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that she knew me? Not she. At least
not until she was quite sure that it
would be wise to acknowledge it.
"Where is your dulskerin-lil?' asked
by way of salutation, that word OF
the Romany tongue being the only one
I could recall. And she herself had
taught it to me.
''That's fust-ratus," she said, gravely,
and made room for me beside her.
"Where is the Rya?"
'Yan." She pointed to the front
room, which was separated from us by
curtained partition.
/ had asked her where her fortune
telling book was, and now she was
making ready for the silver dollar that
was to cross her palm. She had already
told my fortune three different times, in
as many different ways, making me the
recipient of several misft fortunes.
Fate, in the person Of John Broadway,
saved me.
'Ah, ma Teddy, knowed as I were
minchal miri pen?''
'sNo, you must talk to me in English,
Rya," answered, and he told me how
| they had been ''kairin'" for month
past, having closed their house on An.
ton street for their old life in the camp.
He wore red waistcoat faced with
| yellow, and the silk handkerchief at
his throat had every color known in its
stripes, and even his queer woolen hat
was of many colors, and more pic
turesque looking monarch it would be
hard to find than this king of the Mich
igan gypsies.
cam yell no have your forchune
telled-an' the luck there is in you
palm, my leddy-an' a new moon ovel
yer right shoulder and the rakkerin
chillicon asking ye as hard as ever hi
can."
That was true. A green parrot will
a red head was chattering an unknown
jargon at me from it's cage in the cor
ner. 1t was the only captive amid al
this freedom.
1.-The old man amt hisseP," said tn
queen, she mobbut shak a leg at fan
in; he's too ole for is good 'ealth."
'But don't see any gray hairs"
said, knowing what her answer woul
be.
"Gypsies never have any. telled y
against lang, dinnot ~"
That was the first acknowledgment
that she had ever seen me before.
The chicken was plucked and lai
aside. Isabella was in gala dress, ht
, calico skirt being founced to the wais
Although the day was warm she woi
: a red shoulder shawl. Her black hair W;
disposed IN long loops on each side OF III
} swarthy face, and she wore a remark
BILE black straw hat with red ribbe
) band. Onevery one of her dark finge
) cleaned heavy gold rings. She is a
miliar figure in the town where 81
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AMONG THE POULTRY.

PUT lump of lime in the drinking
vessel.
BOILED peas or beans make a good
poultry food during the winter.
WITH turkeys the best breeding stock
is two years old. When young fowls
are used the earliest Matched should be
selected.
THE only way to pick fowls dry and
clean without tearing them is to do the
work as soon as they are killed, while
the ody is warm.
TURKEYS are so restless when COZ.
fned that in fattening the time should
be made as short as possible; ten days
Or two weeks is ample.
LACK of variety in their food will
sometimes cause the hens to lose appe-
tite, so that whenever they refuse their
food it will be found a good time to
change the diet.
IhNsEED meal brightens the plumage
of the fowls; it also regulates the
bowels and promotes digestion. Care
should be taken not to feed too much.
THERE is good market now for the
| anills of all kinds of fowls, especially
| for the tail feathers of the turkeys.
They should be gathered up, carefully
sorted and tied into bundles
IF any defects ARE in the bird they
will nearly always show when the new
feathers come out after moulting.
Some breeds, however, moult lighter
every year. and this is not defect
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GREAslNG THE GRowLER.
A Trick by Which Its Operators Got Good
Measure for Awhile.

