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To Preserve Wild Flowers.

Forest and Stream: Civilized man ana
nature do not go we'll together. The pre-
pairing of the ground for cultivation, and
then making it produce a crop, puts an
end to many of the plants which original
ly grew from the soil. The destruction of
the forests for timber o. for purposes of
agriculture destroy the plants which once
delighted in Its shade, While the draining
of the swamp kills those moisture owing
species which flourish there in nature. AL.
this IS inevitable. When the problem of
supporting a dense populat.on-making
money-is in question. nature must be de-
stroyed or move on. Civilization drives
out or kills the animals first, but n little
later she none the less surely drives out
and in a large measure kills the plants.
In u~nfrequented ~places-those not adapted
to the growth Of crops-the wild plants
flourish a little longer, but If especially at
tractive by their beauty or their fragrance
they are gathered and carried away by
those who fancy them With the same lack
of thought for the future and considera-
ton of others as IS shown by the boy who
brushes the butterfly under his hat.
In many places in New England the
May flower, or trailing arbutus, is now en-
tlrely extirpated. In others the few plants
that remain are carefully watched by per-
sons who long for them, and as soon as
tHS DuuS open lie mowers are gathered
and carried away. Many commoner flow
ers are erad.cated by those who thought
lessly tear them away; thus for an hours
pleasure destroying the plant for the
whole locality. The rarer flowers suffer
still more, and are more readily extermi-
mated. The harm done by such destruc-
ton is coming to be generally recognized,
and there are a lumber of societies in the
United States which have for their object
the protection of wild flowers. So also
there Is a society to protect the beautiful
edelWeiss growing on the Alps OF Switzer-
land. which is now in danger of extermi-
nation. while in England the Selborne 30
ctety is urging the protection Of ferns.
primroses and other rarer plants. In Bos-
ton and in New York. and in other cities
In America, there are wild flower socie-
ties. the sole object of which is the pro-
lection from determination of such flow
ers. These efforts should appeal to all
lovers OF nature, but the botanists are es-
pecially interested.
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Fall. Heir to Fortune.

Ripple, Mimi, March 25.-Walte,
Butler, a lumberjack, has just been no.
tifed that he has fallen heir to an i'm
mense fortune from England by tho
death OF an aunt. He has been en-
ployed here all winter as a sawyer
and teamster in the logging camp of
Browell & Lawrence, coming from Deer
River. He learned the good news from
an eastern attorney who had been max
ing a tour of the northern lumber
camps in search of him. The estate is
said to be valued at 5000 in English
currency. Butler is a typical woods
man and has spent nan years in such
service, although back in the softer
past he acquired a considerable knowl-
edge OF music. He is a gifted v~iolinist
and his violin frequently makes the
loggers happy when they gather in the
shanty after the days work is done
He is known as shorty" shorty
takes his improved prospects modestly.
and continues to work till spring An
ishes his $50 per month job. He has
long expected this legacy.
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REMOVING SCARS OF WAR.
Soldiers Disfisured Faces May Now Be

Restored to Their Original Form.
London Mail: Scars removed while
you watt" might be the motto of some
of the members of the medical profess
sion in London. for the advent of the
light cure" has enabled them to re-
move all traces of recent wounds
whether inflicted in war OF by the sur
geon's Knife. Lately quite a number
of British subalterns have sought out
the light ~curer" for the removal of
face wounds received in South Africa.
The custom is rapidly growing of sur
geons sending their patients to have the
scars left by operations removed. A
light curer' on Saturday gave the
following description of the process:
Repeated applications of the Finsen
light i'll "a powerful form are given un-
Til the blood c~orpuscies are stimulated
to such an extent that by distention of
the cells and other resultant processes
new tissue is formed and scars dis
appear with the healing of the wound.
The latest apparatus does in Ave
minutes what ON of the lights used
in our hospitals take sixty minutes to
effect. owing to its favorable effect
upon the pigments, the light treatment
is now widely used in cases of almost
all face and skin troubles, While minor
Affections are sometimes unintentional.
ly. benefited. An old colonel recently
treated for eczema of the scalp found
to his delight that as the skin affection
disappeared a fresh growth of hair was
coming all over his head.
I'm the treatment Of cancer and other
malignant growths, rapid progress is
being made in a combined use of Roent-
spective germicidal and curative prop,
prtieSh
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ONE woMAN's DEVOTION.
