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"Come alongside, then," said the of
ficer, turning inboard and giving a
sharp oomuinnd. The way of the ship
was checked; she was thrown up into
the wind, and as her broadside slowly
swung opposite O'Neill he saw that
her niainmust was gone and that she
was frightfully cut up and bore evi
dence of having participated In a tre
mendous action. Away off to the north
east a little cluster of ships was seen
on the horizon, too far oil to distin
guish them. There was no sIkh of the
lilchtti'd that he could see. In a few
seconds the boat was brought along
side the gangway. Elizabeth clam
bered up the ladder with his assist
ance, and -they stepped upon the decks.
A frightful scene presented Itself.
Upon one side, amidships, dead men,
half naked, covered with coagulated
blood, were literally piled up In a great
heap. The deck itself was covered
with grime and blood, and a handfnl
of men, most of them wounded In some
way, were distributed about the ship
endeavoring to effect some restoration
to order. Guns here and there were
dismounted; ropes cut lu every direc
tion were lying entangled In wild con
fusion about the life rails and masts.
The broken mainmast thrust Its jagged
end a few feet Into the air above the
deck. The rest of It was gone.
Spars everywhere were shattered, and
great rifts appeared In the flapping
canvas. The rail and bulwarks were
broken and smashed on every side.
There was not a single boat left swing
ing at the davits. Splintered wood
work showed where numberlesB shots
had taken effect, and charred pieces
of timber on every, hand added heart
breaking evidence of conflagration's
devastating touch. From the depths
beneath the deck came low groans and
murmurs of pain, accentuated by the
sharp shriek of some deeper sufferer
or the delirious raving of some fevered
patient Elizabeth shrank back ap
palled. "How horrible!" she murmured.
"Take me nway. I cannot stand it!"
He caught her in bis arms. A little
more and she would have fainted.
"Good heavens!" he said. "In all
my battles I never saw such a ship!
What a frightful scene! They didn't
get off without a light," he added
slowly. An officer, with head bound
up in a handkerchief and bis arm in
a sling, was approaching them.
"Sir," said O'Neill, saluting the
while, "I am the officer who escaped
last night. I deliver myself up to
why, it's Stacey!" he cried in great
surprise, recognizing a brother officer
of the Iticbard. "What do you here,
man?"
"'Fore gad, It's O'Neill!" cried the
other. "Glad are we to see you, man.
But this lady this is no place for
her."
"She goes with me," said O'Neill
briefly. "But you?"
"This is where I belong."
"And they have captured you, I sup
pose?"
"No; the ship is ours."
"And the old Richard?" cried O'Neill.
"Abandoned and sunk after the sur
render," answered the young officer.
"She was cut to pieces by the Serapis'
fire, but we have this ship."
"Thank God!" answered O'Neill fer
vently. "And Captain Jonos?"
"Aft there on the quarter deck."
"Come. Elizabeth!" he cried, seizing
her by the arm, and, be assisting her,
they made their way with difficulty in
the uf usloo to the quarter deck.
"Ah, O'Neill, thank God I see you
alive again!" said Jones, springing for
ward, his face beaming. "We got
there In time, then, I see."
"Yes, sir, thanks to this lady," an
swered O'Neill, pointing to Elizabeth.
"Madam, you are fit for a sailor's
bride," said the Uttle captain.
"'TIs high praise, sir, from Captain
Jones, I protest," she answered, rally
ing herself In the relief of assured
safety.
"Would God that I had been with
you in this battle!" cried O'Neill gloom-
"We missed you. I wished often for
you," answered the captain. "The poor
.V! tra knteling by ate Id-
old Richard was torn to piece, uuu
our feet We coaia noi "'
longer, to we bad to torn here."
"And I not there! I auppoae that I
hare forfeited everything forever for
going up to the castle. Shall you break
"fotnliw. nothlaa .hall be
poor boy." answered the captain kindly
-Too hare been punished enough by
act baring been with oa la the pMteit
battle ever foagbt on the sea. Bntlt
aeems to me you nave not entirely fc
the fame. Too. too, hart a prtt In
tow. How go yoor lore attain?" b
"."todf-t TbaLadyEus
abett If here, a. yoa aee. We are to
be married at once, air.
