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Hoods Pills are the favorite cathartic. 2se
b. HIS TERRIBLE SUSPICION.
1t Spreads q Thick Smear IF Ouarue
Gloom Over His Correct
Young Life,

Reginald Ashcroft was the son of rich but
refined parents, and yet he was not happy.
There was panied expression upon his
handsome countenance, and ever and anon
ne walked to the window and looked out
over the beautiful prospect that stretched
away toward Wilton manor.
At last he mounted his favorite cob, which
had for two hours been hitched in front of
the stately old mansion, and dashed down
the broad highway.
~, Upon a.? reaching Wilton manor N II! the young
Geraldine Huddlethwaite, who had seen
his coming, met him at the door.
There was fond clasping Of hands, a long,
long, look that was more eloquent than
words could have been, and then the hand
some pair entered the drawing room
beasfS gp sa iGoo at o Efgd do not the the
to keep it from me. Ny love tells Is me net th bat
you are in trouble. Tell me all, sweetheart,
and let me share your burden.'
dearest little one,'', he answered, as her
lar head was pressed against his breast,
Il suppose l have done wrong to come here
you would worry if stayed away Forget
that am not myself to-day. I am unwilling
that you should suffer simply because I
''Reginald," she cried, drawing away, "you
DO not love me as you should or you would
not have said those words''
ing .lher to him again, II will tell You all.
will be frank with YOU
Then he sighed, and after brief silence
resumed:
"You know am to take part in the match
game of golf tomorrow"
Yes, yes,'' she answered, and startled
look came into her eyes.
"Wel,' he went on, 'I am almost sure
that l am to be made the victim of con-
with my sticks. I examined them this morn 7
ing, and one of them looked as if it had been
sandpapered. I am almost sure, too, that it
weighs at least half an ounce less than it did
before!"
Geraldine Huddlethwaite was so badly
shocked that she could only stare at him,
and they both sat there in dumb silence
Cleveland Leader
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QUICKsAND IN WELLS.
Been Used with Success in Mich
igan and Indiana.

The writer has had large experience
in sinking wells in the sandy subsoils
of Michigan and northern Indiana. In
early days it was no uncommon thing
for the well to cave in even before
quicksand was reached, and bury the
workman. Some genius invented the
following method, which is now in al
most universal use in those districts
where there is quicksand when the wa
ter is reached and where there is dan
ger from the sand or light soil caving
in upon the workman:
Construct out of inch boards a ring
of the desired diameter, usually about
three feet in the clear, by cutting Sec
tons of the wooden circle desired out
of inch boards. Five or six sections will
be required for the circle. Two thick
nesses Of these board circles are re-
quired, one nailed upon the other, with
the joints of the,sections broken. This
will give a wooden ring little over
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PLAN FOR HAY BARN.
How to Build One Large Enough to
Hold Hundred Tons or More
at Small Expense.

The cut shows the details of construc-
ton of modern hay barn. The plan
shown is for barn 40 feet wide, so feet
long, and with posts IS feet high, with
self-supporting roof. AS a hay barn is
called for, it is unnecessary to have any
floor for driving space. The hay should
be carried from the wagon to the open
ing in the end of the barn by means of a
carrier or sling, and then upon the
track, the end OF which is shown, the
hay is carried to any part of the barn
desired. The sill, A A, should be of
eight by eight material. The beams L
B and C should also be eight by eight,
and morticed into the posts at the cor
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RURAL PARAGRAPHS.
Trim off the dead limbs from the

