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By LOUIS TRACY. Author of the "Pilfer of Light," The ?lug? of the Morning" eoS 'The Captain of the Kansas." Ceeyvtgtt. ms. by tdw*?d J. Oed? - ? 1 CHAPTER XIII. Till L?HS or OOLD. "W^HI Li l\ I want to tell you something." M "Hornethlug pleasant?" MNa" "Then whj tell roe?" "Because, unhappily. It mnst be told. X hope yon will forgive me. though I ?hall never forgive myself. Oh, my ?Isar, my dear, why dkl we ever meet? And what am I to say? I?well, 1 have promised to marry another roan." "Disgraceful!" said Philip. "Philip, dear, this Is quite serious," ?aid Iris, momentarily withdrawing her wistful gase from the faraway Uns where sapphire sea and amber sky met In harmony. Northeastern Brazil is a favored clime. Bad weath? er Is there s mere link, as it were, be? tween unbroken weeks of brilliant sun shine. At her present pace the Unser Frits would enter the harbor at Per nambuco on the following morning. Iris, her troubled fsce resting on her bands, her elbows propped on the rails of the poop on the port side, looked st Philip with an intense sadness that was seemingly lost on him "I really mean what I say," ehe con? tinued in a low voice that vibrated with emotion. "I have given my word ?written It?entered Into a most sol? emn obligation. Somehow the pros? pect of reaching a civilised pleejf to? morrow induces s more ordered state of mind than has been possible since? since the Andromeda was lost." "Who Is he7" demanded Hosier dark ly. "Coke Is married. So Is Wstts. Dom Corrla has other fish to fry than to dream of committing bigamy. Of course I sm well aware that you have bean flirting with San Benavides" "Please don't make my duty harder for inc." pleaded Iris. "Before I met you, before we spoke to esch other that first day at Liverpool, I had prom? ised to marry Mr. Buhner, an oM friend of my uncle's"? "Ob-be? 1 am sorry for Mr. Bui Bier. but It csn't be done " Interrupted Hosier. Philip, you do not understsnd. I?I cared for nobody then, and my uncle said be wae lu danger of bankruptcy, and Mr. Bulmer undertook to help htm If I would consent" He turned snd met her eyes. There a tender smile on his lips, you really believe you will be lied to marry Mr. Buhner!" he "Oh. don't be horrid!" she almo?t gobbed. "I ruo-r-uc-cau't help It." "I bare given some thought to the problem myself." he said, "and ! appreciate exactly how well It would rs Mr. l?av|d Verity's Interests If niece married a wealthy old party Bs Bnlmer. By the way, how old Is ilmer?" ?arly seventy." "It Is s pity thar Buhner should he ? patriarch, because his only hope of marrying you Is that I shall die first. Even then be roust be prepared to espouse my widow. By the way. Is It disrespectful to deacrlt* him as a patri? arch? Isn't there some proverb about threescore year* and ten?" "Philip. If only you would appre Clste (D> dreadful position"? "I <1o. It ougbt to be ended. The first pardon we meet shall be com? mandeered pon't you see. dear, we really must get married at lvn.am huco " Iris clinched lo r little hands In d^ ilr Why did he not understand ? u ? Though she was uuwaveruK In her resolution to keep faltli with the man who bad twitted her with taking sll snd giving nothing in return, she could not wholly restrain the tumult O ber veins ..lurried In I'ernainlun o' Ah. If oi ly ttmt were possible! "! rtin surf \n> would bo happy to? gether.'* she said, with a gfttfts?c con? fidence thai tempted htm strongly to take ber In his arms and kiss away her fears "We must forget what hap pened In the land of dreams. I will ?ever love any man but you. Philip Yet I connot marry you ' "You will iiku rv M In IVrr.nmhiico." "I will not Ueeauso I may not. (Hi. ?pare me any gfftfl <d* this! I cannot bsur it! Have pity, dear!'' "Iris, lec us ac lease look at the posi? tion calmly l? > you really think that fate's own decree sh u I he set aside merely M kftfjp DftVld Verity out of the bankrupt" y ggrggf "I hsve given my promise, and those two men are fgftfijg I will keep It.*' "Ah. they will release you. W hat then "Yon do led know my uncle or Mr Buhner Money Is Chelr Rod I OWS everything to my uncle Mo rescued my mother and me from dire poverty He nave us freely of his abundance We have bad our hour. dear. Its mem ory will i.i Johvp me I shad think of you. dream of you, when. It inn) be, ?ome oth?