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Too little attention Is paid to the air
OF the stable. Yet there are two rea-
sons why the air should be kept pure.
First. for the purpose OF preserving the
health OF the COWS; second. that milk
drawn IN the stable may not be polluted
by the bad air. In the spring and SUM
iner and fall II Is an easy matter 10
thoroughly air the stable IA day time.
Open all the doors and all the windows.
letting In the sun as well aa the wind.
The work OF the latter will be the more
effective II care has been taken 10 keep
the manure cleaned out, and n arrange
ments have been made 10 have the
urine run on into tanks below or out
side OF the barn. The less the air ls
allowed TO be polluted by these means
the easier will II be- TO keep the whole
inside OF the stable clean and sweet
smelling.
One OF the greatest obstacles 10 pure
air is tho usual system OF handling the
manure. That is, hole 10 cut IN the
side OF the barn through which 20
throw out the droppings, The pile on
the outside aceumulatea from month TO
mnhAui anu u1 hlflhb mas pefnht
source OF foul smells that penetrate
into the stable through all the cracks.
windows and doors. The manure pile
against tho side OF the barn Is a relic
Of barbarlsm. and must be ban'shed
both for the sake OF cleanliness and
that Il may no longer be an oiiense 10
the eye. Once dispose Of the manure
question ana u viii be possible 20 keep
the barn IN a condition that will make
clean milk the rule and not the excep-
tion. n we are 10 have clean smelling
barns, it will be also necessary 90 have
clean COWS. for when cows are so badly
kept that their hanks are plastered
with nth. We cannot hope 20 accom-
pliah a permanent good by opening the
doors 20 tho pure air Sinking COWS
will shortly again make bad the air
that has been but recently pullhed.
Clean cows may be had by constrh. 4
Ing the platforms where they
stand 80 that they viii keep clean. and
W building stalls IN such a manner
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without prctcnsc OF secrecy. the pa
trlOtB IN the oppressed and rebelious
isle. The last trip that the Vlrglnlus
made was In the autumn Of 1873. when
she left Kingston jamaica, with l75
volunteers, and complete armament,
and turned her helm toward the Cuban
coast An accident 20 her machinery
Obliged the Nlrglnlus 90 take temper
AIRY shelter In the harhor OF Kingston,
and this delay suiIccd 20 put the Span
iah authorities on her track. so that her
second start for the destined landing
was interrupted by the Spanish man
of-war Tornado. which. after pro-
traotod chase. elected tho surrender
and capture OF the Virglnius. and took
her 10 Cuba. Her mostly New
Workers had not been made acqualnt-
ed with the object OF tho expedition.
But innocence Us a word the Spanish
have yet 10 learn the meaning Of. and
the unfortunate men were made 10 sG,.
fer no less on that account. Then. too,
at the moment OF capture. the Virgin
ius was In reality an ordinary mer-
fhantman floating under the stars end
stripes for every object that might
have caused suspicion had been thrown
overheard. Again, the capture was
made in British watcrs-n fact. how
ever. that was not sufficient 10 stop
the course OF Spanish determination.
The Spanish authorities according 20
their custom. condemned the entire ex-
pedltlon 20 death without even the
formality OF the nimsiest kind of In
yestigation. and on the pretoxt of plra-
cy on the high seas. ON Nov. 2 the
four leaders OF the expedition 0ntlud-
ing Pedro Ccspedos. brother of the
president Of the Cuban republicD were
condemned 90 death. by order of Gen
Juan NopOmuceno Burrlel Tho sem
tence was executed on the following
day when the four mnrtyred patriots
were bound. blindfolded and shot.
Hardly had the smoke cleared from
above the bodies OF these four lovers
of liberty when a second court martial
assembled 20 try the rank and hle of
the expedition. Including the captain
and crow of the vessel As Il was Inn
practicable 90 execute the entire body
of victims nt once. they were divided
into patches aud on Nov the day
following the execution OF the leaders
tho FIRST appor'lonmont, consisting Of
Captain Joseph Fry. native of l.oulsi-
ana. and thlriy-siE OF his crew (many
df them mere hoyn were marched 90
the slaughter house There they we're
lined up az tho edge of trench. bound
but not blindfoldod and made to kneel.
The clergy then passed solomnly down
a a. a a..
Of hope left 10 their agonized souls. Inn
mediately. tho commanding ofIlcor
gave the signal 10 hre by waving bis
sword. and instantly thirty seven
American citiEens foll-some ilfeless.
