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And in tho sunlight, with the sigh Of sea winds whistling in bis ears, ' Views his found treasure till his eye . Is dim with tears, "V So, where in lordly sweeping bays, . ' ' In distant dark retiring nooks, Stretches before my eager gase .. . ; This sea of books, ., . I pause and draw one fervent breath, . Then plunge and seem to pass away Into deep waters still aa death, . Yet dear as day, y - To move by bowlders of the past, . By caves where falter dimly pure Gleams of the future, all the vast Of literature, , Then to return to life above, . From regions where but few have trod. Bearing a gem of larger love, .- To man and God. L. J. Q. in Blackwood's Hagasina. " A DESERT DREAM. Of the four who bad steamed past the Needles and away Under, the low back of the Dorsetshire ooast six months be fore only two were left Of these two Lee-Carson 'was tbe worse case. . .. The fever mist was drawn like a silk en oobweb low across tbe swamp, biding the black eye shaped pools and the va riegated putrescence of rotting vegeta tion. The heavy air rang with tbe shrill pinioning of wild fowl changing their haunts and the oeaseless "troat, troat" of tbe bullfrogs in the quagmires round. - - . - : The two men were making a fire on a dark green ridge somewhat raised above the chilling level of the marsb. "The mist is rising," said Lee-Carson. "Oh, for a sixth story attic 1" - "I'd better go ad shoot something before it gets any higher," said 'the other man. - "What was it you knocked over down there?" nodding back at tbe swamp. , "Only a long beaked atrocity, species unknown. A brace of duck or a widg eon would suit us better. " "Give me flesb and not fowl, the ooze bred, mud breasted progeny of this forsaken swamp t Give me corned beef or German sausage, for I'm sick of feathers I" " "Three more days should do it, " re marked Grammel cheerfully, with- a broad optimistio glance, westward, where, however, there was no reassur ing break in tbe dead sealike level 'of tbe horizon, above which brooded a sul len sunset. ; - "Then go on and leave me here with food and ammunition. Vou can come back for me afterward." "I'll get supper first," said Grammel. "Keep the Are in. " , When bis companion was gone, Lee Carson lay down beside tbe smoldering blaze, and his eyes wandered slowly over the unending vista of seething mist. Presently he began to talk out loud. . . "Grammel could reach the highlands if I were out of - tbe way. I'm dying anyhow, and it seems a pity . "A day less or mora, at sea or ashore, ' We die-does it matter whent "No, it doesn't matter. It's a relief. Grammel won't leave me, so I'll leave him." - . He drew a shotgun toward him. . "Loaded for swamp fowl," be said as be snapped it to and laid it on hit knee, "I'll not write a note to you, Grammel, - because you would "worry yourself, being avfool. " No, I'll come to a nicely arranged natural end. - It's Waste to let two men die wnen deatn only pats in a claim for one. .restore f ire before ( will get through this and lecture the ueograpmcai society arjout we i swamps ana tne forests ana our scientino researches, and then he'll write a book with tbe help of a female literary cous in and marry her afterward, and then there'll be little Grammels, and I I'll be forgotten." '- Then be made his arrangements with tbe gun. It bad a 13 inch barrel, and Lee-Carson's band was unsteady, for be was very weak. Therefore when tho charge sputtered into tbe mud and rush behind his shoulder be sank down in sensible. - ?-'- --7 When Grammel .returned, be found tbe fire blackening and bis comrade with bis feet tangled in a tuft of grass and tbe gun lying across bis Grammel examined him hastily. So that was your little game, was itn As if I shouldn't bave known I" be ex claimed. "It's all so like tbe young ass, too," be added gently. Witb in an bour tbe night bad closed in, and Lee-Carson, wrapped up in a blanket and a eouple of empty provision sacks; sat blinking over tbe fire made of dried reeds and tbe moldering remnants of a forest and shivered, bis bead ham ming with the SO grains of quinine) which waa to be bis garrison against tite now almost due attack of swamp fever. Grammel, from tbe other side of the fire, watcheJ bim narrowly through tbe smoke and wondered bow soon it would be safe to make bim comfortable with part of bis owa clothing. "I wun you wouiaa-i au wereasa tare like a night owl. Grammel, Leo- Carson was saying fretfully. "I like be ing alooo wheal I've a go of this bbob- grel malaria. If you woold pusfe on to tbe higher grooifd, yow might save as both." "Ill start wbea tbe moon rises," re plied Gramsael with ready nntruthfnl- "Tfaat'e all right, " said the sick maa drowsily. "Pile up those reeds at say elbow and IT1 keep tbe Are going. rn do." - : Grammel sose at one and began to arrange tbe heap of reeds so bamcr his companion s fancy. . a . . . . . lisavuarsnn Maoea against ueaa ana dosed, and Grammel, seining the opput I tonity, added bta own BJaaaee to tne other's coverings. 