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HOLT WHARTON
NAVAL DETECTIVE.
We
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time, ouu 1 was secouu lieutenant ux xi.
M. 8. Gadfly, a third clasn crniKcr. I
wan in one of my soundest sleeps when
I was awakened by some one thumping
on the door, and in answer to my query
to wliat tney wanted a grulr. voice
told me that the captain reqnosted my
presence in his cabin. -Wondering what
on earth had happened, I slipped into
my clothes, dispensing with the luxury
of a bath or wash. Anything to cause
a break in the monotony was Welcome,
and although I was one who enjoyed
my bed I had ever found a difficulty iu
falling in with the viow usually urged
in regard to early rising I took this ac
a godsend, simply for the excitement of
I being called out at such an hour by the
captain, who was not u man to give his
officers needless trouble.
I "What is it?" I asked of my senior
: colleague as 1 paused to put In a few
. more buttons.
; "Haven't the remotest 'idea," ho ro
.plied. "Tho only thing I know is a
chap arrived a few minutes ago in a
, small boat, which is alongside now, evi
' dently hired from tho shore, and with
out stating his business requested to see
the captain. The watch hesitated about
it and called mo. I saw there was an
official air about tho man, so I knocked
up the skipper, who now has the mys
terious visitor with him, but what it is
all about you might ub well ask the cel
ebrated man in tho moon, to whom peo
ple re generally referred under such
circumstances, but it ought to be some
thing important that gets everybody out
of bed at this unearthly hour, " and he
shrugged his shoulders.
"Well, I suppose" I shall soon know
something, " I answered, and I knocked
at the door, which was at that moment
opened by the captain.
"Ah, is that you, Mr. Sharer?" and
ho called to the first lieutenant, who
had accompanied me to his door. "Show
this gentleman to his boat, " and he
spoke ft few words of goodby hur
riedly. I just had time to glance at him
and to notice that ho was, a tall,- well
made, gentlemanly looking fellow, with
all erect, soldierly bearing, and with a
certain official air about him which
tamped him as one having authority
and accustomed to command.
"Come in," said the captain, "there
is some little excitement for you this
morning. That gentleman who has just
gone is well, I need not waste time
over that.Aa it does not concern you.
A large diamond valued at -something
like 7,000 or 8,000 has been stolen.
The two men bwre been tracked to Dur
ban here, but titi night they hired a
small sailing' boat and have mode off.
Their luggage has beon overhauled at
their hotel,, and as no trace of the miss
ing stono has been discovered it is un
derstood that they have it with them in
the boat, their intention no doubt be
ing to follow the coast until they fall in
with some vessel that will get them and
their diamond to some country where
they can disposo of it. Tho boat, which
they hired for tho avowed purposo of a
pleasure trip, is about 18 feet long, is
painted white, and has one square sail.
I wish you to take the steam launch and
go after them. They aro not experienced
in the use of a boat, and they will, in
all probability, not stray far from the
shore. Keep a strict watch on them that
they drop nothing overboard. If they
do, take the bearings of the place so
that divers can go down, if they do
throw the stone into tho water, " and
he made preparations for turning in
again.
I gave the necessary orders about the
launch, and, with four Jacks, took my
place in the boat The men were in ex
cellent spirits after I briefly explained
to them the nature of our work, and we
were soon steaming along at a fair speed.
The morning was cold, and now that
I had got over the excitement of being
turned out before daylight I was feel
ing chilly. If there is anything that
makes one feel miserable and melon
choly, it Is that cold, unusual gray of
dawn. There is an ashy clamminess in
th air which pervades everything and
seems to gain an entrance to one's vitals.
As the silver light took possession of
the expanse of deep I could see the men
were narrowly scanning the stretch of
waters for any signs of the boat .
We wero running along about nine
knots. This was considered pretty good
then for a launch.
The little wind had gone down, and
the sea was now quite smooth. Occa
sionally A breeze would paas gently over
the water with just a perceptible ripple.
I wag thinking now as to how I would
act I felt pretty confident about get
ting the men, but I wanted the diamond
too. Various plana came Into my bead.
I feared that when the men caught sight
of as the stone would be quickly drop-
ped into the sea. I mentioned my fears
ito King.
