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XXV. PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOnKli -SO, .'.H,2. NO. U.
l)t hall)nm Uccinb.
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Mynheer
BY ST. QEORQE
CnrvniiniT I-.!':,
Htu-rur
I CI1APTKU IV.
I" I Cuiil iiiiH-il. I
' '"itnt yon will come Willi n, now
Hint Is, If you feci able''" nsks Sanely.
V 1m, having nolily given up nil Ills
cli.v noes iif winning ilit' prize-Ihey
Wilt .".llllllt eqUIll III Dili- jltrUill 111' Kiltlll
In couiparisoti with tin- soaslioiv--de-Kins
In bring tli! comptcring lii'i'o to
Ills filtl.
'l fool like n new 11:1111. Tlint meal
Wits 1 Mr tirst doe-em one- I've oiijuyoel
for While tin men lived On
e'Oieise food. Coreloti would inn nltiiw
lie i:':ii'i-fs to fiiist. line tiling, hnw
ovi r. ijiny prrvrtit mr ri'uiu going with
JOU."
" What's 1 1 1 : : ( V " ;ik!;i-1 lml li the oth
ers. "My !..i!;.-s
flit; hi. See. I:, i-..
plce-e dill miikoiy:
iny i-g. :.! ii. if In
ivnu'iiil i'f whole
I t'tllst I"! VI' V .'i
in 11 dilapidated enn
n yataghan rut a
ii woiilij have Inkeii
ill i- muled. 1 iliin'f
ihey r.'ltllr friilll. si
id 1!: -. i i'iv r....
1 .' .'. i'iv trilling wuiiiiils
...ii r th-in Itnvo healed up. 11111I I 11111
lecliiu: very will, jlianls ynii. In day
time I cm draw 111, ,tn-y from tin- haul;
lur.- in Cairn ined buy what 1 m-ctl.
MlDIII illlr, you will have to excuse
lite to tin' young bui;,-."
"I lain; 1111 il' 1 will: Well lintl some
other 1111 mis t 11 aching tin- sann ri.
Mil!," erics Sandy, who is a .great hand
fur Mir. in.::::; in;; obstacle's.
Mr. tli lir.i s 1 1 -i-i - put in his oar in
Hi - iiui,! way In- lias. Stepping 11:1,
Ii'' pines Ii'i.im I; alongside 1 lit in
llrl id i'..o;-i r.
'Jut about in.- siz, I believe." In
ivmavUs.
I.s. it is sr." says; Sanely, with il
fln.ekl,. Cor i. has always had Ihe
-"1 Illation i.l' being nhlo tu sii through
a i,f liihiniii' will: a holi in tin ivntre.
' Til- ii ciisld.-r il.. tn.'itii'r settled.
T'li.' .I'li'.h'iiiali will accompany lis to
SShephi id's; h" will in with tin in my
v illi aii'l scleri li.'in scv.-ral ti-avrliti
Mills 1 ;i.;i nil li.l ;ni."
"I'lil this is I"., iniu-ii "
" l iii'Vi-i inn ;i ri'l'usal. M iihi-cr
: mi IohU 1 1 1 .11 it as atianiii'd."
VvitU a wave of tin hand thai a iirinci
iiilriit invy.
i'hf i'ilia'i'r 1 i; l;s at him rininiisly
It f"W svi i.iids, and thi'ii '.'hrs in.
'I llian!; y.Hi. s!;-. I will ai'ri'pl tin
li'.::i 111. Ill 1,1.11 niiii' iniiii's and tin
l.'j:;ais i'n 11."
ilindl" cjai'itlai
.ii:. -And i:..
Irvk t.. 11".' h.ilrl.
With Ihr lii.-iu I'll d
l r. !! t.H-'rd il l.. Il:
.i-.l li:. Tl Mnlly.
d l!i' iii'Wspnprr
li t'.i Iianipili.i
I..;'i llir I'l-aai
.!.. llopr Ii" hasn't
Nil.'. Clad to sr.
l!::n..'d il' I
hv 'iihlii'l ! 'I'
v.irU laal. in.'
Iialrii. I I'm
1 I 'v. 'I a:i Iniiii's
:i and .-iiillii-r toy ilis
unr tnaii in Cairn will
tV,'.!!
Ism-.
J.'l:.'
!h
l: !
.!,.(
in
!:!: Ihii-al ::i tin niorn
i'H :i iht llirald Kris
1 N i i t 1 : 1 -1 . t . :;i:d llirrr Is
TiMi't
ail
iri'd i'i' i'nriln
It! ay. .Mynlurr
turns In I lir nis.
rii lla-ati llil'rndi, I shall trnirin
niir hl'idu. ss always." he say?,
thr l.ri.wu hand of thr old rap
t.i.n.
I am alirady r..aiil. I hatr VA
Mahdi. Vo l w rr his runny. It
pi. lur In In ;!! our who did him
Injury. KNtini: it Is fair." j-avs Ihr
Aral..
" 'it ihr iiiort'nw. if liy rhaiirr ymt
h'r lay I'aithltll Kassrr i-oinc tloatili!.'
Iiiv.ii tiir rivi r 111 a raft, sriul him to'
JshcplK id's linul. You will Unow him
from his voi.-r. It is likr 1 lit whistlr
t f M lorolllol ivr."
"I!:it yi.ii said hr was ilrownrd!"
tilts faiidy. "I havr i down so In
Mar!; and while."
"I trust ymt may havr to niter It,
for soiiieh iw I rau't ft n-re niyseir to
lirliev" him as otir iliad. Now I .1111
leaiiy. i;r;'.tl.'i'i'ii."
They pass out of the cabin and
reach tin ilrc!; m' tin dabaheali. when
t!i liid; hoy is rimed In convrrsation
Willi the crew, tile members of which
niv natm-aPy curious In discover all
lliey ran alnill the stiati).'rr lliry
piriii'd up in tin river, who cried out
lli.il he w.is final Kharlniini belorr
ii: n Mass. in eniild i'csi in Iiim. They
laiuhl-as well (iieslioti our of Cairo's
four hundred tnosiinrs as 1 bis lad. Il
tan and does tell thein about thr gal
lant li;:hl made by iln two l-'mnks,
whrti a.-sailrd by thr mob of bri.-pirs1
In thr sircrt. hut knows nullum: of
tin ii rrlaiiotis tn tin' Sliest of tin reis.
