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YES, monsieur"
La Barrels eyes turned from the dis
appearing figure of the officer, rested a
moment on my face, and then smiled
grimly as he fronted Cassion. He
seemed we'll pleased with himself, and
to have recovered his good humor.
"a delightful surprise for you, Mon
sieur Cassion," he said genially, land
let us hope no less a pleasure for the
fair lady. Be seated, mademoiselle.
Your marriage is to take place to-
night"
This affair Is no longer n of af-
f~ection; it has become the kings buEi-
ness, a matter of state. I decide 1t Is
best for you to leave Quebec; ay! and
New France, mademoiselle. There is
but n choice, Imprisonment here, or
exile into the wilderness" He leaned
forward staring into my face with bis
fierce, threatening eyes. 81 feel it bet
ter that you go as Monsieur Cassion's
wife, and under his protection. I de-
cree that SO you shall 60"
-with-with- Cas-
sion?"
zone of his party. IT'S my order
also that Hugo Chevet be Of the COM
pany. Perchance a year In the wilder
ness may be of benefit to him, and he
might be Of value in watching owe
young D'Artigny."
Never have I felt more helpless,
more utterly alone. I knew all he
meant, but my mind grasped no way
of escape. His face leered at me as
through a mist, yet as l glanced aside
at Cassion 1t only brought home to
M a more complete detection. The
man was glad-glad! He had no on
science, no shame. To appeal to him
would be waste of breath-a deeper
humiliation. Suddenly I felt cold, hard,
reckless; ay! they had the power to
force me through the unholy ceremony.
/ was only a helpless girl; but beyond
that I would laugh at them; and Cas-
sion-if he dared
The door opened, and a lean priest
in long black robe entered noiselessly,
bending his shaven bead to La Barre,
as his crafty eyes swiftly swept our
faces.
Monsieur desired my presence?"
Eyes, Pere lie Guard, a mission of
happiness. There are two here to be
Joined in matrimony by bonds Of Holy
church. We but wait the coming of
the lady's guardian"
The pere must have interpreted the
expression of my face.
""Tis regular, monsieur?" he asked.
by order of the king" returned La
Barre sternly. Beyond that it is not
necessary that you inquire. All! Mon
sieur Chevet; they found you then? l
have a pleasant surprise for you. IT'S
hereby ordered that you accompany
Commissaire Cassion to the Illinois
country as interpreter, to be paid from
my private fund"
Chevet stared Into the governors
dark face, scarce able to comprehend,
his brain dazed from heavy drinking.
1.-THE Illinois country! Hugo Che
vet? IT'S some joke, MONSIEUR"
"None at all, as you will discover
presently, my man. 1 do not jest on
the kings service"
"But my land, monsieur; my niece?"
La Barre permitted himself q laugh.
bah! let the land lie fallow; twill
cost little while you draw a wage, and
as for mademoiselle, tits that you may
accompany her l make choice. Stand
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girl hath lost her head, and such con-
troversy is unseemly in my presence.
Pere lie Guard, let the ceremony pro-
ceed.'
"'Tis your order, monsieur"
cay! do 1 not speak my will plainly
enough? Come, the hour is late, and
our kings business is Of more import
than the within of a girl"
l never moved, never lifted my eyes.
I was conscious of nothing, but help
less, impotent anger, Of voiceless
shame. They might force me to go
through the form, but icy would
they make me the wife of this man.
My heart throbbed with rebellion, my
mind hardened into revolt. I knew all
that occurred, realized the significance
Of every word and act, yet 1t was as If
they a~ppertained to someone else. l
felt the clammy touch of Cassion's
hand on my nerveless fingers, and I
must have answered the interrogation
les of the priest, for his voice droned
on, meaningless to the end. 1t was
only in the silence which followed that
[ seemed to regain consciousness, and
a new grip on my numbed faculties.
Indeed I was still cropping in the fog,
~bewildered, inert, when La Barre gave
utterance to a coarse laugh.
Congratulations, Francois" he
cried. "a fair wife, and not SO I'M
willing after all. And now your first
kiss"
The sneer of these words vas like
a slap in the face, and all the hat
red, and indignation I felt seethed to
the surface. A heavy paper knife lay
on the desk, and 1 gripped it in my
fingers, and stepped back, facing them.
Tho mist seemed to roll away, and l
saw their faces, and there must have
been that in mine to startle them, for
even La Barre gave back a step, and
the grin faded from the thin lips Of
the commissaire.
"'Tis ended them" I said, and my
voice did not falter. II am this mans
wife. Very well, you have had your
way! now 1 will have mine. Listen
to what l shall say, Monsieur lie Gou-
verneur, and you also, Francois Cas-
sion. By rite of church you call me
wife, but that Is your only claim. l
know your law, and that this cere-
mony has sealed my lips. l am your
captive, nothing more; you can rob me
now-but, mark you! all that you will
ever get is money. Monsieur Cassion, If
you dare lay SO much as a finger on
me, I will kill you as 1 would a snake.
I know what l say, and mean 1t. You
kiss me! Try it, monsieur, If you
doubt how my race repays insult. I
will go with you; 1 will bear your
name; this the law compels, but l am
still mistress of my soul, and Of my
body. You hear me, m%essieurs? You
understands"
Cassion stood leaning forward, just
where my first words had held him
motionless. AS I paused his eyes were
on my face, and he lifted a hand to
wipe away drops of ~perspiration. La
Barre crumpled the paper be held
savagely.
49," he exclaimed, I'VE have un'
| chained q tiger cat. Well, all this is
naught to me; and Francois, 1 leave
you and the wilderness to do the tam
ing. In faith, it's time already you
were of. You agree to accompany
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back; you have your orders, and now
I'll show you good reason" He stood
up and placed his hand on Cassion's
arm. Nov, my dear Francois, If you
will join the lady"
NLApTEn VI
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Study Enemy's Tongue,

