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CorYHii.iiT Ht'J, It ri
CIIAI'Tl'i: 11.
C,nlil;ilnl.
Y.ya looks i 11 i t eye as Sandy IVnloW
Stand there; then tlic eoiTcspninlrnl
. i;i I ill s. Willi a rill:,' ol' sal h-faclinU,
l:i liis voice:
"Mynheer .I.e. fur all the wmld:"
"Sandy, is ii .vuii. my !:;; follow?
Whom under tin- run d'll you drop
lroi.ii':" inks 1 1 : ! Ii, r. Ii -l.iii -t mu
Hie hand l!i:il litis b. tn i:s. il In suit d
lils eyes from lit.- Pga:. though I;
'i linl ii!b T li's prvllii'ti viii' parti-
tli-.
'i'l'.o e-iUTi si vhi.I m: I S"k:cs !i 1 1 of the
liiii'd llnis oI-'iti iI in greet;;.;. L's wry
llthllsblslii show ill:; V.hi'l I f i. i is :it
limit.
, "Pies .vuii. oi l li.'.v. ii'- "il I'l l
sore i'Ji s in see y.,,i a;;:, in. i.l.d lock
ing as ii.iliir.il :'- nr.'. .Never list v.- I
ceased Id rem 111 t - i- I In- days in' Mill. I
1-n; syne," wloti v.i' l vii did ihi' Ni!i'
In company, 'l';'!!; (sli hi' fain in nor
'list hum ting - ii ilni'Mi'l hull) :i candle
1 1 iiiis: sj: : iii !.!:. M..1H' n!ii
.fiic jiinl hi- works ilir i,-.-.iii;. i's anii
li!;i' a pump hi ndle. v.'iiili- i;;liliiig
lilon; in this sirnin.
'iinrler"il in Cairo, ."'.:;:. ly v, riling
v iin beauties of 1 eve-, Puypt as a
Willll T li s H i. I l' ll.l'i Villi l'i 1 11 i,p-
penm,! a tVio-ii! I. m';" i.-l;s lii.
oil. .'!. -rii'i a .;..Uv laugh lhal it -
Mr. Hi.- ". s to v. ! ! what i.tniT Iiiis
man i ! loa-i- ;' io be i. po-rd
an I i" 'i iii 11 ai'! r what li" lias
gone lir.iugh.
-1 l:i.s-s i,t i:y l,i.!;. ! .ill peg gi tig
away;.- ;h" ( hi I -i i - i in --. Makes both
cuds i. ainl ' iii'.i mo a chance In
i-'.'o Ilir vnriil. Put s '! li.-iv! t 'niil'uiiiiil
my ;-l ir. i::y! Hem's a friend nf
y.uiys v .iiiln.r m ii-it yoti, ami I'vo
been l " !i';;iiili.iii : ymir liiiio."
Myiii. ! .loo I'ai i s li U.si ll' to il S 1 1 -t
ill I' M'.'.' il II. I Ian' I ho rilvrl' Kill-,'.
Who !:i!aii. i- " :' i-w s; 1 1 mis all. I
Hu n i m i .- f. rv. : i .!.
('iii-l :i no :" 1 ; .!):! fi-auUly. "Yi.:i
li:vo I '.' 'o a mi nilii". Salnly. I il'nl
Ian -".-. i - i t.i I a Iiiriiil i.;' Myulnvr
.Inc. i :.'. .'. I: ii.i.v I . li!:i.'.'. ii.:'.li, nil-1
mio v i 1. is l.i'.iiil min-li a!".r.l him
mill I:, i s a t . - i in.i .i-.-i i i his wi'l
l'ai'O. iil'oil l.'rimis, ;;t yuiir rl'vioo,
Mr. ili'i.r."
i Tlio i -.plori r p:i-si'ily caioli -s st.ino
f.ii;ri.i. mo li-.'; o:' his v,-..iiis. At
any I'..", h !.i-l:s 1 -. - smai p'li-lii-iiiiin
v!-h linn: aain-f as
llioir.-h ili o.M 1 !" n k ii iyii:.;- nut a
u -!.!. :.i : 1 ;a ii'iii i:-: i!.-. oiii-ii't'iohi'il
haml, ; ''.': I il in Iii ; ti-:ml Ii- any
way. N,.w i;i; 1 i !:::. ilmiif; 1 1n- kii'i
KtMiii'ii inior; i.-v.-. w !iil iii" oorro-
XpOllili 1.1 piii .: lliia V. i It ipil'Slinlls,
Mynli ; .h .' i:.'i h.' m ,.;i ! Ki i p a
ivtloi ii o i yo . !! "Ir. di iiii. . I'oi--Imps
I. is i n.'i. 'iv 'iln : t i pla.'o tho
vvi'aii! .. mi'ii r: ; ml j .! il:o iailii- has
thilai- : th".v law. a. t iiu i ! .'..,.
Kamiy ihlni.s only of i.ir- thin..' iii-w.
Truo, I." has i.,'. a i -I i .a .!! p. :m .1
io nu'i ; villi i.ao La i'.....ai i mi highly;
hut h; . fi" I.iis now t iv. it v;;y
lo tilo hi liml of 1,,'s ii..:',. Hi has
lii'i-n ciir.i'iil) il up to 1.,-iu . a a 'W.-pap i
mail iih.ivo all i't.'. :.ii.l. i;!.o a'.l nil.i is
of his oaliia;.. h:. a i .. .-o io-
la ws. To ho l! o Ii : I , i ll.o wiro
Willi f l aia lir.".' ii!i'n:-i:i i i' a is iho
ilionai i J' Sainiy liai! '''. "s i!a ly lii'o.
Ui'i'o Ii- b OS a ! !fu opp.-rtimiiy
for in. 'nil!'; a ton s rl.". '1 il vhulo
vivilir;. 1 v.:-l,l haii.:-i ia : i'-p. n o
iiwaii i.i;; ili llril.' n v.s o' l!io hiri..o
4'hinis' t ;.iri!.:as I'.alo. Ilan.irs haw
lu'rli il.'o aiu.ii-l il lily. sii'i:ol ii'ios do
t;iiliii'4 his doaili a ad ai:aai srivlii - no-
I'llllllls of F..MO W nlhlol i'ul it l iry OM'I'
II fly tii hi-ami li.-i vis!i.-. as iii.- folhiw
ts of i:i Mali.li aii' . Hi !. l.'s i.. u
foivo rn-1 ii i Ian two tl.o'isai'.!.