Trick by Which Its Operators Got Good
Measure for Awhile.
The 'growler rushers" of Philadel-
phia by an ingenious scheme have sue
ceeded in outwitting the willy saloon
keepers The saloon keepers have no
ticed a wonderful and new characteris-
tic concerning the beer they have on
draught. One night q stalwart negro,
black as a coal, came into a saloon
with pitcher nearly big enough to
hold a keg of beer and called for ''ten
cents wuff."
The barkeeper eyed the pitcher for a
moment, and then proceeded to draw
the beer. To his surprise the beer
would not foam in the lively manner
which heretofore had been it's principal
characteristic. No amount of shaking
and sloshing around would make the
amber-colored beverage assume q
frothy appearance, and before the bar
keeper could realize it the pitcher was
brimming full The negro remarked in
| an off-hand manner:
''Dat beer done looks dead an flat,
| but laik dat kline mahself."
With that the barkeeper handed him
the pitcher, and the grinning darky
walked out of the room. He was met
| just around the corner by half dozen
other dusky citizens, all carrying pitch
ers, and at once divided up.
1t was noticed that the beer imme-
diately came to life when it was poured
out of the big pitcher, and the colored
rascals laughed immoderately as the
creamy foam ran down the sides of the
vessels they were carrying. Directly
after this another customer walked
into the same saloon, and the beer was
found to draw all right
Here was a mystery indeed, and il
took two long weeks to solve it. The
saloon keeper in the vicinity always
noticed that the beer would not foam
when put into pitchers carried by GER
tain colored individuals. AS result
these same persons got about fifty
cents worth of beer and paid only ter
cents for it.
An investigation was started, as the
saloon keepers knew that some tricl
was being played upon them. Nosolu
tion was arrived at, however, until Fri
day, when a colored man under the in
; Huence of liquor told how the schem'
, had been worked.
, 1t seemed that the plan consisted il
J simply greasing the inside of th'
'growler" with butter or a piece Of ia
meat. When Slis is done no amour
, of gas or agitation will put the prope
5 head on beer. The discoverer of |
b reaped rich harvest by selling tn
: secret of 1t to other 'growler workers,
: and as result, the saloon keeper
have been victimized. - PHILADELPHIA
Record
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WATERING STOCK.

A Simple Way of Supplying the Bar.
with Cistern Water.
One of the first things that attracted
my attention was cistern to supply
his cow and horse stables with water
1t was built entirely above ground
originally. This saved the expense OF
digging. II is safe from frost, for it is
under the bank that leads to the upper
story of the barn. The cistern is
feet deep and l5 feet in diam eter and
holds $50 barrels. The barn stands on
slight side hill, so it is an easy mat
ter to lead the water from the extreme
bottom of the cistern right into the
stables into an appropriate watering
trough for each. There is large tub
with float in it, SO the water always
stands just so high. 1t is large enough
for several horses to drink from at
once, and Just as fast as they drink the
water more comes in. This apparatus
has been in use seventeen years and
has worked perfectly without repairs,
except new hoops on the tank, and
without freezing. When we take into
consideration that every barn should
have eavespouts anyway, the arrange
ment is not so very expensive.
Only those who have had similar
watering arrangement so as to have
water at hand right in the stables can
realize the time and labor saved COM
pared with the way many farmers
manage to water their stock. Another
thing: believe it is pretty generally
conceded that rainwater is more whole
some for stock than any other; and
friend Chamberlain declares that if all
the water is carefully saved that falls
on the roof that shelters the horses and
cattle, and their hay and grain, it will
give them all the water they will ever
need to drink; therefore, all that is
wanted is the necessary spouting and
cistern to hold the water. With this
arrangement, mind you, there is no
pumping at all; neither are you obliged
to trouble yourself even so much as to
open valve. The horse is simply led
up to the watering tub; and as it is To-
Gated right where he passes when he
turns around to come out of his stall,
when he is used every day, he waters
himself Gleanings.
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spcnds much time fovtune.tellinr.

