North Carolina Newspapers

"I " i ' "TV TTI'H innmn-fin lin i , , m, r,i tti i 11 rri t i i , i I)C hall)nm ttrrorb. 4l)c CI)atl)am Eettrt. H. A. LONDON, Editor and Proprietor. RATES OF ADVERTISING. Oue qare, one iniertlon One square, two insrt!raa Cue qre, 00a month 11.00 1.60 2. SO TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 Per Year, rictlv in Advance- For Larger Advertise ments Liberal Con tracts will be made. VOL. XXV. IMTTSBOKO. CHATHAM COUNTY. N. C, THURSDAY, l AM'ARY 29, I.MKI. NO. 24 ft O -v I Mynheer BY ST. QEORQE pATHBORNL Cni'TUKUlT 1.l'S Ilul-EUT IiONNritM SON. (HAI'TIlll XV, Continued. 'I'll' baron does not answer, Imt if looks can il'i di'iiiily execution, then would diii1 throe fre mis drop t.ii i In- Spot. '"..v this lime lh" sui-von has taken Hie baron in charge, leaving op.-n his shirt, which is :iliv:iil.v saturated villi blood, lie proceeds In liiii.l up !: ' Mound in ii business like iy. Ii will prove painful fur some lii tie lime. Inn inii dangerous. iimIi'ss ilio baron's IiIimkI is in wretched roiiilil ion, when blood puis tiling may sot In. A V'ottlld of litis sell is of a more scri oils nature III a liul mum ry than if Jin ived where the aii' is bracing. Mynheer ,lin' i i i -1 1 ivsiiincs the .'.irniciits hi- cai nlV wln'ii preparing for tin' duel, ami i:i live niinuti's one Would not ini.-i.Mi.. in' his been ill gaged in an.v siicli Imsiiicys. It Is time limy r.'tu 'iu il in the rivrr. Sandy, in particular, is anxious to reach Cairo for some reason or oilier. ..list as liny arc ahoiil In hiil I In tithcrs a onttrleoiis good morning an.l withdraw froin tin- siciio, I lie silence tli.lt broods over llle place is sudden ly ami rudely broken. Shrill cries, tilled with anger, ring mil. coming IV ih" dim-linn of the liver. li sounds as if a dozen men or ligercnis are eiidea oritur to see which i. hi make Cm most noise. 'They're coining:" exclaims Sandy, whipping out his revolver, anil select-in-.' a no i.l sized palm as a base of de fi :is-. it flash" through I lie ininds of all lli.it the har.ui has made a threat when he declared ihe duel did not end III" lend between himself and Myn hier .In.'. 'I'hcn again, liny reineinher their I'onvei-satioii in the cabin of the da lialieah. w lien the possibility was men liolleil. in' a cotlspit ae.V. lo ovcrwlicliii tin-Ill ill ease Ihe h.lloll lost the tight. When they hear those fearful shouts il conies lo Hi,, mind of Mvilhuoi Joe as will as Mr. Crimes that the Arabic crews of ihe nvo hoats have combined i'lld are rnsliiii-r Ilium the scene to il'iwn the ciieiniis ,,f liaroii. Per haps some priarrang.il signal has born j.:ivca to lei lin-in know the re sult of ihe duel, and that il How li sts Willi them. Hein e, net ilia under ilii belief, the two Aiiiel ieaus instantly dr.iw their weapons. They do nm siaiid in their tracks hill iiuiiiedi.ihly leap forward lo llleel their expected foes. Sandy, seeing the new stale of af fairs, quits his Ii. -loved palm, and follows afier them as rapidly as his shorter leas will allow. To ll'iii" surprise ihe i in'iiiy does nm show up: their ii e i lamor still ciilil iliui s. Inn il seems lo he ill the iiiai'lcr where the Imais have Iml Ii liecii lel'i. .Mr. Crimes is ihe lirsi to ;;iiess the Inilh." 'lUc.ss my soal. I believe ihey"ve liaxiui; a si'iall war ameii them selves:" h says. "Yts, we're nm in it," t;asps San dy. Anoiher luoiiieiii, ainl they turn an alible of Ihe rocks thai allows them a clear view of the liatllelield. Sure a luxiirli, the rival crews of the two dahalic.'ihs are ai ii. hammer and tons. Ihiv the affair siarled may never he known, fur ih.se rascally Aralis cauuo! he hin d to i.-ll the truth when there is a chance to lie: nor do the Americans cue materially almut this poiui. Mynheer ,1oe, iiiln.i;' a moment's hesitation, hounds away, heading fr Ihe Imais as llioiih it is his intention lo join in tile melee, where luoki n leads wiil soon he the order of the day. "He'll he killed."- erics Sandy, hur rying ailing at the sid of Mr. Crimes. 'Ion't you believe il. lay hoy. ,loe Is used to ijiielliiu; such disl urlianccs anions the blacks of the Sou. Ian: and. my word for it. he'il lirliii; this af fair to a sudden close. Watch: There he jroes now." The explorer has leaped aboard the dahaheah nearer loe shore. It Ik upon the deck of ihis all the Arabs are pnhereil in a noisy crowd, pulling one another's frowsy hair and threaten in;.' to make blood How. Mynheer Joe's voice is heiiril like a trumpet above Ihe clamor, which grad ually dies down as different members of the moli quail before Ids eye ami terrible appearance. "Hack lo your boat, all who beloie.' there! Hack, or yi.ii shall die like do;:s!" he shouts ill the Arabic lonmie. which, in his loiiy sen ice in the Sou dan, he has fully mastered. They hear his words, tlo-y mv his Ihre'.iieiiiiiu manner, and as ihe mobs f blacks obeyed the slightest wish of ihe magnetic hero Cordon, so a por tioll of lhs lellecled Iklll is placed, like I'lijaii's mantle, on ihe should'-rs of the man who saw him die and a vended his fall. 1'iist the old re is jumps across to his own dock, and h" U .speedily followed liv one mill another of his crew. The wi I I'ou i r of a iun'e man has ere no ci lufolled Ihiiiisauds. an I Mynheir .