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Ffshskin lanterns

The puffer or swell fish has the DOW
er to distend itself with air into the
shape of a globe. japanese living In
the Hawaiian Islands make of the skin
of the big puffer found in Hawaiian
waters an odd and grotesque lantern.
When the skin of the big puffer has
been first removed while it is still soft
1t is stuffed out to its full size in globe
shape and SO left to dry. The skin is
not much thicker than paper and
translucent brown on the upper part
and gray below. The fins are pre-
served and dried sticking out from the
fish, the tail being perked up at an an
gle. A circular opening is made in
the back, through which the light can
be placed and ia which Is set horizon
tally hoop or rim by which the Ian
tern can be suspended. Such a Ian
tern made of big puffer's skin may
be foot in diameter crosswise and
fifteen inches in length, and what with
the head of the fish appearing at one
end and the perked up tail at the other
and the fins projecting at the sides this
fish skin lantern makes very curious
object.-New York Herald.
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ing truth. Her head was bent and he
could not see her face
He leaned down speaking loud
above the deafening noise:
"Midge-forgive me! You needn't do
til didn't really realize-I-'' He
was becoming desperately incoherent
and shaky She caught at his hand,
and he saw her eyes were full of
tears.
'Dick-I've been thinking. I've al
ways intended to say yes-but 1 could
not Now I'm glad you have taken it
out Of my hands, you and you mother,
even like this. 1t was the only way"
In the realization Of what had seem
ed moment ago he could hardly guide
the car upon the crowded pier and up
to the large flower canopied booth The
rest of the proceedings passed off as
in a dream. His mothers anxious face,
the wOuld-be calm tones of the nervous
little reverend in front of the impro-
vised pulpit and his own voice play
ing unexpected tricks with the vital an
sWers.
Not until they were standing togeth-
Ell upon the rice-strewn deck of the big
liner, watching the shore slowly recede
and the water widen between, did he
turn toward her for the final confirma-
ton Of the truth.
And to the list and swing of the
fainting music his question found an
swer In her eyes.-Boston Post.
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a trife he tore off the disfiguring Cog
gies and turned toward her.
The Bremen sails for New York at
6. It now lacks an hour of g. l think
we Will be just in time"
"Dick Shepley! Are you mad?"
Marguerite Mcguire. certainly not!
But you are going to New York and
start tonight-with me-"
She snatched frantically at the steer
ing guage, but strong arm held her,
down.
you mustn't. There's nothing to
fear. Thiak a moment. Remember
three weeks ago telling me you would
never marry anyone who could not dare
everything, even your displeasure IL
necessary, to gain you? And doubly
sealed it by saying your marriage must
be original or not at all? 1t is to be all
this. 1 lost time persuading you to
come, so we've had to rush. Don't
struggle-it's dangerous"
"At the pier Very Rev. Mr.. Blackie,
staying with the Chapmans, you know,
is waiting with all the friends we have
and haven't met Unique? 1t should
satisfy"
Exhausted, she sank against the
prisoning arm, helplessly staring into
the set face. He was breathing heavily,
grlmly determined.
please let me go, Dick"
The corners of his mobile lips flashed
into little smiles. His whole face seem
ed to hold unexpected places for laugh
ter and tenderness; and suddenly she
knew the day was his, as she had
known it from the first
Nudge, for the last two years you
have given me every encouragement.
Yes, you know you have" Then, with
change Of tone: II am not going to
let you go. You can cry and struggle:
scream if you wish--no one can catch
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I PRS Fl .fnE Poop -