-loo inaj h the cbaplalnol the
Serapis for that purpose."
Yes, sir. When he last officiated for
nie lie was reading niy funeral serv
ie. replied O'Neill, smlliug.
home people would say It's much the
Mine thing," laughed the captain; "but
we anow better. Ah, well, that's over
now, thank God, ami this lady
minium, lie said, turning to her. "I
bade you welcome to a ship once be
fore. It is a different ship now, but
tue welcome is just the same."
Know you aught of Major Edward
l oventry, Captain Jones?" cried Eliz
abeth. This time It was she who re
membered.
Why. he lies on the deck yonder,
dying. He wouldn't let me take him
below. Do you know but I forgot; ho
was your friend."
"Jake me to hlin," she cried hastily,
and in a moment she was kneeling by
ins side. X hey had made him as com-
fortuble as possible with cushions and
boat cloaks, but his hours were num
bcred. His bend was thrown back, his
face ghastly pale. Blood stained the
linen shirt about his breast. His eyes
were closed. The end was at hand.
"l'tMir fellow!" said O'Neill In great
sorrow. "He died for me." And then
he briefly recounted the circumstances
of their escape to the astonished cap
tain.
"Do you know how he was wound
ed, sir?" he asked.
"It was my own hand that struck
the blow," answered Jones. "Would
It had been otherwise! There was a
moment In the octlon when they
sprang to board. He leaped upon the
rail, cutlass In hand. He was a fair
and easy mark. I met them with a
pike, which I buried In his bosom. He
fell buck smiling. I remember that I
thought it strange to see him smiling
at that time, even in the heat of the
battle. Too bad too bad!" he said.
"Oh. Edward." cried the girl, tears
streaming down her face, "I never
thought to see you thus! I never
meant to bring you to this! If you
could but speak to me to say that you
forgave me for it all! If I could have
your blessing before" The man stir
red a little and opened his eyes. He
looked about him vacantly, but con
sciousness began to dawn again, and
with the dawn came recognition. It
whs the face of Elizabeth landing over
him. She was the woman whom he
loved. There, back of her, was O'Neill.
He began to comprehend.
"Elizabeth," he murmured, "my
death not In vain then."
"Forgive me forgive me!" she cried
brokenly. "Oh, forgive me! I did love
you!"
"Yes," he said, faintly smiling, "but
-not like"
He glanced at O'Neill. "You, too,"
he murmured. "Make her happy."
His mind wandered a little. "Father,"
be cried suddenly, "don't look at me In
that way! I did It because I loved
her; her happiness before mine."
"Oh. doctor, can nothing be done?
Is there no hope?" cried O'Neill to the
attending surgeon.
"Nothing, sir. 'Twill not be long
now," answered the surgeon, shaking
bis bead.
CHAPTER XXIV.
NOT OL1LTV, JIT LOBD."
HERE'S a boat comiu' along
side, sir," said a midship
man to Captain Jones,
"flyln' an admiral's flag."
"Ah, that will be our friend Lord
Westbrooke," he said, turning toward
the gangway. "Show him to me if be
comes on board." Elizabeth knelt by
the side of the dying man, who had
sunk into silence again, and bathed
his head with her handkerchief while
the doctor applied soii)e simple restora
tive. In a moment the stately fonn
of the old admiral stepped through the
gangway, and be looked about him In
astonishment.
"God bless me, whatn tight! I knew
that rebel was a deserate man, but I
never imagined anything like this!
Captain Tearaon?" iwikl be Imperious
ly. "Where is he?"
"Here, my lord," suld I'earson
mournfully, coming out of the cabin,
where he had withdrawn a little.
"I congratulute you, sir, on"
"Stop, sir!" cried the captain la
great agony. "You do not understand.
This ship we were not successful."
"Wliat!" cried the admiral. "Is not
this the Sernpls?"
"Aye, but she belongs"
To the navy of the United States,
sir," said a calm voice at his elbow,
which made him start. "And she 1
now commanded by Captain John
Paul Jones, at your service. I aball
be glad to snpply you with a yardarm.
