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tHeVLliAtaUM. TREE.'.
. 'k, gttm llmran lw- fellow -
1 1 . kk h tmsM lonar and vdlow.
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Although to fwn lW7
The carf may today be aeen.
. .. - i j k. uti
DOB nw lofH B toimtu.
.tone the wUifct- wind it toiled
TOit filn would loose these amber, treuea
' W Mich the twilight in sold leasee.
ten m"J eummer trees u fair,
. Bot none ctn rival her gold heir;
Kot ereninj prlmroee tht will com.
:. In June or bright chrysanthemum.
Vowed to November, when the leaves
Are red end ewellowa rjuit the eivte.
' " Now 'tie mid-May. and through the town
Uburnura o'er her gnu green gown
.makes her gold locka and fill, the tir
ith the gold glimmer of her heir,
'ghorn and forawt in June 'twill be, .
But now he etartde a golden tree. ;,.
" Nora Hopper In Weetmlruter Geaette.,
t How Irnra W tort
" Xhrongb Luve nnd Stratesj.
py Marguerite Stabler.'
: "Tom BanilO'P11 Is such a charming
tellowJ" Every irl vho fcnew him and
every glrl' mamratpjtted up heMwaft
and joined In tbe uaral phorusSe
wm the aort of man women love to
love. His patrimony -yvas sufficient to
make him thoroughly worth while, his
'mental depth was beyond nobodys
fathoming, and even the. men who
vers Inclined to leave him-alone ad
mitted perforce that he was a good
enough fellow, fie could do so many
useful things, too wield a chafing dish
or banjo, lead a german or sail a boat
all with equal graee and -skill. -
But the measure of bis popularity
was the measure of the' plunder ha ac-'
cumulated from year to year. His
apartments might have rivaled a public
exhibition In point of his collection of
photographs. There were girls of all
sorts and conditions of beauty and
style; blond girls and brunette girls,
stately girls and kittenish girls, tall
girls and petite girls and girls In every
variation of habiliment from a bathing
suit to mourning weeds', varying In size
from tiny miniatures, gently hinting
..tley might be enshrined. In. the watch
case, to the UiWiridiwb panels that
lined his walls In tiers; ami the sofa
cushions, that filled every nook would
bare made the fortune of a charity
' bazaar. After noting' the fact that
about every thlrfTBIrt wild' gave him
her picture was lndustrlsns enough or
cared enough to make falra a etrsMon,
Randolph, at a rough estimate, 'had
fixed the number at 29r2-3 cusbMhs.
Every holiday geasof a? new J)llei Mfaai
started, and, as each girl perfumed tier
gift with her favorite sachet; jDotblhg
but the most - powerful disinfectant
coald mitigate the combined, -odora .of
me 20 z-3 sacnet powaers. Buch It is
to be acclaimed "aidotttmrag fellow.'v
But Randolph was grateful- In return
bo loved them all collectively. His trou
ble was that he conldTiot deduce his
Ideal from the composite three times
28 2-3 to the Individual. -But -Mrs. TV
Courtney Randolph was-to be a flawless
creature who combined, eyaryjgraca of
mind and body, and much time was
pent In a diligent earoh for "that not
Impossible she." This search. Indeed,
threatened to rival the hobby be had
ridden, or, rather, that had ridden him
at a breakneck pace all his life. He
had been a victim of every collecting
fad people with long pockets and short
wrta are heir to. But be was shrewd
In bis Judgment nd hlaTlnatght Bad?,
urougni mm not a few, treasures from
unsuspected sources The furniture he,
bad gathered nbouftilm evoked, asso'
Nations of the first empire, early colo
nial old Dutch and French . renals
nce. Once hrj had set his heart on a
piece of brie-a-brae he could brook no
Iwrrler. But now, for the0rat time,
Randolph waa baffled, and by a woman
. ; fto r ' n t kx j
Down In Mdn'terey, .In a crumbling
old adobe hotneithat night once bavau
been the hotne of some haughty hldal
10, but whlch-novbore only the pitiful
traces of Its) early pretentions, be dls.
eovered a great treasurea '. filie eld
opanlsh chest of most unique design.
The old adobe bouse bad been burned
OUt on the Inside. lfn vino- the trull
blackened and- chirred; Ubef floor wa
u oare ground, baked almost Into ce-
neat from generations of use; tbe-wln-
ww panea were broken and boarded
seep out the ram. In auch a
nekety little bole stood this regal old
west that might have held the court
ronei of Queen Isabella.' Almost black
.'" the lapse of centuries, large
wugn for a wnole family's wardrobe,
massive brass trappings taroUbed
fl the touch of hands long ago crnm
W to dust. It every aspect breathed
atmosphere of romance and tradi
tion. . - 5
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' manner of Its discovery was the
Bemt chance. While taking a short
from the bay back to -tbtoter
dolph bad stopped at a hotise that
ked a little lea rllrtv than It natch.
