COMPENSATIONS.

H* lonnd toeeM*

Who, btrlcf tried ead tailed.

The leeeos ot defeat.

Upon hU ataadatd nailed.

Then etralcblwej bade hU eool

I'aie up the taak bacon,

paaaad nr— — •

After olcbt’a t

Nor paaa* Of hU di

Hawn, with her roeee cay. d In her outatretched haoda [tie chining glfu ot Day. —Tooth'* Comp*

PaTthe point of the umbrella. 1 £ By tleioa M. Palmer.

TbU was the aecond atop the train had made alnoe leaving Trieelo and no one had got Into the. carriage; Beatrix congratulated heraelf that Uncle George'■ fee to the guard had worked ao well, and opened another roll of shawls and rugs In pursuit of a miss-

ing novel.

Suddenly an uproar of tohgu je arose on the platform: the door was Jerked open and a stout woman stumbled through It. followed by another lugging a big basket; behind came a drove of children, all screaming, pusaing. and smeared, as to mouth and angers, with some sticky black compound which they were devouring

greedily.

Beatrix gave one glance of horror ud began to gather up her scattered belongings. “You must And me a place." she said to the guard. "You were paid for this carriage."

red; " behol

i she

“I cannot help It." he muttered

Is a carriage fc

these are ladies alone—the train U

going, there Is no time."

For answer Beatrix cast her rugs and bags upon him, and snatching up her umbrella, books and dressing case, made her way through the scrambling children, who were fighting for places at tho windows.%nd dashed out upon the platform. The whistle was sounding; evidently there was no time to lose; tho guard opened the nearest door, threw in the bags, and gave Beatrix an Impulse that propelled her the entire length of the carriage. Another Jolt and the train was oil. Beatrix was aware that she was being steadied upon her feet by a stror arm, the arm of the man who had caught a glimpse of sitting at the further window, and upon whom she and her traps had descended after the manner of a whirlwind. Stammering "MlUc pardons, monsieur!" she sank upon the opposite seat and endeavored to regain her composure, bee natural color and the dignity which befitted a young lady travelling alone. ’ There were three other persons In the carriage: two sleepy looking women, past whom she bad shot without apparently doing them any damage; and the gentleman opposite. who was now reading, holding

■—a large book quite close to his face.

This gave her a chance to examine him. He was tall; not too young— Beatrix was nineteen—and distinctly "Bice" looking, she decided. His gray tweed clothes looked English: the scarlet fex he wore by way of a cap suggested the East. His luggage? Y-js, there was the bag of golf sticks and the folding bath-tub—he must be

English.

Beatrix had just reached this conclusion when the book was dropped and the stranger said in. a very agree-

able voice,— •

“I be** your pardon. It Is—erwann here, don't you think?

haps you would like to have your win-

dow raised."

Beatrix absented with thanks, thinking she would like to ssk him how be £new that English was her native hocguB.' She stole a glance at his face; K was s delightful face, with a grave, kind smile that showed very white teeth, and & nose that might

! upon in the

She burled herself in a book, resolved to be very dignified In the fuA shower had arisen; the rain was beating in and ^ it was necessary to close the window; ho seemed glad of the interruption, and seized It to make some remarks upon country they were passing through. As she lay down her book and gave him her attention, she noticed that his right eye was no longer closed: It was almost as wide open as the other, although It still drooped a little. as if It had been hurt It suddenly flashed upon her that she must have hit him when she made her violent entry—that was what he meant by his speech about the umbrella. “Your eye"—she stammered, the Image of remorse. "Did I? Did you mean, oh. I hope I didn't bur^ you

very much!” -

“It was nothing, resdly nothing; I scarcely feel It now.” he hastened to assure her for her eyebrows were drawn together and her lips were quivering, and altogether she looked as If she were going to cry. "But I might have put your eye

out!" she gasped.

"You might hare done many things with that deadly umbrella. But you didn't—please don't think of it again."

be pleaded.

"How good of you!" she murmured, gazing at him wltn admiration. "May I ask." he resumed after a moment, "whether you were at Shepherd's some weeks ago with the Van

Duzera?"

