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BECAUSE 0? ONE.
Because of one dear infant IisaJ
With golden hair.
' Ti> me al! little heads (
A halo wear:
lAnd for one saintly face I kneev
All babes are fair.
Uo-aus? of t*.vo wide earnest eyc3
, Oi htiveniv blue.
."VVIiu h look ivith ye:'.mine gaze
My sad <?oul through.
All eyes now fill miii" own with tears,
Whate'er their hue.
r
Because of iirtio deat-i marlied lipi
* Which oaee did call
^Iv name in ulaiutiv v tones. * :
.No voices hi! i
'Coon my cars in vain appeal
From children sniuli.
i
Two little hands he'.i in my own 1
Long. Ions ago. ,
Now cause me is [ wander through
Tiiia world of v>"oo
To clasp c.icli Isaby hand stretched out '
I:i tegr of foe.
The lowest cannot p'.ca.l m vain, ,
I loved inm so
_ . ?Woman's Life. 1
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: |: instinct i a :: <
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RUTH'S retinue or es-sciiooiiuates :
were payins her a visit at the
executive mansion. the home of i
her unci<\ Stephen Thorn. Governor
of tue Stale, likewise guardian I
of Iiuth! Sometimes it was difficult {
for him to determine which of these
positions presented tuo more intricate t
complications.
; Ho was past his youth. but had not
yet approached middle age. The ex- i
school friends found liiin awe-inspiring I
* and regarded him from a distance with
romantic interest. r
1 "That little silvery patch on each
temple is so distingue." ardently de- i
clared Lucile. ,1
| "Makes one think of the leading
roan in a play when ten years are sup- ,{
posed to elapse between acts,'" giggled t
Align on Gray. i
! It v.*as a source of delight to the oth- e
fcrs that even Mignon felt the influence t
inf : lifir host's demeanor and refrained I
in his presence from indulgence in friv- 1
pious conversation. s
I To .Mignon i: was a matter for chagrin.
She fortified herself continualiy j
!by impressive reminders that he was
jof the p?opie. for the people, by the r
peopb. oven as she. and that a Gov- 1
lemor was not so murh anyway, but i
the Gubernatorial dignity hung round s
him still, and her forced courage oozed
away whenever he addressed her. \
' One morning the retimfe. with the pi- s
jeep r ion of Mignon, trooped away to the ^
golf links. Mignon remained at home
!to write letters, but when she knew
herself to be alone in the big, stately
bouse she suddenly experienced a sen
eation ot li?r eniiunooci aays auu was c
Impeiled by an irresistible desire ''to be s
naughty." Tbe daring idea of calling
.upon Ruth's uncle seized tier.
i "I'd likp to see hiui 'on duty,'" she r
mus?d. "I might?yes, ? will?go in- J
icognito."
There was a chest upstairs containing
garments belonging to Ruth's departed
kin. s
Presently there emerged from tbe ex- ^
iecutive mansion a quaint little figure *
elad Ln an old fashioned flower sprigged 15
i skirt, a lace mantilla." a neat straw f
bonnet and a lace edged veil.
i The capitol was only a short distance v
from the executive mansion, and Mig- a
nou met few persons. The guard who
stood in the broad corridor did not f
,voucbsafe h?r a second, glance as he 1
idirectpd her to the executive office. P
Mignon did not follow his directions. ('
Kinh had told^.er how she gained his 0
orirate sanctum when she was in a ^
(hurry and did not have time for the 0
red tape channels of approach through 11
private secretary and messeuger. She ^
slipped into tin? "Governor's parlor" r
and boldly opened the door from there *
into his private office.
i The Governor chanced to bo alone. c
And he turned in surprise to see who 1
.was so bold in intrusion.
"Dr> you wish to s??*me, madam?" e
he asked in courtly manner, placing a a
r -chair for the visitor. *
"You are the Governor?" a?ked a z
<quoer. hish-pitched voice.
"I am." he admitted.
< "I came to see if you would give mo ^
a ppsition in the capitol. I am the j.
