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CHAPTER XII.
THE DOVE TAVERN.

had never before and have never since
in cold blood struck violently an unarmed
man. God knows I recoiled as | felt the
plates of this fellows skull give beneath my
fist, and, though knew my act to be a
righteous one, and that had l been discov-
cred would have had a foot of cold steel in
my vitals, could not at once overcome the
feeling of having committed murder.
Whether or not the man was sentinel l
could not tell. The shiftless way of leaning
his gun against tree and humning made
me doubt it, but it mattered little-he was an
obstacle whose removal was necessary. l
was fairly sure there was more to overcome
beyond, but resolved to try strategy in pass
ing unless driven to open violence, and even
then my fist should not be my mainstay.
With my temper inhamed, it BODIED i'll for
the man who crossed me; with my pulses
slow and even, it went against my grain to
spill human blood, especially that of one
doing his duty, and this fact alone would
have made me poor soldier for the ranks.
Now l unshippcd my sword, drew my
cloak about me, and walked On as openly as
though I was an officer of grand rounds"
1t was miserable going. In the darkness l
seemed to find and stub every stone and
shoot into as many brambles as might be
discovered in ten-acre wood lot. l passed
unchalenged through the shallow ravine,
and was wondering if by chance l had al
ready cleared the lines, when the works Of
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SHAPE OF AN ANAESTHET1C.
list Who Had Used One in
an Operation.
1t is Bath physician who tells the follow.

1t is Bath physician who tells the follow.
ing,
"Some time ago.I happened to spend the
night in a country town not far from Bath
and it happened that there was stopping
at the same hotel an itinerant eye special
ist
eve drifted into conversation, and
during the course Of the evening he told
me some Of the marvellous operations he
had performed on the eye. One case in
particular he spoke of that caused me
considerable establishment, for | didn':
know, | confess, that the operation had
been successfully performed. He said he
had recently taken out patients eye
scraped the back of it., and returned it to
its proper place. The patient, he said, was
never troubled by bad eyesight afterward
50 That was difficult operation, doctor:
said !.
Yes said he, it was
81 suppose you found it necessary to
employ an anaesthetic%
'''Yes, did he admitted.
"What anaesthetic did you use, doc
tor" ! persisted.
ooh, well, unless you are familiar will
such operations you probably wouldn't
understand if | were to tell you But
we'll. it was shaped something like a spoon,
explained the eminent specialist. Lewis
ton (Me.) journal.
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in the rear Of a redoubt. RctracinS my
steps, I worked eastward, then again head
cd north. and this time found myself at the
end of slight dip of the ground, with fort-
iications on the heights at either hand. The
way between appeared unobstructed by
military works, though what guard was
there posted could not guess, and as yet it
was too light to attempt the passage.
Still protecting my primings, | threw
myself on the sodden ground, and in this
fashion lsy waiting, while the minutes
dragged and the half hour seemed length
ened to an age. say half hour, but it might
have been more or less. There was no
sound save the patter of the rain, the dismal
chirrup of forlorn tree toad, and an &C.
casional hail Of guard. Finally, the
gloom grew to dusk, the dusk to darkness,
and that to pitchiness in the tree-shadowed
passage which lay before me. And now |
girded myself for the attempt, fully con-
scious that my life and death hung finely
balanced.
l had first thought Of crawling through
the line like snake, belly down, but the dis
lance and nature of the ground made such
course impossible unless was to take the
whole night to it, and if discovered would
be takef at disadvantage. Rising, there
fore, I stepped behind tree, slung my rife
across my back, and drew my cloak well
about my sword, throwing back the garment
in manner that left my right arm free.
From this cover I slipped to another and
another, and so onward until l found my
self at what thought to be the edge of a
small clearing beyond, but could neither
see nor hear aught ahead, fact causing me
some perplexity. I was debating the
feasibility of advancing boldly and riskins
an encounter, or staying until could locate
the sentinel knew must be near, when to
my right caught the shadow of man walk
ing across my line of progress. Ae he came
close heard him humming tune below his
breath, and hoped he would pass on that
might step over his beat unnoticed. There
was nothing white about me but my face,
and l bent it low that it might not betray
me. On he came until he reached the tree
under which was standing, and there halt
ing, leaned his gun against the bole and put
his hand into his pocket, presumably for to-
bacco, for heard him spit forth quid.
He was within a pace of me, and why he
did not feel my presence cannot guess. But
| was in predicament, for should he turn
was lost. Ii l moved forward or back
ward l was lost, but If l took matters into
my own hand, l might clear the barrier
with one blow, and with sudden shifting
of my position / threw the weight of my
nerves into my right arm and struck out.
My fist took the man fair in the temple.
l doubt if he ever knew what struck him,
for he went down with no other sound than
that occasioned by the fall Of his body.
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Carefu1Iy-Bred Animals.