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the new arrival. Guy Edgcrton.
How my beautiful sister would have
wondered could she have known that
this same new arrival was the hero OF
my dreams will tell you how he
came TO perform 80 important a part
in them.
We at home home always made it a
practice 10 celebrate the birthdays with
a fete. Five years ago, when Il lacked
but two weeks OF my sisters eight
oenth birthday, my mother died.
We mourned her loss deeply but
Kate, for her oath's sake, given IN the
shape OF enamoled invitation cards
would not give up her usual party.
"Oh. Kate. pleaded, please don't
have 81"
You don't know what you are say
ing. child. ! can not change my plans
after the invitations are Issued ana
father thinks It Is best
And so II ended. The party came on
protesting / would not appear IN the
drawing room. and did not. But, sit
ting alone on the balcony, watched the
forms fiit 20 and fro In the brilliant
drawlng-room.
was crying bitterly. when n firm
step sounded beside me, and. looking
up. met the gaze Of Guy Edgerton.
my sister Katle's ardent admlrer.
why do you not join the company,
Miss Howard7"
lie bent forward and looked In my
face what. IN tears. little one!" At
this I cried harder than over.
Wont you tell me what grieyes
your"
Al this told him all. How II seem
ed 10 me sacrilegious 80 to treat my
mothers memory.
lie said nothing, only smoothed my
hair tenderly until ceased weeping.
As | looked up he said:
Little Matte. l am going away to-
morrow-going TO Europe. VIII you
kiss me good-byo7"
was only l5, 80 I raised my head
and kissed him.
Thank you, little one; and when l
come back will you give me kiss OF
welcome? / have no mother, no sister,
Matte. No one TO welcome me back
VIII you?"
Yes. SIR" ! sobbed.
lie said Thank you" again, and then
left me.
For Ave years had heard nothing
from him, and now he had returned.
This is what had been dreaming
about this pleasant morning
The dinner bell reused me from my
reverIe. and hastily donning my pret-
tlest blue muslin, sought the dining
room.
As entered my father presented me
90 Mr.. Edgertnn.
MY little daughter, Mattle."
II think we are already acquainted" "
he said, and then passed on.
For two weeks every girl at the
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house, save myself, tried their thhclnh-
tons upon him. but 10 no avail
what n pityi" sighed Flo Archer,
that his uptown mansion and huge
bank stock have no mistress"
but her sighs were In vain. The
last morning OF MIR. Edgerton's stay
the subject OF conversation turned up
on kissing. Mr.. Edgerton. sitting by.
did not Join In the conversation. Pretty
Flo Archer sauoily demanded Mr., Ed
gerton's opinion.
Now. really, Mr. Edgerton, don't
you like TO attend forfeit parties?"
mo. Miss Archer. ! do not. / think
a kiss obtained by eompulslon no kiss
az ALL"
"Fiel We shall get up a party on
purpose TO test you. We believe you
would assist"
Il certainly should not"
"why, MIR. EdgeFton You shall do
penanee for that speech"
You are TO tell what lady you kissed
last"
"That would not DO as the lady is
present, and would be the sufferer.
rather than myself"
"Well, then, you may tell bow long
4 is since you kissed her"
"Will you promise not 20 doubt my
word2"
"Oh, certainly"
"Then. Miss Layton, I have kissed
no lady for the space Of Ave years"
"Oh, Guy Il probably faithful to some
/ fair lady who favored him then" sug-
gested Ned Archer
Exactly so, Ned" and ne passed
/ 10 meet his valet. who came with let
/ tors.
/ My cheeks were burning. and I arose
and fled 20 my room. Here Kate burst
IN upon me.
''Her you are" she said, merrily, u
have been out hunting for you. w,
have made up a party 70 ride out 10 the
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Tin. nli,.r rnh.

A shocking instance OF mistaken
identity is revealed by a writer In the
Chicago Record shortly after the
holidays a congressman from one Of
the western states received his quota
OF garden seeds from the department
of agriculture, and forthwith dlstrlbut-
ed them among his constituents. Ia
most instances they were fully appre-
ciatcd, as scores Of letters attosted. but
u Is doubtful II more approciatlyo
constituent has been recorded since
the distribution of seeds was inaugur.
ated than one writer 90 whose vito
had been sent some OF the lly-hulbs.
Many thanks" wrote the grateful re-
cipient The onions were particularly
hne. and greatly enjoyed with our
beefsteak"
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Shaker settlement and take dinner An6
return by moonlight Won't Il be iun,
and don't you want to ao7"
mo. I guess had rather stay a..
home and have a quiet day Of H."
