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VOL. XXV.
PI TTSHOKO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL !, ilMK.
TH AYS TE MY Of T h C
N N-P vMtt" SvHOR P
. rrorenccearden?v
yAulnor or "lac Mouse on ttv: Harsh." ck
II ..'VnDI, 119., by
' f'HArri'.K 1
DTtOfU'KKITY nhd the sen lind
descried St man ingot her. As
1 In- waves receded, leaving a
( hare stretch of sand, wh re
I once whole ilrt-is had riddeii
at anchor, the once Hour-
Isliing town had dwindled
nnd sunk. In spite of valiant struggles
to revive and tviniu In r ancient su
premacy. In llio length r.nd breadth of the
land no pl.-uv could be I'munl so sleepy,
so ninth behind tin- limes, so tortuous
of street and so mo s uii.wn of stone,
its Stroan hid I -ic. . .mi-, when, 1 iy a
liappy chain-e, tin- Lane- of golf came
down from the Nn.'ih and established
itself as the fashion. Then -nniohoiy
discovered that the far. 'and unproduc
tive sands ln-tweeii Mro. in and Un
pen Illilde . Mvllollt "link.-;" visitors
began to arrive and to put up at a
hrandlioxv l;;. hiiili. expressly for
their acconiiood.iilon. and a Utile
breath of at-livo life began to stir
once more in the narrow, winding
streets.
Among the visitors one warm Sep
tclnlier entile down from London three
friends, who tcmp'-rcd Hieir devotion
to golf by various other pursuits, each
according to his Inclination.
. Olio Cnliyhcatv. the eldest of the
three, was a Journalist, who had aspir
ations to literature of a less ephemeral
sort, lie used his holiday l.y trying
Ids hand at both prose and poetry, of
which his two companions oficreil treii.
oh.'iiit if not discriminating criticism,
lie was a tall. thin. dark skinned man.
"Tv-lt li clean. cut, aquiline features, and
was looked upon iy the two others us
their champion and social leader.
Willie .Jordan, the youngest of the
party, was short and. alas: fat, with
curly, light hair and a lingo, tawny
mustache, which he had cultivated as
the trademark of his calling, which
was that of an artist.
Clifford Kin-,-, the remaining member
Of the trio, was a harrisier. to whom
Do one had as yet intrusted a brief.
He was a dark haired, blue eyed, good-
liutuored young follow, whom every
liody liked ami in whom all his friends
lielleved with an t In liilsiasni which
was not without excuse, for Clifford
had brains, and was only waiting for
the opportunity winch cones to all
Who can wait in the right way.
They had 1 11 at Stroan live days.
nnd the little pud. Cupid, had already
ejniili 1 the harmony of the party.
, Willie was tin- victim, of course.
It was always Willie who could not
resist a pair of handsome eyes. Hack,
lilue or cray: so that when he liee.iaie
attached to the society of old Colut" 1
Itostal, ami would iu-!st tqioti accoin
pnuyin that nniiitere-iite; old i;entle
imin from the Links to his homo threi'
miles away. Clifford tiad Otto ex
cliatiL'cd winks, :,ml having found out
that the colonel had a daughter, at
Mice believed I ha' th. y had pfohed
successfully into the mystery of Wil
lie's civility.
So, justly im-mscd at Willie's du
plicity, for that yotiu man had spoken
KliKhtini-'iy of Miss liostnl's attrac
tions, I), to tiltd Clifford determined
upon tracking the traitor to his lair.
This they did on a sunny afternoon,
when the straight road over the re
claimed marsh between Stroan nnd
ijliilicle laid was thick in whit. (.;!.
They knew the colonel's house from
the outside, huvinn passed it on many
a walk from Si roan to Courtstairs,
the next town. It was about half a
mile beyond the lllm- I. ion, a pictur
tsstte roadside inn. which was tie-Iinlf-way
house between Courtstairs
nnd Stroan. Very poor the colonel
was, as he took care to inform every
body, and very poverty-stricken his
dwelling looked in the observant eyes
cf the two youm; men. as they ran
the bell and waited a Ion;; time before
any one answ ered it.
Shlliuc- Knd was a pretty, tumble,
down house, which stood at the allele
formed by two roads. It had once
lieeu while, but liciMccr and hard
weather had made it a mottled i;ray;
While cracked and dusiv windows,
rickety shut iers ami imtrimmed trees
and bushes eombin-d to l'iVc the place
a dreary ami unprosp-'ious appear
a nee.
Behind the house was a garden, with
a poultry run and a paddock: nn.l
Otto had seen, as they passed, the
colonel reading ids paper under an
apple tree, while the lluttcr of a petti
coat iu tlie ba'ki;ioiind anions ih
trees seemed to cotitinu tU!r
cions.
"We've unearthed the rascal." smiled
Otto, as they at last leard footsteps
In the house iu answer to their second
ring.
But when 1 In- door was opened their
hearts sank, for tlcre stood before
them a woman of forty, at least, small,
lean, dowdy, precise of manner and
slow of speech, wearing a pat'' of
gardening gloves and a sun-bonnet.
Who looked at them in some surprise,
and akcd theui stithy what they
wanted.
Otto, who was acute enough to per
ceive that this must he the colonel's
daughter, npohviized for distuiiiin.:
her. and aid tle y had brought a h i
ter for th lr friend .lot-dan, who, they
limlcr''- 1. ',-) sp. n-lii:-; the it:'.'- :
U00I1 uilii Colonel IluM'.ul. The
frould uut Unvo IuttuUevl but that
Itnlwrl Hnu.J
they believed the letter was very !x
poriatit, as it was marked on i.n i-t!-velope
"l'lease deliver i'iimrita; :.' .'
