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THE SPLENDID SPUR' OR< THE 4WEHTOKS WJACK MARVEL bt mm r. 401 USB much.; CHAPTBB VIIL ' (Continued.) She bandaged the sore with linen from my shirt, and tied It ronnd with sackcloth from her own drew. *Twas all most gently done; and then I found her arms under me, and myself lifted o? easy as a baby. . "Left nrm -round my neck. Jack; an* sing but If 'fts burtln' thee." It seemed bat six steps and we were out on the bright hillside, not fifty paces from where the plow yet stood in th* furrow. Down the bill she carried me. pick Ing the -softest turf and moving with an easeful swing that rather lull'd my hurt than Jolted It. I was dosing, oven, when a strange noise awoke me. *Twas n high, protracted note, that seein'd at first to swell up toward us, and tbeu broke off in half a dozen or more sharp yells. Joan took no heed of them, but seeing my eyes unclose aud bearing me moan, stopped short. "Hurts thee, lad?" "No. Twas not my pain but the - slgbt of the sinking nun that wrung the exclamation from me? I was thinking." I muttered. ' "Don't; Mis bad for health. But bide thee still awhile, and shalt lie 'pon a soft bed." By this time we had come down to the road and the yell* were still going on. louder than ever. We cross'd the road, descended another slope, and came all at once on a pile .of low build ings that a moment* before had been bid. 'Twas but three hovels of mud. stuck together in the shape of a bead less cross, the main arm p-rfnting out toward the moor. Around fht whole ran a battered wall, patchcfl tfTlb furs, and from this dwelling tha Streams were issuing "Joan!" the voice began, "Joan? Jan Tergagle's a clawln* my legs? (jar-rout,' 1 thou devil's cat ? Blast thee, let me sog! 1*1111*11 off Joan ? Jo-an!" The voice died away into a wail, then broke out in a racket of curses. Joan stepped to the door and filing it wide. As my eyes grew us oil to the gloom In side, they saw this: A rude kitchen? the furniture but two rickety chairs, now toss'd on their faces, an oak table, with legs sunk Into the earth, a keg of strong waters, tilted over and draining upon the mud floor, n ladder leading up to n loft, and In two of the corners a few bundles pf bracken strewn for hedding. To the left, as orie? entered, was an open hearth; but the glowing peat-turves were now pltch'd to right and left over the hearthstone and about the floor, where they rested, filling the den with smoke. Under one of the chairs a black cat spat and bristled, while In the middle of the room, barefooted In the embers, crouched a man. He was half naked, old and bent, with matted , gray hair and beard hanging almost to his waist.- His chest and legs wefre bleeding from a score of scratches, and he pointed at the cat, opening and ? shutting his mouth like a dog, and barking out curse upon curse. No way upset, Joan stepped across the kitchen, laid me on one of the Irncken beds, and explaln'd: "That's feytlier; he's drunk.** With which she turn'd, dealt the old man a cuff that stretch'd him senseless, and gathering up the turves, piled them nfresh on the hearth. Tills done, she took the keg and gave me a drink of It. The stuff scalded me, but I thanked her. And then, when she bad shifted my bed a bit to ease the pain of lying, she righted a chair, drew It up and sat beside me. The old man lay like a log where ho had fallen, and was now snoring. Presently, the fumes of the liquor, or mere fuintness. mastered me, ? and my eyes closed. But the picture they closcd upon was that of Joan, as she leaned forward, chin in hand, with ~the glow of the fire 011 her brownish skin and In the depths of her dark eyes. But the pain of my heart followed Into my dreams. I woke with a start and tried to sit up. Within tho kitchen all was quiet. The old savago was still stretched on tho floor; the cat curled upon the hearth. The girl had not stirred; but looking toward the window hole, I saw night outside, niul a fvosty star spark* ling far down in the west. "Joan, what's the hour?'