What a little old maid you are
Well, You needn't 30 unless you want
toi" and she was on I watched them
drive away. Then ! took my sewing
and onsconed mygSi In a baby window
In the quiet. cool psrlor.
Scarcely had I seated myself when
some ono entered the room. repeating
those lines Of Leigh Hunts little bal
lad;
Say I'm weary-say I'm sad,
Say that health and wealth have
missed me;
Say I'm growing old but add
Jennie kissed met"
My heart gave a great bound. for
recognized Guy Edgertons voice.
Not knowing I was there. he came
TO the very window where / was sit
ting
lie drew back the curtain and looked
IN upon mo.
why. Matte you hcroi / thought
you were out with the riding party.
How cozy you look here. May ! sii
down beside your"
Yes, sir" / answered frankly.
His dark eyes searched my face for
n moment, then he said.
II am going away tomorrow, little
one; will you redeem your promise be-
fore ! go7 have carried the kiss YOU
gave me last through all my travels.
darling. aad have brought Il back to
you pure as you gave Il. Will you kiss
me and be my wife?"
kissed him.-Boston Herald.
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Apparently We have not learned so
much during the last few thousand
years or 80 as we fancy We have. Prof.
w. NJ. Fllnders-Petrie. the eminent
Egyptologlst, has been telling an inter-
viewer OF various odds and ends that
he has unearthod from time to time
In the buried cities OF Egypt. where
men and women lived and loved, ana
scheme and fought nearly four thou
srad years before the Christian era.
Among these items we're rag doliles,
no doubt hugged and rocked 70 sleep
by little CleoPatras every whit as af-
fectionately as tho waxen babies made
m Germany are today fondied BY our
small Dorothys and Phylilses. There
were draught-bOards, too, aud fishing
rods, babies rattlea. whip.tops and
tip-cats, and many q domestic article
that we have nowadays In usa What
Is more, he and his learned compan-
ions were able TO discover from the
skeletons OF men and women who had
lain for considerably more than four
thousand years asleep within the
tomb" that we moderna cannot even
lay claim TO a monopoly OF such dis
eases as rheumatism and spinal cur
yature. and rickets. The ponny-ln-the-
slot machine, we now know. Is nothing
new; next we shall hear that the mo-
tor car provoked the characters 70
mlrth. as an ancient comic papyrus OF
the period shows, when seneieru. first
king OF the fourth dynasty. was on the
throne considerably before Joseph was
sold into bondage.
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that the COWS will be compelled -
stand straight.
II will cost somsthing 20 arrange the
COW stable 10 that the air can be kept
pure. but II will save money that would
be spent In doctoring the cattle. II
viii also save now and then the life OF
an animal. Recently, on a big dairy
farm IN Illinois, very fatal disease
broke out. resulting In the ioas Of
scores Of good animals. Investigation
showed that the trouble had begun
with filthy stables and that oieanly
methods were not introduced till Il was
too late.
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pAPER-MAklNo MACHINERY.
Big swedish Concern orders its Equip
ment Ia America.

Zig swedish Concern Orders its hquip-
ment in America.
From the Philadelphia Record;
American papcr-makin machinery has
scored another victor, ne stora Kop-
perberg Aktiebolag havidg ordered two
American-made Fourdrlnler machines.
io7 and i27 inches wide. and Weighing
respectively 100000 and 100000 pounds.
The Swedish company. which has Zoe
400 years been engaged IN mining cop
per which also owns some OF the larg-
est saw mills In the world. decided re-
Gently to go into paper manufacturins
and purchased the great machinery
hall OF the Stockholm exposition. which
Is to be transferred to the grounds Of
the company and filled with paper
making machinery OF the latest and i'm
proved patterns. the choice falling up
on American makers after q minus,
personal inspection by the company's
experts OF the machines and factories
OF all countries.
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and was one Of the most atrocious ex-
hibltions Of human hutchery that has
ever disgracod tho records OF Spanish
cruelty.
