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gentle, but was obeyed
 The darkies were starting on the possum hunt, so the Bs and Katy ran to the door to watch them depart.
 We going get dat possum sho' dis time, Miss Katy said Jo, as he lighted the pine knot that served as a torch.
 Then the other negroes, with their torches and dogs, came around the corner of the house singing an unintelligible song about coons, possums and doves and loves-all mixed and intertwined into musical, if not a literary harmony. The girls watched them until the torches became dancing fire flies in the distance, and then went back to the warmth and glow within.
 Sound was the sleep under the great can opy that night, and first thought in the morning was of the possible gold mine in the gorge. They were too restless to do jus tiee to Venus yellow corn bread and steam
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clded that 1t must make desperate eHort to get home. It thought if 1t flew in one direction it would come back to It's own beach.
 Before night came on it jumped up and flew straight through the fog out to sea. It flew for long, long time, always expect ing to find it's own beach, but 1t was always disappointed. The fog was so thick that 1t could not see far, and in time It became alarmed. It seemed as if 1t were shut in small prison with the fog forming walls through which it could not get.
 When birds get panieky they lose their heads, much like people, and this duck soon lost all the sense 1t had. The night had come and it made the fog denser, and the frightened duck began to fly around In circle as fast as 1t could, uttering the most frightful shrieks, but there was nothing but fog, fog, fog everywhere. This made the creature more frantic, and it even dipped down into the sea at times to make sure that that wasn't fog too.
 Then suddenly change came in It's sur roundlngs which gave it heart. Ahead a light seemed to flash and then the fog was frightened by the most dazzling rays of . beauty. The duck flew straight toward this strange light, and then, when 1t appeared so brilliant that 1t nearly blinded the eyes, it flew hard and swift toward it with cry of delight.
 It thought the sun was coming up out of the fog, and that 1t would soon find home. If 1t had not been In panicky condition 1t would have known better, but 1t didn't stop to think. It flew straight at that light, and so hard that it quickly reached 1t. But what q different reception awaited it from what it expected? The light suddenly oyerpowered the bird by its briliancy, and then there came shock-such q shock as most birds never recover from. This one simply gasped and rolled over and kicked few moments. Then 1t fell to the beach and lay there as if dead.
 The next morning the lighthouse keeper's little boy picked up the duck, which had flown straight against the big glass globe and injured its head. The bill was broken and the body badly bruised. Otherwise the young duck was not severely injured.
 But it was a prisoner, and for two years 1t was kept, with clipped wings, as pet on the beach. When the wings had grown out again it one day flew away. Then it was so much wiser and more patient that its own parents did not recognize 1t as their off spring, and the duck had to find mate who would respect and love 1t, to keep from get ting sad and lonely.
 Solution of last weeks sign puzzle: Miss ChalIie, Dressmal<ing and Mill
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Solution of last weeks sign puzzle: Miss ChalIie, Dressmaking and Mill Emery.
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4 A CORNER IN MAGIC. iSe

fill the shell with mixture of three parts of dry, powdered hitter. one part of flour of sulphur and a little sawdust, well sifted. Light 1t, and when the mixture is melted 1t will be seen that the coin is also melted, the shell not having sustained any injury.
 How to Melt Steel.
 Heat a piece of steel in the fire until 1t Is red hot; then, holding it up with a pair of pineers or tongs, take in the other hand stick of birthstone and touch a piece of steel with it. Immediately after the contact you will see the steel melt and drop like liquid.
 The TumbIing Egg.
 Fill quill with quicksilver, seal 1t at both ends with good strong wax; then have an egg boiled; take small piece of the shell off the small end and thrust in the quill with the quicksilver; lay the egg down, and It will not cease tumbing about as long as there is any heat in 1t. Or, if you pur quicksilver into small bladder, blow it out and then warm the bladder 1t will jump about as long as it remains warm.
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BY A. FARNsWoRTH DREW.
 CHAPTER V.

