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THE MAID WAS NO FOOL
Gentlemanly Intruder with Thievish
Intention Compliments the One
Who Foiled Him.
Thieves, if the adage may be trusted,
have a fine senes of humor. This Is the
story of one who was enough of the
fine gentleman to recognize ability and
admire it, even when its possessor had
foiled his best laid plana for generous
loot.
One afternoon a few days ago the mis
tress of one of the most beautiful of the
new houses along Riverside drive went
out in her carriage, with the information
that she should not return for several
hours at least. About four o’clock the
bell rang, and the maid went to the
door. Opening it, she found, smiling in
a polite and friendly manner, a tall, dis
tinguished looking and well dressed man,
who requested the privilege of seeing
Mrs. Blank for a moment on business of
importance.
“Mrs. Blank has gone out and left no
word as to when she will come back,"
said the maid.
“Has she been gone long?” inquired
the polished stranger.
"About two hours,” said the maid.
“Unfortunate,” murmured the
stranger, in a vexed voice. “It Is so im
portant. May I come in and wait for a
short time? She may return.”
The maid led the way into the recep
tion hall and bade the elegant stranger
be seated. He settled himself comforta
bly, and looked around with critical in
tentness. Bric-a-brac, objects of art,
rare bronzes ornamented the tables and
the mantels. The maid sat at a respect
ful distance, with her profile severely
outlined by a window. Fifteen minutes
passed. The stranger stirred uneasily
in his deep chair. He spoke:
“I beg pardon, but I think it will hard
ly be possible for me to wait longer. I
shall therefore leave a message for your
mistress. Would you mind providing
me with paper and pencil?”
The maid bowed respectfully and
touched an electric button. The polite
stranger watched her with interest. An
other maid appeared.
“Annette, this gentleman desires to
leave a note for madam. Will you please
tret nnnAr and nAnntl frnm thA
She returned to her polite attitude
near the window. Her profile was re
markably well defined. The pencil and
paper were brought and handed to the
polite stranger. He did not begin writ
ing at once. He paused, as If in thought
Then he looked long and keenly at the
•ilhoutte of the maid against the win
dow, and wrote briefly. The note waj
Inclosed in the envelope and sealed. He
rose to his feet, and with a profound bow
handed it to the respectful and attentive
maid.
“Kindly give this to your mistress
No, it will not be necessary to leave my
card. She will understand perfectly.”
He bowed and was gone. The maid
watched him until his smooth silk hat
disappeared from view.
A few minutes later her mistress re
turned, and the maid handed her the
note. “A gentleman left it, madam,
asking that I should give it to you im
mediately you returned.”
Her mistress handled it curiously, ob
served the address with some doubt, and
opened the envelope. She read care
fully twice and then looked inquiringly
it the maid. “What does this mean.
Mary?” she asked. “Here, read It”
Mary took the note and read It She
united slightly as she handed it back.
“He means, madam, that be did not
enjoy his stay, I think.”
The note read:
“Mr*. Blank.—Dear Madam: A complete
Itranger takes the liberty of Informing
you of what you are probably already
aware, and with great pleasure attests to
Uie valuable fact that your maid is no foot
“Her profound admirer,
“A FRIEND OF RAFFLES."
GARB OF BRITISH TbOOPS.
Zt Za Reported. That Officers Are Very
Much Dissatisfied with. Their
Uniforms.
But, tor some inscrutable reason, our
toldierg appear to think their uniform
is a badge of shame, or, at least, of
servitude, says the London Truth. Any
lelf-respecting officer, so far as I can
see, would rather die at the head of a
forlorn hope than go to a theater oi
restaurant or a private ball full of reg
imentals. A noncommissioned officer
who sees a brother warrior privileged
to walk down, the street in plain clothes
turns sick with envy. No soldier of
any rank seems to consider that uni
form can enhance his attractions tt>
the female eye, and the only way In
which I hare ever heard of its being
used for this purpose is by the humble,
impecunious private, who charges a fe
male admirer so much an hour—two
pence, I believe, the usual fee—for
walking out in company with him.
What makes this the more strange is
that it is entirely peculiar to the Brit
ish army. In every foreign country
•oldlers—and officers most of all—seem
to be extremely proud of themselves
therein The effect of smart military
uniforms in brightening up a crowd,
whether out of doors or at any evening
assemblage, i3 undeniable. As a mere
matter of aesthetics most people will
agree that it would be a decided im
provement if uniforms were worn in
Bngland as they are on the continent.
And from the merely professional point
of view I cannot help thinking that it
would be of advantage to the army if
soldiers of all ranks were expected to
take more pride in the king’s livery,
and not encouraged so much as they
now are to consider it a privilege to
appear as civilians.
Pneumonia Kills Thousand*.
During tie months from November to
April on*-®fth of all deaths in the large
cities of tme United States are from
pneumonia, while bat one-ninth an
Cram consumption.
BERRIES FOR MARKET.
It Pari to Ralic Then, Provided the
Crop la Dtspoaed Of In the Right
War and Place.
Having been asked, by a farmer sub
scriber, if it will pay to grow berries
for market, in reply I will say “yes"—
if the business is managed right, and
the crop disposed of in the right way
and place. A good many of our
towns are not properly supplied with
berries; what they get if any, are
second class—the overflow or refuse
from the cities, where the market is
often glutted. The commission men
send circulars out before the berries
are ripe, giving prices of berries shipped
from the south, inducing many home
growers to ship. By the time their ber
ries get ripe the demand Is supplied,
prices drop, and the berries being a per
ishable product, have to be sold for
what they will bring.
