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THE ALAMANCE GLEANER.
The Plotters
Checkmated
What Happened When
Captain Winated
Overslept
Br HOWARD FIELDING
Frederick Wlnsted, formerly captain
In tbe United States army and at the
i moment commissioner of public works
in bis native city, waa still a young
man, bat It appeared that he would
never be older. His short experience
of civil life bad not weaned him from
the military traditions He bad come
to the brink of Irretrievable disgrace,
and he believed that only one course
of action was open to him as an officer
and a gentleman.
Between midnight and 2 o'clock In
- tbe morning'be wrote six letters. Five
. of them were very brief. He glanced
them through and was satisfied. The
sixth was quite long and had coat him
much effort and some rath'er sharp
pain. After ail. It did not please him,
but be knew that he would go crazy if
1 be tried to write it over again. Toward
tbe close of his military service he bad
suffered something like a sunstroke on
tbe isthmus of Panama, where be was
a member of a board of engineers, and
an occasional racking headache would
Vemlnd him of this experience. He
had never had a worse one than on
ithis particular nlgbt.
The long letter was addressed to his
beet friend. Dr. Sydney Benham, and
ran thua:
! "Dear Sydney—Here Is a record of
the whole matter boiled down as fine
as I can get It £ome of the facta are
already well known to you, bot I have
put them all In for the sake of com
pleteness. As to the truth of It, my
bare word will be enough for you.
1 thank God.
i "I do not care for any public de
fenae, and of course I would have no
band In any attack npon Clifford Law
rence. Tou know my sentiments to
ward - his niece. I am taking out of
the world with me, I verily believe
the greatest love that was ever In It.
and there Is no hereafter where I can
exist as a conscious being wltbou f
; that love as an elemental part of mr
soul. I have written Miss Lawrenc
a brief note, stating the simple fact
that my present situation la Intolern
j ble to my seuse of honor. No excnl
I patlon of myself was possible In the
circumstances.
"I have written also to my counsel,
to my chief assistant in the depart
ment, to Dr. Oarvan, coroner for this
district, and to some undertaking fel
low whose name I have often seen In
the papers. My fortunate lack of any
near kin enables me to bestow my
worldly goods upon you. The will Is
In my lawyer'a hands. Sbonld Miss
Lawrence ever stand In need you will
help her. Tbe Idea seems fanciful In
view of tbe luxury by which she Is
now surronnded. but I cannot permit
myself to believe that she would ac
cept ber uncle's bounty If she should
ever come to understand the sources
of bis wealth. But that Is Improba-
I>. The best women In tbe world
seem blind to abstract dishonesty.
They require to see the Individual who
la defrauded and to feel his toss as a
personal grievance before they can
comprehend tbe wrong.
"It la a painful thing to believe, but
. I can uo longer doobt that Lawrence
counted npon my love for Emily aa-an
Influence by which be could control
me In my present office. He knew
that I resigned from the service be
cause of my love for her and my am
bition to be rich In order that I might
surround ber with tbe extravagances
to which she has become accustomed.
I was absolutely a child In my Ideas
of political methods. No doubt I spoke
to Lawrence In such a way as to give
him every right to think me open to
corruption. 1 babbled to him of the
value of bis advice. I thought him an
honest lawyer, an able and fearless
district attorney, and It never even oc
curred to me to Inquire how he had
come to be so rich.
) "I have got my deserts. Fools snd
knaves are always pnnlshed In this
says Stevenson, but the fools
t"For a little' more than a year 1
ive been commissioner of pnbllc
orks. Aa an engineer I have accom
plished something, bnt not vary much.
As an executive officer and watchdog
•f tbe public Interests I have been a
farcical failure. Lawrence and the
great boas. Msrttn J. Minot, hsve
beaten me at every turn. Favored
contractor* hare got everything, juet
as they did before. In each million
dollars expended there Is at least 30
'per cent of pure graft. Tbe only thing
'that could stop it Is tbe criminal law.