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Trim off the dead limbs from the
evergreens.
Buy.an improved hame fastener and
save time and patience.
Making fields long instead of square
makes tillage more economical.
We insist that wire or other netting
about the stables is profitable.
If we had free rural mail delivery we
would not need so many post offices.
One of the easiest ways of dwarfng
pears is by budding on the ounce.
Don't work a collar on sore shout
dered horse unless you fix it so that it
will not bear on the sore. 8.
A fish pond should furnish a cheap
and excellent diet land save the poultry
and other meats for market. Western
PloWman.
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of himself, and landscape or two-aH
more or less bad as far as I remembc
He had eaten next to nothing at din
ner, but he had drunk good deal; the
wine, however, did not seem to have the
least effect upon him. I had got the
conversation definitely off the subject
of his wife when made a blunder. [
noticed an Erichsen's extension stand
ing on his writing table. said:
II didn't know that telephones had
penetrated into the villages yet
eyes," he said, 81 believe they are
common enough now. had that one
fitted up during my wife's illness to
communicate with her bedroom on the
floor above us on the other side of the
house."
At that moment the bell of the tele-
phone rang sharply.
We both looked at each other. said,
with the stupid affectation of calmness
one always puts on when one is little
bit frightened:
''Probably servant in that room
wishes to speak to you"
He got up, walked over to the ma
chine, and swung the green cord
towards me; the end of it was loose.
81 had it disconnected this morning."
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SINKING WELLS IN SANDY SOIL.

SINKING WELLS IN SANDY SOIL.
four and one-half inches wide, three
feet in the clear or thereabout, and two
inches thick.
AS soon as there are indications of
caving, this wooden ring is put in the
bottom of the we'll and four-inch wall
made of brick is built upon it. Care
should be taken to have the wooden
ring about one-halt inch larger on the
outside than the outside diameter Of
the brick wall. In the localities named,
well brick could be purchased, and they
are better than common brick because
the joints are less open; but common
brick can be used by clipping the inside
corners Of the brick little.
If quick is likely to be reached, four
feet Of the well which is first put in is
laid in cement mortar to exclude it.
The rest of the we'll will not need NOR
tar. Having made the workman safe
by brick circular wall around him,
he proceeds to dig and undermine the
ring, first on one side little and then
on the other side, and the ring, with its
superintendent weight of brick, fol-
lows, and other bricks are put on the
top. When the water and the quick
sand are reached, no attempt is made
to bail the water out. The workman
proceeds as before, except that dipper
is provided. for dipping up the quick
sand in the bottom of the well. When
the water reaches the armpits of the
workman, the well is considered com
plete. Afterwards, should the water be-
come low, the well is deepened by dig
ging out the sand from it and under the
ring, and more bricks are laid on the
top. Thousands Of these wells thus
constructed may be found in the dis
tricts above referred to.
Fig. shows the wooden circle, the
heavy lines where the top sections of
the prepared circular pieces of board
meet, the light lines where the ends
meet. Fig. 2 shows how the joints of
the two sections of the circle are
broken. Fig. 8 shows the wall laid of
common unclipped bricks.-I. P. Rob
erts, in Country Gentleman.
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HOW TO BUILD A HAY BARN.

ners and in the center. These beams
serve as braces, and must be securely
fastened, or the barn will spread. One
danger which must be guarded against
will be the bullying Of the ends. To Sc
cure these, strong steel rods should run
from the side plates, the ends of which
are shown at the top Of the posts. These
steel rods will cut off portion of.the
corner, as they should be fastened about
ten feet from the ends of the plates.
The details shown will make it plain
to builder how the barn is to be con
strncted.-Rural New Yorker.
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THE OLD HUNTSMAN.

There's keen and grim old huntsman
On a horse as white as snow;
Sometimes he is very swift,
And sometimes he is slow. r tESs
But he never Is at fault,
For he always hunts at view,
And he rides without halt
After you.
The huntsman's name is Death,
His horses name is Time;
He is coming, he is coming,
AS sit and write this rhyme;
He is coming, he is coming,
AS you read the rhyme I write,
You can hear his hoof's low drumming
Day and night.
You can hear the distant drumming
AS the clock goes tick-a-tack,
And the Ginning of the hours
Is the music of his pack.
You may hardly note their growing
Underneath the monday sun,
But at night you hear them bowling
AS they run.
And they never check or falter,
For they never miss their kill;
Seasons change and systems alter,
But the hunt is running still.
Hank! the evening chime is playing,
Ger the long gray town it peals;
Don't you hear the death hound baying
At your heels?
Where is there an earth or burrow?
Where a cover left for you?
A year, a week, perhaps tomorrow,
Brings the huntsman's death halloo;
Day by day he gains upon us,
And the most that we can claim
Is that when the hounds are on us
We die game.
And somewhere dwells the Master,
BY whom it was decreed;
He sent the savage huntsman,
He bred the snow-whte steed.
These hounds which run forever,
He set them on your track;
He hears you scream, but never
Calls them back.
He does not heed our suing,
We never see his face;
He hunts to our undoing,
We thank him for the chase.
We thank him and we f1atter,
We hope-because we must
But have we cause? No matter!
Let us trust!
"A. Conan Doyle, in the Spectator.
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Frances Match Monono1v.

