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- CHAPTER XV.
JgAJt's STOUT.
IflT was tbe candlelight that drag
-11 ged Howland quickly back
S| Into consciousness and pain.
■> Be knew that he was no
longer In the snow. His Ongera dag
Into damp earth as he made an effort
to raise himself, and with that effort It
seemed at though a redfcot knife bad
deft him from the top of bla aknll to
hit cheat. The agony of that instant's
pain drew a sharp cry from him, and
be clutched both bands to bis bead.
The Ongera of Howland's right hand
were sticky when be drew them away
(Tom bla head, and he shivered. Tbe
tongue of flame leaping out of tbe
night, the thunderous report the del
uge of Are that bad filled his brain, all
bore tbelr meaning for him now. It
bad been a. close call, so close that
•hlTerlng chills ran up and down his
■pine aa he struggled little by little to
lift himself to bla knees. His enemy's
shot had grazed hla bead.
It seemed an Interminable time be
fore be could rise and stand on bis feet
and reach the candle. Slowly be felt
bis way along tbe wall until be came
to a low. heavy door barred from tbe
outalde, and Juat beyond tbla door be
found a narrow aperture cut tbrough
the decaying logs, it waa a yard In
length and barely wide enough for him
to tbrust tbrough sn arm. Three more
of these narrow slits In bis prison walls
be found before be came beck again to
the door.
Near tbe table on which be replaced
tbe candle was a stool, and be sat
down. Carefully be went through bis
pockets. Bis belt and revolver were
gone. He bad been stripped of letters
and papers. Not so much as a match
had been left him by bis captors. *
He stopped lo his search and listened.
Faintly there came to blm tbe ticking
of his watch. Be felt In bis watcb
pocket. It waa empty. Again be lis
tened. This time he was sure that the
sound came from hla feet and be low
ered the candle until the light of It
gllatened on something yellow an arm's
distance away. It was his watcb, and
close beside It lay bis leather wallet
What money be had carried In the
pocketbook was untouched, but bis per
sonal cards and half a dozen papers
that It bad contained were gone.
He looked lit tbe time. Tbe boar
band pointed to 4. Was It possible
tbat be bad been unconscious for more
than six hours'/ He bad left Jean on
the mountain top soon after nightfall—
It was not later than 9 o'clock when
be bad seen Meleeae. Seven hours:
Again be 'lfted bis bands to bis bead.
His hair was stiff and matted with
blood. It had congealed thickly on bis
cbeek and neck and bad soaked tbe
top of bis coat. Be bad bled a great
deal, so much tbat be woDdered be was
alive, and yet during those hoars bis
captors bad given blm no assistance,
bad not even bound a clotb about bis
head.
Did they believe that tbe shot bad
killed blm. tbat be was already dead
when tbey Hang blm into the dungeon?
Or wn« this only one other instance of
the I' 'Uric brutisbness of those who
so in eiitly sought bis life? Tbe
flgbtlug Blood rose in him wltb return
ing strengtb. If had left blm a
weapon, even tbe small knife tbey bad
taken from bis pocket, be would atlli
make an effort to settle a last score or
two. Bat now tie wait beiplesa. — 1
There was. however, a ray of hope
In tbe posHlblllty tbat tbey believed
blm dead. If tbey who bad flung bim
into tbe dungeon believed this, then be
was safe for several hours. No one
IdtUID ST4OOKBED BAO«.
would come for his body on til broad
day and froaalbly not until tbe follow
ing night when a grave could be dag
and be coold be carried oat wltb torn*
secrecy, la tbat time, if be could es
cape from his prison, be would be well
on bis way to tbe Wekusko. He bad
no doubt that Jean waa still a prisoner
on tbe mountain top. Tbe dogs and
•ledge were there and both rifles wars
where be bad concealed them. It would
be a hard race—a running flgbt per
haps—bat be woald win, and after a
time Meloeoe would cone to him,
away down at tbe little hotel ea the
Saskatchewan.