If you have need of one. my lord"
"Good God!" said the old man, turn
ing to Jones. "And the Richard?"
"We sunk ber, sir." answered Pear
son, "but It was useleaa."
"You have done well. Captain Pear
son." said tne aamirai. iierw i -
iIpiu of the flabt too made. Never
fenr: vou shall receive reward. Twaa
a defeat as noble a a capture."
Are." said Captain Jonea. "I can
bear wltneaa to the desperate nature of
th rMiarance. Twas sock aa I uave
never met before in twenty battles on
the sea.
..ArrarhuakTlV. 'How dkl be bear I
himself In the fight T'
"Well and nobly, air. as I can tes
tify," added Pearson.
"I, too," said Jonea. "I aaw him.
Twas be who led yoor boarders, Cap
tain Pearson, when tbey tried to sweep
oor decks."
"And Is be welir said the eld ad
miral, striving to school almself Into
compoaore. "That charge, yoo know,
Pearson. I think we sjeed not press
ft now." be sdded.
"No, not now, nor ever, sir," saM
rearaoii raoo rurally. "Coaipoae your
self, say dear admiral; be"
"I aa a veteran.' said the admiral
-I bave looked death la the face for
gfty years. Bpeak plainly. Toai weaid
toy that be Is dead."
-Not
yet. sir."
aaawa
Where is aer nnawwai"'
'He Ilea sft there oo the qaaurtc
deck, sir."
The little groap anwrMl we Wing
. .1 uUImI U
ass a made way rev -
koett dowai oa the deck opposus) auta.
betb. bo heeding the others, sad
rued loo and earaestly to the face of
,K Hrlnr officer.
-The last of his line," ho anarmored, I
-and be Is gooer A single tear
trickled dowa tbe weather beaten
eaeek.aDd aplaahed poB.tbe face of
the young man. "WIIITie live to know
me, think you?" said the admiral sim
ply to the surgeon.
"I think so, yes," replied the physi
cian. As If he hud heard the question,
Coventry opened his eyes. There was
recognition in them.
"Father," he murmured faintly.
"My boy my lioy!" said the admiral,
bowing his head and striving, manlike,
but In vain, to conceal his emotion.
"You told me not to see you again.
I tried to obey," said Coventry faint
ly. "The charge"
"It Is withdrawn: I dismiss It. You
have done nobly. Captain Pearson
says, and fought like n hero. You are
forgiven. I commend you," suld the
old man, catching his other baud.
"Ah, so," said Coventry, smiling
wearily. "Now 1 must go."
"Not yet!" cried the admiral.
"I my lord" said the young man,
wandering again, "may It please the
court may it please the court" lie
struggled for breath. "Lift uie up,"
he said.
"'Twill be his end." said the doctor.
lifting a warning linger.
"Lift me up!" cried the dying man
more strongly than before. The ad
miral nodded. The young Irishman
lifted him a little.
'Higher!" he cried. O'Neill lifted
him to a sitting position.
"Not guilty, my lord," said the young
man resolutely lu n loud, clear voice,
throwing bis arms out before hlin and
still smiling. The blood gushed from
his Hps. and when they laid hlin back
bis plea was heard In that higher
court before which the rich and the
poor must all Dually appear, before
which the admiral and the sailor
equally must plead.
'The Lord gave, and the Lord hath
taken uway; blessed be the name of
the I Ami," said the chaplain of the
Serapis reverently. The men stood
around him In a silence broken only
by the woman's sobs.
He has died like a hero, sir," said
Jones at last, removing his hat, "and
venture to say that no oue of bis
gallant race In all the years of their
history has ever made a better end."
Ah," said the admiral, rising and
mournfully regarding the little group
Elizabeth praying by the side of his
son and O Nelll still aupportinc bis
bead, "I made my plans. I tempted
this honorable gentleman to do
shameful thing. He refused, and It
has all come back upon me. I've
wrought my own undoing, gentlemen
The hand of God has worked his will,
not mine. 1 am punished; I am over
ruled. He hns written this old man
childless. I go down to my grave alone
forever alone!"
"Not so," answered O'Neill, rising.