*r girl aft, gft | do not mean that! Philip, don t be an rv u.th me today You are wrlinrln.r m\ heart:" "I shall never ^'iv,. v? ? i? gp to any other man." he m!d "I lnu- won yog by the ?*w? rd. ii I I I. mo ? , I I s!i i ; never ghe yoi up: Not white i irre! Why. yoti yourself feftgfjed BM BU . fr?.m certain tleath when I wgfl lying uricouM lous on the Andromeda ? <{?? U A second time you saved not mo alone, but the ten others who are left out of the twenty-two. by bringing us buck to Grtnd-pere In the hour thnt our es? cape seemed to be assured had we put "WS n BALLT Mr ST 3 ET MARRIED AT PEU NAMBUOO. out to sea. We are more than quits, dear heart, when we strike a balance of mutual iervice. We are bound by a tie of comradeship that is denied to most And what other man and wo? man now breathing can lay better claim than we to have been joined by the Almighty?" The strange exigencies of their lives during the past two days had ordained that this should be Philip's first avow? al of his feelings. Under the stress of overpowering impulse he had clasped Iris to his heart when they were part? ing on the island, in obedience to a stronger law than any hitherto re? vealed to her innocent consciousness the girl had flown to his arms when he came to the hut And that was all their lovemaking? two blissful mo? ments of delirium wrenched from a time of gaunt tragedy and followed by a few hours of self negation. Yet they sufficed?to the man?and the woman la never too ready to count the cost when her heart declares its passion. "Give you up!" he mnttered again. ??No, Iris, not If Satan brought every dead Verity to aid the living one In his demand." Coke, to whom tact was anathema, chose that unhappy instant to summon him to take charge of the ship. "We're givin' Pernambuco the go-by. It's Maceio for us, quick ss we can get there," said Coke. Ilosler was in no humor for con? ciliatory methods. He turned on his heel and wslked straight to where De Sylva was leuning against the rails. "Captain Coke tells me that we arc not making for Pernambuco," he said, meeting the older man's penetrating gaze with a glance as firm and self contained. "That is what we have arranged." said Dom Corrla. "It does not seem to have occurred to you that there is one person on board this ship whose interests are vastly more Important than yours, sen hor" "Meaning Miss Yorke?" asked the other, who did not reqnlre to look twice at this steru vlsaged man to grasp the futility of any words but the plainest "Yes." "She will be safer at Maceio than at Pernambuco. Our only danger at either place will be encountered at the actual moment of landing. At Maceio there is practically no risk of finding a warship in the hnrhor. That is why we are going there." "And not because you are more like? ly to find adherents there?" "It Is a much smaller town than Pernambuco, and my strength lies out side the large cities. 1 admit But there can he no question as to our wisdom In preferring Maceio, even where the .voting lady's well being Is concerned." "1 see that, whether willing or not. we are to he made the tools of your ambition." Interrupted Heater curtly "It is also fairly e.iuent that I am the only man of the Andromeda's company whom you have not bribed to obey you. Well, he warned now by me. If etrcuinstances rail to justify your change .' route I shall make It my business to settle at least one rev lutlon in Brazil by cracking your ahull." "Let me under stand!" said De Sylva. "You hold my life as forfeit if any mischance befalls Miss Torfcer "Yes." "I accent that. of coarse you go langer challenge my direction of affairs?" "I gm no mah-h **w "(" D MV 1 " 1 fOf you m argu- A8 Kouum V" ment senhor, but I do want yog t<? believe that i Minn keep my part <>f Um compact." "I'm goln* ?" 