bora
-. aV1 B uriUk Vft
(0 ask for4 ?. drtnk !f water.
vj pied through a crack. ir the
r Uls marvel of the metal worker's
?y The chest, which stood several
b from theaopr.iHirJpohetl by
" claws, waa of cedar or mabog-
tt7' M b eonM teU 0"sn
"coating of dost The edges were
!? 'T.eartajtf brua arabeaxjoea.
a to wrought on every lock and
were the crovyi and shield of
wL.'1 lroo'f Jts. royal Jlneage-T
woe, the woman returned with the
Et2r,,eiV ,0' fonn,! n stranger
00 an nptarnsd whale- vertebra
orf tbr cheat, pnUing at the brass
fUiamplng the wood, examining
a cd wondering at IU eicel
au 'T"rT,lIon- Propping the glasa
Jfwklnc "Boat, Bosar sbe ran
A-' b Jarta-taaer daoftrtcr-that
rT w bnrglar In tbe bonne It
"a ev.i ,,' .j.,w
i
4l. " "'r suspicions sufficient!
if they would sell the
w "nchr be asked the older
u t!rkln ,he wouId prob'bly
BotfcT UPM of 11 f or on
t a.n.awT mother turned to
ww wb ha flowed at her
epeatlng la indignant tone.
th. And 0,6 daughter, survey
4ek" stringer with, horrified eyes,
."Cnanter V - V
IV, h. ?nrwr4 Handolpb, tttoklng
ajiotnndcrtoo what he
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meant "How muoF would fwT ul
for this chest? Twentv
"Vclnfo pesos!" almost screamed the
wuuiuu, turning to her daughter.
einte pesos I" echoed the daughter
..m wuuoui taKing her scornful
Biuuce rrom the stranger's face. ,
"Yes, yes; $20!" repeated Bandolph,
uui me least disconcerted. "Would
you take $20 for this chest? It Is very
wui 01 styie, yon know, but
might find a use for It"
The woman stood back a pace and
eurveyea mm with an expression that
maae even Kandolpb begin to feel
trine ill at ease. The daughter lined
herself up beside her mother and tried
to echo the look, but her glance was
remperea with an admiration Rhe could
not conceal.
As neither of the women seemed dis
posed to break the silence Randolph
vuuuuueu: -wen. say $25. That's
Dig price for such an old fashioned
thing, but I might elve it."
iHThe old wpmaajjrptte Into a tirade of
broken Spanish.-. vf J '
''Telnte y c'taco pesos for the chest of
her soul! Nuuca!" The glory was
gone from her house, and she was Door.
' V Yes, and she needed the money but
w.a (.uct iiuu iiuiuuvd to uer ramny
Tr.nensincy nad held their heads high
InvSpaln. Her father had wrought It
Over here with him and paid almost
tialf his shriveled fortune to get It here,
Ho would not have come without It.
When she had married, it had been
given to her. and when Rosa was mar
ried It-would, .go to her for a dowry,
and so on down the line of Espendolas,
as it had come. And every good Espen
dola would guard It with his life if
need be. "Veinte y clnco pesos! Be
gone Insolente!"
At last, exhausted by her outbreak of
anger and calling her daughter to fol
low her, she ordered him again to leave
the' house, still muttering to herself,
Veipte y clnco pesos, Diantre!"
Rosa followed reluctautly. but not
until she had bidden the handsome
stranger a gracious goodby and watch
ed him through a chink In the boarded
window until tbe old statehouse hid
Dim irom sight. The mother s rage
did not cool with the disappearance of
the Intruder, and If her Ire had not
been so all absorbing sbe would have
noted that her daughter did not echo
her mood, as usual. -
. After supper the girl moved the ver
tebra tenderly and began to furbish
tbe chest with a newborn love and re
apect She polished the curved wood
surface until she saw her own reflec
tion? in It. She dusted and rubbed
away at the carvings till the crown
and- shield stood out boldly, and lastly
with "patent polish" she burnished
tbe heavy trappings, which, If she bad
only known It, was a desecration.
Another day Randolph made his way
to the adobe bouse of tbe Espendolas,
telling himself too much was at stake.
to be deterred by an old woman and a
silly girl. This time he was more for
tunate. The madre was away from
home, and the soft eyed Rosa bad lost
her first indignation at his offer of
$20. Sbe explained that her mother
had often been besought by visitors
to-'sell the chest There. Jiad been
some artist people and some writer
people who had come to Monterey and
had given her" no peace about lt,,Jbut
no one, she assured him, could get it.
It was to be hers. He was welcome to
come again to sec. It if It gave him
so much pleasure, especially on
Wednesdays, when she would be alone,
but he must not anger ber mother
again by asking ber to sell it.
The transformation wrought by Ro
sa's cleaning was SHCU,.n revelation
that Randolph waa een thore eaanW
ed"by the second sight of It. He would
have embraced It, grappled it to bis
soul, could he have done so. He saw
It in fancy In bis own apartments in
ft tapestried corner where the dusky
.tones of 4 hp mahogany; and brass carv
ings would suggest a nook In the Al-
.hambra.., ,.