'.i'.-" a similio on. ii. ila..:i .1 hi.m-r
mid yon hy ilia lull' h-.tmrs. ha : ihi:
Kllll.ioct lnvll ,i p- nil Ii"' L" f. r wot l;s.
and up to this Mack ii i - ii t hi l oai imi
no dilinii" n. ivs ha hull iiivivoil
Whirl! S'lihs lo'iiloii'-i I'alo.
Tim-. Sandy's ihiaih'ul iiiipalioiioo
Is .plaiiio:I: iho w id, 'iu.:!.' i-i.t'iv-
spolllll 111 is li' oll'.ail I.i th . oi';,'n, i, s
of the !i ti:r. ami inr .ho N-nolii nf tho
waiiii'w iivi:i.... v. ii-;. w mid .s,.;.,.
.'.ml m ivl oat an inula mm airi iuit nf
tlio Haz ily nl ill f.-in'.i Kii:i:tn in.
Mi'ih i::io.illy ho draws n'li his nolo
lioul; ami. inii' il in hau l, pnpans to
tiiUo ilnwii in slmrtliaii.l what may ho
naid ;i pi'. ai'.'ilili Myniai'i- Joe oyos
Villi a sinilo.
"raid ai mo ;, y r'i il ls, hut I am
r.linosl nari.d. Alan I nam in si,., p
the oapialn IfTo said ho would ha'.o
nielli ii ady lor n o ,i in n I am. he. 1
whs Iiiiii.ry ihon. I. hi c..u!,1 imt .,,p
awiikc only l iii; o:i. i. li m i n K,. a , up
lf l-.llV, o ;:i, :l hi,,.. J,,u. j,
tnill'? Will y.ii i;,. . .,a.- word:"
Tho (i 'vUy ;. n Hii-s.'iu lOiii iidi imds
mid piv.-. si s:..'ti!l wiili his hand.
Immi'di; n ly iv.i ii lla hiu iippoar. Ono
variiis a iuiy t-n 'i-,-. vv i r 1 1 a whiio
ImpUiii: tha nihi l- lays n ilnlli uprn
tli litilo nniiil i.ilio. Almost liUo
inasio, f savory, saniii'.in; nioal is tlui
I'hiccil in front of iho ltioo,'iy Myulicor
Joe. ufur whh-li the nayioiau wain
Ills haivls. ninl his inlmuors ani. a
as If int.) thin iiir.
"Vmir pai-dmi. I'liM.-im n. I h.ivo
fflU'd 1'ni' snluo il.iiw ll-iv. ,111.1 Ha'
ni'oimi aihili linin ihis spii ad is Ion
"lin li 1. 1- t ) villi i.in I, Capt.iia.
lunv loi hjivo I kIi pi t"
'Viv oil -. i.ot hunrs. mi.-mi n, "
llivi ly tiii .oia i s il... (),
' 'luiTf 'li-ic." i- olii Iii:.- Mr. (iiliiHS.
,"f"9?, wy lfv' Jov: Vci may j3
VOL. XXV.
RATH BORNE.
'.; t UuNMiu'H 8ors,
jd
tn ).1.. i aunili. lilih ss y.ia s.'ol y.iia'
jaws vnrUiii.i! l'va hoard nf snHi
ihiio.'.s ;.s .oiip!o sliipin-.' for ila.,'-.."
orios Sandy, villi an air Ihal plainly
marUi .i tiio niit'.t.vi'. and .iys: "liuii'i
r .'.biil' f uio 1 oau vait."
So Mynlioi r .tao i'ucs autplo Juslioo
to III.' I ,.';! I I'.!'..!.' Ililll al.d. vlli'll
t- u m:iiii'( ia'vo passoil. vny linio
l'. :n:;ais oi vl ai ,. Iirnir.h! ill. At
III" sail..- f ii.i. s'li'ii thin:-; of ih"
liim -i'l'.l hi has i : his faoo. ami
In- mtiiis tini-o lil.o liio man Sandy
1 1 1 1 -1 -u 1 1 .
't'i: i : ; a. ""drill has I . on survc.v-
n.. i! ;:... ;!"' nf ill-- ra' in i-in-'musly,
!:! aiia 1. hoop lin'.vii til" sinril
of liapaiiem-o tliat tnaUos a iniiiuii'
MVIIl all Ilnlli'. lie UllnVS his I'l'i'.'lld
has .-n ai m i d of all Hi- sin loiiaiioo ho
oaa saoiiro ;: prosaiit. .and honoo will
li.it allnw his nv.'ii mII'i-Ii ninlivrs to
f. innii'li.
As ho llni-hos his sairvoy nf tlio (!il.V
il 'onratioiis i, poll iho Willis of tho i-ah-iu,
whoro sonros nf UnVellics ildd to
Iho piotnro-iino iiiipoiirauoo of tho
m i lie, .''.niily lit-:: t-.-t a si'h of iloop al
islai limi. ami, vlioolliiv ahniil, Is just
ill lillm In si o tho o.lpliiill. lit 11 Hl.'llill
f.om Iho pil rriia. dap his hands, vliaii
tho inn aitondalils thirl ill. roiiinvin
iho dohri.-.
"('i -.iih im ii one favor. In tho laiino
of la'-roy. have l iilur of yon -a i-i-;
ir.-" mi.s t'io i-.-o. ol ilim r. in it trn.io
.ii. o.
II.' Ill's il (la.ioo Wood ill n soinlld,
ii'al oro lliroo pass, lao has hoi n up
I'll.. I I.i 11.
K'u hard is hinisolf npiln -lirst oi
;;.ir in m voii moullts - thinU of il." hi1
i-ays mflmiraiiiatioally.