'ava a nap," Coke an aounced. "Either you or Watts must take old. \\ Ich Is it to be?" ? No need t" ask Mr. Hosier any such question," said the suave Dom Corrla. "You can trust him Implicit 1/. He Is with us now to the death " Soon after sunset his reappeared. She walhed on the after deck with Ban ltena\ides end seemed lo be listening trllli great attention t<> something be was tailing her Whan il"/.?or was relieved and sum* moajed to a meal in the saloon with Norrie and some of the ship's own sffKofi iris was nowhere risible, lie weal straight to her cabin and knocked. "Who Is itr she asked "I, Philip. Will you be on deck In a quarter of an hour?" "No." "But this tlrue I want to tell you something." "Philip, dear, I am weary. I must rest?and?I dare not meet you." "Dare not?" "I am afraid of myself. Please leave me." Ho caught the sob in her voice, and It unmanned him. lie stalked off, rag? ing. While off duty he kept strict watch and ward over the gangway in which Iris' cabin was situated. It was useless. She remained hidden. As Coke had toid iris she might ex? pect to be ashore about 2 o'clock, she waited until half past 1 ere com? ing ou deck. Despite her unalterable decision to abide by the hideous com? pact entered Into with her uncle anil Bulmer, her first thought now was to find Hosier. Iris WSJ thoroughly wretched and not a little disturbed by the near pros? pect of nwidiug In a foreign country which would probably he plunged Into civil war by the mere advent of De Sylva. It need hardly be said that under these circumstances Hosier was tho one man in whose company she would feel reasonably safe. But she could not see him ary where. At last she hailed out of the Androm? eda's men whom she met in a gang? way. "Mr. Hozler. miss?" said he. "Oh. he's forrard. right up in the bows, keepin' a lookout," This information added to her dis? tress. She ought not to go to him. Full well she knew that her presence might distract him from an all im? portant task. So she sat forlornly on the fore hatch, waiting there until he might leave his post. The steamer crept on lazily, and Iris fancied the hour must he nearer ? o'clock than 2 when she heard Ho? sier's voice ring out clearly: "Buoy on the port bow!" There was a movement among the dim figures on the bridge. A minute later Hosier cried again: "Buoy on the starboard bow!" She understood then that they were in a marked channel. Already the road was narrowing. Soon they would be ashore. At last Hozler came. He saw her a a he jumped down from the fore? castle deck. "Why are you here. Iris?" was all he said. She looked so bowed, so hum? bled, that he could not find it In his heart to reproach her for having avoided bltu earlier. "I wanted In be near you." she whis? pered, "i?i am frightened, Philip i am terrified by the unknown Some how on the rock our dangers were measurable; here we shall soon be swallowed up among a whole lot of people." They heard Coke's gruff order to the watch to clear the falls of the Jolly boat. The Unser Fritz was going dead slow. On the starboard side were the lights of a large town, but the op posite shore was somber and vague. "Are we going to land at once In a small boat?" said Iris timidly. "I fancy there is a new move on foot. A gunboat Is moored half a mh> downstream. You missed her bc ca ise your back was turned. She has 8teu*n up and could slip her cables In a minuv. They saw her fron the bridge, of course, but I did not roporc her. as v on- was a chance that ray hail rolffhl be beard, and we came in MConfidently that we are looked on a* a local trader." lie took her by the arm with ihn*? masterful gentleness that Is so com? forting to a wo : in when danger Is rife. They reached the bridge Some sailors were lowering n boat as quiet? ly as possible, Doiu Coma approached with out* Stretched hand. "Uoodby, >'lsa Vorke." he said. Hl , am leaving you f i a few hour-, ti it longer. When next we meet I ougbl to have a sure j-Hp of the president la i ladder, and I shall climb quickly Won't yon w | I] me In 1:':" "1 wish you nil good fortune, Dom | Corrla." sad his. ".May your pinna succeed without bloodshed." "Ah, this is South America, remem? ber. Our conflicts are usually short and fierce. An revolr, Mr. Hosier. By daybreak we shall be better friends." S.:n Benuvldes also bade them fare? well with an easy grace not wholly devoid of melodramatic pathos. The dandy and the man of ragi climbed down a rope ladder, the boat fell away 1 from the ship's side, and the nigh: took them. ! "Mr. Hosier!" cried Coke. "Yes, sir." "is all clear forrard to let go an chorV" "Yes. sir." "(Jive her thirty. You