Gleaner.
The
Alamance
VOL. XXVIr
A SIREN OP i
THE STREAM 14
' ' ne Minn BUiisrlenes at a
Tanaa malna.attat.la.
I suppose most of tbe tourists of to
day know the Harx mountain tn-
tlmately an bare; )oumeytd op to
the ton of, the Brookes. Probably tiler
la a branch railway to take paaaengera
there from Harzbnrg. Probably tbe
Ilsenfols baa been utUlked foe a
fashionable . bathing establishment
However, when 1 went there many
year ago, we did things In a primitive
fashion, and drove all the way up front
Barabnrg. I was a young diplomatist
at tbe time, attached to the embassy
at Berlin. I was strong and full of
spirits, well favored, and with more
money ' at my command than I knew
how to spend. I found myself one hot
way In my shirt sleeves, when a note
- was bsongbt to me from my chief, an
nouncing that if I eared to take a
week's holiday I was at liberty to do
so. Berlin was a wilderness, the
Thlergarten was a waste, and life was
unendurable .except between 6 in the
evening and 9 m... the. morning.
Nothing loath, t ordered some traps to
be put op, and wandered away to
Brunswick. A week in August is of
irery little use, except td potter about,
In the German country. England waa
too far, and the time to remain there
too short, so I spent two days in
Brunswick, where I became fired with
enthusiasm about Henry the Lion, ma
reltea and his tomb, and m the duke's
mince 1 found udod a banner the
ancient scroll:
...... Ktf lor oot-
, ; Mr Hit tar tbt Hnf.,
" '. Mr Start tor oma4 i
'4
Honor for niyiaU.
From Brunswick I drifted, as a leaf
In stream, to Ilaraburg, where tbe
- Idea suddenly occurred to me that 1
would drive up the Brocken. I char
tered 'a conveyance and started at 10
o'clock in the morning The drive, I
waa told, would take me seven hours,
Tbe weather waa perfect, the way waa
solitary. Tbe bells on tbe horses' har
ness sounded faintly on the drowsy air
ily driver rolled about on his box, en
gaged at the, Dm lipfaMValeeifc
a Din In bis mouth and a sweet pea
behind his ear. Our way lay upward,
of course, and tbe roadside a de
licious stream dashed and foamed over
' the cooky oJL Several times 1 follow
ed my driver's example, and slept At
last, lmpatknU Ldceeode4. bidding
my kutscher bustle onward ana wan
for 'jus a mile or two, farther on. ,1
beard the heavy carriage lumber wI'
road; and! and tbe stream were atone,
- I walked briskly on, my bands In my
pockets, whistling. , At tbe turn of the
road I aaw something that Immediate
ly arrested my attention, A rock, lar
ger than the rest,' stood In" the centef
at the stream. The water parted away
from It in two lines of foam. Seated
tapoa It ber face turned In profile to.
vrard me, was a young womaow Her
head was bare.. And, her Juuida. were
bare, and her naked; feet were awlng
lna In the water, ,arelessly Bieklng
thef foam from side to, side. . It was a
strange apparition to come upon sud
denly fc the wlUl ot the Bars moon-
Ulna. ,1 approached dlinaenuy. -vnere
Is sort of freemasonry among travel
en, , This strange creature nodded at
me-when sue discovered my presence.
"Ton cant think how nice It Is," she
aid, looking me In the face, as If ahs
had known me all ber life. -
Instantly bar ; manner set me at mf
"How did yon get there V I asked in
tbe same tone.
-I took off my stockings on tbe bank.
anil waded across." she answered," ' '
I stood looking at ber, a meager strip
sf rannlns water between us.
"Take off yours and come, too," she,
. cried; "there Is room for two on uus
xnek" - . .- - - -
- The otter ludlcroasness of my post.
tion never struck me at the time; then
I felt Irresistibly prompted to do as I
was told, and In two momenta was
iftlno- bv her aide. Tbe ull midday
gun fell on her lace, but abe did not
' seem to mind. . I looked at ner. ana
wondered at ber extremely. In appear
and ah waa vers Toothful I should
haw snessed' her between 30 and 2Z
Her face was wdaof a dear rjafler;
ber Hps wees -chiseled, and of the rlca
sat carmine color; ber eyes wars cats
eyes, fringed with Jong, dark kmbes-i-
eyes like nothing Human, nvnuiniii,
haarblne. eomDelllnx. . I caught, my
self wondering If they shone In the
dark. Her hair pealed finely off ber
low. sensttlts brow. It was arranged
ta delicious disorder, of which one
could not make out the beginning nor
the end. Added- to sH this, her gown
; was of 0ns texture and delicate tasts
tbe gown of a woman who was fond of
food dressing.
Aiut rhla woman Whs sitting
headed, barefooted, alone, on a rock ta
tha mtdat of the Han mowitalnal '
"Ts am- going to the Bsoekesrt ahs.
' asked taterrogatively.
-Yea; are yeor .,tf
, , Bhe nodded. ! t?.C. T- j
-Ara wtm alone T I asked.
I Vo " ahe answered, flults tran-
sjumy. -Thers Is my carriage, and
there" as a man approached aa from
the road "there Is my eouner.-
t Tt re was an inflection, the very
aslatitestr 'of t-irHarJoB as she spol-p.
The man. ha jCame forward.
abort. Aur" TI ravored. sflorsfte as)
Italian
1 of m OlssvtitaDie ciaas
t:b i ennr'-e earn
then "
hang -
gresrr t- v...'
. we- 1 1
fa r 1. r t
C .ve ' f
fJLe answered 1.)
