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yanked the bell-rOpe viciously. slammed
the gate in Arthur's face and the train
shot away.
Il shall never see her again!" cried
Arthur, reeling away. ''She is gone
from me-lost in New York-swallowed
up in the shadows of a great city"
With wild Shrek he fell on the plat
form. The gateman tossed him over the
railing to the street below. There they
gathered him up and took him to the
Seventeenth Precinct police station.
Nearly three years had rolled away.
During all this time Dollinger had not
heard one word of his daughter or Ar
thur Graves. He knew nothing of their
whereabouts But he was still the same
cold, naughty, proud Dollinger. He
still scOrned to buy chestnuts of the man
on the corner or give the faintest tip on
the stock market to his footman. The
same coachman. wearing the same boots,
drove him away at the same hour, in the
same carriage, drawn by the same
horses, with the same straining evil
dence that they had mislaid their
tails somewhere in England Dollinger
was the same, only perhaps little cold
er, little harder, little more calcu-
lating.
One day be was sitting in his Office
locking over the mail when he came to
letter from a man named c. H. Har-
vey, who lived in Colorado and had
little mining scheme. 1t struck Dol
linger as being a good thing, and he
wrote to the man about it. Harvey sent
long letter in reply, saying that he had
the biggest gold mine in Colorado, and
he wanted to sell it cheap, because he
linger concluded to go out to Rainbow
City, where the mine was located, and
see about it.
The man Harvey, who was quite
pleasant appearing and wore full beard,
met him at the station and took him di-
! rectly to his mine, which was on the out
skirts of town. 1t was only hole in
the ground, with rope and windlass
with box on the end Of the rope Dol
linger and his mining friend got in the
box and the hired man let them down.
Dollinger didn't notice the little pieces
of red yarn tied on the rope, but the
hired man did, because that was what
he was paid for, and every time he came
to one of them as the rope unwound he
stopped so Harvey and Dollinger could
| sample the walls of the shaft and see
how rich it was. Harvey showed Dol
| linger million dollars worth of gold
every time they stopped, and they
stopped five times: and when they got
to the surface Dollinger offered two
millions for the mine. Harvey looked
as if he hated to, but at last he took it.
He was modest man and only called it
FL Dorado-Golconda mine, and Dollinger
hired him at one thousand dollars a
month to superintend it, and started
East.
Dollinger soon found that El Dorado
Golconda was somewhat expensive. He
sent a big draft to Harvey for ma.
chinery, labor, etc, by every mail. The
first thing he knew he had all the mon.
ey he had in his mine. Still his man.
ager kept calling for more. Pretty soon
he got a letter from Rainbow City
lawyer named Snatchem, saying that
there was big mortgage on his mine
before he bought it which must be set
tied. So he sent on the deed to his
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a BREEDING BULL.
Care Should BE Exercised In His Selec-
tion-Points for Breeders.

Care Should BE Exercised In His Selec-
tion-POints for Breeders.
If breeder is determined to keep up
a uniform standard Of excellence in his
herd, and, if possible, still further i'm
prove it, no more important subject can
occupy his attention than the selection
of stock bull. Many moderate herd
has been greatly improved and in
creased in value by the use Of a really
good bull, and many good herd has
been spoiled and reduced in value by a
moderate one. In selecting a bull we
have, first, individual merit to consider,
and then pedigree, but no amount of tho
latter will compensate for deficiency in
the former.
He must be true to the best type Of
his particular breed, says Clement
Stephenson, sound and robust in consti-
tuition and we'll grown for his age. BY
we'll grown he doesn't mean high on the
leg, but wide, deep and long, standing
on short and well-set legs. Particular
attention should be paid to the hooks,
for many good bull is rendered useless
by bad hooks He should have good
muscular development in the right
places. Straight top and bottom line,
with broad, deep chest and good FORE
ribs. His eye and general conduct
should denote good temper, and the skin
be mellow and moderately thick-avoid
thin-skinned ones. See that he walks
well. gay, and like a gentle man, and If
he is old enough, see what his stock are
like, and, if possible, have look at his
sire and DAMN fact all his family con-
nections that are in the herd.
The next thing is pedigree. Not only
see that it contains no impurlty, but
that the recorded ancestors were, as far as
known, good animals; if prize winners
all the better. Find out, if you can,
whether they were regularly good
breeders and lived to a good old age, for
nothing is more hereditary. If every
thing is satisfactory don't begrudge the
price, and if after trial his stock are
satisfactory don't be tempted by price to
part with him.-Western Rural.
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FAST WALKERS.