=Petrogrnd. Feb. 2o.-The war is turn
ing out more linguistS than the univer-
stiles did before the conflict began. 1t
is said that many of the German
prisoners are devoting themselves Sc
riously to learning Russian, and the
same is the case in France. where
there is a great demand for French
gralnmarS among German prisoners.
German has been made the court
language of Bulgaria. The French are
applying themselves asSiduously to
the study OF English to increase the
feeling of fraternity among the allies
in France, and the English are rccip-
rocating by learning French.
The most backward students are the
British prisoners in Germany, who re-
fuse to learn the German tongue, al
though there are exceptions.
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men. Both lots We're confined in yards
hfty feet square throughout the year.
The poor laying hens were fed a mix.
lure OF hfteen parts wheat. two parts
oats and two parts barley: also grit
and green food, but no mash.
The hens in the better LAYING non
were fed a grain mixture composed Of
twelve parts wheat, two parts corn.
three parts oats, two parts barley, n
part kaftir corn. one part millet. one
half part sunf1ower seed and one part
buckWheat. They We're also fed a dry
mash made up of one part wheat meal,
w parts bran, two parts white shorts.
part cornmeal, two parts fish meat
meal and l per G charcoal.
Both pens We're fed the scratch feed
in deep litter.
The hens in the poor laying pen not
only averaged less than one-ifth as
many eggs. but produced a much lar
ger proportion of small, u~nmarketable
eggs than did the better laying pen.
The hens We're weighed on the last
day OF each month throughout the year.
n 1t was found that the hens with q
limited ration could not maintain their
body weight when laying, but the we'll
fed pen maintained quite a uniform
weight while laying over five times as
many eggs.
Had the pen fed the limited, unbal-
anced ration had free range this show
Ing, OF course. would have been less
striking. Nevertheless, during the WIN
ter months, when egg prices were high
est, they would have Deer under the
same disadvantage as the hens con-
tined in the small yard.
The pen that made the better record
made only a fair average production
Tor having such excellent care and ia
Vorable feeding. The origin and for
mel breeding Of these hens were not
known. but they We're of a good quail
tty Of White Leghorn stock.
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Duplicates Human Hand.

Berlin. via London. Feb. 1O.-After
years of experiment Director Klinycn-
berg of the General Electric company
has announced the perfection of an
ELECTROMAGNETIC hand" with which il
Is possible to grasp owe the heaviest
metal objects and work with them adj
vantagenn>,lly as With human hands.
DIR. klingcnbcrg has evolved an UNI
usually powerful battery. which can
be carried by the operator. making it
unnecessary for him to he near an rlrr-
trio current in order to maynetiZc the
hand" The invention. it is said, can
perform all the functions of the hu-
ma hanu and others besides. The
current is regulated by a switch op-
Grated by hand or foot.
1t is hoped that the invention will
solve the problem of livelihood for
many crippled soldiers. enabling them
to engage even in trades requiring con-
siderable manual u%rXtcrity. such as
carpentry. BY its use the manipula-
ton of knife and fork and similar in
strumentS is a ba@atclle.
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Ships to Defy Torpedoes.