My advice is to grow berries for local
market towns that are not well supplied.
Such places can be found in the west;
land can be bought for less than half
that close to large cities, pickers are
cheap, and, as a rule, more reliable
Berries that get too ripe on account of
rain, and which will not do to ship, can
be sold In the home market; all the
rough handling of the railroad men,
shipping expenses, commissions, etc.,
are saved, also crates and boxes. Then
when consumers get fresh, wholesome,
home grown berries, they often get twice
as many, and the growers In the local
market often can regulate the price.
It is a mistake to plant too large an
acreage. We have to pay two cents a
quart for pickers; one cent for straw
berries and blackberries and one and
one-half to two cents for raspberries.
The pickers can make good wages. I
have had boys and girls under 16 year*
old make a dollar a day. I, 18 years
ago, sold as high as $40 worth of straw
berries in a day. I remember selling
five dollars worth of raspberries from
one picking off one row f he length of ten
acres. Blackberries, 12 or more years
ago, were not profitable, as so many
grew wild; but of late years, growing
blackberries has become more profitable
—jacoD Faitn, in Midland Farmer.
PROTECTION FOR PLANTS.
A Simple System Which WITT Par tow
Itself In the Coarse of a
Single Week.
Market gardeners, and even the mak
er of a kitchen garden, ieel the need of
some wholesale means of protecting
newly set plants from the drying effects
of sun or air. A cloudy day Is usually
taken for transplanting, but the sun
may come out with scorching heat at
any moment, and much harm be done ta
unshaded plants. Make a reel, as shown
In the accompanying Illustration, and s
lot of wire supports, using No. 12 wire
Make the reel roller and the wire sup
ports about a foot wide.
Now buy a lot of cheap cotton cloth
_ i . .
PROTECTOR IN OPERATION.
a yard wide, and as long as the rows of
plants over which it is to be used. The
cloth can be divided into three strips,
each strip being tacked at ona end to a
reel, and at the other end he a 15-lnch
rod of wood. Stick the sides of the reel
Into the earth at one end of the row with
wire supports at Intervals along the row,
and pull the cloth along over the plants,
fastening the snd at ths last wire sup
port, as shown In the cut. Occasionally
sltp a wire support down over the cloth
to keep the latter from blowing off the
wire supports below it. Wind up the
cloth on the reel when the plants no
longer need cover. — Orange Judd
Farmer.
TSe Right W»T ot Pmnlug.
Set a green hand to pruning treee,
where limbs of any size are to be re
moved, and the chancee ere ten to one
Lila l 11*3 Will vu wiiv uvyvi
•Ida of tba limb and saw It off, sawing
through until, by its own weight, it falls,
tearing down the bairk and wood, inflict
ing an ugly wound which it may require
years to heal, and frhteh. If not carefully
protected from the weather, will cause
such decay as to destroy the tree. To
prevent Injury to the tree, saw oUe
fourth or one-third through on the under
side, and then saw on ths upper side, or,
with very large limbs, to have them sup
ported by a crotched pole, held by an as
sistant below.—N. Y. Tribune-Farmer.
Startlnar Kulr V*s«UUm.
Select a warm, sunny place, dig a
1 trench four feet deep, All with horse ma
nure well packed down and made moist,
put on six inches fine soil, cover with
sash and let stand a few days. Them
plant swreet potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes
and celery. If the bed is big enough, cut
choice Irish potatoes to one eye. Ail
small pasteboard boxes with soil and
plant one in each. When soil is warm
enough they can easily be transplanted.
Cover the bed with heavy straw matting
and boards in cold storms The back
part of the bed should be raised so ths
sash slopes to the south to catch the rays
of the sun and carry off rain.—M. Peet,
in Farm and Home.
The milker should wash his hands
thoroughly with soap and water Just
before milking. Under so conditions
; ■hnnid ths hands be wet duri the
Life a
Burden
There are times when life
seems a burden—when you are
tired, worn-out, have dull pains
in the head and a continual
feeling of uneasiness. You
have no appetite, and your di
gestion is poor; your sleep
broken, and you get no rest.
Little annoyances seem great
mountains of trouble, and you
are blue, melancholy and given
over to gloomy forebodings.
This means low vitality—ex
hausted brain nerves.
For this condition Dr,. Miles’
Restorative Nervine is a spe
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years old. My case was very bad;
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Restorative Nervine. Heart Cure and
Nerve and Liver Pills, and they cured
me.” MRS. E. C. BAWLBY,
Waterloo, Ind.
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The Western Trail magazine
offers six prizes aggregating in
value $ouu in ranruau uanspuria,
tion for letters from residents of
Arkansas, East Colorado, Mis
souri, Kansas, Indian Territory,
Oklahoma, Texas and New Mex
ico.
It wants letters that will in
duce energetic and ambitious
men and women to settle in the
great and growing Southwest
and there engage in farming,
cattle raising, dairying, fruit
growing and similar pursuits.
To accomplish the purpose
which it has in view, the West
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prizes in railroad transportation
for the six letters which, in the
opinion of a competent judge,
shall be deemed best suited to
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THE CONDITIONS ARE EASY.
Letters should deal with th
writer’s experiences since he set
tled in the Southwest. They
should tell how much money he
had when he rrived, what he
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crowned his efforts and what he
thinks of that portion of country
in which he is located.
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! their contributions they can as
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Southwest.
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