, r 1 on t s c'ark,
a 1. ,v-r riiig. Es
1 . -s with a
; ,,d to me most
, to ber In is pi
tbe same lauguaTO
sot lt2',t'ru.5vt":
as I had exiwtod.
hot in a tone that sw.'Uieu 10 impij
roBAdmca. trhnOUatm. Aftrs- shrng-
artna- hla. ahaulderS Bt he SnSWCt. be
kmind awav. and sat down
In the ahadaw of the road.
"Do yon mean to aay yon travel alone
with this eonrterl" I said. "Where are
yoa going and where ."bars yon'coeae
frassr
Cbs releed bee
kcr bead and stretched ber ' bo !j
' sa a arepard does In the sonvfclie opba
4 her strange eyes to tbetr fullest ex
tant and stared. Whatever abe found
fenir JL1 seemed to satisfy her. for
a moment later she spoke: . -
"Yes, I travel alone with my courier.
I have come from Spain, and I am
going somewhere, I don't nolte know
where. What does It matter I would
like .never to know where"! am going,
nor what tbe country Is, nor the' day,
nor the month, nor the year. I wish I
had never learned these things. What
Is the use of -classing tomorrows and
yesterdays? Isn't It enough that every
day la today?"
As she said this a look of fatigue
came over her face, her lashes fell and
covered and bid away - her peculiar
eyes, her bosom heaved feverishly, and
her; breath came and went hurriedly.
Whatever she was, the- woman had
feelings, and very sensitive ones.
An hour went by. I questioned ner,
and learned some curious details of
ber) life. Her name .was Sylvia, her
husband's name Wbitworth. He was
a merchant, but he failed and deserted
ben "I don't think I minded mucn,"
sher'sald, with her--wonderfut smile.
"He was never true to me. Perhaps
he la dead."
Itad I been In my sane senses, aa I
now am, 12 years later, i snouiu ui!
touched In my sleeve. 1 - As It was, 1
was not In my sane senses, and I fell
In love with her. - She waa traveling,
she didn't care 'Where.' Fof the night,
at least, she was to stay at tbe same
hotel ai myself, -at (he; Brocken. From
me she gathered tdy slight Watery, my
nationality, my appointment at Ber
lin, mv family, my age.
I suDDOse." she said frankly, nai
some people might wonder at my going
about M Independently but l don l
cor a button- wnst" people tuna, i
suppose if 1 had any Inclinations to
ward wickedness a should be a very
wicked person, but you see I have no
Inclination. I don't look at it irom
tbe moral point of view, because I
don't believe in morality. I have no
creeds, but I dont think it would
amuse me the least to be wicked.'
Presently - we waded asnore. one
dried ber feet; or rather dried- them
tor heir, on a dainty lace handkerchief.
Tbev were 'very lovely feet At the
contact of her warm, whits flesh my I
lingers tremDiea. cue saw mej
ki an oontr nnahlnff ma awar. aha 1
finished the task herself, and then
looked up at me with a smile. Bhe
Invited me to enter ber carriage with
ni r " : - - I
ber. and I did so. . As-we got in, tbe
courier muttered something rather sav
agely,, food my charming friend bent
her head down ana conversea wun
him eagerly In a tone which sounded
conciliatory. A little farther on we I
rr,. nirriiM. We stoDDed. and I
with a pretty- air- of . -command Mrs.
Whit worth signified her intention of
Changing- carriage., ,W got. In, and I
arranged my rugs about her feet my
cushions at her back.. Hue snut ner I
eves and went to sleeps while A tsat J
madness seemed to come over me. 1 1
,..n in mw lira flinenHacn uu-
M.. nbo m kafmo nr Iiua; It was Ilka
magnetism Perhaps It was due to tha
sultry heat tbe utter stillness, the slow
progress of the carriage through the
most beautiful scenes, or,, more uswiy 1
still, the back thrown head, the senai-1
m. .ort fln nmflla. ha barted crlm-il
son lip, the regular breathing, the un-
defined languor of pose, and the pecul-
lar perfume that bung about my com
panion, thai nred my atdeat spirit , At
last I softly took possession of the
. a - ' iuaw" anil
nana ntsreii we. v " v " -.
Bolsatinss tbe- eery touch, el it seemed
to bring into life all the feelings that lay
dnrmant in me. I
beat aorwara cau-
.,.), in: anntftni" mnmeat t should
r - - -
bav kissed ber Parted W
when suaaeniy swuujr. u uH -
nnartaA wi,la anil riilL aa IT ane
hadnotbeenaleepmgatail.
Ah" r she said softly,ifwbat! were
yon going to dor v v v - '
1. flushing scsnet, was noraranm
some excuses., when' she Interrupted
me; ' :t I H . ' f .
"Never mind." 1 Sm not angry.
'But1
von were very bold." ' '
I waa going to answer, when. In quite
a different mood, sbe lnquirea ine use
of a strong black box that lay on tbe
seat opposite us. I replied that it was
my dispatch box. containing my
papers, my passport my valuables Jn
the war of Jewelry j and all tbe money
and nrntulsaorv notes l possessea at
the moment But before I had nearly
got through my list my friend's In
terest had faded, snd sbe was leaning
ver tbe carriage looking at the stream
h iiaanfnla I heard her name It. ...