The superiority of the English,
Scotch and French horses is due to
their being raised almost as part of
the family. Behind their docility, size
and adaptabi]ity to special work. the
plow, the saddle or the buggy, is long
line of kindly care, patient training
and careful breeding. That marvellous
capacity for producing milk, possessed
by the Holstein COW, and the superlative
richness of the milk of the Jersey. are
the results of judicious feeding, han
ding and breeding. and of wise selec-
ton for many years in sections where
few cows are kept by each family as
a valued treasure. The same is true of
all the better breeds of horses and other
domestic animals.-Prof. S. A. Knapp.
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FACTS FOR FARMERS.

The medium-sized potato. smooth.
even-shaped and free from scab, is the
best to plant. ......
A peck of common salt to 100 hills of
asparagus will increase the yield, i'm
prove the quality and prolong the sea-
son.
A deep, fine soil is not so easily af-
fected by drought as one that is rough
hard or lumpy. Fine tIage pays, either
in the field or garden.
Run your farm to make a living from
it, and you are almost sure to get sood
one and make some money besides. If
you farm to make money alone it is
doubtful if you get either.
Concentrate your working capital.
labor and fertilizers on one-half the
acres you are now tending and see if
farming does not pay better dividends
and cost less trouble.-Western Plow-
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JuAtice In the West.

"Heard couple of good ones on this
trip announced one of Detroit s travelling
men. "At little town in Oklahoma court
was in session, and dropped in while wait.
ing for the train. The prosecution had
taken the testimony of stationary en-.
gneer, and the attorney for the defense
took hold. Where We're you the day this
thing happened?' he inquired.
Runnin' injun.'
"'What tribe did he belong to?'
''The day before case had been tried in
which a man had climbed to the top of a
freight car laid up on siding He had
no business there. but loosened the brake.
The car started down grade, gained speed
somersauIt over an embankment His col
lar bone was broken and he got verdict
for $500 because a smart lawyer convinced
the jury that the railroad was guilty of con.
tributory negligence. "-Detrolt Free Press
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s1LKwoRMs IN IOWA
The Experiments of an Italian mt Des
MOines Have Proved Succesx-
full So Far.