You hove Elizabeth. Let me, too"
"Peace, sir!" said the old man, wav
ing him back. "The young cling to
get her think of each other there la
nothing left for the old. Our ways lie
apart. I bear you In no unklndness
wish you well. Elizabeth, I had hoped
to call you daughter. 'Twas my own
pride defeated the wish. May you be
happy with this honest gentleman! Ho
deserves you even as did this, my son
"My father iny father" cried the
girl, catching his band.
The old man shook his head; his Hps
trembled. Gray faced and broken, all
his years upon him, he turned away
unsteadily, as If to go to his barge.
"Stop, sir!" cried Pearson. "You for
get we are not In possession of -the
ship. We are prisoners," he whispered.
"Ah, yes." said the admiral; "I had
forgotten It. Well, It matters little to
me. Captain Jones." he continued,
turning to the little Scotsman and
proffering bis sword, with a pulnfnl
gesture, "I am your prisoner, It seems."
"Sir," said the little captnln. and
twenty generations of gentle blood
could not have done It better, "allow
me to match the act of an American
sailor against the word of an English
officer. You are free, my lord. Your
boat awaits you. If I can do aught"
"Re It so." said the admiral simply,
"Let me have my boy. and we will go
away together, aud I aball remember
you differently lu the future. If la
England yon, ever need a friend, re
member this moment and call npoa me.
FareweM.''---.' . f;
And two hoag ever the ta frail iod
watched the white- Mire of the little
boat bearing- away lo the verdant
shore, where throld castle aril! shone
In the eunllgbt two; and, yet ewltant.
Their troubles? were over bow. They
bad kart everything - etae, but bad
gained earn other lu Ibe taring. !v
We ought to be very good to each
other," said the sweet voice of the wo
man, "t make f to Ged all that be
baa preserved oa from."
Aye." said O'Neill, "and to give doe
value t the sacrifice of Mm who loved
too, erea a I do myself," "
attv -. .
It is aooettojea good poller to cut
oata aad barley whii green and cure
thota for bay. As to tbe process tbe
leWa ITomestead says: ' "
Home prefer to allow fhera to eofor
slightly in tbe straw Wore rotting,
while others adopt tbe practice of cot-
ting when tbey sre In' the green condi
tion. Joet wbk-lt to right depends
aoru.wb.lo the m- toWhkk the fod-
der Is to be put. Where tbe oat bay
la to be tned for feeding hui-a during
the work aoaaoti, or even darts tne
winter. It is au eaoeedlagly good plan
to cut when the groin I in the late
mirk or early tVingb rondltlraa. At
tbla period the amount of total dlgestl
bla food in a crop la at lu laaxliuara.
Ilowever. there Is one objection to cat
ting a crop while In this condition,
ffboold there be frequent rainfalls at
the Uibo of cutting it will be foand to
be exceedingly dlftcull to make good
hay wben It is cut In tbe condition
meotiooed. However, If the weather
to dry and warm, aa la commonly the
case at this season of tbe year, aa ex
Msdlagty good quality of bay may be
made even though the ratting In don
early. Urider aoch cooditkms the bind
er may bo used, and handling tbe corn
In this way naves moeb labor.
WANTED Faithful persona to
travel (at well etrtabliahed house in
few counties, calling on retail mer-
chants and agents. Local territory.
Salary 11024 ear and expense,
parable 119.70 a week in cash and
lpetif) advanced. Position per
manent. iBuaioess euxwfuP and
robing. Standard Hooae, 834 Dear
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FOR BETTEK ROADS.
LABOR UNIONS AND AUTOMOBILE
MANUFACTURERS JOIN HANDS.
The Use of PrUon Laborja Balldlaar
Public IllcUwara A Labor Lead
er's Pimm Kor the KaaploraueDt of
Coavlcta Mm Tbla Work.
The. convention of American road
aiakert which met In Detroit was re
markable In tbla respect, that Mr.
George Burns, the great labor leader
and president of the Michigan Labor
union, advocated the use of prison
labor either in building roads or in
preparing material to be used for hard
ening their surfaces. He Is tbe flntt
great labor leader to advocate this
course, although It has been suggested
by many speakers and writers on this
question during the past ten years. Mr.