A Quality the Farm Horse Should Possess.
In purchasing or hiring pillow horse
stake off a mile of road. Mount the
horse and see how many minutes it will
take him to walk mile. A horse that
will walk three miles an hour is worth
at least three times as much as horse
that walks but two miles. The three
mile horse not only does as much work
in two days as the two-mile horse does
in three, but he enables the man behind
the plow to do fifty per cent. more work
in a day than he can do behind the two
mile horse. And the man and horse con-
sumo with the slow team fifty per cent.
more rations in doing the same work
than the fast walker does. In twelve
months the man would do no more cart
ing and blowing with the slow horse
than he would do in eight months with
the fast walker.
Suppose farmer to hire man and
twO-mile horse to do an amount of plow-
ing and carting that it takes three
months to perform, and pays s. a month
for the horse, 50 for his feed, and SIS for
the man, who boards himself; S24 a
month, three months, S72. If he hires
the same man at SIS a month and pays
So for horse feed and 81 for fast
walker, he can do in two months what
the slow team would do in three. Two
months, fast team and feed and plow-
man, at S25 a month, $50. Direct loss
bv slow horse, SD. Besides, the work
done by the slow horse is not so well or
seasonably done-the seed may be put
in the ground too late, the grass may
get ahead of the plow, and the indirect
loss by the slow team may be serious,
besides the So loss, as stated above
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being attached to the dasher of the
churn or the handle of the crank it will
do the work effectively.
The churn stands safely in the box,
which must be of adequate size. A hole
must be bored through the upright, just
above the rim of the balance wheel, and
heavy pin kept handy to insert through
the wheel into the hole which it fits to
hold the sails from turning when it is
necessary to look at the butter. Handles
are provided at the bottom of the box
for turning it into the wind. When not
in use the wings may be taken off and
housed until needed again. The re-
mainder of the crude machine can be left
out of doors. Any boy can make one and
SO help out the work of women who have
to churn by hand.
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a arestaurant in Leadville, but had lost every
thing except the ranch in the great Lead
vile bank failure. This was not generally
known, however. On the other hand, Polly
believed Andy to be the owner of a fabulous
fortune instead of the modest amount he
really possessed. He was not the ideal
hero Of a young girl, for, though six feet III
height, slender and well-formed, he was
nearly forty years old and plain in face and
manner. But her parents favored the
match, Polly herself was inordinately fond
of money, and elaborate preparations were
soon under way for their marriage.
The bride-elect went to Denver with her
pockets full of money to select her outfit.
On this expedition she lost in cash the
trifling sum of seven hundred dollars, and
while returning to Delta missed a seal coat
for which she had just paid six hundred
dollars. But trifies like these did not annoy
Polly, and Andy was too much infatuated to
be troubled by any thing so long as Polly
remained true TO him. So, one month after
their first meeting, Andy and Polly Bond
were married.
The wedding trip was to Pittsburgh.
They came back to Colorado, to Ouray, and
Immediately Mrs. Bond discovered that
Polly must accompany her on trip to San
Francisco. Andy, up in the mountains
busy with his mines, was willing that his
young bride should amuse herself, and
readily gave his consent. He did not know
that in San Francisco was handsome
Charley Mitchell, the pugilist, who had
been Polly's sweetheart long before her
husband had ever seen her face.
While Polly was enjoying this visit the
Custom Mine was sold to good advantage
and Andy made second pile. He gener-
ousIy made his wife birthday present on
her return of his ranch, a property valued
at some $4,000. In few months change
of residence to Denver followed and the
erection of costly home, and this, too, was
presented to Polly. Two weeks later Charlie
Mitchell stepped of train at Denver
while on his way to California after trip
to England. Then Polly Meldrum left her
adorlng, indulgent husband, and, with all
the assurance in the world, applied for di-
vorce and alimUny on the ground Of cruelty.
She had done very well from financial
stand. point; she owned a fine ranch, a S20,-
900 residence in Denver, and had spent
some $4,000 or SO, 900 during her brief con-
iugal experience. Through the intervention
of some of Andy's friends she was pre-
vailed upon to reconvey to him the title of
the ranch on condition that he should enter
no opposition to her divorce suit. She be-
lieved she held the matter in her hand; but
when the suit came on for a hearing it was
thrown out of court. At the next
term there was handed down re-
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suppressed by the authorities at this
point 4
Arthur was going to ask old Dollinger
for Amelia. When he reached the house
he touched the electric button. Jeames.
in livery, responded He was shown
into the library, where Dollinger, cold,
calm, calculating, stood before the hre.
'sMr. Dollinger," said Arthur, in
firm voice, Il came to ask you for your
daughters hand in marriage.
Sir thundered the father, ''sir, how
dare YOU? You, unknown; you, beg
gar: you, an artist! Leave the house.
Go! or I'll call the police"
But your daughter has given her con-
sent" pleaded Arthur.
THAT makes not the slightest differ
ence," replied the old gentleman, grow
ing purple in the face. ''Go this instant
or NV men shall throw you out!' t
81 take it, then" returned Arthur, as
his thin lip curled bitterly, that you
are opposed to the match?"
"Insolent puppy" roared the old man,
while the veins stood out on his neck
and forehead: ''begone this instant, or
will hurl YOU through the window. But
stay one moment, Come back when you
have one million in cash and possibly
may consider your suit. Now co.
'Don't sit up for me tonight said
Arthur, as he turned away stunned and
crushed.
''If Arthur goes, 1 go, too" cried a
and hung about Arthur's neck, while he
showered great, warm kisses on her lips
and forehead.
''Go, both of you fairly beloved the
old man, with face vivid purple and
veins almost bursting. Never darken
my door again.
''Yes, 90, and never show your faces
here again." cried Mrs. Louise Kill Won
Kull Dollinger-Dollinger sweeping in.
They turned, with arms twined about
each others necks. and passed into the
hall. Here Arthur by mistake took a
fine black silk umbrella instead of his
own red-white-and-blue campaign affair,
and they went out past the griftins and
down the stone steps, while the great
white snowhakes settled down upon
them with a soft, pitying touch.
Five minutes later they mounted the
steps of the Twenty-eighth-street sta
ton of the Sixth avenue elevated.
Dropping two red theater checks into
the chopper-box, Arthur passed on to the
platform followed closely by Amelia,
while the guileless and near-sighted
gateman pumped the checks.
Love-" whispered Arthur, as he
pressed her little hand in his, ''love, we
will seek Rev. Mr.. Tyemup; he shall
make US one and III paint him picture
for his fee.'
A train dashed up. ''Harl'm" shouted
the man who had allowed his machine
to eat the theater checks. Quickly
Amelia stepped On. Guard No. 14,S74
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THE HOT BED.
Directions for Constructing Should BE
Well Located.