Ami the plotter drew from his --.
ft, with ostentatious care, a r..o
which he and Clifford had piepatv.l
together, and whicit. wiih i i".!' iig
unity, hud been made to lo.ik as i-' it
had passed through the post.
But Miss Bostal g'anced at t !ir let
ter and shook her head.
"There Is no one with my father,"
she said, "and I don't know any mi
of that nnnie. But If you will com -
lulo
him.
the drawing-room I will ask
"Oil, no, not for the world. YV
eotihl not think of intruding. We
must have made a mistake," s!a-u-inercil
Otto, while ( liflord hurriedly
passed out by the lirtlo wood, ti g.:ie
into the road.
In the meantime, however. Colon.
Mesial, having heard the Voices, had
coiue through the narrow pa -sag
from the garden to learn the meaniti-:
of this unusual pound. The mattir
was explained to him by his dau::hti r,
amidst further apologies from otto.
Tin colonel, a withered looking, gray
faced man of about sixty live, in a
threadbare and patched c at an 1 a
I haltered Panama Ita . . remembered
i the name at once.
J ".lordiui? .Ionian 7 Yes, of course,
i I know him," said he at once. "A
I little fellow, with a long mustaeli ',
I Yes, he often walks home wiili me as
1 far as the bridge, but there he always
I luriis back and excuses himself from
' io.. .111,. li i!,... "
Otto looked perplexed by this In for
mat inn, but over Miss B isial's lliit!.
pinched lace there came a Utile, pale
smile.
"Try the Blue I. ion," she said, rather
primly.
Otto grew stiff.
"My friend is no freqiviite;' of t.sv-
j crns," said lie.
; "Try the Blue I.ioti," said Miss Bns
i tal again.
I Her father burst into a little, vltv
! hiiigh.
I "The lilue Linn litis a good many
j frequenters who are not fivqitoiiti-rs
; of other t;r. crns," said he. ".. i da- (
I'is. the niece of the mall wit 1 ke. ;k it.
is a protege of my daughier's, and tin
prettiest girl in the place."
A light broke over Olto's face. But
: Miss Bostal looked grave.
' "I shall have to speak to her i-ry ;
: s iriiiusly," said she, with a II, ,'.
' frown. "She "tti-ott ;.-s half ,,..
young in--ti of Stroan to wasie their ;
. time cut ,'icre." i
But the colon.- smiled and shook his
head doubt fully.
"It's 110 use speaking to a p .-.' ty j
girl." said he. with decision. "Y1.1i !
will only be told to miml your i.wu j
business. And there's no tiaioi in I
1 Nell." :
"1 know that," retorted his daughter, i
not spitefuily. but wi It a sjiln-. , :-'.s !
stern solicitude. "I shouldn't be s j
iiuich Interested in he,- if I di.l:i'r j
. know that she's a good llt.le ibir.g.
liui she's giddy and ti.'iif.-'-lN-ss. I
shall really have to advise
10 send her back to school a
imcle j jj
1 "She won't go," said the .-.' -ti-'.
"And if she would, old Claris ,.,r,,-..-i
I pari with her. We must ivi.v 0.1 .lie
effect of your sermons, Theo.io'.a."
Father and daiigitter had oa . ".id .
liiis dialogue without including the
visitor iu the convcrsa.ioii, so t'..at
: otto, who prided himself upon b -hi ;
I an acute observer, had an onp.ir, ,'!., v
' of peeping Into the romus on ea.-h sl.ie
'of the passage, its the doors w. :
open, without moving from win-re lie
SI. I. ..I.
. lie was much struck by what he
, saw; by the carpets worn mi
. hare that there was no trace
pattern to be seen on them;
I carefully - darn. -d tablc-cowi
a h
ihe
I lie
I worn-out furniture. All was m-.i ly
I kepi and spotlessly clean: till show cl
I 11 pinched poverty which there was 11.1
! aiielupt to hide.
lie withdrew with more apolo :l. s
! as soon ns the short ili-ci-ssi. i be
tween latter and laui.h.c.' was i ;
and rejoined his friend outside.
"Well," said Clifford, as 11, -o t: 1
Inward Strict!) in slh -i.- , "an I w.-i,
kept you so long talking to the severe
looking lady':"
"I wasn't talking. I was listeti'ri;:,"
answered Oitn. and working out in
my ntilid a fomaii.e, a pliift I rema'ic.
of the kind that is not showy en utgli
for people to care 10 hear about."
"What! Ho you ti'-.i!i in s.iy that
.Ionian's fallen in love with that ',
tiire and lean splnsiei-;" asked C.'ii
ford in astonishment.
"Oil, dear, no. !b''s f ile a ir. 1 ive;
I've found that out; but it is with tic
usual mai'J of the lint tioliody huti so
intercstin:; as Miss i'. is.al.''
'Inlercsimg;"
"Yes. I have an id.-a thai t'l !-ati
spinster is a heroine. No-, tin- s.-n -.'
Iici oliie one trolllil. s on -elf abou . i.;'
eourse. l!ut whiie th.-y were 1 ' !. 1 , 1 .
about a ccriaiti 'Nell.' who is cwdoicy
the object of Jordan's pr'uclcs Ion
raiislcnt affections jtisr n.cv. I look. , I
uto their rooms, their poo:- hit'., din
lug feoai, their hare, long ilrnwi'ig
:i. 0:11. and I saw such a iiui-u-y of
iltn-lii.l lives etel sordid j i .i.-'-s a .