/widow of a soldier?anc!?I pay s
*a xes " t
"A soldier's widow?" asked the Gov- {
fcrnor. witb interest, "in what war s
Vl.ifl vniii- Vniehnml siiit? f'ivil r>r Snan- i
Isli-American?"
4 There was a moment's hesitation before
Million decided to locate "her
husband" iu the Civil War.
"What was his company and in what
regiment did he enlist?"
: Silence.
"Don't you know the number of his
tcgiment':"
v "Oh, yes: thirteen."
>4'Aud what State?"
' Pennsylvania."
"And what was the letter oT his company
'}" he asked, beginning to make a
memorandum.
' (> "Why !" triumphantly.
f His pencil poised.
"The companies were only lettered
to K for infantry, you know."
"Yes. sometimes," he admitted, ''but
.What kind of a position did you wish?"
\ "Any position 1" desperately.
? '"What experience have you had?"
"I have copied lejxal papers," remembering
a brief she had once copied for i
her father, who had wrathfully con- ?
Bigned it to the Sanies with the criti- >
cism that it resembled his Chinese i
laundry check. s
"Have you. inueou: ue saia in evi- c
dent surprise, and Migqon Celt-that she
liad acquired importance in his regard, 3
ffh? Governor seemed to be absorbed j
>in meditation, and Mignon began to 1
feel the sileuce embarrassing. ;
, "I don't know of any vacancies or 1
lopeuings at present," he filially re- 1
marked, "but it" you will make a for- '
mnl application and leave it here on <
file I will coaimunicate with you as 1
Boon as the opportunity offers.'' <
Oh, tliank youl" she said, grate- 1
July: ' 1
, "I dou't seem to have any blank 1
forms," he said, looking over the 1
papers scattered ou his desk. "HoweVer.
I'll write oue out. and you can
Bign it. and leave your address also." I
j^Mijjuon had already decided ujoa a :
i
name and address, so when, he pre.? |
ently banded her a paper lit? haf I
written she removed her glove, am
m the lin:' indicated tho- whote, "Xancj
Bettens. 1011 L stropt."
IIs? studied the signature carefully.
''And whar was your husband's tirs!
name. Mrs. BetlensV"
"Adam." was the glib respons?.
'You'll hear l'rom aio soon. Mrs. Hot
tens." *
Mignon tco!c this as a dismissal, aiu'
L'Of-'-e to go.
"Do you th:nlc there is any hope?'
she could not resist asking as sin
gained the door.
"I do. The fart of your bring a sol
tier's widoiv and your having bad ox !
perienc* in office won; will lead mo to
. onskU-r your application favorably. I '
shall oyon a position very soon,' j
Lit* earnest i.v.
"What fun t shall hav? telling tlif !
;ir:sl'' tlioiiLfiit Mignon as she sped I
iionv. When she h:ul made ;i change |
3i costume she discovered, to her dis
may. that it was too late to join the
;irU at the country club for luncheon,
is she had promise;!. While she was |
ivfieeting on this change in her pro I
rram tiie library door opened and the
uovernor entered.
"Oh. there i>n't any luncheon!" she
aid. 'Tin gills are at the golf links
Mrs. Favnham is invited out. for th-:
lay. :uvl [?I made a mistake in the I
i:i:e and didn't meet thorn. You wore j
lot e:cpe:-i?:l."
"I didn't. come for luncheon," ho re* <
)iied; "hut what will you do?"
"Oh, tl.*? cook will see that I don't gn j
lungry," she laughed. Some way her j
ear of him hau vanished.
" Let me see to that instead of iettinc
he cook. Will you go ;o luncheon
vita me now?"
"What have yon heen doing all tht
norning?" he asked as they sat at a
ittie palm screened table.
"I've iiepn writing." she renlicd In a
uminating tone.