go and see to it, will you?" I Hosier made off at a run. Iris recalled the last time she heard similar words. She shuddered. Would that placid foreshore blase out into a roar of artillery and the WOIDOUt I Unser Fritz, like the wornout Androm? eda, stagger and lurch Into a watery gravel I Hut the only noise that Jarred the peaceful night was the rattle of the cable and Winch. The ship fell away it few feet Mini was held. There was no moving light on the river. Not even a police boat or customs launch had put off, Maceio was asleep. It was quite unprepared for the honor of a presidential visit. (To Be Continued.) Pneumonia Follows a Cold Hut never follows the use of Foley's 11 oio > and Tar, which checks the cough and expels tic cold. M. Stock well, Hannibal, Mo., says, "it beats all the remedies i ever used, I contract? ed s bad cold and cough and nws threatened with pneumonia. One bot? tie of Foley's Honey and Tar com? pletely eured me." No opiates, Just a reliable household medicine, w. W, Slbert. dEFKLYN the King ^ >oi n t e(1. J? ?BIBLE STUDIES' A KMG SOLD HIMSELF I Kings 21?February 26 "Take heed aud betcare of covetousncss?uhich j in idolatry."?Luke ''.,.>; ?'of. 3:5 CO King Ahab Elijah said, "Thou hast ?old thyself to work ovil In the j ?lght of the Lord." The effects of the drouth gradually disappeared, hut its salutary lesson remained with the King and with the people to a considerable ex? tent. The true God had some recognition. Baal's Influence was considerably broken. Queen Jezebd evidently relented concern- J lng her threat against Elijah. He return- j ed B..d founded various Schools of tho Prophets In Isrsei, himself being tho mas? ter-spirit amongst them. Our present lesson shows the meanness of covetousness and the awful power of a wicked woman. Ahab had two fine pal? aces; one of them, at Jczroel. was an "Ivory" palace, but even Its possession did not make the King happy. He desired to attach to It a fine vineyard owned by Naboth. He sent Na- <m^a both word of his de- SjHfr^s, sires, offering to pur chase with monjy or ^&2p7^ to trade for it an- Qenijrcjs other vineyard. Na- i$!v?*j| both, asserting his ' rights, declined to sell for any price As a result was dlsap heart-sick. vexed, pouty. He had allow ed covetousness to grow In his heart. He wanted that vine? yard. He was King. "Whu sorrowful, O \ so It was very dlsre- kingf" spectful of Naboth to refuse to take a good, liberal price for it. Naboth declared as ids objection that the Lord's regulations forbade that he should sell his family inheritance. Apparently it was a hopeless case and Ahab, solemn and sour, lay abed, refusing food. Covetousness In Action Then entered Jezebel the Queen, inquir? ing the cause of his sorrow. Hearing it she answered, I will give It to you. Forth? with she wroto letters to the chief men of the city, signing the letters with her hus band's seal. With brutal frankness the letters told the select men of the city What was desired of them. (1) They were to make a mockery of re- i llgion by keeping a fast. (2) They were to act hypocritically to their neighbor Naboth by giving hhn the most prominent place of honor at the fast, j (3) They were to provide two worthies* SOamps (presumably by bribery) who, at ths appropriate time In the f.\3t would take their places near Naboth and then, ! with feigned religious fervor, protest against him and denounce him as a bias- ; phemer of God and the King, corroborat- 1 lng each other with sworn testimony that they had heard the blaephemy with their Own ears. (4) The penalty of blasphemy was reo ; ognized to be that of stoning i.nd tho de? cree was to be carried out and Naboth thus to be gotten rid of. If wo are inclined to feel or speak strongly of the wicked course of Jezebel, SS we should, let us not forget that some what similar practices prevail In our day. j True, no one today could be stoned to death at the suggestion of a Queen in civilized lands. Nevertheless, people have been heard to express the wish that they had lived In former times, so as to have had an opportunity for stoning those whom they disliked. Put take a case in point: Suppose a man conducting a suc? cessful business. Suppose covetous neigh? bors set up a corrpetlng business, as they would