the window seat with cretonne 1t be taken
off and washed and fresh Greatly because she
can't afford heavier materially She carpets the bed
rooms with straw mattings because they clean
and cool realy because she hasn't the to put in
hard wood hoors) She paints old chairs white they
look so unique and sticks to the old square piano be-
cause 1t has such good tone Her husband but nobody
else is deceived into the belief that she has everything
any reasonable ought to desire But here be is
making terrible mistake
think have learned thing about home keeping
that would teach me, if building house. to
little house should be built accord
ing not to the amount has to spend in its construc
ton, but rather according the continue
to spend in keeping it up no family should build
large handsome house unless they keep plenty of
servants. 1t Is absurd to beautiful home and be
out all the time in the of it.
When woman puts lot of hard wood and grill work.
plate glass and Venetian blinds into her house. simply
puts up life work for somebody. Week after week,
day after day. there Is the resome routine of
bng polishing and busting to do. What fun Is it to
stand for two three hours wiping the dust of
window shutters and wood grill work? If people cannot
afford to hire the work done they would better
in smaller, simpler home The people in a house
vastly important than the house itself that it
the height of stupidity to ones life away cleaning
up big, senseless house.
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grass that would otherwise creep in.
Many of the apples thus grown can
be picked from the ground, or by low
step-ladders set under the trees.
Calves Floating on Foam Milk.
have had some experience In calf
feeding that might be interesting to
some of your readers, and if someone
else has had the same trouble would
like to hear from him. When 1 first got
my hand-Separator fed the milk to the
calves without taking the foam of. II
would be two or three inches deep In
each pail.
had three calves die with bloat.
They would commence to bloat as soon
as they drank the milk, and died In
from two to three hours AS soon as
l made up my mind that it was the
foam that killed them / skinned the
foap off Then had no more calves
die for about three months, when one
of the boys got careless and went out
one evening and fed one calf without
taking of the foam. Next morning Il
lay dead where he had fed II, all bloat-
ed. Since that we are very careful to
take the foam of, as feel certain that
it is the foam that kills them.-Cor.
Wallace's Farmer
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Tree. KiIIed by Winter.

Severe winters, without much snow,
alarm orchardists, and with good
cause, although experience has shown
that oftentmes trees that are supposed
to be injured beyond recovery can be
brought around to profitable bearing
with the proper care. OF course, If
the trees are actually killed by the Sc
we're winter there is nothing left to do
but cut them down, but be sure the
injury is fatal before taking this step
The tree that has been well cared for
and which has made a strong, healthy
growth the previous season, will stand
hard winter without fatal results, if,
in the spring, one is certain the roots
are not injured, and that the freezing
has not been sufficient to cause a com.
plete separation of bark and wood on
nearly every part of the tree, there
is still hope that the tree will recover.
although the treatment is heroic In
most sections 1t consists of a severe
pruning. cutting off tie smaller
branches and cutting back the larger
branches severely. This applies to
young trees, while the older trees
should be only moderately cut back
indianapolis News.
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a channe of Clothing.

Gustaye Anderson, a prisoner in
the Workhouse, died OF pneumonia
because of the rapid change to the
prison suit from an enormous
amount Of clothing he wore wAen re-
ceived. When told to disrobe ne
startled the guards by removing sew
en- caps.
Then ne added to their amazement
by taking of six coats, two vests,
five pairs of trousers, four shirts, and
two undershirts. His shoes were
stuffed with straw Soon after he
donned the Workhouse garb he was
seized with pneumonia, which result
ed in his death. He was sent to the
Workhouse on the charge of vagran-
cy. and his home is not known.-Tuc-
son (Arizona) Citizen.
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Ate Alligator Eggs.

Commodore Whitney Lyon, of New
York. vino has just returned from
Miami Fla, where he has been on a
fishing trip for the past three weeks
gave a unique dinner party to his
guests since his arrival in Washing
ton.
AS a relish the menu contained
fresh alligator eggs, served with qua
va jelly. and the dinner fayors were
live baby a1ligators captured by the
host and Mr.. Hord in Florida, each
having a gold band fastened just for
ward of his hing legs, with chain
attached securely to a jewelled pin,
with which the ladies fastened tle
pets to their corsage. Washington
Star.
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FOUND TEMPLE OF oNIAs.
Egyptian Ruins Identified as Relic of
Jewish Nation.