"So have I. and r f??l the need o?
eereation. Will you drive with me ?
ifler luncheon':"
Mignon decided she would not teli .
be girls of ber morning call. As the
lays went by she became tbe comuan- gj
on of tbe Governor in his hours of gj
use. On? evening as slu> sat alone in
he libary he suddenly appeared and p
aid a paper before her. She caught |
ier breath. It was the paper she had I
igned in the executive office. :
"I have come for the fulfillment of ! I-;
our promise." he said gravely.
She had not read ilie paper that j
norning in hjs oftir?. as he had given
i?r no opportunity lo do so. With
mrning cheeks she now* perused the
itartling application:
"I do hereby faithfully promise that
vhen Stephen Thorn, Governor of the i
State of ?. asks me to be his wife I j
vill accept the offer.
"NANCY BETTENS.
' iGll L street."
"Weil?" he asked, entreatingly.
"It isn't legal or binding," she said
lefiantly. "because, you see, it is
igned by a fictitious name."
"Will you not remedy that defect?"
"I prefer." she said softly, "that you
nake me a verbal offer."?New Haven
iiesister.
Where the Turtle is at Home.
Few of those who revel in turtle
oup at a Guildhall luncheon or dinner
ave visited the desolate, uninviting
sland of Ascension, where the turtle
> hatched and reared, where he is care
uily tended by experts and finally by
low stages attains tlae maturity at
rhich the Guildhall cook can step in
ad claim hiin for his own.
In that laud of p.rpetua! sun, where
oads are not and ruts plowed afresb
a the shifting sand serve their pur
ose, the turtle is a powerful a$set. In
lark, cool sheds lie large masses o!
ggs, looking for.all the world like golf
alls. The baby turtles of a fortnight
Id and upward are next inspected.
igly. slimy little creatures, black and
i'hite. with protruding eyes and nleady
enormously strong fins, which
bey use to the utmost when handled.
-astiy? comes the great ponds without
overiug, where they bask and dream
heir way to maturity.
A turtle of ten birthdays is consid- li<
1 ?
IL'U ? uiiii$ luurru. ai.iiij *uiu- ti?
ns bead the list with fifty or sixty ce
ears to tlieir credit.?Pall Mall CJaette.
Kevlval of Heroic Clotlip*.
Shall we see the Parisian "swell" this
vinter in red-lined clocks, in short I
lose and buckled shoes, with frilled j|
hirts and lace cuffs, and soft, broad- j
trimmed hats? This, perhaps, is to ox- '
?ect too much, writes the Paris correpondent
of the Pall Mall Gazette,
nit the reformer is abroad, with an
ye to picturesque revivals. Probably !
he movement will subside in waist:oats
of glorious hues, if it (loos not
each into the colored suits for ev tuns
wear.
Sculptors and other people, who have
jeen asked their opinion, have not
lesitated to declare that the modern i
frenchman would not look heroic in
leroic clothes. If the truth must out,
le is not a stood walker, your average
'arisiau. He holds himself badly, and
lis legs sprawl. He compares ill with
he Anglo-Saxon.trained in tieid sports,
vhieh give him control of his limbs.
Frenchman has adunt'Ml Ensrlisti
lothes. anil cannot wear {hem. L"t I
lim devise liis own fashions, as nis
voraenfolk have done. Why copy the
English when you are not built tbat
vay i
Why the Drear] Catue Back.
