THI KEYNOTE OF ITFE.

For Life t» but an endlew cblmr of bell*,

WhOMi lUucmuia'r* make the

, tweeter:

•And thouxb the melody mar ►tray away III ntful. eveiM-bancliiK eaoeneee.

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i the keynote—whleh U —New York Journal.

J The Han Who Returned From

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The Under World.

lunch: there waa a faint aoant of cabto*e# and atewed rabbit. They all felt manured It waa ao evident what bad happened. They bad been the victims of a collective hallucination—a natural thins enough under the clrcumstancea of nerve strain and ahock. The bride raised her veil and on her small, white face them were traces of relief aa well as of disappointment. She went up stairs to

take her things off.

They heard her light footsteps and rustling dress, and then a heavy foot- # j step that went after her. The eldest i I daughter rose quietly and went to . ! open the window. “I can't breathe; v this room Is stlfllnr," 'she said. f j A sound came through the opened * sash—the crating sound of a spade, r. and then the heavy and regular thud ,1 of wot earth thrown from a heigh:

e The

w-made grave was being filled

It was s sad thing. The local papi without' obvious Maggeration, hi called it a tragedy. But they were

h truly Clrristlan family, uniniagtna- . U P-

lively orthodox, and knew how to j While this still held (hem with a rehring a- discreet res snutitm to their minder of the momins's work a door griefs. He had caught a chill In the : above was opened and shut quickly. Irfst week of his honeymoon and re- T^en they heard a confused falling turflfd home to die afitT a ibtye days' I sound, and a scream. They rushed Illness—three vague. Ineffectual days apMglra. feeling sick with an unacof optimism and inexperienced nurs- know lodged terror! The bride lay_ on lug. | her bedroom floor In a dead faint. The whole thine was htJrHble and : He joined them at lunch and spoke surprising, and the little bride—U» j regretfully of the fact that Bertha years old. blue eyed and fluffy—was was not well enough to leave her

so stricken with astonishment as to loom.

be only half conscious of her misery ! ~ l d look^j forwsrd so to this." he She went to the funeral, walking Unu- ' uld . .. To ^ w1 ,|, you m n a^aln.

s„. *—*- '• j of course. I see now that I

acd quleily.by her father-in-law. It seemed to her a ceremony more dignified than tejribie, tor she was unable lo conceive of her husband as lying In the coffin which stood, a be flowered and subsidiary altar, at the chancel steps. Everybody said that the wreaths were beautiful, especially the great circlet of white roses which had been sent the curate's wife. She had written a'verse on the card which went with it, for she contributed poetry to the weekly papers sometimes. The verse rang in the bride's head while the alow ritual of the service

went on:

The happy dead a re "here; Their spirits In the sun Sing softly and make cheer Because that life Is done. She said to‘herself bitterly fhatxlt was cruel and unfair that he should be free and joyous on some happj\ spiritual plane while she spent lon>^ gray years in a world that had swfT denly become uninteresting. He had been so kind, so considerate, so much her own during the fortnight that they had spent together. She missed his ready attention, the exclusive.delight which he had in her company, the way that bis hand caressed the short bits of hair on her neck. She dared not allow herself to realize that she “would never have these things again. The thought hurt her intensely, and she detested pain. Something In her mind cried out, “Oh. come back! Come back! I want you!" His death, his vanishment, as she thought of It. sitting In the dark church with her eyes fixed on the white mass of flowers, teemed too monstrous and unnatural to be true. She cried a little as she walked back across the churchyard and thought of the text which the curate had several times repeated: “So also Is the resurrection of the dead. If Is sown In corruption; it la raised In Incorrupt! on.” Her fatSer-ln-law. and Ms two daughters 'Were with her. They all ftlt a little tired and dull now that the great event was over. They went slowly down the church lane, through the garden gate, up the path still marked with the heavy footsteps of the bearers. The dead man was In all their thoughts Juat then: he had been a great gardener, and had planted, a little while before his marriage, the Mies which his bride now brushed with her stiff crepe skirt. In the garden which he had given life to It was difficult to believe in his death. They looked at each other, recognizing between them an added sensation of loss. And in the porch they found him waiting for them. Afterward, when they came to talk about it. no one could quite remember what he wore or how he looked. Only he was there standing In the doorway. as he had been accustomed to aland looking at his flowers after a morning's work si his desk. There was an air of entire reality about It. His father—tongue responding automatically to the stimulus of sight— began to say, "Hello,-.my boy!" Then he stopped, looked hastily at the othera. and hoped that they had not

heard him.