"I think, sir, "said he, going through
various preliminary maneuvers In the
way of shifting a large quid of tobacco
from one eheak to another and wiping
his mouth two or three times with, his
hand, "I think, sir, if I was yon,' when
we sights this 'ere weasel the beat thing
will be not to make a signal nor hail
I (hem. Just run on a if we wag going
rigni past em wnnonc stopping, ana
then bout ship suddenly and round upon
them. This will allow us to keep an eya
an their movements. '
i I saw there was wisdom in the old
mans advice, and that his suggestion
was good one. "'If wa discharged a
gun to signal them to stop, they would
know the game was up, and overboard
would go the diamond," added King,
and his remarks were reoeired with
great attention by the rest
"There she is, sir," shouted one of
themes), and all eres turned la the di
rectloa be pouted. "There, just on the
starboard bow."
My glass had scarcely boca abut up
(uinntnL bat sosnvtimeg g slight
hess will lift, and In second yon will
see what yon have bees vainly swopp
ing the sea far for boars.
"That's her, sera enough." I aa
noed as soon s I gnt my glass on
her. fibe was -Sailing along slowly,
dost bx to the lead.. I eomld distinctly
em two lodlridnsJa. who seemed to be ,
lookntc toward a. I rather faary my
own men wn disappointed that I eonld
ant see the eamossl, for they ghmeed
at me with aa air of expectancy, sod
ths precsoos stone was the one Idea ap
Twnaoat la their minds, for two of them
Immediately chimed in with a
about it. . .
Keep steadily to your enves, I
I to the man who wag stem lug. I
sold the rthers tP Jt down, fcr 1 was
anxious that we should not appear to bo
in search of them, Keoping well out of
sight myself, I trained my gloss on her
and watched all their movements. As
we got nearer I could see by their ges
tures that they wero - regarding us with
a certain amount of suspicion. From
what I could nioko out they were about
800 yards front the shore and almost at
a standstill,, but nu occasional puff of
wind gave thorn headway. On our pres
ent course we would pass them at about
100 yards disUuicoX My intention wus
to go on as if wo were going to puss
them and then hail them. I noticed
now that the boat was heading for the
beach.
Suddenly there was a puff, followed
by the report of a gun. I had my glass
on them, but the man was firing in the
direction of the shore, and I saw soma
wild sea fowl rise. Several shots woro
fired before we were near enough to
hail. I wondered What they were doing.
"Have you seen a similar launch to
this pass you?" I shouted as wo slowed
down.
"What?" came over tho water.
I hailed thorn again with the some
question. It gave ns time to edge nearer.
"No I" the two men bawled together.
"Easy ahead," I said, and I waved
my hand as if I had finished my bust
ness, and I sat down in the stern sheets.
Then I gave the order to stop and
hailed thorn again. .
"What ore yon firing at?" I shouted.
. "Wild birds."
"What?" I cried in return.
"Wild birds!" was bawled again.
"Any good sport?" I asked in a lower
tone of voice.
"Can't bear!" they shouted.
, I motioned that I would come nearer,
and the launch came round and W3 ran
down to them. As we did so I saw tho
man who had the gun raiso it with
oaroful aim and firo in the direction of
a mound on the shore. Again some birds
rose at the report
"Put hor alongside, King," and 1
motioned to King to take tho holm.
"Yon threo jump into the boat and so
cure these mou as soon ns wo touch. "
Now was the exciting time. They hod
thrown nothing into tho water so far,
wos certain. Another minute, ana wo
would have them. "Lot her come con
tly alongside, " I said to King, and I
gave tho ordor to ease her. The diamond
was within reach.
"Wo oro just having a little shoot
ing, and thought of landing hero," re
marked tho man with the gun, but ho
eyed me suspiciously.
What kind of birds arc there about
here?" I asked casually. Wo wero
within a couple of yards, and I was pre
paring for tho spring. Before ho could
finish his reply we were on them, tuul
tho two men wero pinned to tho bottom
of their own boat. I felt relievod, for I
was fairly confident of succesfl. They
admitted that thoyAvero from Durban,
but denied all knowlcdgo of tho dia
mond. They had heard of its theft, but
thoy were not tho men. Of course wo
did not believo that, and u rigid search
at onco commenced. Tho men wero
stripped and every inch of clothing ex
amined, but no diamond. Having fin
ished for tho time being,' wo transhipped
them to tho launch and began a strict
examination of tho sailing boat. Wo
took up tho bottom boards and broke up
tho seats and fittings, but without sue
ccbh. The two men stormed ana threat
ened and swore they wero merely a
pleasure party uud vowed summary
vengeance for tho outrage, as they term
ed it.