A boy who had been working In n b
taker's shop for souie time was iusl io
ibout to finisli his trade. On;? nislit si
vhun the boss was gone he broke th? tl
narble slab he molded his loaves ou. n
io he went to the marble yard to se- > ti
ure another, but could not tind one. I l
On the way back he passed a grave- n
raid, and. as it was very dark. h3 ti
limped over and pulled up a small n
leadstoae about the right size and ^
ook it back aud finished his job. The I
lext day. after th-.* bread bad been de- e
ivered, nearly all of it was sent back, a
t'lie baker ioJk;*:l at it ami urose sev- " a
>ral loaves opeu. but found noting v
ivron<j. Then he happened to turn one a
if the loaves over, and found on the a
inder side of every loaf the inscrip- p
iiou: ' Here lies the body of Mrs. . p
Bvn A. D. 1082. Died A. D. 1710."- p
Dundee Advertiser. Ii
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Exactly oDe hundred lives were lost t
n fires which occurred in LoqJou last d
rear, / L
f
-? .v ~ i
:n the wo]
HON. JAME^
? U l Z* LL! 1 ? I ' I iJfcJ
juisiiugmsuca umisa Aumoricy oa iue j
thor of til9 Amerie,
SHE WAS TOO POPULAR. p
u
IToro 1*8 a liumaa story fresli from ^
iarn: Amdens Phin. a young aud h
le singer, who never appeared in pub- a
' ti
* tl
) without attracting considerable at- 01
ntion and applause, was sbot dead re- to
utly in Ayutbia by a male singer, | ft
QUICK RE
L say, boss, howMl we Jo? Wot yer rum
SUPPORT FOR CLOTHESLINE. '
S,
An interesting device lately patented
y a Missouri man is illustrated l)eiw.
It .s a unique arrangement to
ipport an endless clothesline, with
le additional advantage that the user
eed not move from her position at the
iruing wheel to haug out the clothes,
'he apparatus consists ot' a main post,
ear the top of which is a targ-i aperure
through which extends a shaft,
mnntcxl rnnn which is a larire grooved
heel rotated by a crank and h indie.
)irect!y in front of the aperture is an
xtension and guide strip. Any suitb!e
distance from the main post is
nother [>o.st, near tbe upper end of
Fhicli is a grooved pulley fastened by
strap. Two feet below (.bis pulley
nother pulley is placed, adjusted by a
in placed within small hole.; in the
ost. An endless line connects the two
ulleys with the operating wheel, the
ne beinj* placed 011 both sides of the
uide piece to take up the slack in
he line, the lower pulley to be moved _
lown a notch on the post. The user, k
?y fastening clothes to the tog and ?
^LD'S EYE
3 BRYCE.
Vmeriean System erf Government?Av- !
an Commonwealth.
'ho was mad with jealousy of her pop- .
larity. At the time of the crime she ,
ras on the stage, and three or four
umlred people formed her audience. '
.s she was about to begin her song
ie report of a firearm was heard and
he fell, shot through the heart. Her
ssassin was caught. ;
SUPPORT STOCK COLLAR.
i'
Women naturally object to stiff i
tarcbed collars because tbey are un?
omfotfable. Unless tbey are starched ,
liey will not s.tand up, and must be
upported iu some mauner. A device
p p i
i I! i:
' ^ u I '
Supports tlie Colar.
esigned especially to support stock i
ollars is sbown here, and can be used i
l lieu of whalebones, wires and tbe I
ke. A distinct advantage is tbe fact '
lat tbe disteuders can be quickly re- i
loved and tbe stock washed or otber- i
ise cleaued. Tbe body portion of this I
lpporter is made of two small tubes ;
?ined in tbe centre by a cross piece. I I
itting into the top and bottom of !
lese tubes arc; U-shaped wires, havig
at the extremities lioolcs which i
irry fasteulug buttons. After the i
alders have been extended to fit the
;ock to be worn, the buttons are 1
iraed sufficiently to securely clamp ]
le collar in position. Obviously two
r moie of the disteuders are required' j
> support the collar and prevent it 1
ooi creasing.?Philadelphia Record.
SPONSE. ;
iin\ a food show?"?Mouotypit.
>wer lines close to the wheel, can j
ive tiui2 by turning the crank and !
. I1"'
i
p. Ill
Clothesline and Support. J
ending tlie clothes toward tlie otlier
osL, " I
I
Attractive Farms.