".Nn'.v. my tloar folow, pardmi my
laaaly haslo, hill ui'tor luldiiiht I
ln.-o iho wiro. Can ymi loll mo wlioth-t'l-
ti'niilnii is doail nr alivi'V"
Myiilnor ilmps his ho:nl suddi'iily,
and ...iiiiolliiii like a gruau culuo.-i
from his lips.
"linrtlnn is dond." ho roplics, slnw
ly. "villi l liaso oyos I saw him fall,
and this rlnlii arm slnuk his iniiiik-r-t
:-, il. avir.;; him In i lie chin."
chapti:i! nr.
THK TIIAOKIiY OF Till: XM.H.
At tlii"o words, hntli A int'rii'iiin
I. ol; voiy firavo, ami om u lion Has
san, siamlinu i;o:i'." hy. sooins its
1 1 1 i : u 1 1 ajip.-'Mid. l'iuih in tiio astnii-i-hillu;
power., of Chinese tiniiluli has
always riven those who Utinw him an
idea lhal mithiii:; eotild ev, r ovel'cuiuo
him.
Ho was a man iihsniuteiy without
IVar, Willi a lino Chrisi Ian chariiclcr,
I so, iii d every where hy lite natives,
inr his pers'.iia.lily was soniot him; far
I it-y.iii 1 iho oi dinaiy. l ot' six inolilhs
iiiid Mnio iiiis valiant man has heeii
-hat up will. in Iho walls of Kli.-ir-lonm.
with a lev thousainl miserahh'
na.ivo i!nos faiin- tifiy thousand
ih rviihis of i:i .Mahdi. Without the
pii'sem-o of ini-ihn. Ihese troops
would not iinld out a day auuitisl the
enemy.
'i'hiro, villi a few failhl'id nllieers
and Itioini:. he has hold mi from
week to mnlith. liiulilu; hail; the le
i.'ioli:; nf the l'alse 1'rnphel a'.ld hnltl-u-;
the ilohalalilo urouml naiu-.! the
shive-uaders. wailim; fur the resell"
ihal will eomo tni) lale; for Kmilainl.
Iho more sliauie tn her, heini; i'i.;ai:i d
in p.ilitioal discussions, delays sending
:i reli.'f i'.dllinn until it hi'eoliu s n ne-
o: : stty on nceoiiui of the clamor of
;'.u panple. which i ollllllll will lilld
I Miai ioom in the hands of the eiieiny.
and t ioi doit Inst.
"This is satl news you luilip. Joe,"
ays iho licw-oaper man. at length.
'Sad. yes: hut true, too true. I'.n.i;-
i . 1 1 1 -1 has, hy her viicilliiting policy,
iniuil -l-i d llii luavost of her sons.
!l iw 1. lilld the powers 'hut he! This
w ill topple over the ministry (piii-Uoi"
ihan iiiiythin else on earth. The peo
p'e hived thirdim liccMiise his molives
w- ro always hninirahle."
The .nan from Khartnoni speiiks
.pii. tly. as if he has him; since learned
in lnnl; upnii the disaster W illi compos
tire. lie is lint oivoll tn I'tuot inn. lit
a'.y rare, its ;i planoe inln his face
v. .Hid inform an oliservcr.
Ti ll us iilnmt it. .Inc." Imrsls nut
.' impel nous Sandy, note hunk an. I
ii. m il in hand.
Tho ni her passes one hand wearily
si'-.-o-s his hiow, as ihoiixli ho would
Hletir away in. eooworis unie nil spun
iihoni his hrain.
" It is hardly a tiriipiiimis ti for
i incline Into ilciails. my tri. ml. I am
willing to spetik. Imt I know ymi will
p.iviloit me if I simply sl.eich the mat
i. r li .'Inly."
"Yi-. yes, tell what vol! please, .Inc."
Mr. tiiiines an I i he reis say imi'iiins:
; iy ni.r. iiim n lit t It- closer lo th" ines
: r from Kharlonm. in order to
it--.; I- hnv (iordmi fell. Millions will.
! iter (iii, read the story of his deser
'i ii and il-iilli in that tnwn on the
Vie. and from every country under
,'ie Mill will or.'.-itlie curses iiuain-l
I el l lln .'land for He' cowardly policy
j l!..i" has emh il in this way.
! "Yoti knnw winii ton!; Cordon to
; I liai'lii.ii'i an. I the saered work I i
' ii:. h ho di vot, d his life. lie Viis th '
. . .'Iv i i i-in.v of Hi" slav trailer, iin l
: ' ! a ' i .! liaied lln'l his li'e woiiM
. I t...i. li i Ii. I' avnl mu lo lit .ill; in
I I i,a let hh in ir.elc on lie unp: ! .VI -,
I Hi" l;.!il" of chsve-cliaais rtjls th"
ii: - I !t!"l f'imid Un knew. iV.pl 1! win
PITTSBOUO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOIWU
ihis I liar made him hold on even when
il, .mu si a rod him in Hi" face.
"1 know his mill. I. for I have lalUed
with hhii day hy day. an. I found (ior
dmi a rnck. lie could n d.i.iai linns
have sit veil himself hy llilil. hill ho
would lint ileserl his pnsl. Heaven
scut him there, anil ill Khartoum ho
would remain, iho rock of llyyp', i,n
til the Inn.-i'd fnr line nf ltl ili-ll troops
appeared in view nr doom came.
"What we went tliroiiydi with diu-iii-;
those lilninhs hent'ell alnll.' Ullnws.
I lay nficr day we fniitdit Iho hlack
iIcim'sIics nf tlio ihscrl. lilld Hlnil-s.-imls
laid dnw u ihcir lives in front of
Khartoum's walls. Now Ii was a
sally; iinnii. an iiltaeU. We liii.-.rhi
have even won mi a cerlain mi -asinn
Pot I'm' the Ireaeherv of eoriaiu l.-ad-i
is. Cold. .11 tried them later, mid all
wore hnt. lie would not sl.tiid insuh-
ordilliltinll.
"Thus inniilhs piis.ail, 'e oliil.ireil
all that can eomo ilmim; Hen peall. n
lial sriisoii from .Inly, when the city
was iuvcMcd. The weeks passed us
;.y in a way thai was m.id.L uinv.
liar eyes were s: iii la, d lonlua;; for the
si'.e.-.ir lhal never came. ThrniiLli it
ail (.'..id. mi was Hie same man I hnv"
evi r l.imw him. i-iin rftil. s.iher. iind
never talierin:. If il wns his I'alo lo
tlio at his post, iVath wmihl find hliu
ready.
