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"»w MMMMMN c rs-rr- 1/ rrJJiJ iVI oiBHiODS KEY OR, PLANNING FOU THE FUTURE. CUAl'TKK lIl.-<Ont<l) llahtciiing forward, lio was soon â- lauding lu-fore the inoiiument, when lie was uhto aiua/<xl tliau everâ€" almost paraly^Mxl, in (act, a& ho read the following simple in- scription : "MJriaia Harris Brewster. fJctober IH, 18- . Died H. A blank spa<e was left aftor that laist «\.rd, plainly sliowing that the jiernon who liad caused the inonu- luent t-i l>« er<'ftocl had been in ig- nonincc or doubt as to the dates of the occurrence of the event. A mighty shuck oi joy went quiv- ering through Gerald as he kIoikI gazing upon this shaft, which mark- ed tlic bpjt where his mother lay. for it provi'd, beyond questionâ€" • t lea-t. to himâ€" that tlie patient, •sorrowiiii? little woman had been the lawful wife of .Adam IJrew.ster. ll al.'o proved him to be the ."ton and heir of the late hanker, while h< was Bure that only the man him- t>(:lf c.iuld have been ir.striui.cntal in ere.'ting this fitting memorial and otherwise beautifying the spot. It nnist have been recently <ione, he ji;dg(d, for the granite lo<ike<l comparatively fresh, while it was also evident that oi-ders for the per- pr<iial care of the jilacc had been gi\en to .'â- ome one, for the grass liad been newly cropped. No ornamentation in the way of fehrublicry or tlowers had be;'n at- tempted, but the turf was solid and liandsoMie. and the gravel walk (iround tlu- place absolut<.*ly free from weeds and grass. Tears of gratitude involuntarily rose to Gerald's eyes, for it was in- expressibly comforting to him to tiixl this sacred spot .•â- << attr.'ictive ---to kntjw that .\<lam Hrc^wster liad. even after years of apparent indifference and neglect, at last <b.ne his duty in proclaiming to wlioe\(ir it might concern that Miriam Harris bad been his lawful w ife. He was also very thankfu'i that he had obeyed the impulse which bad prriniptod bitn to come to the place, iiistea<l of returning dirc-ctly from New Haven to New York, as he iia<i been tenifited to do. .After looking about a little, ami reading some of the names inscrib- ed upon various headstones, ho mad<' a note of the name of the marble-worker, which he lia<l found cut into the |)e<lestal of the monu nienl marking his mother's grave, then retraced hi^ steps to the vil- lage, where he sought the .sc.xlon and inipiircd who had fitted up the \Vinche«ter lot. "I don't know, sir," said the man. studying wUli curious eyes the line face of the young stranger; ".^ome Workmen came here, nigh ont<j three years ago, and turnwl the whole lot topsy-turvy. I tried to find out who sent them, but they Raid tliey were working for a New- York lirm, and t lull's all I ever keiew alxiirt it. The plai c never had no kind o' care afore that, but the thing was <loiie up han'sonio then, aii<i two hiindiiil <l<illarH (>ut in the hank, with orders t<i hav<! the int<!re«t use-d every year to keep it in sha{>c." "In whose name was thi- money deposited .'â- ' (Jerald inquired. â- 'NoIkhIv's, "ir; it was ju'-t left tli-ere for the Wiiicliester lot, and J H'»i iirid draws the money â€" eight dollars -at the end of the seaj'on. 1 try to earn it, too, sir, " the man eoncliided. with an anxious gleam in hi-s eyes "I am sure you do," haul GeraUl kindly; "the lot is looking well." He tlinMke<l him for his iiifornia- tion. slipped a silver <lollnr into his blind, then proceeded <lireclly to the station, and was .soon on his way hack to New Vork. with a very niiicli lighter b<-art than be IukI e.v jii'ct mI to carry thitherwar<l thiiit morning. He was it ill very nnieh mystifie<l rp«iii<ling those nniiies in the New Haven register, and it ki'cmed to him tliiit it would he very diflicult lii prove that his mother was the lawful uife, and he the legitimate heir, of .\dain Hrewsler. True, he had th<^ certiliealc and w(-(lding-ring, an<l his own baptis- mal certificate. There was also that monument bearing the name, 'Miiiniii Harris Krewster." This latter would be a very iilrong point if it coiiUI be ]irove<l that tfie lute banker had aulhorizeU the placing of it; but unless such prcHjf was forthcoming, the fact would undouble<lly he regarded as n trick, which any one niigb-t have made use of to <-.