* "Sun's been down these four hours." She turned her face to look at me. "I've no business lying here." "Chose to come, lad; none ased thee, that I kuowA by." "Where's the- mare? Must set me across her back, Joan, and let roe rldo On." "Mare's In stable, wl' fetlocks swelled like puddens. Chose to come, lad; an' choose or no. must bide." " 'Tie for the General Hopton. at Bodmin, I ntn bound, Joan; and wound or no, must win thero this night." "And that's seven mile away; wl* a In tl^' skull, and a peat, quag thy burial." "But go I must." crlcl I; and here upon I broke out with oil tho trouble that was on tny mind, and the Instant need to save these gallant gentlemen of Cornwall, ere two armies should .-cent- ' bine against tbem. I told of Ht^Klng's letter in my breast, uml how I found tho I,ord Ktntfifords men at Laurices ton: how that Rutliven. with the van guard of tho rebels, was now at Llskenrd. with but a bare day's march ing between tho two. and r.oue but I to carrj the warning. And "Oh, Joan!" 1 cried, "my comrade I left upon the road. Brighter courage and .truer heart never man proved, snd yet left by me In the rebels' hands. Alas! that I could neither save nor help, but must still ride on; and here Is the Issue to lie struck down within ten mile of my goal? I, that have traveled two hundred. And if the Cornlshmen bo not warned to give fight before Lord Ktamford come up. all's lost. Even now they be outnumbered. So lift me, Jonn, and set me astride Molly, and I'll win to Bodmin * t". "Beckon. Jack, thou'd best band me tip Ittter,:: i Now I did not at once catch the ex tent of these word*, ao simply ^okeo, hot etared at her like an owL "There'? horse la stall, lad." she went on. "Tearaway's tile name and strawberry the color." "But, Joan, Joan, If you do this? feel inside my coat here, to the left? you will tare an army, glrlt maybe a throne! Here 'tie, Joan, see? no, not that? here! Say the seal la that of the Governor of Brlatol, who stole It from me for a while; but the handwriting will be kudVn for the King's, and no band but youra must touch It till yon stand before Sir Ralph Hopton. The King shall thank you, Joan; and God will bless you fo't." "Hope ao, I'm sure. But lam me what to aay, lad; for I be main thick wltted." So I told her the message, over and over, till she had It by heart. "Shan't forglt, now," she said, at length; "an' so hearken to me for a change. Bide still, nor fret thysel*. Here's pasty an' oat .cake, an' a keg o' water that I'll stow beside thee. Pay no heed to feyther, an' If he wllla to get drunk an' u?ht ri' Jnp Tergasle? (hat's the cat? why, let'n. Drunk or sober, he's no 'count." 8be had the letter In her bosom and stepped to the door. She was gone. In a minute or so I lienrd the trampling of a horse; and then, with o scurry of hoofs, Joan was off on tlie King's errand and riding into the darkness. Little rest had I that night, but lay awake on my bracken bed and watched the burning peat turve turn to gray, nnd drop, flake by flake, till only a glowing point remained. As day began to break, the old man picked himself up.yawned and lounged out. returning after a time with fresh turves for the hearth. Ho noticed ine no more than a stone, but when the fire was rcstacked drew up his chair to the warmtli. and breakfasted on oat cake and a liberal deal of liquor. All day long I lay there helpless and wailing eagerly for Joan to return. It wan not until nightfall that there came the trampling of a horse outside, and tlien a rap at the door. The old man started up and opened it. and In rushed .Toan, her eyes lit up. her breast Iteaving, and in her hand a naked sword. "Church and King. .Tack!" she cried, and filing the blade with a clang on to the table.