I Saturday came at last, and they were re-
 gathered within the hospitable folds of the
 rambling old house on the mountain. Katy was intently watching some repairs that
 were being made in the fireplace. When the
 work was all finished she got on her knees and peered anxiously up the wide chimney,
 for It was down this one that Santa Claus always came.
 "Is ou sure. muzzer bird she asked. ''dat dey didn't shut it up too tight for Santa yClausY nor could she be quite reassured until Jo had brought in the logs and the fire was blazing and roaring up the chimney.
 Mrs. Astor seated herself in the rocking chair, the girls sat on the rugs at her feet and gloated In the luxury of the generous blaze, while the wind outside whistled q frosty song.
 Now, girls said Mrs. Astor, tell me all about the week at school
 ! Betty felt as though she must hurst or tell the burdening secret, but pinch from Bon ,nie recalled her.
 4 Tt didn't seem so hard this week. re- billed Bonnie, "but I wish I could under iktand what one could do and what not and why. If they would only like little it
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 would be easier." Bonnie's lips trembled ,athetlcally.
 Dear girls, like you great deal, and am sure it will all come right with little patience.''
 So dose I morne-tongue-can-tell." The hug that accompanied Katy's remark left no doubt of its sincerity.
 "Why can't one climb trees or call from the window and all the other things? It isn't wicked" said Betty, land when we do one would think we had broken the Ten Commandments by the fuss they make about t.''
 If you were up here in the woods with me think that yet a little while would let you climb trees and things, but suppose all the girls in the school did likewise, there would not be trees enough on the place." Mrs. Astor smiled at the thought of fifty as energetic girls as these busy Bs gathered
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Solution of last weeks book title puzzle; Ivanhoe, by W. Scott.
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The Cat O Ten Tales.

Ten little Kitty Cats, all dressed up fine, One tore her pinafore, then there were nine. Nine little Kitty Cats eating from one plate, One got crowded out, then there were eight. Eight little Kitty Cats sat up till eleven, One fell fast asleep, then there were seven. Seven little Kitty Cats playing funny tricks, One rolled out of sight, then there were six. Six little Kitty Cats learning to dive. One went down too deep, then there were
 five.
 Five little Kitty Cats playing on the shore. A big wave caught one, then there were
 four.
 Four little Kitty Cats climbing tree, One fell down again, then there were three. Three little Kitty Cats met kangaroo, One went home with him, then there were
 two.
 Two little Kitty Cats sitting In the sun, One ran in the house, then there was one. One little Kitty Cat went to buy a bun, He never came back, then there was none.
 CAROLYN WELLS. Solution of last weeks book title
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Summons for Publication in
Foreclosure of Tax Lien.

In the Superior Court of the state OF washing
ton, for Kittitas county.
H. A. Gotzain. Plaintiff, VS.. Henry J. Jeiis and
---Jens his wife, Defeuascpt.
The state of Washington to Henry J. Jefis and
- Jcfis, his wife.
You are hereby summoned to appear wthlD
sixty days after the date OF the first publication
of this summons, to- wit, within sixty days inter
the l4th day of peccm.or A. II. 1891 aud defend
the above entitled action in the above entitled
court and answer the complaint OF the pIalntlH
and serve n copy OF yonr answer upon thr uhder-
signed attorneys for plaintiff at their Office be
low stated an In case Of your failure so to DO,
Judgment will he rendered against you accord
10 the emand of tie complaint, which has been
fled it'll the .rk OF said court
This action is.brought upon Certificates Of De
linquency numbered 21Ei and 2l2i Issued on the
goth day as November A. -. 1900 by the Coun
Of Kittitas state of Washington, and now own.
and held by plaintiff herein Tor deliuque mt
Ia for the Years 1893, 1894 and 1875 inclusive,
upon the following described real estate situate
in the county of kittitas, state of washer gton,
to- wit:
On lots Is and 16 in Block sc in Shoudy's sec
Ond addition to llcnsburg, Washington. That
total amount due as delinquent taxes is y2l.ls
and p,niutif paid The follow ing sums since:
For taxes lot Is 70. 1888 1f-59 1897 $500: 1898
81 Ga 1899 81. 81; 1910 - 90 ON lot 10 for 1896 81 u
1897 49, 1895 81 96 1899 sl..2, 1900, s .O9.
To obtain judgment foreclOsing the lien there
Of and for sale of said real estate according to
law. MIREs Il WARNER,
Z. o. Address Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Ellensburg, Kittitas comfy, Wash. Dec Il
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cured by the use Of DR.. Pierce's Favorits

