns garden cnlhu
siasts revel in. Hut it is not alone the
mere charm of amassing a large col
lection that makes the Iris so delight
ful, for they furnish most effective,
fragrant cut flowers. Especially is this
Bo of the English and Spanish Iris,
which are not very well known In
Aineiica. ainl riOif anlied I dooms I
Inst a long time when cut r.nd placed
In Witter.
Every cultivated species has some
merit, and its host of admirers, be it
simply a "Hag." in common parlance,
or the Eleur de-lis of the aesthetic coll
noisseitr: hut perhaps no eias of them
has creaied greater interest, iu com
paratively recent vears, than those in
troduced from Japan. I'rmii there
we have received plains producing
Mowers of remarkable size, beautiful
in color and marking, and delicate of
texture. A well known group in full
bloom is worth quite a journey lo
The moi r.liu.ary Iris, but Includ
ing the Jii'.auese. while showing grail,
tilde for good care and a fa', orabb- po
sit ino. can be grown under allnort
any fair gardening coiidiiiotis.
That tliis is so is evidenced by the
'.btnancse kinds. An ideal situation for
them is bordering some shallow stream
or pond, where they should be grouped
in a natural way. as if to the niai.or
burn. Hut few of us possess Sllell a
situation, ainl arc compelled to grow
them iu formal beds, giving tlieni an
hour's sprinkling of water, if possible,
each day from 111" lime they start to
grow till in full bloom. With me. near
Chicago, tile blooming period is at its
height about .Inly . Our native Iris
Virginiea and versicolor are equally
fond of moisture, and are interesting,
i hough not to le compared with the
Japanese. Mist all other species prefer
an open, sunny position, the bullions
section, of which the English and Span
ish are types. be!ng most particular to
have a dry, well drained soil. Hut it
remains for Ihe Herman Iris. Including
many hybrid forms, properly the poor
man's orchid, to hold the lead in wide
spread service and suilahliiiy for all
cotuiitioiis and requirements. All kinds
seem lo like ii liberal application of
manure as a fertilizer iu the fall.
The English and Spanish types de
serve lo be beiier known in this coun
try. They are dwarf in nature, and
possess a varied range iu color: but its
their foliage dies down after blooming,
they should be grown w1ptc that
character in not object iouable. I grow
them as an edging lo the walks in the
vegetable garden, in two rows, a foot
a pari, and three Inches lu the row,
sowing Shirley Poppies, Phlox Iii'tim
iieindii, or almost .any annual, to cover
the ground when tho foliage of the Iris
disappears. The latter should be plant
ed as early 111 Ihe fall ns they can be
obtained.--Plural Life.
(i-iiwiii? HiolUttt'it In AVifit:-.-.
T.Ike lelltiie. radishes can be gmwn
continuously iroiu aiiiiimii until spring,
ill either hothouses or hot beds. The
radish crop is the easiest of all vegeta
bles to cultivate. Their rapid growth
ai'd quick maturity permit of their be
ing planted ju connection with oth'i
crops. i's b ituie or beets, in alternate
rows, live of six inches apart, or in
rows about tiie same distance a pari, all
to radishes. As a rule the radish crop
is not ii profliahlp one to grow under
glass. !n the fall and early winter. For
this reason they ar not planted gener
ally until Hie last of 1 .vcm'ier or tiist
of January, or even later. I have grown
radishes suee: -sfully and profitably in
connection villi lettuce and beets and
thiuk with the cucumber crop tlcy can
be grown to goml advantage every
time.
My method of growing the crop villi
the best and surest results !s to lake n
lion that has grown a cmp of lettuce
in f:il! and "iirly winter, and prepare
the ground as for another crop of
lettuce, execpiing the heavy manuring.
If well nuiiiiiied when set to lettuce,
ii is beite:' not to use any stable
manure at all. A little commercial
fertilizer may be sown ou the sitrfitee
of tin' bed before marking. If manure
wits used sparingly oti 1 "tti:.e. sotuo
liiieiy feted or well composted sta'de
manure can be used. Avoid tin- use
of fresh, strawy manure Ashes make
a good ferlilizer for radishes. Sow on
surface Of bed cither before marking
lo drop seed or after the radishes are
up. washing off from plants with hose.