'Yes." she said. “Mr. Van Duzcr is my uncle; I went up the Nile with him and my aunt. Were you in Cairo?" '■Unfortunately 1 reached Uyre Just ! your party was leaving. rraK Mr. . an Duzer, whom I have often seen at home. In—er—England, but I only had a glimpse of the rest of his party. 1 was sure, though, that 1 remembered you. I am—er—Sir Hugh Chester." he added after a pause. “I don't aup•pose Mr. Van Duzer will have mentioned me." "But of course he did!” she cried. "He talked a lot about you. and was

pen on you in this way?" “It's uncommonly pleasant—for me." "But supposing I had put your eye out with that wretched umbrella? Uncle George would never hare forgiven me." i '■ " 'Unde George?'" he queried with a quizzical expression, and they Joined in a light hearted burst of laughter. "You see he thinks so much of

have been supercilious but for a little Irregular ripple in the middle of it. But what a pity that one of his eyes was Injured! It was-closed and the eyelid drooped. She wondered If he were in the army and had lost an feyc—perhaps under "Boba." Presently she began to collect her belongings, scattered by her violent entrance: and again her vls-a-rls^ came to her aid ao naturally and slm-’ ply that It would bare been Impossible for the greatest stld-ier for the proprieties to take offense. Before her various parcels were recaptured and reduced to order, they bad laughed heartily over her misadven-

ture.

"Here's your umbrella,” he Mid. ffshlng It up from the floor, where it had fallen. "It's mot a bad weapon for a charge." “Did I charge? said the. ‘Tm so sorry!" "Oh, well, you Americans are so Impetuous, don't you know? One expects little things like that.” ■'•You Americans!' How did you know that I am an American? 1 thought I rpoke beautiful English." "Why, so yon do, I assure you, but

'by, a

*vt> Is something—1 can't exactlj 1 what, but yon have a qu way with yon, and yon look different

acliy little

from most English girls I know—and —and—yon must be tired of hearing about your boots and your gowns.” "I don't know that we are ever exactly tired," admitted Beatrix, slowly, "I know what you mean; we have a great many fault*—oh, I know It!" she sighed. “But we do not let our

I up In aides, and wa always make connections In the back. How frivolous that sounds!" she thought. "He will think I am one of those dreadful free and stay Americans he has heard of who have no manners and wffl take up with any ooe."

then you ought to feel that

I am properly presented, and you'll t me take you out to get some lun-,,-Jeon. Here's where we stop for

™ r7 lfood—such as It la."

er “AmA y 0B won't think I'm one of

readful American girls who

keep 'mommem' and 'popper' in the background and Just strain around haring a good time regardless? There are a few specimens left, but not nearly so many as your novelists

would lead you to suppose."

“I won't tell you what I think,” he declared, “but I shouldift mind tell-

ing Uncle George."

The long hours flew by In discussions of books and people—for they

fbund some acquaintances In common —and the exchange of what Beatrix called “views of life." Together they laughed over the queer dishes.of their makeshift dinner, and when Sir Hugh returned from a smoke at the next stop, he found Beatrix pensively watching the rising moon. “Please, when you next discuss Aamericans," said she—"you do discusses now. you know; the time has 'gone by when you confounded us with the outer barbarians—do not any that the American girl on her travels Is In the habit of talking a dozen hours on a stretch with the companions Heaven sends her. They are not all so spoiled as I am; I confess I am sp: to do what I like." “I don't think I shall Judge the American girl by yon," said Sir Hugh. Then, after watching her n moment "Since you are speaking of yourself, don't yon .think you are rather * rorverae little pereon? Even your dimple is In a place where no one else l.aa dimples." “Is It?” said Beatrix. "Do tel! me more about that delightful Political Reform .club; I am so intereoted la

it!" ^

It was amazing how much they found to talk about; one stoat old lady got out and another got In. but as no tourists appeared to Interrupt their tete-a-tete, and as the night''ell and the train climbed the helghte • f tho Semmertng raes they were left alone. The full -moon was flooding the deep bine spaces of the sky and filling the valleys with a myater silvery light and deathlike sbn Sir Hugh drew the green silk curtain

over " " ■*-

er the Impertinence of the glimmer- * lamp, and lighted only by the soft radiance they gafed Into the shadowy