The Virglnlus-a side-whoel iron
steamer. was nt one time the property
Of the United States She passed
through several hands. and IN 1870 she
was purchased by q iunta " Cuban
royolutionigts, In this country but the
purchase was made under the name OF
John =. Patterson. an American cltl-
rem. Tho boat was used by the Cubans
for carrying ammunition and arms and
aid of any kind % their fellow-coun-
trymcn In Cuba. who at that time and
for several years previous had been IN
rebellion against Spain. Bolligerent
rights had not been recognized. and
the insurgents we're not able 10 sail the
seas under tho protecting flag OF any
recognized nation. Hut. having bought
the ship in the name Of an American
citizen, they usurped the right which
would have been his had he been the
actual owner, Of holgtlng the American
colors II was this question of uncer-
tain ownership that turned the ride OF
judgment into a labyrinth OF difficulty.
when later IN Us career the Virglnlus
gave cause for narrowly averted
olaahlng Of Spanish interests with
American honor
A. that time. IN New York, there was
a colony Of Cuhans who were aiding
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IN THE FIFTH YEAR.

Attic. what are
you dolng7 Dream
lng. / declared Did
you know, child,
you have Just hf-
teen minutes TO
dress in before the
dinner-bell rings7"
She had donnod
her prettlest COS
tune and brightest
smiles In honor OF
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Air-Washed MIX. - Our personal
practice for some years in preparing
milk FOR bottllng showed concluslvely
that the passing OF a current OF cold,
pure air. washed I'M the way suggested
from every particle OF dust or impuF-
IS, dld have a good result. which was
proved by the fact that milk so air
washed, az we might say, kept sw0ct
In the equally we'll prepared bottles
for four days longer than the unaerated
milk. This practical evidence OF tho
advantage Of proper aeratlon and cool
ing. by pure, cold air. goes TO show
that n well done, In n scientific man
nor tho aeration OF milk Is useful for
this purpose at least; and II 80. Il may
well be believed that II will be found
useful for the butter maker.-Country
Gentleman.
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DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

How Successful FARMERS Operate Ths
Department Of the Farm a Pew
Hints as 10 the Care Of Live stock
and Poultry.
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Length OF whales Jawbons.
The average length Of . whales Jaw
bone 10 seven feet
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when doctors disagree the patient
has a hghtlng chance for bis lie.
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vIRGINIUs AFFAIR.
HOW SPAIN PUT AMERICAN
SAILORS TO DEATH.

A british Man-of.war with q COM
mander That Knew No Law bot That
Of Humanity, Pot = Sudden stop 90
che Aufui Butehsry That had Partly
neen Enacted.
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Angora Goats.-For several years
past, in many OF the western states
and also In sections farther east. ex-
periments have been made with the
Angora goats and the results indicate
that the breeding OF them will be
profitable In any section where sheep
are successfully raised These goats
breed and mature about the same time
as sheep and require much the same
treatment. The fleece OF the Angora
goat Ia worth about 20 per cent moro
than that OF sheep, and their flesh ls
considered by epioures as superior TO
mutton. They do sell better than
sheep, as the meat Is worth about the
same price and the pelt much more
Angoras and sheep may be raised to-
gether, as they never cross breed-Ex
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HE conditions now
existing betw cen
the United States
and Spain recall an
analogous moment
In the history Of
the two nation 3
which is recorded
In the annals OF
the year 1873. II
~ known az the
VirFinius massacre
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Handling a Colt.-In handling n colt.
It's instincts and tendencies should new
er be lost sight Of such az kicking,
striking and running away from any
thing Il conceiyes 10 be dangerous. It's
faculties OF seeing. smelling and hear
ing are very acute. and are given Il for
self-preseryation, which Is the first law
of nature. The experienced trainer
will be patient, and not require too
much OF colt al the start. but grad
ually bring him In contact with all
imaginary dangers. until Il learns from
experience that they are harmless. No
thoughtful or intelligent person will
ever abuse n colt for being afraid OF
anything. for II simply intensihes lis
fear and makes matters worse.
what Breed2-Thls Is a question
that Is frequently asked, In selecting
breed all must depend on circum-
stances. The man that wants 70 sup.
ply broilers should Of course select
some breed that Is not distinctly an
producing breed, The man that
wants eggs exclusively should use an
egg breed. Above all things avoid a
no-breed. The no-breed fowl can new
er be depended on. She may give good
satisfaction and may not There is
the trouble. Some men can do better
with one breed than with another, even
though that breed be not the very best.
Grapes IN Alcohol Fumes.-At the
Delaware station an attempt was made
10 keep grapes by means OF alcohol
fumes. Two punches Of ripe Norfolk
grapes we're placed under a bell jar
with two small bottles OF alcohol. on
December the grapes were plump and
sound, and had nearly normal flavor,
but their color had become somewhat
darker brown. On February 10 they
we're stlll plump with few ex-
ceptions. bat had an alcoholic flavor.