spends much time foytune-tclling. I
have often stood at her elbow and
looked into her inscrutable face, as she
loitercd at the shop windows, but never
accosted her, and she gave no sign OF
seeing me. l even remember sitting OPP
posite to her once in street car.
She had added silk apron to her
dress and looked as if she might have
just stepped out of booth. But no one
of the passengers noticed her or thought
of her other than as Polish or Bohe-
mian woman treating herself to the
unwonted luxury of ride.
On our way to the tent Of two sick
children we met a splendid fellow III
black velvet, grand type of wild lif,
in his graceful atheism and strength,
We found the mother prostrate on tho
ground, but whether asleep or grieving
could not tell. There were two rough
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never have q chance to write one with
a sweeter, prettier heroine, and very
much doubt that will, in my life time,
experience an adventure so peculiar
as that of yesterday.
To the reader-if I ever consent to
having this account perused Il will
say. as prelude, that Sunset City is a
little mining camp consisting of not
more than twenty cabins and the ever
present tavern. 1t is situated in a cool,
picturesque valley through which a
lively stream flows, along whose east
ern side runs the trail of an overland
stage route. l query if it is placed on
any map
l have been here three weeks-two
weeks and three days longer than in
tended to stay.
was lucky enough to meet little
Beth Abbott when on pleasure tour,
and 1, deserted the touring party OF
which was then a member. Her dark
brown eyes cast an irresistible spell
over me at our first meeting.
She lived in little cabin with her
.rold father, perhaps half a mile east OF
the camp. He mined in deserted shaft
near by.
AS an excuse for my stay, told the
tavern keeper, old Monk Hardy, that
/ thought would prospect about in the
hills near Sunset, and, to keep up the
role, have wandered about the hills
'and explored the deep ravines and wild
country in this neighborhood. But
evening invariably found me at the
Abbott cabin.
Beth's father and l became gooG
friends, and he coached me well ir
mining, and gave me a slight insight
of assaying, in which he was quite wei
posted. But Beth would seldom allow
me to draw her into conversation, ant
NEARLY always busted herself in tidyinl
up the cabin or in needle work while
was there.
must acknowledge that 1 became
greatly Respondent at times.
She was so devoted to her old fathe
that l began to fear that she coul'
never care for anyone else. She CAV
herself up wholly to making the cabil
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about them, their tents were spread,
and the traditional "Polly" Qxettle)
hung on its tripod in their midst. The
gypsies themselves We're lying about
under the shade trees swinging their ba-
bies in old shawls tied to the branches.
The men were smoking, playing
cards, and "dickerin," true gypsy
word over a horse trade. Picturesque
scamps they were indeed, and unlike
any other people in the world except
other gypsies. Roms of Hindu-Per-
sian-Egyptian blood, one drop of
which will percolate through forty gen.
erations.
If you have ever lived among English
hedgerows you will not make the
great mistake of confounding spcci
men of the genus tramp, or the wander
ing Ishmaelites of the fal1ir variety, or
any member of the vagabond popula-
ton, with the radically distinct Rom,
of the real Romany Dom, the only no.
MAIDS who have no right and title to
civilization, the denationalized dwellers
in Bohemia, fifteen thousand of whom
live in America.
These are the people now before me-
camp of American gypsies whose head
or king was born within sound of Bow
Bells in London, and whose children and
grandchildren are here with him,
'gipsy, gipsy, till I die" written on
every face, though in the third genera
ton the blonde type prevails.
saw the wagon of the gypsy king
John Broadway and his spouse 1sa-
l~n1 nd I hnl nnnrninf n n "a
with them went directly to it. The
steps were out, showing that visitors
were welcome. The queen was in the
first compartment; she was plucking a
chicken, and the smile of satisfaction
over her work never left her face. Dc
you think she was going to let me see
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as cheerful. and inviting for him as pos
sible, and i never saw her when she
was not smiling brightly or humming
some happy melody.
One morning yesterday morning