Ha rose to his fast, his blood grow
ing warn, his eyas ehtnlng In the can
dlelight Tbe thought of the girl as
4>a had cone to bin eat In tbe night
pat back into blm all of Ma okl light
ing strengtb. a» ot his an conquerable
hope and confidence. She had follow
ed him when the dog yelped at bis
hee|s, aa tbe first shots bad been fired,
the had knelt beekie blm In the snow
as 'be lay bleeding at the fast of bis
enemies. Be bad beard bar voice call
ing to him; bad feK tbe thrilling touch
of her arms, tbe terror and lore of bar
Hps aa aba thought him dying. Sbe
had given herself to him, and sbe
woald come to him—Us lady of tbe
snows—if be could escape.
He went to tbe door and shored
against U wltb bia shoulder. It was
Immovable. Again be throat bia band
and arm through tbe first of tbe nar
row ventilating apertures. The wood
with whleh his fingers came la contact
[ win rornng from "moisture and age.
and he found that be could tear out
handfuls of It He fell to work, dig
ging with tbe fierce eagerness of an
animal. At the rate tbe soft pulpy
wood gave way be could win bis free
dom long before the earliest risers at
the post were awake, t
A sound stopped blm—a hollow
cough from out of the blackness be
yond the dungeon wall. It was follow
ed an Instant later by a gleam of light,
and Howland darted quickly back to
tbe table. He beard the slipping of a
bolt outside the door. The door swung
open, and a shaft of light shot Into the
chamber. For a space Howland was
blinded by it and It waa not until the
bearer of tbe lamp bad advanced half
way to the table that be recognized
bis visitor as Jean Crolsset. The
Frenchman's face was wild and hag
gard. His eyes gleamed red and
bloodshot as be stared at tbe engineer.
"Mon Dleu. I bad hoped to find yon
dead," he whispered huskily.
He reached up to hang the big oil
lamp ha carried to a hook In the log
"I DAB HOPED TO VINDTOC DEAD, U'SECR "
celling, and Howland sat amazed at
the expression on bis face. Either
fear or pain bad wrougbt deep lines.
"1 had hoped to find you dead,
m'seur." be repeated. "Tbat is why
I did not bind your wound and give
you water when tbey turned you over
to my care. I wanted you to bleed to
deatb. It would have been easier—
for both of us."
From under tbe table be drew forth
a second stool and sat down opposite
Howland. Tbe two men stared at
each other over tbe sputtering rem
nant of tbe candle. Before the engi
neer had recovered from his aston
lahment at tbe sudden appearance of
tbe man whom he believed to be safe
ly Imprisoned in tbe old cabin Crols
set's shifting eyes fell on the mass of
torn wood under tfie aperture.
"Too late, m'seur," be said mean
ingly. "Tbey are waiting up there
now. It la Impossible for you to se
es pe."
"That Is what I thought about you."
replied Howland. forcing himself to
speak coolly. "Howdld you manage It?"
"They came up to free me soon aft
er tbey got you. m'seur. 1 sm grate
ful to you for thinking of me. for If
you bad not told them I mlgbt bare
stayed there and a tarred like a beast
la a trap."
"It waa Meleeee." said Howlsnd. "1
told ber,"
Jean dropped his besd In his hands.
"1 bave jnst come from Meleese,"
be whispered softly. "Sbe sends you
her love, m'seur. snd tells yon not to
give up hope. Tba great God. If shs
only knew—if shs only knew wbst is
about to happen! No one has told her.
She is a prisoner In her room, end aft
er that—after that out on tbe plain—
when sbe came to you snd fought like
one gone mad to aave yoo-tbey will
sot give ber freedom until all Is over.
Wbat time la It m'seur?"
A clammy chill passed over How
land as be read tbe time.
"Half past 4."
