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20 him as having been mentioned m
the notes OF the professor and the
Judge. Alvord. the slangy little chap
VINO took 50 familiar an attitude
toward him-this was the judges
ministerial friend! Yet. had there
not been mention OF "ritualistic work.
and early Christians IN his CONVEX
sat!on7 And this woman OF whom he
Hpoke-it took no great keenness OF
perception 20 see that the strawberry
blonde" must be the child Of SIX or
eight years whom he had called
Daisy and sometimes straw
berry, Here was confirmation OF
Alvords suspicion. II his aIIusion 20
the violation OF an obligation" ex-
pressed suspicion Here was a gitua-
ton from which every fiber OF Ami
dOn's nature reVolted. seen from INV
angle. whether the viewpoint OF the
careful banker and pillar OF society
or that Of the poetic dreamer waiting
for HIS predestined mate.
In a paroxysm OF dread. he started
for the hotel. Then he walked down
the street toward the railway station.
with the thought OF boarding the nrsr
train out OF town. This resolve. how
ever. he changed. and I am glad 10
say that It was not the thought OF the
fortune OF which Judge Biodgett had
spoken that altered his resolution. but
that OF the letter which greeted his
return 10 consciousness as Florian
AmidOE. and the image OF the dark
eyed girl with the low voice and the
strong figure. who had written IL and
who waited FOR him. somewhere. with
the roll OF plans. So he began search
ing again <Or the house with the white
columns and found Il on the next cor
ner beyond the one he had first tried
Elizabeth sat in a At OF depression
at the stranReneus Of Mr. Brassficld's
conduct depression which deepened
as the evening wore on with no visit
from him She spranR 10 ner feet and
pressed both hands 10 her bosom. al
the ring Of the doOrbell. ran lightly
20 the door and listened as the ser
want greeted Mr. Brassfield. and then
hurried back 10 her seat BY the CRATE.
and became Do absorbed In her book
that she was Obvious OF 1ss being
shown into the room. until the maid
had retired. leaving him standing al
gaze. his brow beaded with sweat. his
face pale and his hands unsteady. Tho
early Christian had entered on his
martyrdOm.
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ga New Thrill Ran Throug Light Eyes"

ton. But inside-oh. 10 be invisible
while I get used TO il. Well. here
goes"
g-o-lng-ting-tins," rang the bell
somewhere back in the recesses of the
house and the footsteps of a man ap-
preached the door Amidon was fright
ened. He had expected either Eliza
beth herself. or a maid 20 take his
card. and was prepared for such an
encounter only, A little dark, bright
eyed man opened the door and seized
his hand
why. BrassfeId. how are you"' he
exclaimed. Heard you'd got back
Sorry I couldn't meet you I'm New
York. Got my telegram. I suppose?"
II just called" said Amidon, ITO see
Miss Waldron."
on yes" said the little man;
nothing but her. now. But she isn't
here. Hasn't been for over a week.
Nobody here bur me. Can't you stay
a while2 say Gene. We put Slater
through the lodge while you were
gone, and he knows he's IN, all right
enough. Bulliwirkle took that part
OF yours in the catacombs scene, and
YOU ought to have heard the bones
OF the early Christians rattle when ne
beIicred oUt the lecture. Here. among
the eternal shades Of the deep caves
O. death, walked once the great ex-
euplars Of our ancient order. Why.
It would raise the hair on a bronze
statue. And when. I'm the second,
they condemned him 10 the Tarpeian
Rock. and swung him off into space
in the chest Of the clanking chains.
he howled so that the sovereign pom
tin made 'em saw off on II. and take
him out-and he could hardly stand 70
receive the grand and awful secret.
Limp as a rag! But impressed Well,
he said it was the greatest piece Of
ritu0Jlstic work he ever saw and he's
seen most of EN- Go 10 any lodges
IN New York?
''No." said Amidon. who had never
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rec0ulng rs 4 IN horror. Forgotten
IT, And with the sister Of the past
sovereign prntn. OF PIttsaurE lodge.
No S52' tell YOU, Brassaell. 7 don't
believe it. I prefer 10 think you're
hughousc, Cracked. Out OF your
head But. Gene added his unknown
brother, in "a stage whisper. II there
has been anything between you and
anything comes up. YOU know. Jim
Alyord, for one, knowing ana under
standing your tcmptations-for the
strawberry blondes are the very devil
will stand by YOU until the frost
gathers six inches deep on the very
hinges Of Say. Mary's coming IN
at the side door. Good night. Keep
a stiff upper lip: stay by Bcss. ana
I'll stay by you. obligation or no
obligation. T. ID. and B.. YOU know.
death. perhaps, but no deseruon. 80
lorgl See YOU tomorrow
and Amidon walked from the house
of his unfamiliar chum, knowing that
his sweetheart but once seen was
vaftir. in her unknown home for him
to come TO her, and had as basis
for conversation the plans for their
house lie could imagine her with the
blueprfnts unrolled. examining them
with all a womans interest in such
things and himself discussing with
her this house in which she expected
him IT. place her as mistress. And
the position she thought she held in
his heart-vacant. or. He leaned
AGAINST fence In bewildermeut, ap-
nroaching despair. His mind dwelt
with horror on the woman whom he
could think of only under the coarse
apneuation of the strawberry blonde.
was there a real crime here TO take
the place OF the ina gined putting
away of Brassfeld? BrassdeId! The
very name sickened him. straw
berry blondes. indeed.' thought Flo
rian; and "Brassheld. the perjured
villain" Certain names used BY the
little man IN the wrong house came
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CHAPTER YIn-fcontlnueal.