. ..: le 1.1 I : ' ! r p it '.ud p. ;;! '
Chliold e.w,uicd
"It Jou't tflko much to uiaktt ou
di tVo':" lio grumbled. "And I don't
i'ijw your subject a very Interesting
u''o."
",' course you would not. It Is not
o.' -u or commonplace or highly
co.0 .,1 enough for you," roforioil
ii: to. "l'.ut to my mind th-re Is some
'.Idog lliliiiitely pathetic Iu the tat
t "tcil old coat of this dignified and
:ii.-:;i'ui- h. d looking old man, and in
lite dams which the daughter must
hive lust the brightness of her eyes
ever."
"I ideitly, my dear boy, you must
do it in poeiry, not prose," said CUf-
ft. '.!. Ill.lekillglv.
otio would have retorted, but that
they had now reached the little bridge
c v. r the liiver Fleet, nnd were within
a few yards of the half-way house.
"To!.- Is 1 In- place where Jordan
: ; cads his afternoons," said Otto, lead
ing the way to the little Inn.
"i.ci's have him out."
The Mliio I. ion was a very nnpre
!c:t('.'tig establishment, old, hut with
out any pretensions to historical or
I itreli.iehiglcal Interest, small, Ineonve
I I:', vt and weather-beaten. Standing
I i s it did midway between sleepy
1 o n .'ind democratic Courtstairs, It
j was th- house of call for all the car
j rl farmers and cattle-drovers all
1 tie- year round, while In the months
i o.' July and August Its little bar was
i ill '- 'i:;ed Willi the denizens of the
I Mil -:td Bo.-id, who take their pleas
'me i.i brakes, wl.li concertinas and
howls ;o,, discordant songs.
! . ;'. w hit" visitors of this sort were
I 1 the llt.le bar when Clift'ord and
1 otto emend. But ihere was no sign
I ni Jordan. Both the young men 1
j looked witii curiosity at the woman
I who was serving behind the bar, a
! portly young woman with a ready
j totigite. win. in her sturdy build and
'urge coarse hands, ns well ns in the
I v. aih i' beaten look of her complexion
: bei rayed that she was accustomed to
I I'll up le r time, when work was slack
j in M l- the house, with out-door labor
ol" tic roughest kind.
WVn ti e two friends came out they
'!., .I 'd a; each other In disgust.
! "eM:' i-n'i even young"' cried Otto.
;"'..nvr thirty-live than twenty-live,
j I'll swear"'
j "A lei he voice! And hfr detestable
j Ki-mlsli accent:" iidded Clift'ord.
. "Ai d lliose high cheekbones, and that
j short nose! lfs a type I loathe lint
j 1,1'" of the common shrew."
j "I sli"ii!.in't have thought it of Jor-
ilar.:" murmured Otto, in pity tem- j
jl'.-iid wiih indignation. i
j "But where Is the ruttian hiuisell ":" j
' ."ske.l Clifford, stopping .short. "Do
j 0:1 think we arc 011 a wrong scent,
j -r all:
1 il were anybody but Jordan, I
; : he'll. ! .-ay yes," said Otto, deliberate-
' iy. "tint iiis susceptibility is so colos
' ! t'itil I see no reason to doubt even
N'cvcrlheless he following Clifford,
. !'.! .lie latter turned back toward
: :i!.ie bridge.
"'l it. ;v's a collage," said the more
;"'! 11:." King, "a litile cottage by the
'. Isl 1". Let us sec if we can dis-
, .1 a icoat iu the neighborhood
1.' ila:. We may be doing the poor
':.,. atl ill.,listiee, after all."
I' ll i'ot'n.v they reached the cottage
'. a, .. m in. 1 of the two young men
'.as a.'fi s;. d by the sound of a girl's
'Ice on the lefi, just before they
. ; In .1 the bridge. It was a voice s.)
.I.I, I, so sweet. Willi such a fiugges-
'0:1 of bubbling laughter II) Its tones, I
i'i t they both stopped short and i
" I. e l at each other with faces full of '
'a o.'-e. j
"TI :at's Nell." said Otto.
"We have iloiie hiin a cruel wrong,"
murmured Clifford.
wiih one accord they bent their
iu the direction of the voice, and I
;;.'..; v; ting over a wooden paling by j
;' roail.-I'le, scattering a colony of;
: wis mi tite oilier side, and making :
l'i ir way over the rough grass beside ,
ili river where the boats were drawn j
1 wiiie'.i carried excursionists to :
I I e, c-.s,!,.. tiny came upon a woi.il- '
1 -I: "d. and a strong smell of pitch, I
: t . i 'Wo human figures. The one was ;
.'!. :i, coal less, with his straw hat I
ill;.. I n ihe hack of his head, it tar
! :'i:-li In one hand ami a tin can in the
i ih r. ciigu-ged in the humble but lis".
fill task of covering the cow shed with i
a Hew coat of pitch.
But his two friends scarcely glanced
.u liiiu. It was the other figure tliat
absorheil all their powers of vision-a
slender girl In a print frock, with a
white cotton blouse and an enormous
straw hat. This was the Nell who
wasted tho time of half the young
ni'-n of Stroan, and who would have
wasted the time of half the young
1 n ;i of I. on. Ion if they had only once
i-ecn her. A beauty of pure Saxon type
ih-' was, with the opaque whlto skill
which the sun does 11.1t scorch or red
den, with rose pink checks, a chilli's
pouting mouth, and big blue eyes that
made :i young man hold his breath.