'and Lawrence as district attorney
I controls Its administration. If tbe
governor would remove Lawrence and
. appoint my friend Stuart In his place
;I conll accomplish such a reform as
iwould astound the pnbllc. Bnt that
Miasm is over.
i "Tbe occurrences of this evening are
the last straw, snd I am broken.
iLawrence and Minot called npon me
about 10 o'clock. After a brief pre
amble they laid before me a letter ap
parently la my own handwriting: I
assure yon that It was tbe neatest
forgery ever executed. I could not
pretend to distinguish It from my own
penmanship
Too are aware that I bare tried to
encourage bids for pnbllc worts from
the Nelson Construction company.
James Nelsoa was with me at West
Point, and he la an honest maa.> His
company la beyond question the beet
equipped and moat efficient In Its line
and would bid 2& per cent under the
p ire that will he paid for the aque
doct extension. Bnt Nelson cannot
- Ui the ring because of th» work be
has on hand for private Interests la
this city. If be sbonld antagonise tbe
ring tbe city authorities would so
tamper him that every private con
tract which be baa would ha forfeited
on time clause*
-rne forged letter purports to have
been addressed by me to Nelson, and
It makes a corrupt proposition. This
proposition is precisely similar to one
that was mode by my predecessor to a
certain contractor and Is expressed In
the same language. I dug up the evi
dence )u that matter and laid It before
Lawrence In the form of a sort of re
port at his request about three weeks
ago. Undoubtedly It was used as the
basis of this forgery, but bow could 1
prove It?
"lllnot and Lawrence were as grave
as two mummies in their interview
with me. They treated the letter aa
perfectly genuine and received my de
nials and strong language without mov
ing a muscle of their faces. This let
fer. said Minot, would be laid before
'ie mayor, and my removal would fob
ow. Fancy being removed by that
wretched little dummy!
"Of course 1 could have been remov
ed months ago, but It would not suit
the purposes of the ring to have me go
■MILT PLACED THK MATSCUIPT 'LN WIM
STSD'S BAUDS.
oat without some circumstances of dis
grace. liven now Lawrence and Minot
do not desire my removal. They would
fur rather see me retuuiu and do their
bidding. They would even make sub
stantial concessions.
"When I saw that I wan beaten I
said to Lawrence: 'You have the best
of me. I will m'ake you no further
trouble.'
•• 'Give me your word for that and
It's all I ask.' said be. And Minot
nodded his queer, misshapen block of
a head.
"'I will make you no further trou
ble,' I repented.
"Lawreuce showed genuine emotion.
He promised once more to make a
rich man of me. Minot was equally
cordial In his way. He handed me
the forged letter and Invited me to
burn It I declined, and Minot struck
a match and burned the thing him
self. Very friendly, I'm sure.
"Well, 1 shall make them no more
trouble. I have taken command of an
Important post and have suffered the
extremity of disgraceful defeat with
out a shred of honor. All that re
mains Is to show In the customary
manner my own • realization of the
truth, and this I shall how proceed to
do.
"This la all absolutely confidential.
I would trust It to no man bnt your
self. All the things In these rooms
are yours except the large picture of
Emily, which I have v/rapped In pa
per. to be returned to her. I have a
small portrait In a locket. Tou will
see that no one takes It from me.
"FREDERICK WINBTBD."
He sealed and addressed alt the let
ters and Inclosed them In a large en
velope, upon which he Inscribed the
words: "Day Manager. Please deliver
these at 8 a. m." This packet be loft
•t the district messenger company's
office, across the way, preferring this
method to the uncertainty of early
delivery by mall In vlow of the late
ness of the hour. I
When he returned to bis rooms he
was done with the world. He endeav-1
ored to dismiss all sentimental consid
erations and to act like a disciplined
man under orders. If anything could
atone for the unmanllness of what be
was doing It would have been the ab
sence of self pity with which be went
about It
Hla band was perfectly steady when
he opened the drawer In wblcb he
kept his revolver, and It la probable
that the disorder Into which be wai
thrown by his failure to And the weap
on In It* usual place due chiefly
to physical pain. There are head
ache* which cannot be reconciled to
>n effort of the memory suddenly
made. Oaptaln Wlnsted tried to re
member what he had done with his
ravolver, and his bend aecinc 1 to split
lengthwise and crosawl'e and the
pieces to All the air. fie pa', ap l*>tb
his hands and experience! an Illusion
of readjusting the fragments of hla
skull. When tbev became a little
■ore quiet be made a search through
ail tii.t The Revolver waa
not to be found.