1 ' ! Ie-Caaoa opened his eyes with an ffart- - ' . 1 "Once too often, friend Grasnrnea," , Be sua. Grammel g fenced eonfuaodl at the L offending blank. . . ' Be ."Take it off," was the! peremptory rejoinder. - , "Let me make up the fire first," said Gramme!, temporising, bat be was sav ed further argument, forvtbe fever was gaining npon tne fltK man. . " Wbirt's that?" exclaimed Lee-Car son nervously, struggling to sit up. "Tli ey are coming. That a tbe tram pling of tbe hoofs." "Dare say they ore," said Gfammel, with a vague wish that there was a hoof withiu SOU miles of them, f You might try to rest now. . i.:, . Lee-Carson -made no reply, but snnk back obediently on bis blankets, where he lay moaning and muttering in an uneasy half consciousness. .Thus tbe night wore on. Then because' tbe desolation was so Intense Grammel began to grumble. His voice rang like . a minor undertone through the resonant booming of tbe bitterns and the harsh chorus of tbe frogs in the pools and fens ' around them. "Half tbls tobacco'ssoaked,'rhesaid, sniffing contemptuously at tbe hollow of bis hand, "and tbe rest tastes like smoked porridge steam, but I suppose it's better than breathing in this fetid fog in its 'native uastiness. Pah, it's chilly took I don't think" He stop ped. ' . - . .... . Lee-Carson was singing, n brpkon line or two st first; then bis voice rang out clearly t '.'Thus, aa tho spreading ocean ' Oonquers a sandy cocBt, , - Each tide has borne us further, -. ' To man a lonelier post. . "It's only doggerel, " he went on, with a weak langb, "but it warms a man's veins, and it's trne. I tell you it true I" - -w------- The big man opposite sat very ttill and listened. Lee-Carson ran on in tbe irascible monotone of delirium : "irordlsou anil Chester died, you know wiped out witb fever. Fordison idied just at dawn a wet, low dawn only as high as tbe tops of tbe trees. That was in tbe forest when we were making for higher gxound, and Gram mel good old Grammel buried him and planted a rock on bis chest." A spurting blaze flamed out of tbe reeds, and Lee-Carson halfrosft " You must do it to keep the hyenas off, you know," he proceeded solemnly. "Do you think we'll find it an impedi ment ou resurrection day? . But I sup pose it's no worse than a coffin, with tenpenny nails, is it, Grain?" . "Of coarse not, " answered Grammel. "Do shut up I" But Lee Carson wandered on. "And Chester tbe hyenas bave him if the crocodiles left any. They're birds of a feather, crocs and hyenas. What's one man's meatone man's meat How does it go? ican't remem ber," be sobbed petulantly. The red glow of 4be fire burnt like a plague spot upou the broad, dark breast of the waste as Grammel fed it silently. Tbe wearying, hollow voice went on : "Von're looking very pretty tbis morning, Alice, with the sun shining in your bair. 'You knew I'd come back, didn't you, darling?" He looked across admiringly . into Grammel ' bearded face. - "Let's sot tbe rattrap in tbe eta-1 ble. Where is it? I can't find it." Then from tbe far distance of tbe marshes came indescribable noises that sounded like Titans laughing, tbe balls of fen Are rolled, dimly seen, through tbe foil, while Lee-Carson sot' exceed ingly afra'd because be fancied that be was on board steamer on a thick night, and that a collision was iinniW nent and tbe skipper not properly certi ficated. . - "I tell you, man, I see her lights. There!" be cried, strung like a barp witb excitement, pointing a shaking band into tbe darkness. "She's working round all right," said Grammel soothingly. "Can't you hear tbe sailors singing?" adding to himself, "If I can only get him ou bis songs, that will quiet him down perhaps. " Lee-Carson responded to tbis at once, bis eyes blazing. " ' "I can bear them. Ob, Lord, it is tW,ihen dedm7"te,,7: "Bn , not the sailors. It's don't you know S Wby, it's Fordison and Chester and and tbe rest " And the higb, trembling voice was onoe more raised to Join in tbe song: "But northward, east and westward. And under the tropic sky, Tbe price that we paid to eoaquer ' ' Were the men wbo were proud to dial" He chanted it over and over, till tbe taut sinews loosened, and ho fell back exhausted and lay still for many min utes. Presently Grammel crept round and covered bim up carefully. Lee -Carson's sleep was tbe sleep of exhaustion, but it was better than no sleep at alL After awhile Grammel, too, lay down and slept. - When Lee-Carson woke, a huge red moon en the horizon seemed very close to bis eyes, and be called out wildly; "Grammel, Grammel I Curse you, Grammel, you're dead I" And from tbe other aide of tbe fire Grammel answered bim, bis dry Hps bleeding aa tbey parted: , "Dead? Of course I'm not!" "What's death?", began Leo-Carson again. " "Don't let that moon dance and gleam in my eyes;- it gets Into my brain. Gramme, what's death?" " 'A sleep and a