I was gruatly disappointed nt tho re
sult of tho search, but King grinned
and whispered in my car und advised
thiit we rhonld return to tho ship. Wo
watched every movement of tho men on
our v uy back. I could see my own men
wore db-nppointod, but their faces
brightened up when. King whispered to
them what ho bud told to mo. Every
now and then ouo cf them would coino
out with a guffaw, and the rest would
smile.
The two prisoners wero very indig
nant at first, but they soon recovered
and took matters very ooolly. One of
them asked permission to smoke and
opened - a small "bos of cigars tliat wo
had brought from tho boot, tvbich was
now being towed by us. Smoking led to
talking, and I found that they wero
really very plemant fellows. The dia
mond, they oid; was called the "South
African Prince" and would be worth
quite 7,000, and conidurably more
perhaps if the cutting turned out well.
They repudiated the charge of theft,
but admitted that tbry had just coino
from one of the diamond camps. They
seemed quits sure that. they would be
able to satisfy tho captain wlien they
arrived at the cruuxr. I was glad that
they did take matters so pleasantly and
apologized for pulling their boat about
"Oh, it's not ours, " utid one of thenv
"It Is a birod ouo, and the owner will
eomo upon you for the damage." And
tho two men laughed at this. J
"Why, there' the Gadfly, " cried one
of the Jacks. I
I looked and found he was right,1 so
s altered our course a point and steer-
t-il ktruigbt for her. t ho was coming up
i;uit kly, for they had righted us. In a
very shtt tiiuo we were on board end
steaming beck to burlaw. The captain
was pleusod at the capture, but d imp
pointed when be found that we had not
cutnc across the diamond. Ho mid be
would retain the two men prisoner, for
awhile at least, until he heard from
tho man who had visited hiut in the
surly nuruiug.
Cut as soon as we were off Durlaa
he came in his boat to ns, and be pro
ceeded to search tho mea again, after
which be and the captain bad long
cxmsoltation in the cabin, while I gave
the story to the first lu-uteoant Ha In
clined to the opinion that they bad snrv
ooeded in dropping It crrerboard, hot I
differed, and told Mm that from the m
ment of sighting them I had carefully
watr-brd thrir movements; but he shmrrd
me half doses wayt as to how itoould
bed no. However, I still adhered to my
opinion. The cxmrermtion was cot short
by a nwesage from the captain. -
"I am sorry-," he said, aa I entered
his cabin, "that I am But justined in
detaining these men. Tbey have, I fear,
ovtwiyad os."
"Thi-y have probably of the
stone before potting oat to sre,' re
marked the straaremlUtary gvntinman,
who, I found, was one ut the Inspectors
under the illicit diamond art So the
two sasa were brought hi sod told tbry
mold go ssfcore when thry wished.
. Tbesi one of them cat ap rough end said
' that they bad beea sriad. takea prie
I com and searched while on a holiday.
bat evcBtaally id was agreed that taeir
boat shoald be repaired, and the l arpeav
frrs were pat oa to work all nighty and
the next day they would proceed cu
their journey for the purpose of shoot
ing wild fowl. They elected to stay c.n
board tho cruiser for tho night. I fumy
tho captain was glad to get off on fiu"h
easy terms.1
I was just having a final whiff and
thinking over tho events of the day Lo
fore turning in when suddenly tho so
lution of tho whole matter flashed upon
mo, and I wondered why I had been so
stupid.
I think I took one spring into I
the captain 'o cabin. Fortunately ho bad
not retired. -Jio was smoking, and a
c7i,.u of whicW won iienr liiuniimw. Hn
listened as I explained tho absonco of
the diamond.
"That is the explanation of tho mys
tery, I haven't a doubt," ho replied
when I had4 finished. "You havo my
authority to act as you suggest, " ho
added, as I left him to rouse King.