That, evening Randolph related bis
adventure to Miss Siriythe-Bi-owne as
they atrolled down by tbe tennis courts.
Miss Smythe-Browne was very sympa
thetic with hlsimoqd. fot fhe apjireciat
ed hls fondness for collecting. In, the
moonlight bif waa very beaatUTul, and
Randolph, was. beginning to wonder If.
aftpr n. she was not anont as near
what Mrs. T. Courtney Randolph
liould be n- auv' one be eould flndV
With what a queenly grace she Would
preside- over his cushioned home: nut
the Idea of bis apartments without this
chest was now Impossible.
. Again and again be went to look at
It.- The little girl was always mi-re.
fflnrl nnw there were two vertebra? be
fore the chest so she could sit Itesiae
bint and chat while be looked ana cov
eted her one possession- They might
have got almost any sum- from him
tiaw. Flowever. all his antagonism
xvna aroused by the obstinate Indlffer-
r hi. two simple. Ignoraut wo-
ii- n-n not to be battled. He
Ui. 11- . - -
wowed he would Bave It at any cost
" he mused, "can-
r t ririrpn and. unfortunately, can
, u. . nn
- . . tn ...... .....Intrnp M Ut'Mll'll. iui
.hndr ima some cloud lii Ills sky.
be went on philosophically as he start
ed off one day toward the beacb. re
calling the woeful tale bis boatman
had told blm of an adorable senorlta
and an unrelenting mother.
. "Why don't you elope with tbe girl.
plegor be asked bis gloomy boatman
When they were well out from be
snore.
Ofc the senor does not know ber
mother!" he answered. "She's the pe
Inqnera at the big hotel, and"-
sorrow," interrupieo '-""';'-"---.
tog. for a sudden glesm of bope bad
leaned lato bis mind st theacovery
of their common cause.
Z A woman is very much
Mke one of these fishr Dlego-ahe can
awmya be caughHf eoiy T?. ;
Vhlt" And be smiled a superior
.mue Tt the thTng. Diego did not know
.bout women, T!?SZ
tag how be
go make hla tortnna -- - . .
Segtrt and get tbe cbert out of the old
woman's nano . hore
Before be bad reached tbe snore
aS Te nad evolved a hemHe
TL-a L let the sentiment about
too shrewd t0 .M ' !1" a blm and
an heirloom stand between n'
Se Jingling jSi Uvt
r. t 1 - - .
allied that Diego must not suspect an
ulterior object In bis Interest
Kosa was very much surprised and
only half pleased when the next time
she saw Randolph bis whole oouversa
tion was about Diego's tuunv virtues.
"And Diego Is getting so prosperous
too. tic is now half ovner of a brund
new fishing smack," he explained.
wisely concealing the fact that he him.
Beit was the other owner. He even
arranged a day, during the absence-bf
me peluquera. when the three of them
should take a sail as far as Lover'
point
Everything went off exactly as It had
Deen ordered, and Randolph's com
piaeency knew no bounds. It tvn
very comrortableto be so good. It
was also very sweet to watch the hap
py lovers In the prow, for Diego's suit
had prospered under the Influence of
the beautiful new boat. Ilanilolnh'i
mind reverted to Miss Smvthe-Biov. ne.
feeling that, after all "there's nothing
uan su Bweci in me ns loves young
dream." To be sure, lie hud, iiot seen
her quite so frequently the past few
days, but when the business In hand
was satisfactorily settled he would fol
low Diego's example and make himself
the happiest of men. If he had looked
to leeward Just then, he might have
seen tne object of his reverie In a pass
Ing yacht, shifting her parasol before
ner astonished, resentful ' eves. ' at
though she was bound to admit the
little bpanisb girl was very pretty.
When, later, Randolph asked Miss
Smythe-Browne to go out with blm to
try the new boat she seut him word
she was indisposed and could not think
of going. But Randolph's serenity was
not disturbed. "How she will
witn me when the chest Is reallv
miner ne thought. "It Is such
satisfaction that she has a fondness
for these things too." And he lnnsed
into ms chronic complacency.
I he role of good angel suited him
admirably, and he wondered why be
nad never essayed to play It before.
He accepted Diego's gratitude magnan
imously, adding: "Never mind, mv
good fellow, the wheel spins round.
I may be asking a favor of you some
day."
And Diego's prompt "Anything, any-
tning, senor, within my poor powers
you may command" made Randolph
feel that virtue really ought to ho Its
own reward.
A week after the wedding, at which
he had been guest of honor, toastmas-
ter and animating spirit, Randolph,
after assuring Diego of his purely
disinterested friendship and appre
ciation of his many excellent quali
ties, mnde him sole owner of the
fishing smack. The poor fellow wept
tears of Joy on bis gorgeous wedding
waistcoat, reiterating tbe hope that he
might some day be able to prove his
gratitude. Realizing there Is no. time
like the present, Randolph - put his
protestations to the test.