Her hair had turned since chiklhood
i.-oiii tlaxeii to n deeper tint, and was
ii 'vv a light bronze color. There was
aooiit her an air of refinement a-i well
as modesty which could not fail to as
l.'Uish a stranger who found Inr iu
ihes" strange circumstances. She saw
tie- in-wc tuners long before poor Jor
dan did, an. I she watched them a"
p.'c.ieh while the llllfoll ami ic artist
ii'ded on at his inglorious task.
I'criiaps the girl hail seen the three
young men together; perhaps it was
1 l.i.v teliillnne quickness of wit which
i.ia.k' her jump to the right conclu
sion. "I think there are some friends of
yours cotuiiig this way, Mr. Jordan."
she said, iu a voice as retiued as her
appearance ami manner.
To be Couf inued.
' Indian "r-'lics" are being turned on,
in le.u'.ar factories, otic of which i.t
'.. aie,! in Wisconsin. The reli tank
: li l'.t I See!'! I plCCesi by Which .'':!
....a .a iipjr iuiiiiee ih liupm ti'tl tw
butir, pou, anowhcaai, etc.
:'e:;.:cl:1::"';;;wseK3K3teK
rl -TT mnrt
1 ' ' 1
11JJ. "
(.re.
Y'e may
Use v iile '.
IIS Use We
1 Cut Hone I'.ir lii;gi.-,
'lealtt sonic c-gs for winter
:'. ding cm boii", but by
. i-i-i ei'il.'.iabv ineieas-.. ihe
Th" ov. ner ..;' a hundred hens
the I'li.c !'' a -.0...1 culler
Utile
is I.
1 very winter by depriving ll.eltl of llle
material which he wi.iild be able to
furiiMi at a very sma'l --. t . We have
dis.-.oc.i ,i ih.-ii f,e- c ly hat.-hed
cen ':s 11 ii iia'.s'-ctis.ii.'e, p. raise
stroi g, h i'il'y. vigo'viis chicks a sub
stiinie mn i l e I'oiiti.l to tal:- the place
of ilie I itgs. worms-, . re., on which they
thrive so ,-el! later in the teas. 'II. A
mioeral substance is also le'. -s.iry for
l!'it'.le:itig the frame of ihe growing
ihi.-k. ami excel iiiicios have prov. .1
that c'llekv fed on given cut bone are
nev er snl.j. cl to leg weakness. But it
is as a wli.t'-r fe. ,1 for laying hens that
v. - derive the greatest profit from it. -Mi".
Ada B. F. Parsons, iu Iowa
1 Inmi'Siea. 1.
I" .-.Itiiit Twice n Itiiv.
At :
ice .
1 nt
1 a 11 ytiien s mcct.ng at-wrii"!-.
on.- of the speak
.':te
d fee.
' h" I'
cal and successful
.!: cows on'y t wi. e
I seen the plan cin-
1. 1
;i 1!
h r'il's just as good as
-.:''l" !'". three meals, ai.d
:-M :; '!. a. viug in labor.
Ik :'es-i .1 that he slill
fed Ills
lav, mere
Ic : .".llse he fe'll
calls" temi'Ol'.'f
yield. l'.tlt 111",
stieh effects.
lr. t a chilli';.' would
ii.'icka;;.' in t he iiuli;
Is mi llecd to fear
Is. Th" writer made the
,1 three 1.1 ..i.lv two feedings
change ft
i ) far a ; oilid be oeserve.l.
sl'c.'c .;:: 1:1 o,' milk. Ii was
.o'. i in.v in ali .u; f :ir days.
lie 1 11 meal lighter iuU
I ilier. aii" i!ie other feeds
.! f
leak
day
Itlltil the
cows 1 ; 1 .
hn !":'.' was made before th"
.- vi hat was being done. A
c.'.v's s;..:.i.-.'lt i very l;:''ge as cm-ji.u'-
.1 vvl;!i th.t of a l.ors" or of a
l'.l'.l, ::'! I ell'.', all 1 he call easily hold
I Hough I" l.l-l twelve llolll'S. Wilier
shoi:!.l b" ul'.e'i iu the forenoon. The
ivvo i'c' d plan is ijiiite a labor-saver.
IT.iu to tlrtler l'.iuis.
laeing an order for a trl.i or
are b:. d fowls, it is well to
lite conipl ! '.:is that exist and
I Wl;
pen c
HI.-
t,.i rush 1
l.-.isitic-s be
d. iine l id. ;
study the i
ij,,i of :: 1
.iioiig into the poultry
e yo.i have any clearly
f what must be done,
tur carefully, the lo.-a-
' :: 1." l';ei, the cit of grain,
ire esji'dally the prices Usually
ir poitiuy products. Figure the
n l le-:i Hi" rei'uns. and pla.e
...,l m
aid f,
;
th. mill
will pa;
1 business basis. If it
go i-.l-e.-.d: but if the
ei-s s,--iii poor, abai:
l'i' ilmcs are alwa.vs
Ion tin
, mailers
ready t
I
I. cine
. and there are al
so d 1 101 ad. I Jour
tllo.-e vviio tried, bill
, self lo the 11.
could II. it sit.
! ( I'ti.lill' ;s I
I that tin at'.i
: the poultry 1.