"Tbs Virgin besr me witness tbst 1
wish 1 might strike ten years off my
Ufs and give ynu freedom," Jean
breathed quickly. "I would do It tbla
instant, m'seur I would help-yon to
aacape If It were in sny wsy possible
But tbey sre In the room st tbe bead
sf the stair, wslting At 0"
"At tV-whs! tlieti?" urged Howland.
my Cod. mau wmit inskes yon look
aa? Wbat is to ba|>|M-n at til*'
"1 bare no time to lose Id further
talk Ilka this, m'seur." be said almost
hsrshly. "Tbey know now tbst It was
I wbo (ought for you and for Msleeaa
so tbe Oreat North trail. Tbey know
that It is' I wbo saved yoa at Wekusko.
Mel esse can no more savs me than
sbe can ssva you. and to make my
task a little barter, they have mads
m» their aisassngsr, and"—
Again ha stopped, choking for worts.
•Tbelr executioner, m'seur."
"Great God!" How
•First I am to tall ™JU a story,
eoatlanad Crolsset leveling
his reddened eyes to tbe engineers.
It will not be long, and I pray ths
Virgin to tbaka you understand it as
ws people of the north understand It
It begins sixteen years ago "
■1 shall understand. Jean." whisper-
Sd Howland "Oo on."
' "It was st one of the company's
posts tbst It happened." Jean began,
"and tbe story has to do with la
artsor.. the fsctor snd his wife.
GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1912.
Sl fcornuGMT i9iO>r.
F NFCOBRS - MERRIUTQFA
* ■IUMIHIW*
L'Ange "Blanc—that la what she was
called, m'seur—tbe white angel. Mon
Dleu. bow we loved ber! Not with a
wicked love, m'seur, but with some
thing very near to that which we give
our Blessed Virgin. And our love was
but a pitiful thing when compared
with tbe love of these two, escb for
tbe other. She was beautiful, glori
ously beautiful as we know women up
in tbe big snows; like Meleese. who.
wss tbe youngest of their children.
"Ours was tbe happiest post In all
this great northlsnd. m'seur," contin
ued Crolsset after a moment's pause,
"and It was sll because of this woman
snd the man. but mostly because of
the woman. And when the little Me
leese came—she was tbe first white girl
baby that any of us bad ever seen—our
love for tbese two became something
that I fear was almost a sacrilege to
our Dear Lady of God. Perhaps you
cannot understand such a lore, m'seur.
I know 'that It cannot be understood
down In that world which you call civ
ilization. for 1 have been there and
have seen We would have died for
the little Meleese and tbe other Me
leese. her mother. And also, m'seur.
we would bare killed our own brothers
had they a« much as spoken n word
against them or cast'at the mother
even as much as n look wblcb was not
the purest. Tbat Is bow we loved ber
sixteen years ago this winter, m'feur,
and tbat la bow we love ber memory
still."
"She Is dead." uttered Howland. for
getting In these tense moments the sig
nificance Jean's story might bold for
blm.
"Tes. sbe Is dead, m'seur. Shall 1
tell you how sbe died?"
Crolsset sprang to bis feet, his eyes
flashing, his lithe body twitching like
a wolfs as he stood for on instant half
leaning over tbe engineer.
"Shnll 1 tell you bow she died,
m'seur?" he repeated. "Sixteen years
ago. when tbe little Meleess was four
years old and tbe oldest of tbs three
sons was fourteen, s man and bis boy
came up from Churchill. He had let
ters from tbe factor at the bay, and
our factor and bis wife opened tbelr
doors to blm and to bis son and gave
them all tbat it wns in their power to
give.
"Mon Dleu. this man was from that
glorious civilization of yours, m'seur—
from tbat land to tbe south where
they say tbat Christ's templee stand
on every four corners, but be could not
understand tbe strange God and ths
strange laws of our people. For months
he had been away from tbe compan
ionship of women, and In this great
wilderness tbe factor's wife came Into
bis life as tbe flower blossoms In tba
desert. Ab. m'seur. 1 can see now bow
bis nicked heart strove to accomplish
tbe things and hot* he- failed because
the glory of our womanhood up here
has come straight down from heaven.
