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T3ESPAIB AND HOPE. ' '.v : . JDospair of all and bope for none, - "TVe are unclean beneath the sun. : Ifoul rapors cling to All that's high, f Jiole jar in every harmony. We tame our fflRhts to lower goals, 3Iui deeds deille the purest souls. .Trust nolhlng this alone Is sure, 'Wo pans, and nothing will endure. For all men hope, despair of nonet : Foul vapors flee tbe golden sun. The 'darkest puddle draws on high . To paint the sky with harmony. So. love shall lift to higher goals Tho lowest lives, the darkest souls. Rejolco we then, of one thing sure, ' Wo pass, but deeds of love endure. L Zaagwill, in Voice, Speei h and Gesture, A STORY OF 'TEMPTATION. : ' ISS WARNER!" She turned, clenched tightly in her fingers the bank-notes, and with a face deadly pale she gazed oa the woman beside her. "Miss Warner I The trustworthy, the confidential i clerk 1 The betrothed wife" "Stop ! oh, stop I Let me tell you 1 Hear mcl" 'The' betrothed wife of the junior partner of the firm of Fairleigh, Noble & On., to be caught at" 'For God's Bake, .have mercy ! Iam iot doing as you would say. 'I am : only borrowing this until I can return it' when it is really due me !" . "Of course I But if it was any ono Imt Miss Warner I, or the boy who tsweeps this place what would it be?" "Ch! you have no mercy! Youhate fpie, I know, and will not hear the truth. -You know I am incapable of eucu wrong, uiu, on i you will ten it ! -YeB, yes : I am in your power. Oh, why was I so weak as to yield to his pleading? Why should he not have borne thercsultof hisown wrong doing? Listen, Julia. You shall hear. When my mother, dying, bade me leneel by her Bide, and vow to love, protect and ehield her boy, I did it, knowing full well1 it would require : i: 3 : tly the sacrifice of my dearest hopes. But I never dreamed it could possibly . bring even a suspicion of dishonesty upon me." Tho miserable girl dropped her Load, in her anguish, on the desk.and sobbed. . Coldly, cruelly Julia Garnet stood, , unmoved by the piteous moans of the Kirl oho was torturing. A triumphant light gleamed from her small black ;yee, and with a sneering expression curling her lips, she Baid : "Really, this is quite dramatio! You have mistaken your vocation, Misb Warner." The girl raised her head, wiped from her faco the tear3 that pale, beauti ful facL with .the soul-lit decn crav uri smooth brow so full djjaeli a striking frs. , one beside it, 1 was so sharp and Jj ; line about the bring one thought t girl's heart. - She fed, and said : rou more of my re no mercy, xou s devotion. , Ion wishes,' and seek Speak at once ! lud l shall do? I nlia Garnet. Yoa iy since " ( (a won me iovo oi re hated you. And (is latner, wno even tie favor on your, en- wifl ho say to his having been caught ii. i i. x ;ar, I will saJV-a family failing, eak, and end your torture!" feu will resign your position here, Iy dause you may choose to as. Jrut bacE tnat money, n you Ww. I will let you have tha ount. You can return it 'have obtained so much to X will leadily. obtain em lake&Co.V A. ill. 1 . T oouuei, witu a caim- 1 have been more touch tat conld feel," than the i of , "a short time be- . short 1 i the sto: Jsv left the store. or a nlnonnf h pleasant, boyish t: h . are you? Have yoa rling sister!" I'll do I word for you ; indeed glad ! so. relieved 1" i was not cheerful as urn ; tha lamp not lit, f ining brightly in the ling so cold and dark ; life and light that used to h coming, eat with bowed little lounge, her bonnet ill on. fsho 'was -tired, and had : tting home, Willie began d, to make things more Aval eo filled with grati- fitter for saving him, he of ths disappointment 1 m. 1 i I i i in not finding the nice little - supper waiting his coming. ' - Lighting the lamp, he turned to look at Dora. "Dora, are you tired? Let me take your wrappings?" he said. She raised her headhis eyes fell on her face. He sprang forward, caught '.her hand, and sank' on his knee beside her. "Dora! Dora! sister, what is it? You are ill? Speak to me?"' he pleaded, gazing wildly into . her face yester day so beautiful, loving and hopeful ; now so haggard, -weary and despair tag. "What is it? Oh, tell me, sis ter 1" She put out her hand, drew him to her, and Baid : "Love me, Willie, I have no one else to love me now," When, with his head bowed in her lap, he heard of the sacrifice his sister had made to shield him, the boy's heart was awakened to the full appre ciation of his own