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.»^: , ..^4 ,.:*'•*> .:.-%.:.-».:.*..;.*.:.-»«:»*«:<«'<«»«t«*<«^*<*^ l^: JOB AND THE FOREMAN "Vour Bccouiit'B out just one loaf, young fellow," the foimiian of the bakery, Mr. .)uc<iin'a, said to the boy wlio stood before him. •foe Marslou trloil to think of any sale fi)r which he fuilmi lo make col- leition. Ili.s biisincsB was to dflivcr bread a ilny old thioughout a dis- trict in whirli poor pcoiile livoil who Iiref.rr.-d the stale loaves becniise they were a cent apiece clu;ap<M- than the frosh ones. Wr .lacfpies was a yrnn man. and apparently without the Kindly disposed heart tVMit is Koinitiiiui.s thoiiRht to be hidden under a rou(fl\ exterior. At any rate, be hold the drivers of the bread waggons lo a very strict nc- co;int. â- â- Oh. I Know, sir," .loe suddenly If he T»a« drawn over the lodge, or for her 1( he let go his hold on her arm, he go-sped: "Catch the .sill with your otlicr hand, quick!" .Slio undors-lood and tried to do so, but her elVort in reaching up pulled him so far inward that the moment greatly increa.sed their per- il, and caused her lingers to fall ! short of the sill by nn Inch or two. •'I can^t!" ahe screamed in a fr(n'/..v (f fear, her lingers scratching the paint in their wild grasping lo secure a hold. Just then both felt an upwai'd and outward motion lo their bodies. The girl first rescued heard her coun- panions wild scream, and at once seized the hand of the aim which Joe held, [lulling outwards with all her might. This assistance came not a nii<>n»(<Mt loo soon, and with it Joe was enabled to drag the girl safely to the ledge. 'J'hey Were obliged to rest a mo- ment, and then began to make their way ddwn the escape. Mo time was to be lost, for coals iVom the fur- nace had started n (.re. and as gas "Ves, sir, and thank you very much." "Well, I'm doing a little thanking In ray own way, too, so that's all right. Now, the doctor says I got such a shaking up that I mustn't talk to nii.yhody very long nt a time, so 1 guess you'd bettor go." "Vcr.v \Tell, .sir, good-bye." "Oood-byp." Vlhen Joe was about ten feet from the cot, Mr. .Iar<(Ui».s called him back. For the first time siince he knew him, Joe saw a wistful, kind look in the foreman's eyes as he asked: "Couldn't you come back to see me day after to morrow'.'" â- 'Yes. sir. and glnd to," .loo an- .swercd. feeling a luiDp rise in his throat, lie oonlcl not tell why. r.xclaiimil, as a recollection came lo | pipes Ii.kJ l,een twisted ofT. the blazi him. â- â€¢Old Mrs. Machon hadn't had j ,v()idd s|iread raiddl.v On reaching anyih.ng lo eat since yesterday, and j the third floor n pcrlicm of the walls 1 let hir ha\o a loaf until lo-mor- whidi had fallen across the escape row. "'I hen wily didn't you pay for it youiself.' Wc'ro not running a ehar.ly liall. If she pays you back all right; but you'll have lo foi^k over now." .lo:^ han<led out the four cents, looking as if he had coMunitled some crime. When the foreman went away rho was a stockholder in the compnny) some of the working girls expressed their opinion of him in vigorous terms. "The mean old thing! I don't be- lieve he's got any heart," said one. "You did right, Joe. I guess the Otmi llaking Company can stond four cents! Here, Joe, you're not going to lose it," and Joe was of- ferefl the uione.v. "No. 1 won't take it, 'cause I ought to pa.v for the loaf m.vself. I Fee it MOW, but 1 thoug'ht I was do- wns encountered, and they could go no further. Already the smoke and bent were in their faces. ALBATROSS EVERYWHERE. Sailors Look Upon it as Bad Luck to Kill One of Them. Of all the strange creatures seen hy travellers not the lenst interest- ing is the wandering albatross. This great, feathered wanderer, some- times mea;;uring 17 feet from tip l-o;j,jj(j tip of his wings, 'will follow a ship for days nt a lime. Some travellers and sailors declare that they have seen a particular bird fly for weeks at a time without ever being seen to SOME CHINKING PROULEalS. Wu cannot be too careful about the water supply of our stock. Too often it is allowed to stand and stagnate in tank, trough or pail