It farms are not too large there
ivill be fewer neglected fields, bad
:onces and weeds and the land will
;e better plowed and harrowed and
ileaned in after culture, timely harvested
and well secured, the profits
:eing large proportionally. It is only
vhere farming is conducted on a
Looderate scale, generally, that uni:ersal
neatness, taste and finish
,'tuow around the whole scene a sort
)f rural enchantment which attracts
ind impresses every beholder and
jiich condition is most easily acrounted
for. as the whole is undei
be farmer's eye, within hip means
'11(1 v.nii.ij , 11 m,*. ..
iveiy, with his own hands.?The
?m tourist.
Eradicating Horseradish.
Ti'iil some of the readers of the
Tribune Farmer inform me how tc
jot rid of horseradish]?L. R., Midlieburg,
Vt.
Answer?There is no special
method of getting rid of horseradish
ivhich is distinguished fx'om other
nethods of eradicating perennial
iveeds. It is a very troublesome
veed wli^n it becomes established in
he field, and one can kill it out onl.y
)y persistent cultivation. No plant
;an grow which is not allowed tc
naUe green leaves, and if cultivation
s frequent enough to prevent the
jrowth of the tops, the root3 are
jound to die. Put your field in a
:oed crop and keep it cultivated
.hroughout the season, and the
\orseradish will have to go.?John
>aig, Cornell University.
'A Dry Floor.
There was considerable written a
law years ago about cement and
jravei floors for poultry houses and
aking off the iitter to the same every
norning. Of late years there has
>aen more in the poultry papers
ibout board and plank floors, Eighl
rears ago we built a poultry house
;ixty by thirteen feet of lumber, put:ing
on a shingle roof, partitioning
:nto five apartments, with a board
ioor and boarding up four* feet be.ween
apartments, and then screer
wire to within a foot of th6^ roof
leaving three feet for a hall through
he building, with screen doors from
:his h^ll into each spring door, the
.ioor3 shutting themselves as you
leave the" pen3. The fowis are fed
jnd watered from the hall, pens con
:ain dust boxes, chaff and straw
nerches are movable, and platform
lor droppings. ...
Soft Food or Grain First. '
It- is now generally conceded thai
soft food or mash, as it is usuallj
:alled, should not be fed to laying
lens until near the noon hour, unless,
perhaps, in very small quantises?just
enough to partially satisfj
:heir hunger. i
Experience has shown that hens
vhen given a full meal early in the
?.ay, will have no desire to scratch
jut will stand around, content tc
ivait until the nex! feeding time
while on the other hand, those thai
ire given only, say, one-fourth of a
[ul! r-.">al, will begin at once to scratct
md hustle for any grain that inaj
je concealed beneath the litter of the
scratching shed.
We would suggest the following
ruie5. varied, of course, to suit chang
ing conditions:
Grain scattered is litter for firs
[eed; mash at noon, and wliole cori
late in evening.
Endeavor to keep the hens busy
Tor it is the busy hen that keeps fillet
the egg basket.?Home and Farm.
\
Culture of Sweet Potatoes.
Contrary to what the uninitiatec
iiay suppose, the sw*eet potato is b>
no means difficult to grow. Given i
sandy loam?one not too rich, or} a
lease, on which too much fresh ma
uure has been appliod, this tendinj
to induce a heavy growth of vim
2.t the expense of the tubers?it cai
be easily raised and made to yield ;
iarge crop. The first requisite is t<
plow the land well, turning a ver;
thick furrow, and then with a two
horse plow throw it un in long, iargi
ridges. After that it should be pul
verized and finished thoroughly, fol
lowed by. marking it out in rowi
about three and one-half feet apart
In these the -plants, already startec
in a hotbed, should be set abou
eighteen iDche3 apart. Good, stock;
plants are safest to bank on, and tha
they should have a fair chance then
should.be uo guesswork about seeini
to it that the soil comes in ci03e con
tact with their root3. They shoal<
be placed at a reasonable depth am
it- the soil is dry, the roots dipped ii
rich mud and stirred about so as t<
get as much of the mud as possibli
to adhere to them, the soil then be
ing pressed around them when thei
{ re set out. Watering also is some
times advisable, especially in late set
ting. After that it is only necessar;
to cultivate sufficiently to keep th
weeds down and the ground mellow
That no weeds at all may thrive clos
ninntu tho purfh fht?rf? shmili
be hoed occasionally aud the vine
then lifted up that they may not tak
root. Big Stem, Jersey and Cedar
vilie are some of the varieties ^
sweet potatoes that have been founi
satisfactory.?Fred O. Sibley.