By the way. Diego, there Is a little
thing 1 might get you to do for me,1
he said. He was thinking while be
spoke what a rich adventure tills
would be to tell Miss Smythe-Browne.
and how she would congratulate hi
npon bis shrewdness. lie hail missed
her greatly these last few days, and
tbe flowers be bad sent her had be
promptly returned to him, but he was
too busy then to find out whose blun
der It was.- for blunder lie did not
doubt It had lioen.
Diego's honest face Ix-amed with
good nature; he was anxious to he of
whatever service he might to bis
benefactor.
There Is a sort of box your wife has
an eld fashioned rnesi. you Know.
Would yon care lo sell it to me?"
"Oh, certainly, senor the old chest
ber mother gave her? I would make
you a urewnt of It it you
"Oh. really. Diego.: Intcmpted nan
dolpb. unable to t-oncenl bis ecstasy,
really, uow, you must let me pay you
what you Ihiuk It I worth.
But." Dleao continued, "the senor
does not understand. I would be glad
n ninko von a nrvsvnt of it if I had
nowu you wnntiil it. but it is wow:
"What," cried Randolph-"wnat are
vou saying, man' .-
"V..K." ausweied Diego, at 11 loss to
nnderstuud Itiiodolpli's sudden excite
ment, "I sold it to MIm Smythe-Browne
Testerdar. and ahe has gone.
. i:inv" Itntidoluli repealed, still
more diinifoiiniled. "Wben7"
"She left ibis morning on tbe early
train."-Argonaut
ra.i af Koada. la Raw J era?.
In New Jersey, the pioneer state la
imnmvment of highways, much ex
noHmentinE waa done In ' building
roads of various wrdlhs from eight
feet upward, and so some money was
wasted lu getting stsni-o. nni nw 'i
tern of goo roads Is advancing rapid
ly, and the state leads all the other
atatva In mileage. Her people Aav
found Hie rout to l from $1,500 to
$3,000 a mile.
- auaWattaae a atakalew.
A woman will forgive all ber live en
emies before she will ner nnsoaous
first wife.
After a alrt has been through three
or four love affairs ber heart geti so
tender a feather would hurt It
No girl appreciate we nm iidi an
la rnraaed. because soe perir auuw.
Just what is going w nappen ""i--
Kew xork areas. .--
.. la tmm WftM CfcaW
The Artist Did I ever shave yon be
fore, sir?
The Victim les, once.
Tbe Artlst-I don't remember your
th, victim No: f suDDoee not. Irs
an healed np now-Cblcago News.
I laaaa Waa ClaaV.
KT.t.Animaater-Now. Slngglns Minor,
what were the tbwwbte that passed
g,r lM,e Kewton's mind when
the mlu w or .
Maln, expect, b. wo. awful
glad It warnt rick.-;r,Bn. '
ta iae Uaa.
McJlgger He's" pretty well posted hi
aodal Instltgtkxja. Isn't bet
Thingumbob Tea. I beHrre he's post
ed for nonpsywnr er oaf ai an
clubs. If that's what ran meaav-tbllav
delpbia Pressb. . '
R peeaatiaMaT : "
Teacher And why s boo Id we e
oearor to rtae tf aw awa effort a? ,
Johnny Wlae-'Cnnse tbcre'e no "feii
In wbrs the slann clock will go wrong.
Baltimore. American.-- '
GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, JANtJARY 10, 1901.
THE HOUSEHOLD.
To Rid the, Bona, of Fleaa An Aattrn
Cartnln Tho Neee.sarr
Llaen Cloact.
Fleas generally are introduced Into a
house by means of pet animals. Some
tunes they come as an epidemic, so to
speak, no one knowing whence or bow.
Infesting carpets, walls, upholstered
furniture and clothing, tbe pest leaves
the victim small ease of mind and'
body. When present In such numbers,
the safest and quickest relief lies In
consulting men who make It a business
to clean houses of such torments. There
are many such in any large city, and to
adjacent towns they are willing to go.
When the trouble arises In a country
bouse, tbe caretaker must wrestle with
It herself.
One of her most efficient aids Is a
syringe, with which she squirts Into ev
ery crack, every nook and cranny an
emulsion of petroleum and soapsuds
In equal parts. Carpets should be taken
up, floors, closets, shelves and all wood
work washed with carbolic soap and
this treatment repeated whenever nec
essary. The carpets, ruga and all pos
sible draperies should be beaten, and
sunned for several days when it Is not
feasible to send them to be cleaned by
steam. Insect powder, crumbled to
bacco stalks, cedar oil, hellebore and
various preparations which are sold as
flea banes all fail at times, and all bave
been used successfully, so there Is no
harm In tryipg them, but tbe one ef
fectual remedy Is the trade secret of
the Insecticide firm, with perfect clean
liness, vigilance and petroleum as a
second best.