cured by the use OF DR.. Pierce's Favorita
Prescription
1t is worth noting that these cures
are lasting. Many medicines offered for
wo'ien's use are mere palliatives. They
numb the nerves aud so dull the: pain.
But they do not re-establish the lost
woinanly hcaltlL "Favorite Prescrip.
ton is purely vegetable preparation.
1t contains no alcohol, neither opium,
cocaine or amy other narcotic. 1t cannot
easagree with the weakest constitution.
II establishes regularity, dries the drains
winch weaken women, heals inflainma-
ton and liberation and cures female
weak rcss.
IT LS W0MAN'S WAY
to sacrifice herself for her family. She
goes without the new dress that husband
or child may have som coveted pleasure.
sind tor econO,ny's sake she often bears
the ills which are undermining he,
health. 1t is a false economy. The
health of the wife and mother is the
most important factor in the home life,
and every suffering woman who has been
cured by "Favorite Prescription is q
witness to the real economy of thi.
means Of cure.
"My health is the best now that il has
been for four years." writes Mrs. Phebe
Morris, of Ira, Cayuga Co., NY, Box So.
III have taken but two bottles of your
medicine, Favorite Prescription and
'Ccadeu Medical Discovery These med.
icines have cFene' me more good than all
that have ever taken before. /6oNIdaI
do my uork only about half tie time,
aud now I can u'o,k all the time /or a
family Of four. Before took your
medicines was sick in;'bed nearly halt
the time. My advice TO all who are
troubled with female weak ness is to lake
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and
Golden Medical Discovery the most
wonderful medicines in the world"
Sick women are invited to consult DR..
Piarce by letter, free. All letters are held
in sacred confidence and womanly conf.
dences are guarded by strict professional
privacy. Address DR.. r. v. Fierce.
Buffalo, N. Y.
In a little more than thirty ye,rs DR..
Pierce, chies consulting ply siciak to the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgica! Institute.
Buffalo, N. Y, assisted by his staff OF
nearly score of physicians, bias treated
and cured hundreds Of thousands OF sick
ard suffering women.
If the dealcr offers you a "just as
good" medicine in place of cFavorite
Prescription it is because less neritori
Gus medicines pay him little more
profit. His profit is your loss. Insist
upon having "Favorite Prescription the
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Winter 8utteP.


You cannot produce first class winter
butter unless you churn often, says
George e. Newell In The American Gull
tivator.
TO churn every other day Is better
than once In three days. while to put it
off till every fourth day Is execrablc
practice. and yet vast amount Of but.
ter manufactured on the latter plan Is
marketed every winter. much to tho
disgrace Of the dairy trade.
1t Is found primarily in country
stores. where It has been exchanged by
small dalrymen at second rate price
for groceries.
The tradesmen ship 1t In lots to the
city market, where all the way through,
whether 1t ends In the larder Of ba.
ker or on the table Of the poor work
mgman. It is classed as inferior and
sells for q low price.
And yet the original material from
which this butter was made was az
good as that which Is employed In turn.
ing out the % and 30 cent article.
The inferlority Of quality and conse-
Quent loss to dalrymen follows because
they ignore the right principles Of but.
ter making.
Suppose that farmer after raising
q fine crop Of potatoes and digging
them, should allow the tubcrs to lie q
day or two In the sun before storing
them In the root cellar7 Could be ex-
pect to sell the green, bitter vegetables
for full market quotations? Most GER
tainly not, and even the most obtuse
are thoroughly well aware Of this fact
And yet those who use common sense
IN this respect with uncomfortable folly
will spoil good cream and butter by
wanton neglect, as outlined above.
This could oil be obviated by churn.
Ing cream when It Is fresh and pure
!. e.. slightly matured. but not bitter
and manufacturing 1t into butter &C.
cordlng to modern principles.
Cream should all be secured from the
milk IN Mt least - hours. and then the
cream should be matured and churned
within the next "a.
This can be done usually by keeping
it ut temperature Of between 60 and
10 degrees.
It Is where cream Is kept at near 10
degrees and for several days that 1t de-
velops that bitter favor ruiuous to
butter quality.
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BARNARD.

