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not preserve love, or you are very
weak-minded If you need such a pre-
sentative; superfuous because it does
not express love nobody will argue
about that-and dangerous-well, dan
gerous because erything useless and
superhuous is dangerous, and par
'lcularly because everything senti-
mental is dangerous
II was not sixpenco that split
with Marian, but silver three-cent-
plece-one of the old silver bits, with
III and q big c. found it in
nandful OF change one day, one Of the
early days of our acquaintance, and
though 1t was then very presumptu-
GUS step to take had it cut in half,
bored with two little holes and fitted
(the halves) with two little gold rings.
Then ! gave one half to Marian and
when she accepted it my heart
punched mo joyfully in the ribs.
Goose that wasl I believe geese are
myopic.
affixed my half Of that three-cent-
piece to the key-ring of my watch
chain. At first I regarded it as a
veritable charm against all the evils,
cares and mortalities of this sinful
world. Later l grew more accustomed
to it, but never quite ceased to con-
slider II fetish. Marian's half dis
appeared for time, and though morti-
fed did not dare ask after it. Later
oh, much later-it reappoared once
more.
1could make a separate story out of
the later Temperatures of that dear
little bit of silver. The first time
saw 1t again 1t slipped down, unob-
trusively and unconsciously, attached
to thin gold bracelet, out of a soft
sleeve. I did not dare to seem to no
tice it, but could not manage to look
unconcerned, and all at once there was
blush and the bracelet was suddenly
and hastily restored to it's hiding
place up the sleeve. After that the
half-threepence grew holder; it showed
itself on a watchguard and on other
bracelets for 9 time it seemed to pos
sess barometric properties and would
indicate what the weather had been
and was going to be: but at last it
finally returned to the gold bracelet
and was left to exhibit itself or no
without difidence as chance might di.
rect. x
1t was one day during this period
that Marian requested it to be demon
strated to her that was still in pos
session Of my half of the three pence.
I pulled IT. out Of my pocket, and it
was then, as the little silver thing lay
IN her soft white palm, that she
swore me never to part with it and to
cherish it as the one indissoluble bond
between<us. i took it quite as serious
ly as she could have wished aud en-
tered fully into the solemn spirit OF the
ceremony, for you may guess whether
was not flushed with happiness !
had not believed that she set, such
store by my first gift to her. - ~ 3 t..
"While you wear it," she said, II
shall always keep my promises to you.
But If you part with 1t in any way
shall never forgive you-and will not
not-I will not care for you as you
wish me to. Remember, I have warned
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TEMPORARY SHADE FOR STOCK.