An Aeorn Cnrtala.
A writer in Woman's Life, a London
publication, tells how she made a cur
tain of acorns, which Is herewith Illus
trated. Sbe says:
We decided that we must put on a
curtain to take off the bare look of the
always open door which leads from our
summer parlor Into the garden. There
seemed no option as to tbe kind we
must have, fdr Is not every one agreed
that the coolest, most fly forbidding,
most air admitting and most artistic
article for the purpose Is the conven
tional bead curtain? But here my Idea
stepped In. Why should not acorns
take tbe place of beads? The children
literally jumped at tbe suggestion, for
It was autumn, and we live on tbe edge
of Epplng forest. So off the young peo
ple rushed, and In about 20 minutes
they returned with a basket fairly fill
ed with tbe little brown berries. This
early morning excursion waa the first
of several similar outings, and ws
THE 1COR.V CDBTA1S.
quickly bad enough acorns or our pur
pose. Tbe next business wss thread
ing them. We procured a ball of
Smooth, strong twine and an upbol
sterer's needle with a point at either
end. But tbe berries were very hard.
Here was room for - another happy
thought, and fortunately It arrived.
I. We steamed the acorns, as If they bad
been potatoes. The result waa excel
lent, and tbe work proceeded apace.
Tbe berries were threaded Into rows
of. the proper length. The only thing
left to be done was lo devise a heading
for tbe curtain. I reini-inlxTiil a piece
of brown string crochet work which
bad formerly done duty aW border of
an octagonal table. When measured.
It Was fiwnd to fit the doorway space
excellently. . The rows of muroa were
fixed lo It, tbe curtain huug and tbe
wbole thing declared to be a perfect
success. When we make another cur
tain, as we intend to do. we shall In
tersperse acorns with coloreif liesds."
Tka Llaea CImm-.
One of tbe most neci-awary and nsefol
parts of n house Is the linen closet, yet
there an- bonne by the score that do
not bave ou- say a Womaa'e Ufa.
Where It Is Kraal hie It Is a good plan to
give up a t-kiset or small room to- this
purpose. The first thing la to provtds
S sufficiency of sbelvin wide enough
to allow of the articles tbey are to
hold lying smoothly npon ihrm. Where
It Is do iHawllde to give up a aiuall room
to tbe limn the largest available closet
should be cuoaen. In tbla ran It will
befound an rxc-rifeni plan to allow one
shelf to raeb room. In this closet
should In- kept two large Cbesta, one
for blankets- and the other for winter
garments not In use. If neither room
ner cloart can be given op. a wardrobe
built for tbe linn"' ruld tie conven
ient to most housekeepers.
Aa Aajaatafcle- SaCa.
For the bedrklden Invalid wb creeps
oat to tbe cbmparatlrr ftwlofn or sofa
life then are poaalbilltlea of great re
lief in the new lofted spring conch, tbe
long seat snd bead rest of srnk-fc is art
fully hinged to admit of many changes
In. the sick person's posHlori. It tM
be adjusted to support a weak back, to
raise or lower the head, ami the whole
enahioord top of tbe sofa ran be
lifted aff t3 slip Into a wheeled spinal
their that the mtk-nt occijplf Walle
Stretrbrd at fnll length.
. tMhmi SarrtM 4a arntta.
It In staled by ibe xr n of th de
partnaeM of sgrieailure last TO yeara
age, or IS ixn It eosi a inu snore
than three boars' work to prodore and
baureat a baajtet of wheal. At the
price then ef C reals an hoar lo MMr
expeaaw waa 18 cents a iMisbrl. New m
boabcj of wheat at predofo ana star
vest ed tor each ten mlnoies' la bee speM
on It as an average, and while wagea
nad cast of tbe nee of machinery are
estimated ai 30 cento aa hear the cast
per Irasbel la bot 1 1- ceota. . ;
rrtlltUllllf
"As many are losing cattle by the
cornstalk plague, as It Is termed. In
Nebraska," says a correspondent of
f'be Prairie Farmer, "I have been care
ully watching the disease at various
times and have made personal exami
nations of the cattle in all stages of the
disease and after death, and I find by
observation tbe- following facta: First,
fhe feed that causes the disease Is Im
mature corn that haa either been killed
liy the chinch bug or tbe bot wlnda or
both; second, the cattle are generally
taken from a bare, pasture In a semi
starved condition and are allowed to
gorge themselves on fyls kind of prov
ender for possibly sn hour 'morning
and evening without anything to eat
between times; hence the stomach Is
gorged with an Indigestible lot of stuff
(lrat I find by post mortem Is almost as
dry as when first taken Into the stom
ach and la packed Into the cells of the
stomach almost as tight as If It hsd
been packed with a stick and hammer.