/ 7 The manufacturer of matches is a
very strict state monopoly in France,
and fine of one franc per match is
ruthlessly imposed on all contraband
imports Of the kind from abroad For
getfulness Of this lately cost an English
traveller the sum of 500 at the port of
Boulogne, where he had to pay fine
Of 500 francs, on a box Of wax lights,
value nine cents, which the custom
house officers found among his luggage.
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THE death of Vincent Pyrwhit, J. p,
of Ellerdon House, Ellerdon, in the
county of Bucking hamshire, would in
the ordinary way have received no more
attention than the death of any other
simple country gentleman. The cir
cupstances of his death, however,
though now>long since forgotten, were
sensat ional, and attracted some notice
at the time. It was one of those cases
which is easily forgotten within year,
except just in the locality where it oc-
Cured. The most sensational circum-
stances Of the case never came before
the public at all. l give them here SIM
ply and plainly. The psychical people
may make what they like of them s. q 81
Pyrwhit himself was very ordinary
country gentleman, good fellow, but
in no way brilliant. He was devoted to
his wife, who was some Is years young
er than himself, and remarkably beau
tiful. She was quite good woman, but
she had her faults. She was fond of ad-
miration, and she was an abominable
firt. She misled men very cleverly, and
was then sincerely angry with them for
having been misled. Her husband never
troubled his head about these firta-
tons, being assured quite rightly that
she was a good woman. He was not
jealous; she, OIL the other hand, was
possessed of a jealousy amounting al
most to insanity. This might have
caused trouble if he had ever provided
her with the slightest basis on which
her jealousy could work, but he never.
did. With the exception of his wife,
women bored him. 1 believe she did
once or twice try to make a scene for
some .preposterous reason which was
no reason at ALL. bat III othing serious
came Of it, and ~theresewas never real
quarrel between them.
On the death Of his wife, after pro-
longed illness, Pyrwhit wrote and asked
me to come down to Ellerdon for the
funeral and TO remain at least few
DAYS with him. He would be quite
alone, and I was his oldest friend. [
hate attending funerals, butt was his
oldest friend, and was, moreover, dis
tant relation of his wife. I had no choice
and l went down.
There were many visitors in the house
for the funeral, (which took place in the
village churchyard, but they left inn
mediately afterwards. The air of heavy
gloom which had hung over the house
seemed to lift a little. The servants
(servants are always very emotionaD
continued to break down at.intervals,
noticeably >Pyrwhit's man, Williams,
but Pyrwhit himself was self-possessed.
He spoke Of his wife with great affec,
ton and regret, but still he could speak
Of her and not unsteadily. At dinner
he also spoke of one or two other sub
jects, of politics and of his duties as a
magistrate, and Of course he made the
requisite fuss about his gratitude to me
for coming down to Ellerdon at that
time. After dinner we sat in the Ii
brary, room well and expensiyely fur
nished, but without the least attempt at
taste. There were few oil paintings
on the Walls-a presentation portrait
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me but to go under an operation.
In speaking with a friend of mine
about it, she recommended Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, say
ing she knew it would cure me. then
sent for your medicine, and after TAX
ing three bottles of it, the tumor dis
appeared. Oh! you do not know how
much good your medicine has done
me. I shall recommend it to all suffer
ing women.-Mrs. Rosa .GAUM, 720
Wall St., Los Angeles, Cal.
The great and unvarying success of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound in relieving every arrangement
of the female organs, demonstrates
it to be the modern safeguard Of wo-
mans happiness and bodily strength.
More than million women have been
benefited by it. ...~..s .....s ....., -.... ..
Every woman who needs advice
about her health is invited to write to
Mrs. Pinkham. at Lynn, Mass.
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Locations for Bee Hives.