Professor Flinders Petrie communi-
Gates to the Egyptian press a highly
interesting narrative Of the work per
formed by the British School of Arch
aeology in Egypt The labors of the
expedition lay among six sites along
the east of the Delta. This was to
a great extent virgin ground, as
archaeologists usually affect the vast
field Of the desert south of Cairo. The
professors principal achievement has
been to identify the ruin Of the Temple
of Onias This was built by one of the
family of the High Priests when, I'M
der Antiocnus, the Jews fed from per-
secution to settle in a remote and Sc
cure part of the Eastern Delta.
The pages of Josephus contain one
of the few records of the temple,
which has not hitherto been identified
in modern times. Professor Petrie'
mas, however, fully verified the iden-
tity of Tel ell Yehudiyeh, near Shibin'
ell Kanater, as the place of Onias, and
the minutest particulars of Josephus
are corroborated The learned Jew
ish historian states that the temple
stood in an old Egyptian town called
Leontopolis, dedicated to Bubastis,
and here was found a shrine of a
lion-headed goddess. He states that
the Jews built their temple there,
permission having been given by Ptol-
emv Philometor; and besides coins or
that king on the temple site, there
was discovered a fragment OF an &C
count for bricks supplied by one
Abram. He likewise states that the
building was so cubits high; and evil
dences demonstrate that. the mound
on which the ruins are scattered
must have risen to that height,
The settlement of Onias was strong
ly fortified, and the sacred building,
rising above the town, itself three
or four acres in extent, was exactly
half the size of the great temple OF
solomon and it is not improbable
that Ezras temple was of the same
proportions. The architecture was
Corinthian, with Syrian features in
the battlements. Though standing
not more than 20 years ago, the wan
ton destructiveness of the felaheen
mas left little more than the founda-
tions. from which, however the out
lines can be restored. The monu-
ment forms a pathetic relic of the
new Jerusalem in Egypt
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A Favored Instrument.

The story is told Of a newly rich
woman who on the occasion of her
daughters wedding gave a large recep-
ton, for which music was furnished BY
.t,a1t ~ lwelye pieces.
The leader OF rhis orchestra was a
yiolinist who had achieved a social rs
well as professional success, and the
rich woman evidently wished to reeog-
nize this fact and make clear her
knowledge of it.
When the evening was half over, the
butler approached the musicians, who
were having a short intermission, and
in his loftiest manner he said, after re-
ferring to paper In his hand:
''The violin eats in the dining room !:
the rest of the instruments eats in the
pantry"
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put it in his desk again to the light of day as
he free to determine in the instance whether he
would would not negotiate ii.
That power is not expressly given to the President
by the constitution but it inheres executive power
conferred upon him to conduct foreign relations
it is power which inheres in him as the sole organ
under the constitution through whom foreign rea
lions and diplomatic intercourse conducted Out of
public necessity the President should be permitted TO
pocket treaty. no matter if every member the SEN
ate thought he ought to exchange The ratification Why?
Because the President through the ambassadors min
sters consu and all of the agencies of the government
exploring sources Of information everywhere it is his
business to know whether anything has occurred since
the Senate acted upon the treaty which would render it
Tor the public interest that the notifications be not ex
changed and he is empowered withhold exchange of
ratfcatons if later knowledge he for the
public interest so to do
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rs at this speed-but it will be all to
no purpose. You are mine! You have
been mine from the first days of my
courtship when l used to play knight
to YOUR queen in the high court walls
of the nursery, way back, ages ago
Come entering the town-accept
the iuevitable!"
Unexpectedly she burst into low, de
liciouS laughter,
oh Dick. oh, Dick! You are al
ways 50 ridiculous, What will uncle
say? What will your mother say?"
He glanced down in frowning scorn,
delighted ut the swift change, but with
al a uiAe suspicious.
"You know your uncle would not be
surprised at anything you did-and
mother-well-she knows :"
WHAT"
Yes you'll find her waiting with ev-
erything you need at present. There.
Hear that band? OH joyously.
They've done everything 'cording to
orders, sure thlny."
The auto was now running smoothly
and moderately into the main street of
the town. and snatches of inspiring
music came down to them from the
/ harbOr lrrance Crowds of gayly
dressed Spluiards and natives lined the
! street; grJups of Americans in car
riages. autos, on the balcony; and as
their car rolled into view these broke
into laughing cheers and followed aft
er, a steady procession, to the steamer
/ landing.
In sudden fear Dick glanced at the
girl, grown so calmly quiet, rearrang-
ing She long. huttering veil; and the
monstrous thing about to be done-per-
baps against her will-came home to
him for the hrst time In all its appau-
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FARM CONDITIONS coon.