Washington. Feb. 22.-Future Amer
lean battleShipS will be able to sur
vlVe the explosion of Il single torpedo
against their hulls, regardless of where
they are struck, in the opinion of
navy experts. ENIerimentS which have
been in progress for more than a year
have demonstrated that two or more
tolpclopS must find their mark before
these ships can be sent to the bottom.
The two superdrcadnaughts and two
battle cruisers Congress has been asked
to authorize this year will he designed
on this plan. RHttleShips 70 and ~
have added interior construction re-
sulting from the study made of the
question of torpedo defense since the
outbreak of the European war. but
later ships will have cvcn increased
provisions in this regard.
The experiments are continuing and
officials expect further information on
the subject to he developed. "Details of
the work are regarded as confidential,
but it is known that some experts are
hopeful that a type of construction will
be evolved which will greatly reduce
the effectiveness Of either mines or tor
pedoes against heavy ships.
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or rising currents as we'll as to the
TACT that the condensed PARTICLES are
nearly as light as air the clouds rcmain
boating. like fine suspended matter in
water. until further condensation ere
:t"S particles of sufficient size to form
ralIldropS. whose relative great weight
brings them rapidly TO the ground.
That clouds do slowly descend even
when not condensed into rain may be
observed when they are seen to dis
solve and disappear without apparent
cause. This is caused by the clouds
descent to Il level where II rise of tenn
Itrlhturr rall$cS the condensed wafer
'nunr to r~cNOlatiliZ". thus becoming
again invisible New York .Journol
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A Screen Coon.

This drawing shows the plan of
chicken coop We designed and have
been using the last ten years. The
coops are made in the winter time
when the men are not busy with other
work. They are made of twelve and
Sin incl soft pine boards. They are
twenty-threo inches long. eighteen inch
cs wide, eighteen inches high in front
and Il foot high at the back. The roof
extends over the side walls about three
hinged on, as shown. and the coops are
painted inside and out. Wire screen is
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Feed For Winter Ems

Hens must have grain to supply the
carbohydrates for the eggs and skim
milk or beef scrap for the protein.
Grit and shell aid digestion, and min
eral matter builds up the eg-shell.
The pullet or hen must also have
green food in abundance at all times,
Don't feed the hens by measure, but
give them all they will eat up readily.
Feed the meat scrap and .round or
rolled grain in hoppers. This NAV bc
before the hens at all times. or the
hoppers may be open during the after
noon only.-Orange Judd Farmer.
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Things the Farmer Likes to Know
INFLAMED UDDERS.
Cause and Treatment of tho Two
Forms of This Disease.

Cause and Treatment of tho Two
Forms of This Disease.
Garget makes an appearance every
once in awhile in COWS which apDar-
emily are in perfect health. says Pro-
fesSor L. 4. I!adley of the Wisconsin
experiment station. The milk in So
we're cases is either stringy or other
wise altered in character when drawn
and collects Il yellowish colored sedi-
ment on standing. In less pronounced
cases there may be little visible change
i'll the milk, but an examination would
reveal a large number of germs.
NoninfectiouS gargct is caused Inv
bruises or other injuries or by Il sud
den congestion of blood in the udder.
as frequently occurs in heavy mixers
and in heifers ut first calvinv. A.
fccted animals usually make Il COM
plcte recovery if given one and one
half pounds of EPSON salts and thei,.
feed is restricted to that of a succllent
nature.
The cause of infectious yareet is q
germ or germs. When many of them
are present in the udder not only is the
milk changed. as mentioned above. hrt
the udder itself becomes hot and SEN
sitive to the touch.
The Importance of the infections
form of garge rests in the fact that
il is usually not easily cured and has
4 tendency to recur, Furthermore. the
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Should Saxony's kinq Abdicate,