Many people fail of success with bees
because they do not place the hives
right. If too shaded the bees are likely
to be ATTACKED by the moth miller,
which breeds those worms that destroy
the honey. It is well to have the bees
up early, so the hives should front to
the east, so as to catch the first rays
Of the morning sun. Either a we'll
rooted, low building should be put up
as a bee, stand, or the hives should be
set on a bench under tree all through
the summer. In winter it is not best
that bees should see sunlight. If an
underground cellar out Of doors can be
fitted up where the temperature may
be kept below freezing all the time, it
will be much better than the warmer
house cellar.-American Cultivator.
Don't try to sell a customer pig that
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He HAD TURNED THE COLOR OF
GRAY BLOTTING PAPER.

HE HAD TURNED THE COLOR OF
GRAY BLOTTING PAPER.
he said; "also, the door of that room ia
locked, and no one can possibly be in it,"
He had turned the color of gray blot.
ting paper; so probably had I.
The bell rang again-a prolonged,
rafting ring.
Are you going to answer it?'' I said.
II am not" he answered, firmly.
"Then," 1 said, II shall answer it my
self. It is some stupid trick, a joke not
in the best of taste, for which you will
probably have, to sack one or other of
your domestics.''
'My servants" he answered, would
not have: done that. Besides, don't you
see it is impossible? The instrument is
disconnected
ss'The bell rang: all the same; I shall!
try it,"
I piclled up the receiver.
Are you there ?''I called.
The voice which answered me was un-
mistakably the rather high staccato
voice of Mrs, .Pyrwhit. -.
II want ycu,'' it said. 'to tell my hus-
band that he will be- with me to-mor-
row."
I still listened. Nothing more was
said.
I repeated care you there?" and still
there was no answer. Il: =
/ turned to Pyrwhit. II
5"There is no one there" said. "Pos-
sibly there is thunder in the air affect
ing the bell in some mysterious way.
There must be some simple explanation,
and I'll find it all out Tomorrow
He went to bed early that night. All
the following day was with him. We
rode together and I expected an acct
dent every minute, but none happened.
All the evening I expected him to turn
suddenly faint and i'll, but that also did
notshappen. When, at about ten o'clock,
he excused himself and said good night
IFfelt4 distinctly relieved. He went I'D III,
to his room and rung for Williams.
The rest is, of course, we'll KIN own.
The mans reason had broken down,
possibly the immediate cause beingsthc
death of Mrs. Pyrwhit. Onsentering his
masters room, without the least hest
tation, he raised loaded revolver which
he carried in his hand, and shot Pyrwhit.
through the heart. I believe the case is
mentioned in someJof the text books on
ho1nicidar mania Black and White.
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what Cardinal Manning Did

When Cardinal Manning was lying in
state an unsympathetic passer-by ven
tured the remark: II don't know WHY
they are making all this fuss about
him. What did he ever do to deserve
it?' AN is it what did he ever do, We
mane? said pugnacious HibeEnian
near him. ''You just come outside an
take off yer coat an I'll show We what
he did!"
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THE HOG INDUSTRY.
Its Magnificent Proportions illustrate
ed by Figures Collected by the
Agricultural Department..

The following table exhibits the num-
Der of hogs in the United States in Jan
uary IN the years named, as reported by
the department of agriculture:
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Alpine Glaciers.

There are said to be in the Alps Csc
glaciers glaciers thas are over five miles in
length.
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AN OPERATION AVOIDED,
Mrs. Rosa Gaum Writes to Mrs.
Pinkham About it. She Saws:

+ DEAR MRS. P1NKHAl:-I take pleas
ure in writing you a few lines to in
form you of the good your Vegetable
Compound has done me. I cannot
thank you enough for what your medi-
cine has done for me; it has, indeed,
helped me wonderfully oop
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-06-16