After having thoroughly prepared the
soil, the 1 ed Is marked in rows f,vo or
six inches apart. The rows should be
at least one-half inch deep if seed Is to
be planted. If plants are to be trans
planted, just a light nark is all Unit is
necessary. Some time may be saved
and belter .and nruv symmetrical bulbs
are tomi-limcs grown with less top,
if ihe radishes ar grown from trans
planted niiiiiis than oiree'.ly from seed.
To get these plati.s the seed should bp
sown broadcast i.i a led about ten
days before the plants are needed.
Tiiey iir- taken up and transplanted
same a any oiler eget;ible plant, and
should be ,,i'i from one to I w o Inches
apart in the row. I prefer to mark
one-half inch deep or more, ami drop
seeds with ihe lingers, two or three to
the inch, covering with the back of an
in n garden rake, and making the bed
level. A light roller is sometimes used,
tint this I do not think necessary, as
I water alter leveling up Ihe bed.
The seeds germinate ami come up
very quickly end the thinning out
.h.nld be don" as soon as the plants
are :ill up. Thin from one to two Inches
.".p.m. The better they are thinned the
nicer the crop will be. Ihe ground
sl.ould bp kept moist and heat regu
lai'd to suii the length of tiuje desired
to grow the crop to maturity. Rjdisbcs
eg ii be grown nt quits a loiv tempera
ture, or a higher temperature does not
injure them. I think it is better to be
gin at a medium or low temperature,
iin reusing the heat as the crop Hears
maturity. The wanner the lioi.se is
kept the more water will be needed.
;-'oiue attention must be given to ven
tilating, airing out some every bright
day. Had.shes can be grown ready for
market in twenty-one days, but about
four weeks is the usual time. After
In ginning to pull the remaining rad
ishes mature rapidly. X I.. 1 ntlinin, In
Hieltclte A;.". uJ'Uli.l.
THE JEWELLED KEY.
A tueftil FmsI Tlmt Ho. Lately Arilvml In
tho World or Uresi.
Have you noticed here and there tit
the Horse Show a woman smartly
gowned iu a walking suit nnd. hang
ing from ihe chain which nowadays al
most every woman wears, a jewelled
key? Otic wns seen on a noted society
woman who was wearing a black mid
white check silk. The keys have not
been worn witih ihe most elaborate
costumes, though they are handsome
enough. Hut thry seem to smack of
matters practical, and so far have been
relegated lo the more informal gowns.
Hut no doubt some girl whose jewelled
irinklet Is the key to somi thing very
precious and romantic, will wear hers
on all occasions, and then the key fad
will rage triumphant.
The jewelled key Is quite one of the
latest caprices of dress. Keys of cab
inets, desks, wardrobes nnd jewel
boxes are being made of gold, silver or
oiher valuable metals in such pretty
guise that they can be strung on neck
chains or worn on chatelaine pen
dants or watch fobs.
Some keys of ingenious patterns arc
arranged on a swivel which enables
them lo shut Into cas-s of fancy shaped
hearts, cresceliis or medallions hand
somely i nanicHcil or decorated with
crest or monogram. All these caskets
and treasure boxes of rare wood and
leather, gold mounted, which the
jewellers provide are tilted with keys
of distinctive pattern ami workman
ship. Some of the gold keys made to or
der have gems iu the top or semi
precious stotie.-s introduced unobtrusive
ly. Even the keys small enough to be
.'oiicealed In the corsage are ih signed
so i's not to tarnish or damage delicate
fabrics.