forgetting,' "quoted (trammel, at bis wits' end. -No, it's not that," said tbe sick maa more calmly, "Grammel, oocne here. Where are your He groped about, for tbe friendly band that mot his. "LookJ Look I Tbe other aide of the nrer - When Grammel eoold get bis heavy eyes open, he looked across and saw ndtbisg only tbe snake too arses of tbe Same leaping at Intervale late) toe "There's nothing," be said shortly. Grammel bad do i magi nation; hence be was at a loss, not knowing what be was expected to see, "Nothing?" repeated Lee-Carson, peering anxiously forward. "No, 1 aea nothing now. Perhaps I dreamed. I think I'm going oat. Most people die Shoot tbe dawn, " - - "Rot P said Grammel lamely. Laa-Careoo's lips parted la the eld kirMin.i alia. . Presently be said, thing Gramsael, and I'd "i iiw. tii Toa whal I saw." Grammel was silting dose by, bis ciMpd bis knee, being the man he waa, he said nothing, only liie4 to bt "Tbroosgb the Bight- I've see Dmbs galloping past, squadrons and srjuaxlroB , gt moon ted atea oar fellows, Jon "I'm not napy," lie replied, sides I'll be starting preceutly. ' know." ' it Grammel shook his head, inipcrcepti bly." . - "I shonted to them. I shouted wbo we were, but tbey were riding fast east - j ward, No man rides east, " said Grammel, looking up. -5 . "You don't understand," said -tbe sick man gently. "Yon don't know wbo tbey are. They're the frontier men of England, and their recruiting sergeant's death! Dou't you remember? - "Tbey ride for ever up and 'down To suard tho land they won. Don't you see tbem? Don't you see tBem now? They're calling me, and I can't gOl tJb, tbe morning of life is sweet, but tbis is better I Tbe end is coming, Grammel; It's coming fasti" ' He lay down agaiu, moaning, audi Grammel mixed much brandy witb a little mud and water and gave it to him. In a little while Lee-Carson moved, bis face distorted in the torchlight of tbe nte as be shouted huskily ; . "Fordison, Cbester, stop. I'm com ing. I shan't be long, and then we'll ride together, Grammel will come, too someday. He'll never die between sbeetsi good old Grammel. I wonder if ho'll ride 16 stone as a ghost?" He laughed out suddenly, and Gram mel muttered in bis beard : "He's not it bad very bad. ". "We'll ride past our graves together and scare the beasts. We'll gallop into tbe sunset. Who's with you? Oak wood and Tommy Brown, all of them," and in bis delirious transport be- tore the blankets from bhn. "I bave known many good things in life sea dawns and ships rushing through tbe arteries of the world, bot tbis is better, than all." Grammel bad started up and was lis tening intently. Still tbe voice, strain ed to breaking pitch, rang on.- "They start with us ou our expedi tious, tbey bead our armies. The fron tier men of England. Be-enforoed in ev ery border fizzle by tbe bullet by tbe stab by the swamp fover. - You at home, you needn't weep" - He ceased to peer anxiously out into tbe gloom of the swamp. "Are you there, you fel lows? I can't see you. That's all right. No one dies alone in tbe waste or tbe desert, you're always there to see biin die. I wish I'd told Grammel, he'd tell tbe rest. At every advance they're witb us, and when we die no man is left to die alone. They afe always there wait ing." It almost seemed to Grammel that be could hear the trampling hoofs of that shadowy squadron. ' A chill wind stirred tbe vapors of tbe marsh, I smell tbe dawn." Lee-Carson rais ed bis head, "I'm coming witb tbe dawn. I know bow it will rise, like tbe wet glistening side of a white bull over tbe sodden rim of tbe marsbes. Ob, the glory of it I" be shrieked. "All the men who bave passed away into the unknown, and died on tbe edge of tbe flood. All of tbem. "Forever riding up and down To guard the land they won. "And when Armageddon comes they'll be there, tbe glory of the ages. The men who were planted witb a stone on their chests to mark tbe frontiers of the world." Witb an unexpected strength be sprang up and tottered forward, bis voice still calling, as be ran with a wild i shambling run into the dimness of tbe daybreak. Tbe light was filtering through the cold gray air as Grammel came up witb him. Leo-Carson lay with his head among the brown leaf sockets of a wa ter plant, his hands full of blaok ooze dead. . . Grammel raised him with strong, ten der bands. "Fever breeds fancies and visions. We know that. Yet, " be glanced about bim oddly into tbe mists, "tbe frontier men may be more by one," be said. "Wbacau tell?" E. and H. Heron in Corubill Magazine. ' Closjde of moka. It is not safe nowadays to nog in a Are alarm because a passerby sees smoke pouring from 'the front window of a Fire!" and fo sprint for a policeman she mnn. , h. m.rh. .,, nrnhm shows ig norance of what may be and probably ia Tbe most a promenader should do if he thinks be sees a house on Are (unless there are unmistakable flames) is to ring tbe 'front door bell and inquire, cautious ly if tbe person wbo lives