The liambrau brai i r join's uliend.ainl.
inn by our. the hi hers walk thr nar
row plank that slrrtches from tin roof
of tin cabin to ihr bank. When nil
are safely lalidrd. limy sirikr off
t!irouj;ti thr .nuir street where the
previous t'liKau'emriit took placr. Kvl
ileiiily thr.-r mi ll are not ninth of ma
terial to hhrittl; from any hidden !au
ju'er. If the rascals who lay iu wait
lur ilirm befoiv chooso to try couchi
flons a sreniid time, tlouhtlpps tbry
will find means to ficcouimodate tbcni.
Tir'.v nrr nit njoK-stOfl. Jlhil(4;u
rf.i.'e. Onif or twice tuer se stid
owy HiTiirps glide fioin dark arthrs
I'hrad and vanish in the gloom, who.
in all probability, brloUK to the same
an-4 with which thry had thrir fortu-ti-
iiihriiiiiir: but the frllows havt
rccrlvril too severe 11 lesson to think
01 rtidtiriui.' such a rough handling a
M-coial time.
ri'csently. 'I11' lights of the (.'rami
ipiare llaine up beyond. Here, t.t
least, thirkiiess does not lioltl sway
cmr thr old 1 i'i' of Cairo. The vuri-
o
Joe.
-
RATHBORNE.
IlosM:nte So?:
ou otiUs that uroet the cur in thl
ipiarter are, iudrrd. rofreNhini!. al'trr :
l'Nieflell( ill- Ihe dead hush that lultlus
over thr main city, alttioiiL'h hlthrrio
Sandy mid the F-ilVer kin-; have breti I
riithi f im litiril tu ennsider all thr clap- j
trap a burr. Comparisons may br odl- j
oils, but they open Ihr ryrs In II I fill' i
apprrclalioii uf tliiinvs.
t leiirrally speakini;, il is lie- trav- j
riot who has broad views of life and j
tin May-ill linmr whose idras arc 11s j
narrow as the little world his eyes j
daily rest upon.
Passing ihrou'h Ihr siilarr, thr lit
tle parly, having dismissed their light
bearer, draw up tit Shepherd's Hotel.
Here, lis Usual. Iliere are srrnrs of
eayi'ty; it is the centra! 111 traction of
thr whole phrn. Lights gleam, voices
are heard, langhier and music llnat
upon the balmy nir. Men throng cer
tain pnitits. Miii'kiii,'. and chatting,
while others engage ill danchi": I'm'
t il lais night ill l 'eliniai'.v I lie -.hotel
has given a "imp."
Sandy Knows and appreciates the
desire of his I'rii ad to be oiiservrd as
lit I'e as pnsii'.'l". and hr niatiagrs it
sn that llii'.v pas itito the hntol with
0:11 uiiilergoiiig a critical survey, ln-
il'iil. the ronililiell of .Mynheer Joe is
haiilly such as would waranl him ap
pealing In the pre;-vlicc of ladies. Nat
urally his ligiiri is go id. and he makes
a line appearance, but ju.-t now his
r!. .tiling, as he lias slmwii lliein. has
Ii en binlly rut ill thr awful alVair al
Khartoum and frmii liis frei;iriit iui
tKi i'-i ilis in ilir rlvrr hhrntik so llial
il ililiL's to bini like :i friend and a
bi'niliii'. Yes. .Mynheer ,!i.e is haitlly
in a '.'niidiiii'ii In meet the fair girl
v. Ii'iM' fare In has carried in bis mem
ory ever since saving her life ai Mal
ta. A man di-lihis appearing as a
sijll'eel'iiw liefiiie i.I.e whose good opin
ion hr values. No ilmibi Mu re have
been occasion when lovers have thus
been furred illln the presence of llleif
suerUleal'Is.
"Now. .Mr. lirit'irs, bring him back
to this spoi a-i sunn as you eat.." says
Sandy. seating himself at a desk where
he may handle pen ar.d paper.
They leave him there, busily en
gaged in writing out in "long hand"
the iiarrativr of Kliarlihiiu's fall and
il." ilea ih of Cordon, whit li hr took
1 down in shorthand as the story fell
from the lips of iln riie survivor of
that I'TriM" day.
Mr. Criti, s himself leads the way
lo his room. , 1 1 1 - It is one of the brsl
Shtphefd's aile;ds. Mrre 1 hr traveler
funis a hotel run much more on the
iiierie,;u pi. in than most caravansa
ries iu European or other foreign
eoutiiiv -. I.mh in Alexainlria thr
guest i barged lor a candle, for a
piece of soap, for tlir must trivial serv
ice in i'lct. 1. I eeoiiies atl ahiimiua
b!c niii.-aiire. No wt'ia'er then that
Shepherd's is always a favorite slop
ping place lor all our ilti;;ens "duitlii"
tin wonderful country of iln Nile.
Mr. Crimes fa- tens hi- .', mi, and
then with true hospitality begins lo
:-pread the rolUclils id' his mm!; before
Mynheer Joe.
"Choi.M anything you please, my
, friend. 1 am only ton happy m be
al your st-rvin ." says tin silver l.iie..
: blandly, and ihr messenger froju Khar
looiu takes him at his word.
Mr niRlics his ablu inns, assunies a .
uii.ilest rhrcksiiii that tits iiim remark -ably
wi ll, rotiibs his liair and braid.