the land as fast as 1t Is taken from the
stables. but In our case the necessity OF
absorbing large quantities Of straw
makes that mode impracticable.
We find that our soil requires large
quantities of humus and that without
Il farming Is not successful. especially
on clay soils. In these soils the work
Of decay Of organic matter not only
directly adds fertility, but 1t disinte.
CRATES In such soils, which naturally
become tenacious without II and fire..
quently because Of lack Of enough
humus unavailable fertility remains
locked up and even available material
becomes reverted" or Unavailable. TO
avoid an Overplus Of humus In our
three year rotation we do not distribute
more than ten tons Of such manure on
an acre and do that from the wagon.
This Is usually as much, along with an
underground Of q second crop Of clo-
YER. as an acre will take care Of with
the average rainfall Of the growing
season. BY this economy we are able
to spread our quite large supply over a
large territory and doing SO every three
years Is like adding cash to yearly
annuity.
One Of the greatest wastes that come
to most farms Is the feeding of hogs
carelessly in a small lclQsure year aft
er year and the droppings either ac-
cumulatc or are washed away. This
has been often one Of the harassing
problems with us until we used lnclo-
sures near the straw yard and KEEP,
them literally supplied with straw.
A dozen shotes confined In such an in.
closure from December till March fully
demonstrated that It pays to get the
residuum In this way.
We have convinced ourselves that
where time is money manure making
has not been time lost and also that
where 1t has been evenly mixed In the
composing we feel repaid for the labor
expended In doing so. We find that n
barnyard properly located il 81 essen.
tiaf in successful manure making that
under no circumstances could we neg
lect the selection Of a spot to conduct
our operations. This yard should be
clay bottom and made dish fashion so
as to retain the liquids for absorption
into straw. stalks, etc. 1t should not
be larger than can be comfortably
covered with bedding and all PORTIONS
kept bedded to free stock from mud
Ohio Farmer.
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How to Make Giaourdl.

The milk is boiled for about all hour
with constant stirring until it becomes
fairly thick. A small quantity Of a fer
ment made by soaking dry fig In
three ounces Of water overnight, then
adding few drops Of lemon juice and
q very little rennct is added. The re-
suit is smooth. semisolid, easily d.
gested milk food Of an agreeable taste
and quite well borne by the most deli
cate stomach. This preparation Is find.
Ing much favor with physicians, 1t be-
Ing claimed for 1t that it is more agree.
able to the taste than either koumiss
or matzoon and can be taken by the
most delicate patient without disturb
ance Of digestion. The proportion CT
ferment to milk is tablespoonful to
the quart. ..-.-~---
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promises only happiness ends In aisap-
pointment and misery.
This is very true Of marriage. The
young wife goes heart and soul into
home making and housek espan&. She
loves to cook and prepare the dainties
her husband enjoys. She is so robust
and hearty that she can hardly find
enough to do to exhaust her abundant
energy. That's the way it begins. AT.
ter while s,se finds that it takes all her
strength to care for her home. Then
household cares begtx to overtax her,
anA she drops down into a chair many a
time and gives way to tears because of
her weakness and misery. The sky so
cloudless on the morning of marriage
hAs soon become overcast.
TEE CRITICAL TINE
In missy q woman's life comes Just at
THE pes5cd q encouragement and de-
spai1- She finds indications of disease
q the deaScsfe wou1anry organs. Her
women friends perhaps tell her that the
bearing down sensation, the pains in the
placement. She consults physicians,
takes prescribed treatments, all to No
avail. And yet this wonlan's case is
durable on the evidence Of women who
kaSe been cured.
~Four years ago my health began to
iail," writes Ms NefEe n. Reycraft,
Of Clenwood, Washington Co., Oregon
II had a heavy dragging and weight in
the region Of the uterus, pnin in back
and IONS, could not lift anything heavy,
sest at night very poor; stomach de-
ranged. One physician said was over
worked, another said had conges-
ton and falling of ntera. He treated
me nine months and said would not be
well until had passed the change Of
Kfe. I was only twenty-seven years old
then. I became discouraged, and began
using Or. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
Tt,ok a teaspoonfuf three times a. day;
began feeling better right away Am
using my third bottle now, and feel am
IN good health. Dr.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription has restored ME to health.
IF suffering women would give It ; fair
trial they would give it praise"
It can truthfully be said that there is
hardly ksm of wumanly disease med
ically durable which wiil not yield to the
faithful use of wFavorite Prescription.
More than this, it is a matter of record
that many forms Of womanly disease pro-
nounced incurable by local physicians
have been perfectly and permanently
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Summons for Publication in
Foreclosure of Tax Lien.