For juat live seconds there was a

deal alienee. The father heard the

watch tick In his waistcoat pocket, and the sound of hts own strenuous breath. He knew that the three girls were all looking at the figure in the

porch Then the bride gave a Utile

cry. Her husband had stepped toward her. bolding out his arms with tlwt boyish gesture of affection wMch she had always liked so tMch! "Bertha, darling. 1 couldn't leave you!" he said. His voice had the Joyful note of a traveller come home. ffhe turned away from him and flung herself against her father-in law hid

of a fool not to have prepared you In some way. But I was so anxious to get back,. And It seemed to me that being Christians, yeu would find it natural enough. I wonder more don't return. But it's an effort. 1 suppose Just Indolence keeps them on the oth-

er aide." Silence.

"You must'nt think I'm hurt or anything of that kind." he began In a deprecating.. explanatory tone. "Of course. I know how glad you all are. but you're startled. You mustn't fancy I don't understand. In a day or two the shock will have passed off. and we shall be aa happy together as we used to be. Poor little Bertha. The sudden joy was almost too much for her, wasn't It?*' After lunch the elder daughter drew her father on one side. “All those, wreaths." she said, "ought to be arranged on the grave, oughtn't they? People will wonder." "Yes." he answered. “You're quite right—It must be done." She got her bat and went across Into the-churchyard, grateful for the fresh air and the sane, ordinary appearance of the outside world. Her brother we«w to the window and looked out. saw her among the tombstones stooping over her work. He turned to his father with a bitter smile. "Dorothy was always a tidy little soul." he said; "but It's extraordinary how Illogical a woman can be." As the day ^passed they noticed a change InNUffi.- He had always been of an ofien 'and happy disposition, fond of companionship, and easily pleased. It was In this mood that he had returned. But their secret terror, the uncontrollable avarakw of which they were so much ashamed, told after a wMIe on the mental atmosphere. Outwardly they bope the tension of his presence pretty well. It Is astonishing how soon a horror becomes homely. Only he. who knew their voices and the little affectionate habits of their daily life, saw that he was being treated as a visitor. Bertha came down to tea with an air of determined placidity which eat oddly on her babyish face. But she still wore her black dress. She was careful not to be left alone with her husband. He was moody now and silent; but I think they found this leas horrible than Ms gayety had been. Once be Baldwin a tone that was almost sulky: 'Tor a reunited family we manage to conceal our raptures

pretty well."

Then Magdalen, the younger sister, who bad never loved Mm much, put on an air of fierce cheerfulness, talking and laughing loudly, but It did

not convince.

At dinner they were silent, and the tone of his voice when he spoke was resentful. They all knew themselves to be behaving cruelly—worse, awkwardly: but any other conduct seemed

Impassible.

As bed time approached they looked at one another with a new fear.‘Together they were Invulnerable; but each dreaded the dark hours, and In the facet of the others saw her own terror. The girls were full of pity for the bride, but they did not dare offer

their companionship.

As the clock struck 11 he got up and looked at Ms wife. There came over his face an expression which meant determination, and also a great expectancy. She rose, too, and went almost stealthily to the door. Her face was white and her eyes stared curiously. They heard her run upstairs with the sudden scattering rush of s frightened animal. Her door closed sharply sad the key was turned In the lock—twice In a sort of frenzy

of hastg. In the

taro

Bertha that It waa all Imagination." he aalJ. ‘‘She la aucb a nervous little tMag.” In the morning they found that some violent and disdainful hand had tossed all the fading wreaths away from the grave. It stared at them, from the trim green of the church yard, brown and deeolate. One card! detached from Its ribbon, lay. a for lorn white patch, among the soda It was that which Bertha had tied to her croes of Mies; there was the Inscriptions. juat decipherable, though blurred by the wet earth: For my darling, from Ms ever loving

wife.