Hid In a l rief space mf tiiiir has rf
leeted a wonderful cluMigr iu his ap
.earancr. Then it can Iif seen that
'this nomad, who has wandered all
over tlii earth with such lorn as Stan- 1
ley. Seliwntka ami othnr adventurous ;
: pirits. is about as lino-looking a man :
lis rut would merl in a mouth in Lou- I
dnii or New York. ;
; lie is as brown as a berry from 1
exposure In i he hot siui and peculiar !
winds of Kgyp:; but tli.tt is the coin- j
moil fate of all who dwell helical h :
t!n sky of llir tropics. Itesides. most i
wotnrti iidinirr a branetl warrior.
when rrmparrd with Ihr pitik-anil-
, white ilaudy. Strength anil valor an, ;
iiialitirs that appitil to ihrir fancy. j
W hen Mynlcer .lor I'liiioluiccs his,
toilet as completed, .Mr. Crimes, who
lias hern glancing over a (taper hr
picked up, looks at his guest. The ex
pression on his lace liecl ires iliat hr
is pleased, and that iliere is no dan
ger ihni thr rxplorrr may not be lit
.to inert the finest ladies in ilie land.
I Mr. Crimes seems to I:
pe'cullar.
iulere'St ill this proti'ge of Ins. lit
watches Ii i in when one would nof
! iiiiuk In' is looking, and there is a
i gleam iu his eyes that might mean
a gooil tunny different things.
I "If you are ready, we will - downr
he remarks, tossing his impel- aside.
: The other assents, mid together they
elesecnil to the parlors of ihe lmti'1.
! There Mr. Crimes leaves him iu a
i small room alone while he goes to
' hunt up Sandy.
Myubeor .Ioc stands tunc. fitiMivins
! riu attrjie tie u s, e n ti"U th: window.
'I ho rustle of h dress muses hint to
turn. A lady has glldeel into the room;
hi'i- hand is outstrete he'il. and, mucin
berilig the delicatr frai lief fall he no
I tieeil I'.pntl tin table, he llotieeel lief
motive in tints tillering the bijou par
lor.
I As he thus turns, she unconsciousl
I looks up at him: their eyes inert, an
I thry n re only some- four feel apart.
Mynheer Joe starts, and the you:
iihl utters a low. sharp cry, while ow
II
d
Iter filer there llashi s n look of sud
den pleasure. She comes rvni rloser.
the hand thai was outstretched in
pick up ihe fan now rest upon his
nrin, while her cj'rs hohl his own
spelllmutid.
''At last." she breathes, '"we meet.
I have not forgotten you. sir. if you
were uilgallant I'limigii in run away
before 1 could thank ymt. Perhaps
even now yon ihink me rude you do
not rnnrniber me':"
"Ymt ai-r Molly Tanner." hr sajs.
slowly, his eyes si ill upon her face.
"Ah! You even know iny nanir. and
till this while I havr had nn chance
tn thank yon for siting my life."
She bfitigs a shade of rrprnarh in'n
her tnlce; and he says quickly :
"If ynii knew all. ymt would tint
blame me. I was cnmpelled to hurry
away. At tin first opportunity I re
llllllell. but only to Irani thai the
American traveler and his daughter
: had left .Malta. I'nli! tonight I
did
I not know your name."
j "If II is a year late ynii will shake
i hands with luc' You will allow me In
j thank you for your noble ilecd'"
"The lirst. willingly." as he takes
j her Utile hand hi his ami smiles at
! tin ntrast; "but I would prrlVr that
' you said nothing about ilie oilier. It
I was my duty lo in,, in overboard: ,'l
man would be n coward mt to do it:
ami, besides, 1 a in more than hail'
j amphibious, anyhow-. The water has
i no terrors for me."
"Have you been here in Cairn long':''
' riie as';--.
i And a puzzled look crosses his face:
' for up till now he lrs supposed that
i Sandy sent her tu him.
"I only arrived to-niuht." hr smiles.
' "Ah. I won. lend how I could have
1 missed seeing .Mill. Ill Cairo Kitro
! pratis tire t'.oi so plentiful, but that
their paths cross belnre long. Arc
you I'.'nglisliV" with a giatice up nt
I his briiii.ed tir e.
"1 was born in Philadelphia."
'-Indeed:"
"My family cnine of the old Pcun-;-l-,
v.'iuia I Mitch sto.-k. of which 1 am
' very proud."
"Any one from America, as ihey call
' the States abroad, should be proud of
' his country. 1 am enthusiastic on the
' subject, and jet strange as ii may
set m. my bean is sn upon travel -I
long to m'" ail p:u Is oi die world.
If Ilie povr old g , ei ie'i- had hi 4 way
Ihe would Ii" bin-!; a.ai'i ill Chicago.
managing his Uns'im ss. but I
give him no rest miiil I have
India lirst of all. then China
Japan, and at la -i Uussin. if tic.
.all
and
tli
man ran hold out."
Mynheer Joe looks pleased lo In ar
her talk, for as his own heart is sol
upon travel and discovery he feels as
though this must ever lie a bond be
tween l In-ill. At the same linir iu
imagination In
"governor" s!n
living only to
of his old itgi
1'lClllilIl's pleltil
ran see tile dear lime
speaks of. it mild body,
humor this oir rhild
Joe has ihe old geli
' down iu bis mind to
it dot. and he is sure he can p
nut iu a crowd.
P.eforc In can say what is on his
lllilld I licit leie-il ten- is illiei rilpled.
Voices are heard just beyond the por
tiere at lli" coor. ai d the man recog
nizes I In n'.
I h'fl him in here." says the silver
king.
Tim eir :a:ii iimvcs. I toss, d impa
tiently aside, and Sandy Paili.v ca
ters. "Alt. here le
anywhere. lt
ollhiu'l find her
s::r! Look lcre.
Crimes, you see fate's stronger I'a.ni
yolt Illtel I Inget hel'l"
Thr young girl laughs softly.
."I hate' by ai'. iel"iit run acre- the
ge'iiilcniun who mi brav.iy saved my
life' at Malta, lb- bis ii ,i -ecu lit to
give lue bis name as yd. Perhaps
yon, as his frii itd. woiihiii'i mind In
iVrming me." idle says r.ioiiily.
"I luniw him ,-is .Mynheer Joe."
laughs Sandy. "Ilie poor I lilrliiaan
rescued by your captain from the wa
ter.; uf the Nile."
I To bo Continued.