'.'Tbe fact f. Clara" said Re. ''as
vou can see. that I've got 20 have YOU
az Peuevale. 7 shall not go down
There without YOU. can't 60 IT, I've
thought It all out"
$50 have T." said she. Il knew that
would have 70 have ue-for little
while; knew Il all the time. was Just
thinking about II as you came up.
Then can you-will you EoE
''Can 7 stay, tF1orian?" she inquired
steadily. "Can 7 leave you Ike just
cured blind and deaf man. and 10y
work for you only begun must Go-
We we're Just talking about our C0ins
70 BeIlevaIe,es you came In, papa AIR
Amidon WIN need Us for while when
he first gets there"
Surely. surely" said the professor
''The most interesting phases Of dis
case viii arise in BolIevale. I grave te
bridIetche of geeping you unter my
opsairfation until-urU te last dog is
hunk Let us dispatch Cnutche
Blotchett 10 spy out &c landt. IN day
or two he can tIsCofer we're dis man
Brassfield Iifes. we're te fair Frauleiu
Elizabeth resides, and chenerally get
on to te loyal shtivation. He VIII
meet up with us at te train. and see
that ve. don't put our foOts IN II. We
VIII dus be safed &c modification OF
hating Alderman Brassfeld. chairman
OF te street committee, eskins te
policeman ts way TO his lOtChings. OF
te fance OF Miss Valdering bassing her
on te street Wit q cOldt. coldt stare Of
unrecognition or embracing her young
lady friendt py mistake. Goot. Let te
chutche dake his tebarture forthwith.
Clara and win he charmed and habby.
my friendt. 20 aEsompany you. Sup
Iiminany considered. II viz be great
stun"
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CHAPTER LX
In Darkest Pennsylvania.

The good God gave hands. left and right
To deal with divers foes So nights
And ewes he gave all sights 20 hold,
And limbs for paciugs manifold
Gave tongue 20 taste both sour and sweet.
Gave gust for salad. FISH, ana meat;
But Christian Sir. whoe' er thou ART,
Trust not thy many5chambered hearU
Give not one bow'F p Blonde. and yet
Retain room for the Brunette;
Whoever gave each other part.
The devil planned and built the heart.
in a Double Locket-
Clara. Amidon. and Blatherwick were
on their way % BeIlevale. The profess
gor was in the smoking car, his daugh-
ter and Florian IN the parlor car. Am
idon, his nerves strained TO the point OF
agony. sat dreading the end OF the
Journey. as one falling from an air
ship might shrink from the termina-
ton Of his Madame le Claire brood
ed over him materially.
"Of course" said Amidon 'this
Brassheld must have adopted some
course OF behavior toward Miss Wal
dron. when
You must call her Elizabeth" said
Madame le Claire. and
and What7" he inquired. as she
failed 90 break the pause Have YOU
found out-muCh-about it-from him p"
mot so very much she replied.
"onIy she'll expect such things as
dearest and darling al times. And
occasionally pet and 'swerheart'-and
'dearie. I can't give them all. YOU
must extemporlze a little. can't you 2"
''MercifuI heaven" groaued AmiiOn.
II can't do IT,"
You have" said Madame le Claire;
''and more-a good deal more"
at was that scoundrel Brassfield."
said ne. in perfect seriousness. More?
What do YOU mean By 'more?'"
well. sometimes you"
He. nor IT,
''You. ] think we had better say
sometimes. when YOU were alone. your
arm went about her waist. her head
was drawn down upon your BOSOM
y q o . EiO hf
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CHAPTER Y.
The Wong House.