- "Church and King! O brave day "ft work, lad? O bloody work this day!" ... .v. And I swooned again. , CHAPTER IX. 1 Buy a Looking Glass at Bodmin Fair and Meet With Mr. Hannibal Tingcoinb. There had. Indeed, been brave work on Braddock Down that IDtli of Jan wary. For Sir Ralph Hopton with the Cornish grandees had made short busi ness of Rutliven's army? driving It headlong back on Liskeard at the lirst charge, chasing it through that town, and taking 1200 prisoners Oucluding Sir Shllston Cnlmady), together with ( many color?, all the rebel ordnance and ammunition, and most of their arms. At Liskeard. after refreshing their men, and holding next day n solemn thanksgiving to God. they divided? the Lord Moliun with Sir Ralph Hopton and Colonel Godolphin' marching with the greater part of the army upon Sal tasli, whither Ruthven had fled and was intrenching himself; while Sir John Berkeley and Colonel Asbburn hnm, with a small party of horse and dragoons nnd the -duninry regiments of Sir Bevill Grenville, Sir Nlch. Sinn nlng, nnd Colonel Trevanion, turned to the northeast, toward Lnunceston nnd Tavistock, to see what account they might render of the Earl of Stamford's army; that, however, had no stomach to await them, but posted out of the county Into Plymouth nnd Exeter. 'Twas on this expedition that two or three of the captains I have mentioned halted for an hour or more at Temple, as well to recognize Joan's extreme meritorious service, as to thank me for the part I had in bringing news of the Earl of Stamford's advance. For 'twas this, they own'd. had saved them? the King's message being but au exhorta tion and an advertisement upon some lesser matters, the most of which were already taken out of human hands by the turn of events. But though, a* I learn'd. these gen tlemen were full of compliments and professions of esteem. I neither saw nor heard them, being by this time de lirious of a high fever that followed my wound. And not till three good weeks after, wns I recovgr'd enough to leave my bed, nor, for many more, did my full strength return to me. No mother could have made a tenderer nurse than was Joan throughout this tt<$& *p^i?ttO' her I owe It that I am nllwktb write these words; and if the tears scald my eyes as I do so, you will pardon them, I promise, before the end of my tale Is reached. In the days of my recovery, news cam? tons (I forget how) that a solemn sacrament had been taken between the parties In Devon and Cornwall, nnd the country at peace. Little I cared, at the time; buttwas content? now Hpriug was come-jrtollsttcr about the tors, and while watebUfcf tJonu nt ,,er work, to think upon' Delia.'. For. albeit, I had little hope 'to see her again, my later pretty comrade held tfiy thoughts the day long. I shared thein with nobody; for tlio' 'tis probablo I had let\ some I words fsll In my delirium. Joau hevor hinted at this, and I never fouud out.' ? One day? 'twas early In May? we' went to Bodmin Fair, where I bought Joan n hand mirror, which I bunded to her as we were riding home. "What 1' the worl<f be this?" *hc asked, taking and looking at It doubt fully. "Why, a mirror." "What's that?" "A glnss to see your face in, I ex plained. whitti hftftAnpM looking gal iV to besaAt Jaak, ?H certain "Wenr There wu silence for a full mlaate. lave for out tiara?' tn?d on the hlfhraii And than "Jack, I be powerful dirty r This ru trot Imiijhj and itjnade ?m laagh. She Moke# ap Soli leeij it my aihfth {having ao inw of a joke, thea or ertr) and beat forwprd to the dew agala. < \ -By the Way,** said I. ^did yen mark ! e carriage jttSt oatsfcte^the crowd by the Cheep Jack's booth? with a wElte batred gentleman eeeted hiakleV^ Joan nodded, Tlngcomb, steward o* G&ya.** "**?* "Wbatr - -r?~ I Jumped in my saddle, end with e trail et the bridle brought Molly to e standstill. \ "Of ?leys?" 1 cried. VStewerd of Sir Deakin KiUlgrew that wear* "Bight ltd, except the leat word. That la,' sbould'st rather soy.