Wi'lnl Work nt lien I.vi'iK.
The mist appii'priai" rrmr that I
ever saw." said Will Zirgier a few days
ago, "Wits our that i-atue ittulif toy
obsi'tvaiieiti when 1 was out in Col
orado. It liappelicd at Colurado
Springs when tin mining exe ileiiu nt
there was at lis height, livery man.
woman ami child in tin tenvu owned
stock In some mine, and only about
I oiir-half of one p-r e elit. reaii.eel ,'.ny
1 thing on llleif investments. Cue day
! the news wtts e iivulnte d about town
! that a man high up in mining circle's -I
a stock manipulator and a mine owner
j had itieil stiildenly of heart disease.
, A local paper he'hl the press to ; ct an
i He e- ill tl t of the dentil, ami the celitor
wrote :i ilouolr-ceiltlinil hi'iiilline, whie li
! begun. 'Dentil Loves a Shining Mar!;.'
The paper came eiiil iu about half an
1 hour, but thf? horror-strie-ken readers
w,.r(j treated to a headline like this.
"Death Loves a Mining Shark.' It
was n simple case eif transposition
in the composing room of thai paper,
lait it liked tei wreck the- plant. Ami
It never was altogether clrar thai ih-
compositor who set it up hadn't ratde
Ihr mistake on piitpes". lie had been
elabblins in mining stock a lit'!' him
self." Cincinnati Ktuic.L: e: .
A Subntituta froi- Ilie Koi .rtvlilii.
An Chin inventt f l:as i!e-v,seil ,".:i
i-k'i-trit al Mtli.-tiiut fe . Cit i. ':.-. wh. p.
'ice "liuuiait jfM..:! r." as sh' . !'-.
is i ailed. cr,n.-:s:s .-:' a -ran:! :i-.;-a;s.
baitfty cart icil ttuil- r ;.h veliie l:- ffoin
w hieh i nns a copper win e oiriccit 1
Willi the elrlvi'l's seat. Th' wife' is
cnrrii'el alniig the horse's back and
fasiciii il In tlii- saddle, nml at tin i -ml
of It is :i sponge, which, when once
elampclieel Willi salt water, is kept
moist by the' natural heat of the heirse.
'lieu l!u- animal reeuircs an impetus
he- driver ton, In s the- button ami his
red. startled by the new sensation,
inks Into an instant trot.
'.rnkfll Sinn lliitlillng.
AVUONC tnrlhnd of coiisliui
tioti iu to roll down tin centre
first, which has a trudeiiey
tu llalleu out Ilie road am!
destroy the propi'i' i-rnss slope grade.
When Ihe finished road has been tested
by the engineer and found ildicirnt
along (he centre line, only one of two
courses is open In tile cligincrr to bring;
Hie road tip to tile rstahlisht d grade- -ell
her to disturb Ihr nil Ire surface of
tu tint on nn additional quantity of
screenings. It Is seldom that the lirst
course is rcsorlcd to, but loo fl'eqlielly
ihe latter. A rnad brought tip iu this
way Willi screenings will always be an
object of great solicitude and all ex
pensive fond to keep in goad repair.
The practice of rr litre rolling has a j
te'lielemy also tei leave tin oilier celge'S
and three or four feet of Hie' maiiielam
very loose in their coiislriti'iioii, while
Ilie- I'e'tilre, when tin road is lirst liliiieel
j over for travi'l, is the best pari of the
i l'oail for use, wlii'-h by use in a short
time breaks its hmn! and works out
I toward the sides, ami liieli trouble e eitii-
indices. In hiiihling inacaiiam or any
oilier paveini'iii there are no linle
things, from the plowing up of the road
I In liie? last rolling lite road receives.
I Very much ilepemls "Veil upon the
! elitmpiiig of the load of tnl ill the
: roadbed. I'tider no e'eiiisiileraiion whal
1 ever sheillhl a load of stone be allowed
1 to be dumped oil the roiullieil proper.
' niih'ss every pari of 111" loael. before
i rolling, is ivinnved and placed Willi
i shovels hi the place il is to oci'tipy,
! for the simple ivasoli thai, whi'li dtlinp
: ing is ri'sorti'd to. whet Iter front a cart
or i'i-ii in a reach wagon, uniform roller
pressure cannot lie had upon all parts.
The part whieh is brought tee the es
tablished grade by shove ls w ill respond
1 to the' rolling, but where lite body of
the steuie fe'll there will be resistance,
which in lime will develop a weakness
In tin' rnad. I '.very part of lite rotul
thoiilel receive- equally ihe same amount
of rolh r pri'ssitre.
lb' ha-; Usui iell'einl only iu special'
case's where' the foit.idai imi was iiui-cr-
tain. A l liirteeti-iiich telford ro.nl will -not
wear as well as it seven-inch ma- ;
e iielaiii ri'inl upon a gravel of tnixeil ,
earth or satnl t'eiiitidatioti. The rigidity
of tli" thinivn-im-ii pavi-meni e-oll-ellle.
s lo tile liest file i inll o.' the- feint!, '
while tin ehisiiciiy of ilie foundation
of II S'-Vcll ille'il IliaeailillU lellels In its
pre.-e'ivaliiiii: so he has uoi cxicmleel
til, sysf'tu oi' te lfoid roads any ftlrlhei
than Wits ab.-niiiii-ly lieeess.'ii'y. pre-
1 fi'irlng lee use good sub-grade material.
Willi plenty of l-oMit-.g. and in I'Mi'tid
Ills system of n.ae aihua at a less price
than if tile toads had hern of ti'Iioitl .
fot:siriit'tiiitt.
If a niinailain mad is prope-rly built
tin !',, Is no necessity for th" application
of se'reei, itigs in ni.ili'.iaiuiiig the road.
Si-fecniiigs place-.! np' ti an old ma
ciilam t-oiiil ii'iisi lie upon the s'trl'.ice',
whe re' in dry vealia'r it is elns; atnl in
We'! Weath'-r il is it-lid. The' time to re
; pair a ma, iidam rotul is w hen the
Memos begin lo show bare', when the'
se-rcrnings ea- wearing siirfiice of the
leiael has bent hist. Tsien. itisle'iid of .