People inclined to be careless like a
ky of siicli precious nature that it will
impress itself oil the memory. And
travelers selling out on long trips fre
quently lake along the k y to their
most valued possessions in the hand
some form which can be appropriately
worn as a trinket and be kept con
stantly in view. Such trinket keys are
someiinns used as a batigl" on a bracelet.-
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Tan You "Kcniol"
Tm you know the latest in decorative
art? ' Pyrogtaplty. basketry and in
hrohl ty have nil grown wearisome,
and now the summer girl is busy "ke
rnoieg." "Kcroo," its devoiecs like to tliluk.
is fi-i'tn the .';oek. It means to cover
with wax. The outti; consists of a
small alcohol lamn. a wooden block,
upon which the lamp stands, and a
nutiil plat- suppnrtid over the lamp
by three b:;"s rods. Then there are
sticks of sealing wax of every conceiv
able hue. an aluminum stirring rod and
a square of glass upon which the hot
sticks arc laid after biing used.
The cf'eets produced resemble enam
el. Cloisonne i an be imitated by using
the spangled sealing was as a back
ground itnd pure colors for the design.
Very pretty results are also obtained
In mosaic effects. Among the various
lltrle arilc'cs made of this medium for
tlei oration are photograph frames.
Th?- are made of c.iriinonrii. ine
wax is heal nl ic.'A dropped on the card,
tl eii heated again nnd blended with
tb.' pointed end of the stifling rod.
After if Is coo! the frame may be
trimmed with a knife or scissors to
tlin desired shape.
Tho work is very simple, though
. nine Pule experience is n quired to
blend tb" different colors of wax neat
ly. In the iiai ds of an artist many In
genious and charming p'eecs may be
cvolv.d by the use of the keroo. Ef
fective designs are obtained by spread
ing a baikgroutid of dark blue wax
noon the desired article, and then near
ly covering It with drons of bright col
ored wax which i!!v bbi-.de.l with the
rod after having been melted.
Most of all, tl'.e keroo devotee likes
to invent fancy suiis, especially those
wlili which she fasti ns the letters to
her college friends, working Into these
designs the colors uf the college. In
dianapolis News.
To I'cvrlop tlin Clie--,
Toe Ui k nnd chest can le ib velopcd
f'Tidy in three nnmths by the following
rules:
As yon walk about raise the shoul
ders quickly and then throw them
down. Count quickly as you do it cue-two-three
-raising them to ore mid so
on. After going through this tkn"
tin p oi' ttto.e you are ready to walk
properly. Keep your chest mil mid be
careful each tint" not to let the shoul
ders come forward at the hist count
three. They must go down and back,
if anything.
As you v.-iilk continually keep the
chest pushed out and the ahdouit u and
stomach forcibly drawn in. See how
long you can hold your breath, and ns
you hold it raise the chest higher and
iiigher. This is what singers ilo when
thev wish to siis'iiu long passages in
one breath.
Whn you find you must eshaust
your bifntli do not let the chest fail,
hut take the breaiii iustauily and
quietly through the nose only aDd by
pushing out the .sides. Then instantly
begin slowly drawing in the sides nnd
nhdonicii nnd raise the iltest higher
and higher.
Any one who will try this will In
crease In measure from shoulder to
shoulder and around the bust two
"tidies In three months. New York
Press.
Fra.ant Women. Em1rilrlerl..
For original and artistic effects,
or.ibiiied with simplicity, those who
iv fond of novelties lu the way of em
tuei'lc a- should vi't the nuiapiirps
and study the national work of various
countries. It is quite wonderful now
striking some of the simplest design
made by peasant women are. and how
easy they would be to reproduce. A
woman who has made a specialty of
collecting peasant embroidery has a
number of pieces which might serve
an excellent models for tablecloths, etc.
One. for instance, which a child could
copy, nnd which would serve ns a good
model for a veranda tablecloth, is n
aoiinrn of faded blue homcspim. oil
which nre embroidered in large, ine-
gular siitehes with coarse, cream cm
ineii white cotton snloteliy designs nt
Irregular Intervals of a convi iitioiial
flower encircled by scrollwork, the cen
tres of which nre done in plain yellowr
lloss silk, a touch which gives nt once
artistic merit to the whole. Another
piece equally effective was of ecru
grass cloth with long colored stitches
of floss silk, couched at Int -rva's to
give solidity, the pattern consisting
merely of three horizim'.ai ami thcu
three' perpendicular liii'". -New YorS
Tribune.
Mllaill'. tlloncliolr.