Secretary of Agricultural Board
Finds Crops Generally Favorable.
Secretary John NJ. True of the State
Board Of Agricultl are has issued his first
crop re2ort. Farm conditions in this
State are generally favorable, but not
gratifying.
= Reports show that in the southern dl-
vision Of the State and in MANI parts of the
middle division during March the ground
was Tree from snow and froze TO a sutii
cient depth to seriously iniure the clover
crop. especially fields that were cut last sea
son.
jured, though this crop is of much less i'm
portance than clover
Fruit trees and shrubbery generally came
through the winter in good condition and
the prospects are, at date, excellent for
heavy bloom upon all varieties
The season is some ten days later than
the last and not all small grain fields are
sown in the southern and central divisions
of the State, while farm work in the north
ern division is somewhat more backward.
Frequent complaint is made that ground is
too dry for proper handling.
More than the usual acreage of blowing
done last fall, and much grain has
been put in upon last years corn and pota-
to fields by use of disc harrows instead of
pillow
Pastures are in good condition, and with
wa III weather VIII ia OuC AAuIC SifG
cent feed for stock
We ncta taat many farmers are inficting
injury both upon theh' fields and cattle by
already allowing their animals to run upon
fields just becoming grenn.
No widespread or even general disease is
reported among live stock, though the con
dition of farm animals is not generally
good, possibly attributable TO the poor quail
ity of last years hay crop.
From present indications the acreage of
spring sown grains will be equal to that of
last year, except spring wheat, which con-
tinues to diminish.
The tendency will be to plant smaller
acreage of potatoes than last year, while in
the tobacco districts the acreage will be in
creased.
Sugar beets will be extensively planted,
with a large increase of acreage in Dane
and other counties tributary to new beet
sugar factory at Madison.
Dairy products continue to bear good
prices and this industry will continue to
grow, Notwithstanding the serious menace
of tuberculosis among cattle in many parts
of the State.
From letters of inquiry sent out we esti-
mate the condition of the following crops
100 representing a good normal condition
winter wheat say, rye SO, clover 81, tim
othy meadows SO.
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The LOST CHORDS.
And "Sound of a Great Amen" From
the Orqan Loft

the Oi9dn EOit.
The congregation of Ballynafeiga
Methodist Church, near Belfast, was
treated to something beyond the or
binary round of Devotional exercises
on Sunday
Lately the relations between the
organist AID the members of the
church had become strained owing
to the introduction of innovations into
the service (the singing of the Sew
en-Fold Amen" among othersl. which
was strongly objected to.
During last week the organist was
politely informed that ne must either
discontinue his revolutionary meth
DDS or make room for P successor.
This ultimatum was, it is said, treat
ed with quiet contempt Those in
authority thereupon resolved upon
drastic measures. On Sunday last,
when the musician presented himself
at the church, he found every door
closed and the worshippers assembled
in knots outside.
He persuaded the sexton to allow
him to enter the church, and at once
proceeded to his place in the organ
loft, only to find that new lock had
been fitted to the organ and the hy-
draulic pressure cut off.
AT this momen The minister ar
rived. accompanied by the remainder
of his flock, among whom was the
new organist. After a brief consulta-
ton AN old pedal organ was wheeled
out in front of the pulpit, the choir
formed up around it, and the service
was commenced.
Meanwhile the solitary figure in the
organ loft remained in his seat. Al
the close of the first hymn, it is stat
ed, he gave vent to a more than usually
vigorous Amen" in which he was
Joined by a number of the congrega-
ton. This called forth strong de-
precatory observations from the cler-
gyman, and at the close of the sec
ond hymn the lonely figure aloft was
permitted to sing a solitary amen"
-Four hymns in all were sung, and at
the end of each the sound of a great
Amen" issued from the organ loft.
At the evening service, long before
the usual hour the new organist had
taken his seat at the Carnegie organ,
and when mis- predecessor arrived on
the scene he found his successor ac-
lively manipulating the keys The
depOsed musician attempted to make
his way to his old place, but was pre-
vented and ultimately took a seat in
the body of the cnurch.-London
Daily News.
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S,S-