should be provided on humane
grounds, but there is q question of dol
lars and cents in it as well. Discom-
fort Of any kind lessons productiveness
and growth. A rough shed Of boards,
or even rough framework covered
with green boughs, will answer the
purpose very well, but where lumber
is expensive and green boughs are not
at hand, cheap cotton cloth can be
used very effectively, and economical
y. Such cloth can be bought for five
cents or less yard, and can be
stretched over a framework set up
against the pasture fence. American
Agricultnrist.
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And now I know what you think
happened. You think that when Ma
rian returned my apprehensions were
once more aroused by the peculiar
manner in which she questioned me on
the subject of my half of the. three
pence; that her manner convinced ms
that | was not only suspected but
found out; and that, at last, after. en-.
during untold agonies, discovered
that she had lost her own half that is
your supposition. How little you know
Marian,
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spair, constant movement, confusion
as to time and place, sense Of oppres-
sion, bewilderment, noise, hustle, OBJ
livion Of identity-to dash these in
with few strong strokes, so to speak.
y tried all the means suggested by my
snumismatic land philatelic) counselor.
believe l even addressed letter to the
Philadelphia mint, which respectfully
referred me to somebody some-
where-else. The bridge and the ele-
waited railroads I expanded into banks,
savings banks, ferry companies, and
street car railways; 3 and goodness
knows what other Incorporated
metods of gathering up the small
change of people. their treasurers
and cashiers, did visit modestly, dep
recatingly, anxiously, one after the
other. l don't suppose shall be be-
heved, but there did not seem to be- in
the city of New York one single three
cent.piece in circulation Or on deposit.
i will give, simply BY name, other
places or persons included in my quest:
Newsboys, bootbacks, newsboys' homes,
apple women, river-front restaurants,
telegraph Offices, soup houses, candy
stores, drug stores, exchange brokers.
curiosity shops. pawnbrokers, dime
museums and bootlace vendors. I was
everywhere unsuccessful, and finally
another numismatst said to me: ''You
see, when people get hold of those
coins they keep them for pocket pieces
or have them cut in half for tokens"
began to believe him. -e.'ss. ~
None the less, however. shall ever
remember with gratitude the sympa-
thy of the proprietors of the nickel-in-
the-slot machines. They begged me to
wait. 1t could not be long before q
silver three-pence was passed for a
nickel Alas! fate was against me. At
last Sunday came. Weary and broken
in spirit l went to church "a promise to
Marian). The collection was taken up.
! sit directly behind the venera BILE Ed
ward Edwards His venerable purple
hand tremb led over the velvet-lined
plate. When the vestryman moved on
to me, there before my eyes lay the OBJ
ject was seeking. 1t was old, it was
worn and shiny, it's edges were seal
loped-it was the very twin of my own.
After service visited the vestry and
effected an exchange. l leave the
casuistry of my action to others; but it
is fact that gratitude for the provi-
Dental assistance l had received to-
ward my contemplated subterfuge i'm
PEELED me to thank offering, and the
heather were spiritually richer to the
extent of one dollar and ninety seven
cents after the exchange was ON
pleted.
The next morning took the three
pence to the jewelers. shop to be cut
i'll half. still had my tremors, for
suppose Marian took fancy to COM
pare the supposed halves and they did
not fit? However, this was remote
contingency; 1 could even devise
means to provide against it. On the
whole, l felt like an esoteric Buddhist
Just relieved from an underground fast
There is only one way to cut coin
in half-from top to bottom. Mine was
the right-hand half; the jeweler riveted
it on my chain after rubbing the
edges a little to make them seem not
SO freshly cut. Marian was to return
the next day Tuesday. 1t had been
narrow escape.
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TO Get Rid az stumps.

To destroy stumps bore hole one or
two inches in diameter, according to
size Of tree, and eighteen inches deep.
Put in one and one-half ounces Of salt
peter. FIJI with water, and plug up
closely. In six months put IN same
hole half gill of kerosene oil
and then light. The stump will
smolder away without blazing, even
down to every part Of the roots, leav-
Ing nothing but ashes. 90.
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! HE FARMING WORLD.
WATERING THE E GARDEN.a |
Kansas Man Tells How II Il Done By

"A Kansas Man Tells How II rs Done BY
IN he.ns sof 2 Windmill. 3.
Usually garden is irrigated By run
ming the water between every other,
or every third, row. This necessitates
long rows, or the water will reach the
end before the ground is thoroughly
wet To obviate this trouble, G. %.
Perry. Of Clark county ", writes IN the
Kansas agricultural report that his
garden last year. was made as shown
in the accompanying illustration and
described below. Selecting a piece
Of ground rs by $50 feet, ascertained
with level the way the level lines
ran. It was Of no consequence which
way the beds lay, or what were their
shapes. Imade them wide enough for
two rows Of vegetables, with sunken
paths between. The path ran around
one end Of the first bed and then
around the opposite end Of the second,
and So on until the entire platw
laidlout. Now when stream Of water
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y,ole { Farms n the East.

There are two far-famed violet farms
managed exclusively BY women, who
are their respective owners One is
Meadow Springs farm, at Stamford,
Conn, belonging to Mrs. Ned Leavitt,
and the, other is the Holmdale violet
farm, at Madison, {. j. owned and
managed by Mrs. Robert R. Holms.
IA the west, also, women are beginning
to make q speciality Of these flowers.
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nEwToN's ODD TELESCOPES.
He Began BY Making Metallic Mirrors to
Avoid Observation.