1 i.-allt ics arc such
ciiei iy will make
1 1: '.!!,'., and ih"
wis
HI V. ill sil'.ilv the 1
lestlou We:
lilisi'lg III
problem i
'ii ,'t busi
xnect any
simply be
.1 he want-
!'o.'" he lti'do. ..'ikes III
ul.ry. Win n oii' i' the
!v a d. pur. h.i-c v 'our low
ss-like way. I-n do Hot
c to s ''1 yon :ii half pri.
tie voii are a beginner :i
1,, hdp you along. Tell him plainly
wliai you want and be vvil'itig 10 pay
t fair pric e for w hat you get. nnd do
disiriist him becaii-e volt do not
j kmuv him. I'oiillryiiion
11. right business nieli. :
I hnii, -tlv with you. Iloio
as a rule are
nd will deal
and Farm.
('Mi'tlllllllTrt I'llllel' filllllM,
due of the iocs! i ii telcsl ilig crops that
is r.'.is .1 under '.lass is the cucumber.
The cucumber clop is started very
arl.i in the sci-011 and is grown dur
ing ihe col. I. 'si part of the year. It Is
c. .i't:ao;iy in pla"c as soon as the sol
um! 1 I'.ai of winter lettuce is out of the
way Th- seed is easily started in a
seed bed under ordinary conditions.
The tirst pricking out is in baskets usu
ally, or iu beds about two or three
Inches apart. When the plants hav
grown ::o that the rt'llticls begin In de
velop in Discs are nrovided. Usually of
Iron w ires and rods, and g"iirally in
j tin' form of an arch over the beds anil
I across the paths of the gi ccnhoits-e.
I The vim s run very rapidly, and shortly
I the trellis, s are all covercil.
I Blossoms ant. oar when the plants are
I finite small, but ihere are many which
rover pro-luce eu.-iiiuiicrs. tint fall on
as f l'se bless., ins. The polleldz.il ion
of tiic 1 iiemiih' r is like that of the
si,u.is!i ami melon and similar plants.
The poll. 11 is carried by Insects, prin
cipally bees, and for this reason no cit
t'linilie'i greenhouse is complete with
out a hive of bees. The high i-ol.ir
of the flowers is evidently what at
tracls the Insects, f...- they have very
little nihil'. foou', 'hers like Intense
beat ami plenty of wahr. They grow
very rapidly and Mm! ready sale at pro
fitable prices. W. F. Stone, in New
Fllglaiid I loliiesli iii'.
Kilt I'm Wei.U I ir.M-IUelr.
A far; 1 free from weeds is essential
to success, hut it is vi ry tlitlielllt to
kern it in this coi dition if the neigh
b. ting farmers fail I" ill their Canada
thl-ties, I urdoek and ,'imson weeds.
Ill my opinion the Canada thistle is
t'l.' We:-. of all we- ds, with the i"s-i-
b1,. 1 . !it; f 1 ockiebnr. Whci ii
i,:t'l' a foolho'.l il Is very dilliciill to
ct. li. ate As it has an iindei gr."i'id
roe. stalk ihe post cannot be killed
elit 111:111 every bil of fool is removed
fr.o'i tin ground. A New York farmer
. i'. .-. :'i d iii tlesH'ov ing a large pl-it e;'
C.:i ...I i ihlstl.-s b plowing the ground
I:- .nice, dragging it twice hi July, gang
p'-cing three tin' s in August and har
r.i.' leg the giolilld alter each plovvil "
A i I'lliboi'iiig l' 1 r d "' Ifiiycd a l:;i :..
t : ,.f lh.! s I '. h.'-l 1 Uttilig the ! 1 i
Iiis. l'lvlili the ui.niutl Ulld then fct-t'd i
ItiT to millet. The millet was harvect
ed In Scptembvi- ami the land plowitl
liliil seeded Pberallv wllh rye. It) May
the rye was plowed under and the land
avaiti sc. .!, d To mill. t. The next
spring the lit -Nl was planted to corn
it ml the thistles were completely de
stroyed. The wild mustard Is another weed
that Is vt ry dilliciilt to get rid of. It
will mature with any grass or grain
at'. I many farmers buy It iu seed oats.
I have seen Ileitis completely covered
wiih It and so thick that it nearly
smothered the oats. The only way to
get rid of this is 10 pull it by hand. I
have seen Ileitis s led tlow 11 twenty
years for the purp.isc of killing It out
and iu spile of tills the weeds clinic up
and grew luxuriantly after all sorts of
treatment, chess or cheat is another
weed that is v-ry annoying, but It Is
an annual and ran be killed out by fre
quent cultivation ami burning as soon
as the panicles form.-William Scully,
iii New York Tribune Farmer.
Ilrenlif UK Corn Stalks.
When the ground Is frozen hard, If j
th" land is not too hilly or rough, tin'
bruakiiig of the corn stubble is not I
ilitliciili if the farmer has the proper '
iuipleiiii nts. For those liv ing handy i
to a railway. It is a good plan to buy j
an old r:i:! or purl of a tall discarded
from the track. About four feet from
each end of it a hole Is drilled through
the narrow part. A thaiii Is attached
ill each hole liy a bolt or hook and the
chains being brought together at the
nt her end, a ring is attached, to which
three horses are hitched. The chains
may I , una. -hid without drilling holes,
if iloll rods of suitable size lie bellied
and bent round the rail at the proper
plaees, so as to form eyes or hooks.