The hotbed brings the best luxuries grass
of green vegetation. Many
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THE MASTER MAN.
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IN ARGUERITE. l love you p

GGNm ARGUERITE, love you"
lM1l The words floated softly
from no visible source. She
looked around, above, evidently awak-
ened at last from the absorbing House
of Mirth."
"Dick, you silly. Where are your"
The sound of cautious jump. foot
steps, retreating behind the high gar
den wall. and presently a gray clad
figure stroled through the entrance to-
ward the bamboo retreat She became
again obllvious to everything external.
Flinging himselif at her feet. he adj
dressed his remarks to the tip of the
dainty shoes just visible beneath the
duff Of summer skirts.
1.-TWO years I've been asking, beseech-
ING. and this is my reward. Total indif
ference"
The book moved a tri1e higher. hid
ing a tell-tale face
He rolled lazily over. his bright, ex-
cited eyes belylng his careless move
ments, and watched the figure OF q
short fat man emerge from the piazza
II the low bungalow and, laboriously
mounting the waiting horse, ride away.
With a quick movement he turned
and caught the little high-h eeled shoes.
his eyes dancing uP at her mischievous-
ly.
Marguerite, l will make you listen
It Is time to be serious.
The book dropped ut last and indig
nant blue eyes flashed into the brown.
He released her feet, giving them lit
tie shake. and appropriated the seat by
her side.
You have nothing to do. Nudge
Gene with me Tor a spin!" His quick
changes and masterful assurance al
ways left her rather breathleSs: now
she cold only laugh in evaporation
as usual,
My dear Dick l play tennis with
Don Carlos at >"
"Oh, Carlos" in tones of disgust. Its
toe hot for that. Come" and allow
ing herself to be persuaded they were
soon speeding over the broad Cuban
road.
As he guided the huge motor, intent
upon the growing speed, she became
aware of his unwonted silence and face
set with determined purpose. The wind
whlstled past their ears, the high palm
trees lined upon either side flashed by
In a continuous blur; and the hard.
white road sprang up To meet them. An
adept with the machine, she knew they
were far beyond the usual speed limit.
and fear wholly new sprang up against
this happygo-lucky friend of her child.
hood days. The long silence was un-
bearable.
She touched him lightly on the arm.
.'Dick, what is the matterT'
He smiled. but did not answer until
the more frequent plantations denoted
the nearing approach 20 Havana. Glanc-
ing at his watch and slackening speed
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- V 0N' shaved her life away and received
thanks She spends hours in silent broodng her
wrongs If she talks at all it is only to insinuate that
time to die is good another and perhaps little
better If anybody tells her she is she only gives
him glance of quiet reproach and says significantly
every we'll, it will not be long" He dosnt know what
she means, but hopes profoundly that it will not.
Now all of this is merely the inward srrings of the
housekeeping mania, the mlcrobe it were beginning
to gnaw. l doubt If man, foreseeng woman does
the wrechednes by which the revolution of spring clean
ing must be accomplished, would face it heroicaly
she does believe he would not long endure the plan
ming and cogitation which occupy the sma' hours
when all of the family is peacefully sleeping except
mother, who is little troubled with insomnia. How
she tries to arrange the various carpets they will do
ald decide which really needs paper worst How
she wonders which to do without, her new dress
curtains for the parlor (and finally does without
both say, would set fire to the house and ST.
leny steal away before be would be his wits end
The who has kept house makeshifts all her
life really gets very little credit She makes curtains out
of dotted swiss because they look dainty Greatly be-
good lace of her reach). She covers
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Big Post card Collection.

Ray Boynton of Menasha has a collec-
ton of 300 post cards from different
parts of the United States and foreign
countries. A particular feature about the
collection is that it includes the complete
series of the Columbia exposition at Chi
cago. 1898; Mississippi, Omaha.
1898; Pan American, Buffalo. n. Y.
1901; ST. Louis worlds fair 1904, and
the Lewis and Clark exposition at Port
land, 1905. The collection fills twelve
large albums.