At one station they seemed to pause high up In air, and from me platform beneath bouquets of wild flowers were lifted on poles to the level of the carriage windows, accompanied by a shrill announcement of the price. The biggest and sweet eat of these, a great mass of white and purple rhododendrons, was selected by Sir Hugh, and together be and Beatrix detached the flowers from the spectral pole and followed the tinkling sound of the silver coin as It went dropping into space until it struck the rocks below. “It seems like s dream." said Beatrix. with a sigh, rousing herself from the charmed silence In which they bad hung over the beauty of the sleeping land, “and I shall ferl like an opera singer en voyage when I arrive in Vienna with this." And she buried her face in the great disk of dewy petals, framed in a stiff rim of pierced and scalloped paper. "Vienna? Of course; we shall soon I there, and your people will be meeting you and taking you away, this journey will be a forgotten -you Americans run about so much." he added, as if to strike a less

venture. I assure yon. And—! think I'm not likely to forget tint umbrella, however good you may be about forgetting 1L You're sure It doesn't pain you now?" And she lifted her brown eyes anxiously to bis gray eyes. "Oh, well, of course there Is the bunch of flowers, too,” she rejoined, dropping her eyes to the rhododendrons. which she still held. He stole a glance at her. and bis •fee was steadied a little consciously hen he next spoke. "One never knows exactly how to teke you—you are quicker then we are and you may be laughing at me— but I want to say i m more glad than can tell that 1 have met you, and Im sorry the Journey Is over; but I g to lose you now, If It Is I come to see you in Vinna?" "Yes." said Beatrix, softly. “May I come tomorrow?" he urged. ‘‘Certainly." she said, recovering the self possession which his earnestness had shaken. “I shall be delighted. and so will mamma, I am sure." It was midnight when they drew into the big, bustlihg station; they looked at each other and found It hard to leave the memories of the day crowned by the poetic charm of the moonlit night. "They will be here In a moment." Beatrix thought, “the boys and Uncle Archie, and I shall be going home, and yet. In a way, it seems as If I belonged here, too." As for Sir Hugh, he turned away whet^ the door opened, and her people seized upon dier with kisses and Jocose greetings. But there was an instant when he caught her hand and pressed It, whispering. "Tomorrow," anl they botn knew that tomorrow meant “Forever and a day."—Waver ley Magazine.

the stock, forcing It to expend all Its

dug out new growth

from the top. and the result is a

’snergle* in i

QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

Wasps may often be observed detaching from fences, boards or any old wood the fibres which they afterwards manufacture Into papier mache. Matwatchln, on the borders of Russia, is the only dty in the world peopled by men only. The Chinese women are not only forbidden to live In this territory, but even to pose the great «all of Kalkan and enter Into Mongolia. All the Cnlnese ot this border

dty are exclusively traders.

The Hawaiian Islands must be a damp place. It is reported that one Monday night at Pakalkow U began to rain and the next morning at 7 o'clock the gauge showed 13 inches. In five hours at Sanpahcenoe the gauge measured 10 Inches At Papaaloa, In 21 hours, the 1 * ** *—

In the dty of St. Louis, Ma. there Is a certain hairdressing saloon the celling of which Is entirely covered by the photographs of stage and music hall celebrities. Every likeness bean the autograph of its original, and a

step ladi shop In order that any patron may Inspect the curious celling at dose quarters If he so desires. A street in Parts, France, that ha* been opened to the public Is paved with glass. It was thought that the surface would be slippery, but on the ccntrary it has proved to afford ah excellent foothold for horses, ahd will

sinter simply to t in til It css be t

heed for fn fl .

Feeding animals only to keep them iver winter Is not profltable. Every animal should be so fed as to make a gain. It is a loss of time to feed fn

hold an animal over turned on the pas-

ture. There Is no reason why the .'srmer should sacrifice the winter souths. Warm quarters and proper food should make animals gain and

pay In winter.

rood Dlgoetlblo rood*. It Is possible to give an animal an abundance of food and yet not supply :t* wants. It Is the amount of digestible matter In (ooda that fixes their mine When hogs have s desire for tool, charcoal, rotten wood, etc., the indications point to a possible lack jf something required, which may be tho mineral elements, especially lime. The feeding of wood ashes or ground Done would no doubt satisfy the derlre* of the animals. The food should also bo Improved by the use of bran and ground oats.