Mark Chiesa. an Italian. is success
fully raising slkworms at Des Moines,
la. The eggs were brought from Italy
by relative. Two years ago he made
the experiment first, but the person
who brought the eggs carried them in
his pocket and they hatched on ship
board, so the worms had to be thrown
into the sea. This time the person to
whom the eggs We're intrusted suspend
ed them on string so that they got
cool air on the ocean and on the railway
trains. Arriving here, they We're put
into cold storage until the mulberry
leaves We're ready for them. Then,
upon being put into warm room, they
Matched in one day.
Of the supposed 5000 eggs from ten
silk moths about 1000 Matched, which
result, Mr.. Chiesa says, is better than
the average in Italy. The greatest diff
Guilty has been to find mulberry leaves
for the worms. They eat about three
wagonloads day, and never stop eat
ing for minute, but eat all the time,
day and night. The worms, in devour-
ing the mulberry leaves, make Il noise
like rain on the roof. BY lively hunting
the food for the worms has been pro-
vided. and they are well developed and
healthy, about three inches long, and
are just beginning to weave their CO.
coons. There seems to be no reason
why the industry should not succeed
here. Mr.. Chiesa has brought won.
an from Italy who has had 30 years eS-
perience with silk worms, and she says
they are doing as well as any she ever
saw.
The experiment is the first that is
known to have been made in the west
and is certainly the first that has been
successful. 1t has attracted as much
attention as circus in this city, and the
number of visitors is very large. The
owner is a good-natured man and he
cheerfully and proudly shows the in
dustrious 1000 to all who care to see
them.
If they turn out as well as they
promise to. Mr.. Chiesa will buy a large
farm near this city, plant it to mulber'
ry trees and go into the business of rails.
ing sillworms and producing silk on a
large scale. From the experience he
has had in America and Italy. where his
father is a silk producer he sees no rea'
son why the industry should not he en-
tirely successful in lowa,-N, y. Sun.
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the kind of hay and it's condition when
stored.
build a barn 40 by 60 feet and "a foot
posts. 1t will be convenient to place
the bents IL feet apart. The cheapest
and strongest construction for the en-
tire frame will be of 2 by and by s
planks, spiked solidly together.
The accompanying sketch will indi-
cate how the interior bents are con-
structed. This method of framing is
peculiarly adapted to hay barns. The
entire floor space is left free and no
posts o" beams interfere with the work.
ing of the horse hay fork or sings. 1t
will be convenient to provide wide doors
so that hay wagons can be driven into
the barn when being filled or for shelter
for wagons, etc, when Bays are empty.
These driveways may be filled with hay
after the other bays in barn are all full.
There should be large doors in each
gable for the hay fork or sings. The
siding for this barn can be of second
grade material. The roof should be
built of good, durable material, single,
slate or iron. BY all means your cor
respondent should have track in the
gable running the entire length of barn
upon which is to run a hay car carry
ing hay from the load by fork or sling.
There are many outfits now sold which
are very cheap and efficient and their
use in handling 100 tons of hay will
more than pay for the outfit in one sea-
son.-Journal of Agriculture.
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when Horses Catch Cold.

It has been noticed that horses that
have been out on pasture for some time
will frequently seem to take cold or
develop a case of nasal catarrh when
taken up and kept in the stable. If the
stable is very close and warm and no
protection is given to the horse to pre-
vent him from taking cold when
brought out, he is liable to be affected
by the change during very cold weather.
Sometimes, also, the stable is too open
and he has to stand in draft when
brought in warm from work. In such
cases cold may frequently follow the
neglect. In many cases, however. the
catarrh or cold may be prevented by
seeing that the stable is free from filth
and impure air.-Farmers' Review.
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two and field until had arrived at the
edge Of Lispenard's Meadows.