With as littlo fuss as possible we wero
rowed ashore and lauded cn tho south
point, taking euro to carry with us u re
volver each.
"Now, King," I said aa tho boat left
us, "you're in for a ' long walk. ' -
"Bight you aro, sir. " .
He was too good a seaman to ask
questions, and off wo set, keeping tho
lino of tho coast
"You know whereabouts tho boat
was stopped yesterday?' ' I asked.
"I think I does, sir," ho replied.
"Well, wo havo got to walk there,"
I said.
King lighted his pipe nntf wo trudged
on. He was a good companion:, and dur
ing that long night ho told mo a good
bit of his history. I mado out that wo
wero averaging four miles an hour. At
daybreak wo stopped and mudo our
breakfast off biscuit and a small tin of
meat which King had provided himself
with. I hud a flask of brandy.
Whilo wo fiat I unfolded to him my
plan and tho explanation of the missing
diamond.
" Why, yes, W, " he replied after a
moment's consideration, "that is whero
the diamond is, you con bo sure; bnt
what shall wo do if tho wind changes?"
"Tho wind holds irood at lircseut" I
replied, but thoro wan something to bo
feared if it died.
'About 0 o'clock wo reached what I
considered was near tbo place whero
wo had stopped tho boat on tho previous
day, but ono could not bo certain. How
ever, wo lay down among the- long
grass, and King Imd mo to himself lor
a good spell of shark Ktories. I bad my
glass with me, and from time to timo
kept a sharp lookout sou ward. Although
King talked tho whole timo I don't
think ho onco relaxed lii.'i scrutiny of
tho expanse of v.-atcr to his lc ft. Evon
when bo lighted Lis pips ho kept ono
eyo souward. Ten, 11 mid 12 o'clock
canio ; no sign:) of what I expected.
About 2 o'clock wo wero rewarded by
seeing our friends whoso acquaintance
wo had made the day before. They
wero coming along close into tbo shore,
and about half a mile from us they took
down the sail and rowed tho boat
straight in for tho beach. Wo carefully
watched their movement. For a mo
ment cr two they seemed undecided;
then they Vi alked up to ono of tho largo
grassy hillocks and began to cxnniiho it
Wo now shifted or.r pot-c of obt-x-rvutiou
and moved to a pof itiou which cut them
off from their liout, still keeping In-hind
tho hillocks and crawling through tho
long grass. lPor pcrhaim a quarter of an
hour or more they examined tho green
mound ; then ono whistled to tho other,
and they walked off in the direction of
tho boat, examining something very
closely, carried by tho taller of tbo two,
and evidently very satisfied with them
selves. A minuto later and wo had them and
the diamond. Tho firing the day before
had not, as I guessed, been for the pur
poso of shooting tho wild fowl. One of
the shots Into the hillock bad curried
the diamond, which they bad first im
bedded iu lead and fired with a wi-aker
charge of powder. Wo allowed them to
find it, and when they bad dug it out
of tho. mound wo arretted them. For a
moment they wero inclined to show
fight, but a loaded revolver tutu great
moral force, and wo inarched them back
to Durban.
They got five yearn' im(iri.'nimriit,
and we got 1,000, which wan equally
distributed among tho hands. Wo wnjit
another similar case.
The crew out of their money sub.
scribed and bought me a diaiin.n l ring)
which is quite worth ."0, and I have a
great reputation in the ship as a detect
ive. 1
King thinks that ho and I could do
hotter in thnt Hue than serving her maj
esty afloat Bosbsi Traveler.
tliffeiwBtlated Again.
i'What U tli difference betwex-u an
Optimist and a pcuiimist?"
"An optimist believes in maoc-ct and
pessimist in hoodoos. " Indianapolis
Journal.
Pest Varieties ef gases, as,
Tbo bkf HulUrd squash is the stand
by wlili fanners sad market gardeners.
Nlnc-tt oU of the Isto fall and winter
sqaasbra found la the markets aro Hob
bards, and, other than guiumer aquaabesv
there ore probable more Hobbards
plsnfed Ihm all other pert, rotnblii'd.