wrong and its re sults. He had been drawn into bad com pany, tempted to visit . gambling houses, and finally to try his luck, which, at times, was so successful as to lure him on. Thinking he could soon return it, he took, from time to time, small sums of money from the store, of which he was the bookkeeper. He had, up to a short time before the opening of our story, returned the amount before the loss was discovered. But fate turned against him. After having taken a much larger sum than usuai, nis losses were continual. Tlib principal of the firm had been absent lor several weeks, but was expected back the next clay ; and Willie knew tho Jjooks would be carefully ex amined, and the discrepancies surely discovered. So it was he sought his bister for help, confessed his error, and besought her to save him from tho suspicion of dishonesty. "For me you suffer this? Oh, Dora, I cannot permit it. I will go to Harry Noble, tell him all. To my employer " . "No, no, Willie. It is top late now for that. Harry Noble, I know, would feel for us and help us. Your em-, ployer might forgive and trust you again. But Julia Garnet has a power over me that she will never resign. Her heart knows nothing of pity. She would use her power to the utmost of her evil will. Nothing can change her determination. Nothing but God's work can move her hard, cruel heart It is meet that I should suf fer, Willie; and you, too, my dear. We have both erred very much. We did not mean to bo dishonest, yet it might have resulted so. Many things might have intervened to prevent the return of the money. Oh, think how narrowly you have escaped! Will this sorrow of mine call you back from the fearful path into which you have strayed? If bo, I am content. ' Give me this hope to cheer my dreariness, Willie." "Dora! sister! darling! Yes, yes, hope and pray for me. With God's blessing, I will not give your loving, devoted heart an additional pang. 1 vow here on my knees, before heaven, to be once more worthy of your love. And I will seek God's forgiveuness. You will not suffer long. I feel, I know, meroy will be shown us. That cruel girl's power must give way." All was over. The severest trial of all was past. Dora had seen Harry Noble for the last time, she believe:!. After receiving her note, giving him back his plighted faith, Harry sought her presence, and would not go until he had seen her, and from her lips he had heard tho words, "I wisii to be free." He could obtain no explanations. But from various hints, looks and in sinuations from Julia Garnet, Harry's mind was filled with the idea that Dora had been trifling with him until she found a more acceptable suitor. And, indeed, the one had been pointed out. Harry know that one had shown a decided preference for Dora ; and bo, believing her false, he strove to drive her from his heart. Months passed by. The money was returned to Julia Garnet, and Willie was comforting his sister for her sacri fice. Rumor whispered that Harry Noble and Miss Garnet were engaged, and of the gratification it gave Harry's father, who had yielded to the wiles of the scheming girl, and grown very fond of her. Still time rolled on, and Dora wondered why the marriage did not take place.: She had never seen Harry since the day she sent him from her. She had studiously avoided him, and strove hard to ; forget him or when she thought of him, it must be only as the future husband of another. By continual acts of charity, meroy and kindness, she won partial f orget fulness of her sorrows. Those who suffered came to her to comfort. Three long, weary years of wsSting, with alternating hopes and fears, had passed, and Julia Garnet had not yet gained her heart's desire. Although Harry - Noble was often, and only; seemed to care to be with her, still he had never told her ha loved her, or asked her to be bis wife. Why? Because his heart was still true to his love for Trr the falsity of his pr,-"-"" vved by hor rejer r vrho Once more he went to her, and asked: "Dora, will you come to me? Will you not reward all these yearj of con stancy i I love you only, Dora!" "I cannot," she answered. . Why? Why? Tellmol','.. "Because, better than W o?n life I love one" What' more she would have said, he heard not; for, startingup, he said:. "Enough, Dora. May you bo happy. I will go now and strive to be grate ful, at least, to one who I know has loved me long. I can offer her a poor recompense for years of devotion. Farewell." He was gone, and poor Dora had drained