there knows that clouds of something whiob looks like smoke are proceeding from his house. Should a servant answer the bell, tbe questioner may "get tbe door in his face." A member of tbe family if tbe smoke ia in a polite district would ex plain without offense tbat tbe smoke wasJ genuine enough, but tbe boost was Bot j on fire. "Up stairs the young people are taking flashlight pictures," would be the statement. New York Press. A Plasopplo tHuass. -Tbe malady known as "sanding," which is caused by sand blowing Into tbe apes of tbe plant and collecting around tbe young leaves, is of frequent , occurrence. If tbe sand is not removed, it checks tbe growth of tbe plant There is not much danger from- sanding after tbe plants bave become well rooted and are growing vigorously. It is a very , common practice in Florida to put a ' handful of cottonseed meal in the apei : of the plant shortly after setting to pre : vent it from becoming sanded. Tbe ad ."vantage of this la tbat tbe cottonseed ' meal catches the sand, and when wet by rain or heavy dewa tbe asaas becomes - aaore or less cemented too, ether. When tbe plant starts to grow, tbis maau is carried npon the sods of the new leaves and is finally washed off on to the rhtTtT. .k j . ' offset ire prwvaotiv. If plants become andod, tbey aaay be taken an and the r sand retnoved, or tbo same raauJl may , be aoeomplished by directing, witb . wiu con-' sides-able tore, a small stream of water Into the the Beart of the plant gjgg, planting, shedding and wind breaks are ether preventive m satires Herbert J. Webber. Ia 18S-I we exported front thl try .4S,074 gallons of eottonoaod eaLvalaod at M.W.We, and In the anoceadlng seeuoa wo exportsd 14, to,. OtgalJoos, vainest 4, oo. 404. Tbsre waathen left of tho prodnct for borne ption about 44,000,000 fsllona, ' worth about 14.000,000, while tne oil eakefor fartUiasror stock food would asaoeu-t to about tbe same valuation. No port of this i praaribla oatalda of tbo nb," says W. J. Hovthea. it to about the samo valuation. SHORT NEWS STORIES. be Had to Think - Btill at tho Old ' Standr-Hls Affs Betrayed Him. Concerning Two Bounds. "Now,"' said tbe lawyer who waa conducting the cross examination, "will you please state bow and where-you Drat met tbis man?" ' "I think," said the lady with the sharp nose, " that i r was' ' ' "Never mind what you think," in terrupted tbe lawyer, ' " Wo want facts here. We dou't care what you think, and we haven't any time to Wastin listening to what you think. Now, please tell us where and when it waa that you first met this man." - The witness made no reply. - VOome, come," urged the lawyer. "1 demand an answer to my question. Still no response from the witness. "Your honor,"-said tbe lawyer, turn ing to tbe court, "I tbiuk I am entitled to an answer to the question I have put." "Tbe witness will please answer the question," said tbe court in impressive tones. "Can't," said tbe lady. "Why not?" - "The court doesn't care to hfar what I think, does it?" "No." "Then there's no use questioning me any further. I am not a lawyer. I can't talk without thinking." So tbey called the next witness. Cleveland Leader. BtiU at the Old atand. A boy about 10 years old stood by tbo side of a penny in tbe slot machine in one of the elevated railway stations tbe other morning weeping bitterly. "What's tbe matter, sou?" aaked i man on his way to tbe upper platform, stopping a moment at tbo doorway. "I put a cent in this slot," blubbered tbe boy, "and it was tho wroug slot didn't g-get any gum " "I DIBK'T 0-OHT AKV OHM!" "Is that all, ray lad?" said the man. "Show me the right slot, and I'll drop one in for you." - "I'drutber d-droplt in myself," sob bed tbe urchin. Tbe sympathizing oltisen gave bim the coin and hurried up the stairway. ' And when the sympathizing citizen came back from down town ten hours later that boy was stlji standing by the side of tbat penny In tbe slot machine, with his pocket full of 1 cent coins and still bldbberiug. Chicago Tribune. His Are Betrayed Him. Northern visitors to Andersonville tbe sceno of tho Georgia prison of tbe Confederacy are alwavs anxious to sc. MM uitiennlri "f liinli. i-lul. T. nnn nl ! these a negro sold au oven cover recent ly, receiving a good sum for it "Hit's a kiver ter a oven what de sojers baked bread in," be explaiued. "I seen 'em cookln dey grub In it wid my own yea" "Indeed?" . "Fao'( sub. I use ter be roun' dar ever' day dat come." "How old are yoo?" asked tbe suspi cious purchaser of the relic. t "How ol is I?" "Yes." V "Well, sub, es nlgb es I kin reckuL lee', en ef I doan' disremember, I dope, turned 33, en I'll soon be S3." "You needn't wrap up tbat oven cov er," said tbe visitor, as be turned away. "Yoo can keep it and sell it to someone else.',' Chicago Times-Herald. Ooaoernlae Two Bounds. When Joseph Henry Lumpkin was chief justice of tbe state, a ease was brought up from Columbus In which a wealthy citizen asked for an injunction