For ton furoicr'sgarder, l-owcrer, (here
are other rum tin thnt v. ill give trnr
ly as good estiifai tina ami thoaid bn
tried in a suiaii wsy, according to
American Agrtt-oltnrUt, tibkb says:
The Dottou U .now it lucre proline
and is an cxecjlibt aut.Kan soil. Lot
will not ko-p veil sftet Cbiistmnt. I.V
srx Hybrid is s good sr.rt snd of fine
quality, bat not of desiralln tbape for
market. 11; Deo Wing and Fordbook
aqusabes of recent I lit red action.
Faxon, another new squash, I too vari
able ia color to be acceptable to elty
sense ram, but Is a good garden sort
Msrblebead snd Butiasa are somewhat
like tbe Habberd in shape, bat have I
not twoome popular, altnougb tbey are ,
good varieties. Tbe Turban, like tbe i
Faxon, is liable to sport and produce j
strusabes of different colors. For tbe
home gardener the sew White Hammer
l Croocnecfc is worthy of a trial. It aver-
I ease a little larger tban tbe em uooa-1
Beck, which it resembles in sbspe, bnt
1 its skis) is of a bnsotifnl ivory white
anlor, aad iu quality is act exoelled by
gav other summer sqaaah.
la Iseehaa's Monthly attention is
ealled to the old method, of destroying
cabbage worms. It was to take fine salt
dry it oa a hot eteve, end, wbea tbe dew
was ea the plants, sprinkle tbe dry.
powdered salt over them. This should
be done about oace a week. .
i
MACHINE ROADWAYS.
THEY RECEIVE A PRACTICAL TEST IN
NEBRASKA.
Successfully Withstand Frosts of Winter
and Tliawi of Spring Smooth, Hard
Koads YaKe tho Place of Modholes.
. Blethod of Constrnotlon.
...
i The mombcrs of tbo board of county
supervisor!) aro taking n deep interest
" 1,10 PnbIio 0Bl1 work1 thnt WM dono
"u,"ul" uu "
founty highwnys mid have
tbo main
started a
ystomatio inquiry with a viowpf as
certaining now tue roaupoas nave wnn
stood tho spring thaw, says tbo Omaha
Beo. Colonel Baker has perhaps taken
more iuterost iu this work tbau almost
uy other niouibor of tbo board. Ho
says:
' " Wo have every reason to congratu
late ourselves and tho people of the
county who use the roads that tho effort
to aiuistract modorn highways was bo-
iguirlust summer. Of tbo 24 miles of
roadway wo constructed last summer
our reports do not show a milo thnt Is
not in good passable condition. In
many places where at this time last
year the mud was axle deep to the ve
hicles that attempted to traverse the
public highways immediately after tho
frost left tho earth wo now have (Inn,
dry roadbeds over which heavy loads
'can be hauled. There has been more
rain this season than lant. Tho work
we did has certainly demonstrated th
wisdom of the board in investing a con
siderable sum of money in the road
making machinery we purchased and
put iuto operation. Wo were considera
bly handicapped during a portion of tbo
euson on account of the oxccssivo dry
ness of the soil, which could not be per
fectly compacted by our system of bar
rowing and rolling.
"At all points where the now road
ways are not np to tho stundard it will be
found that tho work was done when tbo
ground was powder dry. Wherever we
bad moist earth to work upon we gave
n firm and solid basis for tho road that
J not beon affocted by tho weather.
The old Chaatnuqun road, where we did
A COSKKCTICUT HIGHWAY.
some good work early in tho season, la
iu a high Klnt.1 of efficiency, and the
furniers are pnlliug tho heaviest loads
over it. This road was almost Impnssa
ble for hi uvily l :di n wagons until this
year. Wo i.ro fully satisfied witb tho
work.wo did n:id shall coutiuao on tho
sauio lines this svaaon und reconstruct
many miles of tho principal highways
in the county."
Tho new method calls for tho uso of
n Vi horsepower grader which Is used
for removing tbo earth from tho sides
of tho roudway and piling it up Iu tbo
center. As fust as It is deposited thoro
it is spread out and thoroughly pulver
ized by a slender toothod harrow,
wblch Is followed by n roller weighing
several tons. The loose earth is put on
in layers of only about an inch iu thick
ness, each subjected to rcpoated rolling.