TWO anu = lyslu U1l$ll udu arrived 1T Tue
edge Of Lispenard's Meadows.
I dared not trust myself to its broad open;
I could have been too easily marked from a
distance, so turned me toward the Hud-
son, keeping the while close to the shrubbery
which defined the meadows limits, and
firally took refuge under chestnut tree,
though ere long I was up it and as far toward
it's top as burst venture.
but it had fallen under the AK, as fell all
the heavy timber on the island during the
terrible winter ofl7S0.
I was now wet through. The cloak /
had continued to wear to prevent easy iGen-
LITIGATION, together with the reeking wealth
er and the showers of water which had
poured from the wet leaves, had saturated
me, and was anything save comfortable as
I sat astride a Dough and waited for the day
to end.
1t was something after five o'clock, but as
yet I had discovered no signs of pursuit in
my direction. To beguile the time, l reload
ed my rifle and pistols, though laid more
reliance on my strength of arm and hard
ness of fist to overcome single guard than
did on firearms. The great wet meadow
stretched before me like green sea, broken
only by the clu,np of trees which was to
have been my dueling ground on the NOR
row, and the sluggish brook taking its rise
from the Collect, cutting in twain length
wise and draining the plain which had once
been dangerous and pestilence- breeding
F.; quagmire. The thunderstorm'had passed,
but the sky was yet heavily overcast, prom
Using dark, wet night (Which suited my
purpose), and by the time the sun set and
I swung myself from my lofty perch the rain
was coming down, not in torrents, but with
steady drip-drop that told of decided
change of weather.
| I had no preparations to make, nor from
the point at which had been hiding had
a long distance to go before coming to the
line Of defenses. This line was not G con-
tinuous embankment, but consisted OF short
breastworks and redoubts at no great dis
lance apart, every foot of the intervening
spaces being patrolled by sentinels. | had
resolved to strike the line near its center, or
about midway betwixt the Kingsbridge and
Greenwich roads, and so walked straight
over the meadows, crossing the brook and
feeling my way up the rising ground of the
northern boundary of the great field.
1t was not yet dark, but through the
gloom soon made out that was exactly
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PLAN FOR HAY BARN.
How to Put Up Durnble and Con.
venient Structure to Hold
100 Tons, Loose.

In compliance with the request of a
Texas correspondent, Prof. Mumford,
If the Missouri agricultural college,
gives sketch and description of a barn
estimated to hold 100 tons of loose al
falfa hay.
The storage capacity needed for 100
tons of loose alfalfa hay will depend
largely on the depth of the mows in
which the hay is placed. The deeper
the NOW the greater its capacity per
cubic foot. In mows 20 feet deep and
above it will require approximately 500
cubic feet of space to store one ton OF
hay. These figures are, of course, ap'
proximations only and will vary with
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Use Grease with Caution.

Grease as means of fighting lice on
little chicks needs to be used with eau.
ton. Too much grease will prove very
destructive to the chicks. as well as to
A little should be put on the top of the
head and little under each wing
Even a small amount will be found IL
be very destructive to the parasites,
and even if all the lice are not killed al
once. it is better to make second ap-
plication than to blister the skin of the
little things you are trying to protect
The use of kerosene is not to be con-
sidered. as it is entirely unnecessary
Farmers Review.
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A Charitable Girl.

"Miss Cutting began young Soft
leigh. ''foh some time law have been
sewously thinking. doncher know, and
as a wesult, law have half mind"
WELL" interrupted Miss Cutting,
chat is more than any of your ac-
quaintan credit you with. but I'll
be real charitable and concede you tha:
much; SO pray say no more about i, -
Chicago Daily News
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ElnSticity Of English.

Where does the slang of the day originate?
When a new verbal monstrosity comes into
currency its origin is as mysterious as its
effect is startling. On a roof garden last
night weary. Choking youth in straw hat
that had seen better days and with tell.tale
puffs beneath his eyes, released two straws
from his mouth long enough to remark, Ian.
guidly, that he was suffering from horrible
case of the ''ding. bats" His companion,
who looked like vaudeville lady had Just
remarked in a tone loud enough to be heard
by her neigh bors,. that one of the performers
was "a useless bunch of trousers" One
meant that his head ached, the other that
the object of her criticism was professionally
incompetent. It's a great language.-N. Y.
Commercial Advertiser
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SALT FOR STOCK.
A supply of 1t Should BE Kept In
Every Field Accessible to All
Kinds of Animals.