He bad uo Idea where another could
be bought' at each an boar of the
night, and be did not consider a dif
ferent means of fulfilling the military
tradition. It occurred to him that
there would be time enough after the
shops should open la the morning,
and, though he dreaded the delay, no
other eooree suggested Itself.
Meanwhile to eaae his aching head
ho stretched himself npon a coach,
and almoet Immediately the pain sab
stdsd. He eank Into a delicious dose,
which, Issted only a few minutes, bat
was Incredibly sweet. Vague dreams
had come to him of the world all
changed and fit to live In; of Emily
singing to him In the dusk of a sum
mer evening, a memory of the first
time b* had ever beard her voice In
•on*.
There waa a small alarm clock In
hla bedroom. He brought It out.
wound tbe alarm to the fan and set It
for the hoar of C. Then with a cer
tain fierceness of resolve to snatch
this last Door ernmh nf satisfaction
GBAHAM,N.C, THURSDAY, MABCH7. 1912.
out of tbe Jawa of death be lay down
and cloaed his eyes.
For a long time sleep elnded him, and
In place of pleasant fanciea came the
bitterest regrets. iVese grew to a
maddening Intensity, but at the mo
ment when endurance seemed no long
er possible he slept.
He was aroused by a sound of knock
ing. With difficulty be shook off sleep,
and in tlio first moment of conscious
ness his gazo fell upon the clock. It tn
dlcated tbe hour of five, yet the room
waa brightened from without so that
tbe electric lamps bad an odd look.
In an Interval of tbe knocking Win
ated leaned forward toward tbe clock.
It was silent. In a flash he recalled
that he bad wound the alarm and noth
ing else. Tbe clock bad run down.
He called through the door,- "Who's
there?" The voice of Clifford Law
rence answered. Wlnsted let blm In.
Lawrence waa laboring under strong
excitement and bla relief at tbe alght
of Wlnsted was obviously great.
"Thank heaven I opened that note!"
he began. "What did you mean by"—
"You opened my note to KmllyJ" aald
Wlnsted. "Well, that was not much
for a forger. Now I'll tronble you to
step In there." und he pointed to a
closet tbo dosr of which was ajar. "I
can't stay here to entertain you, and I
don't Intend that you shall follow me.
I am In uo mood to be trifled with.
Make baste!"
There was a swift, light sound like a
rush of wings. A voice, not loud but
heartbreaking In Its Intensity, cried
out his name, and Wlnsted turned Just
in time to vatch Emily Lawrence as
she was falling at bis feet.
The bitterness of a thousand deaths
struck to tbe man's vitals; an Infinite
humiliation rbnnged bis blood to Ice.
"Why are you here?" he asked her
gently. "You bad no word."
"I heard uncle speak to Mr. Minot,"
she replied. "He was telephoning, and
be said"—
A flood of tears choked her utter
ance. She clung wildly to Wlnsted.
The memory of those awful words.
"Wlnsted has killed himself," was
more than she could bear.
As for Wlnsted, he felt that bis rea
son was deserting him. He bad not
looked upon with any great de
gree of. pleasant anticipation, but It
bad offered wo terrors worthy of com»
parison with tbe present situation.
There was never a man In this world
who was sorrier to be alive.