"I shall i'"Ver. while 1 haio l.rotiih.
ci.,':se tn iv.it: ml a r liia' mm vi'h ;i!l
Iho won.!, r and a, Indi a: i- n my -m.
can express. Co. I l;..:' l:-::ile il h'l-
ma:i hi iii more in lie mold of a lea- i
1 linn w hen he ptvo lis linrdoii. Th
wnflil will keep his meiiinr Lri-eeu i,r
ever.
"Thus, ns the i tii . 1 1 1 Its p.'.sscd away,
itiu- stores pri'cw low. and a spirit oi'
ilisioltlolil arose. Money was s.-.aree,
nr.d the soldier- were in 1 stale of emi
Hlanl irritaiinii hoidai mi freny.
Mutiny would l ai:; sim- hiive hrok a
t ill hill fur the ;.-a.,nish;i.; pow-i t- this
mail seciin d I , have nvi I" hi- Mthjce s.
1 marvel, d id ii ili. ii. and ii will never
Ceiise In he a source nf Wnlnlcr In III,'.
"At 1:1-1 i aim- ihe faial hour when
this ma iiirlisi'i caul. I lin lnn:;.r lnl l
the fill.: nts of his linle army in-
i.-clher. I iitO'V il was -ii i ill as wi il
its I knew :t li v 1 hill:-. Sh.'lis pnilili d In
it fr.iiu ail iin:iri"rs. and eai-li nmrn
iii. ;is the -.on rose in the cast I w .n
tlercd wln i in r ii would over he my
;;nnd fnl'lllli" tn Innk ell ils Si I lilt :
ili.':;ill.
"Cordon never ilci-pairctl of a rcme.
lie had ii, i ilniihl prepared fur Hie
worst. Inn his laillt in the ulliinate
eomlm; of his comrailes was siildii,: .
'Tiny will (nine In-ltinrrnw,' he would
siy eaeh ni :ht as the darkness settled
about us. unit deep ilnwii in my heart
I lirinly In lievitl ihal In iimrrnw
wniild never arrive.
"Thus the days moved nlom;, each
sun sliowiiit; naw illlllciili ii s thai at
lis selling I inl-ih.lt had laal'.aL'rd lo
smooth over in a way that was simply
uiiirvehms; Imt cull time I taitici'tl
titilt things InoUed Worse, and it was
only il fittest inn nf how Ion;; il would
he ere certain matters eame iittn con
junction. Mini lime u . under. What I
most dread,', I was it miuiiiy iltirim;
one of Hie enemy's Here,, assaults.
Should a pol l in it nf mil- I l imps Un it
Upon US. even the lierce alihir nf Ihe
Ita.lii Ita.ouks who remaineil faithful
Intlhl lint keep Cordon's life sacred.
"My fears proved to lie well ground
ed, us you shall aou see. It hap
pened on Hie -Hill day of .limitary, and
thai should he a day nf iiioiiiuiii;; Inr
all lime In mine in I iii'.lau.l.
"( .',,1 don came fnnu his room lhal
nioruiiir; as cheerful as v.as his woitl.
and leady In ineel Ihe duties nf III"
day. whatever heaven itti' l'i setul him.
'Ihe siovin was .iil hiring. Inn his
presence had chased away Ihe clouds
so often thai all of us had come to he
lieve him in i in il do.
"We knew the enemy wns iilnut to
niiike ii desperate assault. Inst, we had
hurled them hack from the walls nf
Kliariooni so often in lilcediuu; masses
that we tlid lint tlnllht ol!l' ilhiliiV lo do
the same tiling naiii, allhotmh aiiimu
it i i i i tii was li.'niuiiiii:; to .trow scarce.
"I have since come to the conclusion
thai (lining ihe ni.ul.l of the -.ith
.some atTitlir;elnent musi have heeii
matle lietweeit our unlive troops and
iho sheiks who letl the hordes of th '
Prophet. Certainly, the events of Ihe
day .iuslil'tcd such a conclusion.
"Cordon, ns usual, assembled Iii-
leailois nml h,iram;iii d Hieiii. I'p to
now. he had never nine failed to im
part some of his own enthusiasm In
those in charge nf his lacli, so that
they went tn their several sl.-nimis in
spired to t'C'ht like iiernes in the nr.I-e
of tills- magnetic matt.
"Willi wonder and uneasiness I s.iw
that his words on this marniii ap
peared tn fall upon deaf ears. The
dark lace; ki-cw moody. As ii hap
pencil. I Wiis the niily while man close
by. ihmivih 1 cniihl hear some of his
iil'icers ;:ivin orders i car ill" ;;oerit
or's house.
"Ctie m.'in threw the spall, that ex
ploded the iiiau'iiine. lie tlared an
swer Cnltlnll hail; rid tell him it
Wcllhl be best to sive Up l ha rtonlil
while Id M ii I ii li was wilhnu" t" let
Hit in ilepiiii ill p, ace. since iii" dnoi i
nf the city wits a settled :hia:t. any
how. 'The cciioi-il's face thfred up as ho
hoard this cowardly ph a. I c.iti si .
him now, lis in scailiim: lerins he re
bilked the otliccr. The man hinu his
head. 1 c. . '. d m -oe li i 111 tail en
his t.tiees and la ; for pardon.
"My intention was draw n i-nui hivi
for just .' few :- .. oiids. while I swe,.t
my eyas Jir ont'l hi see how the olhc.s
wire t.ikim.' it. 1 found thai they. too.
.-.clow h d and lookeil uly.
To he Coiitiiiil "d 1
Tin- horse ii an animal of so nun h
iutellii.'i ii. e that it may he only liur to
i red it him with licin more iudiuit nit
than frisk n.'.l warn he htts au auto
uiuLiie.
I AGRICULTURAL. !
Itumly Wdnilliiix.