Aiioihcr good stalk breaker may be
made by selecting :i wooden pole of lis
uniform diameter as possible ami l"iig
enough I" break live or seven rows of
stalks. After ascertaining ihe centre
of trinity by balancing; oV'T a log or
0i A.
et, cut iioleln s at three
r four feci on each side
Fasten chains around
li itchesaiiil I i a tlouhlc.
sntlle like obj
ami i'ii"-half t
of ibis centre
the polo at tin
He.
ami singlcliee:
shown iu Fig.
I.
The
hai'.h
breaker shown In
to construct bin Is
Fig. 2 is
a very 1 f
A couple
inch Mil f
C'Mlllcetc.l
feci ive olie oil level irroiin.
of pieces 01' L'X I or "X'
. 1 nillt I Weill V l ei I lollg ar
by two cross-pieces, about "X I inches
by three ami otic half feet. A four
and tine half inch boll at each i f the
oollliee'.ing points holds Ihe frame to
gether. A light chain is looped round
each cross. jiieee ill!. I held ilt llle de
sired point by a wooden or iron pin or
bolt. Singletrees are attached to the
chains. Tin chains are adjusted so
t h.it the hot ses will tio-t raise ihe front
of the si.alk breaker. Two persons are
n iessii'V' lo drive this kind ni taik
breaker, but a great deal of L-fouiid
can be gone over iu a short time. J.
t!. Allshousc. iu Ohio Farmer.
Ctttii! Churn tl!:innt;einent.
I like my cream to ha vc a velvety ap
pearance iu the iiiiiiuiiig w hen I go 10
churn. Then the temperature is looked
niter, mid if found ton warm crushed
i.c is us'tl. On the other build, if
found too cold lukewarm wai.r is
used. Win 11 the ilesii t d temperature
is reached the ircini is strained iuio
the churn, color Is added ill the de
sired ip'Mitity; then the churn is sinn
ed and. if everything is right, in
about I went live minutes the butter
has 1 oiiic in line granules about the
size of wheal grains. Then the biilier
milk is drained oil. water is added to
the I.11, ter tn wash ihe milk out.
When thoroughly wnsln d I take the
butter out of churn to be worked.
Salting comes next, and I have my
own way of doing this work, as evi ry
other butter-maker does. Sailing is a
maiter of taste, ami the amount Used
il I'l'llils Upon, first, the iltl'.oulll of
water iu the butler: second, the market
in which you int' lid to sell. 1 use
three -tinai'lcrs to otic oilli"e cf salt to
the pound of butter, according to the
size of granules and moisture. I mois
ten it with water the same tempera
lure as the butter. This is done in or
der to prevent mottles ami to dissolve
the salt quickly. Then I give the work
er a few revolui ions, after which I let
drain a few minutes, then finish work
ing. The time it takes me to work iny but
ler depends upon grain and hotly. I do
Hot think the'-e will ever be a tint
when we can have a fix. 1 rule to work
mill, r it miisi be left to ihe jndgin. nt
of the opera tor. After ihe butter is
win ';ei tln ii it Is packed in well
soak, il tubs, lined Willi p:irclini"iii
imp -r. Then 1 lie I. niter is siiu.-k 1. '.
h vc! wiih the top of tut s, paper fold '
over the edge of bulle,'. and a cloth
circle is laid on lop of the tub. wa' .
sprinkled on the cloth nnd s ilt siev. .1
of!', after which the tub is nailed on
an. is rcnly for the 1:1:11 kct or conv. n
lion. :is the ease mighi be.
I believe every but i r maker t hi ol. I
have a 1'iiitt r iryei- and learn to score
his own I'Uti-r for how can we be
goo.! butter milkers wiih ml we know
win 11 we 11,'ivc a line niece nf gno.ls':
liy the use of a fryer butter niiike: -caii
se,iIV h,.i- own product every day.
w hi h has been a great help lo me
In" 1 judgim-nl, -le'iehm and a tryei
ii.) a yniq wity Iu m.'Ulhe good butler
- I'f iy L. JollllSOU.
h: hats per. sp.-hmc. I
lait'i' s 11 r;,m. i'n'nl 1 1 ip. tiling A i hangi
1 ( oi'i.i i- 11 - . . - iij,
,'-' , ii" ., :.- -.aal ioll eon
ce .!!. s-u-i.i i.'s'i ,., i;i ft :,:i;:li:,
b .' . :t i- -ii" " ' ii- Vilim-ry
'i' e I' '. :. '". !'.- ! V ' .eh W e h.'IV.
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a.'" b re. n. 1 I "- In tlib. ic,:t i
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f 1 '.vs. T1.1 -. .:' -iiti -.!'' 'v s a
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t :';; . d -1' i'.l i'' ''.'IV.'. till il'l-
i!i-.. i.i t re.- -I i ih.,. oiilaO'ci '
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From
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1.1 I .- d". . .'. - r.v-it. The
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in .' Is : :;;:, r ',
1','s outline
:' I'.lileles
''.".''.- life :i. ill' . '.
v -!. v i ii. .. 1"; 1 when --own to. . ': ;
.-'' 1 . . . v t'. 1' ' . fill .:eh m:
1 I. as ' - - I'; I ' !' : !'.!' formfl
!- :"i i"-il. ti"-'rv. . a hi-; of ;he
s.iaw. Ti.e-'e 1. 1 .'ids, ar.- laid si.!,, by
i.;e a; d il ea ,!, I: a re rular .cec s.
' " ' i.': .' i . '. :.s. I!.., ad braids
- " - :: o s ; , , --..v-s ,," ...r, ..- -s
. : : ..,..,:.'.:; - n la Ider iili'aii -e
in 1. li e 10 'I n lis Y.'tlc.vr.