Slipping Pinal*.

In taking slips from plants for root'.c4 many persons take off the young branches from the sides and base of

“scraggy" plant. Try taking your illps from the very top of the plant, leaving all sprouts at the base and aides of the old stalk, and you will be surprised to fluil what nice busby plants you will have In a short time. Geraniums, coleus, begonias and pelargoniums are benefited by such prun-

tiung behind a picture so that the vines will twine about It. making a pretty Decoration while the roots are forming and the little branches are startleg out along the stem.—The Epito-

Orehsrd dru*. Those who have sown orchard grass along with clover on land adapted to .Is growth have usually been well satisfied with it. as the two are fit to cut shout the same lime, or much nearer together than either of them with tim>thy. They also should have the seed town at the tame time, that is. as early In the spring as the ground can be nude fit. As 1U name Indicates It

loam, deep and moist. On such soils it starts early in the spring and grows rapidly, thus It makes a good grass for n permanent pasture, hut when the ground Is strong enough It is more val1 table for Jisy, as Its rapid growth entblos one to get two or often three :rops a year. It needs to be sowed thickly, say three bushels when sown Uone. or two bushed* with 15 pounds red clover seed per sere when they ire grown together, ns if sown thin It oiskes s coarse straw, that is rather poor hay, especially If not cut quite rarly enough. It needs considerable ruring, but If cured as we would cure rlover. mostly by sweating In the heap, it makes a hay that Is much relished by horsee. Some sow the clover and jrchard grass and add about live pounds of white clover seed to the shore mixture, mix together well, and if|er cutting the hay one or two years siake a pasture of It This Is s very ;ood way. especially If the field is one that the blue grass and red top will

tome In naturally.

The winter season offers the fruit trower his opportunity for wreaking vengeance on the Insect enemies which jlsy such incalculable havoc with the ftit trees in the summer months. The bisects are pracUtally at his mercy In the dead season, for they cannot flee from the deadly- poison he may with lately apply for their destruction, and X the owners of orchards care to extrclse their powers of quelling Infestation at the proper time and In the proper way then can largely diminish If not entirely remove the risk ot lannful Insect attacks. The board of igrlculture has prepared and Is circuiting free of charge a leaflet dealing i with'this subject which Is deserving' .

if thoughtful attention.

As Is well known the Insects hlber-

t pro pc with o

the manufacture of the pavement, and the inventor of the process Is sanguine ot its adoption on a large scale. The Indians of America were gen-

erally Polytheists, or believed tft a plu In destroying tl

rallty of gods. Some were considered j »ects. The directions given for the ns local deities, yet they believed thal; preparation of the wash are: First digthere was one supreme Cod, or Great I wive one pound of commercial caustic SplrU, the creator ot the rest and all wda In water; then one pound of

* the washing of the trees wll tic alkali wash, the use of which has bean found effectual in removing the rough decaying bark under which the insects shelter, and at the same time In destroying the eggs of noxious In-

Him the natives

believed that good r cc nded to Rich tan. above the heavens, where they enjoyed departed friend! and all good things; that bod men also went and knocked at the gate of glory, but Kicbtan bade them depart, foi there was no place for such, whenct they wandered in restless poverty. Tht* Supreme Being they held to be good, ad prayed to him any favor, and paid a sort him for plenty, victories

on the lee may fracture a leg p of the tongne may fracture *

exude potash In water. When both have been dissolved mix the two well together; then add three-quarters pound of agricultural treacle, stir well, end add sufficient water to make up to 10 gallons. The best time to apply l* about the middle ot February, when the eggs. are in a more susceptible suite and the trees sttH safe, from In-

jury.—London Poet

A feature requiring more attention on the part of bnttermakers is that ef cleanliness In their creameries. As this feature is ao essential to making butter of the best flavor. It would teem that it would' not be necessary to even mention It, but the fact that