Potatoes as Horse Feed. "
Tf you are raising potatoes an
have more culls and small ones tha
jou can find use for. the foilowin;
from the Tribune Farmer may giv
you a valuable hint:
I noticed an inquiry in your vaiua
ble paper of June 1. relative to feed
ing potatoes to horses. Our experi
ence may be of interest to th
brother wanting information. Som
few years ago one of our neighbor
harvested a large crop of potatoes
and from some cause there was quit
a percentage of small, uamerchanta
. mM0m
<fWPtSB
ble ones, and corn and oats were
, high that season. Our friend had
[ lumbering to do that winter, kept
four horses and fed them raw potatoes
twice each day. He was careful
. to wash the potatoes well, as the grit
, would make the teeth and mouth of
the horses sore. These teams did a
good winter's work, were in excellent
. order in the spring, their hair sleek
and the animals very heaitiiy.
We keep eight heavy horses on our
farms, and each year fead them more
i or less potatoes, and we are satisfied
they are a pretty good food for them
. tc work on. After they become ac.
customed to them they will eat a
peck night and morning raw, and by ,
, feeding oats dv corn at noon they <io
well, keep healthy and are usually in
good spirits for business. We have
sown some seventy acres to grain,
and are finishing planting about
! eighty acres of potatoes this spring.
1 Cur horses have done this work fed
on potatoes night and morning, as
above stated, usually raw or uncooked.
Our' experience satisfies us
J it is better to cook the potatoes, and
wp nrft nlrmnins to do this in the
future. By so doing, with the addition
of a few shoots, we expect to
) have a fair feed for horses.
"Practice Rotation of Crops."
That a proper rotation or crops is
[ essential to success in farming is evi|
denced everywhere, for there is no
land that is proof against depletion.
Some soils hold out longer than oth|
ers, but t.he ultimate end is failure
| if we persist in continual cropping
with one crop. We rotate, primarily,
to prevent this depletion of soil fertility
and if legumes figure largely,
t in the rotation, considerable nitrogen,
the principal and costliest plant food,
is added. Then we rotate to secure
a better distribution of labor and
stockmen rotate to secure r. variety
of feeds with the least damage to the
soil. Another advantage of rotation
ij the getting rid of insect and weed
pests. Potatoes have several insect
< pests that are peculiar to potatoes.
I and if we change them to a new loca
| tion, we are apt to get rid of them, or
t most of them on that crop and by including
other crops in the rotation
' on the infested ground we can gei
l rid of them there.
Different crops feed differently,
and by rotating them any one partic[
ular,plant food is not exhausted, as
nay be the case in single crop farm
ing. some crops require more nuro|
gen than other3, some more potash
and some more phosphates. I have
heard the expression "That land will
not grow tobacco, because it has been
in it so much." Yes, but I proved
- when I rented it that it would pro'
duce a good crop of corn and other
> things in the way of feeds, so I pro
ceeded to rotate and feed stock.
It is probably in the tobacco dis'
tricts that the worst effect of lack
of rotation and diversified farming
is found. Tobacco is very hard on
> land, and it needs a rest more than
. any other crop. It requires a very
> strong soy, and the tendency is to
crop a field that is found to produce
t a fine crop of tobacco too much. We
l find many instances where such land
i has been in tobacco until it is worn
r out, at least as far as that crop is
' concerned, and greatly depleted in
the elements of fertility for other
> crops.?E. W. Jones, of Kentucky.
Farm and Garden Notes. * *
A sheep, like clover, enriches the
1 ground that grows it.
Do not feed the sheep too much
| corn, especially the breeding ewes.
Dry soil is one of th& first requisites
for successful sheep farming.