Va y WI - - ~
bled with an
ovarian tumor,
each year grow.
ing worse, I'M
til at last I
was compelled
to consult with
a physician.
He said
nothing could
be done for
The record-union., 1898-04-12

still left in the air, but the American
people will never consent to the arbi-
tration of that question. The time for
compromise has passed. The hour for
decisive measures cannot longer be de-
ferred"
Joy (R.) of Missouri: II shall be sat
isf1ed with nothing less than armed in
tervention looking to the independence
of the Cuban people and the expulsion
of the Spanish flag from Cuban SOIL
Representative Cannon of Illinois,
Chairman of the Committee on Appro-
priations: 1T is strong, well-deliv-
cred message. The Presidents re-
sponsibility is now with Congress. Such
steps will be vigorously taken as will
relieve the United States as we'll as
the island of Cuba from the embarrass-
ments which have hitherto existed"
Grosvenor of Ohio: THE message,
when the hot blood which has been so
properly melted by the course of events
has had time to cool, will be recognized
as an able, patriotic and wise state
paper. The message will be approved
by all the civilized people of the world
Armed intervention, to the great masses
of the people, means war with Spain
and free Cuba-but free Cuba does not
necessarily involve the recognition of
any special existing Government. Cuba
will be free
Representative Catchings of Mis-
sissippi: The message, in my opinion,
means war. l wish it were otherwise.
The President has exhausted diplo
macy. If the English language means
anything it means armed intervention,
and that is war
Johnson (R0 of Indiana: II do not
think the President has stated all the
facts pertinent to our relations with
SPAIN neither do I agree with him in
all the statements as to the law ap-
plicable to the case The whole mes
sage, however, is patriotic and temper
ate in tone. 1t is evident that the
President still hopes to avert war. In
my opinion Congress should confer up
on him the power asked for
Jett CD of Illinois: THE message of
the President was a great disappoint-
ment to all parties. 1t does not de-
mand Of Spain as much as she has
granted in the last forty eight hours.
am not in favor of giving power to
the President, as he requests Congress
to undertake a settlement of present
complications according to his own
methods
Cooper CD Of Texas: 1.-THE President
requests that Congress abdicate its con-
stitutional war-declaring function and
turn the whole matter over to the
President. This should not be done
The plea for armed intervention I do
not think sounds tenable. Under inter-
national law and customs, armed in
tervention and revolution are on all
four sides. Our duty is to recognize
the independence of the Cubans. AS
peace measure in the interest of
tradesmen and Spanish bondholders, the
message is par excellence. Look for
stocks to go up tomorrow"
The record-union., 1898-04-12

Onions, &c per ID; Sweet Potatoes, Sc per
1b; Sprouts, &c; Chicory, for sc; Water
cress, for SC; Roman, for SC: Peas.
two lbs for 15c; Asparagus, 3Q6c: Rhu-
barD, two lbs for 15c; Cucumbers, 15c each,
for Csc
MEATS-Beef-Prim Rib Roast, l2J1IG
15c; Loin Steak, 1212d15c; Rump Steak.
Sc; Chuck Steak, 10c Veal-Lion and Rib
Chops, 15c; Roast Veal, 12c Mutton-Leg.
11d1212c; Loin and Rib Chops 121bc; Mutt
ton Stew, Sc; Shoulder Chops Sc. Pork
S@12c per 10; Corned Beef, S0121ac; Sau-
sage, 12lxc; Vienna Sausage, 15c; Bacon
SQl312c: Ham, 1212Q1312c.
POULTRY-Hens, 60c each; Spring Ste
each; Broilers. 25d4Oc each; Tame Geese
81 80 each; Tame Ducks, 75c each; Tur-
keys, 15c for live and lie for dressed per
10.
EGGs-California, zoe per dozen, dozen
HAY AND GRAIN-oat Hay, sOcasl
per cwt: Alfalfa Hay. 754S0c: Whole Bar
ley, 81 40; Ground Barley, 81 80; Feed Oats.
81 50G1 60; Middlings, 81 10; Bran, 81:
Straw. 60c; Corn, large, 81 30; Small, 81 IS
per ctl; Cracked Corn, 81 40.
:, ELECTRIC LIGHT CANDLEs--1O OF.
4lec; y OF, 51ac; IA or, 61ac; 16 or 715c
GRANITE MINING CANDLES or
614c II OF. 7c IA OF, 71ac; 16 or SIC
GOAL OIL-Pear Cases, 17c; Star 17e=
Eocene, 19c; Extra Star, 21c; Elaine. 22c :
Water White (bulk), 12c.