to the very bottom her cup bo overflowing with bitterness. "Oh, when will this weary journey be over? Pity, pity me, heavenly Father I" she sobbed. A coming step fell on her ear, and she knew Willie was near. And her heart grew calmer, and breathed the grateful prayer : "Forgive my murmuring, Father. Through my sorrow I have gamed a blessed boon." Yes ; her brother had kept his vow, remaining firm against all temptations. Julia Garnet was triumphant at last. Her marriage was fixed for an early day. But when only two days re mained before the time for which she had so long hoped, she was stricken with a fever, which proved to be of a contagious form. This reached Dora's ear while visit ing a sick friend. From the attending physician came the intelligence, and he added : ' "I fear she will suffer. All have fled .except her mother, who is too feeble herself to do much for her. Do you know, Miss Warner, of a compe tent nurse I could obtain?" "i do. I will find one immediately. " "Hush ! She is stirring. She will awake to consciousness," said the doc tor, as he bent over the prostrate form of the sleeper, who, in a moment after, otened her eves, looked .iiinuirinsly ran instant into his, and whispered: "iiaye 'l been asleep? 1 wttv bo tired! When Julia was sleeping o Bweetly, I must have lost myself." A pleasant little smile was on tha doctor's face, when he said to himself : "Yes, my dear. . You lost yourself for just three weeks." Willie came in and pressed his lips to hers, so pal o and thin., And then gradually the truth was giveu to her. Beside the suffering Julia she had stayed, despite all the entreaties and commands of her brother and tho doc tor. And when the fearful crisis had passed, the noble girl's strength failed, and she too was stricken with the same fearful fever. Long days and nights Willie and the nurse watched besido her couch, and Julia Garnet feebly hovered near, praying- for she could pray then that the noble, su Bering girl might live. "May I come in, doctor?" asked a voice at the door, so low aud sweet, that Dora looked up with surprise an, in answer to the permission, Julia came to her side Julia, whose sharp eyes were softened, and glowed with a now and holy Tight, ns she bent over and whispered : "Dear Dora! Good, noble, forgiv ing Dora!" "You do not hato me now, Julia? Oh! I've had suoh happy dreams !" "I love you, Dora. But there is one who loves you bettejr than I. Your future life shall be one long happy dream. Look at me, Dora. Thank God, tho wicked girl you usr to know died in that dreadful fever, and you nurse 3 back to life another, a better one, whose aim is now only to prove her gratitude to God and you. Harry knows all. ; He has for given me, and is waiting now to gain your permission to come to you." "And you you love him. No, no ; lis is yours!" "Dora, I do love Harry Noble; but I have learned to love justice better than him. lean return him to his own true love without a struggle?" A few weeks after there was a quiet little wedding, when Julia and Willie attended the happy couple. A nine days wondering after, by all the friends and acquaintances, no two of whom came to the same conclusion about the affair. Tortoise SMI. , Tho tortoise shell is not the bony covering of the turtle, but it is the scales that,cover or shield the turtle. There are thirteen of these scales, eight of which are flat and.fi ve are a little curved. Four of the , flat ones are large, being sometimes a foot in length and seven inches in width. , The fishers do not kill the turtles, but' when they capture them they fasten them and cover their backs with dry leaves, to which they set fire. When the heat makes the scales separ ate, a large knife is inserted under tham and they are careiuUy lifted from the backs of the turtles. Many of the poor turtles die under this cruel operation. The coating sometimes grows again on those that live, but when they are again caught it is found that only one scald for ins. Booton Commonwealth. Carlyle'fl house in Chelsea, England, has bee 3. raade a memorial museum FARM AND ARDO. KTTJTMEB CABB OF MILK. Cleanlmess in nil daifv operations Is of first importance MiJU with dry hands. Keep the atmosphere in wnicu the milk mast stand free from bad Ddors. Preserve the desirable flavors in the cream. If the milk is wanted sweet, lower the temperature as soon ab the milk is drawn from the cow to just above freezing if possible. Neglect of proper care of milk by patrons is the cause of much trouble