'. t I -a't ' ' .; . y i u. nd." said a
u.. 'i; I .: I. la who v : :
. :: . ,-n- ly t .'...: : I r . :'o '. 11 in' glory
. 1 ...'- ii. "leu it's t'a.
i . . ;, I: I : - . iu : I . ay . M v sis, ,.. '
,1.1 ir la..: I. 1 . ; ei ihe i.i- - i ln-.i." '.'!
.a I . 11. 1 1 ; . :. l ali' 1 iiruing a ;
v. e ;:..( I I I V'-;. I- i 'll'log i s
'ah- iiu: It t ; I or !..-; i ! ".ieci is veil
!'.:.' il::. ill' I I ' n : in. I I'll mitie ll:is
..0::,. y . lovv iv-i ,d :' v. i:.t". all I il's
. I! sit.-:.!.y. I v, . h .1 y i.ohl I.
1.: .i n 1" : ,.--;ea.i .0 t..,.
Aid :. ' : ' ' .- he,' ft-;.., .1. -.!,-.
v. .. . in, lot 1 h i a hi
. I .1 , .... .. .-.el disclosed III"
. . . - : !' o I Hilt I -"ill W hit.'
' :.':.' ' . 11 . s
' .1 ... 1 !.!.:;.; Iilii'-.tig."
i-.' " in w '! a- I-' 1 '.ik-- it : et:. i'
', . o. V' yo'l;- I- lil ia i;..s seleial
. ; . -. a : o. ., so. b ,w deligiiied you
w l'i i-
i.i ! 1 i- -i ' ;: v .... all Umi ih.
1 a.-- i, ' !. 't ; . hut. dry b'u .
tt :- ' i w 'I t;..i ia 11 all hair, but
::s it j.i !,.. , .'. s .! . H.it ens I any-
.hii'C il no ;'. i e worth a "try" by the
...no. hi v ho ics ,-i similar grievance.
1 'fi.-iii 'I , ' i'
ti . -. ' -I o '. ft lol'I'-ii; III,
F"f.i.v 1 .. ; ". le-' vlrs. Mh-liii"!
Ileihcrt, Wile oi tin- Blifinil AiiibiistSd-
11
dor at Washingi.'ii itheti M Ns Wilson),
was greatly Ini' ie... , by 1 lie case anil
elo'.i niess wj.ii I.I . Hi...',:-:, women
ill iligll soi iely ols, i;. e )..,!i,l. s in ihe
.hawing 10 n:-. it w 1 soaict hing quilt
.ait of ihe ciineai ..mil curriculum
ii'!'..ii'.h which il:e Wilson girls hail
passed in Paris, .hither t:,.-ir mot hot
look I helll whetl lie V W. re gills. About
this lillle "el!l!elll ipte lioll" i lllbs Wcl't
I t 'tiding f.ivor in it'is c"iit:liy. Many
: clc, er w,ii, n il c. in d a livelihood
eii:.-ii"g soei-'iy w.'i '.'ii oil the tines'
! th lis ,.f 1 he da v ia te.lii ie. and inter
j l!iili.'!:al :, nail's. '.',, ,,;' these
I "c-;'eh"f- il''- ...oii',! o! il race ol
r. -.. a:i pi-ifi ' , 'Yitsnti went
i'-ti- iiist i in i a in ll-: :ii h hoice and
c liiu'al polilii : I ii.ni' s. "I v, a i.iys
tl';. ,i " all II: .-. Ii." "v. h":i Miss
v''.'.-'.'ti le'c-h g ni join my clas-. in
!: d con prlv a'.c in 1 .0 :l .;i on a
s;. . liled m-.'i.'.c -:. :'.- ir. . !;::.! w .'
Ill Ishe.l it:.' .. '; - iu l-l'i-'lts), polities
1-t was I'ti. " i-i;i i-'v bri'-.ht - when
her "iigi'-.ement I" Mi.-i.i.-! llcrbirt
was ati'io'Hiei-I It ". as 1, resighl char
aeiefls'.le 1 .ie- v, ; . ii fa'-iily. Nn
. !iii.'.i..:t'.v . '..-.' i n Is :h 1:1 ii :;:.i!'g. It
is -Ii .-re. i!' i.i:-ti 'Hu t :il sac
. - - - in i i:::.'l- v t'l'd socb-iy."
t v. .i 1 a t- "f i'
tlH.'l .l'
-ii-
very I i.t:
' '.1 i.". i.i.
'."l "!
ili -I bit of a
il I -I' 'V - l ie lli. st
'! 1. ""i , . oi'i.'cs but
.' : II. . le lime to
i el. ir'irog.
.' .1 l :.l, in ihe
: I I of tllUe,
I';.- Il.i!:. tie II III il
: .1 1
h 1 w.i
1 in . small
1 --1 . arc als'i
'i';e a vvieaih.
-..1 than lb"
- 1 1 have your
Ir. 1 v. ah! in
sl.-'.V is com-
I I:
i'" bit. th"
i1 is v, earing right
h'a I; I.. scry with
l"steid t.r the
I :- '. Its they Used
II-. a : lll.-l
: .1 Ih ..il
iin;
ill'.
.'ci-
w ll" i or a el:'-"
: i.i the top. - Vl'tUii
ait's Ho. it I'c
I. to::
We may pin
1, 1: ed. bin we
I ,.1 1 m. iiin 1 i t : 1 s
.0 ' :,::! ,,:.
tils. c.'.-hy fltri''
s; 111 lit-; . ,h
c -1 1 1 t We Iu" e
ol ; .,'. ; . for !