And In falling he went mad—mad with
that passion of tbe race I hare seen in
Montreal, and then-ah. the great Ood,
m'seur. do you uot understand what
happened next?
..Cnilsxet lifted his bend, bis fsce
twisted in a torture that wits half
grief, half madness, and stared st
Howland, wltb quivering nostrils and
heaving chest in his companion's face
be saw only a dead white pallor of
waiting, of half comprehension. He
leaned over the table again, controlling
himself by a tnlgbty effort.
"It Was at tbst time when most of
us were out among tbe trsppers, juat
before our big spring caribou roast,
when the forest people on me in wltb
tbelr furs, m'seur. Tbe post wss al
most deserted. Do you understand?
Tbe woman was slone In ber cabin
wltb tbe little Meleese. snd when we
came;back at nlgbt sbe was dead
Tes. m'seur. sbe killed berself. leav
ing a few written words to tbs factor
telling blm wbat had happened.
"Tbe msn and tbe boy escaped on a
sledge after the crime. Mon Dleu,
bow tbe forest people leaped In pur
suit! It was tbe factor himself aud
his youngsst boy wbo found them fsr
out on tbe Churcblll trail. And wbst
happened then, m'seur? Just tbla:
While tbe man fiend urged on bis dogs
the son fired beck wltb s rifle, sod ons
of bis bullets went straight through
tbs besrt of tbe pursuing fsctor, so
tbat In tbe space of ons day and ons
nlgbt tbe little Meleese wss msde both
motherless snd fstheriess by tbese two
whom tbe devil hsd sent to destroy the
most beautiful thing we have aver
known in this north. Abv m'seur. yoa
turn white! Does It bring a vision to
you nowt Do yoa bear tba crack of
that rifle? Can you aee"—
"My God!" gaaped Rowland. Evan
■ow ba understood notblug of what
this tragedy might mean to him—for
got everything bpt that be waa listen
ing to tba terrible tragedy that bad
come to tbe woman wbo waa tba moth
er of the girl be loved.
"They eecaped. m'aeur."
" With a deep breath Howlandeank
back, la a tdemeut ba Jaaoad again
toward Jean aa be aaw oocie Ist* tba
Frenchman's eyea a alum tiering flrf
that a few aeeonds later biased Into
vengeful malignity when ba draw slow
ly from aa inside pocket M Ma eeat a
small paroal wrapped asd Uad la baft
bnckakla.
"Tbey have aast yoa this, m'aeur."
be said. " At tbe very toat' tbey toM
me. -let bin read tbla.'" |
With hto eyea en tba parcel, ecarca
ly breathing. Bowland watted While
with exaaperatlng alowoeee Croiaaat'a
brown Angara untied tba cord that ae
cured it.
"First yea mqst understand what
tbla meant to n* In tbe nertb, m'aeur,"
aald Jean, hts band* covering tba par
cel after be bad finished with tba cord
"We an different wtoo live M bare
different from these wbo live in -Mont
real and beyond Willi aa a lifetime
to not too long to spend in- avenging b
cruel wraag. It la par benor-ar ttae l
north, 1 .waa fifteea than and bad
been fostered by tbe factor and bto
wife since tbe day iff •otfWr'diai of
tfce -MUDSX and J dragged myself
Into the post, almost denu ui starvs
tlon. So It happened (hat 1 was like
a brother to Meleese and tbe other
three. Tbe years passed, and tbe de-
Sire for vengeance crew In as as we
became older until It was tbe one
thing that we most desired la Ufa,
even filling the gentle heart of Me
leese. whom we sent to school In
Montreal when she was sieves,
m'seur. It wns three years later,
while she was still In Montreal, that
1 went on one ot my wandering
searches to s post st tbe bead of tbe
Great Slave, and there, m'seur—
there"- , .