When Adam strayed
In Eden's bow rs.
One little maid
Amused his hours.
lie fell But friend
! leave 20 you
" here he'd have dropped
Had there been twoi
Paradise Krhypothecated-
Now. FIorian." said judge Blod-
eett, as they sat in Amidon's rooms
search yourself. and sec II you don Z
fsal a dreamy sense Of familiarity
here in these ro1ms-the feeling thar
the long-lost heir has when be crawls
down the chimney as a sweep and
finds himself in his ancestral halls.
you know"
..Neyer saw a thing here before.
said Amidon, "and have no feeling
except surprise AZ the elegance about
me. and a sucaking fear that Brass
field may come ia at any time and
eject us. The fellow had taste. any
how"
Didn't you recognize anything"
went on the in 'ge. I'm the streets or
buildings or the general landscaDeE
Nothing"
"No- IN the young lady Wasn't
there n sort of-of music in her voice
like lung-I0rgoJIeH melodies. you un-
derstand-lixc what the said heir no.
ticcs IN after years when his mother
blundcrs on 20 hiu2'
well" said Florian, her voice Is
musical. ~ that's what you mean
musical and low. and reminds one OF
the sounds made 10y a great master
PLAYING his heart out in the lowest
notes Of the futei buJ Il Is so far from
being familiar 10 me that I'm quite
sure / .sr heard "A voice ike II be-
fore"
The Jucze STROBE up and down the
room pertuTbedly.
Why" said he ITS enough 70
make a mans hair standI"
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Even tho unsophisticated Amidon
could perceive. now. that the draw
bridge was up. the portcullis down.
and al the bars and shutters OF the
csstIo ia Mace. Moreover. IN the
outer darkness IN which he moved. he
imagined there roamed lions ana
wolves and ravening beasts-and he
with no guide but Judge Blodgett'
who Studs there in the lobby. so Wild
" becoming 10 him.
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CHAPTER XL
&c g Battls, snd Defeat

From CEmslot 70 Czmeliard
The way BY bright paviliOnH starred.
n arms and amor all unmarried.
To Guinevere rode LanceIOt 10 claim for Ar
thur his reward.
Down from her window iook't the maid
To zee her bridegroom, half afraid
In him saw k.ngliEess arrayed-
And summoned by the herald Love 70 yield.
her WoIuan's heart Obeyed-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-08-16

The rough, unsightly scales some
times seen on the legs of fowls. caus-
ing them TO swell and become dis
torted, are due to a mite--a small
insect closely resembling that which
produces scab in sheep. About one
eight hundredth of an inch in length.
it burrows in the skin under the
scales, the consequence of the irrita-
tion being that purulent matter is
formed on which it suDsists. In
acute stages the diseased limbs be-
come covered with rough, lumpy
crusts, which may be removed with
a blunt knife although if the parts
are not first moistened with soft
soap and warm water furious bleed
ing will follow. These crusts are
generally hollow and contain q
spongy mass in the lower portions
of which the pests are to be found
in all stages Of growth and develop
ment. Left to itself. the disease
makes very slow progress, and birds
having il may linger along for q year
or more. Occasionally, however, it
results in such violent Inflammation
and corrosion, as it were, that the
toe or afflicted parts drop off. While
it is as contagious as, and in many
respects similar to the scab of sheep,
spreading from one bird to another
by the mites, It's prevention and cure,
fortunately, are simple and easy
One Of the best things TO do for it is
TO wash the legs OF the diseased birds
with warm water and carbolic soap,
and when dry apply with u feather
kerosene oil, working ii thoroughly
into thc crevices between the scales
AZ the same timc the roosts should
be coated with a mixture of grease,
containing enough Kerosene TO make
of it thin paint with a stiff paint
brush ii should be inserted into the
cracks and creyices until they are
filled Il being there that the mites
5ecret= themselves during the day.
AS IL is an easy matter for the mites
to be in the nests, they should also
receive proper attention; the old
straw, too should be taken out and
burned and new put in It's place
Fowls enjoying plenty OF room in
their runs are less liable TO be both
cred with acaly legs than when kept
in confined spaces.-Fred o. Sibley,
in The Epitomis,
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The Constitution Forever.