Burns sees that It would be clearly in
tbe interest of such prison labor and
also in the Interest of free labor to
have the grent army of prisoners now
In the jails In tbe various statea who
are doing no good for themselves and
adding nothing to the common wealth
applied to the road proposition In some
form or other.
Many people object to a suggestion
of this kind because they suy that the
use of such labor for. such a purpose
would bave a contaminating Influence
In the eotmuonlty where the work la
done. But to avoid such a result Mr.
Burns showed that this labor could be
applied in the preparation of material,
either brick or broken stone, where tbe
prisoners could be worked In Inclo
sures ss they now are. The products
so produced would not come In contact
with free labor as the articles general
ly produced by such labor do. Conse
quently by this course you avoid coin
petition with the manufacturer who
offers for sale tbe manufactured arti
cle or competition the free lalor
er who worka to produce these articles,
and at the same time tbe prisoner Is
receiving more useful Instruction, hav
ing more healthful exercise and adding
greatly In tlie course of years to the
common wealth. If Mr. Burns' Idea,
which Is undoubtedly a mm ml and
wholesome one, should be adopted by
the labor unions of this country gener
ally, it would bring to the road cause
great aid.
The great meeting of the automobile
manufacturers of America held In Chi
cago soon after this Detroit convention
developed the fact that all of the auto
mobile manufacturers of America aro
heartily In favor of some general plan
of road building that shall lie applica
ble to all the statea In the Union. Be
ing unanimous In this view, they
adopted a resolution Indorsing the pas
sage of the Brownlow bill, which pro
vides for a aystem of national, stato
and local co-operation In the perma
nent Improvement of the public high
ways. It Is very evident from the logic
of events that the time la rapidly ap
proaching when the frlenda of the good
roads cause will be able to unite many
forces In favor of the general plan of
rood Improvement that bave hitherto
been either Indifferent or hostile.
Tbe labor leaders generally have
been hostile to the Idea of applying the
prison labor to this work, but now ono
of the most progressive leaders of or
ganized labor has come forward and
indorsed in the most hearty and Intelli
gent way tbe Idea of applying this la
bor to the general welfare of the com
munity by building up the public roads.
In order, however, that this shall lie
made possible the road building au
thorities In the various states and
counties most foe provUlod with neces
sary funds In order to obtain proper
machinery, engineering skill and ex
pert labor so as to inuke use of tin
army of prisoners who would be put at
their disposal under the new plan.
In order to secure this necessary fund
It la more and more evident that tbe
aid of the national government should
be called In to supply a portion of the
money. Tbla la all provided for by the
Brownlow bill, which was not only In
dorsed by the Chicago convention, but
also by tlie Detroit convention of
American roadmakers. Every conven
tion met to consider this question since
the Brownlow bill waa Introduced In
congress has in--, sea tne mn inn
urged Its pasaage.-IIon. Martin Dodge.
ALFALFA IN MARYLAND.
Cwttlaa- aa CaHaar Par Har Tata
Klrat Soaaaaer mt tbe Pleat.
For bay alfalfa roost be cut wben to
early bloom. It la then In Its beat feed
ing condition and will recover readily
for tbe next rutting. If tbe harvest lie
delayed the quality of the bay will not
be bo good and recovery will be alow
and Incomplete.
Wing makea a stroog point of early
mowing. Wben tbe crop la ready be
sajs, esieclaily If the leaves have be
gun to yellow, It moat be cut promptly,
even If tbe weather be so stormy that
It Is Impossible, to save tbe bay. It la
better to lose that one mowing than
to lose two or three later mowings or
perhaps tbe entire Held by waiting.
Alfalfa Is liable to loss If not care
fully bandied. If pot away before It la
Offldently dry It is liable to beat If
It gets too dry tbe leaves fsll off and
tbe feeding value Is lessened. Tbe beat
plan seems to be to mow In tbe morn
ing sfter tbe dew Is off. Wben tbe
bay la wilted, but not dry enough to
drop the leaves, rake It up and let It
cure In the windrows. If tbe weather
seems stormy it may be pot Into cocks
for tbe night and opened out tbe next
morning. It Is Important that tbe bay
be bandied aa little aa possible to avoid
loos of tbe leaves, which come off read
ily wben dry.