to prevent tbe construction of a plauing mill across the street, very near hit pa latial residence. His grounds for com plaint consisted chiefly in tbe proposi tion tbat tbe noise ot tbe mill would wake bim too early in tbe morning. Let tbe mill to built," said tbe chief justice in rendering bis decision. Let its wueels be put in motion. Tbe progress of machinery must not be stop ped to suit tbo wbiuis or the fears of any man. Complainant's fears are Ira- aginary. Tbe sound of tbe machinery will not ban uoiaancx. On tbo contrary, it will prove a lullaby. Indeed I know it but two soonds in alt nature tbat a maa cannot become reconciled to, and tbey are tbe braying of an ass and tbe too go of a scolding womsn. " Atlanta Constitution. , "It Take a Thief to Catch ThJaf , President Diss several years ago in-' ierviewed a famous bandit wbo was ia prison. Tbe robber informed tbe preat-' dent last bis lawless lifs'was tbe result' of having no work to do. Tbo president ef his native district, which was one of ii . i .i . a i m a r. . . , ., eatiatable for all rob berks la his dis- - . I trick From tbat day to tbis not use baa vtwuiivu. xftcnango. Soullwm ami Wee tern stock men know a gMl thing when they ee it therefore for acratchee, weeny, ring-born, (rains, sprain, oroisrm aio.im an.i nsnmgsiwsHi (,,mT,t" hore. Ihey uoe Kice's j Goonef C rcaee liniment, it is good ! fur man as levt. Sold and guar- Bnteed by all dniggud and general tores. OJ ANIMATED PHOTOGRAPHS. Successful Vie of tlie Cinematograph Ia Teaching Astronomy. The Paris correspondent of tbe Lou don Standard says: When tbe first ani mated photographs were shown, few persons could bave imagined that tbe cinematograph would shortly be used as a means of teaching astronomy. Tbat is, however, tbe Intest application of tbe invention. H. Camilla Flammarion, tbe well known French astronomer, has undertaken the task of photographing, or "cineinatograpbiug," the sky.' Tbe otber day be informed me that be waa well satisfied with the results be bad already obtained. As there is no cinematographic ma. obiue which could work from sunset to sunrise and as the apparent movement of the celestial bodies is very slow, M, Flammarion contents himself witb tak ing between 8,000 and 8,000 photo graphs of the firmament every night when the sky is clear. He contends tbat they will be amply sufficient to show the motion of the moon, stars and planets without any perceptible break in the continuity. It appears that the object glass he employs iu bis photo graphic apparatus is such as to embrace 180 degrees, so that the whole firma ment will be seen when the photographs are put into the cinematograph. Com mencing at dusk, tbo moon and stars will as darkness comes ou appear one after tho other in proportion to their magnitude aud be seen pursuing their coorse in tbe sky till tbe light of the rising sau in the east produces tbe in- verse of tbo pbeuotnenou witnessed iu the evening. Ot course, as is ooiumouly tbe case with the scones of terrestrial life reproduced by tbo cinematograph, the apparent motion of the heavenly bodies will be hastened so tbat their course from oast to west will uotocoupy more man a iew minutes. M. Flammarion also told me tbat it was bis Intention to treat tho spots ou tbe sun In the same way and that ho hoped very shortly to be able witb the cinematograph to show to the inliub- ltants of our little planet tbe move-' ments oi tnose, lorminauie vonioes oi fire in tbo sun's envelope as correctly as tbe movement of water and tire break ing of tbe waves of the ocean aro now shown. 8TUDIES IN LIGHTNING. Intensity and Quantity as Shown by fla- ceat Besearohes. Aocordlng to tbe recent researches of Professor Trowbridge, the in tensity and quantity of the electric current of a lightning flash is a prime factor in de termining tbe particular character ot the luminosity, He has been able to re produce a great variety , of forms of lightning, sucb as havo boon photo graphed from time to time, by proper alterations in bis apparatus. Lightning generally ia divided into five main daises. Tbe first class consists of nar-' row, thin, sharply dunned, luminous liues, whiob may bave crimson, violet or bluish colors. These linci may bo either of curved or ougujur shape. Tho second olass spreads over Immense sur faces, is often of au intense reddish tinge and sometimes blue or vtalet. Iu England and America it Is spoken of as "heat lightning," but properly it is termed "sheet lightning." Tho third olass includes tbe mysterious "globular, or ball lightning," which rolls nhout ou tbo ground, and tbos far has defied all attempts at satisfactory explanation. A fourth form of electric discharge is the continued emission of light from the surface of certain clouds, which dies awsy after -a - few minutes, cnly to be renewed again after a short Interval. iru. ntth U !... ing between the earth and the cloud of ashes and vapor formiug above a volcano in active