By this time we bad arrived; at tne
door of tbe apology for a notev wnicn
was then the only hostelry on tbe
Brocken. I offered to- asslat . Mrs.
u-hitworth. but sbe tamed away witn
her coarier. and I occupied myself In
having my things stowed away In tbe
room 1 1 had engaged over night It
was a tiny, apartment witn walls no
thicker than paper..' In fact the whole
place was like a rambling and ill built
hut The Interior of this cabin, was hot
and stuffy, so, after Inquiring the boar
for table dboto. I Ut my cigar ana
BtoJlaH mrratrto. At some distance i
tha level hill too. wbers t notat was
placed. I eould sea my new friend sod
ber courier walking np ana aown, e-
need hi an animated Olsciasinni. a
turned oft snort, not. wishing them to
know I ssw them. - Infatuated aa
waa wltbWtBU- sttantCt, :couldY not
help feeling ber position was a pecuusr
mul PerhaDS, the romance and. the
mvsten- only, served to ensanca me
CharBB"V ' '' -n--
-j
At table d'hote I tAw no signs of my
friend; afterward I went-ata. to leek at
tha armset. - The place was ewwoea
with touristo-EnclUh. German, Swiss
.T1 rnitntereattnc te nr STea, ' SO t
avoided them . I went- roand toward,
the back, and eosse owe potarted est te
a tha cariosities of ths place-Wbers
Ihs wltcrbfe s st anil' W "" cwaipargw-au-hfc
the- DevU'Sf Well. -thA DevU'a
Pnintt - nonrfi stxmes "of" volcaBie
strata, thrown up years before, strewed
the bare and rugged ntenntsm top. in
sos place they were neaped about In
great sassses; anfbag theta wss hol
low called Schneefels, where. In tbe
Winter, the aaow la said to be S3 feet
deep. Among these barbaric rocks I
found 8ylvl Wbitworth. 1 naked her
how she had dlaed.
-1 dined bere," she sahM ss If her
reeky seat had bees ber ttoadolr table.
"There were so masry people tn tbe
bote, all agiy and all old, and I cant
eat wbea f see ngiy st ititsv My
brought ass my dlnas"
The son was setting t
splendor. From our blgb point of view
we could see all tbe stiUBmee and color,
and all ths varying tints of a glowing
August
sunset I pointed tt est to my
friend: she did not tura ber hcaj.'
'I don't care, for vie; sue saw
gently, "I have seen so many, and 1
am tired of them." ... . i
I looked In ber face. Her eyea had
caught some strange luster from the
beautiful cloudland of color about us;
there was a vague disquiet visible In
her manner, fluttering tn her voice.
It seemed to me that she was under
the mastery of some profound Impres
sion. - " 1 ' '
Tbe warm night crept onward. Wt
were alone. Quite atone, unuer me
throbbing summer sky, with the clouds
and the hea vens around us.
Instinctively, when I spoke. I spoke
In a whisper. "How near ve are to
heaven,'' I murmured, "In this high
place! How far better than heaven
It Is to be with you, like this."
soft, warm breese passed over our
faces, and blew a straggling curl or
her loosened hair across my Host ber
toft clinging draperlea lay close beside
me; ber presence seemed to grow more
and more compelling. . "
Bhe smiled a alow, languorous smne
amlle- that Intoxicated and led me
Bhe laid her hand upon my arm.
"Heaven." she said, ta a low. rapt
whlsner: "heaven Is whatever we like
to make , for ourselves on earth; when
we die we go out so" (and abe pouted
ha turn nnrfect llDS. and blew S
sudden, abort breath). "When I think.'
she continued, "that life, and life only.
la ours, I sometimes w ish to do more
with my days crime or good; or
wickedness a virtue. It would not
matter to me. If I could but enjoy it,
whatever it was.
"But" 1 whispered ' awestrocn.
"crime Is found out and then comes
nnnisbment'
"There are some crimes,"-sne saia.
"which leave no trace, wnat trace
does a ship leave In the sea five min
utes after she has passed over nr
Just then her surly courier approacn-
ed. They talked excitedly for a lew
moments. And then sbe turnea to met
."This is pleasant! 1 near tnere is no
room for me. The lost room was given
to you. Not a corner left anywhere;
tnd I am to sleep a la belle etolle (like I
a oeauurui hhi, 1
nr Mmnw tlila waa ImDOSSlble. Wul;
- .
ina-lvl save np my room, ana mo
mnrier lounacd away,
For a few moments we sst silent
when suddenly upon us there sank a
darkness as swift and as obscuring as
a curtain, it was, one of the strange
tmmnhaHA ihnnffea of the Brocken.
tn tireflthlesa soaca it seemed" as If
the bright night bad turnea to roup
inir hlack mist I groped for Sylvias
hand. I took It she was not a bit
frightened into my clasp, warm and
yielding..; I drew ber np from her low,
rocky seat and. placing her hand on
my arm, 1 tnea 10 iwbhuuw
back to tbe boteL
1 could not sea one
promise or great beat Jibbed
rnmnffn cue uuikoucu
wi v iwtrmanlon'a hurried breathing.
"1 wonder If we are all going to be
killed?" sue sold quietly.
Just then she stumbled over a stone.
1 tbrew oui my n i
sbe fell forward, literally Into m arms.
For oue moment of madness I hem
her close In a wild enrbrace, kissed her
perfumed hair and ber eyes sna ner
soft, wet lips rapturously. The next
moment sbe was lying passive In my
arms and sobbing like a chiia wmie
t endeavored, with every excuse ana
with every prayer I eould think of. to
reassure ber. We found our way. at
last to tbe door, and I led ber, still
ahnMrino?- dd to tn; room and. Im-
, - 1
Wj-
jufnl w "-r . - ---- - . -
I her close the ooor ana iws i. .
repaired 10 me ra..u
avr a.,,
a at a
: The next morning, when all the tour-
lata turned out to see the sunrise, I
eould discover ber nowhere. I Inquired
nf the host sod learned that Mrs.