\ Texas Wife's loyalty to Her Dead
Husbands Memory.

Indianapolis Journal: An indianapolis
young woman whose winters are spent in
Texas where her father has thousands of
cattle and acres OF grass to feed them on,
always brings north with her a fund of
Interesting stories from the lone star
state.
The greatest case of woman's devotion
to the memory of a dead husband 1 know
Of said she, lis to be found on a big
ranch in the foothills of the Sierra Madre
mountains. She is a sweet faced English
woman who is living a life of sacrifice
away from her friends because her hus-
band lies buried III thai country. Captain
Follett and wife came to Texas from Eng
land and settled on a big ranch. The cap
tain was successful and made money. His
wife, a refined and cultured woman. en-
aured the early %privations because she was
with her husband and because he was do
Ing well. After years of hard work, when
they had gathered about them great
droves Of cattle and had built themselves
a luxurious home, the husband was taken
suddenly i'll, and died. His wife, instead
him laid in the ground in the yard in
front of their home. The little mound that
marks his resting place is still there.
Friends came to the assistance of the wife
and gave her advice and all the assistance
that generous Texans can give.
AT length she settled down to living
again absolutely alone and unprotected
She keeps no help on the ranch, as none
is needed except when it is necessary to
brand her cattle or when they are taken
to market. On these occasions she calls
In the neighbors. But she has no one liv-
Ing in the house with her, and prefers to
be alone with her ~dead-lying there in the
yard. Her home is furnished luxurious
ly. She has a piano and her library and
magazines. People visiting her home
could scarcely believe from the interior
that they were in sle very heart of the
cattle country. far from civilization. She
plays the piano exquisitely, and all of the
best class of music finds its way into her
ranch house. People passing that way
late at night are often astonished to hear
the sound Of Il piano played by expert
hands coming from the house.
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sorry. But, really. l don't seem to have
any luck"
"oh, what have you been doing. you
dreadful boy?" cried Cissy. rampant curl
osity in her lone.
Nothing SO very bad-bu there goes
the half hour, I must fly. I'll let you
know how l get IN"
The promised Information came an hour
or so later through the medium of a note
1t was fortunate for the lovers that Cis-
sy's maid and "Pickle's' soldier-servane
had a strong admiration for each other.
THE colonel Us going to give me q bad
confidential report-it is just time for
sending them in now-and he intimated
that. go far as my prospects In the serv-
ice are concerned. l might as well resign
now. What q fool I have been. I really
did mean to turn over u new leaf and
work for the staff college, and try to get
OF for your sake. OF course, that is all
dished row.. Will you the rest is imme-
terial.
Long did Cissy ponder over the letter.
A soldiers daughter, she we'll knew what
a bad ''confidenttal report meant.
Still "livery," the colonel came home to
lunch, bringing with him a large envel-
ope. marked "Con1dential," which. as
Cissy rightly guessed. contained the all
important reports. Lunch over. the col
OlASN III W " oCi \ a COllNS1 lCA "
1oom). whittier he was presently followed
by his daughter. Her reception was the
reverse of encouraging. but she took ar
armchair, instead Of notice to quit. and
pretended to read. The colonel drew the
confidential reports from their envelope,
and-but again I must be explanatory.
Each confidential report IS made out on
a separate sheet Of paper; on one side
are set forth the details of the officers
%parentage. birthplace. Physical character
istics. certificates, etc; while on the re-
verso side are blanks for the opinions of
the commanding officer and the general
commanding the district. The details are
filled in by the orderly room clerks. but
the opinions must be in the handwriting
of the officers who record them. The col
onel looked through the bunch. selected
a report (the reader will have no diff
Guilty in guessing which 1T was), gave a
grunt and took up his pen.
AT that precise moment Cissy's book
dropped with a bang. and a faint cry es-
capped her lips. What the-what on
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my boy. 1 hope We shah see more of each

my boy. hope We shall see more of each
other"
"Er-coloncl," he continued. Nv a mine
to ask you a favor
Certainly, sir"
Wei, your confidential reports will be
going in oon-no business to talk shop.
ought to he fixed drinks all round" said
Sir John, with a jolly laugh: but ii they
are ready / should very much like to see
what you have said about that N%oungster.