111,? box is lillcd from ihe kin In it
fide, iind if the boxes arp kept closed
when not in use, eookillu' otlol'S Will Hot
prii'lrale the diiiiii' room. The box
io ma, Ic inln the pan ii i, ni of the rooms,
it projects in i it the (lining loom one
fool mill the saiiie into the Uilclnll.
M
WOtlllllOX IS PAItTITInN'.
Iiiciiiilinu ilir wiilih nf the pariitiiiii,
Ihe Woiiilbox is about two feet four
im has w ide Thoie is a fall of six
In. In - fiiiiii the inp or back of the bnx
In ihe ctiler ciU'e where ihe cover is
hniiicd. This uiaki s I lie cover of the
box. when opened, drop down against
the In, and iliiiri.y sine dof.ieiii
the wall nf the rmuii.- .Mrs. T. V. Ty,
l'iiyellr, .Minn.
stii-f p I'ood.
Ill summer sheep prefer short blue
(.lass, oi- clover pasture, but for a
cl iiii".. nf d el nfiou eat many kinds
of w Is and brliiis. tine musi feed
only sound, w hnh smuo f I. but it
must he nf the l'i-l,l kind, if it is ex
peeled Iii clip :i heavy llcece. A sheep
i :i ii ha lalliil on food alioiiiiilin- iii
slat'i Ii ami iii..ir. but wool ciinuol be
lliatie of Ihese aloiic. Ils libit' is made
largely of llcsh-fnrniint; cleiuclils. Tile
hiu iirass. nr clover, of Hie summer
pasture yields ihis siillieieiilly, bul in
liic winter oals w heat, iiiiddliiiL.s anil
bran shnt'ld be fed Willi corn, if Unit
frniu is prefci icd Sheep can be ki pt
fat all winter nil turnips, If., bill il
will he at the expense nf the fibre of
the wi ..I. Abundance nf rich fund will
illi'l'l','!:-!' tint nltly lite lcliulli but illsn
Iho ;riisMirss or eniirs ma s nf ihe
tii, re, thereby making il more suitable
f,.r i .iinl, in;, ainl less adaplcd to the
making of eimli.
rreiitirittliins 1'i.r Swai-niiiii;.
Ilivcn sliiiiliil he in li ildilli ss iind ill
h .l'l t'.vri should I . coinpleli' and on
the siiiitd wiilt cinders or s.ind. Have
-..me cxira eoliths if possible to put in
II-: si.'INcrs.
Have handy your hiililei-, saw and
sw ai null'-: box. if yoti use olio. As to
lime of .-.wiirmiim llicre is much truth
ia lite old itiliiue, "a swarm in May is
wnrili a load of liny, in .Ituie a silver
s it. in .Inly mil wonh a i!y." Sninc
sv.iirius early in .Inly are very good if
ymi are in a buckwheat section where
it clop of bin kw In ai li uii y Is much
il 'pciiiii',1 en for surplus. Still mm h
1 1 1 n li 1 1 - m slieitulh if swarin, i.lsu
eaie ainl Ihe am, unit of (onili that is
p'ni cd i : e 1 1 1 1 i l i it 1 1 1 io w ork on at Hie
t-l :t rl . li. cs ciiu make enmh slowly.
Sj nil'louis of swarmii:.- niu he seen
pud stii.icliincs a little t -.p. i ieiice ainl
fori ihiumhi in this dircciiou may save
much lime. An aluiosi certain sa.n
is when the hers so ill the hive after
ha vim; clitst -red oiilsidc at ound the
iinraiicc ittiriiig the niuinin-. Souie
l'uiies sw.irins may issue when the
fl on I of hive is covered with bees
h-iii-ili- nut iind its sonn as ihe swiiriii
huiii starts ti)i they join the ranks,
bul such colonics are or have habitual
loafers that do not and will not woilf
rnciisiitcss on the part of bees near
the nil ran, t is a genii indication of
k iiriiiini;. Cioru'e 11. Townseiid.
l'ntHto VHl-H'ly IViltil.
Tho 111 tic value of a comparative test
of the yield per acre of different va
rieties of pniaim s is shnwii by a hullo,
tin isued by the experiment Station
in Chin, where ihey have on record
Hie average yield nf lifty-live varieties
for three years ainl nineteen varieties
for live yeais, rejecting from tho longer
tests snine which ditl lint make a good
show ing in ihe early tesis ami substi
tuting others. Among the ten varie
ties that were most prolific. .Mondi's
Parly Tlioioimhhrcd was third best
hist year, second lust on an average
for three years, and eighth in the live
year-.' average. Parly Kose was ninth
hot la-i year, and iiinlli on three
years average. Parly Kose was liinlh
best hist year, ami third best on aver
age for three years, while Pingicc was
sixth best last year, ami tenth best
in throe years' average, l ink, Sam
siood eighth in three years' icM, and
fourth in average for live years. Xo
oilers appear iwiec in the three lists
among Ihe tell itio-l prolific ariclies.
They t ( coinue nih il Parlv Trumbull.
I'.fuce. Mondi's Pally Thornllghbied,
Pinly I thin ami Parly Harvest anioiig
early iii iel ics. and Whilon's W hite
.Manilla. 111. Livingston. Sir Waller l!a
leiy.li and ('inn. tn No. ;! for Vote imps.
Per In i tut' no or table varieties ihey
t rreiiinieinl i -pt cialh Parly Trumbull.
Pat ly 1 1 :i i , -i . Livingston, Pal's
Chaice and I in lo Sam. Supcrplmv
pliaie al th" rale of one hundred
pounds per ai re has given increase at
th" lllte nf llille rctils a bushel, as a, I
a i rage of eighi y .11 s' lest . a ud larger
auioimls of tn i i a i- have c.si imm
tliirlis-n ccitls In f.niv scm-ii ei nis In,
ea.'h hls, ,, in. : ;sc. Itul it . -nd
'II die Pilsii l i: S OI'S tli.. I I mu
thin in Ohio, th" -.;i! rvi,nit inioh:
T'-'t b Cl'tiD'.'.l In?
fin nt 1'oinl rur fmri'l Coin.