Whltworth had departed before sun
rise; with ber carriage aad ber caorier.
t went to my empty room and dis
covered that sbs had taken my d la
natch box. containing all my valuables.
I made no inquiries ana sou no oam m
mv loss, for sbs had Infatuated me.
Waa tbe 8oaniard ber husband? I do
aoknow.-'-1' ''' .':.' ':'
i Banv rears have passed. I neve
iw her again. Argonaut, .
Wa raw Paasrtbtstst It
"Say, hustle down to tbe etockyaras
right away." said ths city editor to tbe
m
new reporter, - "There's a nre oown
there. It may turn Into something big;
i..a tt it Aaoan't wa want a rood
UML. atnn on U anrhow." '
I
Tha nsw MmnrtAT shot sat or tne
m artth- nsnniraMnn atartlns at
wwt " '- r
every pore. The ore want turn om w
be a great conflagration, so no' mora
reporters were sent down to the yarns
to tsks oarer of I W The city editor da-
bended upon his new man for tbe story.
But for some ODSecoonuDie' reason ui
reporter failed to returns ths efflce
and tbe paper had. to go to press wit
out the sccount of tbs nre. -
Tbe next dss about -neon tbs
an strolled leisurely Into tbs, office
entirely unprepared for tbe thunaer-
storm that broke ever his aeaa as soon
as tbe city editor caught sight of blm.
"8sy. what tbs dlrttea as tn matier
with yon, anyhow r saw tne sonar.
Why didn't yen writs np that Bra that
I told you tor -
"Whv." casDed the youtn. -tnere
wasn't any use to wifta It op; r
body waa there aad aaw tt." Chicago
Chronicle. -
Valaa- mi srtasaaHaw 1
Professor Henry, ta "Feed and Feed-
nsL" aivea a table showing the value
Of skim nllk when fed to swins at ths
rate of esse to time poonos or mux
with s Dound of com meal er wbea
from, seven to nine pounds of milk. Is
nm-A to the Dound of meal, wtm corn
at lid Det ton the milk was worth 15
cents per 100 pounds woes tbe smaller
quantity waa ased snd only seats
when ths larger mount was Dead. As
ears advanced ta pries the rstf-s Wre
at SIX IS and 11 cents: at a an l
mm - - a. SUt SA aaat U featX t
lis, 8 and M cents; at $20, 81 and
cents, and at per ton for -ore,
fa cents a buaaei milk waa worts sw
and 37 cents per 100 pounds, being ta
each cass W tsoat value waes
ana to rhres Bounds of milk was
with a aooad of aaeaL TsMxpsri-
avents were made by actual feed
so swine with varying quantities of
milk abd grain and grala alossaad are
tbs most ceoclusivs of say wa navs
ever seen reported.
GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1,
i"
ilULK ECOHOIHCAL
BOW AH ABtlRDAMT SUPTI,!
AC-WBCTS THS CHAKACTBH
Long ago Major Henry B. Alvord
pointed out that sklmmllk contains
more nutrients for the same money
than almost ' any other rood product
that It furnishes to the poor ot
el ties, where Its sale Is not blindly pro
hibited, a cheap and valuable food. A
publication by tbe department or agri
culture contains a detailed account of
series of extended experiments
which were conducted mainly at a
boarding bouse of the Maine state col
lege during a recent year, one object
being to determine tbe influence or a
abundant milk supply on the character
and cost of living.
These experiments were conducted
under circumstances and with a aufn
clent number of persons to eliminate
any serious error likely to arise front
a difference In Individuals, says V. W.
Mossman In Tbe American Agricultur
ist In the aggregate they cover a
period of 14756 days, or over 40 years,
for one man. Tbe observations on the
Influence of milk occupied nearly tnree
flftha of this Derlod. -
It la first noted that In passing from
a limited to sn unlimited milk supply,
fa the first Instance, tbe consumption
f milk Increased 887 grams um
ounces) daily for each man. ai ids
same time the animal food decreased
803 grama (10.0 ounces) dally. In the
second trial tbe passage irom iubww
to an unlimited milk supply resulted
In dally increased consumption of 600
grams (12.3 ounces) of milk for escb
man.' The consumption of other snl
mnl foods decreased 00 grams (2.1
ounces) daily, while tbe vegetable foods
decreased 804 grams UZ. ounces;.
The actual decrease In nutrients from
tf tntttr la.
in the nrsx in-
45 grm and In tbe second 151
grsms. i , .
The difference in cost between tbe
periods of limited and unlimited milk
supply wss in the first trial 4J0 dally
and in the second 1J7 In favor of tbe
milk diet These figures express xne
ammmt that wss ssved on the whole
number of persons collectively for each
day Taking the latter figure as a ba
ala of calculation, we have tho pretty
sum of 4W saved by toe tree use "
milk during tbe school year.
Director Jordan further states that It
la nrobablo that the average American
ration is too wide l. a., eoniaina ww
large a proportion or carnonyaraies or
a nmdivino' material. In these exper
Imeuts It was noted tnai wnu m uowu
milk supply the ratio of nitrogenous
to non-nitrogenous food was as 1:7-3
and 1:7.0, While a free use of milk nar
' ... al.la.ajl
rowed the ration to 1:0." and
which appears to be better propor
tioned. : ,' l
Such studies are of vital Importance,
and the results obtained merit a wide
circulation among consumers and pro
ducers of milk. Of late the discussions
concerning the milk trade and milk
nred uct Ion have been of sucn a nature
aa to create in tbe minas or many par
sons a feeling of distrust, wbicn
too often led to self denial and the se
lection of more expensive ana less nn
trtttnus foods. ; ', ': -a i '
The sale of good milk baa In this
way suffered a diminution on account
1 ar tn una. a
of the bad. and while It is our duty to
of m utter by all
prohibit the sale of tbe latter by ail
possible means It is also for tbe Inter
est of producers to see to It that con
- rrmtanA h. carefully and
a..aiar.tiAnat nnnlvificr anlv sueb
I ..lib lai ktiAWfl id
be clean
I Ilium asa ssp anvwn , w
healthful.