"He Is not lost, for we jhall meet again.” Chicago Tribune. A STRANGE BAND OF INDIANS. Beliefs of the Csnejoa. or Rabbits, Living in Indian Territory. | A special from Herbert. I. T.. to the j Drilas^Aloa.) News says: Living ' nUgit 15 miles southeast of Herbert, | In what Is called the Pine Mountain ! district. Is a small tribe or band ot j full-blood Indians known aa "ConejotT < (Rabbits), who seldom If ever visit { towns along the lines of railroad j This small band subsist almost entirely on wild game, and live together In huts and lents (luring the winter months. In summer they live along .the Brushy river, and fish with book and line. Your correspondent. In company with an Interpreter, spent three days of last week among this strange little company of Indians, and was well repaid for the trip. Their notion of the "pale face" Invasion Is rather odd. and well worth lea>mlng. They believe It Is the intention of the officials at Washington to ultimately rob them of their country, and as a last resort the poor redtnan will be compelled to leave this country and go to Mexico. They appear to hare an interesting history of the great Aztec race, and claim relationship with them. In conversation with an old man who said his age was more than 100 yenas (and be looked It), It was learned that his father came from the Rio Grande, and that when Mexico owned Texas he lived down near what Is now known as the city of Eagle Pass. His description of the country could not be well understood, but It is evident that tMs old Indian ^md his entire band are descendants of the Aztec race. They have never considered the allotment of land In the Choctaw KaUqn, although they have been enrolled by the Dawes Commission. The "Conejos" number about 75 In all. and among them are several men and women who claim to be over 100 years old. They live In abject poverty. Several young men and women were seen about the camp lounging around with but little clothing, although the weather was very cold. Small children appeared to fare much better, and were kept near the fire; The Interpreter says they are a very peculiar people. Inasmuch as they profess to know nothing of the Christian religion. Their Idea of a future life Is that there will be more game in the next world, and their stay here la only to learn how to hunt and Osh. They believe tbe sun controls the.world, and give as an example that It warms them by day and lights up tbe moon by night. When the moon la “dark” they believe the evil one la In temporary control, but the great ruler, the sun, soon gets In control again and everything goes on aa before. It Is said that none of this band has ever been arrested -for a crime. They are believed to be afraid of tbe laws of tbe white men. and by their Uvea being spent in the MUa and mountains far removed from civilization they never run counter to the laws of the country.

haste In the roo s quietness for a I

her fare on his sleeve, and began to- • B,s * fceHtu of unbearable suspense.

No one dared look at the bridegroom, who had remained standing In the pesttlon he tank pp whea ats wife rose

cry hysterically.

I'm so sorry." said the jfi.ing man. “I've Startled all of you. I thought somehow you 'd understand'when you

saw me here: but. nt tours*, yon driaT. i h . . h , , nok , i^r:sr is.' ;;; ! ^

U-rable loneliness.

A Fish With Arms. Zoologists have long regarded the fish which remains for days out of water and climbs trees as one cS the strangest departures from nature, but the most wonderful of these Is the periopbthalmus of tbe West African coast. This not ocly Is as much at home on land as In water, but climbs the mangrove roots and takes long journeys about the swampe on them, and builds Itself mudiiouaes raised above the surface, with an opening at at the top. from which IU bulging eyes stare out at every alarra. For this life the fish Is fitted with tong anna, with elbow and wrist, while the fingers are separate and prehensile, -instead of being fiat and Unlike. These hands In the African species hold tbs mangrove roots In climbing, and are the means by wMch the mud structures are built, and the Instrument of propulsion through the mud. The round eyes project from the skull, and can be turned In every direction; hence the Greek name, which may be freely translated “Rolling Byes.”

Preset*ly he went and stood before

l-'avtag her alone seemed

Why Your Coffee Is Bad. Bridget Is an excellent cook, but like moat womefi of her profession, ahe la opinionated and Insists upon making all her dishes strictly according to her own recipes. Her mistress gives her full swing, not only as to cooking’, but aa to tbe purchase of supplies. The other day-her mistress said to her.— _ * “Bridget, the coffee you are us Is very good- What kind Is It?" “It Is co kind at all mum.'* said Bridget. “It's a milter." "How do you mix Itr g

“I must apologise, father.- he said.

Hr tamed bark iau> tie souse, and era Hk , UiK. It was a mistake-! had tu* others foltawsj him startag ate , reahssd that a grave cos'd he so p ; dly. and not liking to sp^t to ewe 4utc tly filled up. !»U you wM unoa another No oar ns yet had said any j - — - . -

thing t> Mm. n * w . ut, — Thev wenMnto M • .!lnu.« rotra He j h . wmtf gut. hut — gg f <m fee