The symptoms, so far as observed, are:
Tbe head la held near the ground, apd
tbe animal la taken with a general at
tack of trembling, followed by a com
plete collapse of ths nervous system,
which In turn Is soon followed by bloat
ing and apasms, with tbe head drawn
back and extreme difficulty in breath
Ing. Just before the animal dlea the
rectum la forced out of tbe natural po
sition several Inches by tbe straining
of tbe animal. We have not been able
to find anything to cure the attack, and
I am of the opinion It would be roost
merciful to kill the sick stock as soon
as attacked to relieve their suffering,
There has been quite a heavy loss of
cattle In thla section In tbe last few
weeks, and most of them have been
valuable cows, some losing as many aa
20 out of a single herd. Is there any
remedy?"
Broeaiaa" Fraaa Grai. Aalaaala.
Years ago, when animals of pure breed
were scarce in this country, farmers
used to grow some very good cows, al
though both the parents were of such
mixed breeds that It would have been
difficult to tell what predominated,
says The American Cultivator. Why
was this, and. If It was so, why do we
so often Insist on tbe use of a pure
bred aire Because auch animals were
accidents, that did not often occur,
while we desire In breeding not to take
chances, but to know with a certain de
gree of surety what we are to expect.
Those animals of our father's daya had
a atraln of pure blood In them and per
haps of more than one breed, add tbey
were liable to breed back to tbe best
when they were from the best animals
tbey could select as now we find one
of so called pure breed revert back to
some unknown and faraway ancestor
of Inferior blood. Tbe care In selecting
the best to breed from bad as much to
do In determining tbe character of tbe
offspring as tbe length of the pedigree.
Wheat Ttela.
There Is no question that the aver
age yield of wheat can be largely In
creased In tbla country, aaya Texas
Farm and Ranch. Thirteen bushels
per acre, tbe average for several favor
able years, la altogether too small, as
Is proved by the fact that where tests
of different methods of preparation
have been officially made the average
haa been much larger and without a
correspondingly expensive programmo
of operations. Thorough preparation
of the noil and good seed with proper
fertilising where needed and rotation
of crops are all that la required to run
tbe general average up several buahela
and greatly Increase the yields where
tbe beat preparation and best seed are
used. Wheat hi not alone In thla pos
sibility, though perhaps It la the great
est sufferer from neglect of all staple
crops.
'S
Sa4las Orasa.
In tbe discussion as to seeding grass
with wheat or rye tbe point Is mad
that ryay usually goes on poorer soil,
says The Rural New Yorker. Few
farmers think of manuring aa heavily
for rye aa tbey would for wheat Thus
It happens that the grass seed put la
with rye doe not have an equal chance
With that on wheat ground. Farmers
bar come to regard rye aa a "bustler,'
capable of making a fair crop where
wheat would fall. That Is true, but
grass la not even, a baby bustler when
to the cradle. With good preparation
and son w think rye weald pro? a
flood nurse crop, but grass does not
need a nurse. In most cases we prefer
to sow It alone.
Deekla I
Time and time again baa tbe ques
tion of docking tbealls of horses been
discussed, and always humanity cornea
out on top. All tbe driving horses In
B asaia have long tails, and the conch.
man of an ordinary Russian carriage
take no trouble to prevent the nine
from dropping about hi horse's bind
anartera. Ia spit of tbla. however, to
reins rarely become entangled with the
tall, and even if tbey should do so tbe
horse never kick. This striking fsct
I aa eloquent answer to thos wbo op
hold the cruel practice of docking on
the grounds that otherwise the bora la
liable to A' p bis tan ever tbe rein.-?
Amatican cultivator.
A Witty
Frefissor Jebo, tbe esalnent Oreclas
scholar, once held tbe Greek professor
ship In Glasgow university. By tbe ar
rangement of classrooms Professor
Jebo' Greek room waa Immediately
beneath the classroom for rhetoric;
oadnctod by rrofeasor VeUeh. The
rhetoric classes attracted 300 students.
bo frequently Indulged la load en-
plans at tbe effort of their professor,
fa of these eatborst a aectJoa of
taster frets tbe eelUag ef 4he Creek
room fell oo tbe head of Dr. J ebb.
Looking np. be exclaimed, 1 fear my
maniac win not sopport Prsfs
Tattch'a emdaaloasr ,
r
1
lrbehVtiHt wee Chteageboy that
had spent cunaldrrsbir time around a
table wbo referred to bis parents aa
a "spanking pa u-,"-Too ken giate-
Clara Gerald, did yon see any of tbe
J
on Ida hut Burnt?
Gerald (abarntlyy-Lffllaa. did we as I
lay of the leoolda? New York freea. I
ENSILAGE TOO DRY.
Tklasa (tarr Farmtr Shonld Ka
About Cora and the Silo.