Sheep have excellent digestion, and
1 hence they utilize feed to the fullest
r degree.
i One of the very best feeds for
t ewes with lambs is oats and wheat
- bran mixed.
? Keep the floor of the sheep quar'
ter3 dry, and to this end use plenty
1 of bedding.
} Sow parsnips and satisfy now for
next winter's use. They require the
entire season to develop.
a "When bringing oieanaers but of
. the cellar, cut them back a little be.
fore they start into growth,
s Growing chickens should be fed
. three times a day, just what they
1 will eat up clean, 110 more.
t The object of caponizing is to imf
prove the quality and increase the
1 Quantity of the flesh oi fowls.
Continue to plant all the hardy
5 vegetables. May is the month in
' which to sow the tender sorts.
Plant some flowers in the vegetable
garden. It is as important to
1 please the eye as the stomach.1
e Tobacco stems covered with straw
are an excellent preventive of insect
breeding when th? hens are sitting.
The grass upon the lawn has made
. a sufficient growth 10 be cut. Mow
Y across one week and lengthwise the
e next.
It is the nice appearance of goods
s that sells th-?m Nice, large, fat,
1 plump fowls always bring the best
s prices.
R Throwing food on the ground is
'* wasteful A clean board is much
' better. Feed no more than is readily
d eaten up clean.
In arranging the poultry house, so
far as can be don*?, it is always Dest
to have the doors and windows facing
the south.
Short-legged fowis fatten quickly;
e long-legged ones are hard to fattenThose
first hatched fatten quickest
ir. a brood.
The most important thing connect.
- ed with the work of the sheep breed,
e ers in the selection of rams from
e which to breed. Never under anj
3 consideration breed from a scrub, i
grade or an inferior ram. for in doe
ing this you do your flock and your
I self an irreparable injury.
MOTH BOY FOUND,
KIDNAPER flRRESTEB - J
Child Taken Unharmed From De* - J
serted House in Philadelphia.
JOHN J. KEAN HIS ABDUCTOR |
Had nobbed Employer and Said |
Would Have Repaid Him Out of Ja
Hansom Ho Expected?Victim
Orugged to Keep Him Quiet.
Philadelphia.?Freddie Muth, tha
6even-year-old son of Charles Muth,
the jeweler of 1632 Columbia ave- . - -'i
nue, who was kidnaped, was found
by the police after a week of unre- ?
mitting search in a vacant house at
425 North Sixty-second street. With. j
him. as his captor, was John Joseph
Kean, once a prosperous real estate fi
broker, who was arrested for the '
kidnaping. He is forty-two years / J
Did and has a wife and thre^ children. ^
"I was passing Mrs. Muth's jewelry
> store one day and saw the boy sitting
in the window. I heard some on?
say. 'Now don't you go away, Fred- .
die.' It occurred to me, How much 'ft
would they give to get the hoy back .
if he did go away?" Kean confessed.
He was at his wits' end for money, '.Jm
'and took the chance.
He had committed embezzlement. _ ^
T"~~1 Ua#1 of nnna thft -??jl
UIll^SS 111? IluU luuutj C4.V. VUUb buv y.T|
penitentiary stared him in the face. ' ajjj
In a? instant the crime was conceived;
in two days it was executed. .
He facss a sentence of life imprison- , tM
inent.
His capture was effected in West ^
Philadelphia, on the roof of the
house, to which in his last desperate
extermity he had dragged the child, j
and was just ready, to cast him over '
the eaves and then kill himself with.'
a bottle of poison when he was taken. V!
dragged to the street, and to a patrol
wagon, in which he was whirled to ^
detective headquarters in the Ofity, 'V.-fl
Hall, with the boy at his tide.
When the child was placed at a .';j9
telephone in the office of MayorWeaver
and told to talk to his ,4
mother it seemed as if every man '-TM
.here, including the Mayor, police offl- Vj
cials and men accustomed to scenes
of heartbreaking interest, would never
recover from the_tense excitem9nt '1 s
of the occasion. Tears ran aowu.
their cheeks and not a man said a
word.