at the fac tory and results in alike reduction in net proSts. It pays to be honest American Agriculturist. EETAIN1NG TUB BUTTEU FLAVOIt. Concerning cold storage of buitcr, we will say that there is only method that will keep butter eo as to preserve its first rosy flavor, and that is by freezing it. The old method of cold storage by holding it at a temperature of thirty eight to forty degrees would keep the butter from getting rancid, but it would booh lose its fine flavor and show a sort of dead, cold storage taste. If refrigerators are constructed on a systom whereby a temperature of six teen to twenty degrees can be con stantly maintained, butter can be hold in a sweet, rosy condition six months. Recent experiments have indicated that it is better to go down even as low as eight degrees above zero. The but ter does not lose its ; flavor quickly when brought into consumption. The sixty-pound package, either in tubs or firkins, is probably the beBt form of package for this work. Hoard's Dairyman. THE.CULTUBK OF FLAX. Flax requires a rich, light loam soil, and, preferably, a grass sod turned un der. The land should be moist, but not wet, and a low-lying meadow on a river bottom is especially favorable to it. It is grown either for the seed or for the fibre, and the method of cultivation diners as the pnrposo for which the crop is grown. For seed, the seed sown is not more than two to three pecks per acre, as thin sowing encourages the growth of side .branches, on which the fruit, called seed boils, are produced more than on the main stem. It is mostly grown for seed on this continent, as the climate is too dryland, warm for the best kind of fibre. ThVonly locality where the best fibre mighte growu is in the Southern mountaVtesion. where the summers are cool and "ihei rainfall is twice as much as elsewtrJQ on the eontinent. The seed is sown firly io May, about the time of oat seeflHOff iuoj, ouuin vuv wiuu v. ""; I peftf JtlU "OU Will lo rewamoi nun The product of seed is from ten t3v, nch a crop of beautiful flowers that fifteen bushels an acre, and at the fljond-fr'triiy you had never oresent nrices nrevailmg. it is the most profitable of all grain crops. As the preparation of the fibre requires much hand labor, it is not a paying crop, and it is hardly possible that at pres ent wo can compete with' the Russians and Bohemians in growing and pre paring it. The culture is rapidly dv ing out in Ireland on -account of the competition of tho Eastern European Nations, where labor is so cheap. New York Times. A CHEAF PLANT HOUSE. I should like to tell of a cheap little house we built last fall, writes Mrs. G. D. The winter was unusually se vere, yet all my flowers except an ai tillery plant were saved, even the ten der begonia". As it may be of use to aome other beginner I will give the plan of this house. Strong posts were driven into tho ground at intervals of six feet. Upon each side of the posts inch planks were nailed. The space between was filled with sawdust rammed down close. The boards on the inside were planed so as to make a smooth ceiling, but the outer ones were not dressed. Over the outside a layer of asbestoi is tackod, and over this is a heavy weather boarding. The roof has a double ceiling, as well as a thick shingling. A coating of sawdust about three inches thick is placed be tween the shingles and tke first ceil ing ; and between the two . ceilings overhead is a layer of asbestos. The dimensions of this little house are only 6x12 feet, yet it gives room for as many plants as I care to keep. Height of the front is nearly eight feet, height at back is eix. It ironts south, and is lighted by sliding win dows, which come within three feet of the ground, below thrm being ceiled and weather-boarded like the other walls. At the east end is a glass dodr.- I have heavy duck curtains outside the glass. These are dropped down during the worst weather, and left down every night in the middle of winter. The flowers are placed on a set of steps eight inches apart. The lower ones are twelve inches wide, the two upper six inches. Tne most ten der plants are put on top. I open the windows on every warm day in winter to make; the plants hardy. The only heating apparatus is a coal oil stove. This is kept burning whenever I find it necessary, and it gives warmth enough for a South Ten nessee winter. I don't know, whether Buch a structure and such heating ap pliances would be safe further north or not. Detroit Free Press. . cupants