New York has bad a taste of what Is
so common In the middle west dry
summers. The rainfall Is not sufficient
to produce a continuous supply of na
tive grasses, as was formerly the case,
and It Is becoming more and more evi
dent, that the eastern farmer, like bis
brother In the west, must turn tp ,tbe
corn crop and the silo If be Is to make
himself Independent of the variations
lu rainfall. It would seem, after 30
years of practice and discussion, that
the average farmer would be well dp
In tbe theory and practice of tbe alio.
It Is evident however, that such la not
the case. lie seems to obey the old
proverb and not cross a bridge until be
comes to It Bo be makea no Inquiry
as to the silo and its contents until a
sudden dearth of feed for his cows
brings tbe matter squarely before him
In a shape that he can neither evade
nor Ignore.
One of the results of drought ou tbe
growing corn Is that it Is less suc
culent, and, although It will make a
brave attempt to ripen ita seed, it Is
done at the expense of tbe rest of tbe
plnnt if there Is a dearth of water,
The half wilted appearance of the corn
during tbe hot dry days of September
shows that part of the water has gone,
and this Is also Indicated by the rapid
ripening of the lower leaves. The suc
cessful preservation of ensilage re
quires that there shall be a certain re
lation between the quantity of dry
matter and water present In tbe com.
If the corn Is put into the alio In a too
Immature condition, the percentage -of
water Is In excess, and there results an
acetic fermentation, making the en
silage sour. If, ou tbe other band, the
corn Is too dry, another kind of fer
mentation takes place, and the beat In
tbe alio may become so great that the
ensilage may become charred, If not
actually burned, after the manner of
the fire fang In tbe horse manure.
Again, if the beat in tbe silo Is not very
high, the whole mass of ensilage may
mold and In this manner destroy Its
feeding valne.
It tbe ensilage has been put In In an
Immature condition, . with too much
water, there la nothing to be done, bot
In case the corn was too dry and there
Is danger of mold or charring some
thing may be done to rectify the trou
ble If It la taken In time. In all such
eases tbe trouble Is caused by a waut
of water In the corn. When such corn
Is put into tbe silo, It should be thor
oughly sprinkled -with water as It goes
np tbe carrier. The addition of the
water at thla stage will start the fer
mentation and heating of the mass aud
thus prevent tbe formation of wold,
which Is a plabt requiring a low tem
perature In which to flourish If too
little water la used, . there may be
enough heat formed both to prevent
the formation of mold and also cause
a sufficiently high temperature to char
or brown tbe ensilage. - If enough Is
added, tbe result will be a fairly good
quality of ensilage.
It ia not so satisfactory te add tbe
water after tbe dry corn Is in the silo
on account of the want of evenness In
the wetting and the danger of having
some parts too wet. while others are
Buffering from tbe other extreme, but
If an examination of tbe ensilage by
digging Into tbe top layers a little way
showe that no beat la forming or that
there Is too much beat and the ensilage
Is browning, then a generous quantity
of water spread evenly over the sur
face of the ensilage and allowed to run
down through the mass may be tbe
means of saving tbe contents of a alio
In edible condition and perhaps save
tbe farmer from a decided lose when
roughage la as scarce as at present. If
water ia added, watch fne ensilage and
see bow tbe process Is going on and
act accordingly, concludes a Country
Gentleman correspondent, wbo ex
presses tbe foregoing views.
Imale aa Haaar U.Tleea.
Three bandy, practical devices of
widely differing application arc shown
In tbe cut from Ohio Fanner.. A Is an
appliance for corn shelling on a small
scale. A piece of board about two feet
long la narrowed down to about one
Inch at one end. Near the narrow end
on tbe underside, a strip of boops Iron
ia naueo, witn edge of strip projecting
one-eighth of an Inch and turned down
slightly. Tbe cut snows the board In
verted to make tbla plain. To nse tbe
heller sit on board aud Craw the ear
of corn op across Iron strip, using both
bands. .
Uow to make a useful lever for pry
Ing out stones, lifting limbers, etc., la
shown by B In this cut. An old horse
Catn'L. ArMJascas.
shoe is bested and the points hammer
ed together a little cliieer than usual.
The a hoe la then bolted on tbe large
end of a stout pole 10 or 12 feet long.
With tbe points projecting about half
aa Inch. A handy little device for pull
Ing cabbage, etc Is shown by C. I'ar
light forked stick shoot four feel
long for tbe lever snd a smaller forked
tick or limb a foot long for support
Lay the long stick In tbe fork of ttx-
snort one and- tie together with etrln;
aa Illustrated. Tack a small cleat or
eroesplec on tbe foot of tbe fulcrnrr
tick to prevent Ita sinking Into the
ground. - Tbe forked end of tbe lever Is
Upped under tbe catdiage. and prytnt
down en tbe other end dta-a the wort,
Thla will save a great deal of time
when In use aitd eaa he .made la fivt
minutes. '
MOTHER, REMEMBER TllAT
do medicine cures ; it simply aaaiat
nature in relieving itself of an oona
(oral condition . of ' the aritcm.