eruption. Still another form ! " of lightning discharge is tbe auroral light, which ia mcdilied by tho rarity of the upper atmosphere from (be flash to (be stratified shoot lightning, sorest Vires. ' Aocordlng to Dr. Bell, in Tbe Scot tish Geographical Magaziuo, tbo forest fires of Canada are generally caused by lightning, in Ue great forest between Alaska and tbe strait of Belle Isle the portions recently burned are easily recog nized by tbe tenderer green of tbeir foli age from the parts wbich have been Ion-, gtr spared. Tbe fire rushes along with tbe speed of a galloping horse. The branches aud dead leaves on tbe ground burn like tinder, and tbe flames rise to nearly 300 feet Resinous pine woods born fastest. One of them extended 100J miles in ten bonis. Tho traces of a Hie remain fo nearly a century. Birds and beasts are stifled or burned. Beavers and - muakrata, wbich are amphibious, bavo acbaucoof saving their lives. Alter ; the fire a few trunks of be largest trees are left. Next spring roots begin to sprout and seeds to grow. In 15 or SO years tbe sui. Is covered With poplars, willows, etc, which shulter young firs and other trees. In CO years tbo conifers are uppermost, aud iu 100 'the others are dying out beneath tbe pinewood. A third of tbe forest region of Alaska has trees SO years old, another tbird trees pf 60 to 100 years and Ibe rest trees pveg 100 years old. The ftro seems to suit tbe bankaian pine, as it opens tlie pioes and sets free tbo grains Blaatrto Bet I Once more aa electric eel is in red. deuce In the insect bouse at the London zoo, and once more visitors, anxious to test Its powers, can be thoroughly shocked for sixpence. Pretty well ball of tbe body of tbis extraordinary being is occupied by organs which are not only electric batteries, bet accumulators ae well, and tbe shock ia ufueiently nowrrfnl to nnmh m'l arm for a miau1 i at or two and to kill a good sized ash I on tbe spot Tbe two end of tho fbm 1 to be in oppoaito electrical condi tions, aa that those wbo wish to make flnn - L an that thnaa wrhil -srieh Ia ualta exoerlmeiit of its rmmertiaa should . w i -- In order to obtain tbe full benefit ef the discharge, . Coentrr leetal OeUevrr. . Rural postal delivery is popular and is likely to come, but it will depend for It efficiency and extension on better roads than now exist in most part of th coon try. Abolishing the tollgatee is a step ta the good roads movement, bnt it should not be th first ono, for fear that it would also be the last Philadelphia Itch oa aejasaa. saaas on ore.eow aa au isnek. eoxed la B) alum by Woolford's eteaiterr Lot toa. This arvor tall. MoM by T. A. ANkrtght, droorWt, Otokaat. K-C. THE SAN JOSE SCALE. treatment Advised by the Entomologist ' of the Mew Jersey Station. ' 'The treatment suggested, by J. B. Smith, entomologist of tbe New Jersey station, for tbo Sau Jose scale is in brief : Winter treat badly infested trees with either soap or kerosene, according to circumstances, and follow by one, two or three summer treatments, as mey.be found necessary. Whale oil soap ; g aafor to trees in average bands than kerosene and should bo used where it is likely to prove effective for that reason. He makes these suggestions: When trees and scales are dormant, tbe winter treatment is begun. If the trees are young and not in bearing, with smooth bark, paint tbe trunks and larger branches so far as tbey can be ranched with whale oil soapsuds, two pounds in one gallon of water, aud put it on thoroughly, being sure to get an inoh or so below tbe surface to reach scales at that point. During a dry spell in January Bpray Vho upper parts oltbe trees witb a mixVue of the sfflkie strength aud again treat tbe trunk witb the snrav. In February or March trim out carefully and cut every twig and branch tbat tho tree can safely spare. Tbeobjeotof tbis trimming is to get rid ( 0f those small spurs and twigs that are m0st difficult to wet thorouuhlv bv a j gpray BU( wbich would be most likely I to harbor isolated scales, Thjg treatment will kill all but a very j illlBu percentage of scales, and some trees will bo entirely cleared. Thereaft- I er tho trees should bo closely watched , i earlv June. Af about the IBthof that nioutb a very careful search should bo made for crawling larvte. Every tree ou which even one Jnrva is seen should be marked and treated with either whale ii goaa nound iu a gallon of water. or tho mechanical mixture of "kerosene and water, put cm with an emulsion sprayer. If the winter aud spring treat ments were carefully mode, few trees should need ono in fall, and one year of careful work shonld clean-any orchard of yonng trees from scales. If tbe trees ore large and in bearing, a somewhat different practice must ob tain. If they aro smooth barked, like certain pear, apple and plum, the whale oil soapsuds, two pounds in a gallon of water, cau be painted in December ou tlie trunks and as fnr as can be conven iently reached on tbe main