In grow ing swu i enrn for lmirhoHis
piopor feriilizalioii is an important,
mailer. Tie- t in-t proliiahle crops as,
a rule are ilio.-e ihat iire gmwii early.1
Helice the fort ilizal inn should Im sin h
as In eiicoiii iige ii very rapid early:
grovih. That is. corn should lw i, ;iiiy
fur market front a inniiih to six weel
Ciirlier Until is Iho case where pli.til'd
ill the usual lime, and grown under or-,
dinary cmidii luiis. It is H'ces-airy. 1
therefore, lhal the plant should han
an abundance, not only nf all food coii
stilueiiis. but that they shail lo of a:
higltfy avitilalile cha racier. '
The mineral elements may he de
rived from I he same i-nun e as llmsc
li'i'i ill! 1 1 icm b i I for li' hi and forage col li.
The Itilrng-'ll shnilld bo nhlailie-1 I'n.iii
inlcti-acting materials, and preferably!
In organic form-, though pari may be
obtain,', I frniii niiiitle of soda. An :i
jil h-ii I iiiii of ."on In Sim pounds per .-e re
nf a Ittixlllie showing liill'ng.u four!
per nt.. phosphoric acid lavailahloi '
six p.-r cent, and pota-di eight per t i nt..
Would furnish on nm-i soils niiiable
for the crop a s 1 1 i 1 i -i -1 1 1 ahumlaiic,. of
the ooiisiliuenls.
Por th-' central and eastern omnli
t inns of climate nite-i hird id least of
the ttilrngcn may he in lit,- fiiriit of ni
trate of soda or sulphate of ammonia,
the remainder in ircanic forms, .as
dri- il blood, ilried llsli. coiioiisccd im id.
etc. Por s iii t h. all of the nitrogen may
he derived from col Iniiseed I, rail,
though where litis inateiial is th' en
tire source of nhrogi ii a larger appli
cation should he lu.'ido. Sweet enrn .
may be r gar,r, .as :i crop posses- ing
a high cnmitiei'i'ial v.'ilii". ami iherefore ;
mill h largi'i' iipplicai inns cult l nf
fol'dcil llt.'in in ill,- iiisc of liehl corn.
P. P. Y.iorh in American Aaririil
tnrisi. Cifmil Dairy I'lai-tcrls.
There is going iii !.e a Ii .iter demand
for a gnnil ipialiiy oi' faun dairy Imiter
from litis tim-. fin-ward, nhai i.r tin
olen. The hgililllillo dairy lu-iiie-s,
under the siiirrvisini) :tu,l milling, hcaii
of skilled and well trained labor, of
fers cxi'cllctii a. I, 'tillage Inr good, sun
slant ial rciiiiiiie I'ai inn for lite hiii.ir
put inln the work. The limit of the
protii wiil ilopciiil nniie on how skill
fully and economically Ihe luisiii ss is
eoi'iiiii led ihiiit upon oleii legislation
or local iiilliietiees iii high prices or low
priors nf ihe product. It is a perma-'
iieiiey, a lixliire in Ihe food prodtictH
of the coiiniry. lis changes will come
by improvements in the methods nf
niiiuiilaclitre and handling, hut in,, in
substitutes which will displace it in
ciiiisiiinptive demand.
.Now is Ihe tillla In look Well ."ifl.'f
tlte dairy cows, hacni.e it pays to li.tve
the very best macliiin s in work iii iiin-
fiiclitring ihis high pri 1 l.iiitcr. 'I'lt.j
short itiilki r and low iptnlity cow
shoiild be 1'cplaecil at one.' by a good
one. There is u,,v :i la;.' piospai -iiv?
crop growing, li may mature into .-ill
thai could oe thsiicd. vcl il will n.-t
fuini.-li cheii;i I'c. il win n cnmparcil
Willi i hl-lillie pl iers. The corn el'ep.
tin inalti'i' Imw a bun, laid the ir!d
llirniighout the en' ire t arn bolt w ill
lint be ihe cheap fi d it Used lo he.
It will reiiuire a bii; yield lo till up
lite duply cril,'. ih empty clcn:ois
liie di'lilelcd sin. I.s 1 hr. High, nil 1 It"
markets of the vmh!. and I tun have
Sllllicielit for Iho lording illilll-tlii s
thai will revive v. iih ihe inth. ,'!!. s of
a big corn crop.
Tin. silo has been levivcd under the
inllllciire of hiaii priced feeds (lining
the hi-t ar. Silo crops are l.cing
raised iinti i!',s will be built in view
of heller am' chciWier dairy n.'.r I',',.!.
'I'his is ihe lime lor tlte dairyman to ho
exerting his efforts for a proli'.nl'!
yiiir in the dairy business.
A Snliiv U'nt lxlr tlnr.
Pvcry person who has one or more
colonics of bees will haw use for a
wax extractor of some kind. There
is more or It --; (hiiiger coiniccti. d villi
rendering wax on iho Liichon stow,
so why mil hi old Sol do it for us
without risk or expense. Make a box
twelve by eighteen inches and si or
eight inch' s deep. Willi a glass cover
to lit tight all aioiiud. Have two levs
nit the bark rial fastened w ith a screw
so .-is to raise or lower tin- exiracior in
order lo receive I It. direct rays of ihe
sun. ltore a row of -mail holes in ihe
hotioni at the Item end. to hi iho
homy drip through inln the bowl.
Take a sheet nt' tut a: I bend in!" a
send circle and plan uno the box.
Hie lop edges of the till ',. lest ill! Uv.i
snips of wood iibotii ..a.- inch ft nlll
ihe top of the bnx. and tin in:d,v ,,r
the tin tint tn go low, i ihan two-thirds
of Ihe Wily down. I .i-'.ii In the tin
a pieio of witc licit iil .or a strainer.
( lie Hit should it. ii 1 . i .:!. d into tit
bnx. as ii must In , , , a-niiially ve
in. n,d tn be i leaned liie refuse
Which W ill ileellliiulal".
If mie has chunk Iminy which he
wish s to scnainte ii-..ui (he comb,
j ibis is ; n l way .test till t ,,. ,,v
; trai im- and it will trio. mi in the box
tinder Ihe pn. a ltd Hi" I -i;oy will no,
through into iho bowl P.r increased
In at pill on Hie soilih - ido nf build
nor The illusi i-,i i,,n -l,v ihe man
in I Ol r 1 1 1 1 s I I lel i , . 1 1 I' c ll, iniati,
'rv Jcr-e .