In this way a roadway, often several
feet in thickness, is built op, firmly
compacted from top to bottom. Tho sur
face has an oval form which sheds the
water readily. Formerly in the public
highways a short dlstanco from the city
there was only one narrow roadway
where nil of tho vehicles traveled, turn
ing out only to pass each other. On tho
new roadways a surfaco of from 80 to
40 feet is used.
The roadiuaklug committee in tbo
county board announces tbnt the same
general plans of lost year will be fol
lowed tlii year and that all of tbe taxes
realized from tbo 1 mill levy in tho
general road fund of tbe oounty will be
devoted to the work. This fuud has
yielded about (UO.OOO a year for many
years, and It bat been tbe practice here
tofore to apportion It to tbe several
townships and permit it to be usod un
der tbe direction of tbe township road
supervisors, who have expended it, to
gether with the additional township
levy, to defray the cost of auuuully
plowing up the roads. 1 he board will
eudoavor to induce tbo city to consent
Ibis year to tbe relinquishment of its
tbsre of this fond to be used in making
permanent roads iu tbe Immediate vl
ciuity of town.
Bead atalnteaaaea.
The only way by which a macadam'
roadway can be kept fiiui and compact
sod preserved through sumn.cr heat is
to moisten It regularly. Jf macadam ia
worth paying for, It Is worth caring fori
Cut this is done ooly in spots, where
private parties bear tbe exrwiuw, and,
instosd of keeping the roads always
good and firm, It Is eo'tolnary to wait
uutll tho son baa disrupted tbe surface
slid tbcu to spread on a quantity of
earth, tex.es and xi to "protect" it.
Exchange.
assess Few Boa it laasewreesaat.
The three most important reasons for
road improvenjcut are, first, tbe desir
ability of reducing the cost of baaling;
second, the laipottanew of making most
of our roads lit ltt pleasure driving,
thereby Attracting to lbs rural districts
in tounner thousands of peoplo who
create a local market fur various fsrm
products ; (bird, I ho ccoocmio principle
if j revt ntlog tbe great waste of labor
which now is fruitlcscly expended ia
i:aki:ijt bad roads IWtsn.r F. J. IL
ilcxilt : - . -
rmf Ua Seevia Mniment itove all Hard.
softorfaiinuacl lumre en4 ntnbn (mm
norw.IU.wl Siins. Carn. Upllnta. Swi-e-
1 ar. rang- 9o, tiunes, sprain, all awotva
I Thro.!., rourba. etc. Nave sts by nee -r one
ItntUe. Warranted the aamt wonderful
lUMalsbcereeiwreanwa. Mold by T. A. A'
brwbt. druegkM, Uranem. . a
WsvTnee Tmefwmttiy and srttve ewe
llw a aad Mk. to trarl (or a rrepnn.ll'ie
eteleWfNl tutu li S'krtb I 'tina Mmtk
ly frcare arl ej-a. rtum rteIy.
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YOUMO TURKEYS.
Hints en TIw Care by an Experleneeal
Wnian. , . -
Ki?. E. II. Wood c( Genesee county,
Mich., writing in The Country Gentle
man, rays there is more profit iu raising
turkeys tbau in almost any other branch
of poultry keeping. The young aro,
however, exceedingly delicate, and considerable-knowledge
of their needs is
ueccfHiry in order Jto bo successful iu
carrying them through the first fow
weeks of their exlsteuoe. Once safely
p::st this period (bey are extremely
Lardy, disease rarely attacking them
after tho red spots begiu to appear upon
their beads.
Tbo tett way to manage in order to
get tbo moiteggs from the turkey hens
is to gather tbo eggs carof ally every day
frcin the nests when tbey bogin laying,
and this for
two reasons tbe egg are
apt to become chilled by exposure to
T.
tho cold air of early spring nights, and
secondly tbo hen will continue to lay
longer than she otherwise would if they
are removed. Tbe first clutch of eggs
lixuld bo given to common hens to
hntch, and tbo turkey will after a few
il:.y j begiu to lay again. These eggs
tho shonld be allowed to sit upon.
Four weeks will bo roqnired to hatch
out tho littlo ponlts, nnd as fast as tbey
I rrak the shells they should bo removed
(cfter they got dry) from tbo nest to a
I r.r.ket by the kitchen firo during the
t'jy, returning them to the nest at
night. When all are out, remove tbe
htu. and dust her feathers thoroughly
with r.-yrctbrum, boldiug her by tbe
text, heud down, during tbe process, to
iiicuro the powder's reaching tbe body.