<<tahiiMli a point; it would never be accepted as p r.i- tne evidence of a lawful inarii ige. Arriving in New York. GeraUl at once (•ought Mr. Kyttleton, and ae- qiiHinted him with his Hingiilar <lis- covery. That gentU man at onej exelaimrd that the books in \<'-.' Ha\eii had been tampcrtyl with, but when, .1 jiat how, they could have, been made to prove such false- hoods, was mortf tha.n he c<ju1<1 un- derstand. The fact that a monument bear- ing the name of Miriam Harris Hrewster had ben erected in the Winchester hut, ho agreed wit- (ierald, would amount to nothing in the way of evidence unless Mr. Brewster's agency in the matter could be indisputably proved, and ibi-s did not ap|>ear likely, since it wa« patent that he had taken speci- al pains to prevent .such a discov- ery. "The first thing to be done is to hunt up that firm of marble-work- ers, and try to ascertain who gave them the order," the lawyer ob- served, during their discussion of ways and means regarding future action. Accordingly, on the following inoriiing, Gerald started out upon his search. By referring to a directory three years old. he learned where the tinn's place of business bad been located, but upon presenting him- self there was greatly disappointed to find that the works had changed hands. This, of course, only served to complicate mr.'ters, since the new firm had in their possession none of the books of the old, except those of the previous year, which cf)ntain- c<l a record of unsettled accounts and orders received, and which had aecompanicd the "good-will" of the biisine:>s. Kut Gerald was fortunate enough t<. obtain the a<idress of one of the members of the old firm, and, hast- ening to seek him, ascertained, to his great relief, that the books showing the last five years' busi ness were still in existence. He told the man- his errand - namely, that he wished to learn the ^oinin connection with all this!" "No; and that is another strange feature of the affair," his compan- ion returned. "We were in the ha- bit of filing all orders, but this cus- tomer especially stated that his communications were to he deeitroy- cd, and lie should depend upon our honor to obey his instructions ini- jilicitly. Besides, they were type- written, and, therefore, if you are looking for any particular hand- writing or autograph, they cannot be foun<l here." Gerald was terribly disappointed upon reccaving this information. It seemed as if he was destined to be baffled at every point, and it wa« very disheartening. At the same time, what he had just learned might, if produced in court, point, though indirectly, to iAxiam Bre.wster as the man who had ordered the improvement of the Winchester lot and the erection of a monument t-o the memory of his mother, but the facts gleaned from the marble-worker would be so vague and unsatisfactory, it was exceedingly doubtful if they would be admitted as evidence. "Can y<m give nie the date on which you «ent tho.se designs to the Hoffman House?" Gerald in- quired, after a moment of troubled thought. "Iâ€" might possibly be able to do so, sir," the gentleman returned, with some hesitation, "but, really, T still feel myself in honor bound to regard the wishes of our mysteri- ous patron. I should be very glad tt oblige you, hut 1 cannot break faith with any one, once having given my word." "I appreciate your position, and respect you for your fidelity," Ger- ald frankly responded, "but^ there is a great deal at stake in this mat- ter ; a fortune is involved, it hav- ing passed into the hands of a sharper, thus wronging the only direct heir, and as the gentleman in question is not now living " "All "' here interposed the mar- ble-worker, "that makes a very ma- terial difference ; can you explain the position a little more fully to mef Gerald did so as briefly as pos- sible, mentioning, in conclusion, that aa a lawsuit would probably ensue, he might have to call upon him to testify in his behalf. â- The gentleman then arobe, and. felt that he had made a long march on the road to victory. (To he continued.) i About the Farm : of a product must be kept within the purchasing power of the con- sumer or it has no market. name of the party or pnrtics| 'j^^ ,,, ^ j.j,p|f, took down a large WHO had ordered a inonument and account-book, laid it upon a table, the granite border for a certain lot in the cemetery in Ashton. K. I. His listener .smiled »-it his re- quest. "I can't tell you that. Mr. Win- chester," he Bai<l ; "the transac- tion was a very queer one. from be- ginning to eri<l. aiiil 1 know all and began to turn over the leaves Pausing at last, he laid his lin- gers upon a lino, remarking : "Here, Mr. Winchester, is the order for the stone ; we always copied every ooniniission into our books. This says November 10. I sent the de>signs to the Hoffman about it, for I did all the business ^„i,^,. ^\^^.