The hoy, with smudgy face and -. ;< mS
showing l^te hardships which he had
undergon -carcely realized his po- ;>i
6ition. He had been kept under sub- ':l
jection by means of drugs and liquor . " jE
and was not at all like a bright boy; /ijj
of seven years.
In a little while the boy was ta^ ' J
ken to his home, where Mrs. Muth 3|
grasped him in one long, fontl em-1 '
> brace, and then fainted from sheer
joy. Only one or two close friends ',/*
were permitted in the house at that
moment, for Mrs. Muth ha'' been.'
showing signs of complete* collaps?
under the strain to which she had , y,
been subjected for seven days.
One hundred thousand Quaker. ? ^
K-. 1 iy 1IJULLHT1 O IWICn \JL vuv vupyui V,
one hour after it was made, and the
great celebration of the birth of the
Republican party was dwarfed into
insignificance by the demonstration
that began at 5 p. m. and spread
throughout the city as vapidly as the news
was disseminated. One church,' j
uptown threw open its doors for a
special service of thanksgiving.
The recovery of the boy and the
capture of the man who stole him,
mark one of the most extraordinary i
performances in detective work ever f
recorded or ever 'coiWdcted on such
lines.
For four days the police have
been confident that Kean was the
abductor. They had not been able to 1
learn his hiding places, however, despite
the fact that the entire police
force of the city was working to that
end. and the police of all the large ,v.y
Eastern cilies had been instructed
to look our lor 111m. umei ui detectives
Donaghy let the impression,
go out that the search had been
abandoned in this city and that the
abductor would be arrested in the .
home of Mrs. Gustave Brandus of
440a St. Mark's avenue, Brooklyn, a
sister of Freddie's mother. This
merely was a ruse that threw Kean rf.
off his guard and enabled the police
to find him.
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HARVESTER TRUST GUILTY, i
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Will Pay $20,000 in Fines For Vio?
lating the Statutes of Arkansas. |
Chicago.?The International Har- . 3
vester Company agreed to plead guilty
to two violations of the anti-trust
law of the State of. Arkansas and pay,
two fines of $10,000 each, as well as,
ail the costs of the action. The com-,
pany was convicted of inserting in its 1 J
contracts with its agents a clause
prohibiting the sale of any goeds
made by competing firms, in direct
violation of the statute of Arkansas.
RANK MESSENGER ARRESTED. \
Who Disappeared From New
York With $200,000 Caught.
Fort Worth, Texas.?Wheslock
Harvey, the messenger for the First
National Bank of New York City,
who disappeared two weeks ago witli'
$200,000 worth of securities andj
cash, was arrested at Springtown, as.
he was returning from an all-night'
wolf hunt with his comrade, David;
Melville. Both boys are in jail and
will go to New York, waiving extradition.
Harvey admits that he ran away
with $700 in cash, but says that lie
returned tho securities.
Three Killed by Eating Sausage.
J. B. Baremore, a farmer living
near Fort Smith, Ark., and his two
children. Emma, five years old, and1
James, eighteen months old, died in'
a hospital at Fort Smith from,
p+omaine poisoning. They had eaten1
bologna sausage purchased from a
street lunch stand.
King Haakon Greeted. "
King Haakon arrived at Chrisliania
and was warmly welcomed;'
large crowds greeted me nmaiMu
delegates. '
Labor "World.
In Milan there /ore 38,000 families
living in one room each.
Bricklayers in Japan receive a daily;
wage of thirty-seven cents.
Chancellor Day. of Syracuse Uni- ' versity,
says the corporation is thei
workingman's best friend.
A new union of steam fitters and helpers
has been formed at IteadviHe,
Mass.
Over $1,50.?.,000 was paid in sick and
' ?loct- vani* hv nninnq .if
I UCillU IJCJJClllO ?IWI J V.M1 "J
j filiated witli the- Awcricau Federation
o? Labor.
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