** "Then you ere wrong, Joan; for he's deed and buried, theae fire months. Where is this house of GleysT for to-morrow I must ride there." ***Tis easy found, then; for it stands on the south ooaat yonder, and no kouae near It; five miles from sny. where, and sixteen from Temple, due south. . Shall want thee afore thou ?tartest. Jack. Dear, now; who'd ha' thought I waa so dirty?" The cottage door stood open as we rode into the yard, and from it a faint ?moke came curling, with a smell of peat. Within I found the amonld'ring turret! acatter'd about as on the day of my first arrival, and among them Joau's father stretch'd, flat ou his face; only thla time the cat was curi'd up quietly and lying between the old man's shoulder blades. "Drunk again.' 'said Joan shortly. Bnt looking more narrowly I marked n purplish stain ou the ground by the . old man's mouth, and turned him softly over. - "Joan," said I, "he's not drunk? he's dead!" She stood above us and looked down, first at the corpse, t$en at me, without speaking for a time; nt last "Then 1 reckon he may so well be burled." "Girl," I call'd out. being shock'd at this callousness, " 'tis your father? and he is dead!" ? ? "Why, that's so, lad. An' he were alive. ?? shouldn't trouble thee to bury *n." And so, before night, we carried him up to the bleak tor side, and dug his grave there; She black cat following us to look. Five feet deep we laid him. having dug down to solid rock; and having covered him over, went silently back to the hovel. Joan had pot shed a single tear. The next inornlng. ^'following Joan's directions and her Sgprnlngs against quags snd pitfalls. I was soon riding south across the moor and well on my road to the House of Gleys. It was high noon? and a dull, cheer less day? before the hills broke end let me have sight of the sea. Nor till the noise of the surf was in my ears did I mark the chimneys and naked gray walls of the house 1 was bound for. A tliin line of smoke blown level from the chimney was sll the sign of life in the building: for the narrow lights of the upper story were mostly shuttered, and the lower floor was bid from me by a high wall enclosing a courtlnge in front. One stunted u?h, with boughs tortured and bent toward the mainland, stood by the gate, which was lock'd. A smaller door, also lock'd, was let into the gate, and In this again a shuttered iron grating. Hard by dangled a rusty bell-pull, at which 1 tugg'd sturdily. On tills, a crack'd boll sounded, for In the house, and seared a flock of starlings out of a dlsus'd chimney. Their cries died away presently, and left no tound but that of the gulls wailing nbout the cliff at my feet. This was all the answer I won. I rang .again, and a third time, and now at last came the sound of foot* steps shuffling across the court within. Tlie shutter of the gratiug was slipp'd back, and a voice, crack'd as the bell, asked my business. "To so* Master Hannibal Tingcomb," answer I. "Thy .name?" " He shall hear It in time. Say that I come on business concerning the es tate." The voice mutter'd something, and the footsteps went back. I hod been kicking my heels there for twenty minutes or more when they returned, and the voice repeated the question: "Thy name?" t'lo bo coutluucd.) The Q'rl Not to Marry. Under thu caption, "Don'.t Marry the Girl," s:'mi -vriter has tried to advise young men In the choice of a life partner Tho girl whom ^hc young men should not marry, is the girl: Who cannot control her temper. W'ao is deceitful and not trut to her friends. Who fusees, fumes and fidget? about everything. Whose highest aspirations never Soared above self. Who Is amlabl-: to suitors and "hor rid" to her family. Whose chief Interests in life are dresses and amuseimnts. Who never thinks that her mo.'ner ncids an outing, amusements or a change. Who humiliates servants by snap ping at them or criticising then) be*, fore gtics:s. s-c Who attracts attention in public places by "loud" dress and loud .tape ? and laughter. . Who expccts everybody else in the" houfe to contribute to her pleasure, Instead of trying t ruakc .hem h??>jiy. Who caMs her home "eo eoinmotf,'' I bu'. dors nothing to make It attra^We < or cdxy.^nd stay* ?,hcre Ju^aiHtttte J as possible. ? Faim Progrcs*. . 