^^, Jays earlier. " in coniiectiim with it. Let nic see,"! (j<.,.alj niade a note of the date, he continued reflectively ; "it mustLjjp^ thanking the man for his have been more than three years ^,^^^^^^5,^.11^ (^^^g him goo*i day and ago that we reecived a letter 'â- <'-j hurried away. (luesting us to send .some designs, ..j^ j^ but a straw, and may lead of monuments, with descriptions; ^j^ ^^yj^. „„ j^ ^^-i^.g^^ge ehas*," he an<l prices, for inspection, to r<xim, ^j^j^/^ ^s he boarder a car for number forty-two. Hoffman House, j ^^^^^^ ^^ he boarded a car for r)n a certain date, and stipulating: f^^^ " that no questions were to be a*kcd,| jj^ proceeded directly to the Hoff- ut the hotel, regarding the o«cu- 1 ^j^j^^^^ House, and, going to the pant of the room mentioned. Thci^^g^p^ inquiretl of the clerk if he writer wishe<l to make a selection, and would afterward remail the de- signs to us, and, if suited, give us an order. We complied with the request, strictly observing the con- ditions. Three days later we re- coive<l the sketch(^s back, and upon one was written : 'This one chosen.' .Nccoinpanying it were two bank- checks â€" one for five hundred <i(>l- lurs, from which ihe price of the inonument was to be dc<lucted, and the reinaiuder used to erect a gra- nite lior<!er to enclose what was known as the Winchester lot in the cemetery of .\ slit on, 1!. 1. We were (uithorized to use our judgment in the matter. The inscription to he cut (vn the tablet was given, all but the <late of the death of the in- di\idiiul. which was unknown to the writer; but we were ordered t-o make inquiries in the town, and iidix it later. We m.-ide in(|niri<"s, but were unable to learn when the ia<ly dic<l, and so were obliged to leave the lino blank. The other cheijk, for tvso huixlred <lollars, was to he- deposited in the bank of the place, upon the completion ot our work, the iiit<'r<'sl accruing therefrom to be devote<l yearly to the care of the lot â€" the same to be paid the sexton, or whoever would asHume the care for th«^ fium named." CHAPTER IV. ".And you never say the parly who authorized you to <lo all this I" GcraWl inquired, as his companion pause<]. "Never; the man -I suppose it was a man-~evidently <losired to have his agency in the matter en- tirely unknown; he gave us <lirec- tions, an<l a c<'rlain amount to car- ry them out. Thi? checks he sent ti us were not signe<l by him, but bore only the signature of the cashier of the bank upon which they were drawn. Ho, yo\i !".n', ouv p;it roll a<lopled evt-ry pr.-cr. i*' 1 to eonceal his i<le!ititj. I'. o.ir duly to follow his instru -i ask- ing no qiiestionK, and I tiii:ik wn iniuli> a pretty ginul job of it," I'le gentleman conclu<led, in ft tone of (piiet Hatisfa<'tion. Iiidee<l you <*id," sai<l d'erald heartily; "everything was hand- somely and thoroughly <lone. Ha\(> eculd tell by inspecting his books who had occupied room number forty-two on November 10. three years previous. "Certainly," replied that oblig iug official, as he beckoned to an at- tendant, who sprang at once to do his bi<lding. He cii-dertd him to bring him the teeond volume of the year which (ierald had mentioned, an<l, when it was bi-owgli», himself searched for the entry desired, "Ah '. here you have it, my friend," he said, in a brisk, cheer- ful tone. "Room forty-two -.Adam Brewst<>r, of New York City." and the clerk indicated the name as he rea<l it. For a moment Gernld's sight was so blurre<l that he <'i)nld not sc<! the writing, and his Iwarl gave such a leap that he aliimst gasped for breath. But at length his vision cleared, an<l he rcMjlute'y stea<Iie<1 his nerves as he bcMit forwar<l iiikI read the banker's name, which ha<l been inscribed in his own familiar hand- writing. There was no doubt now that he had trace<l his man, but it might be diflicult to make a jury see it in the same light. Tlieie was a possibility that an- other parly might have occupied the same room on the same day, cither prior U> or succeeding Mr. Brewster's occupancy of it. In that case, he would be all at sea again, an<i thus it was with something of a nervous inward tre- mor that he put another question to the clerk. "Can you tell me whether Mr. Brewster occupie<l the room exclu- sively on thai <lay, or whether it may not have been \acat^>4l by him and a-ssigned to scmie one else af- ter (" he asked. "I can tell you, of course," was the affable rejoinder, aixl then the man ran his eye rapidly over two or three pages of names. "No," he tai<l at last, "room forty-two was occupied on that <late |.y iio one pave the gentleman al- r";ady name<l. The day f()llowing, however, it wa.s given to a party from Bostonâ€" yoti can readily see for yoursplf." Gerald carefully examined the pages ii'.