Worms diMrrange Sbririer's In
dian ' Vermifuge kills and drives
tbetn from tbe rstero. tbns reroov-
in lb cause of disease. For Bale
ly J. C Simmon, druggist.
i
On a Minnie Coufh Car, care.
That la a H wee saaaa far. V
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HUMOR OF THE HOUR.
Any one who has visited Richmond
knows that one of the sight of tbe
old capital of "secesh" la tbe Jefferson
Davis mansion, known aa the White
House of the Confederacy. It Is
stately residence of tbe old southern
style and filled with relics of the lost
cause, well worth a visit from any ono
Interested In our country's history.
So, very naturally, northern lady
who was visiting Richmond started out
ono day to view the historic house.
As she was not Very familiar .with
the streets of Richmond, she stopped
' a little darky boy and asked, "Will
yon please tell me the way to Jeffer
son Davis' house?"
. "Dunno no such puhson libln ironn
yeah. What aoht o' lookln bona am
itr
"Why why I mean the Jefferson
Davis home!" reiterated the lady, think
Ing tbe boy had hot understood her.
"Yain't no Mis'b Davis libra tonn
dls yeah cohneb," persisted the boy.
"What aoht o' favorM man' am he,
missy?" . sf,
Thinking that the boy, youthful and
Innocent though he seemed, must be
amusing himself at her expense, tbe
lady gave him an Indignant glance and
started to go. Tbe poor little fellow
felt her displeasure and followed after.
"Ia yo' right sho Mls'h Davie aln'
done moved a war?" he lnaulred.
"Maybe he's dead," retorted tbe lady
aarcastlcaHy.
"Daldl For de Lo'd's aakel" ejacu
lated, tbe boy, stopping abort to won
derment
Tbe lady passed on, but tbe boy waa
seized with a new Idea, and his shrill
voice came screeching: "Say, missy I
Oh, mlssyl Is yo' wantln Mls'h Davis,
a white man or a nlggah ?" Detroit
Free Press.
Toatsar's Mistake
Tbe other day Tommy's uncle crept
UP behind Tommy's sister It was ber
birthday and put a great big trlu Into
berbalr. "
Well, would you bellevo It? That girl
Jumped up and smothered undo In
kisses and said what a lovely diamond
hatpin It wast
And yet when Tommy put a tiny,
teeny little pin In uncle's chair that
same afternoon and uncle sat on It
Well, we prefer to draw a veil over
what followed. But Tommy can't un
derstand now why uncle didn't kiss
blm Instead of smacking blm.
aa Waaaaa'a Bllaa.
lira. Grimes Funny bow some mea
never get over their boyishness! I
heard my husband tell yours last even
tog tliat he would sit s stride bis shot
tar. -,..)-..- .
lira. Keene Are yon sure it waa not.
that be would straddle my husband's
blind?
Urn. Grime I think thos were the.
words; but It amounts to the
thing, yoB know, Boston Transcript.
la a disease of the mucous membrane
or Inner lining of the . nose, throat,
lungs, stomach, bowels and other
organs. It Is caused by a cold or suc
cession of colds irritating the delicate
surfaces, and Is promoted by scrofulous
taints In the Wood.
It Is especially dangerous In person)
having a predlipotitlon. to consumption.
- In these and all other catarrhal
cases. Hood's SarsaparDla so thor
oughly renovates the , blood and re
stores strength that tt permanently cures.
In fact, because of the character of
the disease, and peculiar merit of the
remedy, Hood's Sarsaparula Is the only
common sense treatment for catarrh.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Promises to cure and keeps the prom
ise. No substitute lor Hood's acts Uke
Hood's be", sure to get Hood's,
Pyspppsia Curp
Digests a tit yon eat.
It artlttclaUT dhreat the food and aids
Katnre In atxengtnenina; and recon
structing the esnansterl digetle Or
gana. It Isthela test discovered dlppstr
ant ana tonic, isa otner preparation
can aomvjaeh It In emclencv. It la-
stantlyrellevesand permanently cores
Lrrspepaia, loaigwtion,. ueartourn,
Flatulenr. Boat: Stomach.- Kanaea.
Sick Headache, Gastralgta, Cramps and
ail other results of imperfect digestion.
PHeeSAs. and L tarf.alaaeBaUtaa SM enas
Small alaa. Book all aaoateyapepila aliedfjaa
ntptrrl ay C O DaWTTT A CO-. Cbtcese
Catarrh
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indigestion
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dyspepsia
biliousness" 4 CO i.
and the hundred and one siroi
lar ills caused by impure) blood
or inactive liver, quickly yield
to tbe purifying and cleansing
properties contained fa 1 1
Johftsttnto.
IgarsaparHh
ouAtf writs.:. I iv !
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It cures permanently by tcung
naturally on all ortTans of the
body. As a blood-deansei, flesh
builder, and bealth-rettorer, it
has no eauaL Put us in .Quart
Bottles, and sold at If each.
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