branches. Iu January or Fcbrunry spray tho entire trees witb whale oil soap at the rate of only a pound iu a gallon of water to avoid injuring fruit buds by tbo stronger mixture. Trim out carefully in March or at any time during tbe late winter, and when tho buds begin to swell treat tbe entire trees witb undiluted kerosene. All trimming should be douo at least a month before kerosene is applied, aud either a Vcriuorel or tbo finest Nixon nozzle should he used, with sufficient fnrco behind it to make a mistliko spray. Always select a clear,, dry day, so that the keroseno may evaporate rapidly, and see that tho trees themselves aro dry. If tho trees are rough barked or scaly, so thai tho soap mixture will not readily reach all parts of the surface, uso kero mate at once on tbo trunks aa well. The oil has the advantage of penetrating by its own properties, but it should be sprayed rather tbau painted, so as not to get on too much. Never put it on so that it runs dowu the trunk and into tbe soil. You will be very apt other- w!j? ,0 flml " "? ,Priu The essential points to be regarded in tbf PPliction of keroseno are the flu saail! ennssist IiIa atrkOtowr ehsa nonitilolnLe easts j eat possible spray, tbe completes! and thinnest possible coating over tbo entire surface and weather conditions favoring rapid evaporuitou. The trees themselves should be dry. Any departure from these suggestions may cause injury, for keroseno improperly used is fatal to plant life. . ' Htartlng Hotbeds. The earlier the season tbe more heat ing material will be required iu start ing a botbed. American Agriculturist says: Tbo most eouveuiuut way to make tbls bed is ou tbe surface of the ground. Tbe manure having been prepared in the usual way, pack it three feet deep, and two feet wider each side and two feet longer cacb end than the frame. Set your frame ou aud bank all around witb tho heating mntiTlul. Put tboglaas on and keep closed until heat generates. Which will bo iu about one day. On testing by plunging a thermometer into tbe beating material, if it is in good working order, the beat will run up to over 100 riegrw s. Win n tbo in at drops to about 00 degrees, soil to the depth of five or six inches should bo pat in tbe. frame, wben it will be ready fur your plants or sled. As soon a) the reed is in or tbe plants re set cover at night with mats and abutters. The greatest rare must be used at tills time (a prevent frost Ail must be given during tbo day and care must be taken (bat, tW bMdtth not run up i too high. Uroat care should Im exercised in watering. It is best to use water tbat hastbechiU taken off. Tbe young plants re oo tender tbat a slight cbill might kUl them. . Bastsilal Disease at Cora. A bacterial die-ae of sweet corn is found in the market, gardens ou Long Island and is tho subject of remark iu a New York state station bulletin. Tbe plants wilt and die when quite young, and tbe disease. seems to be couflued to west corn and is most destructive to early varieties. Field eiraiod popcorn Pt eullrely exempt. Tho plant doctors have not beeo able to Bud auy remedy for' tho disease except great care in selection aud tbe ass of varieties that aro capable of resisting too disease, lime and salpbur have been tried, and neither has proved suocessfuL Luckily this disease ia sot widely scattered over the country. . " Old leather can be made to took like new by applying a coat of French poliah with a camel' bair brush. If the color la worn off the leather in any placed, it ia best to color the polish according to the color of tho leather.' Many plants have loop; and slen der sterna, and the seeds growing at the top are shaken ont and scatter ed, often to a considerable distance by the bBeesea. - ITEMS IN ONION CULTURE. Popular Varieties For Market VJeld For 'Aere-The Transplanting System. "What are best varieties of market onions aud their ordinary yield per acre? Do you recommend the transplant ing system preferred to in bulletin 89, 'Onion Culture,' of tbo United States department of agriculture?" These que ries from Macon county, Ola, are an swered by Country .Gentleman as fol lows: ; -'-.;. -'; The most popular varieties of onions for market are: White South port White Globep redLafge Bed Wetbersfleld; yellow Yellow Globe Danvers. There are others, but tbe above are considered tbe meet profitable. Yellow onions be ing greatest iu demand, tbe Globe Dan gers variety, owing to its uniform shape, bright color and excellent qual ity, (a universally accepted as the stand-' ard. It will keep better than any otber kind, and even if accidentally frozen in storage, if more covering is added and vlt is left alone until thoroughly thawed, it will come out little the worse for its experience. : The writer has grown so other variety for market for IS years. Muob of the success of the crop depends upon the quality and freshness of the seed sown.' It is better to pay fla pound more for a selected strain of a re liable