a very scant proportion oi food to exiut upon. No roso.catj thrive under such conditions. Jfvi choose a place to plant roeea that it very wet or undrained,. as extreme moisture will rot the roots, and the pdof rose will soon die of rapid con-, sumption tfeituef shottjd a gravel or sand heap be selected, for the simple reason that such positions are to porous that all the fertilizing giteo will be washed away by every fain that falls upon it. These are the prin cipal extremes, to avoid in selecting a place ior planting roses. Frepurtft'on o the Rose Bed. D13 tip. the sofl to the depth of eighteen is twenty inches, thoroughly incorporat ing a liberal proportion of well de composed manure, and if the natural soil in of a heavy clayey nature the addition of three or four inches of sand will help it materially ; on the contrary, if the soil is of a light, sandy of gravelly nature the addition of a liberal proportion of a heavier or clay fcoil will be very beneficial. Where the bed has to be entirely prepared with new earth I would advise select ing a pood, fresh, loamy soil the sur face five or six inches deep from an old pasture is the best. First remove the natural soil altogether, to the 'depth given above, replacing it with the ;new soil, adding one load of manure to every five or six of soil, thoroughly mixing the whole, and when the bed is filled up a little higher than the original soil, to allow for nettling, it is ready for the rose plants. Planting and Care of Roses. Place the plants about eighteen inches apart each way, and should dry weather set in give them a liberal soaking of water once a week as long as dry weater con tinues. Do not give water in homeo pathio doses, for roses are like robins, they like the best there is and plenty 1! it. It will also very greatly help them to produce continuous bloom if they are heavily mulched with ehort manure or chopped straw ; even a coat of coarse, dry grass is better than, nothing. In the following spring, after all frost is past, go over them, shorten back any long shoots and cut out any dead tips that may appear; Keep all weeds cleared out at all times as soon as they show themselves, and renew the mulching in the spring as pruned. When the plants have started into new growth go carefully over them, and as soon as the first green worm or caterpillar is seen on the leaves, syringe the leaves both under and above with water, then dust them with, hellebore powder a large pepper box or flour dredger is a good thing for this purpose. Repeat this three or four times before the flowers open, and these pests will all disap- npftr. nr! ou will ie rewarueu wnu had never tried rose growing .are. You will nieu rust) !iuiriu find it both a pleasure profit the beautv aiJs2.;Sraoe " will add to your home, and ptSii11 1Q . .. 1 i. ,w gIVlUg YOU umpiujiueuu u eutm lion in mo upeu ir, iuciouj umo savincr doctor's bills and discontentei minds. New England Homestead. FAB3I AND GARDEN NOTES. Always weigh your butter at home. Don't keep the soil too wet, as it in clines them to decay at the base. , Don't breed for bones, but strive to build up a dairy of butter producers. Do not leave an orchard to itself after planting. Cultivate it without ceasing. It is necessary that you be able in control the temperature while ripen ing cream. Puro water is absolutely necessary, and pastures must be kept free of nox ious weeds. Lantanas. perennial phloxes and chrysanthemums will grow rapidly from cuttings put out now. Two largely common crops that should be considerably reduced lice on hens and weeds in the garden. Do the milking in a quiet place and make no noise doing the work. If in a stable, have it free from odors. It is just as important that an or chaid receive good tillage to make healthy, vigorous growth as it is to corn or potatoes. One of the chief causes of disease Among sheep is overcrowding. They will never do well if they arekept ia crowded quarters. It ia not yet too late to increase your stock of roses if cuttings are put out where not exposed to the wind and Bun. If the buds are kept pinohed off they will make nice little bushes for next winter's blooming." Don't let the sunshine beguile you into putting out your hothouse plants too early. Even if below the line of late frosts there is danger from chill ing dews and the drying winds of Maroh, which have lingered with us this year until late in April. , It seems as if any farmer should be willing to give the attention to his trees that he