It Is blgb time also that the preva
lent notion that milk Is not an econom
ical article of diet for families in moo
s-rate circumstances should give place
to the known and established fact that
it is at once the cheapest most con
venient sud among tbe moat whole
some of animal foods which nature pro-
Jjk resatolae ftalrv WlaSam.
Dorothv Tucker In The Karm Jour
nal says: Tbe calves will do much bet
ter kept tn tbe stable with tbe win
dows shaded and fed a little milk and
meal and hay than to run in the pas
tnra. if sou do not wlan to givo inem
bay. give tbeia grass cut In tbe fence
1 B avS.. a. a. aa. I .. as Ttl SfT
corners sna snninu w i""-
will make double tbe growth treated
I la this war.
I . ... . . . a .
. Tlulr skins are mm sua we t.
tbe neat or ine sun. ana im.-
rtva rood to annoon tne niea. xu-arv
i -
nothlna that will stunt calves mors
ttisn hot sua and (Ilea.
Tbe stables should be kept clean and
drv. and this Is very easily dons ny
denning every day. Just a few min
utes reeularty spent la cleaning tne
atabls wlU never be aotleed and It will
never be a burden. It is tha rtlsst
nractlce to allow cows to stand ta aa
accumulation of manure while being
milked. Too many farmers do t
even now. They are not moving wiu
the process loa and will soon fan
bind aad be out or the race tor suc
cess If they do not braes up. '
Bin an old bran sack open tengtaV
wtss and throw It over tbe cows wnea
rou are milking. -They will stand
twice aa still as wbea not as covered.
The relief to th cow will bare Its re
flex upon tbe man who la milking bar.
Try to bavs your stable rather Oar
m fly time. Tbe cews wlB not be trou
bled nearly ae badly by tbe OMS as
tbev otherwise would.
From now oo the water supply is tno
aastnres will need careful watcaing.
Sometimes tbe springs win get stopped
am or fall from other ranees quits sud
denly, link Is largely water. Ths
esw has no wsy of supplying It Ws
must 3o it for ner. If we do not, WW
most suffer the roosequeocea.
. Ores Lack mt aa BVaMav,
"For two veer all efforts to CUr
Ml Edema In tbs palms of my bands
- ; - , .
I fjjled, writes Editor II. R. Ieter,
of Brracuse. Ka.. nben 1
wholly cored by liocklen s Arnica
Ralra " It's the world's best tor
FruntiAna. Bores and all skin dis
ease. Only 25c. at T. A- Albright
ft: Ca'g drug store.
DaWltt's Witch Haxsl Solve
RANCHING IN TEXAS.
Cfaaat Isaawevessamte la
MMbHan tt Fa-la.
Ths old Texas way waa to turn a
aa m.t with a brand roa could see
as far aa you could see ths animal let
him run until from to o years mu,
often 10, herded or rounded np ones or
twice a year by the Jolly cowboy. As
time ran on, says P. B. Hammonds In
Farm and Bench, they Improved by
Inclosing large tracts of land. Within
these Inclosures tbe old long horsed,
long shanked racer could roam at will,
almost entirely without restraint But
Texaa cattlemen began to see that the
bettor bred stock of ths northern states
commanded far better prices en ths
market As a result bettor blood was
intoodaced. In consequence of which
ths time is fast coming when a pair of
long borne will draw a prise, bat as a
eurioetty. .
But let us not atop here. Texaa ranch
cattle, as a rule, are yet Inferior to
ttvfaaa of the northern states owing to
the Isck of attention, feeding, etc Boms
think, to start a ranch, anything wiu
do, intending, of course, to grade np
and snowing them to shift for them-
selvea, losing sight of the tact that to
start with a good grade la a great savins-
and that feed and good care gen
erally are the principal essentials that
have brought the beef herds to such a
hlerh standard of excellence.
The old Idea that cattle In Texas
ad no feed. or. rather, that It
not par to feed them, happily la fast
being dispelled ;
But sttecessful ranenmg coaaeiuaa w
tbla: Stock np with a fair to gooa
erada. Feed should be provldea in sui-
aian nnantltv to keen all Stock ta
healthful STOWlncorttolt-s'';-
To Illustrate, if tbe nortners) farmer
can successfully nsnoie swea
he must feed from Ore to six moo ins
of ths year, bow much mors ae can we
here ta Texas, where we are compeuea
tq feed only one or two months In
vaar.
Upon a western rsncn in uu
a aa -k.
manaoer lost noor COWS ana young
calves by the score, while his neighbor
ranchers, who raised two ano lor
tons of feed to ths acre, bad scarcely
an inaa st all. Tbe successful man in
tbe north, where the winters are long
and severe, never has poor stock. Ths
careful rancher, though he may bars a
herd of several hundred, wbers be can
raiaa feed. can. by looking after ths
weaker ones, keep them in gooa condi
tion. Then by salting ireqoenay sua
circulating among them be can keep
them tame and thus secure the best de
velopment
TV Steer's aawMl'VW IMfc
For a long tlms tbe tanners who han
dled the hides of western steers were
pusaled by the fact that one aide or tne
hide waa usually perceptibly thicket
and heavier than tbe other. A thought
ful eowhov who waa visiting an east
ern tannery was told of ths fact and
accounted for It in tbe following way:
wmrr steer Is branded on one of Its
flanks with Its owner's particular de-
vlcs. Tbe branding produces a paintui
burn, and It Is several days before tbt
hide entirely heals. While ths bum Is
healing tbe steer naturally takes all
rtoaaibta nrecautlona to favor tbe sore
aids and therefore Ilea down with the
branded flank uppermost. A lew nays
snfflcs to form ths habit of lying only
on tbe unbranded aide. This, of eouree,
protects one aids from ths biting winds
of winter and at the same time Inter,
fares mors or less with the ctrcolatioa
f ths blood and tbe normal develop
ment of tbe tissue. .