1, . '-I '?* KMPf.OYER 18 niOOTKD. Uncle George? Ann how do you lik*? your employer, Tomrrfy? Tommy ? Oh, he Isn't so bad; bi?t ; he's awfully bigoted. Uncle George? Bigoted? In what way? . Tommy? He's got an Idea that words muat be * polled Just hl? way, ? Chicago JoufQfl, I Knr York CHy*?Tke shirred biotas* I coat makes ka vaqoestloned favorite [ Of the season sad Is eminently attrac tive In all the new soft and pliable ma terlals. This oue Is unusually graceful nnd Is made of dove gr*y veiling with trimming and belt of silk, hut It Is adapt e<l to the entire range of suitable materials. The broad shoulder line, glveu by the yoke, which Is extended over the sleeves. Is one of the newest i feature*, and the sleeves, shirred to form double puffs with frills Ih*1ow, are among the latent shown, while the vest effect Is both notable aud very generally becoming. The coat Is made with the fitted loose, M*y gown. Like evening dresses, these are often made with I distinct front breadth. Skirt*. Though skirts continue full and flar ing, the fulness may be so well held down aud In Mint even the stout wom an appear* to advantage thus arrayed. Pleated skirts are more than holding their own. Undoubtedly the walking length will prevail for skirts Intended for walking, and. Indeed, for many dresses not designed particularly for the promenade. Dressy s (fairs have short trails. Trimming, wive for the panel effect at the front, in mostly con fined to the foot of the skirt. Double skirts and triple skirts are returning, th" advance gunrd being In the love liest .batistes, embroidered or otherwise adorned. M Ink A utolng Hat. A mink liat for uutolng was smart. If one insists on a hat Instead of a close-fitting ciip. This one was a l>ont sliaped turban, the brim rolling up sharply on either side. A large rosette of brown satin ribbon trimmed one side of the brim, while a heavy brown chiffon veil was gathered directly be hind the rosette and extended well around the back and sides of the hat. The veil was quite long and was ar ranged to tie tightly under the chin. Glr1*? CoMuine. Surplice effects are among the new est and most effective of all models for young girls. aud will Ik* greatly worn during the coining season. The very attractive little frock Illustrated combines n wi^lst so made with a cir cular skirt, but is closed Invisibly at the wntre back. In the case of the mode*! the material is pale green alba tross with chemisette and cuffs of A LATE DESIGN BY MAY MANTON. foundation, full front* an:? back, wliich ore Joined to the yoke and vent and arranged over the lining. The sleeve* also are mounted oeer 'foundation*, which are faced to form the cuffs and which serve to keep the shlrrlngs In place. The belt Is soft and draped, shirred at Its edges and closed In visibly. The quantity of material required for the medium size Is five and three-fourth yard* twenty-one, four and one-half yard* twenty-seven, or three yard* forty-four Inches wide, with one yard twenty-one Inches wide for trimming and bolt, three yards of *Hk for lining. Hut* Bfiri Wraps. ?f all the headgear of the season the medium type* remain. The very small hat, the pole cap, represents the ex treme of tiny hats, with many of the turbans the most itopular choice. There are very dose turbans, too. The Louis 'XVI. face hat, with more or less up turned back brim, lingers In favor and Is the shape of some of the prettiest warm weather example*. In extra wraps for evening and car riage wear there's a very charming model in a peculiar *llk mid wool mix ture of an ivory shade. It is full, ttfuare, reaches below the hips and is tltfed with a cape that Is square and are returning for evening and j carriage wear. Ho far they are of line ibrow1e'?t?i. almost full length, and |u>ad< ? he delicate color*. I Th* heaviest pongee ?llk in any and 'every color I* made into 'stunning : belted, full length redlugotc*. In the ^delleate colors these are mitaMe f?? i evening coat*. Th# K | mono. The kimono's influence Is more wide spreading than at first appears. It ha* ! found its way Into our negligees whether made ??f ?nft flannel, silk. I wool, or chiffon. The fkirts are long and flowing, as are the sleeve*. I loo. Is | often appear lit the back of the bo dice. from which depend long stole , in front. The several occupations o our modern life demand a constant change in our raiment, and between , whiles It i? ft comfoi't to* slip into n string colored lact , and the triminiug of silk banding and braid, but nil those that are *oft enough to render whirring effective arc appropriate, The frock consists of the waist por tion and the skirt. The waist In made over a fitted lining, on which the chemi sette In arranged, and conftiftt* of the full front ami tacks. The collar ex tends well over the shoulder and nerves to finish the front edfces of the waist, while the sleeves are made over fitted linings, which are faced to form cuffs, the full portions being shirred midway of their length, so forming double puffs. The skirt Is In one piece and Is shirred at Its upper edge. The <junntit,v of material required for (lie 1 1 it : 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 sifco (twelve JPliTR) I* tei si till oiH'-linlf ynnlK twenty-one, nlnf nrd* ( wenty-*evon, or Ave ynrd* for y-fottr Iih'Iicb whir, with noven-elghtli .viinln of nil-over liter, elwht ynrd* ol ivldo and twelve yard* uf narrow bruit! to trim a?. lliiiMrnted, SOUTHERN FARM ffOTES. TOPICS OF IMTtKtST TO THSPLAMTS*. STOCK * AM AHO met C KM WE*. ? iMlUl,. ?"??. Some of tte dovere^S i.n . ~r?xr:'r ? ? wsF bnMlw ????* 1' *"""""???>* n?,l 3 ai CS2K D"ro|re? l?t? ?>? of vl?. Hr? rtlni ?n supply . wh? Plowed ?? W?.r ?S3i PrOTe" ?bo ?*??"? an<l vrater boldln* capacity of tbe soil ami can ** Mt?l*ed for ,ctloP;r 80,1 ,B|DrOT?ni?it. Their J" 8r? and rapid and no tbe ^ tVZrlTinntjUyeDmUOD ?f the ?? "wttf J7 <^?Pw?uctSj oulb?:VWO 0thn n,e*n?? Icgumln needcd ?tempDT T" "?l *uppI^ *? the 5* Ml?. 5 ?, ? cotton P?*?ctloa. deflcfeS in 1' ^>Utl1 nre fre<,uei.tl * uhTr ^V. Phosphoric ?cld In partlc ConH mnn3r ,n?tances In potash ztxz r~* ITK ?'? .pph'S r^r ?r^?rr" tam,"u "> vx n/T g7d8 per Hcre Will go n |OIle Otcouon'oi !rw?"?? <"o production voted !??? ,. *TC?*o soil, now dc ^&rsr,n ""? <'??>? ?.* I ^ fty P??ndS of muriate of potash should be added to this mix Si f? Wbere tbe Is acid an an Plication of twenty-five to fifty bushels ?u?"meTJ*r 7111 bolp it wonder . f' ? South Is the greatest i>1iok Pbate producing region of the world rJack of lu* rha8 Ptaoed wit,lIu the renc%.of the farmer and at nrleos ho can afTord to pay the needed m in en J STm.nl8 WU,Ch' ,ORethcr w"'? tK Kuinlnous crops suggested will enable POMlbi/t? hl" 80Us ,u ,he Softest toelr JTJ. UTl brl"S thom bark to "icir virgin condition. ?nI?tetrb,wh?HUeCti0n th*r* anot"<" tOORfrniw^ i?"0' be emphasized too Strongly and which has uevcr boon S ythner it? bj ,be So"tUer? ?nrmTr. by-products of "e?C8sUy of fe^"'? the i products of the coHoii plant to cat I!*,11 ? P 1,1 P?r?i?h?r. The cli mate and soil and the crops they nro duce are admirably adapted for tho t os'rihe ?o rat f*ed,?? w^ies in the South. Eveivtlilno rants the pursuit of this industry on n ttoullOT" faruirr lias l>eni Iinnlilo to and If h Pr"'n for '"<? ?<",l. and It has gone like the lint tlnm mi. tlllty ami8011? ?f, ,,u,"e,18c Rtore? of for y nd reducing their power to yield paying crops. Could the cotton seed Snn ??MUCed ,n tL? 8oulh ,)e fetl an<* S::r uii,,xed- u,p *?"??? OT?l ? J ,.tW0 profltfi frora use: fZmi ? feed,n? Pr<>flt. and second, a tfoi M M l>r0nt* nnd w,l,? this addK to t,lft natural resources at bis ?u:n,.nd t.,e ?oi, ?ml?o?, ?J, t oi\ed. . Is there some way by which farmers of the South can l,e aroused from their lethargy nnd made g?oia"7k!T ?"d """zo '"o "i-?"'* ?r Sold which now run through their bands through a failure to utilize the f?P~du?. of tll<! cotton lnIem'b? thfro r?nf^e ?Dd dR,ry Product?? Is there not some means by which thov I -I;,!