He Began By Making Metallic Mirrors to
Avoid Observation.
Sir Issac Newton made several ex-
periments with q view to tho improve.
meDt Of refracting telescopes, but came
to the conclusion that it was impossi-
BILE to get rid of the chromatic aberra-
ton produced by lenses He then
turned his attention to the construc-
ton OF telescopes with metallic mir
rors-frst suggested by James Gregg.
~, = Scotehman, in 1s6a-and succeed
ed In making several which gave salts
factory results. In this form of tele-
scope the image, being Termed by re-
hection, Is free from color. Newton's
telescopes were, however, very small,
and only few of any size were con-
structed for about one hundred years,
when Sir. William Herschel took up
/ the subject, and succeeded in con-
structing several rejecting telescopes
OF considerable size, his largest being
no less than four feet in diameter.
This great instrument was finished in
the year 1889. and with it the illustri-
Gus astronomer discovered the two
oAAdA 90 CCAAlGcS Oh Sd6uTu, MluaS ana
Enceladus. In after years a rejecting
telescope of four feet in diameter and
forty feet long was also constructed by
Mr.. Lassall, who took it to Malta and
with 1t discovered numerous nebula.
These telescopes were, however, soon
exceeded in size by Lord ROSES fa-
nous Instrument of six feet in diane.
ter, completed in 1915. This giant tel
tescope, which IL still the largest in the
world. is afty-two feet in length. The
tube, seven feet In diameter, is formed
Of wood. strengthened with iron hoops.
There are two mirrors, one weighing
three and half and the other four
tons The metal of which these mir
rors Is made is an alloy Of copper and
tin. In the proportion Of ono hundred
and twenty parts copper to ffty-seven
and q halt tin. As tho telescope is
fixed between two high walls running
north and south, observations can only
be- made when objects are near the
meridian. -Gentleman's Magazine. s.
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Deciphering an Abbreviation.

Heres letter for Dugout, B. K, "
said one postal clerk to another. What
doyou suppose 3. S Il. stands for2a Not
BritishSC Columbia, surely" y
''No," replied the man addressed.
"That. stands for Bleeding Kansas"
TWAS sent 70 the sSunfower state
Judge. Hs W
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A Deep One.

r , 3 . L
"Heah's one fob you, deah boy" said
Sapsmith to 'sissington, as they were
sitting at the club window. 'sWhy are
you like the moon?"
''Gwacious! ! dawn't ,knaw. Why
am / like the mOOn?"
i Because you look wound. Sec it?
He-ah! He-ah!"
z 'sBut dawn't always look wound,
bah Jawve!"
''Neithah does the moon. iHe-ahl
He-ah!"-Truth.
A Revised Version.
Out OF the west young Eochinvar rode; 1927
Her, father scorched on. too, with increasing
And just as he thought
Rtft He had them both caught go st$ f{3
Els wheel struck . suag and he punctured q
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Skinny Sufferers Saved.

--I2---I- DA111Hy Cuh1O1o 1b S5ssVeS1s
Tobacco users as rule are away below
normal weight because tobacco destroys
digestion and causes nerve irritation that
saps brain power and vitality. You can get
To-Bac, and then if you don't likeyour free-
dom and improved physical condition you
can. learn the use of tobacco over again, just
like the first time. MOTTO BAG sold u.der
guarantee to cure by Druggists everywhere.
Book free. Ad. Sterling Remedy Co., New
York City or Chicago.
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His Supposition.

II see" said the shoe clerk boarder,
"that a man in New York has succeed
ed in growing q new crop Of hair by
sheer will power L. 4 att
II suppose" said the Cheerful Idiot,
shat as soon as the new woman hears
of the case she will start into grow a
beard. "-Indianapolis Journal.
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A Cold Weather joke.

A business man came down to his of
fee on winter morning when it was
bitterly cold.
i ..Whew! how cold it isl" he said to one
of the clerks "Just shut that safe, It
you please"
The clerk obeyed, with a puzzled
look. Then, when he could restrain
his curiosity no longer, he asked:
Excuse me, sir, but why did you tell
me to shut the safe?"
"Why," replied his employer, with q
sly chuclle, "there are good many
drafts in that safe"
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THERE BEFORE MY EYES LAY THE OBJ.
JECT WAS SEEKING.