The other side, on the contrary, ex
posed to every wind and with perfect
circulation, becomes thick, tough and
haaithv. ' This may or may not be to
right explanation of well known fact
but tt seems to be quits within ths
bounds of probabillty-Kxcnange.
- staoe Fa Saaas. ' :
Kvneriencs has shown so far that s
emn af rane Is IndtsDensabU as a wind
nn nr the aeaaon of srsea feeding. II
supplies every needed eiemaot for tbt
finishing of tbs summer feeding of tbt
ftnek and nreuaratlou for the dry leeo
tag of tbs winter, aad Indeed througt
tbe winter, wherever tbe drifting snow
will not cover It too deeply for tbi
sheen to aret at It by pawing off tbt
w. Ws most not tnins laai taw
too great a baromblp. . t ne agiuM
sbepberds feed H. as wen as turnips
throurh tho wtotec and wa have aeec
the finest of tbs nocks ta Cngland
wadlns knee deep In tbe mud to bit
sot tbe turnips to tbe shell or to alt
off the still sreeo raps. Rape Is ssssn-
iiallv a tnrnin without a bulb root It
Is tbs principal member of the turnlf
tribe of Dtants. which are called rapai
by tbs botanists, ta accordance wiu
tbs rules of botany. Thus tbs rapt
plant Is tbs bead of tbe cabbage art
turnip family and auppliea preciselj
tbs ssms invaluable and Indlspensabk
elements of nutrition for tbs I
flesh and fleece of ths shsep.-hesc
Breeder. ,: ' ' '
' ' ' Cattla Tmr rsedlso.
Tbers Is a marked Increase ta tbt
demand for fine cattle for brssdlnf
purposes, which Is not confloed to any
special kind. AB ths leading breed
have their friends and advocates, am)
each has special points of merit worthy
f considers t loo. Just at present then
la aa amharro on BuroDeaa CSttle. Of
anal sdvVM to tbs drpartmeot of ag
riculture report that tbe foot and mootk
disease Is very Vr ales among live
stock througbeot almost all of Bntops,
except Norway. Swedes aad Holland,
aad Importations of animate irom
ropsan countries, prlncipauy uevmaaa
franco. Austria. Belgium and Switaer
la ml la baina- nroblbrted by this gov
ernment A special permtt frets the
sseretsry of sgrlculturs Is isauhwd tot
ths entry of all these amimale sabtoct
to eaotagioos disesss. sad appUeattoos
for permits from tbs eoontriss ws
tna rtisrssa Is prevalent are being
foaed by the oepartaaent Aaaertcaa
Cultivator.
Vnn h.va read of tbs CUFK by
Hood's SsjaaparilU, snd you should
have perfect confidence in us merit.
It will do jott good. .
M. M. Dolphin, of Kansas CHy,
has been elected prasidoat of tbs
Order of Railway Telegraphers, vice
W. V. Powell removed. Dolphin
formerly wag first vice-president of
tbe order.
1900.
GUARDING THE BANK
BOLTS ANO BARS ANO MASSIVE WALLS
ARE NOT ENOUGH.
The Beat Safasaara Far the Tswas-
le tha Sreteaa Oaaaa. Wfee
Aaatawe art aa sasae Tlssa.
"Modern bsnks are relying more and
more upon men Instead of metal for
their protection," remarked an official
tn ens of the big financial insuiouons
of New Orleans. "In former days," ne
continued, "they depended almost alto
gether upon massive walla, enormous ,
aoors ana pouueroua aw.
there was always a so called "night
watchman,' but In nine eases out of ten
ha wss some superannuated employee,
half blind and deaf, who was given the
Job ta lieu of a pension and who slept
placidly from dark to dawn In tbs eas
iest omcs cnair ne eouta nna.
"It seems Incredible, but a little over
m quarter of a century ago that was ths
only kind of guard empioyea oj ins
majority of tbe biggest and Deat nan as
tn tbe United States. Tbs vault was
everything then, and directors went on
the theory that the way to seep our
glare. from getting their money was to
surround it by immense masses ok com
ateeL .
"Neediest to soy." tbe banker went
on, smiling, "they were disillusioned
nretty frequently. There is sn axiom
that whatever one man can make an
other man can break, and tbs burglars
nroved It over and over again. It was
always the asms story tbs doddering
old watchman found bound ano gag
ged, the "burglar proof door wlda open
and tha aafe empty. That gradually
hroiurht about an entire change in
method and ted to tbs development of
the American multiple watchman sys
tem, which Is undoubtedly ins most
perfect on earth.
"Briefly explained. If s a system of
guards, watching tha bank and watch
ing each other, and leaving a continual
record of tbelr. movements on tlms
detectors' that can't be tampered with.
Tbelr rounds are so arranged that no
man la ever free from surveillance for
more than 10 or 19 minutes at a.
stretch, so If he was held up or klHed
or fell asleep or dropped dead or any
thing else baptiened to put him out of
action, tbe fact would be known before
any serioun consequences could ensue.