This dusting should have been dono
onco or twice during tbe period of in
cubation to make sore tbe ban is not
troubled with lice. i
Tbo little turkeys should also be at- I
tended to, for should there bo any large j
nee upon the-neii tnoyattucK t lie young
as scon as hatched, fastening themselves
upon tbo head and nock, whence tbey
nro dislodged with considerable diffi
culty. Groase effectually disposes of
thorn, however, und for this purpose
pure lard is bast. Beware of lalpbur,
keroscno oil or similar agents of de
struction, for they will not only do ef
fective work on tbo insects, but on the
tender fledgeling as well. A neighbor
triod the keroseno treatment to destroy
lice upon her turkeys after tbey wore
several weeks old, and every one of
them diod, but of course tho lioo died
also. Hub the lard thoroughly ovor tbe
beads and necks, then put them with
tbo mother hen. Frequent examinations
should ho made to make euro there are
no Insects upon tbom. Nothing so
quickly saps tbo Ufa of a young turkey
us lice, and no young of tbe poultry
kind with which I am familiar is so
scKceptibla to their attacks. Nine times
out of ten if a littlu turkey is drooping,
wings hanging down and eyes closed,
the trouble Is caused by tho presence of
these mites uud only prompt treatment
will save it. Tho quill feathers of tbe
wings ut tho point where they emerge
from the flesh will ho found to be fairly
swarming with tbom. Eternal vigilanoe
is tbe price- of success In raising tur
keys, and this mast not bo relaxed until
tbo red begins to appear upon tho
beads.
Poultry raraslteo.
It may surprisn tho general reader to
know that four different species of tape
worm attack chickens, four otber kinds
uttuck geeso, seven attack dticka and
flvo attack pigeon. The remedy for
tapeworms is ono teaspoonful of absinth
to 00 fowls, mixed in wnrm bran math
nnoo a day for threo or four days. Clean
up uud sprinkle premises with four fluid
ounces sulphuric acid mixed in ono gal
lon of water. For otber intestinal
worms glvn a tablespoooful of terpen
tluo to 20 birds, mixed iu bran mash.
For gape worms move all well fowls
to new quarters, kill all sick ones, and
thoroughly boll them, chop Una and
feed to the laying bans. Disinfect the
old quarters yards, runt end bouses
by sprinkling thoroughly with tbe di
luted sulphnrio acid. Foul turpentine
snd asafetida In soft food of the fowls
fur a few days. Tho remedies and pre
ventives for mites, lice and flees sro
geuorally uuderi.tuod. Cleanliness and
the dust bath are tbe beat preventives.
Whitewash, kerosene, etc., applied to
roosts, floor, ni st boxes, eta, at frequent
intervals are also efficient A little
copperas, hyposulphite of tod a and
half a loasporiufnl of nut vomica in tbe
drinking water of a dosen fowls once a
week are a good looio and preventive of
internal paraiiites. lioral World.
Won,, as Poultry Hal.era.
Women, as a role, are among our
most successful poultry raisers. This is
from the fact that tbey are i by Datura
born mothers and possessed of tbe need
ful qualities tiuil eusbls them to give
tbe oaroful, patient attention to detail
which is the key to soccess Iu this busi
ness. There are a great number of wom
en that make a very respectable living
at poultry raising. There are hi any dis
contented, fretful girls among our farm
ers' daugbteit, made so, generally, from
a lodging for amusement and pin
money. - To such w would Ilk to haras
poultry raising at a pursuit that will
afford an infinite auiouut of healthy,
harmless amusement and quits a good
sain of piu nicnxy, so desired by the
ambitious farmer's daughter. Try it
and you will no longer have a desire for
tbe city life, witb iu bellow emptiness, I
utter vainglory and contaniinstJoy in
fluences.' destroying both Leslie cod
sent. Mootnero Farm.
Kggs Far Hatealag.