the really strange part of my romance
began.
had risen and prepared myself for
breakfast.
Old Monk Hardy-I occupied room
In the second story of his tavern-had
called up a third time that breakfast
was ready, and was about to go down
to it, when / noticed bit of note paper
lying on the sill of my bedroom door.
Seeing that it had writing upon il
and surmising that it was note thrust
In from the outer hall and intended for
me, picked it up and carried it to the
window as -
Imagine my surprise when / reao
these lines. i copy from the note
which is now before me:
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man and tells the truth, like that gypsy
of renown, this tinker, John Bunyan.
The new moon hung her yellow horn
in the western sky when we looked our
last on the gypsy encampment ut
Springwells. A noisy party of young
men had come from the city to see the
gypsy bellies and have their fortunes
told. Tomorrow at sunrise there might
be nought but "patteran" Of ashes tc
tell the story of their camp. Whenever
and wherever the spirit moved them
they would 60 They carry their busi-
ness with them, tinkering, horse-trad-
ing and the occult practices OF the
Romany Rye.
And now find myself peering into
every dark vagabondish face ] meet to
see II it has gypsy soul in mufti.
MRS, M, l.. RAYNE.
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beds. and child lay on each bed. The
boy was dark with red cheeks feverl
and great black eyes. The girl was OF
another type, but true gypsy-whltey
brown with faded hair. / could not see
her ewes, as she kept them resolutely
closed :,
"We have sent for the doctor" said
the father, coming IN. He did not
look like a gypsy, but he is pure-blood-
ed, the son of John and Isabella.
"Where do your doctors live?"
"Oh, up town-yan-he is one of your
people,"
"But he married gypsy" explained
John Broadway, and l recalled the old
saying: ''Once a gypsy always
gypsy" No doubt his wife kept him
in mind of her people.
These children were not seriously ill,
but could see that it cast gloom over
the camp. The gypsies are very fond
of children, but lose great many. John
Broadway and wife have only three liv-
ing out of Il family of fifteen. AS soon
as one of their number dies they burn
everything belonging to the deceased,
and never allow his name to be men.
toned.
A funny story is told in gypsy litera-
| ture of boy whose name was Hofer.
| He died, and they named him Wacker
when they talked of him. One day his
mother saw doll in window, and said
| to her husband:
"Dovo odoi dicks like moro Wacker."
(''That looks just like our Wacker'o.
Then they called him Waclierdoll,
but after awhile the mother died and
they went back to Wacker, SO rs not to
be reminded of her.
A boy whose name ''samed' his was
also called by another and less familiar
appellation.
Strange as it may seem, the gypsy
father is most pleased when daughter
is born to him, for she is sure to bring
him wealth. Isabella Broadway in.
formed me, with great delight, that her
latest grandchild was ''bobby" girl,
"born with caul over her pretty face
and pair of eyes that wud look the
heart out of you-the sweet gell."
John and Isabella were at the funeral
of the gypsy queen of the Stanley tribe,
who died at Dayton, o. There were
fifteen hundred gypsies present on that
occasion.
The gypsies are not hospitable to the
Gorgios English people). They rarely
offer food to visitors or ask them to
partake when they eat. As they do moi
discriminate between animals that die
and those that are killed, there is al
ways suggestion of uncanniness about
their food. | am not sure of the truth
but it is also said that they eat any ami
NAL except horses-horse flesh they
never touch.
The Broadways tell me that the
American gypsies are learning to live
in houses, and that they themselves vii
not go out another season. A son viii
take the fiue wagon and make summer
outings in the open.
Isabella Broadway can still troll SOM
that would have made Sir Walter Scot
or Charles Dickens wild with delight
And she can dance the rollicking step
of the mixed multitude with all the vim
of her younger days, albeit she weigh
full two hundred weight, and ther
are none of her descendants who ca
boast that they have danced and sun
and told fortunes for Queen Victori
as she can. And John Broadway ha
; been to Windsor castle, and he ism
likely to forget it. And everybody
: gentle and simple, says he is an homes
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FIG. ..