Directions for Constructing Should BE
Well Located.
Please give directions for hot bed.
propose to get information upon this
matter in time this year, writes corre-
sDondent to the Western Rural. 1t is a
good plan to seek information early.
Locate the hot bed where it Will be free
from the wind. Give it protection on
the north, if possible. A board fence is
a good protection. Build the frame Of
boards, the rear foot lower than the
Construct it so that the sash will not
need to be too large for convenient
handling. When the manure is put
into the frame have it hot and moist.
You can construct the hot bed wholly
above ground or partly under ground.
If it is all above ground, however, and
the bed is made very early, you must
bank up with manure on the outside to
the top of the frame. Pack the manure
evenly in the bed. This may be done
by placing boards on top and slipping
from one to another and moving them
about as may be necessary. If you want
an early bed put in foot and half of
manure and six inches of soil.
Guard against cold by placing in
sheltered place, as we have already
directed, by banking up with manure,
and cover the beds at night with mats or
straw. Guard against heat by opening
the beds little when the sun is warm.
A cold frame, we may say in this con-
nection, is the same as hot bed except
the manure. You construct the frame
and cover with sash as you do hot bed,
but the sun furnishes the warmth.
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stin resides, one of its most solid citizens.
Lang went no further than Nebraska, for
there dwelt the sweetheart for whom he
had christened the Elnora claim. Their lov
ing hearts were speedily united, and out Of
his comfortable little fortune he purchased
fine farm at lndianola-
Johnny Robinson went direct to New
York, and at once proceeded 10 get
married and locate with his Yankee bride
on q farm in New Jersey.
Stalwart Andy Meldrum, :he grub-staker,
went to Canada, but returned in 1888 to
Colorado and bought ranch at Delta.
There, at her fathers place, he first saw
lovely Polly Bond. Polly was seventeen, a
beauty, fascinating in manner, dashing
IN style, and reputed rich; but she was
uneducated, had temper of her own, and
the only visible accomplishment she pos
sessed was that of spending money. Her
father had made snug little fortune in
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rakn Care of the Tools.