Patriotism in this country is by no
means extinct. The fathers who
framed the Constitution have left be-
hind them an invincible line of de-
tenders for all its sacred rights. Liv-
ing men are to-day upholding its bull
warks of individual liberty with as
great-though sometimes different
fervor as when the Federalists saved
the day for one great republic. Let
the wavering and down-hearted read
this report from a pending trial for
law enforcement in Kansas and draw
new courage and inspiration from it:
What is your business"
'I decline to answer"
'Do you operate a ioint?"
"An answer might incriminate
me-"
Did you ever pay the county pros
ecutor for protection?"
II stand on my constitutional
rights"
Where would one find finer illus
tration of the perpetuity of our insti-
tutions than this? And in what
period of our national life has more
zeal been displayed for the protection
from sacrilegious hands of what Fed
eral Judge Humphrey declares to be
"the most cherished right of an
American citizen-the right to re-
main silent when an answer might
incriminate?" ?"-Kansas City Times.
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EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10.
The Sunday SCHOOL Union and Local
Sunday School Interests.-Deut
81. ~, 10.

Our church has no less than 33,1Si
Sunday schools under her care. with
an enrolled membership of 3,227,376,
besides Home Department member
ship of 150,G29. This includes the
schools in mission lands. While we
have less than one-siXth of the Pro
testant Church membership in the
United States, we have one fourth Of
the Sunday school people. If the
Sunday school is the right arm of the
Church, the Epworth League Is her
left arm; and upon these two mem.
bers of the body ecclesiastical de-
pends the future of the body The
League should know about our Sun
day School Union. 1t is the head Of
all the Sunday schools of the denom
nation. 1t furnishes all the litera
ture, helps" etc. for the use of the
schools. Beyond this the Union is
benevolent society, and disburses, N
benevolent and charitable way. the
money contributed by the churches
Sunday schools, and individuals. II
gives about $1,000 per year to sup
port the Sunday school work in our
missionary fields. In connection with
the Tract Society. the Union prepares
and distributes Good Tidings, a.
beautiful weekly paper for the color
ed people of the South During the
year 1905 there were printed, of that
paper, 1886 900 copies. being week
ly average of 1885. The Union
also furnishes supplies gratis to very
weak schcols particularly in the
initial stages of church organization
Up till now the work of the Sunday
School Union has been supported
chiefly by collections from the
churches, this being one of the 'Dis
ciplinary" causes. But last General
Conference made it obligatory upon
the Sunday schools to take a collec-
tion for the Union. The class in any
Sunday school which gives the larg-
est amount, provided that it be not
less than one dollar, to this cause,
will receive a handsome silk ban
ner. The receipts from the Confer
ence collections last year for the
Union We're $29,91S6S. or this sum
the Sunday schools contributed only
S1,095.0i, only 1872 schools having
given anything, The schools every
where ought to wheel into line.
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Watering the Desert.

South Algeria, which borders on
the great Sahara desert, is eX-
periencing great benefits from gov
ernment irrigation by boring for
water at considerable depths. In
many parts abundant springs have
been encountered which rise to the
surface and render it possible 20
cultivate land that has long been
waste. Some of the borlngs may
reach a depth OF from 1850 feet to
close upon 1000 feet, Already it is
possible to employ in certain of the
palm groves in the oases double ahe
amount of water formerly available
for this purpose. There seems thus
nothing to prevent the gradual alb
sorptlon Of the great desert by irri-
cation.
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Eccding plnnts.

Farmers can learn how to feed
their plants as well as their animals
and have everything to gain by en-
deavoring to gain more knowledge
in that direction Plants require
food and drink, and they have their
preferences as to the kinds desired
If improper foods are supplied the
plants they refuse them and seek in
the soil for something which the
farmer has not supplied. When the
food is suitable the plants make
rapid growth and thrive, but when
they are sickly there is something
wrong with the food
To set plant food free promotes nj
IRRIGATION, supplies air to the soil
and roots. makes all the soil avail
able by fning it, breaks up the hard
pan. makes a reservoir for water,
warns and dries the soil, saves the
rain by taking it into the soil, pre-
vents evaporation or conserves mois
ture and makes the moisture ard fer
tility of the soil available.
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The King of Tramps" got a term
in a French gaol the other day. He
said he was born of wealthy parents
and educated for the bar He lost
money by gambling, and to pay the
debt broke open his fathers safe
Turned out of doors | became a
terror to all honest folk. | have
toured France twenty times, and
have been all over Belgium, Ger
many, Italy, Switzerland and Spain.
/ have been shut up in almost every
prison in Europe. The magistrate
having informed him that he would
have to go to gaol once more, he
cried, "Hooray! | have scored my
century. l have been sentenced ex-
actly ninety-nine times by magis-
trates all over Europe"
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Public Art in the Country.