Paris, Feb. 2O.-.A rumOr that King
Frederick of SaXony was considering
nbhicatins in favor of his son, Prince
George, probably owes its inSpira-
den Tor the young mans twenty
third birthday anniversary on Jan. Il,
coupled with the fact that for the past
three years. since he became twenty,
he has been gradually initiated into
state affairs. more and more taking his
fathers place in the reception of minor
committees from the council of minis
ters and parliament. This has been
in accordance with the policy of state
to take every precautionary measure
possible to protect the heir to the Sax
on throne and the Saxon people from
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disease is easily conveyed to healthy
cows through the medium of the milk
er'S hands II contaminated material
of any kind unless precautions are tax
en- to avold the transfer of the germs.
Temporary relief may be given by
bathing the udder i'll hot water for
one-half hour each morning and even
ing. After thoroughly drying the sur
face of the udder warm cottonseed oil
should be rubbed in with the palm of
the hand.
\ complete ne is possible in most
cases only by drying the cow off at
once. SC that her system may be free
to fight the disease producing germs
that are present in the uuder.
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Some Bee Wisdom.

Any old thing" does not make q
suitable hive in which to keep bees.
queens az" mated but once in their
'lV's ana then out in the open air.
heating the diShpan or ringing tho
GUNNER bell never settled a swarm; they
Just naturally cluster after leaving tha
hive.
h'"S nave no more to do with th,,
scattering IF fruit diseases than do the
"''rr hundreds Of insects that visit the
flowers.
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Goethals Alters a Siun.

Baltimore, Feb. 21.-"Lifc Is One
D Slide After .Anothcr.' This is
the sign which greetS visitors to the
office of Colonel Gncthals, Of
the canal zone, according to DR.. Joseph
Il. Singcwalh, .Jr., associate in eco
monte geology at Johns Hopkins uni
verSity. who has just returned from Il
seven months our of South and Cen
trail America and the West Indies.
The sign originally read thing in
place of slide" bu' following the clos
ing OF the canal by the tremendous
earth jam the governor changed the
wording. According to DR.. Singewald,
who made IL study OF rock formation
at Zion and Gold hills. which rise at
either side of the Gaillard cut, the ca
nal will not he clear of obstruction for
several years.
Forty-n;nth State Of Union Proposed.
Calumet, Mich. Feb. !O.-'rllat the
forty-ninth state of the Union will he
the state of Superior. comprising the
present upper peninsula of Michigan.
is tho prediction made by Roger NJ.
Andrews of Mennmincc.
\ vigorous campaign in this direction
will be carried on this year., and this
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POULTRY NOTES.

Although Picking ducks origi-
mated in China. all the credit for
improving the size and color is
due American breeders.
\ mixture of ground corn.
cracked wheat. bran and mid
d]ings fed dry in hopperS is a
good winter ration for hens.
Re sure to keep plenty of
fresh water before the fowls in
winter as we'll as summer.
Sorghum. cane seed. oats in
the sheaf. German millet in the
bundle and Slntiower seed in the
heads are all fine winter foods
for egg production.
Good. dry and we'll ventilated
buildings. thorough cleanliness
and an abundant supply of grain
and green foods all the year are
the foundation of success with /:
poultry.
= y Il Y !. i 81 y. y. ). !. = y y. !. i. ,
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WINTER CARE OF CELLARS.
Uniform Temperature and Good Ven.
tiIation Are Positive Requirements.

NY ~ tNVduIV StttCtkSs
\ uniform temperature of 40 de-
grees. perfect ventilation and good or
der are the three essentials for sue
cess with the cellar in winter. Uni
form temperature and ventilation. of
course. are positive requirements. for
without either the real value of the
cellar will he lost. Cellars are used
primarily for storage purposes, and
when the temperature rises above 50
degrees the root crops and fruit will
shrivel and even start growth. Since
potatoes are stored in the cellar and
losses OF potatoes are due to moisture
and high temperature. it is necessary
to maintain a temperature of 10 de-
greeS or under.
The storage part Of the cellar should
he separated from the section contain
ing the heating plant. so that little if
any heat will pass through. This re-
quireS a strong. substantial wall. and
The tighter it is built the better will be
the insulation. Then there should be
a ventilator which will admit air from
the outside and which can be opened
or closed at the will of the owner. As
every cellar should have a good stand
ard thermometer. the temperature can
be watched and regulated. If the
opening is on an unprotected place it
can he covered with several thick
nesses of burlap. This will prevent
direct drafts of wind blowing into the
cellar and prevent t%iuctuating tempera-
lures. The farm home derives much
good from a first rate cellar.
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CLOUD FORMATIONS.