1 I." il , . .-.a .
.1.0 !.;. s or s .
I it, '.!:'. 1 licit',
i i'lif, V e .-:,' niOfP Clll-
. taiolv Inole ex
'i ye. e. al"l more given
1 Mir '. 'mollis are as
: 1 : - Miy part nf the
.... I il v! more lime is
a of old. hi this ac
:.. ."!-;. I.T Ilie subject
.-. "'a y generally
s ! I s 1 ..; -1 i 1 1 t-r soft silk
ne. - iini! t 'ai i.rately
M l:.. of th"
I him ::::. I Japanese
of':. II. We s;,li ,.;
I' " ens. I ' 1 1 : - I i
sly le W c ill'.'-- ..: I, ;
:n I'c n -h - tyl ' , -.. f.
i.i-iils x. .....'i,
1 if'' lita'.;-.. 1 l'i:
l'i-::.:.' ",' o,-'- i.al
tiur
a is ia 1 iiieiiial
e te' ll III. ales: if
w Wat lean and
Vie .any our
ciU- :,' .1 n riijis.
il ;'.".: is very
U'.lell v.'.'i "!.
Th is a t -i-.d-r It-Miln-.;'
: 'I ci:"-s .ir, s. n.-. .ii .! ihe d.'.ys
el' ti e B-slnViillnil .'in 1 Louis Mil ,
v id ai. ail. but witii semic points in
. -. . 1 : . 1 1 . il .
1 'a v nf I !i Veil. 1 Wi n. ita.
'i'.:'1. - hail.;- wou'.a i.aie i; I'll iheir
'.il Wi'.V. 'i lie pi-ri'eei l'-gtll. h..- oeell
, ! ; -. m . 1 , 1. lie by ih.- Aiiici ieatis,
. :: i III. ir ili'i I-: lil.il s'elnli rne-s, nun-
' .1 w.tii t..-. I I. :-.. :.. fs.eiifii!, but
ii i- ie. g.-icil ! hi : i.'oa it'i'cs.: y.e.i are
w II'- -,vy .-'ii.! 'Tin . i'cl. The I :i i lee the
!! l.-I'der. the b-i;-i 1 the shell: lers
0 0: . I. ih.. anus long. ih,. -,. lice a!
.1: fiiiiii long, ih" lil. s well shaded.
1 I- i:..l ,. il' 1: "II .V. Tl'e lille IllilSt
o" - raiglii ir.e'.i itmh , ih" arris 1.1 the
a'l'ilei il" lo l:!os I .. a spgli. cioWiiial
1 :.'.. ai the li:i-'; of 1 ic v. ai-i. Ii is
1 1, g.'e.itcsi ndsia;.,. c, over the
I ''. el H:e C'i ',': es ,. f ,, fah-
',. a',,;., f 1, sc h-i',. 's 01 lace Ihe hips
in." a llio 'i.io. -.-iys g'.-.'W l.i;i'.-i r and
1 .'1 M.u ::iv 1. s - ,.,.1,. i. !: ;i I .'. but
v. lil - lay ie.g.lc, ) r.iw 1 l:e waist
they i eeo. a,. : l.i : . a' vc. New Or
b a ns Til' s 1'. ;.., .: .
?iVVft FASHIONS
A V v: v V- S. 44
Th" i "i,:s a, he
but ...'. and si. eve lie
l'. 'If !'.' ' . tl.l ".
new cliff
. n,. o. : e. iu rieh-
!l. s . is 11. 1,. 1 .' : 11 01 I : e I.e. . , of the
.-Mi !.:;c!n-.: :-e:ls,iII.
'. "y lr o i-h-iiii hi'.,. ; : . :i'-.' being
xv 1.1 ii. and serous e'" in-, ev ,'.. ,.iei.i the
1 oil v 1 .111 art si. vi ad I ;.i 1 heir n "amy.
S.ui.e of tic plaid IK i; 1 I. oats are
f i:. shed with sirup,' a'.- , , ,aio
I rd silk iii the I -t't 1 i.l.i ' - .-l. t'li' t .'
ph.ld.
Tec hill X oke is the ret:' ',, '...''lie I'c.'l
trie c!l a loajoi live I I, ,. u : 1,1. Is
II.:.; ale w oi'il In.' V..I1 . ...d shojt
i'ing. Snnie ii"W mi l hand ie lorli ,;-e
!:"!! eo.a '- and i oih'ip'o oiu" m els
lire iidoi ncii iv 1 1 ! i e.'c.'cks I'a.-iilolictl
i r.' ii geld and enamel.
For lighi uelgiu m-.tci ials fi.r linns"
Weill' .il f'lMii'lles litis M'il-aitl fi'l'
XVoelcll tl i.'Us .'lie lil 'so leilde of mill's
Veiling til.d iilha. r. -s c 1. .1 Ii.
iivtt slylfs in blink and whi'e or
brow n ii : white i he. k c lie. I are used
with artistic resuli as irinnning for
id: in eolored wool govvi. -.
The nioth'-rs of hi ides nre begjiming
'," adnpi iiiort or less nf a livery, name
ly, a thick Irish or -iiip'oie overdress,
xvith just a sttspicioii nf gray or some
ciilof liCU' lIt h.
There are very pretty iiecklaeeK made
nf three chains nf gun metal strung
with large pearls. Hon metal ami gold
nit. ii'so blended 111 many of (he l'isi
humble chains, and t otal ur itvhiuI and
corai,