Tbe day has gone by wuen a gang
of crooks can crack a watchman over
tbe head and then take their time
about forcing the vault '
"Tbe modern system or watenmg
and auxiliary watching has put an sad
to great bank robberiea," added tns
financier. "Tbe only hauls now made
bv crooks In that Una of business are
In country towns and remote rural dis
tricts, wbers old methods still prevail
That Isn't because they are any teas
cunning or desperate than they used to
ha. bnt sltnnlr because tuey recognise
the folly of ' attempting to oreos
throne the cordon of open human
eves. - . " ..-:'.
"It la an interesting net, ny tno way,
that Uncle Bam waa tbs pioneer in
that avatem of protection, and tbs
banks might well bavs taken a leaf out
of his book years ago.' Tbs treasury
suits at Washington are a good Joks
aa far as Intrinsic security Is eoneern-
sd. They are built like forts, and tbs
maaslve masonry of tbelr wans is run
of cannon balls, which sre supposed to
be able to turn a drilL but as a matter
of fact any expert cracksman eould go
through them like a mouse runneung
a Stilton cheese.
"Yet no attempt has ever been made
en tbs untold minions ot com casa pe
ntad tbs rickety old doors, and tho es
tablishment Is really ons of tbs safest
ta tbs world, for tbe simple reason that
It la never left unguarded. Files of
soldiers, frequently changed, patrol all
tbs corridors and approaches, ana it
would be DbrslcaUy Impossible for rob
bers to make a descent without getting
eanaht Tbs Bank of England sub
merges Its vsults under six feet of wa
ter every day after business noura,
yet I consider It a good deal less secure
r own annquatea
"Yoa most not Infer from anything I
have said that up to data American
banks bavs abandoned bolts and bars.
On ths contrary, the modern vault is a
wonderful piece of mechanism and Is
as nearly perfect aa human ingenuity
ran make tt, but ths chief reliance Is
binned to ths nvtag guard, who Dean
cold stoat all to Pieces. I admit that
the aratem looks on tbs surface like a
reversal to ortmltlve pnncipies, on
really It Is only sn application of com
mon sense." New Orleans Times-Dem
ocrat
OaMa kakelr.
The fashion of telling ths history of s
thing, whether or not ths occasion re-
a u tree its telling, is a very common
aaa with ara tors snd writers who do
not know exactly bow else to spis
thair vans.. A certain wormy a
chant was ones quits unexpectedly
called ansa to preside at a banquet
Be wanted to say something ta open-
tag tbe "postprandial exercises- wmca
would be graceful and sound wsH, and
aa ha beams in the following words:
"Oentlemen-Ths practtco or sating
maaJ. ahem I as WS hSVS raasoB
. ., . - . k-u, Mlu.Ua, tha
most remote antiquity r-Loodoq Fas.
Baaoteara ItostM Bs taaeeaa.
"It Is work, work, work, thst makes
success.' sbs ones exclaimed. "Work
ve mlnutea, and you win succeed Ave
minutes' wartn, but work Bvs hours.
and you will auccssd sve hears' wortn.-
"But" I said, "remomoer your natu
ral sifts."
"Plenty have natural voices equal is
same." sbs snswered. "plenty hare lai-
cut equal to mine, but I bavs worked."
-Saturday Evening Post
Smart Banister Yo ssy ths even-
tag wore en. What did it wear oo that
particular oocesloa I . .
Witness The close ot aay, i
Mrs. Jawksoa-Dat hlfaJotta Mrs.
Washtnh aa potthi en lota of airs tats-
ry; try la to set Jes Hks whits rotxsi
lira. Johaaoa Um! Wot am I
la teat fad?
lira. JacksonWhy. as most red Ik 0-
ous Snz yo eras beerd ob! Bbe sis
sola ber hushaad fo aouauppobtj-
raefc.
DOCTORING COWS.
Felats Im Adaalalsterlaa
Steele! me
la Llavltl Vara.
Cows lend themselves much mors
satisfactorily to drenching with medi
cine than either horses, sheep ot pigs,
says Dairy and Creamery, Drenching
a boras Is a somewhat risky operation
because of the liability to choking, and
the administration of medicine to
horses ta in tbe form of a ball rather
tban as a draft ot drench. There are,
however, some diseases In which It la
found more effective to give the medi
cine -in a liquid than hi a solid form.
In drenching a cow there Is no better
annlianca than an old born. This la
- . tban , bottle, as the tatter
hi liable to get broken should tns ani
mal prove excitable and consequently
lead to Injuries to the mouth or tongue.
la dosing a cow the best plan Is to psss
the left hand over tbe stumors lacs
and Insert tbe first two fingers gently
under the Upper jaw behind tbs point
wbers the lower Incisors cannot be
closed upon It. Tbe head of the ani
mal should then be gently elevated
and the horn or other drenching appli
ance Introduced Into ths month. , Cars
should be taken not to raise tbe bead
much above the level of the neck, and
special care should be taken to see that
tha llauld which Is being administered
Is given ta s steady, constant flow, as
when a sudden rush of liquid Is poured
Into the mouth a portion of it la liable
to nass Into ths windpipe and thus give
rise to a distressing cough. On tbe first
aim of sn attempt to cough ths bead
of the animal should be released, and It
should be allowed to stand quietly for
1 few mlnutea before the remainder
of ths dose ta administered.