Alfalfa bay Is easily lajored by wet.
losing ss much ss half lu feeding val
ue wben exposed to one or two rains,
tike rtover bay, M dors not torn water
readily and should be put under cover.
or If required to be stacked tbe stack
should be topped wltb straw. It la rec-
msnded by saose grvwei to pave
alfalfa hay in the sasws la alternate
layers wltb wbea) straw. It la claimed
that this prevents beating aad that the
aw becomes ao strongly flavored
Uat tbe stork oat K as greedily aa tbey
de tbe true nay.
Tfce T a Altelte rtaat.
Tbe first summer is generally a criti
cal time in tbe tie of the young- alfalfa
spon to wttBstand extremes Of wet and
drought and, wars yet, the sSaotbericg
of xrordy . weeds. The .mower Is tbe
best remedy for these Ills. Cut close
and often. If the eiittlng lc heavy
haul It off; If light and the weather be
dry It may be left fur a mulch. This
frequent clipping Is very Important. It
diminishes the evaporating leaf sur
face, it promotes branching, aud It
keeps down the weeds and lets in the
sun and air. Alfalfa should never In
allowed to stand Ix-yond early bloom.
To do so weakens the vitality of tlie
plant and makes It less able to rot-over.
It should not. however, he mowed mi
late In the full as not to leave u cover
to protect It during winter. -W. T. L.
Talluferro.
Casvealeat Notloaa.
Where trr-es ore In a position to ba
used as hitching posts It Is wise to
make some provision like that shown
111 the cut. Many a flue tree ban been
ruined by horsi-s gnawing the hark.
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HITCIIINU CHAIN AND HALF DOOII.
but with an Iron arm and a abort
hitch chain at the end that danger la
avoided. A blacksmith can make such
a device In half an hour.
It- Is often (be case that a doorway
uiiist be closed against animals, but
ventilation be still desired. The dou
ble door here shown will till the bill.
It Is a half door hinged to the regulur
door as showu. Wheu the hulf door
Is not desired it can be buttoned up
against the full door und the whole
used as one or It can be used us shown
In the cut. This use of tbe half door
keeps the ulr from blowing In on mil
mills lying down, but keeps the air cir
culating above them. Farm Journal.
A Mora Pealae.
Some of the sagacious horse dealers
predict a horse famine, claiming that
the demand for coach and draft horses
is greater than the supply. This Is tbe
kind of famine that farmers with good
brood mures would like to see, says
Farm and Ranch.
What Otsiara St.
A progressive farmer frequently
makes mistakes, but be doesn't keep
on making the tame ones.
It Is u good time for tbe young man
who Is willing to work and give all hie
energy and make It Ids life work to
grow good fruit. That man will get
good prices for his fruit.
Hun Jose se:ile is like one of tbe peo
ple who i-oiii" mid stay with us and
never I. now bow or when to go home.
Lot us not waste symputby on the
poor Ihiv. Hi- after all Is tbe only oue
lu thl-i oniitry who has really a chance,
for the children of the rich are usually
stunted by luxury before they begin to
grow.
The mini who spends half bis time
looking over tbe fence In see what his
nelghlior Is doing never wins. Tbe
winning horse keeps his nose straight
before III in and sticks to business.
Any couimlsalon house will tell you
today that Hie most prosperous tru"k
growers are those who grow well what
ttay plunt. sort It carefully and pack
In a neat package and have a distinc
tive nicrk.
Don't tie the team to the load of hay
for their dinner
SUGAR CANE FOR SIRUP.
a Saataaarr a( Kertlllaer Kaaeri
wata la frfrerala.
Velvet rfvinii have u high value aa a
fertilizing ageut for sugur mile, but
this value reaches Its maximum only
when other essential elements of plant
food other (hull nitrogen are applied In
the fertillu-i-.
lu the application of fertilizing ma
terials It Is fur iM-tter not to apply tbe
whole amount at the time or before
planting, but to apply part of tbe fer
tiliser st tbe time of plnntlng aud the
rest at Intervals during the growing
season.