He strove to And words, but the lsn
gnage does not contain any that will
soi-ve In such an emergency. Tbe room
was silent save for Emily's sobs. Then
came a slow, restrained tapping at tbe
door. °
As no one answered, the visitor
ventured to push the door a little far
ther open and thus disclose himself,
a tall man In black, with a somber
countenance.
"I am sorry to intrude," he said,
with an eye upon the weeping girl.
"I am from the undertaker's, sir."
Wlnsted waved his hand frantically.
The man bowed gravely and withdrew
Into the ball. Wlnsted betook himself
to tbe tusk of comforting Emily, say
ing lie knew not what. His poor at
tempt was Interrupted by the entrauce
of Martin J. lllnot and Dr. Oarvan.
Minot maintained Ills ustinl calm,
but Carvan, who was u bitter partisan
of the ring, glared upon Wlnsted with
undisguised animosity.
"What doei this mean, Mr, Law.
rence?" be demanded. Hut tbe dis
trict attorney only shook his bend.
"i'erbaps tbe gallant captain will
atfiflge us with an explanation," said
tbe coroner, but before Wlnsted could
reply tbe entrance of Dr. lienliam
changed tbe current of tbe scene.
Beub«m was a strong man In every
way, a bundle of muscle and u reaer
voir of energy.. Wlnsted's message
had broken hl.« heart. It was healed
agnln In a flush at the sight of bi*
friend alive, lie swept Minot. I-aw
rence and Ur.rvan with a flery glance.
"You psek of bounds." be said,
"don't glare at me! I'm not afraid of
you! I'll lay some of you by tbe heels
before 1 get through! It's lucky for
yon, Minot, that you burned that
letter!" .
"Captain Wlnsted burned It." said
Minot calmly, "In the presence of my
self and tbe district sttorney. bnt we
have a photographic copy, in case It
should be required."
Benham stepped swiftly to tbe tsble
In the middle of tbe room, where, upon
I large ash trsy. lay sll that was left
of tbe burned letter. A fragment of
tbe paper had escaped tbe flre. It
contained only one full word and
psrts of two others. Benham exsmln
ad It closely.
"A trick, as I supposed." ssld be
"I happen to be rather expert In these
matters This was a taint—from a
tine etching, probably. Captain Wln
sted demands tbe original."
"Whatever that bit of paper may
be," said Minot, "Mr. Lawrence and I
saw Mr. Wlnsted burn the original
document"
"Thai means," retorted Benham.
"that there never waa any original.
Why, Fred, my dear fellow, 1 know
bow this wss done. It waa a piece of
patchwork made from that report to
tbe district attorney. These fellows
clipped wools from It and pasted them
up to maks a letter. Then they bad
it photographed and an etching made
from It, and tbey printed this copy,
whkfh would fool 10,000 men out of
10,001. I happen to be the one. Of
course tbey couldn't show tbe thing In
aa Investigation as an original, so
tbey .rigged np this trick by which tbe
absence of sn original would be ac
counted for, and tbe other photograph
ic copies would serve their purpose."
"It won't do, Sydney," aald Win
sted.- "My report to Mr. Lawrence
was typewritten. It was not la say
hand."
"Typewritten T- ssld Benham. "Wss
It dictated? Didn't you write first
draft of It with your own fist?"
"Yes, but It did not go out of my
tands."
"Where to \tV ' ?
' "In a vsult in my office."
"Telephone down there," said Ben
ham. "See If that manuscript Is still
In the vsult Hss somebody there
got skeyr
"Yes," said Wlasted. and be moved
toward tbe telephone.
"Walt" exclaimed Emily. "It Is not
there. I know where It Is. It Is In
tbe aaf» St me nnoto'a house. It was
loosely wrapped. I saw Captain Wln
sted's writing. I wss putting some
thing away In the safe—my necklace."
"Can you get It?" asked Benham.
"Can yon open that safe?"
"I can have It opened."
"Thla haa gone far enough," said
-Lawrence. "Emily, you will come
with me."