Whether on large or more limited
farms it is of great importance that all
implements and machinery be kept in
good working order, and this is es-
pecially necessary where two or more
men work in conjunction. A broken
machine stops the whole work. The
best and most durable tools should,
therefore, be selected and purchased,
and as soon as their season OF use
passes, they are TO be cleaned, polished,
oiled, or otherwise fitted for slowing
away, that they may be ready without
DELAY for future use when the time
again comes round. For example,
after spring work is completed, the
plows, harrows and other pulverizing
tools should be put in the best condi-
ton. and after haying and harvest the
rakes, forks, mowers and reapers should
receive tie same attention.
II the suggestions which We have
made in the preceding remarks arg
efficiently carried out, if the machines
and arrangements are made to lit the
size of the farm and the amount OF farm
force employed, and If the tools, build
in0s and fences are never allowed to be-
come broken or defective, there IS moth
ing TO prevent the whole years routine
of farm operations being carried ON
with very little interruption, with satlS-
faction TO the owner or occupant, and
without the annoyance and vexation at
tending the use Of broken tools, delayed
work and confused operations
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be cruel. What shall we do with him,
though?"
''He might remain with US as coach
man. couldn't he, dear?"
Good idea," said Arthur. John" he
added, as he turned toward his father
in-law, You are coachman now. Turn
down the tops of your boots and go out
to the barn and see if the horses don't
want some more hay"
Dollinger lowered his head and COM
piled.
1t was happy, happy Christmas
rather more so for Arthur and Amelia
than for the old gentleman.-Fred II.
Carruth, in n. Y. Tribune.
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A Little Late.

A Grabbed old bachelor, who teaches
school not far from Austin, was very indig-
nant at little Johnny Flapjack-the only son
of Mrs. Flapjack and she widow-for COM
ing late.
81 couldn't help coming late" sobbed
Johnny.
'FWhy notl''
because ma has done been and got E==r-
ried, and had to wait for my breakfast. 7"
Got marr1ed, has she's Any thing to
make you late at SCHOOL, What won't she
do next, Iwonder!"-TexAs SiftiRgs.
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AGRICULTURALHINTS
WIND POWER.

No More Hand Churning-A Hard Task
Made Easy.
There is no more need of turning the
crank or lifting the dasher of the churn,
says contributor to Farm and Home,
for the little arrangement which illus
trate does away with this manual labor.
The cut explains itself. A balance
wheel must be arranged at one end of
an axle and four or six-winged wheel
to catch the wind at the other. In the
center the rod must be bent in the shape
of the letter L. As the axle revolves
this plays the pitman up and down, and
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HOO-HnidRr.