/ shall probably be wanting him to be my
A. D.. G. II you can spare him. and-well.
l should like to see that everything is all
right SO that l can telegraph to the sec
rotary of war, who wants me to take the
Duchess of Dalcfet's lounges soma reg
ular young wastrel-as my aide, that 4
have already selected one"
The unhappy colonel led the way to the
orderly room, where the confidential re-
ports lay awaiting dispatch on the proper
day. and with u trembling hand placed Mr..
pickle" Smiths report before Sir John
and braced himself for the coming storm.
Sir John turned at once to the Com
mandiug officers remarks and rapidly
ran through them.
Capital" cried Sir John, capital.
am very glad, colonel, to find that your
judgment confirms mine. Now, hat
over, and you might tell Mr.. Smith that
I shall be very glad to nave him as A. d.
c. II he cares to apply for the post"
More or less in a state of coma, the
colonel led the way back to the mess.
Whether the colonel ever suspected that
he had been the victim of a trick u need
hardly say that when he went in search
of brandy for his fainting daughter she
substituted the report of "Sapolio'' Smith
for that OF Pickle or believed that he
had made a mistake, / do not know; il
tho former, he held his peace, glad to have
escaped from an awkward position
Pickle is now Colonel Peregrine Syl-
vester Smith. c. b., and l but state the
obvious when / add that his wife's name Is
Cecilia.
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HE TALKED FAR TOO MUCH.
When Young Man Saw stenographi.
Report He Siqned the PIedoe.

New York Press: There goes {
young man whom 1 saved from going to
II dogs through drink remarked {
court stenographer. He is a tipto!
fellow IL has plenty of ability, but
two or three years g he began to
let red liquor get the best of him. He
had a good position at the time n J
don't hink he exactly neglected his
work, but ii got to be a common thing
to see him standing around bar rooms
in the evening abou two-thirds full ano
friends took the liberty of giving him
a quiet hint. AS usual in such cases
he got highly indignant and denied
point blank that he had ever been in
the least under the influence. All the
same. he kept increasing the pace un-
til 1t became pretty Easy to predict
where he was going to land, and it was
at that stage of the game l did my
great reformation act.
II was sitting in an uptown res
taurant n evening when he came in
with some fellow and took a seat at q
table without seeing me. He was just
drunk enough to be laxative about his
private affairs and on the impulse OF
the l pulled out my notebook
IL took a full shorthand report OF
every word he said. 1t was the usua,
maudlin rot of u boczy nan and in
cluded numerous very candid details
of the speakers daily life.
Next morning l copied the whole
thing neatly on the typewriter and sent
it around to his office. In less thar
half an our he came tearing in to see
me with his Eyes fairly hanging out o.
their sockets.
"'Great heavens. Jack .he gasped
what is this, anyhow"
Its a stenoglapnic report of YOU
monologue at IS last evening" l re.
piled, and CAV him a brief explana.
ton.
Ibid l really ak like that?' he
asked family.
II assur You it is an absolutely
verbatim reportJ aid l.
He turned pale and walked u an6
from that day to this he hasn't take1
a drink. His prospects at present are
splendid. All he needed was to hea
himself as others heard him."
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earth'-angrIy cried the colonel, turn
ing round, for Cissy was holding her hand
to her heart and struggling to speak.
"Oh-oh,' she gasped. '~Ive-such-a-
pain-here. O-h-h-oh-h!'
Brandy" muttered the colonel to him
self and dashed away in search of it. The
brandy bottle was not in its usual place.
but at length he found it, and hurried
back, to find his daughter better, but still
pale and trembling. The spirit revived
her, and, despite his protestations. she in
sisted on remaining until, with a sigh of
nelief, he finished the last of the reports,
showed them all into the big envelope and
sealed 1t up.
Next morning the colonel was In the
orderly room when the sergeant-major
hustled in and presented u visiting card,
saving. in that confidential tone which a
sergeant-najor is privileged to assume:
The new general, sir; he's outside, SIR
A glance at the card, which bore the
legend. Lieutenant General Sir John
Irish" assured the colonel that his visi-
tor was the newly gazetted general Of
fcer commanding the district, and he
hurried out to greet a short, broad
chested, soldierly loking man, in multi,
who was pacing up and down outside.
AN entirely unofficial visit, my dear
colonel" exclaimed Sir John, "entirely
unofficial 1 happened to be passing
through on my way to London, and I
thought I would break my journey and
look aroun for a house. Having done
that, 1t occurred to me that L might ven
ture to ask for YOU hospitality until I
resume my journey tonight"
Certainly, sir! of course, sir. Delighted.