In in the Superior Court of the State Of Wash.
ington, for Klttitas county.
J. A. bradbury Plaintiff. vs.. +. d. Boyer, and
- Boyer his wife, Defendants.
The State of Washington 10 r. D. Boyer and
- his wife
IOu are hereby summoned to appear within
sixty days after the da L of the Sfst publication
OF this snmrnOns to.wit within sixty DAYS iter
the DIST of December A. ID. 1901 and defend the
above entitled action in the above entitled cont
and answer the complaint OF the plaintiff and
SER e II copy of your answer upon the under
signed attorneys for plaintiff at their office be-
low stated; and In case Of yOur failure so 10 do.
Judgment will be rcnde ed agans. you accord
ing to the demand OF the somplaint which has
boon filed with the clerk of said court
This action is brought unon Certificate of De.
hnqmencN numbered 1900 issued on the 18th day
of Noven Der A. d. 10 by the county Of kl,titas
State OF Washington. and now owned and held
by plaintiff herein, for delinquent taxes FIR the
years 3 and 1925 upon the following described
real estate situate IN the County of kitti,as,
State of Washington, to wit:
Lot sixteen N6) of Block one (l> and lot thirty
three (33) OF Book two (2) all of the town Of
Lakewood. to obtain judgment foreclosing The
lien thereof and for q sale of sad real esta ac-
cOrding to law.
MIREs 4 WARNER
7. o. Address Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Elensburg. Kittitas County, Washington
dec21 JAMS
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CULTIVATION OF MANURE.
Straw Utilised and Waste Prevented.
Well Located Darnyard.

IT requires considerable labor and
prompt attention to make manures and
retain the elements of natural fertility
within the accumulation OF stable and
barnyard, especially If exposed to the
air and rain. No one denies that ma
nure shed or covered barnyard Is the
safest way to prevent loss from leach
Ing. but very few farmers own or are
Vble to construct covered yards. For
nearly 20 years we have not sold any
straw from the farm nor have we sold
any hay for ten years. The hay is fed
and some straw, but n very large pro-
portion of the latter finds its way into
manure under the feet Of our stock as
bedding and absorbent to save largely
the liquid portion OF animal excrement.
Sometimes at first it seems next to
impossible to work the large quantity
of straw thrashed each fall into ma
nure fit for farm use but each year
before next thrashinS time we have to
husband our stock Of straw for bed
ding or let our cows, horses, calves,
sheep and pigs sleep in filthy quarters.
much to our annoyance and loss finan-
cially.
Our stock Of manures Is made out OF
doors or. rather, finished there after
being hauled from the stables. Cow
and horse manures wre mixed and
spread out in large pile and every
few days the fiat rick Or pile is bedded
by distributing layer Of straw over It
and usually the young stock has some
hay placed there so as to induce them
to tramp the manure and straw to-
gether by hauling the manures d.
rectly from stall to field we could not
utilize much over One-half the bulk Of
straw on hand; hence we feel that we
do not lose much from accumulation of
manure fcr Mt least a few weeks, II
handled rightly. At no time do we
allow manures taken from the stables
thrown out In conical piles to ferment
and fire fang-that is, to consume In
slow combustion. and also to leach and
leave little but small percentage Of
phosphOric acid and potash. Wbcre
hired men are employed it Is very diff
cult to get them to comprehend the adj
vantages obtained by an even distribu-
ton Of the weddings OF animals and
they have to be constantly reminded
to do it properly. Where straw Is nos
plenty and covered yard not provided
We would suggest getting manure on to