He took a step toward tbe door, bnt
Wlnsted laid a hand upon bla arm,
and Emily fled post them out of the
room. Benham set his back against
the door.
| "This won't do. Lawrence." said Ml
: not and flashed a glance at him.
The next Instant Lawrence bad
drawn a revolver, but Wlnsted snstch
ed It from his hsnd and st the sams
time threw Lawrence violently back
ward.
"Well, upon my word!" exclaimed
Winated. "This la my own gun. 1 sup
pose you got it Isst evening."
"While you were raging about the
room," said Minot "My friend Law
rence hap|iened to know where you
kept It And now. Captain Winated, let
me spesk to you very seriously. You
gave us your word last night"—
"And you yourselves prevented me
from keeping It," Wlnsted Interrupted.
"I Intended to die. You stole my prop
erty, and that la the only reason why I
am alive. If you have any trouble
from me It la your own fault If Miss
Lawrence returns with my manu
script and Its mutilation bears out Dr.
Benbam's theory I shall lay tbe whole
matter before tbe governor and ask
for this man's removal from tbe office
of district attorney."
"1 think I'll be going," said Dr. Oar
van. "I sbsn't have tbe pleasure of
sitting on you this uiorntng, Captain
Wlnsted. though I'd rejolco at tbe op
portunity. Good day, sir."
"No one will leave this room till Miss
Lawrence returns," said Wlnsted.
Tbe forces of Iniquity were In a ma
jority of three to two, but they took
counsel of prudence snd did not offer
resistance, within half an hour Emily
completed ber errand and placed the
manuscript In Wlnsted's bsnds. A
glance at It sufficed.
'•This Is sn 111 torn, Emily," said
•Lawrence. "Have you no gratitude?"
The girl put up ber handa to ber bead
as if she would have torn her hair.
"You have spent stolen money on me,
snd now you ssk me to be grsteful!"
she cried. 'You used me as s tool to
get Csptaln Wlnsted Into yonr power.
This honorable man asked me to be his
wife, and 1 bad given my consent.
Have you no conscience?" she cried.
"In my eyes you ure drenched In Csp
taln Wlnsted's blood, tbongh be still
llvea I will never enter your house
again. I have taken out of It only tbe
clothes that cover me. I will earn my
own bread hereafter. Oratltnde? I am
grateful for what I beard you say to
Mr. Minot over the telephone this morn
ing, but for nothing else."
"This Is the specific Instsnce referred
to In your letter," said Benham aalde
to Winated. "She has known ber uncle
wss s rascal all along, but now slie
feels It"
But Wlnsted did not bear. He had
hand and wss looking
Into ber eyes.
Making a Neadla "Swim."
Even a solid rod of iron may be
made to llout. provided It Is amall
enough. Tako a line nedle, wipe It
with an oily rag, but do not leave any
visible trace of oil on It, and then lay
It gently on the surface of water In a
busln. It will Hoot and continue to
float for some little time. Tbe caust
of this Is the fact that a quantity of
air adheres to the needle sufficient to
buoy it up. Moreover, aa the cobe
eion between tbe pertlclea of water Is
considerable snd as water baa no at
traction for a perfectly dry piece of
eteel, the cobeelon of tbe water Is
greater than tbs weight of tbe metal,
and so the latter la aupported.
In tbe same way Insects sre ensbled
to wslk upon tbe water. Tbe halnt oo
the end of their feet lncloee sn sinount
of sir that enables them to float. Aa
each foot la put down It forms a sort
of cuplike depression In tbe water, ami
the liquid thus dlsplsced Is sufficient to
float Ihe Insect-Harper's Weekly.
Bear Orsnge Treee.
Trees bearing sour oranges hava
grown wild In the Florida swsmps for
bttndrsds of years.
The Indignsnt Ceeter.
" 'Ere, missus; give over pincbin
them bananas. 'Ave ago at tbs coker
nuts iustead. "-London Sketch.
The Thermometer.
"How'a tb' thermometer, Denny?"
"It'e sblopped. Sura 'tis tb' same as
't was wsn hour ago."—Jodge.