seedbouse than to be fooled by cheap seed. Northern grown seed is preferable to Californian. ' In the yield of onions per acre there is a very wide range, from 800 to 1,000 bushels, and these numbers are not quite the extremes either, for occasion ally a crop of 1,800 bushels is heard of, and it ia by no means uncommon to see crops of less than 200 bushels. But a man wbo can average 600 to 600 may consider himself a successful onion grower, while 400 to 600 ia a very fair crop. The width of the rows, the qual ity and quantity (varying from four to six pounds per acre) of seed sown, the adaptability of tbe soil and tbe extent to which it is fertilized, the attention given to cluaiiliness.and cultivation these are tho factors governing the size , of tbe crop. The transplanting system has many '; advocates, principally among the young er growers; the older bands seem con tent witb their success by tbe usual method. The chief advantage appears to be tbat the crop can be secured early, at a time when prices are likely to be good. On tbe other band, there is much extra labor attached to the transplanting plan, though if tbe land is prepared before- I 1 I . 1 1 . U 1L. 1 or other implement so as to destroy all ' sprouting weed seeds much less weeding will be required after tbe plants are . once set It is faid also that the yield ia larger aud tbe bulbs are more uniform in size, bnt against this must be charg- ed tbe expense of sowing in cold frame or hotbed (if very early onions are de- . sired), the trimming of roots and tops be fore setting and tbe transplanting itself. done on a large Scale. The-varieties -named above are well adapted to trans- : planting, but the Prize Taker, on account " of its large sire, is tbe favorite for the; ever, are distrusted by many. Under fa vorable conditions and with the best treatment transplanted onions can be harvested Aug. 1 or very soon after. Khubsrb For Early Market. "The simplest and cheapest way to force rhubarb without the use ef glasa is to place a few barrels over tbe plant iu early spring. In some localities tbe L mere protection from tbe wind and cold , yanorded by a box or tub will bring in tbe pieplant a week or two earlier. Tbe beat, produced by tbe fermentation of fresh manure, stable litter, forest leave - or other convenient material will still further hasten tbe product. Sometime a few pieces of wood are set close to- -gethcr under the bottom rim of the bar rel to serve as a lid and to allow tbe es cape of steam which might injure tbe ycung shoots. If it is worth your while to study the daily changes, you might use a box witb a movable cover. I bave never beard of auy otber method of forcing rhubarb plants in a small way where tbey stand. " Thus write a oon tribdtor to Bnral New Yorker. He -adds: . "Una lurgosoalo some modification of tbe same principle mnst be used, such as that suggested for asparagus. Tbe cultivation of ti e two crops is the same iu all essentials. Tho forcing of either . crop under glass involves an entirely different principle viz, the hurrying out of all tbo vitality stored up in the roots, tbe exhausted clumps being thrown away. The forcing at plants where tbey stand involves tbe principle -that plants forced in the field must be allowed every advantage to recuperate. These are tbe only two methods. Other so called methods are merely variations in practice adapted to local condition." Be-we and Bo Entomologist Smith of tbe New Jer sey station says, "Tbe practice of giv ing certiQcatua to nurserymen that tbeir stock is free from San Jose scale and otber insect pests and plant diseases baa Cet-tf discontinued, and purchasers are urged to depend upon tbeir own exam ination of foreign a well as home grown slock." Tbe'"boiled'and "new prooeos" but ters are made under "patents from the United States government, by wbich rancid, spoiled and low grade butter are purchased at a very low price and treated with chemicals. . ' . Those wbo bavo tried say that wben planting cabbage in a dry time water put into a trowel or dibble hole a day before is better than if applied! plant ing. Tbe "veneer wrappers" mentioned a protectors for fruit tree are thin sheets of poplar wood which will fold easily around the tree without breaking. Farmers are asking about tbo value of marl as a fertiliser. Rural New York er.does not consider tbe phosphoric acid in in of any particular value. - scales ' tram tab. The Beet Salve in the world for CuU, Bruiec.. Sores, CIcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chap ped Hands, ChillLlains, Coma, an 1 all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures riles, or no pay requicd 1 1 Li guaranteed to give perfect ? . ' -faction or m0ney refunded. IV- - 25 rnta per box. For sale t T. A. Albright & Co.'s dnijr Ftore.
The Alamance Gleaner (Graham, N.C.)
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March 10, 1898, edition 1
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