, screenings, stotn ranging in size from '
ollc-lialf inch to throe feiurihs inch,
longest ellaim-ler. slioiihl be used. If
the tlirei'-feiiirlhs im-li steams are spreail
. upon I lie stirfaiv of the road, over ihe
full w idth of the travch el part and In
Ihe d'.'plii of about throe-fourths of an
il.e li mo gle-ai, ;- depth should he tip
plii'ib. tiny will not iicril wate-r eir
leillitig. Tin point of e oiiiai t will be so
near the' point of resistance that the
full crushing force of the hoed' eir 1 lit
weight of the leiael upon the whee l will
! fracture Ilie slotie. The fracture will
j yield justa sinall amount of dust, or
' th'lritus, which falls quickly to tile
liiiih't' sin fae-r ami is jirotrrlt-el from ihe
hciit of tlir sun, so that it will not dry
out. atnl from tin wind, so titat it
cannot blow off. In a very short lime,
the ordinary travel will reduce all this,
of course, anil a graelu.tl lmaling pro
cess will gei mi over tin entire surface.
He has trie'e! this method in Connce-tl-cut,
aiiel has not found n single failure'.
II yields a very large re luni for the
money Invested. If a roael has broken
iip-wiiieh condition, however, shuttle!
not be allowed lei oee iir-the- e Is only
one thing to dee. and that is lo apply
whatever si. me is necessary, and. of
course, go through tin- process of
serecning. wetting nnel rolling. Ah
struct of a paper by .1. II. Maoeloiiahl.
Highway Commissioner of Connecti
tut. Farm Value Fiiliunrel.
It is a well known fact that good
roiiels culiatiee tin moiiey value of ad-
jaeenl real estate.
That this is su is eleiiicil by none,
nin! already many testimonials to that
effort have In en given nnel a few nieje
will be appended. Professor Bakor
claims this should not be given as a
specific aelvaniase because it is a
measure of all ihr oilier advantages
lOlubtllcel.
II. M Brown. Old liridgu. N. J.:
Pi'etpe:-r has almost ehn-Med in ralu?
tsictf tn-. advent of good roads i and
travel ha? more than doubled.
Dennis Long, I iiioti. N. J.: We have
a to-.iiuy lentil in my own neighbor
hooel of which we arc very proud, am
ii-.-ar whie h prop.-rty has advanced
liny per cent,
road w as laid.
of its value before the
Oi'iBlnof M.i'lrtn Ink.
Modern inks only date from 17!IS, at
whi. i elate Hue researches of Dr. Lewis
in t l.i- oliemistrv uf ink be gan.
MEMORIES OF BURGLAR.
Rijti.nky Itimr.l. lii Wirt TIiIiih II fin
II ltl to C'Olllrllil llll.
lYcderlck II. Weber, tin slyiisll
biir:diif, whose trunk "ere fotrtul to
coniaiii many hundred dollars' worth
of stolen property, will in nil probabil
ity be sent to Kansas Cily for trial.
Tin nlitlioritii s of thai city have tele
graphed the Chief of Police here to
hold Weber for them.
Weber has several aliases, according;
lo the press dispatches, hut the pris
oner claims I ii ii t Weber is the only
liainc he ever went under, except when
he gave the nanir of Hhilir on the ir-r.-isiuii
of his arrest here Wednesday
night.
'What's Ihe iliffetviiccV A thief by
ftny oilier name would steal ns quirk,''
rrmarkrd Weber, with a twinkle hi
his rye.
Weber is .1 remarkable man in sniut
respects. He i a type of the chap
with which slliy women become iiifn Hi
nted oil aeelitlllt of h'S eolllplexiou and
rosy cheeks, lie is a lilt rfl'rinilialr.
dresses well and wears his hair cut i
pompadour.
"1 have burglai W. -el many houses iiinl
there is nothing in il." said lie, ns he
i iirli'il the ends of his long, light nuts
lai'he'. "I am not a kle-piiimauiae." and
1 I'ellllel keep frnlll Ste'Illiltg if I Wailll'll
lo." was Ihe prisoner's next retiiritk.
"Hut then if tiny one wants to lake the
chalices, I guess stealing is I he fastest
way that lie ran ge-l iln e-oln.
"II takes lots e.f iti'itv to enter n
house, especially I lie- lirst one'." re
marked Wi'be'r. "I had hern watching
the house for several elays. and thin
when I gel a e liaiier in enter It I was
afraid to do i:. When I ; oi inside I
lii'iiiblcd like a leaf iiinl was aininst
all-aid lo take the wnlel, after I had
picked ii up. I have doi.e I wo bits.
Yes. I hav,
till ' i ' 1 1 to Il.e
liad soiue funny things
hiio lining iny jobs I
le'llli'mbl'l' Ili.M one ti
the situation ::p".-ili'
in the humor of
I to nn tei such
an I'Mi'ti: Dan 1 el me very near bring
aught. I had robb'-d a room ami was
i lis. t going out of tiie door, when a
woman's voice from the bel said: 'Is
linn you. ll'.-lii-.v '.-' I said 'Yes.' si ml i
sin nrhvrt me where I was going. I
told Iter thai I was going to le-ave; lie-r
and n. 't "f come ba, !;. 'h. Ilen.y, ,
i.'nii'l leave' me: please ilou'l. ami I will
be tile best wife iu I iie worid.' she said, i
hut I Wits going down the stairs by iji.it
lime. She' piled o'li of bed atnl cn.ne I
ilowii a ft it me. pii'iiiling Willi me not
lo leave her, ami as 1 was going on! of 1
liii' eieior she e-aughl tile by tlir e o.it lail
and tried lo hold me. Then she broke'
out crying as I amined ihe front gale.