Her Duplicate Preeente.
She-Did your sister get duplicate
wedding preeente? He-Yes; she mar
ried a widower with two boys.
The Swedleh Law.
In Sweden tbe testimony of n child
under sixteen ysars of ags will not be
accepted In court
Bolder Per Olaes.
Olsss amy be fastened togstber with
s solder made from nlnety-flve parts of
tin to Ave of copper.
•s Cynical.
Love does not alwaya end In trouble.
Sometimes tbe girl breaks tbe engage
ment
The Herveet Meed.
Tbe "barveet moon" Is the fall moon
which foils nearest to tbs sutumnal
equinox.
Knew Where to Oe.
Blob be—So he broke nC tbo engage
ment eb? Did ehe toko It to heart?
Slobbe— No, to court.
4 Financial*
"Money to the root of nil evil," aad
grafting dossn't Improve the trait-"
Smart Set
Keep Out of Debt
Think not yonr eetate your own
while any mau ran call upon you for
money wbk-b yon snnnot pey.
South Afrieen Winter.
Tbe South Afrieen winter begins to
ward tbe «ud of April and lasts aatll
September.
Nothing Be Frivol owe.
"That fellow is playing polltlca. Isn't
her "1 sbonld say be was working it"
—Baltimore American.
The Biislnsss EMI of It
1 would die for you," eaid the rich
eultor. "How aoooT asked tbo prac
tical girl—Lfodncott'e.
{OjLEYS KEDHEYPinS
Farm and
Garden
HENS' LUNCH COUNTER.
Outdoor Feed Hopper Found Very Sue
eessful by New York Ex porta.
Tbo sccompsnylng illustration allows
a capacious outdoor hopper which bat
been found very successful by tbe New
York agricultural experiment station
at Itbaca. it haa the advantage of
holding a largo eupply of whole and
ground grains, meat scrap, sbell and
grit eufficlent for fowls at range for
several days.
Ons side of tbe top of this double
hopper Is hlngsd to open for filling.
Vhoto by New York Collage of Agrteul
tura.
oonxjoa run nor ran roa rovunr.
The top Is covered with roofing paper
snd bss wide overhanging eavee and
closed ends to protect, the feed trough
from rain. The sides gradually sp
proach until they are four Inchee apart
at tbe bottom, which Is one and one
half Inches above tbe bottom of tbe
feed trough. Tbe feed trough Is four
teen Inches wide, with s fonr Inch re
taining board on each iM*. At every
four Inches or closer, oo the body of
tbe hopper directly over the feed
trough, alx Inch lengths of common
feoce wire aVe driven through boiee In
the side of tbe hopper and Into tbe top
edge of tbe feed trough. These wires
serve to prevent tbe birds from flirting
tbe seed out. ■
Tbe hopper may bo mads aa long and
deep as desired. The dimensions rec
ommended are five feet long, three feet
blgb and thirty-two Inches wide. Tbe
steeper the sides tbe less will be the
danger of clogging. By piecing the
wlree not more than two and one-balf
Inchee apart, or by putting a email cap
on the top edge of the feed trough pro
jecting half an Inch Into tbe trough,
tbe pooathllltles of wasting are less
ened. A hopper of this site will hold
about 170 pounds'of mlxsd grain, 133
pounds of mixed ground feed. 45
pounds of grit and 30 pounds of bssf
scrap. It should cost for labor snd
material about SO.
Csre of the Brood Sew,
Success In pork production Is large
ly affected by tbe sttentlon given to
tbe health and comfort of tbe brood
sow. She should slwsys be boused
In a wsrm, comfortable place. Prefer
ably this will be s cot well supplied
with straw snd bsvlng a door which
swings both wsys, slways closing
when tbe sow passes In or out This
cot msy be locatef*at some distance
from tbe feeding place, so that she will
get tbe necessary exercise In running
to and fro. »ller food should consist
largely of bulky fooda. auch aa milk,
roots snd clover bsy. which will keep
ber In good condition without fatten
ing. As fsrrowlng time approaches
the bulk should be cut down, lees ws
tsr should be given, snd more protein
and oily feeds sbonld be fed, so ss to
keep tbe sow In s Issstive condition.—
Amerlcsn Agriculturist
Wateh Your Praia Tile OstMs.