Won't you come over to the mess?"
The sole occupant OF the ante-room
when the general and the colonel entered
was Mr.. Pickle" Smith. industriously en-
gagged in perusing the pink I'm" The
colonel muttered an introduction as
Pickle sprang to his feet with a snap,
and Sir John cordially extended his hand,
noting with evident approval "Pickle's'
well-ses-up frame, frank eyes and healthy
complexion. Suddenly Sir Johns glance
took a keener look.
Pardon a seeming impertinence,' said
he to Pickle but was your mothers
maiden name C%arrington?"
Yes. sir. it was." answered "Pickle.'
II knew 1t: l knew 1t almost from the
moment 1 saw you," cried Sir John.
Don't thinE me mad, my boy. I knew
your mother before / went to India as a
subaltern. and-ah! well, well. Next time
you are writing to her don't forget to tell
her that her old friend, John Irish, Is back
in England again and sends her his kind
est remembrances And tell her that l
am delighted to meet her son, delighted,
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Copyright, 1904, by W. r.. Hearst. Grea
Britain Rights ReserNed.O
"CHI

Copyright, 1904, by w. II. Hearst. Great
Britain Rights Reserved.)
Lieutenant-Colon Wilson-Wilis. COM
manding the First battalion Princess
Mary's Loyal Bucks regiment (the Dan
dy Lambs'), was in a very bad temper, a
not unusual state for him. HIS condition
was the more regrettable thai at the OPP
posite end of the breakfast table sat a
very charming young lady of Is, his only
and motherless daughter, Cecilia. known
to her intimates as Cissy, which diminu-
utive accorded well with her small, plump
fgure-fair, fluffy hair, blue eyes and
provocative dimples.
II am very sorry you don't like the kid
neys. papa. Shall / ring for some eggs
and bacon?" said Cissy presently. and
not. l fear, without malice, being we'll
aware of the cause OF her sire's poor APP
petite.
mo. thanks; no." the colonel
hastily. as he pushed his plate aside. "Ah
-Ceciiia-als--I var to nave a word with
you. he added. in the most parental
tone.
Yes. papa Cecilia responded dutifully,
but with a certain squaring of her Shout
ders, il the sqtlaring of such rounded de-
lights We're not as impossible as the quad
nature of the circle. But, before the col
onel could open fire, there came an inter-
ruption, and, as it turned out, a by no
means unwelcome one-at least to the
colonel. Crash went the window which
opened on the strip of lawn separating the
parade ground from the officers quarters.
Plump came a cricket ball on the table.
narrowly missing the colonel's head. and
sending the coffee pot flying. whilst from
outside came a shout of dismay, not, how
ever, wholly untinged with mirth.
The colonel sprang to his feet. THAT
young scoundrel Smith, I'll be bound" he
cried angrily. We'll. It's the last straw.
1ll-1ll-"
oh. l am sure it can't be Mr.. Smith,
papa" Interrupted C!ssy; The never plays
cricket, does he?"
You know perfectly well to whom 1 re-
fer" retorted the colonel furiously, and
before he could proceed further there
was a ring at the bell. and in a trice the
flushed culprit was ushered in.
I'm most awfully sorry, sir" he be-
gan. w were just having a knock up.
and I quite forgot-it was such a lovely
one to leg. and. The colonel cut him
ehort.
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CELESTIAL REFRESHMENTS.
Funny Little Restaurants in the Chi.
nese Empire.

Funny Little Restaurants in the Chi.
nese Empire.
Golden Penny: Places Of rest and re-
fleshment are commonly to be found at
the hating stations on the highways in
the interior. or at the villages on the
banks of the great rivers of China. They
frequently take the form of a small mud
hut, having a dark interior filled with
smoke. tea tables. forms and an oven,
where a cook is kept busy baking tea
bread and frying puddings for the enter
talnment OF the customers, whose favor
lite beverage is tea, although when times
are good and the weather cold they in
dulge IN something stronger. which often
tnebriates, and that al a very cheap rate.
In the darkest corner there are a row of
glazed earthenware jars, containing a
kind of Chinese whisky. of which a
thirsty carter may have a skinful for
something considerably under a penny;
when he will go quietly to sleep on the
shaft of his cart, and his pony or mule,
being used to it. VIII take him home.