lected the matter, until one day, on
passing a jewelers. shop, the half
threePence popped Into my head III
will have it riveted at once!' said to
myself. entered the shop well salts
fed with my diligence. My excite.
ment and pallor when discove red
my loss created sensation among the
statesmen and customers. The impress
sion gained that had been robbed OF
diamonds at least, and did not dare
60 correct it. I scratched myself then
and there before them all to the verge
q impropriety, and subsequently sub
jected my Office and my bedroom to a
scrutiny which would have made the
Russian police turn pale with envy;
but might a. we'll have been>looking
for the ten lost tribes. Do what ]
might could not find that fatal fif-
teen mills worth Of white metal, and
lido not expect that shall ever see it
again. may add that do not wish
to.
Having at least nerved myself to face
my. loss, what next?
There was one alleviating circum-
stance-just one. Marian had gone on
to Boston to stop with the Miles-Stand-
ishes, who were giving dinners, and
after that with the Cotton-Mather-
ses, who were giving dances for her.
Consequently should have respite
OF at leasta week before detection was
possible. During that time she would
be most unlikely to read the lost and
found columns in the New York news
papers (oh, yes, advertised -on prin-
iciple), and ] should be able to carry
out the felonious subterfuge which
Immediately suggested itself to me,
with comparatively little fear Of detec-
ton. seg
The subterfuge waa to procure an
other three-cent piece. have that cut
In half, hang the substituted token on
nv watch chain (riyet it, this time),
and present q virtuous and undistur bed
brow to the world. It was an q st ute
thought, worthy OF M. de Giers. / did
not think any the less OF myself when
1t occurred to me. I therefore ordered
the ,brougham and went and took
counsel with q leading numismatist.
He, g misunderstanding, yet abiding my
question, informed me that three.cent
pieces Of the sort / named, If in good
condition and mint-marked, might be
worth eight cents; II In good condi-
ton. but not mint-marked, say five
cents. II worn they had no value to
the collector and mightas well spend
them out. informed him that I did
not desire to sell, but to buy. Upon
that understanding he offered me q
choice, ct slight advance on the
prices have named, among several
very elegant and well-preserved three
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Initiating the Drop Curtain.

''Where are you going2" said Mrs.
Murray Hill, as her husband started to
go out at the end Of the. first act. g, )
''Oh, no place much" he replied, Il
notice that the curtain has taken drop,
and I thought of doing the same thing
myself. eTammany Times. ssa
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SHADE FOR PASTURES.

II There Are No Trees Recourse Must Be
Had to Artificial Means.
Where pastures contain no trees for
shade in the strong heat Of summer, it
is cruel not to afford some artificial
shade for the stock. Such shelter
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-09-05

Miss Budleigh-Jorkins, do you think
It would be safe, for. me togo out in the
boat with Mr. Deadweight?s Do you
think he win tip it over?
Jorkins with q !scornful glance at
Mr.. Deadweighte No danger, mum
He never ''tips" anytbing.-Tow Top
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No Comparison

Cleverton-Do you regard an engage
ment,as serious as marriage?
Dashaway-More so, old man. The
most serious thing ever did asto be-
come engaged to three girls at the
same time. Brooklyn Life. s
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-09-05
a Syndicate Of sIonsters,

Here are the names Of theabominable trio
that compose it, hated and abhorred by man
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, biliousness and
constipation. What is the most successful
way to attack and squelch these united
monsters2 Take Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers, and they will pull up stakes and make
tracks for parts unknown, leaving no trace
behind The Bitters also exterminatesm ala-
ria, rheumatic and kidney trouble and nerv-
Gus ailment.
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when, Adam Married

Two children are making up" con-
undrums at a party. One asks:
At what time was Adam married?"
y Give It up. :"
'oh, on his wedding Eve. Philadel-
phia Lutheran. /.
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Even Up.

Ethel Singleton-But tell me, dear.
doesja man get really angry everystims
he comes home and finds dinner ism
ready9 ~ss ~ 3 ~ 49,
Mrs. Benedict (sweetly)-Yes; just
about as angry as a woman gets every
time she has it ready and hedoesn't
come home.-Pucl aass3
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She Was Particular,

=, "Let us go to the beach and battle. ("
said Mrs. Wiffells to Mrs. Taddells.
'.Thank you, but l prefer not. I
think it is unsanitary under present
conditions. When individual oceans
areprovided for bathers / will 60 in. ."
Judge.
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Besinnlnx Is Feel 8 Home:

Senior Partner think this new
clerk is getting used to our ways, don't
you? B y &c
Junior Partner think SO. lie wac
twenty minutes late this morning.
Brooklyn Life
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"a THRIPPENNY TOKEN.
BIZ THOMAS WHARTON.