Fruit IL medicine TO many, ana lls
use saves calling the doctor often.
scions may be cut at any time while
the trees are dormant
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Thinning Fruits. A. Beach, a New
York horticultural. made some expert
ments last year in thinning fruit. OF
two Baldwin trees the fruit on one was
thinned and on the other was not. The
thlnned tree yielded about ii PEE cent
less fruit than the unthinned tree, but
ten per cent more OF lts fruit graded
No. !. Three trees, each OF Baldwlna
and greetings, were thinned and an
equal number Of like trees we're left
unthlnned. The thlnned Baldwlna
gave about 2i per cent less fruit than
the unthlnned ones. but 20 per cent
more OF Il graded No. /. The thlnncd
greenlngs gave about 6 per cent more
fruit than the unthlnned ones, and
about 10 per cent more Of n graded No
!. In all cases the thlnned fruit was
so much higher colored than the nm.
thinned fruit that its market value was
increased from 10 TO 10 per cent. The
thinning and picking OF the thlnned
iruit took about twice as much time ~
the picking OF the unthlnned fruit.
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Dirt In Milk.--ouite apart from the
numerous mlcro-organisms which may
be contained and thrive IN mllk-and
from some OF which. despite the great
est amount OF care, the llquld can
never be totally protected-there are
other bodies which frequently hnd
their way into what may even then
be commonly called pure" milk. The
following substances. for Instance. are
stated by Professor crotenfelt, OF Fin
land, 10 have been found by him In
unstra!ned milk fresh from the COW:
Particles OF skin, small pieces OF wood,
mr. leaves and shavings. parts OF in
sects. linen and wooden threads, cob
webs, and other substances which may
easily noat In the air. The commoner
Impurities. however, are small par
ticles OF manure. which more common
ly fall into the milk during the process
OF milking, the amount generally vary
Ing with the state OF cleanliness OF
the hind quarters OF the cow.-Tho
Dairy World.
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Fruit h medicine TO many. ana ils
use saves calling the doctor often.
sciona may be cut az any time whlls
the trees are dormant
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-22

clared that the affair was like a night
mare, and that they remember only be-
ing in the water, in the boats, or in the
hospital. Cochler, though delirious, had
a few quiet moments when he recog-
nized the captain. He stared at him,
took both his hands and said:
Captain, don't leave me here.
know that the Maine is going to New
Orleans. For Gods sake, captain, don't
leave me in Havana, don't leave me
here. l feel strong enough to make the
trip and perform all my duties"
The captain, with great emotion, an
swered him: II promise you that when
the Maine leaves Havana 1 will take
you with me-"
The poor sailor then lay back on the
pillow, his emaciated face bright with
hope. Cochler, in the opinion of the doc
tors, will die. Hotter, who is also in a
very grave condition, said:
How do you do, captain? Pardon
me, captain, if I cannot shake hands.
| don't know where they are. These
fellows here say that they are all
broken. l am very sorry, captain, that
you lost your ship and your sailors"
The captain thanked him and added,
"You chose the wrong captain this
time, my boy"
"Oh, no, no. captain was the gen
eral answer from ail the beds.
All the wounded sailors asked Capt
Sigsbee to call again and not to forget
them, When he left the room, the cap
tain's eyes were filled with tears.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-22
PAPERS RECOVERED.
Also Keys to the Names Powder Maga-
zines,

Havana, Feb 21.-The American div
ers began their work yesterday Early
in the morning they descended into the
Maine, but they were not able to make
more than three trips. From the store
room of Capt. Sigsbee they brought the
drawer which contained the official cor
respondence of Capt. Sigsbee, and Ao
the secret telegraphic and letter code of
the American navy. The divers also
brought up other books, official ac-
counts, and important documents that
are needed by Capt Sigsbee; and, to
the great relief of the captain, they
brought up the keys to all the powder
magazines, which the captain declared
had been duly delivered to him at 8
o'clock on the night of the explosion
that is to say, two hours before the ca
tastrophe occurred. This fact is of very
great Importance, to show that there
was no carelessness on the part of the
captain and crew of the Maine The
divers also found Capt. Sigsbee's watch.
The captain says that this is the third
time his watch has been under water in
30 years. 1.-THE first time" he said,
''was in Japan, the second in Bahia
Honda, Cuba, when the Blake ram
ashore and had to jump into the water,
and this is the third time" The divers
brought, also, some money from the
captains storeroom. and Sigsbee gave
it to them as a gift.