In general. It may lie said that on
laud which contains a high percentage
of fertilizing materials It Is not advisa
ble to use over or 1,000 pounds of
normal fertilizer per acre, while on
land possessing only a normal natural
fertility 1.21)0 to pounds per acre
of norm n I fertilizer may lie used to ad
vantage. It Is evident that fertilizers such aa
phosphoric acid and potash, which con
tain large quantities of fertilizing In
gredients, give better results than
those which contain small quantities.
Muriate of potash apparently gives
somewhat better results thsn kslnlt,
especially on land of only normal fer
tility. Nitrate of soda, upon tbe whole,
seems to be a more satisfactory source
of nitrogen than cotton seed and cotton
seed meal at practically tbe same cost.
Hod I u in nitrate, however, should be
added In small quantities at a time and
at rather frequent hitervala to avoid
loss by leaching during tbe heavy
rains. Cotton seed Is s more expensive
fertilizer than sodium nitrate or cotton
raL
On soils of only natural fertility
nitrogen Is needed In tbe fertili
ser In proportion to the potash and
pboaphorV actd than an sntis that eoo
tain a high percentage of fertilHUog
materials, and vice versa.
It Is evident that excessive amounts
of any single fertilising Ingredient are
Inadvisable, because tbe plants cannot
asalmUate tbe excess. Tbe ration for
a plant sboold be caref oily balanced to
meet the requirements, baaing tbe
character of the fertiliser oa tbe
amount of available plant food already
to tbe soil and adding to the fertiliser
larger quantities of tne elements miss
ing in the soil and diminishing In the
fertiliser those etements which are
abuodaat therein. Dr. H. W. Wiley.
ITOnXA.
ytlsllaaraibuLwt
MAKING A LAYING STRAIN.
A Poaltrr Maa Who Thlaka It Can
Mm Doae Wlthoat the Trap (.
Suppose a poultry man wants to es
tablish a laying strain without using
trap nests.
The first thing he will do will be to
Introduce some new blood from the
liens of a breeder of established reputa
tion who baa solved tbe problem of
large egg production. He will send
away for two cockerels to put wltb bis
best hens. He will expect to pay fbr
them from $3 to $9 apiece, and all that
he will demand of tbe breeder Is that
he will Send him sturdy, well grown
birds of typical shape and from an egg
J producing strain. He will then mate op
each of these cockerels with twelve or
fifteen of hie best yearling bens, with
tbe purpose of breeding from them In
the spring.
Tbe man la now face to face wltb his
problem. There are In the two pens, let
ua aay.aome hens that will lay only
fifty eggs a year and others that will
lay 100. Without the trap neat bow is
he to tell which hens to breed from and
which not? Easy enough. All he has
to do Is to make such a careful study
of the eggs that are laid In each Hen
that he can tell at a glance which pen
an egg conies from and whether it will
do for him to set it or not In other
words, be must watch the eggs Instead
of the hens and use In Incubation only
those eggs that he hi convinced come
from prolific layers. If an egg of a
certain type makea lta appearance
about Thanksgiving and la followed all
through the winter by egga of tbe
same type It doea not take a very gi
gantic intellect to reach the conclusion
that It would be a good Idea to use
these eggs In Incubation.
It la surprising what a difference
there la in egga of bens of tbe same
breed kept under the same conditions.
They differ In size, shape, color, mark
ings, smoothness or roughness of shell
and In other ways too numerous to
mention. There is tbe moat difference,
of course, among the so called "brown
eggs," but even In white egga there are
distinctions.
Iet me Illustrate from the pens with
which I am most familiar. I have four
breeding pens, each containing a male
and twelve femalea, which I designate,
respectively, pens A, B, C and D. I
have made such a study of the eggs
that I can tell at a glance from what
pen an egg came and whether It la ap
iiearlng with sufficient frequency to
warrant me to use it or not.
Pen A la made of twelve white Wy
andotte bens mated with a sturdy
cockerel. It would naturally be sup
posed that tbe eggs would all look
alike, but they do not, at least not to
me. Kacb egg has lta distinct and
characteristic physiognomy, markings
I recognize the moment I see them.