in summer, while in winler it is suppli- ed Ice cold or is fro/.en over most of the Ihne so that some of the stock may not g-ain accos.s to it dur- ing the entire day. Some of the ani- mals may obtain all they want while others are kept away Irom the tank by those which are "boss." I'c- liorning the cattle will prevent this latter trouble to a great extent. WATER I'OH COWS. The cow recjuircs a liberal supply of water. She can subsist on one (Irin'K a da.v but two or more are highly dcsiraljip. i-uppi.ving thara individually In the sLaijle by moans I of riails or troughs establis-hod con- iditiois which are afit lo breed filth yields and profits falls on the hu- man family. King, of Wisconsin, supplied water of 70 degrees to one lot of cows. an<l at 82 dogiees to a second lot cq4ial In all respects to the first. In the lir^t trial the cows getting the- warm water drank from eight to ten iionads more daily, and have ^ per cent, more milk. In the .second trial they gave 1 per cent. more. The Indiana station found that when the temperature of the water sup- plied to cows was reduced from 7$^ degrees to US degrees I", they fell oft 8 per cent, in milk .vield. "llie results .seem to .show that warm water is highl.v desirable for stock (milk cows at least) in cold Weather. The question is. will the increased gain equal th.i expense of heating the water? For a few ani- mals it may not, but whore many animals are kept we believe it will pay. Not onl.v Is warm water de- sirable for milch cows but it will also decrease the amount of food consumed by the fattening animal. Tank heaters are generally employ- ed to raise the winter temperature of the (hinking water. Wo can not enter into a discussion o( the styles, cost, fuel consumed, or danger of stale water A clear spring or ^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^j^^^ ^.^^^ ^f ^he creek is an ideal watering place in sumnur, but in winter it may bo "Girls," Joe said, there's nothing alight upon the waves. to do but jump, so come on. and he started lo assist them over the rail- ing of the escape, and in this way to let them down as far as possible before they dropp.d. Hut lit this moment the lli-omen i .. , , ,, ., ., . „,...-,. 1 â-  .u .1 1 i.u,,. .1, ' motionless and the sailors say that arrived in the alley, and although i ., ., . , â- * •» 11 II, -.i. .r 11 X. â-  < \ then it IS asleep. It Has chocke< with fa en bricks ' ' It not merely fcdlows the ship, but wheels in great circles around it and above it, high in the air, as if lo show that it is not tired. Some- times the bird will be seen to hang in the air with its wings appai-cntly they planted ladders and started up for .loe and the girls. One at a time the latter were carried below. "I'oUow me down," the fireman said to >Joc, as he received the sec- ond gill ov(r the railing, "and be quick about it. The lire is com- ing!" Joe turned to look nt the ap- proaching flames, and on bringing his eye back it look in the mass of fro/en or require a long journey thi-ough the snow to reach it, and with such conditions the cow will often remain thirsl.y rather than iM^avc! the Irip to the drinking place. I'"..xperiments have shown thai an ordinary cow will drink from 50 to 100 pounds of water per da.v, or about 4 pounds of water to each pound of dry feeti consumed. It has been fouiul that when a grain ration was replaced by roots llie wafer can- | ;-" „;7hrce"Vime's "ea'ch day. sumption fell olT materially: when ; ^^j^_.^ ^.^^^ ^j^^^ ^^.^ ^^^^^ ^nd objections to their use can be over- come. The fuel expense is trifling if the heater is of an apinoved pattern and rightly managed, and if the tank is some distance from stacks or buildings th. re is little danger of fire. In our vicinity most stock tank/5 are now built of cement. One which We have in imind is covered, the tank itself forming the foundation ifor the shed above. The doors at each side are opened for drinki'ng At in ing riglit. 