Some experiments made in France
showed that stock having regular sup
ply of salt were more thrifty and made
better use of the feed they ate than
those deprived of salt for consider.
able time.
Salt is one of the necessities of animal
existence and even wild animals travel
long distances to seek salt in the shape
of salt springs Of brackish water. Salt
performs an important mission in ami
NAL economy. and as it is very cheap it
should be supplied to all live stock in
liberal quantities.
A supply of salt should be kept in
every pasture field and accessible to the
animals at all times. The common GUS
tom of sailing stock once a week is
very poor way to supply the needs Of
the stock. The strongest ones will get
enough, possibly, but the weaker ones,
and these are the ones that need it most,
will be kept back and never get a full
supply. One of the best ways to supply
live stock with salt is to buy rock salt
and place slabs of it in places conven-
lent for the stock to get at it. The
weather has but little effect on it and
stock can get all they need by simply
sucking the salt slab.
To feed it to horses put piece in the
feed box where they can get it at any
time. This does not interfere with feed
ing the horses and at the same time
little of the salt gets on all the grain
given them. Even pigs will lick a block
of rock salt. although a coed. many
people never think of sailing the pigs.
Farmers Voice.
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Beautifal wone..

Every woman should have the beauty,
vivacityand yigor Of perfect health. A strong
stomach is the first essential to physical
beauty in either man or woman. Nine-tenths
from weak digestion. Thousands Of people,
after years of encouragement, have tried
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and regained
their health. There is nothing like it for the
cure of stomach troubles. See that pri-
vate Revenue Stamp covers the neck of the
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Drothers in AnlIction,

Indian who is credited with giving his name
to the city Of Cheboygan. lie had just re-.
turned from a long hunting trip through the
northern wilds Of the Michigan peninsula
when the native nurse hurried forward and
dashed his hopes by telling him he was the
father of third little daughter. The noble
red man Strengthened up, and, with look
of deepest disgust on his coppery face, gut.
turally exclaimed: ''She- boy gain!"-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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MAKING A DERRICK.
For Stacking Hay the One Here De.
Scribed and Illustrated Is
Highly Recon- me MIed.

The material for the derrick, as H.
Illustrated. is as follows: If the pole can
be secured in the nearby woods. only
the labor in securing it stands against,
it. The base is eight feet square, built,
on runners; frame. ten feet high. The
pole for sling use should be Sc feet long;
long boom, II feet--short end, four
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Filling the Gap.

The bright boy of fiction is playing with
his Noah's ark.
"What are these two chips of ood?"
asks the bright boys father.
It, is necessary for the bright boy of fc.
tion to have father, you know; there has
to be somebody to draw him out.
"Them, replied the bright boy, without
hesitation, is the microbes"
Of course, if we think a minute, we per-
ceive that there must have been pair of mi
crobes on the ark.--Detroit journal.
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I.eYltY.
raw eareAt

Here the lecturer grew earnest
liam convinced" he exclaimed, that
the woman who does her own cooking is
more likely to find place among tie
angels than the woman who doesn't
Now a voice obtruded itself harshlJ.
III she cooks With gasoline" said the
voice-Boston Journal.
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A New Game.

McSwatters-I hear that you put a stop
to your wife's going through your pockets
McSwitters-Yes.
"How do you work it,"
put tacks in your pockets. Berlin
Md Herald.
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Lndlea Can Wenr aheea

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet Itmakes tight
or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot,
sweating, aching feet. ingrowing nails, corns
and bunions. At all druggists and shoe
stores. a5c Trial package FREE by mail.
Address Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
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Trophie. Of the chase,

"What are those queer-looking trophies
the Filipinos wear around their necks."
asked the raw recruit
"Them's the medals for the century rms
they've made during the war" replied the
Kansas Observation-Disclosures North
American
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The scarcity of men should never result
in making a poor one more desirable, but it
unfortunately does.-Atchison Globe
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After physicians had given me up, was
saved by Piso's Cure.-Ralph Erieg, Viii
Transport, Pa, Nov. o. 1893
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The man who doesn't believe in signs is
liable to get fresh paint on his clothes
Philadelphia Record
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If bees are given plenty of storage
room they are not SO apt to swarm.
Limited space often causes swarming.