K..alnai Milk Caal. ,
A Mt-reeDondent of Hoard's Dairy
man aires a tlan for an Icehouse and
iwillna chamber combined. The cool-
ins chamber Is partitioned off in such
m ...... . i .
manner that it nas ice on top mm
.&-V.AUaMw4waaHMai
1CXHOTJIB AXD oOOLTXa CBAMBSB. .
on three sides. The dimensions are Vi
feet wide, 14 feet long and V
high, with a cooling chamber parti
tioned off 8 feet long by 6 feet wlda,
Tha floor of a cooling chamber should
be nlaced about three feet below ths
surf oca of tbs ground so aa to take ad-
Vantage of tho coolness of ths carta.
HaAal Dalrr I:
Ths Toronto Star gives aa account of
a model dairy located at Dentonta, near
that cltr. where every precaution
taken that tbe owner can contrive to
have the milk thoroughly clean, whole
some snd free from any Injurious bac
teria. The owner has made a study or.
bncteriology and has been four years
in orcanlzlnr this dairy. At Dentonia
the Jerseys and Ayrshire are curried
and groomed like thoroughbred horses.
Ths milkers keep themselves clean and
dress ta clean, whits clothes before be
ginning tbelr task. After milking they
bang up tbelr clothes cap, coat trou
sers and apron ta an air tight room.
where tbev are sterilised.. Steam
turned on, foUowed by hot air, which
dries tbem In time for tbe next milk
ing. The milk palls are sterilised, and
when ths milk Is brought in ths men
do not enter tbs mllkroom. but empty
their pails into a filter in an outer
room, whence It passes through tbs
wall Into solid wblts porcelain receiv
ing rata. In this mllkroom tbs floor Is
of ssDhslt tbs slds watts of tile, and
tbe place Is dean ta tbe strictest dsc
toriologicsl sense. From tbs receiving
Tata tbs milk falls over a cooler drips
over pips colls that can make tbs milk
as cool as may be deal red.
Into bottles, tbess bottles having been
sterilised on coming back from ths us-
tomera. washed ta three changes
water and again sterilised before being
filled. The cow stables at Dentonia ars
as clean as a kitchen and as carefully
ventilated as possible. Tho cows sre
tuberculin tested and ars inspected
twice a month by a veterinary surgeon.
Tbs dairymen ars also examined reg
ularly as te bealtn-by a medical ooctor.
' OaaSU. '
A bachelor farmer a little past his
prims, finding himself bard up, thought
the best thing bs could do would be
to marry a neighbor of his who was
reooted to bavs soma dswdsss.
Heating with no obstacles to his woo
ing bs soon got married.
One of his first purchases bs made
with nart of her money waa a bora
When be brought It boms ha called out
his wife to see It
After admiring It aba said, "Well.
8am, If R hadna been for my
"Jenny," Sam replied, "if tt hadna
been for yer siller, ys wadna has been
bars yerseir London Answers.
"It is tn III Wind
Thit Blows Nobody Good.
Tfut strull ache or pin ot
wtkness1sthe'tianxlnd"
tfut directs jour attention to
the necessity of purifying
your blood by taking Hood's
Sarsapatlll. Then your
whole body receives good,
for the purified blood goes
tingling to every organ, u
is the great remedy for all
ages and both sexes.
Dyspopsia - Oompud
Bvm- mnd tthrj M-sMev mfftfd or
jum fn tppevi. f
Hoof I SsnAparSU mad ass sdV at
htmty." B. Emckm. JLotmrn. He
Ua am r an : tha aaJlrrttat aa4
-jntj tartitrrw w fck with HooS't Sanaytn;!.
, r f
NO.
39
i
HEU'iATISM and CATAO CLT.ED
Johnston's
Sarsaparilla
QUART BOTTLES. '
II THE SHADOW CF CUT!. "
' A Wkala FaatUs Oaaaa,
Mrs. C H. Etassbsn-T. who keeps a
millinery and fancy goods store at St
Louis, Gratiot Co., Mioh., aad-who is
well known throughout ths country.
iy: , ..t . v . . :
' I was badlv troubled with rheuma
tism, catarrh and neuralgia. I had
liver complaint and waa very bilious. I
was in a bad conditions svery day I be-,
gsn to fear that I should never be a
well woman: that I should have to
settle down into a chronio invalid, snd
live in the shadow ofr death, i had
JOHNSTON'S SABSAPARIIXA rec
ommended to me. I TOOK FODB
BOTTLES AND IT CUBED ME, and
eured my family both. I am very glad
that I heard of It I would cheerfully
recommend it to every one.' I have
taken many other kinds of medicine.
prefer JOHNSTON'S to ail of them.
MICBtieAJI Vmva CO., Detrelt, BUsh, '
For sale by . ' '
J, C. SIMMONS, Druggist " '
We Want to Dye
' Your clothing or
; dress fabrics, and
guarantee . perfect V
. satisfaction in ev
' " ery reepeot. "
Lightning Greats Eradicalor '
' FOE BALB. .
, M. WHITE,
, , GRAHAM, N. C.
"When you ,
Do die
We want to r
Bury you.
HOLT, WILLIAMS & MAY!
,r : UNDERTAKE!,
BURLINGTON, N. C.
o
Tv,TTv,Tv'v'TmTv'Ivmvl
Littleton '
Female College.
0xS8
A very pn
erons school with
modern buildings, splendidly lo
. eated in a remarkably healthful
smaiier
saeuoB la warren oouniy on m
H. A. Ia, Boad betweaa Balalah
snd W.ldoo. W. 0.
rnaaeaa Water Kan an BaDSlag
St all times (or tree use of lanates.
Fifteen O SI ear. aa Taauaais,
tarrarms very low. Address ; '
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ESTABLISHED ;
. 1893: ;
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