1 lauglieil so liaiel at l.e-r lhat the' pelice- ,
iiiiii on th.
nskeil me s
riicr stopiicd tin
ad
ill!
llllO'lieills, bill III' 'Jill
II. el -rise Up. :
"Another ii
ti woman's i
wi'en a board
la-r.-l.ief t i. .l
Iu-! sli; 1
Whin's tl:,.
lo lue" 'lime
-n 1 wa - safe.
me I hail jus! come on: of
...III ih.'l! I Illlll I'llhhe'el
er sa w me. I had ii li.-iiii!-.-ir.ion.l
toy face, ami It
down around my jaws.
mat 'i i- Ce-eirgc':' lie said
you gel Ihe tool hae-lii'.-'
I lo'.i I him I h id iii il hiirrii'd
llelWtl tile
fti'drs. Where' lire ynii going';'
inc. and I told him I was go
he asked
it:g for a
I'.noieri- In pail iny lootii.
" I'he liis' thing a woman says when
she is awaki'iied by hearing a noise is:
There is sonic oil" in this room. Who's
hi this I'lioin':' If 1 happe n lei be in the
l'e'iim ! Mart to gel oat, am! I don't
lose any time gcnlng out. either.
'Tiie worst thing a burglar has to
contend with is the squonky stairways
lhat lite iu nearly rvrry house. Tlie-re
ate' al-o ninny squeaky boarels hi ihe
Hour of nearly every room that yon get
iiu . Inn the thief is tin only p, rsoti
lhat ever funis ii out. You step over a
short distance to gn off a squeaky
board and i.ieli step .ti another one
that squeaks mtte-li worse. The squeaky
boards i-anie Ue.-M- puling me under the
sod oil oil e-:'sie:i. The boai'll tlWeike
I wo nu ll anil Ma y aimi il liietiise lve s
wiih revolvers iirl ft..- inc. 1 saw
I hem enin. ug Mid iln'. e through ll witt
eleiw, wil.Ie t ll. y iiuptiutl their Hi npnlts
,:l me. I'.ft 1.i":e is itoihing ill ytiai
iiig. "The peilice in iln dilfe'rt-iit plai'i'-t
have a griifi thai is in ,i. -U belter tli.in
t'ittgliii.'. . Whe n i was arrcsicl in
T'-. isi ee 1 had ., 1 jot i iu large hills sewed
in ihe lining of tny usi. I had !?1S,)
in 'i.y p 'oke'ls. find In money in my
vest was uoi lo'tad when 1 wm
:-: .".relied. I was in .;n': ttl out four tiny s
w!u a a iletcciive ii.iiiied Cox rami1 in
i tie night ami iii'iilc me strip. He
sear. lied my clothing, nml finding my
more t sni.l. "That's what I have been
!'iol:;iig' for." ami to.,'; il away. I never
got tn... me.ucy back, and I was i,l.l
by him net tei say anything; about it."
ll'tcky Mo.iinaiti News.
A Spl.lri' Web.
During the lnlc suiniuer nnel ill the
; ii ii it in ii grnssheppci s ieiin a lnrgi part
j of the fe.eiel of a large spiiie-l etllled 1 lit'
i orange iirgiopc. It is iuuresiiug to svo
j how skillfully the spider iiiiuiAsi's lit r
! lingo prey. The instant ii heeiune i-n-
ti'iighil she rushes l i il ami. spreading;
her spinnerets far apart, she lustens a
bfnad sheet of silk lo il: thru by a few
eloXle'ieiUS kicks she rolls i ever two of
Hirer tiiuit. auel it is se-emely swud
UieU in :i shroud; a quick ln;o with her
poisou faugs couaplttes th" tlt'-jtiuctioti
t l I lie victim.
l"i. luuK of the oraust- u.'ii.)c is
a .-uiall':-;- than the feu.a'f. utjcl it is
v.ry sehliu olscrtfd cx.vrt hy the
i -t tiaitie l e-yos. He liv es on a -shabby
little web. which lie builds near the
web of t!te female. In i lit autumn the
female makes a globular eggsac as
huge as ti liiekory nut. This is
pfiuleel nniiiug Hie brain h. s of tsoliit!
shrub or in tin teip of semio weed, nml
is fastened by many ropes of silk so
that the sioi-ins of winter shall not tear
it liieiso. Within this eggsac the young
diders pnss the winter Country Life
in Atliel ie n.
r
SOUTHERN FARM filOTES.
a -in . .:ti - c-
TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE PLANTER, STOCKMAN AND TRUCK GROWER.
I llltiriiting iiltini I'liet.
I.l l!Kl Ilie shortage of the entton
ciiip. as well as of the cniti crop, was
I Hi- to lii-ouili. Tliis occurred early in
Iht season, at a lime w Inn the corn
tievde-.i tie' tnoistari' most to till out
tile rill's. .' till when the' e-eitloll Wits
making its Hr.-t bolls. i t tmi imiril
long riiriigh to ruin the corn and short
en tii' nil ton imp at i.-:is thirty pet
rent. Tills year again iu many parts
of the eeiotiiry botil these oro,:S have
sttlVe:-.',! se-vere'ly. it is evident titat
ilrnalii is em,, of the main factors in
I shnr. ruin:; on;- ci.ru end cot ton i-rops
j If l".t tile piillclpal O'.le. It is tllel'i'folf
an :iii,ior!aiit epn sii .u io solve- whether
laeri' is any way to avert the gre:i:
lo-se-s likely tu lie eat!-.'d every year
I by eltoalh.
I The .'.-. pe riell'e eif i'.lfillefs
i i-hi-i- crops in all pans of il
'la.ws Ve ry i oiu-iu dtely tiia:
I ..'Melit l!le cl il cliert of ill
hi raising
e country
to a large
i u i i i may
be avefied. It is prill
i of i'ul:ivat ion: i in me
I llotl 1111,1 fll'IIII. lie-V of
diy a matter
,1 of e.tltiva
Al! tlitoilgii
1 1 1 1 i : of our
i !. lite ridge
i li:;s been
tin-n.-ii
1
li Viler
ii e-ri-p is
I II re
j low .sysinn of raisii
j n! alaloiieil years ago.
: a t urn plow into i ;:
' land h-is liei n tl.-si
Tl"
i ". el put
liter the
The
br..;.e:i i;n.