does to regular farm crops. Yet it is simply because orch ards are entirely neglected both as re gards tillage and fertilization, as well as applying Junq;icides and insecti cides, that th?y often prove so unsat isfactory and i:nremunerative. in" has been tlne to i Illinois toy the Hessian wheat ia Indiana is i,jr, ... ... IftUMPET CALLS. Ram'f Hern SoumU Warnlntf Kate t tb Unredeemed. . , jr-rrHE devil' fear ft . I praying mother. JL To know a good man is a can w know God. God's side of th cloud Is always bright Beauty In the heart writes Its name on the face. No man knows himself who Is a stranger to Christ. The sweetcsr songs of faith are sung in the dark. The yoke of Christ will only fit the willing neck. ' ' When the church Is wide awake sin ners cannot sleep. The man who walks with God keeps v the devil on the ran- , . 1 ' A sin of any kind Is a demand for God to leave His throne. It never makes the day any brighter to find fault with the sun. God has never tried to make a roan who could please everybody. . ' . The father who prays too little will sometimes use the rod too much. . The prayer that starts from God's promise is sure to move Ills hand. If you say "Good morning" to thff devil he will spend the day with you.,. When you seek God, go as far as you know the way and he will meet you. Men see-only what we put in thcr plate. God knows what we keep back. Hell will be the hottest to the man a rt it from heaven's doorstep. A IV feWw - When you talk about the good&cRS ot God, don't do It wltn a irowu w face. . . . .. .... . God never sees anything big in the gift that Is made to win applause ram men. . , .- ', There is no blood In the preachlnff against which the devil never lifts a club. Give us more mothers like Mary and there will be more Christians like Christ. . The religion that sheds no blood may have a good deal of zeal, but it has no Christ . ,' ' gomo people never think about re ligion until they come in sight of graveyard. A path may look pleasant and yet be , Oiled with footprints made by the cloven hoof. When some men are baptized they, first put their pocketbooks where they won't get wet: . , ' 1 There is no promise in the Bible for the man who Is not willing to trust in God and do right. , ; "Let your light shine." God expect that the man who loves him will find a way to show it " . fiori ima nn ns for, the religion that loves to have men admire It and tell It :at it looks nice. TTinn who exDects to outrun a lie . . 1VVB lu Ll ii n uu t Vm Ntf 118 something to walK Jfh Ph A would keep cl08e with Christ .. f , enough to beholdX ?-!" . ' T . , . -yt there is no Undertake to proro thafW,- hell, and only those who are uivx way there will applaud you. Every good deed that Is done simply and oply to honor God, will have some thing to do with making us more like Christ. , Don't conclude that you have said good-by to the devil because you have joined the church. You may find him there on a front Beat. - . , t The preacher Is on dangerous ground who is beginning to be more concerned about what men will say than about what God will think. . The heart that worships doesn't put God off with a pinch, and then, walk home from church with a self -confident stride, feeling that it has done enough. An Expert la Criminal Ornltholo-r. 1 The death of Robert Biron, Q. C. , the police magistrate, will be regret 1 . 1 by a large social cirole, and far beyond it, for in him the poor will have lost a friend. His character was kind and genial, and those who belonged to hia circuit had reason for thinking him excellent company. As an after-dinner speaker, of the cheerful sort, ho had few superiors. His humor, though good-natured, was very keen. I re member an example of it which al ways tickled me, "His expression was not that of one who passed his titi3 in "brawling courts and FT-1- 5 ' f the law, but was rather cout: ':" 1 than otherwise. This, on ons ces sion, caused a oouple of iogu.;s who drove tha common trade of scdius sparrows in Regent's Park ns "h just flow'd over from tha So-it Gardens" to imagine him an t - ? n 1 tinu "It's a curious bird, sir, a:.d va don t know its value, nor tv .1 wlat kindof a bird it i. Nnw, v'.at sl ov'.i you think?" . "Well," a.-id P;. 1, looking from cn to tb j oth-T of fl. ir thievish facas, ".' f i iit.t qa v but I should thi: :b wus a jili r Tho astoni-h- I ei jfi.-.rr 's..i .t Uielaycd v 1 red to'ii", aarkabU L'.o-il'.tp.ir t I' , jflered h
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