The farmer needs to be trained to
appreciate the value Of pleasant house
surroundings. His house grounds
should be well kept; his barns should
be devoid of advertisements, and he
should manfully resist the persua-
sions of the advertising man who
would paint signs on the rocks or
stand them L in the meadows facing
the railroads. These things are com
monplace enough in themselves, and
yet If no more was done than i'm
prove these matters, the country
would be pleasanter place to visit
and to travel through. The country
does not need monuments, it does not
require costly works of art, 1t does
not call for the things the city de-
mands as matter of course; its
needs are its own, but they are quite
as urgent as any of the matters which
appear so essential in the cities; its
claims to artistic consideration are
tant.-American Homes and
Gardening.
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thnned so as to stand about six
inches apart. This can be done with
narrow bladed hoe. Cultivation
should be discontinued after the
roots have begun to form. Often
late cultivation starts new root
growth when they should be matur-
ing and developing sugar
The cooler they can be kept the
better. AS a matter of fact IL does
not seriously injure them to freeze
If they are fed Immediately after
thawing. OF course they soon will
rot after the frost is out of them.
The cellar referred to would be all
right, except it is poor plan to
store roots in the cellar of q house.
as there is an odor arising from them
that is neither pleasant nor health
full. An excellent plan is to. put
them in cone-shaped piles of about
forty bushels each, not to exceed five
feet at the base. Cover these with
about six inches of straight straw, If
II is to be had twisting a hue or
chimney every two or three feet at
the top Of the heap for the air to pass
out. Then cover with four or six
inches of earth These can be taken
out at any time on mild day, or if
left till late in the season will keep
much firmer than If in cellar. |
have kept them in perfect condition
here, where the mercury goes TO
twenty degrees below zero. The
heaps should be on dry ground where
no water stands
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Keep an egg record.
Sort out the drones.
Profit by others failures.
You cannot keep the place too
clean
A little kerosene viii brighten
rusty plow
Il is the solids in cows milk
that determine her value.
A good time to prune trees is just
after they have leaved out
In breeding be careful not to drop
utility points to get standard.
Does the insurance policy permit
you to run the incubator in the
house?
Cookie is said to be poisonous.
Too much of it is apt to kill the
fowls
The value of the manure depends
more upon the feed than upon the
animal.
Plant early garden truck only in
ground in first calss condition and
well fortified.
Do not attempt to cover a big
field with a little pile of manure.
Reverse the proceedings.
Hogs should always have plenty
OF good, pure water to drink. They
should never be allowed to drink
out of stagnant pool which is reek-
ing with disease germs. With the
automatic drinking fountain now to
be had cheaply, this can easily be
done.
Unless a sick hen is far more val
liable than an ordinary fowl very
sick hen will not be worth doctorlng.
The sooner her head is taken OFF the
better. Prompt action of this kind
may prevent the spread of disease
among the entire flock and n heavy
loss TO the owner of the fowls.
1t is a mistake not to trim and
shape the trees when young, and
| Chus avoid the necessity OF removing
large branches when the trees are
grown. which means but mutilation
and injury; and it is equally. wrong
TO let too much fruit mature on Young
trees, or on any trees, for that mat.
| ter
The farmer who confines himself
to two or three staple crops and who
has not ventured beyond them, does
not know the full capacity of his
farm He should try some special
crops on a small area and endeavor
to have greater variety of articles
to sell. The causes OF failure in
some crops do not influence other
| kinds.
II you want fat colts, calves, lambs
and pigs. SOW clover No kind OF
feed causes greater growth than
clover, either in pasture and hay. II
hast the pasture and meadow lands
OF our stock farmers are In clover Il
is no mistake. Aside from supply-
ing the best food for stock, ie keeps
up the fertility of the soil and en-
sbles the farmer to raise good crops.