IN addition to these conNeniences there
is an ingenious little furnace in front,
having a long fiue, through which the
flame is driven by an air pump, and a row
OF hot water kettles, gradually increasing
in size to suit the heat of the tongue o..
flames that passes up the flue beneath,
SO that they may all be kept boiling. The
not water Is soid 10 the paSSersbN, who
usually carry with them their teapot and
tea, SO that they may have d cup at every
station. This custom of CARRYING ones
own tea is SO common that 1t is difficult
to procure a cup Of tea In any of the res
t%aurants. as they do not keep it, and do
not care to go out of their way 10 buy
1T for you. Although the plant may be
growing all round, and at ones very feet,
it is next to impossible to get a cup that
a foreigner would consider worth drink
ing; and as TO using milk and sugar, the
Chinese look upon the practice as a bar
barous device of the foreign DEVIL"
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THAT will do, Mr.. Smith" he snapped.
"INindly take your ball away and report
ten."H
Mr.. Smith went out, and the colonel
turned upon his daughter.
What IS this 1 hear about you being
seen with that young reprobate yesterday
afternoon? Have you forgotten what /
told you?"
II presume retorted Cissy. that when
an officer of my fathers regiment meets
me by accident',(Oh. CeciliaD land offers
to see me home that 1 am entitled to &C
cept his services?"
Nothing of the Sort Numbered the
colonel. "I have forbidden you to speak
10 Mr.. Smith, and. let me tell you once
for all. miss, that Il you disobey me again
I shall pack you off to your aunt's."
With that the Colonel displayed great
discretion. banged his way out and
to administer justice. probably on this
morning 'untempered with mercy.
A word or two of explanation. The
"Lansy lambs had two subalterns,
named respectively Peter Saunderscn
Smith and Peregrine Sylvester Smith.
Alike In name and initials, they were ut
terlY dissin1ilar in disposition. Peter
Saurderson was a far. fiabby "skrim-
shanker.'' suspected. not without cause.
of being q sneak. PeEegrime Sylvester, or
Pickle Smith. as he was generally
called. on the other hand, was q hand
some, athletic. harum-scarum lad. whom
everyone liked except Colonel Wilson,
Willis.
When the door had slammed on the Col
onel Cissy said a little feminine swear,
dabbed her eyes and went into the draw
ing room. which, to perpetrate a ''bull'
faced the back. No doubt the flowers in
the window-boNes required watering, and
no doubt it was purely a coincidence that
Mr.. PICKLE" Smith should stroll along
whilst Cissy was at work. There was
none about. and he blew a kiss.
ON. Pickle dear" said Cisev, aren't
you unlucky?" as he approached the win
dow and proceeded carefully to ami
the flowers, presumably for the green fly.
a process which brought a fair head and
a dark one very, very close.
"Yes," responded Pickle" Just my
luck. That ass. Grigson, sent me down a
long-hop 10 leg. and-well. 1t wasn't in
human nature. you know / shall get into
trouble. and no mistake"
"Oh, well, surely papa can ray very
mach. You didn't mean to do 1t, and"
"M'n.m," Interrupted Pickle" you see
it's not only smashing the window, but"
con, Pickle! And you did promise me
you would keep out OF %scrapes"
Eyes, know ]"'iEy. 1 am awfuuy
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the yard. 1t will be noticed that the>
fence starts from the post 4 to which post
the gate is hinged. On the other end of,
the gate Is a latch and on posts and g.
are placed catches like that shown in fig
ure B. When not in use the gate is fas-
tened at post 8, but when 1t is desired to
turn the stock from the stable into the
yard, few or mar the gate is swung
ardpnd to post 5 n secured until it IL
wanted back in its regular place. The
drawing will show plstnly how this de-
vice can DO built and It will bs foundi
very useful on any stock farne.
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able. Crimson Globe beet, shown in the
Illustration, has been tested for a number
Of seasons and found to be one Of the very
best in the matter of flavor. 1t does not
grow very large but this Is not an OBJ
lection after once 1t has been eaten and
the delicious flavor noticed. In form 1t is
rather oblong, in size medium and in
color very dark, both skin and flesh. The
tops are also dark in color and quite
small. In season it Is early, although not
the earliest. Even under ordinary culture
it yields well, which indicates that with
clean culture on fairly rich soil its yield
should be all that would please any one.
On the grounds Of the writer 1t produced
results the past season hat warrants the
advice hat 1t be given a trial every
where