have a full right to do. But sup? pose, then, that one or the other, coveting the whole trade, were to attempt sharp practises In business, selling commodities at below cost, Interfering with the other's credit at the bank, or slandering the oth? er, would not this be covetousness In ac? tion?covetousness of the same kind which King Ahab entertained' And would It not be reprehensible In God's si^ht? And dare any whe respect the Lord, so thor? oughly neglect the Golden Rule of his Word? Another Illustration: A storekeeper do? ing p. good business was offered a Ct rtaln commodity at a less price than hi had been paying under S three-years' contract. He accepted. The party who ^ been selling him t ils commodity In the past was angry, covetous of the trade. He set up a competing business and sold goods at a loss, as ho could af'ord to do. being weallhy, until the first storekeeper failed for lack of business. Then the new store was closed down, because It had effected its work as a business assassin. It had killed Naboth. Indeed, covetousness and Jezebel methods, adapted to present-day conditions, prevail much more generally than tho majority of people suppose and chiefly amongst the very rich, who have enough and to spare, but who covet their neighbors' stocks and bonds, gold and sil? ver, etc. If G nl denounced Ahab as hav? ing sold himself to Iniquity, what would the Lord's verdict be on some of the cus? toms of our day. which has so much greater degree of light and knowledge than Ahnb possessed? "That Woman Jezebel" As per instructions, word was at onco sent, which came to the hands of Jezebel, + saying that Naboth ^f0^ rf^'Zr'JS'; was dead, as per tho ?**wL^d m? - king's wishes. Tho ' *" Queen then said to her sullen lord. Arise, take possession of the vineyard <>f Naboth; he is dead. The King seems to have had no qualms 111 ^//^SJ^t^v^T? 1 ? nce> uut to ?Im ( ri' 1 have been In some respects as bad as tho Queen, but with less courage. At all Ahnb and Elijah in *vsnts be proceeded Xaboth s vineyard, 10 laKe possession of t h e v 1 ne y a rd ? as though he did not recognise that there is a God of Justice to whom he must ulti? mately account. Then Elijah, under Divine direction, went forth to meet the King ami. by the Lord's command, said, "Hast thou killed and also taken poaaesalon? In the place where the dogs licked the blood of Na? both shall dogs lick thy blood." And this prophecy was fulfilled to the letter very shortly after. Note, however, the King's attitude and how Inclined he was, as bi - fore, to Ignore the Lord and to think merely of the Prophet. Ahab accosted Elijah, saying. "I hist thou found me, o mine enemy?" He re? ceived the answer. "I have found thee be? cause thOU h ist sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord." Covetousness Is one of the most crying evils of our day. it is causing more heartache:; and trouble of every kind, per? asps, than any othet sin. "In palaces are hearts that aak, In rilsconh at and pride. Why life is such a wear] task. And all good ihlnga deniedi And hearts In noon yt huts admire How l .ove has In their aid Love that not ever seems to tire? Buch rich provision made." \ i.I man I i t always cl< ver and a clever man Isn'l always good. i_??_.jgr ? thk future of flying. Predicted That Monoplane Will Soon Be Practical For Travel. (Claude Grahame-White, In London Times.) The advancement of the aeroplane has been checked by three def< i . in the machines themselves. To . o I may enumerate as follows: 1. Inability to combat winds. Constructional weakness. 3. Unreliability of engines. These defects, whkh made aero? planes mere pla? th ngs in their early stages of development, are already being overcome in in altogether sur? prising way. Next summer, practically for the 1 first time in a complete and finished way, people will be able to enjoy the sensations of air travel. Ready for trials in the spring will be the first of a type of machine one might call "the air car." It will be a sUongly built monoplane. A 100-horse-po <er engine will propel it. It will have a body like that of a motor car, with four comfortably padded seats, well protected from the wind. There is no reason at all wh> any motorist should not purchase such a machine as this, have