▲ thing for etery fsrtn owner to re
member should be to look after bis tile
drain outlets In cold westher, that tbey
may not get clogged by muskrats. rab
bits of other rodents, nor by sods slip
ping over tbo tiles, thus waterlogging
the soil during the wet season - Farm
Journal.
Kaap the Bast.
Do not rnake tbe mistake of giving
the purcbaaer Ihe pick of your flock.
Keep tbe l>est cow. tbe best horse, tbe
best or everything. So shall you lie
proud of your stock and proud of your
occupation.
' ' REASONS FOR STAYINO ON ;
THE FARM.
it Is tbe safest real estate la- !
 > vestment. ' ;;
\ [ It Is the beat piece to avoid  I
' ' doctor bills.
| 'flier •Is no place like It for  >
 ' bringing up a family, ' t ['
] | It affords tbe greateet opporte-  >
 ' nlty to cultlvsle tbe bump of op j |
tlmisßi
It la the foundation of sll ua- | J
! tlonsl prosperity.
i 1 It produces the eatables and ]
wearables for tbe nation's peo
:; I**-
i i It offers tlie Iwst chance to live |; ■
| In peace with Oud snd UMU. than !
i I which nothing Iwtter csu be de- ' '
; ; aired.
It Is easier lo leave Ibe farm ; ;
; than it la to get back to It afler  .
 > you are voce In the city working J |
I aa carr>enter. bricklayer, carman. . >
 > bookkeeper or clerk to mset your |
] financial obligation*.
1 It gives s msu room to build ] |
1 | hla own borne. In town another  >
1 ; Is likely le build tbe home for J [
' ! yon-slid lu the end own it—  >
; Fsrtn snd Flraslde.
FOXGLOVE GROWING.
Medtsinsl Plant PeOmlees Pair Return
en Ceet and Labee of Prednetlen.
Foxglove has for some years bean
cultivated as a commercial drag plant
In eeveral European countries. It Is s
Islriy bardy perennial plant It Is of
•say culture, growing best In rich well
drained garden loams, bat doss not
thrive to advantage In wet soils or bar
ten, sandy onae. Besds and ieevte both
contain medicinal virtue, bat tbe latter,
carefully dried la tbe absd* »« mawve
tbe natural green color, formlbe only
product that la now marketable. Tbe
ci Brent price range* from 11 to 13
cents per pound, dry weight Tbe most
relisble estimatea of yield do not ex
ceed 000 pounda dried leavee to the
acre, aaya Bural New Yorker.
Foxglove promlaea a fair return for
the coet of growing, but any conalder
able acreage grown In thla country
would quickly overstock the market
Tbe present drug requirement that the
leaves be only picked from plants of
two years' growth at tbe commence
ment of bloom greatly lncreaaea tbe
cost of production.
it Is best to use the typical purple
flowered form of Digitalis purpurea,
which may be had from most aeeda-
Photo by Halted Statu department of
agriculture.
roxoi.ova.
men. The seeds are very small and
need but little covering. They may be
sown directly In tbe Held st the rate of
about two |>ounds to the acre In rows
three feet apart to admit of horse cultl
vstlon or twenty lucbea apart if band
culture IM Intended. Tbe ordinary gar
den eeed drill has been found effective,
but It is best to remove all covering
attachments, flrst setting tbe drill plow
to open s furrow not more than one
half Inch deep. Enough fine soil will
work In tbe furrow to cover tbe seeds
to tbe needed depth.