Crolsset had risen. His long arms
were stretched high, his bead thrown
back, bis upturned face aflame with a
passion that waa almost that of
prayer.
"M'senr. I thsnk tbe great God of
heaven that It waa given to leas Crols
set to meat one of those whom wa had
pledged our lives to And. and I slew
him. it was tba father, and 1 killed
him. m'seur—killed him slowly, tail
ing blm of what he bad done as I chok
ed tbe life from blm—and then, a little
at a time, I let the life back Into him,
forcing him to tell me where I wookl
find his son. tbe slayer ot Meleese's fa
ther. And after tbat I closed on his
throat until be was dead, and my dogs
dragged his body tbrough 300 miles of
snow tbst the otbera might look on
him end know tbst be was dead. That
was six years ago, m'seur."
Howland was scarcely breathing.
"And the other, the sen." be whis
pered tensely—"yon found blm. Croia
set ? You killed him?"
"What would you hsve done, m'seur?"
Howland's bands gripped thoea that
guarded the little parcel.
"I would bave killed blm, Jean."
Ha spoke slowly, deliberately.
"I would bsve killed blm," ha repeat
ed. ~j t . •, , |
"I am glsd of tbst. m'seur."
Jean waa unwrapping tbs buckskin,
fold aftsr fold of it. unUI at last there
waa revealed a roll of paper, soiled and
yellow along tbe edgea.
"These pages are taken from tba
daybook at ths post where the woman
lived." be explained softly, smoothing
them under bis bands. "Each day the
factor of a post keeps a reckoning of
incidents as tbey pass, aa I have beard
that ssa captains do on shipboard. It
haa been a company law for hundreds
of years. We hsve kept tbese pages to
ourselves, m'seur. They tall of what
happened at our post Sixteen years ago
this winter."
As be spoke tbe half breed came te
Howland's slds. smoothing the first
page on tbe table In front of him, bis
slim forefinger pointing to tbe first
few lines.
"Tbey came on this day," be said,
hla breath close to tbe' engineer'a ear.
"Tbese are their namaa, m'seur—tbs
names of the two wbo destroyed tbe
paradise tbat our Blesssd Lady gara
to us many years ago."
In an instant Howland had read tba
lines. His blood seemed to. dry la his
-• #
am HANDS otiiscaao, ars SODT asnt AS
rv ABOUT TO eraon.
veins and his besrt to stand still. For
these were tbe worts be reed, "On this
day there rime to our post from tbs
Churchill way Jobn Howland and his
son."
With a sharp cry be sprang to bis
feet, overturning tbe stool, facing
Crolsset. bis hands clinrhsd. bla body
bant aa If about to epring. Jean stood
calmly, hla wblte teeth a-gieam. The#
slowly be stretched out a band.
"M'aeur Jobn Howlaad. will yoa sss4
what happened to tbe father and notb
er of tbe Utile Meleese sixteen year*
ago? Will yon read and understand
why your life waa eougbt oo tba Great
North trail, why yoa were placed sS
a case of dynamite la ths Wekusko
coyote snd why. with tbs coming si
this morning's dawn, at 6"—
Wltb tbe dasad spsecbleesness of
one recovering from a sodden blow
Ilowland turned to tba table and* beat
over tbe paper* that tbe French man
bad told oat before bin. rive mlnatee
later be ratoed hla bead. Bto face waa
aa white aa chalk. Deep llnee bad Bot
tled about bto month. Aa a alcfc man
might, be lifted bto band and paaaad It
fver bto face and through bto hair,
ut hto eyea were afire. Involuntarily
Jean's body gathered itself aa If to
mtmt attack.
"I bare read If ba aald baekily aa
though tba a pea king of tbe worda caua
ad him a great effort. "1 understand
now. My name la Joba Bowland. And
my father"* name waa John Hmlind.