U Is one of the things which tht buttermaker most commonly neglects. As very few of the buttermakere throughout the country are graduates ot our dairy schools, there are not many of them who understand the Influences that affect the flavor .of batter They have learned buttermsking In a me chonlcal way and go through the process according to rule, but If anything should occur to Interfere with the working of these general rules they find themselves *t sea. There is nothing more difflcnlt to understand than the production of flavor In butter, but In most of our dairy schools the principles of producing it nre taught in such a way as to place It almost completely under the control of the butlermsker. The bultermnker And* It herd, unless he has studied his work at a school where principles sre taught to adjust himself to conditions and consequently some of the bad butter which Is produced is traceable to his lack of information as to the best method of treatment. We would naturally expect, from the fact that few of our buttermakere are graduates of dairy schools, that considerable difficult Is experienced in testing the milk. Every well equipped creaniery at this time has a Babcock milk test, and Its operation is one of the important features of the factory. If a bub termaker Is incompetent in this direction he Is sure to have lots of trouble, as It Is quite common for farmers to become skeptical about their test oven if it is accurate. We have had inquiries come to us along this line asking where an official test should be obtained, as the patron did not think that his factory was giving him a fair test. It may be said here that the dairy commissioner makes such testa and the creamery departments of the various experiment stations are also willing to make tests of this kind. This Is work, however, which should be acceptably performed by the buttermaker. and the fact that there U so much trouble over It simply indicates that more of our buttermakers should be graduates of dairy schools.—Wisconsin Farmer.

Growln£ Tree* to Wlibdsod Dranlh. It has long been noticed bow much better deep rooted trees and growing plants stand a drouth than those which arc shallow rooted. The tendency to root In any particular way la largely au Inherited characteristic In the various varieties of trees or plants, but partly a matter over which man has . some control. There are conditions In which moisture is so frequently supplied by rain, or where the water from below comes so near the surface of the ground that It Is Impossible and unnecessary to try to make the trees root deep. There are no fruit trees so far as 1 know, and but a few kinds rf nut-bearing trees, which do well If their roots extend to a perpetual water stratf. But on ordinary aolls, and under usual conditions, trees may be so pruned and trained that they will Bend their roots deep down, and tho deeper rooted the trees become the healthier, the longer lived and the more productive they will average. ^ The trees from the same nursery? on the same kind of root. If planted In California, will stand a drouth which v. Quid kill Ita fellow planted In New Jeraey, with Us ordinary root system. This fret leads me to Inquire If there Is not some way by which trees may be Induced to root more deeply. The chief cause of the difference is that In California the soil about the orchard trees Is kept well cultivated, and each wet season the ground Is deeply plowed, thus all the surface roots and rootlets are cut off. The moisture during the growing months is supplied by a deep furrow system of irrigation, so thh water la sent well down into the ground and the roots have no need to come to the surface for water. Indeed the top soil is kept so well cultivated that there Is always a dry layer of earth of several Inches In thickness, which prevents the ra-

diation of moisture.

From experiments which have been made In the east it la possible to force the roots to go deeper than wpre nature let alone, and always, so far as l have investigated, has the experl-

have Investigated, has the expedient been attended with satisfactory results. If the main roots of a young nursery tree are pruned square across a number of small rootlets immediately start near the point of amputation, and their growth Is usually at right angles to the root from whl4^ they originate. Now If in pifee of a square cut, a fresh very oblique cut be made the tendency Is for- a single main sprout to grow, and in the same direction with the root from which It started. It Is evident If this rule holds true, that a deeper rooted tree can be obtained by pruning the tap root or roots In this manner. The side roots should be similarly pruned and the oblique face of the cut turned downward. Then it In addition to the proper Initial root pruning, the orchard be

TO A TORTOISE.

the shell upon your back. * erer gueMed

(Thy you are discontented with * plan The vertebrate* accept, from fish to man. for « bat environment* did you provlda By pushing your lntvn*l frame outalde? How came your rib* In that abnormal place? Inside your rubberneck you bide your face ind answer not. To eclenoe you're a Sphinx— 1 etruciural epitome of mixing links: And when decapitated, still you swell And kick and elew Mid scram 14c Just a* well But I’ll not plague thee. Even here I find A touch of fellowship that make* me kind. Sometimes a poet who has lost his head Will heep^on scratching when be should to —Chaaaccy Hiokox, In Lipplncott'a. HUMOROUS. “You know money talks." "That so? Well, It don't seem a* If I could engage in conversation."