The haudken hief is no longer con
tent to be merely a bit of line linen,
edged perhaps with a note of tiou
ining. No. indeed! Frivolous it may be.
Hut fashionable it must be.
The well-dressed girl will have sev
eral handkerchiefs to match each of
her gowns. Either a hemstitch d
square of the goods, trimmed in lace,
or a round bit. also edged in lace, w".i
answer the purpose.
if she wears a pongee gown, 'he
must have a mom-hoir of the same
fabric and. if the gown is iiiutmed
or embroidered, it is proper to adorn
the liny square with the same u mi
ming. Pink, blue or lavender linen, cm
liruidered in white, makes a pretty
effect, which will be largely adopted.
This combination is worn with ue'
popular wash gowns of linen or can
vas. The white embroidery on tho
handkerchief mi'lelies that on I'm?
gown.
A 1'owilcr Fun" Bracelet.
A very frivolous little trifle is filling
its wav into the conventional market.
This is a sweetly foolish French brace
let, consisting of a hoop of gold set
with a huge oval miniature. When a
spring is touch' d. the painted face
Hies back. and. lo! a fragment of
downy white in a shallow box be
neath! A piwder puff, im sil.imes!
Numberless pretty and inexpensive
trilies which contribute to the comfort
and adoriiiiunt of women may often
ho picked up at out of the way places.
For example, one little store provides
thin, washed gold hairpins, warranted
not to taruish. for blond locks. Shell
pins for auburn hair at the same place
have a ml tinge, the fancy combs iiov
ncccssary for the rest of tiie coiffure
matching.
The (iirl We lake.
She is always honorable.
She Is always ou time.
She never gossips.
Slip never says iman thing- about
people, offering as mi apology: "I
know I might not to s:ly this."
She has ideals and lives tip to them.
Sh? never makes clever remarks nt
the expense of other p.op!e's feelings.
You can go to her with troubles or
Joys, and you know without asking it
that your confidence will lip respected.
Shv" Is such a satisfactory irl. is tills
nice girl. He thankful for your bless
ings it you iiuiiilur such a treasure
among your friends.
Tale gray and while is a cool looking
combination.
The girl who wants to he a'l in vi.'.te
carries a white leather wrist bag.
Narrow bias ttripes may be t'.v'd to
pipe strapping on ary save tiie severest
tuiu.
Ends of strapping nr? often fiuMiPd
in points to which "dlngle-iiangles" are
attached.
mouses as well ns simple cotton
gowns have returned lo the hUt'.m
dowu the-back mode.
I.aee with a short fringe of ero-
clletled )oitu)!llike pCtldf'.llt S is OI1C of
tile new garnitures.
The beaded bags suggestive of the
oid-fiisliloncd ueticule of our grmlmot It
ers are nrettiiy promim lit.
llanos mic cosi'.,mos of black iali'oia
or pcnu de soie are much noticed wher
ever fashionable woui"n gather.
A libit k and wltc cheek suit, with a
hat in the new blue or the equally po'
ular lavender, marks a stylish get-up.
The liitie round turban with the
ilume on lite right sit!;' fai'.i.ig against
the hai'' is ilie dernier cti in beadwer.r.
P.lack inousseline with c'.uny nice;;!
lions and insertion makes a dressy
gown fur the matron for evening wear
at summit- results.
1'ressy yet inexpensive is a Hal hat
of line black straw trimmed with a
thick wreath of white forget-uic-r.ots
about the top. with a few 'tucked
against the httir underneath.
Smart liucu dresses, maC.e iu the sim
plest shirt waist style, or trimmed lav
ishly with embroidery- and antique lace
bauds and insets, are considered the
most fashionable modes of the seas-iui,
and many of them are fresh and
"dressy" enough for almost any morn
ing occasion.
An uu'istial looking dress noted at a
fashionable gathering was of tan voile
trimmed with ecru, net insertiou, edgtd
wiih three bauds of ribbon, in grad
uated widths, sewed on the upper edge
only. The ribbon was in the new pale
bluet color and the trimming was
round, and round In groups.
uses