I undcratand. And you, Jean Croieaet
—do yoa believe that I am that Joba
Bowland—tbe John Howland. tba eon
wbo"—
"M'aeur, It makaa no difference what
I believe now. 1 have bat one other
tfalng to tall you here and ana thing
to give to you." replied Jean. "Tbaae
wbo bare triad to kill yoa ara tba
Ufrae brothers. Maleaae to their ale
tar. Our* la a atrange country, m'aear,
governed alnce the beginning of oar
time by lewe which we bare made ear
■aire*. To tboee wbo ara waiting
above ao tartar* to too great for yea.
Tbey hare condemned yoa to death.
Stale morning, exactly aa tbe mlaota
band of your watch roonta off tba boot
ef fl, you will be rfbot to death throurf
ooa of tbeee boles la tbe . daacMa
I walla. And tbto-thto note from Me
laees to tbe last thing 1 have to giro
ypa." " It , ~' '
-Ba dropped avoided bit*f paper oa
the . table. Mechanically Bowland
•4 /- - , , i
reached for It if funned and speech
less, cold with the horror ot bis death
sentence, be smoothed out the note.
There ware only a few words, appar
ently written in. great baste:
I have been preying for you all nlgbt
If Ood (alls to answer my prmy.rs I will
still So as 1 have promised and follow
yon. , MELEES*.
He heard a movement and lifted bis
aysa Jean was gotte. Tbe door waa
swinging slowly Inward. Be beard tba
wooden bolt allf> into place, and after
that there was not even tbe sound of
s moccaained foot stealing through the
outer darkness. •
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JAPANESE TIDBITS.
Fillet of Raw Fish, Whales and Rise
Looueta Among Them.
One of tbe great food dellcadaa of
Japan Is sasblml, a fillet of raw fish
served with soy snd condiments. This
dlsb, though highly recommended by
both Japaneee and European medical
authorities, is pronounced queer or un
civilized by tboee not born to tbe cus
tom of eating It.
When tbeee critics are reminded,
however, of their eating live oysters
with gusto It occurs to them, says the
Oriental Review, tbat tbe one Is at
least mors artistic In appearance than
tbe other, though both may be e]ually
palatable and nutritious.
It la likely tbst very 'few English
people know that tbe fiibir folk along
the Devonshire coast are accustomed
to aat Um. an edible seaweed, and so
think It vsry odd tbat tbe Japaneae
should use certain seaweeda as an ar
ticles of diet
Ferns, burdock roots. Illy,buds, lo
tus roots snd bamboo sproots are
among tba Japanese vegetables not en
joyed by occidental people*, while tba
chrysalis of tbe silkworm, rice locusts,
tbe octopus, whales and sea slugs
aateo ID some psrts of China and Japan
are sure to shock their flne sensibili
ties.
And yet the most civilized epicures
relish snslls and frogs' legs, which are
Just ss odd In tbelr way as tboee varie
ties of snlmsl food mentioned above.
Shark's Sn soup, edible birds' nest and
lime cured eggs are farfamed Chinese
Inxuriee, tbe last Item of which la
equal to tbe strongest snlmatsd cbeeee
la Its power over tba olfactory nerves.
Chleken All Right
A Camden lawyer walked Into a res
taurant tbe other day prepared to or
der himself a chicken dinner.
Tbe waitress approached him. Ha
looked at her and said:
"HoWs chicken r
"I'm all rights aba answered cheer
tly. "How's yoursalff—Philadelphia
Ursaa.
COMMERCIAL POULTRY.
One Method ■ef > Feeding Fewle en
large Scale Deeerlbed.
In a recent bulleUn issued by tba
bureau of animal Industry of tbe Unit
ed States department of agriculture the
metboda and results qf feeding poul
try on a Isrge commercial scale were
described. Tbe Investigation of this
subject by Alfred B. Lea of tba depart
ment is believed to be the first attempt
to acquire comprehensive end reliable
figures on the cost of producing a
pound of gslu in poultry.