S lei. !. Il i-
l ciiiiivatii u is .-ilvt a
i Wil II il I '.Vet-h .fsc
r.vn-h ; i tiliv;.t..:-.
I ii sides of a ro.o. , ii
lg.'i the Ih'id. ai:d lie
mail.- line, hut is Kept
i.' tifoiith ii is ti en.-j
which
work
trio
nn in ilai
o run
r:i
I.::: I w.
r..ii a nip
lli-faces. I.
III.
Iron; ii
-. ard
ss;i ;-'.
ef li
till-
Ml fe
eeri!
If
l'ei-I.
fr iiu I-
t;:ir ti. i v. ii iu
. d ili'oiii h.
i::lld v.. fe I'I I .' d
1, wotiid i.ry ii
!; pi !.-. I. an. I i;
to 1-ci p sii' li a i
Tinil lii.s Imi nr.
has I ". a show a
:e,i
.Ill I !..
' 1' I
n
I'" ''
lUUlee.
pnrpo-
o:i;.i--!:i
iii lllolls
of oii-.".'. In many iiisian,-es wii",o
lie'iels adjoiniti'; we're in corn. l!:ai cub
tiva'.cl by the Hew sysuni lias iiiade
a lal-.-'y l.o.ld creep, Wi.l ll ell" l.M if
et. e'idli-.ale'd OII ill" I 11 1
tl -V.V lllll'bilis-. We hiivc
t ... i!.,i!iit that tin- sain,
ply to i el te n. Then v
Ihe Ilai sysie-m and In
' an, ti
i:o' i!
ad.' o
. li-.
will
s 1 1 : 1 1
ci'i; ai icu for i niton, to..'.-
Tit- claims u.aiie lei' the i:. sy;.
are iln.t it s.aiuis v.. ; soasatis I ctei
lhat it kills tiie gii's; and Wc.-ds
th" e'.iw by wrapping ihe-ni up wi
ilii'i. I'lid that ll ii ON no th
1:;.- !
.nil i .'. veins il'e'iu fr.i.i i" .tig 1 "ow-'i
c.o' ', son:e , M. f . Wo . .id ;'. ::
tiie i: :!. oi' I lies. i laiii.s. but v. .1
io: i . 1 . i iait Ihey hegia t.i c.-.H;...
In l:.; irliitle-l Willi eoll-. f. P: ; 1 ,.,
in-:---'-..- 'lu'lng 'en t ins ,:' ti-.Ttn. At.d
,1.. u :o ;'il. s adele'd Ilia ihe ilai .,'.
1 ;: o'li -. . u roiling iai.. I. mm !i .:
tee- . i-i'lag li.iii i so ruin. .'.!-, luc ic
tiu.oiv in favor is iiiim, liseiy
1tro:ig--f tliaii thai for ri.ige rows. Tii.s
I.!:, t til" pfe-Ve III lug of damage by
di-.'!:;li. Is on. of liiiinli iiiiportaii. e.
11. IV
t-i; .- i-. i
tys'd,
tholt-i
S.'lll.r'-
po-sib'o miMIS
be llioioughly I,
:.;-. beet: 111..! !..
.-lb:
iiu:
d. 'II
tal
of phiiiiini,
laine:-'. I, is
i ml th
!y time
! ip-i on to a
i What ( an It l i .l t in- Sli.ige-'.
j Corn and cow peas plantctl te.gi
i snfgiitlln at' 1 . ml peas, sof'-:liu,ii
ml
j velvi l beans. K.nlir corn and eoW p a-,
'('.overs and soja 'reinis e:ia all be lis.-!
j to ad iini.'g.' for making sliage, or
Corn, Mii-ghuui. soja 1 cans ntid c..w
I peas can be n,'d nlotie and innk, good
i fri la go, bit: lis a inU'. n i.i'X'in-e s pi'-
fe'l-l-e'd. We have o-C.Ii ill. el coe!'.'lll
I'cslilts from fee'. ling silage ll:::.!e Iro.o
corn and cow p.
mid row pens.
'I I.
thin
but;
that silage
r w hen le d t.
I'.il!; mid
; is imi ge'i;"r.,:! ;
j something r, ug
sniL'iium is p;ii :
I young or hrfe.ve
lough.
it w.ll nil,'
I'm wi.icit
e I'inier I:,
i. II ileVclop
I'lils Mime
i mi ni;::
I an. I ti
'will Si
odor.
i let p.oo.'.
Is fed il fie
Aeeordillg
I differ, t:.v
I iltld s.e.'o:-
I from al 'n I
! bcai.s 1- I-
.Usicilll
ll. my.
milk
:o ii:
i d.ng
o. bin
silt-:
, e rr
. el
est r
tiia; i
tcia "
CO. Id.
in o:
ma is.
stage
e!i. ! i leads
lb: Ml IV
Then ' '': "
entl di kini u t'i
on a l,n -f ' a!' . t '
by .hilin Charlie. :
who impoitnl si!
his old home. In
!L i -ils.'i.
e i.uipl-'
St ri a ii s!
W.'till I
olmnai .i
ahlish sii
WlTe etllllts in
in New .Ii rse v. Atiain lu te, re
there was a mIi. m m . ra
Soitlh Jersey, and ficeia l-.r i
cteip out now and then. Th
son silk niaiiiifaoiui" is and i
that busine ss an im i cbil -.its
subject.
4
silage' is useful to Ihe fanner, no mat.
br what kind of a caiile he Is feed
ing.-S. 11. P.ariies. Dairy Department,
I'nive r.sily of Tennessee.
i
Nwtft I'titiitei Hue.