'ITjo bread wasn't mine ' ruins beneath him. to give awa.v, and I won't do it again unless I'm willing to pay for it." Although ho saw where he had done wrong the sympathy of the girls was very grateful to him and reslon-d his confidence. He was so poor himself that he had a hard time to iiiiike ends meet, yet he felt glad be had given the loaf to the destitute old woman; or rather, trusted lirr with it, for he was lo be pniil on the following da.y. But he now saw he h.id no right to trust other jioropli/s projiiTty, and that he ought to have paid for it without being I old Ijy the fonmian. After hi.s delivery on the next da.v Joe b.-inded in his rejiort. â- â- Correct this time. DidiVt find any jionr old starving bod.v, eh'.'" the foreman asked, jeeringl.v. .loe did not make any repl.v, but Went to his work, while the girls turned up llieir no.ves at the back of the fi>r<'m«ii. The place where the.v were work- ing was 111! the fourth floor, and a large quaiditv of Hour in snck.v had been piled there recently while the basement was undergoing some riv pairs. .Suddenly tliere was a creakr jug, groaning sound heard, and the floor began lo sink, 'lliosc nearest the windows, winch were open, ran tow.Trds tliein; but only three reach- «l I hern before the building collaps- ed, the walls bent inward, and ma- chinery, Hour, men and women went crashing tluough to the bas.'ineiit. In a moment screams of agony cnuiie up from these below who were crushed in the wrecKa^o. .loe had cniigbt liobl of a window sill. and ha<l MO dilliculty In drawing hiniself lo a seat (in t\\o ledge; but i Iw wall itstlf was tottoring and he was in grtnt danger. 'Ilip cry came from someone near him, and .loe lookoil inward. Two girls who had expressed tln-ir sym- |iatliy Willi hii.i when he wn.'i repri- manded liv the foreinan, wpr.'s hang- ing to the sill. To let go meant to fall to the Imspinent and. almosl certain death; yet they could not hold on longer then a few iiiiiiuli'S. Joe felt his nerves tin..;le al the thought. He turmvl to the outsidi'. 'Hie flre-rs"npe was about six leet be- neath him and although twdsled by the bulging of the wall, it ran up to tht! window where the girls were hangii«g. Ho dropped to it, and then ntoile his way to the upper wlmlow as rapidl.v as iHissible, brnc- Ing h's feel against the iron railing and his sliuulder against the sidi' of tho window he graspeil the arm of the girls and |>ulled wilh all his might, telling her lo help heiself nt the sniiie time With her other hand. She (lid so and was soon leHidng Ihroiigb the window, from where she made short work of getting out on the fire escape. I'hen .)(ie Irlod to help the other girl In the same way. Ilut s-he had liren ho'ding on for a few seconds longer than her companion, so (hal when .loe took her by the arm she let go of the wirxlow wilh the other hiimi also. This threw her enlirn Weight on him, and he wns drawn Inward in spite of his utmost en- deavor. It was a terrible moment. With every muscle strained until his eyes srimicd t<) start out of his h(^a(l, and th(^ nharp corner i.f the rasenimit eulting his shoulder, he felt himself iKJng overconu'. As he thought of "(â- 'o to the second floor!" he .sud- denly shouted to the liremen, and he disajipeared inward o\er the broken Wall. Whatdiad led him to take such a perilous step? Lying head down- ward over a beam, he saw JTr. .Jac- ques and determined lo rescue him. .Sliiliny along a steel girder which inclineil that way, .loe jumped to the place where the foreman la.v, with his clotlies caught on a spike. He was unconscious but still breath- ing, ll'ad it not been for thai siiiiko, he Would have been buried under the ruins at tlie first crash. Hut ofher parts of the wall were occasionally falling in, the fire was advancing, and he must lie removed at once or left lo his fate. The beam, fortunately, was lean- ing outward towards the point where the wall bad fallen awa;/ from it, and Iho inner end wns hanging on a wire which was attached to it. When .Toe leape;l to the beam, all he had to do was to shove the shoulders of llie unforluiiale iiuiii on to the limber, in order to make ii safe to release his clothing; other- wise he would fall, since he was too heavy for .Joe to hold. To got yjr. .Incipies^ shoulder on the beam was no ca.sy task. how- ever, for .loe's strength had been nearly used up already; but il was accomplished, after which Joe took out his pocket Knife to cut the clothing away from the spike. Jt is not likely that he could have guided the body down the incline, .ninl all his labor would have been lost but llie firemen came to his as- sistance, having hurried *to the sec- ond floor to see what had become of him. With their aid Mr. .hxjqiies was taKeii out safely and sent away in an ambulance, while Joo, too weak to be of an.v further service, went ho The fourth day alter the collap.se of the Gem llaking Company's build- ing, .loe received a message lo visit Mr. .Jacques in the lios[)ital. When he Was shown lo the cot on which the injured focsinan lay he found him as graflly as ecer. "Well, you'll not. have a chance to give away any bcjail to hungry peo- ple for a few d.iys. eh?" was the greeting ho met with. Joo wns so confu.sed that he could nnswiu' only, "N no, sir. " ".'^hoiild think not," Jfr. .Ja(vpies gninti'il. ••('.,•{ hurt nn.\?" ".No, sir," â- "Well. I did. ,\ broken head and a shoulder out of joint. Those girls lip on the fourth floor seem to like vou well, eh?" â- 'I-I don't know," Joe stammer(^l, "I do. Heen here and told me a' out how you saved their lives. *^nviil iiiliie, too. didn't .vou, (>h? ' and the injured man looked and sjioke as If he were real.y to give .loe a lecture for doing so. "I helped to get you out of the buildin â- . sir." "Well, we'd be running again in n few weeks and 1 want .vou back nt your Work." "Thnnk you, T shod ho glad of the chance," "Ami you can give nwny a loaf of bri>nd to nnyboily you find starving. Understand?" Joe was beginning to understand, although Mr. Jnrqiips talked ns If he were folding vigorously. "Now, here's nn order (ui our treasurer." the f(>ieninn resumed, "to pay you .vour wages every week un- fed on green yiaslure. The Now York Kxpertmcnt Station concludes that each cow .should have access to eight gallons of water doil.v. The same station found that when cows were dry the.y draiilc but d'l per cent MILK AFFECTF-D BY FEED. Xot only in plear.aiit weather will the albatross follow a ship for days and weeks, but through the most i ''â- <! on dry feed, the amount drank } ^j^.g\^^.^^. ^j^^^ ^^.^^^.j. j^ warmed with terrific storms it will continue its i was about double what it was when jj^jj^, |ggg ^j licat. untiring flight. In fact, to find an ' ' "^~ *^ alliatro-is otherwise than on the wing is like finding a weasel asleep. Once a year llie female albetross flies away a few lliousand miles to the great, lonely island rock of Tris- tan d'Acuiiha, whieh lifts itr, deso- late head far in the South Atlantic, or to some cMpially remote place, and there lays one egg in the hollow of a rock. A Scotch dairyman has been carry- ing on some cxperiiuents to tes-t the elTect of feed, and time of feeding on cf the amount these same cuws drank | the quality of the milk. He reports (hiring lactation. i the following results: In a trial in Geniianv it was "It was found tliat changing from found that when cows which bad , a narrow to a witk-, nut ritivo ration -- - been given water twice dailv were incroasod the yield of mi!k,, but de- The albatross has alw-.-iys been a l^. hanged to stalls having a constant creased the fat content, the change bird of mjstcry, and in ancient times the peojile liclicved that the;-ie unwearying sea birds were the com- panions of the Greek warrior Diomo dcs, who weie said to have been changed into liin's ut the death of their chief. When America was discovered and ships begun to sail abroad to the I'acific Ocean to double the Cape of Good Hope and lo explore the "â- sev- en teas" generally, the old belief about the albatross had been for- gotten by the sailors and explorers, but in their long and lonesome voy- ages over waters wbich were cut by no keel but their own, and upon whoso vast expuii.sc they saw no other sail but theirs, the presence of the albatross following the ship day ofler day became a great source of comfort an(i companionship. So it came to ho a belief that ill-luck Would follow any one who killed one of these birds; and that belief is common among seafaiii<g men to supply, the ipilk yield increased about one pound daily with no de- crease of fat content. â- WA'IKU FOR UORSFS. The amount of water required by horses varies miore than for any other animal. It is greatly affected by work an<I fe.