Il e custom of
splitting six
pences or other
small coins be-
tween lovers Is
useless, super
duous and dan-
gerous. Useless
because q half
~ 4
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That is the first half of the story.

Anybody can guess how the second
half begins. I lost that wretched, ILL
fated bit of silver. How, don't know;
nor can it matter now. Marian begged
me to have it riveted to my key ring.
/ meant to take her advice but neg
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-09-05
How the Trouble Begar

81 wouMn' ttWear boomers for any
thing, . said the thin girl.
Neither would IL I were you;n-re.
piled the plump girl. 49,.
/ And that's why they do notgspeak
now. Chicago Post. -
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SHE-.Itcan never be. All I can promise
you is mere cquatntanceship." He
s'Then accept my offer Of marriage. It Will
drift into mere acquaintanceship fast
enough. ,:-Indiannpo journal.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-09-05

THOSE who for the first time are to become
mothers should USE Mothers Friend Much
suffering will be saved. Sold by druggists.
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Conscientious

Wife-If I thought thing was
wicked, I'd die before I'd do it.
Husband-So would /.
I Wife-Huh! l think smoking cigars
is a wicked waste; an impious defile-
ment, in fact.
Husband Then you should not
smoke. Hand me match, please.-N.
Y. Weekly.
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GONE back come back! ~ he cried in grief,
"My daughter oh, my daughterI''
But she sat hid behind her sleeves,
And hopelessly he sought her
philadelphia Press.
She says she does not love me yet,
ButI d not be surprised
To learn she fbs; because you see
That yet. is emphasized.

4 ALBERTA-s'I do wish it were not the Gus
the third finger Of ones left hand.' Alethea
$50 do l. can't get more than half my
engagement rings on at one time. now."'
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Quite Incredible.
Chicago RECORD

Gibbs did you knowSthat the latest
census returns in Chicago show that
there are about one thousand deaf
mutes living jim the city, industrious
and uncomplaining. - E#
. Nibbs-Ie don't believe it! A man
can't live in Chicago uncomplainingly
if he never has chance to talk about
what great town it is.-Detroit Free
Press. + Il &z.@ Il a. g. "a
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Broodine.

Brooding over trials and difficulties
and disappointments is one Of the most
prominent and sure characteristics Of
fretfulness. The mind seems to fasten
itself on LIES troubles It thinks Of
little else from morning till night, and
then in the night time sleep departs.
and the time that should DO spent IN
sleep Is spent in fret and worry until
it fosters and becomes more and more
absorbing. So much so that the mind
becomes wholly occupied with the
thought OF trouble. In many cases
this state Of things continues till its
victim finds home in tho insane asy-
lum.-Detroit Free Press.
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AFTER physicians had given me up, Twas
saved by Piso's Cure. ERIEG, Will
Transport, Pa, Nov. 90, lS93 -. =
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A NOTED scholar has found that tspos-
seSseS'' possesses more double So than any
other common word possesses.
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What happened was this:

s 81 4 \ = US Z q
! wore my counterfeit pledge for
twenty-four hours with great satisfac.
ton to my soul But when my dear
girl came home and sat smiling beside
me, the depths Of my baseness were
opened unto me, and I saw how mean
and black they were. could not look
into her eyes and deceive her. With.
out hesitating told her everything.
She heard me to the end without a
word. Then she lifted her. eyebrows
slightly.
IF you have lost your half" she
said, disengaging her hand from mine,
st is absurd for me to go on wearing
mine, and she pushed up her sleeve,
drew of the bracelet and dropped it
into big Cloisonne bowl full Of visit
ing cards. HIS .l@4 i ss,=a'!s
''Jim," she went on, ibid you really
miss me?"-L Ladies Home journal.
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- --1--- y II---l1f -
Solved the Problem.

Tined Housekeeper Tin employment
agency)-Oh, dear, l wonder if there1l
ever be any solution to the servant-girl
problem?
Employment Agent-Oh, yes, mum.
Ny wife solved it long ago.