an "aerial chauffeur" instructed to pilot it, if he does not want to learn to drive himself and enjoy aero planing in a thoroughly practical way. In its sporting aspect, I forsee that flying will enjoy an even greater vogue than motoring. The reason is not far to seek. Motor car driving, even in its most favorable aspects, cannot be compared with Hying. There is a sense of freedom?an ex? hilaration?in passing swiftly through the air that never comes to one when driving a car. I speak from exper? ience again, having done more than a little motoring. Directly a more convenient, less bulky machine can he produced, what one might call the public demand, for an aeroplane will begin. The demand of the age is for high? speed travel. The possibilities ot land locomotion, in this respect, are al? most exhausted. So, too, are those of sea transit. And .low, conven? iently to hand when mankind wants it, is the air travel. 1 do nit see one insurmountable difficulty in the way of completely revolutionizing, by means of ihe aeroplane, all existing methods of communication. THIS girl a great fighter. She Starts a Newspaper After (.citing Her Town Partly Cleaned. West Hammond, Ind., Feb. 15.?The Bt archllght, a semi-weekly newspaper published by Miss Virginia Brooks, will make its initial appearance to? morrow and will declare editorially that the editor will continue the pub? lication regardless of expenses till corruption is driven out of this city. Miss Drooks, who is known as the Joan of Arc of West liammond, has been making a campaign against graft and other phases of official corruption in this city for two years anil at the last election was the most potent factor in changing conditions by driving out some oll'u ials and vot? ing in others. She is 22 years of age, a property owner and thorough? ly imbued with the spirit of reform. When Miss Crooks began her cam? paign two years ago her first assaults were made upon gambling and she forced the local Officers to make raids on gambling houses and arrest gamblers till she has rid the town of them. She has been greatly in? strumental In riding the town of other criminals and she now pro? poses to proceed against delinquent officials anil expose graft in taxes ami to expose those who have gained control of property by questionable means. Life Saved at Death's Roor. * "I never felt so near my grave,'1 writes W. 11. Patterson, ot Welling? ton, Tex., as when a frightful cough and lung trouble pulled me down to 100 pounds, in spite ot doctor's treat? ment for two years. My father, moth? er and two sisters died of consump? tion, and that 1 am alive today is due solely to Or. King's New Discovery, which completely cured me. Now i weigh 1S7 pourCs and have been well and strong lor years." Quick, safe, sure, it's the best remedy on earth for coughs, colds. lagrlppe, asthma, croup, and all tbr? ;it and lung troubles feV. and $1, Trial bottle free. Guar? anteed by Slbert's Drug Store. The legislature seems to think that the supreme court would be a better Judge of "men learned in the law" than the governor. And. when you come to think of it. that is a very sensible conclusion. Anderson Mail. Tortured for i"? Vears By a cure-defying stomach toubU that batlb-d dostors, and resisted ail remedies be tried, .lohn W. Itoders, f Moddtrsvtlle, Mich., seemed doom? ed. He had to sell his farm and ^i\< up work, it's neighbors said, "h< .??n't live much longer." Whateve I nt ? distressed me." he wrote, "till I tried m etric Hitters, which \\ >rke? such wonders for m< that l can nov ? at tbings 1 could not take for pears It's surely a grand remedy for stom ech trouble," .lust si b.i f"1' tlx liver ami kidneys. Every bottle guar an teed. <>nly 50c, at Slbert's Dm; Store. Hotbeds. Looking back over a period of 20 years' experience with hot-beds, the ,-e|[ writer cannot recall a failure; that is a case where a bed froze out, burn? ed out. or refused to heat up after being* made up. Such a record is not a case of luck, it is the result of well tried methods, faithfully carried out. In a hotbed Sr?S want a mild heat, of long duration, and as nearly uniform from one end to the other as pos Bible. To get these qualities, it will pay any operator to go to consider? able trouble as, without