-d. being about twice ns great wlWn the horse is at hard work, and much greater when fed on dr.v rougliage than when fed on a concent rat i>d ration. In one experi- ment a horse while walking reT;,uired 27. i") pounds of water dail.v, while trotting and performing work ho re- quired .50 pounds. WATKlt FOR SIIKEF. The nc<!essil.v of a continual water- suppl.v for sheep is a much cnntro- being more pronoimced in the morn- ing's than in the evening's milk; and also that finnling all the grain i-ation in the morning tended to In- crease the fat content of the morn- ing's milk. Feeding all the grain in the evening also tended to in- crease the fat content of the morn- iing's milk, but had apparently lit- tle or no elTect on the evening's imilk. These changes persisted for a number of weeks afl-r the conclus- ion of the ex|)eriment proper. â- "(â- â- 'hilc milking al ocpial intervals, is believed to be the best method of lirovcntinT the fat content of the morning's milk from falling below the legal sUuuiard of .S per cent, and should be adopted wherever pos- sible, the results, nevertheless show veite<l point. Wo are unable to find that the fat content of the morn- an.v definite and decisive (inta on the qU(!stioii. and think it would make a good topic for our experimi-nl sta- tions. There are manv farmers who Ihis very da.v. Coleri(!ge's famous would like to Know whether the pas- "l{hyme of the Ancient Jluriuer " is based upon this belief. Though tlio superstition about the killing of an albatross bringing bad luck is only a foolinh one, il has served a useful purpose for nian.v years in preventing the slaughter of Iho^u beaut ifid and gallant birds â€" the sailor's friends and the lands- men's wonder, lll> in (ireaiy Kniiichatka, that outlying part of Siberia which c?uts into the North I'acific. the natives, never having heard of thw supersti- tion about llie albatross, catch him and eat him. Hut his flesh makes Kiu'h poor food tl-.at after all the legend may ho said to hold good, for he is ind( ed in bad luck who has to make a meal of it. W.AllNFP TlLd Ihi- Icrriblu death (or both of Ihcm [til me get to work. IJixlerstand?"" lie stood before hor fatlier, â- â- Well, sir, " said the older geiitU^ man, "I suppose ,\oii have come lo ask me for my daughter? " â- '1 â€" I â€" ye-es, sir, if you please." •'I'm! Have you stopped to think what gelling married means; what you will have to " "Oh," the boy interrtipleil, hax'ing regained bis self-nssurance, "you needn't give .\oiirself the least un- easiiu^^s on that account, Mr. Sead- dsleigh. Without wishing to boast, I can assure you that 1 shall be able to support her in I bo st\ lo to which she ha.T been accustomed. 1 have a line position in my father's bank, lo which I have work(»d up unaided and alone, and 1 am to be made a dirwtor of the iiisl ilut ion just as soon as 1 have found out the differ- ence between collateral and assets. " â- â- Very well: but that's not what 1 intended to refer lo. 1 lave you look- id o\er .luliet s mother cniefully? " "1 don't believe T quite understand you," •'How do you like my wife?" "I have the highc-st respect for Mrs. .Scaddslclgh." "You have, eh? Well, sir, when she wns t w enty-four she wns just as sweet and i>relty and coy ns Juliet isâ€" was just like her, in fart." "Ah, how charming!" "Do you still want her?" "Life without her would be hate- ful to mo." "All right. I suiip(»se, then, that luring of sheep at any or all sea- sons of the year in a lot where water is not acc(>ssiblo is a losing practice. We believe that experi- ments would prove that il is. ns we can see no leason w h,v they are so (lilierent from other stock as not to ie|)ay some attention to their water supply. True a sheep in fairly green pasture will subsist and appear to do well with no water except that supplied by the feed and dew, but the fe^od so often