Clouds consist of par1ic,os nf can
".''>''' waiter Val'"r ANA in some cases
"l extremely fine Spirulc> of ice, which
Is ais" formed from water varor. WA
Ter Vai'"r which arises by evaporation
from 'lc SHrfare of sets. lakes, etc.
is Il.'lter than dry air at the same
temperature and pressure. 1t is also
invisible,
II "lSSe'.Hrnte> itself through the
a'l"'s!'ilrre and aS,endS 10 great
i'elS1''S' There. owing To the fail of
temperatures and to other causes If
bc@l'lS To ron'rnsc into PARTICLES whi.l,
are slightly heavier than air and which
become visible clouds.
O"in- to 'i'e Influence oc wind. and
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put i'll the ends. as shown. to provide
Nentllation. The little slide door per
mus chicks to come and 90. The ma
'eflal in each coop costs about 81. We
use the coopS from year to year, as
they are cleaned out every fall and
put away in a dry place during the
winter. | have V yet lost a chick
en- in these coops, either by drowning.
smothering or through having some
animal get in.-Mrs. S. NJ. Gephart in
Farmers Mail and Breeze.
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> The horse that wins is the (
> horse that holds out.
BE careful that the boar cleans (
" up all the grain fed him, and (
y give him q chance to stretch his (
" limbs all he wants to. (
" Never let the sheep run in the 4
. ward with cattle.
, Horses may he made hard bit {
, ted by the treatment given them {
> when colts. 4
, \ man robs himself when he (
keeps hogs or pigs in wet pens. {
, Feed corn sparingly to sheep {
) that are with lamb. 4
, q. 6 - g 81 q 1. g q, 4. {. o g. 1. . ii
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der Van Rensselaer, and Mrs. j. Gard
nor tasSatt having offered the use of
their homes to the division.
In IL letter to Mrs. George w. childS
preXcl. chairman of the division. Mrs.
Stotc>hnry said: II will gladly give n
unit and would choose as my particu-
lar field of responsibility a hospital in
and one in the country. [ think
| could safely undertake. the RESPONSE
bilitN of caring for POO patients. so put
me dow for that and whatever ex-
p"llSe it would entail. | would rather
undertake. indoor duties than to run
q MOTOR"
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Alliance att urrentT Topics and Events

warrants the prediction made that it
WIFI immediately result in an organized
cilort to bring separate statehood to
the fifteen counties of the upper pen
inSula.
IheSc are geographically separated
from the lower peninsula and were
ceard to Michigan 10y congress in 1887
III settlement of the Ohio boundary dis
pllte.
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Woman Pledges Hospitals For War.

Philadelphia, Feb. 21.-Two hospitals.
one in the city and one in the country.
with Il combined capacity Of POO pa
tlents, have been pledged by Mrs. T..
T. Stotesbury for public use in the
event OF invasion or national calamity.
The pledge has been made through
the PENNSYLVANIA Women's Division
For National Preparedness. recently or
sa1lzed here. 1t is the fourth offer of
emergency hospitals to be made to this
organization in the last few weeks.
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Prince George Of Saxony Would Be
King Should Father Abdicate.

the influence of Prince Georges moth
er, the notorious eX-Crown Princess
Louise. in the event of the sudden
death of King Frederick and the ac-
cession Of Prince George.
The Saxon government fears eX-
Crown Princess Louise's baneful intlu-
ence upon her son almost as much as
the Prussians of a century ago feared
Napoleon. She is their nightmare. and
as long as Prince George remains young
and without experience in the grave
responsibilities of state the government
is in dread of possible complications.
Everything is being done to give him
IL full appreciation Of his duty as
King. IoAl
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has brought agriculture to it's highest
stages of Development. The shortcom-
ings of American agriculture are trace
able to the Fact that the farmers have
not combined their resources with the
view of helping one another, he said.
Their greatest need. he declared, is CO.
operation. ana this can be brought
about only through a more intelligent
and extended use of the association.
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Their are sections where grnSShop-
lerS are annual pests. When they
come next season try this old device
for getting rid of them. 1t was first
used during the migratory g~raSShoppor