Ill lolllll'e lieill Willi till" pfopngiition of
sweet poia loos in Soiilli Louisiana
must ilrstriit-tive insert litis inniln Ita
.-ippeiirame. It is .in inlroduceil spp
e ie-s, e niiiing tei us from litoro southern
countries, in seed potatoes. It fs hero
to slay, anil while liitle can be done to
cheek its ravages In the see'lions of the
Suite It now infests, tin greatest enra
shoitM b" exercised in preventiutj Its
spread, ''ruin a study of Its habits
ii is imi a fonn that Hies, ami Is only
iraiisfe'tre'd frnin phiic to place in thu
se ed ii-ei. .1 si of this plant. Those inter
ested in tive i'l peilato culture in Louis
inii.i ii ml there si cms to be tl great
fin tire for the. grass growing and ltirjse
yielding varieties ns fond for stock,
should use every means to prevent the
in! roiiiie-i ieui of iiil'csteel seed upon their
places. The see'il of all tenants should
lie pur
per-oll
used or ordered by responsible
Hid those thoroughly acquaint-
Willi the danger of insect infec-
t.ol!.
t
tmin-.ivpel l.ltnel 1itli Svrfpt Clovir,
As a plant for green manuring Prn
fess,,. s. M. Trae'ey, formerly of the
Mississippi 'experiment Station, says of
il in Farmers- Puili'lin 1S of the I'niteel
Slates i. pariui -nt of Agriculture: "An
a r s
hil-
"ativi' crop Tor yellow Ioiim nun
lime land-' tliis plain has no Ml-
perior. and for black piiiirie soils it
Iris e pial. The loots are very long,
p. ii -iraiiiig tin soil i,, a .Ii pili of three
i.- font- fee-!; are quite large, anil by
tin If ele. ay ;n tin etui of the second
.Met- have lie soil wiih iiiiiumerab'.e
i.'inii.r holes wli'n-h tn-t as drains iiinl
1 " : i I iie soil, mi ti'.-it tile foots of
i. iii-,- crop can go deeper ami li ml
ni'.ttn.'iilll! silppli.-S of fond illlll bear
,, l-til 11 brill
i'lr- ap-i-I'raii. e ri sw.et i lover Is il
..'
id ,!.at :!)
soli is
'Ills tei
ill!
I l einilililill.
I s I!
io oeeiipy tin
i d spots of iht
I lii-iii for the
an. I '..
ii of mil.
pr. par
f plan:.
I'i i'lil iilile lur l.nlei I'limtlnc.
Tie.' leiiddiiy of al! forage plants
s o., n so laie iu tin season is to run
lo seed el"t e leipiui'li: IIMfe tililll they
v on!. I If I'iiiuii el in tin. spring. Hut
in 'o in, i :'::. ainl sorghum ami lie-e are
pfeviiable feu- line planting. There is
a:i art iu e atling ilo ni nt just the right
-Hi'...-. If el! loo g'.ell there Is HO
g. ii.il to speiil: o.'. ii dries In she-lls. If
tin too ripe there is grain iu plenty,
am! if ii were tliii'siied out nnel greitniel
it Wenild iiio;,' liian cctiipciisate fee.' tliu
l.-s
of lrnriiivo mat'd- iu tin straw,
this is inter ,l'ii.-. atnl tin- grain
i -e- celeal : i- so Mn.lll :i lie hard as
e..p.' Illilst leal ioil. 'file! ef. ire it
!:,.! o i 1 1 p t 1 1 1 s ; 1 , for tiie lo.-'S which
is ill nt Mf;;-,v. If cut just rigllt,
,i is ::i tin "dough" stage, the
I f. h ...1 - soft I'lllUlgll tei be grounil
!:o -:. ni l Ihe straw is ;is goeiel
l balance is ob-
llritf Mfii
ili.d- Id'
rot,. I sl:,
ii.
tloil.
sorghum velvet
erie.r to cow pen
in -1 i i ! . ilt at t lit
vi:
,-s and i.
Ah,
In
i-.ua S:
i Soinii Carolina cow
p".is tli -iee '.le .', watermelons die of
wilt .-'lid e. . oil title's well where cow
p. are all i.iih el.
Il '.;s in ihe South are comparatively
f r, e llont disease' owing ill part to
many siicdiler.t foods and grasses.
i'igs prefer a level, iimist. sandy ami
not too niirogoiious soil licit' the oevnti
e,r salt water i'-t n.-i'-trs.
Veith is iisefui for wnner pasture Iu
lie So'llii.
If it is ,1
r Angus'
lie lli.lll
Plan; sc.
iit il to i lain corn in July
: a laie' e rop, si'le'e t u very
ng variety.
t pi'tato vine s in well pre-
(ietl I
Apropos
f, hard .
let f I V Our. tie I'reRn Be?nr?
of the s:atemci!t that no
f pee . nis w ill begin lo bear
ins i'ari'i and liaueli has
Is has a. a been our ovperi
in iiilaiey In the prescui day
has been familiar with the
ih w ild ami cultivated, ami
lid ilidiliy to believe Hint
s w :ll begin to le'ar ill it bout
. and ai the age of lil'tcen
tioi bear in any . use tn r-
b'.ishrl. iltlel to produce ten
" ret- must be about i wciuy
- t brotigii. w ii h a spi i nil
;.v feet, ainl be from lifty
..- old. Ami ct n pecan
i t "i-y profitable possession.
.' . expce t a fortune niiini
i s nn years old will be
i ri. ' Lt-T'is'in-ien Born at Sea.
i'i'.:; On a;. av -ag- T-n Pritisb Fubjec'
i'i )-. J i - yearly Iiei. n at .
.liner ,'L'iitiiin.
.' -j ;-i ; tei,, :,-. iriMak-.-s ar . rntifb
' ' :.";'., in ctji.nitig the rnainn
' "i : ' mo oi in i' eoiiimem Knglish e-
'"(. 1 ' ( iu i r sinus. tiling; Cerimiii Httemliln"
' t!., i '-' ( tii'oi nia State I'tiive-rsity, trans
: utt in ''i'lit : piri' is willing, but th!
n 'i ' .'i-p is v, ii';.'' into "The ghost is wil
V '' i .e. but is;- iiu-at is not able." And
r'i'i't. ':' I'llipiti.. outh fairly s.-t the clasi
I . , i i an upii'iir by the statement that
rr '.:. "l.il eif sight, utit nf mini!," Ibtillit,
ill' llliinlt'le' is ms, lilt.' "
It