* to a realtaiTlon of the thor de8truc;,on onU exhaustion of imd nrnoT ^ <L? prose"t nl, ?urd practice of selling both the lint and by-products and expectlii" ti,0 land to maintain Its virgin yielding en ellhef in' nOUf <h0 ret,,rn ot fprti,,2rrH, either in t he form of animal manures oi mineral elements to tho soli? Boy Som* Tool*. A great many farmers do not realize the great saving of time and expense it would be to have tools and materials at band to repair any little break. A few pieces of leather and some rivets would often save tbe expense of a new harness for n long time. An Iron Inst, a few tacks and some bits of sole leather will enable you to save many a dollar that would be paid to cobblers, A pair of good soldering "Irons," n little solder and a bottle of muriate of tine or some rosin may be made to preserve tho usefulness of tinware much beyond the usual period. The list of tools and ways In which they can be used to save time nnd money Is too long to be given In full. But every one needs a more or less complete set of enrpenter's tools, -the smallest rhould Include a saw, square, brace and set of bits, drawing knife, hammer, hatchet and nn Iron vise. A j set of two or three planes Is often very useful, nnd all should have n place un der cover where tho tools enn be kept ?nd many repairs made on rainy day?. An Incident of which we knew In our boyhood days flxecl Itself very firmly In our memory nnd Illustrates the advantage of having tools and the ftbllity to Vfe tliom. A fnrmrr and two hired hands were plowing corn, each Pointed Paragraphs, Nearly every divorce results in two more marriages. It Is easier to applaud than it Is to win applause. It's impossible to buy a man off if he is on the square. A woman says a cloven breath in dicates a cloven hoof. About ten minutes after you get the snow Rhoveled off your sidewalk it be gins to thaw. Whiskey is said to cause almost as many funerals as doctors. Many a man would aUrve If his wife didn't keep a few boarders. A spinster says that dying ah old maid l? easier than living one. J)on't Imagine that a man can tnlk on any subject Just because he does. A man who In making a night of it never thinks of the morning after. It's quite eaay to convince some mar ried men that It la good to Ik? alono. Many a man Uvea In the married statu wbf) jaiVt permitted to think in It with one horse and a doable shore! plow; It was before two-horse cult lra tors were Invented. One of the boys allowed his plow to catch on some ob struction in the soil and broke tb? beam of the plow. The farmer had the boy take the horse and plow which he himself had been using-and took the other horse aud broken plow and wemt to the barn. Instead of hitching up and driving to town to a shop he went to work and made a new Iron m himself and in al>out the same time that It would have taken to have gone to the city and back he had the plow re paired, ready for work and without expense. Similar lucldents may havo occurred within the knowledge of many of our readers. They all empha size the importance of owning a few tools.? Florida Agriculturist. rrotcrtlnc Fruit Trari From Rabbit a. In the Southern Agriculturist Mr. A. W. Worren asks how to protect frttlt trees from rabbit?. The plans suggest ed are very good, but also very tedious and troublesome . to carry out. For many years I have protected fro n 100 to flOO trees by the following plan: Uet thick, heavy paper about ten or twelve inches long, and the wider the better. Take two or three sheets of this paper aud wrap the trees and tic at the top. I used to tie at the top and the bottom of the paper, but I timl it U necessary to use but one string. This makes n perfect protection against our rabbits here, and we have some very large ones. For "Jack rabbits" it may be neces sary to use paper that will reach high er up the tree. I have never found it necessary to use paper longer than the width of the Southern Agriculturist. Any paper that is long enough will do, but if the paper is thin it must be doubled several times and tied twice In making t lie lie first make a double tie (what is called the surgeon's knot), and thus the paper will not come loose while you are making the second knot. Or. If yon will use a string that is well waxed it will do very well. In the spring go over your orchard with n sharp pointed knife, and cut (lie string; the wind a: id rain will soon remove the paper. A small while string live or ten inches long hung on a sti-.