Thinning Fruits. There Is much to be said on both •Ides of this question. If a man has a few trees in his garden It la an easy matter for Mm to thm the plums, peaches, pears and apples, thus securing larger and finer specimens. But what shall a man do who has one hundred acres, or one thousand acre* devoted to one fruit? All he can do la to aim by pruning to remove any chance of over-loading the trees, and by thorough cultivation and enriching life soil bring the crop as near perfec tlon as possible. If the largeorchard1st expends taousanda oX^dollars In thinning out bis peach<5»4a- may find later that those left upon thi off. or something happens uK^theci. thus all of his lime may be Data and Fowls. I consider oats one of the best feeds we have for poultry of all kinds and ages. 1 buy ost screenings of the oat meal mills and moisten It with milk for my small chicks, and nothing could make them grow faster or develop Into better fowls. If farmers would only try this feed In place of tbe corn meal that they use. they would soon learn that it Is much better for the chicks: When they get a lltth older l pour boiling water on whole oats, and when cold feed this to the chicks. I always feed oats mixed corn and wheat to my adult fowls and could not do without them. For this purpose the heavy white oati best. When feeding wnole either fowls or chicks one must keep plenty of grit before them In order avoid crop troubles. If farmers would get away from the corn tney feed their fowls and give more of a variety. Including oats and wheat, they would Increase their egg yield, and have healthier and better chickens. p!y because they do not raise anything but corn la no excuse for feeding it, for they could sell some of the corn they feed and Invest In a few bushels of wheat with profit to themselves. A Receptable for Plants. The following! la a "handy” Manner of providing receptacles for plants to be started In the house, like tomato, cabbage, etc. "Take a 3-pound fruit can and melt the rim off the open end and remove the label,, then wltla strips of heavy mantis paper four or five Inches wide* and long enough to reach twice around the ckn. and a ball of cord, you are ready to rapidly qjake as many seed-pots ss-ro j need. Wrap the paper around the can and knot, tie It and slip out the can.. Fill these paper pots with good, soil and plant your tomato seeds, or any other seeds, for wMch such contrivances are needed. They could be set close together on a board and be kept Indoors, or set on the ground in a cold frame, or anywhere for protection. Thin the plants to one (or more) and when ready to transplant have a furrow about the right depth; Uft these pots with a trowel—a shingle answers the purpose— and set them where they are to stay. Draw the earth close around and a little on top. and there you are-rtjo disturbance of roots, no check tq growth. Treated this way. It Is a smart plant that will ever know It baa been transplanted. This Is not patented, but It Is just as good as if

Cultivating the Orchard. One of the great eat errors of a horticulturist to make la planning more work than he can reasonably perform. Aside from anything else, proper cultivation of the soil during certain periods of the year Is just as essential In a large orchard as a small one, and it should begin and continue from thh time the trees are set out throughout their life. Before they begin to grow in the spring, all manure, trash And grass on tbe surface, should be plowed under so deeply that they will soon decay, and the land at once harrowed and smoothed down. Keeplug the surface level well pulverised and free from weeds end grass, la what should be striven after, for shallow level cultivation forms an earth mulch of the utmost value for conserving soil moisture. To destroy weeds, break up the surface soil and leave It level, for the most part, la better than a one-horse five-toothed cultivator—such aa can be adjusted to do nearly any kind of work and operate well In narrow spaces. There are several kinds of disc harrows, however, that do good work and leave the soil In an almost Ideal condition. If the land la level Some makes of cutaway harrows may likewise be vised to excellent advantage, provided there are not too many weeds and the like ground. Unless the soil la exceedingly on the loose or gravelly, a -roller and drag are of little value, but there are several kinds of spring-tooth barrows which suffice well as surface cultivators. An orchard should certainly be cultivated after eech rain to break the the soil from bak- _ that K has to be with a heavy cultivator, the •" 7 l slant-toothed harrow should follow for smoothing It is recommended cultivation begin in early spring