In mairiuiniii . w h. u ha: meuj :!;.:
vtr. :iv doot', Hlitn ,-i'j.- :u.
few 7
10, l"2. NO.
of Humor.
I itlnii-mniiiiiii.
WTi.i i -tr.iiige l"iO l id.. I lulls
III 111, ol Kill ! I n I
I.,!.,' II I wel .' il"li ,1 H i!
I'rr n I v o .I..II.H- lllillil.
cry I iitllng.
I'll,, 1 "I col, less lhal ll.y so!" nbjett
::, hie is tn kiil linn .''
.Maud -"So i j in i he can't tell any oaa
yuiir age. I suppose:''
fir! Suil'f Answer.
".Now. my lime giil. can ymi till no'
tic- iiii l,es w ay in gi i to Mr. Cilcs'
fal in ':''
"'i'o run. sir."
A Money llulili-r.
"And why. .(clinic did ymi tell Willie
y,.li u , nth In') b" his il :l wife':''
"Taii-o he ilidll'l as 'lill he kn iwcd
1 had a new iliinc.''
" l.'esi ing mi ins i.)iiiii-i."
'T ihii.l:." sitid Ihe pla.iil prisnit,
'ihat I will now resl mi my laurels."
"Thai's another of thus..- foolish
phrases," sard the iitiiu who is always
l;t,,iii;g f ii ill i . "Il suggests tile idea
nf a mail who is trying; to be cninfoil
able standing nil his head."
Iliiulillul.
'No." s aid ihe capitalist. "I shall not
invest in your invent inn. I very seri
ously ipicsiiiui its pram ioahiliiy and ha
importance."
"Por w hat ii iisnnV'
"Haiti!-' im olio has crime forward
w iilt a , in. in thai ymi stole il from
him."
Wali li On Her' I'l l I e.
" Tit. n you dn i n M regard him :in
tl ;i two: i hy V
' I should go so far as to say he is
m.i li ii-i v. on !'- lint he is ihe kind of
nii.ii who will set his watch at hall
.a t 1 1-rn oil, nl-: and ihni rail your
all, alien to in- m. inner in w hich it
!i:a'P- Iii:!' wllell lllf IVcIv,' o'clock
W llisllc blow-."
The Miiili l'll Ma. lii.ni lli.
"Wli.nl is your opinion nf mainly in
ii.- Inn polices'.'"
"': may be inad' viiy n - fill." an
I , Seli.Hnr Safeliuiu. "Veix fit -
i'oi. I... for instance, a g I strong
:.', a against uioiiopolirs in .general
!..: ..mil suspicion from v,.:i :,u,
i ai.!. you to do ;i good turn for a
r ...'.ni.'!! without risk or em! ill i;i-s-!;
lt."
Ills I'llll.-St.
ifii" I you sometimes n roused to
iiahgiiati-u by il " luiv's il. lay ami ihe
.: -. irtii c of ,' tii. '" iiaiuiied the man
w ho lik, s in ,,i nio
"Well." aii-'.M-rcl t!ie trust magnate.
"1 am nut re unii h bothered by iho
law'., il, lay. bat I musi say Ihat the
il 1. 'gain . i ;' I n.--e public olli. ials w ho
say Hey ;,n going to nn us trusts
out ol' i ii-ii'.-s is sum thing awful."
Vol It it l ,1 In fiiie.H.
Mr. Prigtisoii wns standing on tin
upper deck of the lake steamer, hold
ing In a rope and watching ilia waves,
when Mis. Peigusoii came hurrving
up.
"Crorgc." sh. hurriedly Mrlaiuicil.
.!.. 1 1 1 1 1 1 y is ilia lidftilly sick!"
" lu Tc':" ii-Ui'd Hie inishaiid and
father, pi-; arilig In go below.
"W here d i veil suppose he Would
be si.k'.-' sh,, asked, shrilly, "in a
Menu like lin-'.-"--Chicago Tribune.
' ,. y i. .loin'. Willie?"
'I'm i: win in" or lne letter ter Ma
mie. Si r , i.:,ics by ills way ter school,
.in' I kin -ate de price of il postage
-lamp." Ni w York .Imtrual.
liiliu ii Hern.
' I." - ill. il It !!ow at tin bat ';"
a-lod t'i- siiiiuer. iiddrcssiug lite
iri-'bah i n lnisia-l s.tiu 1m.m Iu him
ti. : ':. ;;: tad stand.
" I ir, i s I '.in. till.'' said i he ol her.
"I 1 1,, n . :.i sn. I've got a w an ant
:m lo- :- an old ihbl. ami 1
-fail li:, I -''Me i nit him as soon
as 1 1,, g hoc is over "
.1 1' .. I la a lol gllll lllaile a 1 1n '(' base
hi . In iii : !ir. ni t w o men. ami the
t : i , ,:, w ,!,(
' Ii " a' ,1 i he em hit- i:(s. pin.
" ''" '! ''lb d I' -It I' nnlt. "Mr.
. a i.e. w ''.il is 1 he , meant
' ' !i ' run , ' ; -' linli tjiiii';"
1 . :. I ' .''tii.o
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
One square, cue insertion
Due eqiiure, two insertion
One square, una month
$1.00
1.60
U 50
For Larger Advertise
ments Liberal Con
tracts will be made.
RICH CREEK NEGROES.
I.lve In Iniliun T. rrltoi v ini'l Am rri"ii-
llillllH III' SlMVI'ti.
'fit., iii hcsi i oiitiiiiiiiily of negroes it
the I Tided Slates live in Indian Terri
tory. There are 7d io of them, nml they
are Wnrtli on an avei.ige of S-iUJO each.
The wc.-ilih of the nmr.' imliist rintis
fool up. even higher, cerlain iinliviiluals
b 'ing ihe owners of from .Hi,oi' lo
Sln.lllll) Wni l II of land each.