-k near the root of the tree so the string will move about in the wind, will k-'cp o!T rabbits for awhile, but I lie.v will sometimes get used the string and over the scare. The paper is perfect protection aud easily applied. A quick ??hand" can tie up ?!< TJ or r>00 in a day. Paper about lik\? '.lie i Congressional ltecord is as good as any, and this is about ail the use most people have for it.? C. Kendrick, M. 1>.. of KcndrieU, Miss., in the Southern Agriculturist. Commercial rcrtlllMm Alone Will Not Da Grer.ter progress would have been [ made in the reclaiming and improve ment of Southern lands but for the blind faith placed In commercial plant food as the sole means of maintaining fertility. Commercial fertilizer in its proper place is essential and necessary to the welfare of the country, but it 1* a mistake to depend solely on it for plant food. The continuous culture of the soil tends to make it add, the veg ctable matter is burned out nnd de stroyed. lessening its power to absorb and retain moisture, without which the plant food can not be dissolved and brought in contact with the roots of the growing crop. A good mechanical condition of the soil is equally as im portant as an available supply of plant food, and commercial fertilizers have no Influence on the mechanical condi tion, nor do they supply vegetable mat ter to the soil. Therefore the time ha? come when other means of restoring soil fertility must be utilized more largely if succes* Is to follow. The cowpca and other leguminous crops grow well in this region, nnd 011 the thinnest soils they must be plowed down, nnd one crop will not be sufB* dent, for It is not possiblo to build up a soil in a few years which it has taken a hundred years to wear out. Veget? ablo matter may also be supplied through liberal applications of farm* yard manure which rails for the keep* Ing of greater numbers of live stock, and the feeding of nt least a part or all of the crops grown on the land,? Southern Agriculturist. FtUm ito Value of Mmmrh .Farmers are In the habit of estlmnfc* l:ig the value of fertilizers by the quan tity of p minis. Ustcn: There are only about seven pounds of ammonia to 100 pounds of commercial fertilizer; only live pounds of potash to 100 pounds of that mixture, It will require about 700 pounds of fertilizers per acre with such per eenlmns to make a crop. Ten tons of barnyard manure Is not too much to apply to an acre ut land for corn. Farmers should fully understand these factr, as 011 the richness of the land depend* the quantity of tho crop !*rown thereon. Reflections of a Bachelor. Btcrnal vigllanco Is the price of not Retting found out. ? It's queer how long It takes a man's wife to get over the Idea that his lap was made to nit in. Just before the mosquito season wo men begin to makp open- work clothes so they can bite through. A girl with pretty ankles would rath er wear laced hoots bo they can keep coming untied for some man to tie again. Men seldom speak favorably of a politician uTikss they have an axe to grind. When a man pays a doctor for advice and the doctor prescribes flaxseed tea and mustard plasters the man feela that he has been cheated. It's easier to begin at the top unj slide down than It Ik to begin at the bottom and crawl up. A milliner Is always sunpiclo'us of a woman customer who doc. n't want to try on every hat she has. While the orchestra plays b?tween ? the acts men go out and smile, but th# ! ladjea nuirt a'.m^iy grin and bear U