attending Qua part of the treatment will depend very largely on the location and character of the Injury. In •"•me Instances It can only be effect fvely done by the veterinarian. In other Instances, however, the owner may do much toward staying the flow of Mood. Where a thread or string can be tied ao as to compress the ruptured vessel above or below the wound, according as the flow comes from a vein or an artery, the object •ought will be secured. The blood flowing from an artery Is scarlet In "dor and frequently comes In Jets, while that coming from veins Is dark er colored and oozes from the wound rather than coming In spurts. Where the bleeding is less copious. It msy sometimes be stopped by applying an astringent preparation, anch as powdered alum, which becomes effective through contracting the tissues, which, has the effect of closing up the blood In other Instances flour, cobor dust have been used, and •bile they may prove effective In stop ping the flow of blood, their presence may work Injury and hinder healing. Of course, searing with a hot Iron will also be effective, where the blood flow Is not so copious. When the bleeding Is stayed the wound should be washed If of a character to Justify It. it should be stitehi-d together, and If not no further treatment Is required. Heal Ing will be accomplished more quickly In the absence of applications than In their presence, although In some In stances an application may be helpful If It has the effect of keeping flies away from the wound.The Farmer. I PoqJJry Notes. If your poultry houses are warm and dry. the hens will not have the roup. , Pullets intended for laying should receive special care. Feed on dry feed and keep away from male birds. Light feeds of thoroughly parched corn is good for chickens, old and young. Charred corn is also good for them. The floor of the duck house should be raised above the surrounding ground and kept well littered with dry chaff or straw. Thus far, no breed has been found which lays uniformly dark or light eggs. Sisters from the same setting of eggs may lay eggs one light and another dark. Cochins and Brahmas usually lay dark eggs For quick-growing market purposes Plymouth Rocks rank very high. Leghorns are among the best layipg and Cochins the best sitters. The Hamburgs and Polish are among the handsomest. Taste and association has much to do with one's choice. One reason that some flocks breed up so slowly Is thsf the cMckens are hatched frvm Immature stock. Only the eggs from the best layers should be set. Some pullets lay at four months old. They should be put in a pen by themselves, when mature, and their eggs seL The eggs are made out of the food eaten by hens. The question of differences In value of eggs for culinary purposes depends not on the breed, but on the food. To secure eggs of the beet quality the food must be clean, sound and wholesome and the water pure and fresh.

Woman Has “Mouse Farm." Breeding white, piebald, black and Japanese mice Is the latest household industry which Is receiving attention. A woman living in the northern outskirts of Washington. D. C-. has embarked In tbe business quite extenajre-

iy-

The mice sell wholesale at the rate of (10 per 100, and regularly, once every week, she delivers 50 of them to a leading bird and animal dealer, who

> his

this and other cities. In this way ahe earns (5 every week, and (21 and (22 per week from the other sales of her mice. It would be hard to Imagine easier money than the (5 which she receives weekly for her “dwarf cattle." The rearing of fancy mice Involves little or no work, and the proceeds are

for the most part pure gain.

She has at her home part of a large room partitioned off. and the floor covered with straw and earth. This Is bar mouse farm. It must be cleaned up now and then, and new straw and earth put In for the mice, but aside from this, her only care Is to feed them twice a day and keep their basin full of fresh water. The mice Increase at such a rapid rate that by selling 60 every week she Is able to keep the number down to about the original

limits.—Indianapolis News.

My maternal grandfather, van dec Meerchaut. had a little Cossack horse captured from the Russian Invaders In 1814. The old gentleman waa lame in one leg. as the result of a hunting accident. but withal a good horseman when once In the saddle. When out on his trips In the country on busineas and coming home at night he would frequently fall asleep In his commodious Cossack saddle. Th? horse would make a bee-line for home at an easy, but swift pace. Arriving there It would rap on tbe front door with IU foot until the watchman would open the porch and take the old gen tleman out of the saddle. My grand mother told me this happened almost every week. Hocus and master understood each other. Not being able to walk very welL he would ’ *

it ds> ■ use of Dr. Klim s Great ■r.tJIrisl bottlxaad treatlsefn * ■ r. Ltd .nt Arrb Ht.. I'!iMa.,T‘a convicts in Knf'.snd cost (3,-

SOHvshsIs Msrarunl Wheat I sr Aere. Introduced by the U. H. Dr|rt of Agr. 11 tremf'" 1 "'-. cro|»|wi, y-jdiug i|* t ied land HO bu firr sere, snd on 'dry- *rtd nds such .. arc found m Mont.. Idsbu. the Dakotas. ( o.o., etc . it trill yield from 40 to 80 bu This Wheat snd bjalU and Hanna Barley snd Bromua Incrmis snd Billion Dollar (Jrnas. makes it postiblr to

hogs and cattle tv here ter

and Ut.

jtaT HE!»f> tor. aki> this ntmr-r. to the John A. Sauer Seed-Co.. L* C'roaoe, Wii . and they sill send you (ree a «amt,!e of tbit Wheat' and oilier farm seeda. together with their great csts'oy. a! me (100.00 to anv w.J..awake Urtner. (A.C.L.|

Moat you.* men are null themaelv.-r to I*

injured ii

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Chicago Cattle Receipta. The total receipts of animals at Ura Chitogo Union stockyard* In 1901 wete 15.713,515, a slight increase over (ho preceding year.

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