<liiate<I, find then, with a DODI>Ell IN ALFALFA SLFiD. Occasionally, great damage re- sults in alfalfa and clover fields by the introduction of dodder in the seed. This plant, when started, fastens itself to the plants of the main crop, and saps the life out of them. Dealing with this pest, the New York Experiment Station, at Geneva, describes the injury to al- falfa in a bulletin, as follows : "Dodder is a yellow, thread-like, twining weed which is exceedingly troublesome in alfalfa fields. It ap- pears in circular spots 3 to 30 feet or more in diameter. At the center of the spot the alfalfa is killed out, w hile around the margin the ground is covered with a rnat of yellow threads which twine closely about the stems of the alfalfa plants and slowly strangle them. The spots in- crease in size from year to year. Many fields have been completely ruined by dodder. It is not often injurious to other crops (except red clover), but once establishj-d in an alfalfa field, it is very difficult to eradicate without killing the al- falfa." Special precautions should be taken to sow clean seed. Some- times it is found necessary to re- move dodder and other foreign seeds after a supply has been pro- cured for sowing. The following fidvice is given by the Geneva auth- orities regarding alfalfa seed : "Alfalfa seed is larger than dod- der seed, and iwlvanlage was taken of this fact by the Station to per- fect a method by which commercial alfalfa seed may be made practic- ally free from d<xldcr, and safe to sow. It was found that dodder seeds are readily removed by sift- ing through a wire sieve having 20 meshes to the inch. Since ready- made sieves of this mesh are not readily obtainable, it is advised to construct a light wooden frame, 12 inches square by 3 inches deep, and ] tack over the bottom of it 20 by 20 mesh steel-wire cloth of No. 3-1. This quantity of wire cloth ought not to cost more than 15 or 20 cents. In case brass or copper wire cloth is used, the wire should be No. 32, on the English gauge. It is impor- tant that the wire cloth used bo exactly 20 by 20 mesh, which may be determined by placing a ruler on the sieve or cloth and counting the number of spaces to the inch. With a sieve of this kind, it is esti- mated that a man can clean from three to seven bushels of alfalfa seed per day. From one-fourth to one-half poun<I of iiced. and no more, should be put in the sieve at a time, and vigorously shaken for one-half minute. To make the work uniformly thorough, the use of a cup liol<liiig not over one-half pound of seed, and careful timing of the sifting, is reeoinmendiHl. If the seed contains little dtxlder. one sifting may do ; but when much dixl- der is present, and particularly if it is of the large-seeded kind, two siftings, both made strictly as di- rected, are advised. In e.xperi- menting with this method, it was observed that, besides the dodder seeds, various other small seeds, broken see<is, au<l dirt, as well as some of the smaller alfalfa seeds, were also removed by sifting. The siftings varied from ahiuit 1 to 6 ]H)untls per bushel, according to the original cleanness of the seed, and the thoroughness of the sifting. The rejeition ot the siftings is con- sidered as causing but little, if any, loss. EELS ON A LONG TBEK. SturieH From New Zealand of Their Night Land Journeys. Prof. Drummond, the New Zea- land naturalist, writing on the sub- ject of the journeys of animals, ob- serves that reindeer, fo.xes, hares, seals, whales, rats, many species gf fish, a few species of reptiles, and even insects, undertake some very extraordinary migrations, says the London Standard. In New Zealand che most notable migrants are birds, but in other classes seals are known to set out upon long journeys and to return to their old homes again, and the migrations of the Maori rat, especi- ' ally in the Nelson and ii.arlborough districts, where countless thou- sands, led by an invisible Pied Piper, swarmed for many days across fields, thr )ugh villages, over rivers and up hill and ;lown dale, have become important events in the local history. The migrations of eels have not attracted as much attention as the movements of other animals, but are quite as remark- able. ; R. C. Bruce of Ngaruru states that recent dredging operations by vessels fitted out for philosophical investigations have proved beyond all doubt not only that eels breed in the