Portable feeding batteries, as sbown
In tbs cut are deeerlbed as follows:
This battery Is divided into eight coops.
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rosTABUi rovuraf rssDOM aanaac.
(FbeiogrspS by United Stales «a»srtsissit
of agriculture.]
(oar tier* of two coop# each, and bold*
eighty springer* or *ixty-four bru. It
U 2 foot 7H lacbe* wide and ft Jnt 0
Inch** blgb. Tbe alata In tbe trout are
one and aeven-elgbtba Incbea apart and
each Mt of alata. which la eight and
on*-quart«r Inches wide. la bald la by
button*. ao that U can ba eaally re
mored and * set of alata wblcb art
closer together or fart bar apart may
be quickly Inserted. Aa tbe alia of tba
chickens' beada vary eonaldarably dur
lug tba aaaaoo tbla changeable front la
of value. Tba dropping pana ara one
and lncbaa below ibe
toon, which ara made of heavy,
aqoara maab wire, and bare rooat
boarda 2 Incbea wide by tbraa quart era
of an Incb thick by 2 feat 6 lncbaa long.
Tbe bottoaa of tba Brat floor to six
locbaa from tba grotwd. and St to fif
teen Incbea from tba wire floor to tba
top of aacb coop, making each tier. In
cluding tba dropping pana. sixteen and
three-quarter* of an Incb deep.
Tba battery roll* on four wheel*, two
doable plrot wheal* In front and two
wheel* connected by a bar In tba rear.
Tbe eliding doora on tbe a Idea ara fitted
wttb book* wblcb fasten Into eye* oa
tba battery. Tba whole battery to made
of farting. 1% by \ Incbea, covered
with two Incb maab wire and lath*.
Tba feeding trough* ara three and one
half Indus acroe* tbe top, Inalde meas
urement. and tbraa lncbaa from tba
top edge to tba bottom. outside meas
ure meet. Tbaae trough* ara bald In
place with bast wlrea, wblcb are flexi
ble. ao that tbey gtre If tbe trough*
bit uy obatacto, tba* prevent lag
breakage. A wire partition divide*
the battery ,n, o two eqoat part*. A
similar battery la need for feeding tur
key* except that It ooutalna three tier*
Instead of four, and tba alata la front
ara two and flve-flgbtb* tochea apart
COTTON SEED FOR
FATTENING CATTLE.
• i
Cotton seed may be fed to steers with
good results, although the usual prac
tice now Is to feed tbe cottonseed meal
remaining after tbe oil bas been ex
tracted In tbe mills, says the Breeder's
Gazette. Tbe cotton seed bas a pro
nounced laxative effect If fed heavily.
This may be overcome In part by cook
ing the seed. In any event tbe best
results sre obtained by feeding not
over six pounds of seed dally per bead
with a heavy feed of corn or Kaffir
corn.
In some tests cotton seed has given
better results than cottonseed meal,
but In mora Instances tbe reverse is
true. In some Mississippi tests It wss
found that one pound of cottonseed
meal was equal to 1.6 pounds of cot
ton seed or 1.0 pounds of corn, while
one pound of cotton seed equaled 1.2
pounds of corn. Where It Is desired
to make a large use of cottonseed meal
It may be fed for ninety days to tba
j
On. of the fluctustlons to which
the breeders of live stools are some
times subjected la wall Illustrated
by th. remarkable rebound ahown
by tbe Hereford, of late, says the
Kansas Farmer. Th|s la a very use
ful breed of cattle wblch has had
a widespread popularity, and yet It
has sMm.d to b. on tl). toboggan
for soma tin. past. Ot late, how
ever, there has been a aurprlslng
renewal of Interest, and this baa
been shown at all the big state
fairs In the corn belt, with a culmi
nation In the show ring and sales
of the American Royal. Various
causes are assigned for this "come
back." among which are tbe grow
ing scarcity of twef animals and
the consequent revival of Interest
In this breed of rustlers snd the
Inherent ezcellenoe of tbe breed.