Plsntx may also be raised In a aeed
bed llkn tobacco plants and transplant
ed In June during dull weather to tbe
field, setting llietn twelve or fifteen
inches a pari lii rows two or three feet
apart. Whether sown In field or uurs
ery. the seeds should be put In at tbe
earliest practicable moment In spring
that tbe soil can be rot In good condi
tion. as they are slow In germinating.
It Is good practice to drop an occa
slonaUradish seed In Ihe rows, as tbe
latter quickly conio up and Indicate
the rows so that cultivation and conse
quent weed destruction may begin be
fore the tiny foxglove seedlings sppesr
The soil should be well enriched,
plowed, worked and put In fine tilth
and cultivation nnd weed elimination
be thorough throughout the grow
ing season. In field culture tbe plants
should be thinned to stand not over fif
teen Inches apart In the rows, aa soon
as tbey can be well distinguished.
At the approach of severe freeling
weather a mulch of strawy manure or
litter free from seeds of troublesome
weeds will lessen tbo danger of win
fer killing. The plants bloom In June
of the second year, when tbe lesves
should l>e stripped und cured for msr
ket. Foxglove should be grown aa a
biennial or two year crop. Individual
plants occasionally live several years,
but so many die after blooming that It
Is sesreely possible to mslntaln a stsnd
ovsr the second year.
' GARDEN SEED SOWING.
Hard to Find Man Who Can Perform
Oparatlena Properly.
Among tbe different gardening opera
tione there ia none more difficult than
seed aowlng. To get a man who can
properly sow both broadcast and with
band drill all tbe varloua seeds Is al
most a bopoleaa task. Tbo subject
needs close study to avoid bcavy loss
es, which may come either wsy by over
or undersecdlng or by entire failure
Some o|N*rutors ivould make OS bfllevo
thst tbe time for brosdeast sowing W
past absolutely. Such la not tbe caae.
There are times and aubjecta when
broadcast seeding Is very successful.
Tlis reason for this la very plain upon
Investigation. Broadcasted aeed Is cov
ered at varying deptlia, so that under
almost all conditions a ataud Is obtain
ed. If tbe weather turna wet after
eeedlng thoee aeeda nearest tbe surface
will aprrtit; If dry tbe deeply buried
ones will haw their chance, while by
tbs drill method tbey era sll uniformly
covsred; hence If tbe weather turna un
favorable for tbe depth et which they
were sown tbe whole lot may be a fall
ore. Old market gurdenera know from
experience lliat ll is easier to Itet a
Maud of lettme. spinach, radish or tur
nip by broadcasting than by drilling;
bence tin- method Is sllll In use. Wo
do not like brouU.-asilug. but admit Its
uses, nays Hardening.
To o|H>rule se-d drills suts-essfully
requires close attention. Where a very
tblu aland Ja dcsir.d ami a drill set
very close It wlll|lie fotiuil lli.it afler
aouio lime tbe machine li.is actiiully
sifted the seeds by allowing the email
ones lo pass and rejecting Ihe large
onea and thereby reducing the stand
for tbe last one-balf. H.imc machine*
Will not stuud close regulation at all
as tbey cboke np unle». the tluw Is lib
ersl. When Ibis Is tbe cns« tbe onl>
wsy out Is lo proceed rapidly, thereby
reducing the llmedfur the seed to roll
out Where laud la toy rough for ulce
work such mscblnSa aa have s two
piece covetor can often be made to
work by removing one elde of the cov
ering device, tbua allowing clods to
fans. Another wsy to hsndle rough
land la 10 precede tbe drill with a aln
gle wheel hoe. using one slim cultlvs
tor tooth to open a mark snd roll tbe
clods abide. This can be made to work
where nothing else will. Soils thst
bake readily can be handled slmllsriy
by opening a slight furrow, removing
tbe covering device entirely snd de
pending upon tbe roller to firm tbe eeed
wit boat covering. This permits tbe
week seedlings to come up through tbe
crevices. There can be no greater mis
take made than preparing land too lino
if Kie liable to puddle and bake. A
certain amount of roughnees la abeo
lutoly necessary to keep such soils
open. _ a ..
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