sea but far out at sea, where i their breeding places have been found. Old Maoris on the west coast of the North island state that when the eels go toward the sea in a large body they are led by two in- dividuals of an enormous size. John R. Macdonald, of Levin, told Mr. Bruce that he once saw one of these migrations, with two large eels in the van. Overland journeys at night, which are characteristic of some eels, have been noted in New Zealand. jMr. Bruce has been told by some very old Maori friends that they 'have known eels to undertake fairly long journeys by night. On one oc- : casion the Maoris had camped for the night on a spur that is the watershed between the Wangaehu and Manguwhe.o rivers. About midnight their attcnl'on was ar- I rested by th'ir dog. which was much excitetJ and was barking , furiously. When they went out to I ascertain the cause of the disturb- I ance they found that the dog was following up an enormous eel which , was on one of its land journeys. SENTENCE SERMONS. : ; No truth is understood until it is ' obeyed. Crooks are made ky trying to • dodge around duties. It is always safe to go where you can help another. No life lightens th« world without " consuming itself. Obedience is the first step in , training for authority. Folks who have most advice to ' spare often need it most. Love is always a poor thing so* long as it tries to save itself. No man can make life joyous who' does not himself enjoy life. Heaven always gets your picture just when you are not posing. There is nothing more divine in. this world than simple humanity. The man who advertises his* doubts often dreads truth most of' all. Luck may knock at the door, but_^ it takes hard work to force it open.' "The best way to flee from the" tempter is to fly to your brother'si aid. » A man's faith is to be known by, his alley as well a^ by his front yard. Shielding a fool from the fruits- ot his folly is fostering his foolish-, ness. I The loss ot sympathy would be , too high a price for the los of all sorrow. There arc too many people busy • printing the golden rule on elastic . yardsticks. He who is too busy to enter into ^ the little joys of others gives the world no great joys. Many a man thinks he i« generous ' because he has a longing to give what he has not got. When you see a prophet striking attitudes you may be sure he has some habits to hioe. There's a world ot difference be- tween trying to seem pleasant and seeking to give pleasure Some people are so active reli- giously on Sunday because their piety has been resti'ig all the week. It is better to climb up though but lamely than to run down hot foot and free. NO CAUSE FOR COMPLAINT. "I thought you said this house bad an extra large back yard!" said the prospective tenant. "So I did," answered the agent. "But it is only four feet deep, by actual measurement," protest- ed the p.t. "AA'ell," rejoined the wily agent, "the ordinary yard is only three feet, you know." The Norwegian Army includes a corps of skaters, armed with rilles. vou the letters which .vunr uatrou nrtut.t weigbt rolling off his heart, FARM NOTES. Have you noticiKl the wonderful increase of grass growth in tho meadows after the application of a light dressing of manure? Barn- yard manure may be applied to the meadows in winter as well as in early spring. It is perhaps all right in some in- stances for a fanner who baa earn- ed a competence to retire and take his family to town, if ho wishes. But it is exceedingly risky for him, or any other man, to put his money into a business tor which he has no special training. It is difficult to find work during winter for farm hands. It farm laborers could be kept at wvirk all winter as well as summer, we would have no difficulty in finding plenty of farm help at miulerate wages, tt is the duty of everyone to give his men as much work as possible during winter and to lay plana to that end. There is much that can be done. While the subjeet of railroad rates is engaging the attention of practically everybody at the pre- sent time, the possibility of an im- mense reduction in the cost of transportation on wagon roads is entirely overlooked. The average cost of hauling o\ er the wagon roads is 26 cents per ton mile, and in some 3i'> cents p.'r ton mile, and in some cases the cost runs higher than $1 per ton mile. It has been demon- strated hnth in this and foreign countiies that the cost of hauling c.in lie reduced to as low as eight ccD<> per ton per mile. The coil Tlie NewMlMlER THE PRINCIPAL CLAIMS s. 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