Eggs for batching should be selected
with great care. . Use nun that are lop
sided or that bavg tbe apptaraoot of be
Ing cracked st one time and cemtntsd
fctgetber again, nor soy that have small.
thin looking spots tbe site of pin herds
all over them. Tby can tt tttn try
Loldlno op to tbe lisbt, and w Lav
a
always found it Impojjit.l j tj gel giod
rstefcings from shells that bxJ the ap-
icrance of being vary thick.
ftotilbcm am! M'wiern stock
wen know a good thintf when tbry
st-e it therefore fur ar-ralchca,
sweeny, rinfr-lmni, Mrnins, sprains,
brui. anildlo ami barnm pells and
ailincnts of hrne. Ibey Uw Hire's
tSoomt reasa Jinirnr-nt, it is good
for man as lieaid. Fold and cunr
aiifeed by all lmgiita and general
stores.'
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Under One
SAMPLE BROWN MERCANTILE CO., of GrcensborST
want the people of Alamance to know that they now
have an immense stock of NEW SPRING GOODS, em
bracing as nice, stylish, tip
house in N. C. In their dry
ot. you will find everything in T . i I .,.
Dress Goods, Trimmings, Notions,
Hosiery; Silks, Carpets, n
Mattinffs, etc. - -
At 225 South Elm St. they have by far1 the largest stock'
mOF FINE SUOES-
carried by any house in the
quested to call on us when in Greensboro' or order what
you want with the understanding that if goods and prices
are not satisfactory money will be cheerfully refunded. ,
Sample BroWry Mercantile Go.,
GREENSBORO, N". C.
INSURANCE !
I winh to call tho attention of insurers in Alamance county
to the fact that tho Burlington Insurance Agency, established in
1803 by tho late firm of Tate fe Albright, is still in the ring.
There it no insurance agency in North Carolina with better 1
facilities for placing largo lines of insurance, that can give low-.
er rates or better indemnity. Only first-class companies, in every ,
branch of the businuHH, find a lodgement in my office. With
a practical experience of inoro than ten years, I feel warranted
in soliciting a sharo of the local patronage. I guarantee full
satisfaction in every instance. Correspondence solicited upon
all matters pertaining to insurance.
I am making a .specialty of Lifo Insuranco and will make
it to tho interest of all who desiio protection for their families
or their estates, or who wish to make absolutely safe and profit
able investment, to confer with mo before giving their applica
tions to other ngt-nU.
Very respectfully, -
JAMES P. ALBRIGHT,
BURLINGTON, N. C.
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Suppose you had a nicely displayed
advertisement in this space, then what?
Why the 2,500 eyes that scan these
pages every week would see it and
would know of your business, and when
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would naturally look you up.
See? Had you ever
THE STUWBEIRY MOVEMENT.
KeewsW Away Abaa of tbe Ureateet ebls-
aaeat Last Tear.
Wilmington Mi earns, r.
The stra'lerry sranon along the
Atlantic Coa.it Line having cloned
uvn) ilava sen tlin record of the
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movement has been mado up and it
shows that the shipment was 2(T,
Cl cnates or 8, 4 99 M0 quart.
This includes the shipment from
Chadbotjrn to Goldsboro. The
estimated average price netted for
berries was 8 cents per quart and Die
money value of the crop is conse
qoenily IC;9,974.40.
Tbe shipment this season has ex
ceeded that of Urt season by orer
100,000 crates. The movement last
year exceeded all previous ship
ments. Thi
season's shipment
ilonjr the Wilmington and Weldon
WWW -wwyyvyvy - it
Management'
to date stuff as is kept by any1
goods house, 234 South Elm '
State.' You are earnestly re
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railroad from Wilmington to Golds- , , ,
boro amounted to 260,875 crates,.' .
The greatest for any one day , was " ,
on May 3rd when 13,939 crates
were moved. Several days the shipt t '
inents went ahead of any day last -'
year. The one day's shipment on !
the 3d required 65 cars, which would ! -
make a train a half mile loog. The r
largest shipment last year was also' j :
on May 3rd and was 12,233 .crates.
Paul Weirse, formerly wfiden-
tial clerk for the B. F. Keith
pany, of Wilmington, is under ar-.
rest in Norfolk waiting extradition
papers to bring him back on a'
charge of embesxlement, ' It is said
that he was short in his accounts
about $2,000. When he inn away
he left his wife and took another
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