All these may have been factors,
but the early maturing and beef
producing Qualities are probably
the most potent. The Illustration
ahows a typical Hereford steer.
extent of right or ten pounds dally per
bead without experiencing tbe Injuri
ous effects that sometimes attend a
longer period of such heavy feeding.
Cottonseed bulls make s good rough
age to use wltb It. snd corn in addi
tion adds to tbe rapidity of gains.
A product known as cold preeeed cot
tonseed cake or caddo cake la made
from the cruabed seed uncooked and
without removing tbe bulla. Tbla fc
more bulky and coarser tban cotton
seed meal, and It la claimed tbat tbe
preparation without beating leaves It
more digestible. It may be fed heav
ily wltb comparative safety and pro
duces larger gains tban its composi
tion would lead one to expect. To get
tbe largest gains wltb any feed de
rived from cotton seed it is necessary
to feed corn iu addition.
Pwmpklna For Cow* and Hogs.
Pumpkin* have-becn In n*o for feed
ing cattle and hogs for many years and
are valued very highly In some com
munitlea. They are eapectally valu
able for starting bogs on a ration of
corn In tbe fall or for feeding sows
and pigs. Tbe seeds are very -rich la
protein and also act aa a vermifuge,
clearing animal* of worms and putting
tbe digestive organs in excellent con
dition.
Experiments bare shown that it la
as good to feed pumpkins raw as
cooked, or belter. Tbe character of
tbe pumpkin la such that It must t>c
considered aa a roughage ratber than
as a concentrate. Tbla is shown in tbe
caae of bogs by a trial at tbe New
Hampshire experiment station where
two lots>of shotes were fad raw pump
kins, one lot receiving In nddiiioa
milk and the other milk nud -ornmeuL
Tbe first lot made n dully gain per pig
of 1.12 pounds, while the lotted mude s
gain of 2.20 pound*.—F. G. King. Indi
ana Experiment Sentlon.
Silage For Beef Cattle.
We fitted a bunch, of entile for onr
public sale last winter by feeding prin
cipally silage lnjm open yard, says an
lowa feeder in tbe Breeder's Gazette.
They bad a little mm and colt meal
mixed in with tbe silage and timothy
bay for roughage, but did uot see tbe
lnalde of a barn until they went to tbe
aale ring. We have never fitted a
bunch of cattle that were in as good
condition as these were and in as good
bloom. A great many good feeders
were at the sole and were anxious to
know bow these cattle were fed. a*
they remarked tbat tbey were In aa
fine condition for public sale as any
tbey bad seen.
Hog Not«».
With cbeap corn and other grains
any man who cotiid l>ur n few pigs
and finish them for runri.et c»u!d nuike
a little profit. Imt It require* skill ami
ability to grow pigs anl fatten litem
on sixty cent com mid mi'.ke a rea
sons ble profit.
If you have never tried rit|ie rnlse a
small field ner.t «|>rlng It Ix very
popular with the hogs ami does t'jem
a world of good.
Do not be attngy la tbe Use of clean
straw for bedding, but do not use
long, bsavy straw in tbe bed of tbe
farrowing sow. as sometimes very
young pig* gat tangled up In It and
din
The Milking Shorthorn.
[ Boee of Qlenslde baa helped to main
tain tbe iwpotatlon of the milking
Shorthorns by producing 18.075 pounds
of milk in one year and malting an
'arsrsgs of 0.417 pounds a year for
seven years. There are many Sbort
'born cows in this country wltb rec
lorta M 10000 pounds of milk In a
*7ear. Tbe anceetors of tbe modern
jShortborna -were tbe dairy animals In
their home country.
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