them, the whole work may be in vain. We be lleve in. and practice, pre-heating: That is, the material is first piled up to heat, and allowed to heat thorough- ^ ly. It is thereby reduced in bulk, more pliable, will pack better and settle less. When building beds, we shake the manure out thoroughly to get it even, line, and well mixed; the more evenly it is shaken up, the more air wdll be w Imbedded, Which m?ans more heat. * After a bed is made up, it is imme? diately covered with sash, and shut U rs if needed, to retain the heat. It is then allowed to re-heat, say 4 8 hours, when, if thoroughly hot, we open, tramp down carefully, and if^p| any soft spots are found, cerefully level them. Then the soil is put in; we never use more than four inches in depth, which is ample for all pur I poses. For best results, the soil should be rather dry. It will ab? sorb plenty of moisture in a few days ^ and be just right, where a wet soil would become unlit for work. I We allow a bed to decline in heat for a w - k or 10 days, before planting; .generally we wait until a good crop of weeds appear. Where there is the ^ least danger of surface water, we jk build on top of ground, as water will destroy the heat as readily as it will put out a lire. A hotebd site should be well drained. We have used all styles of hotbeds?sunk entirely into the ground, partly, and entirely above ground. In cold localities and where ? manure is scarce, it is a good plan to go below the surface. At present we have plenty of fresh manure, and after it has been used it is just in the right condition to top dress in the summer by running it out with a manure spreader?hence l we build entirely above ground one bed close to the other?allowing only 20-inch walks, which makes one solid block all uniformly warm. The frames are all 1-inch pine boards, the front only 8 inches, the back 12 inches; each frame for five sash. Thus we ^ get along with the minimum amount of lumber, and the frames are mov? able anywhere. When a crop of plants is to be hardened off, we not only remove the sash, but carry the frame away entirely. And when all is over in June, the manure spreuder L cb ans up the material and the land ? is planted to head lettuce, cauliflow? er, or celery, to recover any leached out fertility. , As regards cross bars for the sash to slide on, we have never used any, the main objection to these being the * shade they cast, thus very much re- l^ duclng the efficiency of a frame. There is too mucn wood in sash already. With regard to ventilating, our first moves are sideways, that is, we allow the center sash to remain, and slide both sash on each side, sideways, an inch or two to admit light and air between the sash. When more air is needed the ends are propped up. We are thus able to produce absolute? ly uniform results from end to end. Where manure must be stored to have a supply at the proper time, the best method Is to have livestock tramp it solid as fast as hauled.?Marketman in American Florist. *A piece of flannel dampened with Chamberlain's Liniment and bound on to the affected parts is superior to any plaster. When troubled with lame back or pains In the side or chest give it a trial and you are certain to be more than pleased with the prompt relief which it affords. <:3\)ld by all dealers. This is probably about as good a time as the State House dome frill lind to fall.?Manning Times. Hoinombor the Name Foley's Honey and Tar for all coughs and colds, croup, bronchitis, hoarse? ness and for racking lagrippe coughs. No opiates. Refuse sul BtitUtSS, W. W. Blbert it is hard for Ken Orleans to see the hind of fhe Lord in that expo* sit Ion deal, i >maha Bee, Ml w to cure a cold is a q:\estion In which many are interested Just now. < Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has won Its great reputation and Immense sale by its remarkable cure of colds, it can si ways be depended upon. For s.ib' by all dealers. N > in < i>r sslble conflict in sight looks as !ln. at. ning a< that of tttS l i m< i rat on lh< tariff Question.' - Toi? v Kidney Pills are a rellabb remedj for backache. rheumatism and urinarj irregularities. They ar< tonic In action, quick In results and afford a prompt relief from all kid? ney disordei i w. w. Bibert.