G is the dust box, and d ID the large
and small doors. E E are windows.
The material used was 900 feet of
94-inch board, so feet of 1-inch broad,
800 feet of ribs, 800 feet OF battens, five
bundles of shingles, 25 pounds of tarred
paper, glass, hinges, etc, and 22 pounds
of nails. l use cut straw on the floor,
which keeps it clean"
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IN A GYPSY CAMP.
An Hour with the King and Queen
of Miohigs.n's Nomads.
John broadway and His wife Isabella
Queer Things Seen In the Royal Equip
Interpretations That Are Old
as the Hills.
Especial Detroit letter.

t n e re
was h Q en-
C a m p m e n t
which we had
been 10 ok i n g
for all the af-
tern 90 n, a N d
had just now
blundered upon
a little to the
right of Lovers
Lane on an
e d G e of TIL e
S p r ing w c l l S
wood. Th e i r
horS q c w ere
tet hered all
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FIG. 1.

house. On the south side are two win
dows, and also on the east side, above
the door. On the north side are the
nests. The small shed roof, under
which are eight nests. are shown in
the ground plan at A. The perches (B)
are level, and Is inches from the floor,
they having a hinge, so as to be raised
up and fastened to the roof for clean
ing This leaves the floor all clean.
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To CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications for this paper should be accom-.
panied by the name OF the author not necessarily oi
kublication, but as evidence M good faith on the
bart Of the writer Write only ono side OF tho pa
DER BE particularly careful In giving names and dated
10 have the letters and figures plain and distinct Prp
Srnames arc often difficult to dccphcr bscalse OF the
careless manner In which they are wrttes-
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H A v E taken
this odd story
from P r a n k
X i n G S t o n S
diary:
SUNSET CITY,
Col, June Is,
1890.
l will write
the events of
yesterday as a
story I shall
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"Ar. you hitp" she cried, breathless

"Are you htt9" she cried, breathless
ly.
=, "No,"I exclaimed
"a man-in the wipdow--fred-"
She fell in my arms and did not fip.
ish the sentence.
IS But what she had done to save my
life showed me that she cared for me,
and my heart beat fast with gladness.
How near l had come to never know.
ing of her caring for me, thought. On
the next day by that time would have
been far from Sunset City; and what a
strange wooing ours was!
To clear mp the mystery of that note
had received that morning: 1t was
not sent as joke, as 1 had supposed.
A noted criminal by the name of Cooke
Fitsgerald had sent it and in deadly
earnest.
A friend of his east had learned that
a detective was to be sent west after
him and, knowing the detective, had
mailed Fitzgerald a description of the
officer
appeared at Sunset about the time
the detective was expected there, and
tallying quite well with the description
had been taken for the man, my pre-
tended role of prospector Strengthening
the supposition that was a detective
Fitsgerald had sent the note hoping
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FARM AND GARDEN.
CHEAP POULTRY HOUSE.
The Cost for tho Necessary Material II
but Seven Dollars.

Mr.. L. A. Dunlap. of Better, Mich,
sends to Farm and Fireside plan OF
his poultry house, which he describes
as follows: "The house is small, be.
ing sxlO feet, and feet high. The
cost is about 81 for material, not esti'
mating labor or hauling. I keep about
forty fowls. Fig. / is the external
and Fig. 9 the ground plan view of the
The record-union., 1891-05-09
BRIEF NOTES.

The funeral of the late Llewellyn Will
Jams will take place at 3 O'Clock this after
noon from his late residence at Tenth and
II streets.
Yesterday the Supervisors and other
county officials went out to Chatterton's
Grove, near Antelope, to attend the pic
mic given there each year by the farmers
in that locality.
An address in the interest of the 'Boys'
Brigade" was delivered at the West
minister Presbyterian Church on Thurs
day evening by Rev. J. @. Adams, of
San Francisco.
Cherries are not coming to market in
as large quantities as usual, owing to the
cool weather, but it is thought that by
another week carload lots will be for
warded to the East.
The box Office for reservation of seats
for the County Fair engagement opens
at the Metropolitan Theater this morning.
The prices are so cents and 81, and no
higher charge is made.
The stallion Al. Benton and another
four-year-old by Falls will be sold at
auction by d. j. Simmons 6C Co. at half
past l0s O'Clock to-day at Smiths stable.
Twentieth and F streets.
Mrs: Georgia Pampinello, a milliner,
has filed petition in insolvency. Her
liabilities aggregate 81, l,61l 3S, and her as
sets consist of her stock of goods. valued
at 81 800, which has been transferred to
Toplitz ~ Co., one of the creditors.
On Thursday little daughter of P.
Kelly, who resides on Sixth street, near
|, was shot through the hand by the acci-
dental discharge of a pistol which she
had got hold of. Though painful. the
wound is not deemed serious