just as Uef do my courting In the dark. Tom—Don't you consider Miss Kayne rather dull? Dick—Well, after the way she cut me I can’t say that Ido. “Your train goes at 2.50." sold the ticket seller. "Make It 2.48. and III take It,” murmured Mrs. Bargalnsalsa, abstractedly. Patience—What lovely hats aha wears! Patnce—Yes; you know her husband is a landscape gardener, and he designs them. "Flirting." said the mother severely, “Is dangerous.” “In that case,” replied the daughter. "I should think you would be proud of my courage." Rusty—Where'd ye git de quarter? Dusty—I struck up an acquaintance , Wid a trained dog wot was goin' to the bakery ter two bits' worth of bread. "Some say that marriage la ‘one grand sweet song.' " "Yes. and man has to furnish the notes." "Well, there is no difficulty in getting woman to furnish the words.” Judge—Haven't I seen you before? Defendant—Yer face, sir. Is werry familiar, but I really can't recklect de circumstances under which we previously met. don't yer know. “Dickie, when you divided those five caramels with your little flster did you give her three?” "No, ma. I thought they wouldn't come out even—so I ate one ’fore I began to divide. Blobbs—He’s rather amiable, isn't’ he? Slobbs—Amiable Is no word for It. The photogpraher doesn't even have to tell him to look pleasant when he Is having his picture taken. "I Just heard about an editor handing a poet his check for $5000." "Great goodness! For his writings?" "No, for his feelings. It seems the editor kicked him downstairs, and the poet brought sulL" "Please, sir," began the beggar, "would you g*ve a poor man a dime? .. I can't work at my trade, and ■‘* "Why,” stormed the prosperous-look-' Ing pedestrian, 1 Just gave you a dime' at the oiaer corner! What la you* . trade, anyway?" “I know you gave me that dime, sir." said the beggar, "but you see I am a retoucher by profession."

THE RESULT OF ERRORS. Tamer Price. Eesllicd for the Imperfect . Stamp#—The Collector's Memst. ' During the past winter a sheet bl the common l-eent sumps, with the word •'Guam" printed across the facqi for use of the Island, slipped througk the bureau with the word "Guam” pp side down. Just how many of theat . stamps are In the hands of collector* cannot be ascertained, but they are held at fancy prices and few offer at

any price.

In 1873, when each department ot thbe government service used Its own distinctive set of sumps. Instead a! the penalty envelope, an error wa* made by the bank note company thee having the government contract fat postage stamps. The tegular color of the navy department sumps was bloat and In some way a sheet ot the 2 cent denomination was printed U green. These errors cf color are held at |4Q each, while the same sUmp In correct color sells for about 40 centt A bank note company. In prlnticj

i pan;

the Columbian series of sUmj

a st yras

plowed and cultivated. If not quently as is the custom In California, j at Mat once In a while, so as to cut

will depend more shd

deep .roots. It would not be well to allow too long an Interval to elapse between these root prunlngs tor the removing of a considerable quantity would be a severe shock to the tree.

Better do it often.

Deep rooted trees do not rasponl as quickly to fertilisers, but on the other hand they do not make known a want as quickly. There are always a suffi- ' dent number of small roots to take in the food or water, and the fact that there are none of theee upon, which the tree largely depends will be a guarantee that year in And year out Up deep root system Is beet The experiment la well worth trying.—Charles E, Richards, in American Agriculturist

a similar error, a sheet of tl

value, which yrms In ulti shade of blue, having been printed ic the steel blue shade of the 1 cent val' ' ne. The entire sheet was captured by a stamp collector. Single copies

now sell at abont $30 at auction. Thus It will appear that. Should at

further errors be made In the Pan 'American eerie*, and the lapse ot time discloses tbaU the six inverted a train sumps referred to are the only ones in existence, they will be the rarest of all United Sutes errors, and 3 tremendous prices may ultimately be

a sheet of Inverted picture stamps There being tlx denominations, this would figure up $12,000 for the aertea. Then an equal amount would be paid for the aeries with the colors of me border in various colors, making M

stamps costing -the government 1

tnan $5.—Washington Star.

rrMpecllvh Trouble*. “The Americans are Invading every mercantile field." said one European

. artist.

"Yea." answered the other. Th* first thing we know, they will be pro , ductng the ‘old masters' that they sc much enjoy purchasing, on their own -Washington Star.