dries up and the (lews become light, and then where is the moisture needed for bodily growth to come from? Miller says that a perlVctly led sheep will re- [Mire little water but that in gener- al they reqiulre from one to six (piarts. We all know thirt shi^ep will (Irink a great deal o( wafer if they have access to il and we will not go far wrong in supplying it where possible. It is. hnwtvor. true that the water content of the body of the sheep is less than lor an.v other ani- mal being but ;V> per cent for very fat sheep. The fat calf has (k! per cent, the fat ox 1.5 per cent, and the fut pig -1 1 per cent. ^ JIT'TniODS OF WAI'KR .SUPrUY. Probably the most satisfactory water supply for the fanner is the wind niill ami storage lank to sup- ply Miinlhr tanks ul the places of consumption, these taiiKs being kept nilod by nteuns of float valves. Where one is sure of the wind or has .'. gn.«>oline eiigiim, (Emitting the largi- slorn.go tank will insure n cooler, fresh r supply of water in summer, bit tliosn ideal conditions are not ofioii practiced. Ajiain, siimll drinking tanks may piesent difbcul- lies in heating during the winter, hut they are olVset by the constant suppl.v of fresh water which t hex- furnish in summer. Where but a few animals are kept. water ma.v be pump(^l by mill or h\ haml as fast as needed. The spring, criek river, and pond nro desirable in the oilier nonied. .Standing w.iter in hinafl pools should he avoided. IIKAIING DRINKING W\TKR. It is a Well established fact thai ice cold wafe«' is desirable for nei- ther man nor benst. The former drinks it in hot weather because he ing's milk may be increased b.v feed- ing stuP's In Ihe morning. IXiring the sununer months the average fat content of the morniiiii's milk of the liM-d und.r investigation was on most days below 3 per cent. Simi- lar iisults have iieen oblaint^ with other herds in dilTrn-nt parts^ of the country." SILVER FOR SURGERY. A well-known surgeon has maile use, with excellent resiiRs. of a sheet if silver-leaf in dres-iiig wounds. The silver slicks closely to tlie sur- face of the wounded or disi^ased tis- sue, and small (luanlity of cotton soaked in collodion is sulTicicut to keep it in place. When the wound is fresh, it heals (piickly, without inllnnimution or suppuratio'i. The antiseptic jiropertie- oi silver ore not popularly known. Some years ago I'r. liollin, of Lyons, France, in culli\at iiij; microbes in a bouillon wliich ho had placed in a silver cup, found that the microlies perished. Olid at tlio end of a few hours com- pletely (liiopiieared. 'Ihe fact was jiletely (lisapj)eared. Tbo fact was all the more remarkable, as the sinie microbes multiidied when jilac- ed in another vessel. Pursuing his in\ estigatioiis. Dr. ItoUiii analysed Ihe bouillon which was contained in tlie silver vessel, and found therein o small trace of silver, which infinitely small quantity had rcndcieil the bouillon antiseptic I must > ield. Ilut." he said to hini-lllkes it and sul'ieri the rons('()iiencps: Self as the \ onng man wns rushing! the latter drinks it In cold weather nwa.v, "ni.v conscience is clear, I hrraiise his owner furnishe.-* no other thnnk Heaven!" auA again the loss duo to r(>duc«!d Till SI -. MODK.UN TIMES. It is Irui. Ihnt. while civilization develops man in some wn.xs, it also degeneratis 1 im in others. Wor in- slai tV. ji'epaied foods weaken the stomach; whereas when men had to oat coarse food, Ihey had only sound dig! stive organs, hut magniflcent t(><lli. These facts have led philoso- phers to (!n.\ to prophesy that the lime wi I (ome when man can live without n stomach by enliiig pre- pared foodj. Tlie principle of disuse is well excmplif'ed in the foot. C(m- densing ihe foot wilhin an ill-fitting shoe di tiu'ls i:, niaki s the toes grow smaller, and is driving the lit- tle toe Into dis'i.so. NKAUKR TlIK MARK. Hriggs â€" â- â- |'o you believe that the woild is divided into two class.s â€" 'boe who b, rrow and ihosi; who lend?' Cn goryâ€" ".No, sir; my experience is that t«o other classes ul* much mO:e jrevalent â€" these who want to bori ow al<d those who wont lend" " ^4ia.ix}iA^ m