There Is a large brown egg big enough
and symmetrical enough to be placed
on exhibition In the poultry and egga
department at the Boston snow. There
Is a large white egg, not quite so sym
metrical, wltb curious blotchlngs at the
big eud, as If the lime of which tne
shell Is composed needed sandpapering
down; an egg which looks like feld
spar, it Is so smooth and gtlateutng; a
pink egg with little white patches oa
it, aa It It bad been rolled In flour be
fore It waa dry; a straw colored egg,
with little pok dots on the shell; a
dark brown egg which If looked at la
a strong light will show little black
points like pepper dust on tbe shell.
And so I might go on. But It la not
necesssry. Not one of tbe twelve bene
In pen A but pota ber ball mark oa her
eggs.
Then, too, there Is another way by
which I keep track of the eggs. Tlie
ben Is a born conservative, a creature
of bablt, the alave of a system. If she
laid In a certain neat yesterday she
means to toy there today, no matter
whether another ben la ahead of ber
or not. Edgar Warren In American
Poultry Journal
Perehto tfce Calebs.
Some breeders put In tbelr perches at
the start. If you do thla see that your
perch Is simply a board three or four
Inches wide running full length of tbe
coop. Two perches of this kind are still
better st first to prevent piling up et
tbe chicks. L'ntll the past year we nave
not put In oor perches until tbe fall, al
lowing the chicks to spread themselves
around on the floor. Early perching It
desirable In that It teaches tbe chicks
the bsblt while young. Tbe -floor
perchera" sre bard to tescb wben old
er. Even when put Into tbe breeding
bouses In November many of tbem will
persist In staying on the dropping
boards Instead of tne perchee. Stock
man and Farmer.
SaMukaMtU Leada.
To Massachusetts, which baa long
token the lead In thoroughbred poultry
culture, beloogs tbe credit of tbe lar
gest annual value of eggs per chicken.
with Connecticut a close second. Is It
not surprising, too, tbst New York
state, wblen has In many respecta
even greater advantages In the shape
of unrivaled markets for poultry prod
ucts, should fsll so fsr below those ad
joining states of Massacsiusetto and
Connecticut In annual value of tbe egg
product per cblckeo and an average
nrlce Ber dosen of eggs aloof H. r.
Hooter.
were aad Pealrrr.
Russia a sunflowers make aa exesi
lent shade for the poultry yard and
reduce a large amount of tbe flnsst
poultry food that can be produced.
That sunflower ased possess tbe spe
cial property of poiiahlng tbe plumage
Is pure Action. Any feed that win
keen fowto lirflral ctssa condition will
do that as well as sunflower seed. Tbe
PJea that tbe oil In tbe seeds gets on the
chickens' feathers sod makes tbem gtk
ten Is folly. Ton eaa't make feathers
greasy by feeding fatty foods. Fares
and Bench. -
preetaMe Faraala.
Bat by fsr the ssost profitable faraa
Ing is to nave yoor land worked by
wsge bands. Get tbe beat of fans laa
plementa. De tbe beat kind of fan
work. Bar yoor sou. Usepe yoor
aoiL KnrVfc your soil. Grew heavy
crops of food aad bay for forage. Keep
cattle and bega and cklcfcans and feed
thla food to thesa. Bell Beam aad bX-
terand egga, aad thus re will get dou
ble price aad doaWe fwetBava the
bbsbbts and thus make year mum nesw
-Dr. HaaaJcatt.
You need light to raise
Tobacco
profitably. Be sure your fertiliz
er contains at least io percent
Actual Potash
from SulDhate. "V
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Wa mail frtt, oa raqoau, oar book
Tobacco Culture." ( -
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DENTIST
Grahsuaj,
North Caeallaa
OFFICE in 8IMM0NS BUILDING
Jruit Trees
That Crow aad
Bear Good Fruit.
Write for our as-page II
laatrassd aatalog aad Sp.
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sod (Jul Urate aa Orchard."
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Ciuihave so lona wealed;
ua jroa all about shoes big
nd apples, those luetoue
mo a it. sod Japaa pluau
wita their srtMiiaJ sareet
aeaa, sll of wkloh job have
often saen and aa efiea
wondered Where the traes
came froai that produesd
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