Mr.. H. L. Mendenhall, of Henry Coun-
ty, Ind, sends to Farm and Fireside an
illustrated description of box for hold
ing hogs while ringing them The box
is made about ten feet long, six feet
wide at one end and three feet wide at
the other, and made high enough to
prevent hogs from jumping over. The
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RoErNsoN's Lucky FIND.

marlable decision by Judge Halleck,
OF Denver, which attracted attention
throughout California and the West. With
out the fOrmality of an application from
Andrew Meldrum a divorce was granted to
him, and the residence property held by
his wife returned by order of the court.
Two months after this decision was rem
dered Charley Mitchell turned his back on
Polly, recrossed the ocean, and married the
red-cheeked English daughter of "Pony
Moore.
Polly, now without means and broken
spirited, went back with her mother to
Leadville. She appealed the decision de-
priving her Of the Denver property to the
Supreme Court and it is still in litigation.
Andy, after receiving the gift of his
divorce, purchased a quantity of fine
stock and repaired to his Delta
ranch, where he still lives. But
the stalwart blacksmith, though rich
and honored, can not forget the beautiful
girl who cast him of. Although despised
and deserted by her, he declares that he
would gladly again clasp her to his heart If
she would consent to be once more his wife.
NJ
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TWO CHRISTMASES.
How AmeIia's Lover Circumvent-
ed the Old Man.

Ohm X DOL
LINGER, mill
ionaire, was
a cold, proud,
naughty man. he
was fond of his
family W h ich
had come to this
country when
the lurking
ava ge" #
which the his
IL
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history-hardly more than two decades
ago - that were sufficiently thrilling
to still live in memory. Not the least
picturesque of these romances is that walch
relates to the discovery OF the famous
yankee Girl" Mine and the loves Of An
drew Meldrum and pretty but tickle PoLy
Bond.
John Robinson was prospector, one OF
those useful pioneers who wandered, too
often in hunger and want, over the western
cliffs and barren, snow-c2Pped peaks, lay
ing the foundations for other mems fort
unes; but he was destined to be one OF
Fate's favorites.
1t was in Isl that he went to Telluride and
struck Job in the Pandora mill. Robinson
was ''nipper," that is, he was hired to carry
the tools from gang Of men working on
the grade to the blacksmith's to be sharp
ened. 1t was not an important position, but
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narrow end is made with one stationary
and one movable board, which is
fastened by a single bolt at the bottom,
so that the top end will work back and
forth easily. A man standing at the
narrow end holding the movable board
can catch the hog, just behind the ears
and jowls, as it is driven in, and hold IL
firmly while 1t is being rung. -
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For many years all pictorial sketches in

For many years all pictorial sketches in
illustrated newspapers, when relating to
affairs transpiring at Washington, were
printed with the sub-heading: From a
Photograph by Brady" The eminent pho
tographer still resides at the National
capital, but he has been out Of business for
a Ion g time. He is well advanced in life and
in quite feeble health, but his memory is as
choice as the bits of art which he used to
send forth from that palatil studio which
was graced by the familiar presence Of such
men as Clay, Calhoun, Webster, Buchanan,
Lincoln. He can relate "reminiscences Of
great men which would interest a world,
but be will not talk for publication, and is
shy of newspaper men. That is singular,
100, for when he was in business no man
knew better the value Of printers ink. He
courted the boys on Newspaper Row, and
went out of his way man times to enter
tain, interest and aid them
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HUSBAND looming home from, churc

HUSBAND looming home from church)
-"You seemed unusually thoughtful
during the sermon, my dear. was i'm
pressed, too. There seemed to be some
thing genuine about it" Wife-''Well,
there isn't I'm perfectly sure it's only
seal plush, for all Mrs. Veneer gives her
self such airs over it."-Harper's Bazaar.
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IN giving Christmas presents be sure
and keep your presence of mind. Don:
be extravagant.
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WARMTH and a variety Of food are
necessary if a supply of eggs is to oe So
cured through the winter.
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sTHE YANKEE GIRL"
How Its Discovery Gave Birth to
a Quartette Of Romances-
John RobinsOn's Lucky Find-Andrew Mel
drum. the Wealthy Blacksmith, and
Pretty Polly BOnd-POny's Infatua-
ton for Mitchell, the PugiIist.

Especial Correspondence.T
LEADvILLE, &c
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It was Christmas Eve. As the weary
landlord pounded at Arthur's door that
poor but undoubted genius went down
the ire-escape. Bright lights glowing
heaftls- good cheer-holly- peace on
esrth -mistletoe- -hip-hap-and all that
nj Of thing. tTen pages Of manuscript