These lie "Toes arc lite descendants of
slaves of the Creek tribe of Indians,
ainl are known ns Creek negroes. They
arc entitled to a share in Ihe division
of ( ink Indian lauds, aho a pall of
the trust, funds. Together the 7'H!
negroes oWll I'l'.l II H l. M It I ncl'cH of llllltl.
And y t their education is far from
complete. Their social environments
me crmle in lite extreme, and prngrem
goes slowly amid their htils ami fields.
Pnlike 111' otlnr Indians of the rich
live eirilicd tribes, the Creeks insisted
upon freeing their slaves lo give them
an ciiial share in tl.'. ir lands .and
money. Ai that lime there were few
slaves, hut the number grew through
descendants, in nil imw fully Totin have
Iii id successful claim lo a "head right''
ol; liie Creek mils of citizenship. They
have l heir own repiv.-cillalivos in tlio
Ci k Indian I t arislainre. Hi ir own
sehnnls and their own ehnrchiS. Kvory
tliing bids fair lo make them Hie model
enllllllllllily of l!i gl-oes ill the Pllitcd
Stabs wh-.'it Indian T. iviinry is locuv
ored frniii t!- i.ailgleil w ilderness nf
reconsirtit linn, its lavs made uniform
ami itself a State of th" l'nioa.
There is litil" niltitre amulig Hie
Cfeek negroes. 'I hey have a sat-iul Set
nil i heir own, to which not even the
Indians are invil al. Their ehiiracler
isiiis are in a great inea iure dill'ereiit
from il gr.i of th. South or the
Xoilli. Ii is a mixture nf bath, with
adiliiiomil pernli.il'i'.i. s.
Like tin- Indians. ;h -c negroes have
their iliiin is in 1 1 1 . - open, which have
colue to be a soli of religion Willi
tin III And. following in the footsteps
nf tin ."', ni: hern negro. Ih-.y have bar
becues, 'possum hunts and ihe lik".
As a .Niil-iiicl-ll type of Ihe liegni ihey
are more industrious and hnh-pitnl'iit
nf ihe whiles, htiow how in work hard
and save their itioin y. iind, like the
type front Ihe city, are well dross-nil
gaudily, bin in the -aiti" lit!:" wearing
expensive clot In s.
These Toon I "n-!; negmes live in .1
tract of rich land called ihe Canadian
Itiver botloiiis. ami Okmulgee is their
low-'i and trading point, nkmiilgee is
Hie capital nf the Creek Indian nation,
ainl has lie ti for years a iie'ro town,
l.'iccnlly, hnwi'Ver. while intiple
tloeUed in and have taken po-session.
The negroes are sinning' their own
towns along the branch of Hie 'Prison
railroad.
Xot withstanding that ninny of these
("Trek negroes are industrious, there
are soli'., aim. ;n; Ihein who lent out.
their estates and lounge iu idleness
nl, nut liie railway soitiotis. li is a
common sight m sec a ."iiinacie Hart
of rich land iu Ihe Canadian bottoms
being tilled by a w hite man. Invari
ably, upon iii,iiity as in his landlord,
he will refer to the negro owner in l:o
complimentary iciitis. Meanwhile one
i will find the owner shunting craps or
j enjoying himself iaiim; turkey mid
'possum in n iiei .-hboring village.
When the Creel. s freed iheir negroes
in s.; the two fiitiei tii""d for a tini".
I and , ''en intermarried, bin thai hits ;,U
passed now. In iieeorilance with Iho
terms graining their freedom the Creek
j negroes are allowed a voice ill the
i tribal government, and so they have
I their own nmuiheis in th council, have
1 their own schools ami all that: but the
, Creek Indian feels above the Creel:
negro and refu-i- to associate with
him --New Yolk Tribune.
l-'xcvi'lstiig llorm'K.
All Puglish army oilie r, writing on
: tlte care of horses, says: "Kcguhii'ity
oi xercisc is an iniporlani eh incut hi
till' th' clopinelil of the highest powers
of ihe horse. Tin- horsi- in regular
vni'l; will suffer less iii his legs than
another, for he becomes gradually and
llioioiigli'.y .looiisti.mcd to what is re
nuireil i ' him. The whole living ma
chine iieeeiiiinoihiles ilst If lo the regu
lar ilomainb. on it. the body becomes
active : ml w II cotid il 'a. led. willioiit
supiitloiis tni. and Co muscles and
tendinis grniiu.il'y develop. Horses
i rgu'.iriy worked s't'e nisi nearly ex
empt tri in the ninny incidents which
in i-. fi out overt rcshncss.
"As a proof nf tlie value nf regular
eci! is., we iic l only r-'fer to the
stage emu I. horses . . former days.
Many t f the-, animals, though by no
mc.-ins of tin. b, st physical frame,
would tie! well a heavy load behind
litem fur i iuht hours, at the rale of 'i ll
utiles an h. iir wii limn nirniiig a hah,
and this work ih. would coiiiimic lo
do :'or car-- wiHoiti 1" ing s'uk or
sol ry. Pew :i it! Ii me i i an say as
ail. rh for l heir i a ' i :; horcs. N'o
in,.' is. in fi.it. wire i'i harder contli
t ion
"lin il: oil er ban. I. if exercise be
lieg'.ei i .1 i vctt (o;- a I . w days jn a
hois,. ,it eel ilii ion. he will pi, mi
''nl. I'.' 'lis been malting daily tin
large am. e. nt of malarial in cdril to
Mlsiiiiii the i otisiniipi ion caused by I: i s
v. et k. II ihat w in k ceases sinhli nly
ratine w il'. n, v. ;i h -1 a iiiliug, continue
I. supply the new criteria!; iind fat,
lolaiwed by p!o:hi.ia ami Ir. ipn nily
by dis. 'a e. u iii h. the spicily enlise.
illlcllce.''
A I'li.e I'nr liliie.
A "I'l".'." of il l in "' has been con-fei-red
by Hie Prom h Academy on Mile.
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ei s up In r I. :,l a h .,,1 a ino!i ihe
shows anil citeii . ! . 1 1 an iiiiin"i,-e
ati'iiuni of s !. '-he is very inp'ilar
tooi.ljj her unii,;' i l.rtiis, WUUii ttllvl
via.