--;d of ihis pe.-- Rolial II! i. -.'! 'I . il .1 X'. s- llll'il to Jiiui, aud vtt:: ins mutinies, JOE. JfJ When Mr. Crimes and Sandy pull up at the rocky landing pence has fallen upon the crews of the rival river boats. Tliotmh they Blare at oil" an other ai!i iniike threatening gestures, they do not longer call out. Some of tin- Arabs look rai'ier the worse for their little tussle, and one In particular seems to be Mich a wreck that Sandy proceeds to draw his picture for the great book which he expects to issue some day, mid which will Illustrate all that a wideawake war coi'resioinleiil has seen during his travels In limes of bellowing; can non and piping peace, th world over. They east off and are soon healing against the contrary w'.ml. As the current of the river favors their re turn to t'alro, they make fair pro gress, triil th" glittering city, wiih its mosques ami minarets, its am ii in buildings and modern quarters, seems to draw closer till the while. Mr. Crimes seems thought fid. while Sandy can hardly keep quiet, so ex uberant are his spirits over the suc cess of Ills frii nd. When Mynheer Joe notices this. In does not hesitate to speak to the p-i-u-do silver king. "Yon don't look s.itislieil. Mr. Crimes':" "That's a fact." replied the oilier. "lddu't the affair turn out to suit you:" "Not exactly." "Ah! You wouldn't have had the boot on the other leg, my friend?" "Never! Itul that man should Jusl now be lying there under the palms. They used to say out West, Ihe only good Indian is a dead Indian; ami I'm sure the only time the hiiloil will be a gentleman ill the true sense of the word, is v.heii he is laid out." "Well, we needn't worry: we leave Cairo before many hours, bound for India. Let the baron fume and the heathen rage: we'll sail away over the seas and be happy." Joe is thinking of Molly, for he al ready knows she and her father tire to be member" of ill" eoioimny ni boa id the Alhainbl'ii, when the steam er leaves Alexandria for 1'ol't Said and the Sin-. Canal. "Iion't count on tlint, milord. '' re marks Sandy, looking up from his drawing. "What d' ye mean, old fellow?" asks Joe. while Mr. Crimes, x ao already knows, nods his head and looks very wise. "The baron goes to India by the same steamer, the Alliainbra." Mynheer Joe frowns: he sees iron ble ahead, knowing tis much as he does of the man. "That is too bad. Il will spoil till our pleasure on the voyage. I am sure Miss Molly will regret to hear of it." he says. "Like a death's head at a feast," from Sandy . "If we could postpone our Hitting until the next steamer," suggests Mr. Climes. 'Impossible for me," he says sober ly. "I've got it?" exclaims Sandy, be ginning a war dance on the roof of the cabin, paper in one hand, pencil in the other. "Yes, I've got It!" "Wha'! The -Nile fever?" demands Mr. Crimes. "A subject for a (lancing dervish." suggests Joe. "Wrong, belli of yon. gentlemen. What I've got concerns ns all. It's tin idea!" At this both Mr. Crimes and Joe make out to be dreadfully exciied. appealing to Sandy not to let it gel away and to be wry careful lest his brain should burst. "These sudden ideas are danger ous." declares Crimes, with great Mob erness. "They may be for you. but toy bread and butler depends on llieni. yon see." returns Sandy, not tit all annoyed by their joke. "Well, share il, old fellow." "Iion't yon sou we're anxious to hear all?" Hut Sandy takes his time. "It caneerns you both, of course, hut, most of all, it interests the baron." "Ah, yes; of course, it does." "The next steamer after the one wo tliKO arrives a week later tit Alexan dria. It is Milled the Malwa. What I propose is that the Kussia bear shall mis-s the Alli.iinbrn titul he compelled to lie over a week at Alexandria. The others soberly lake his hand and squeeze It to show their appro call. on of his brilliant idea, which ap pears to strike them In a favorable light. At the present they do noi stop for investigation. "How will you do ii, Sandy?" asks Joe. his eyes bent upon the wonder eiiy ahead on the cast bank of the Nile, the environs of which they li.ixe n i iv !-: . In d. "1 haven't lioihered myself tiboul lii-it yet. but this brain of mine can be depended on lo bring olll the plop e I boil!! lit when the time comes, ('mot upon ii as a settled i'.ici. The I . n-eii will remain lit Alexandria when .!i- st amer leaves; more than thai ii. i II. fe 1 abl- Oi promise." 1. is jv a we,! h: dot n :. he may be unable to fulllll the ounlN tlous. Their atteliiinii is now directed in another quarter, and the roiivei'Miilnii wheels around to different subjects. Until of Joe's loiiipaliions have hail their respect for the explorer increased on this morning, first by the brave manner in whit-h he went lo meet a foe. who. up lo this time, has proven invincible, and in ihe second place by his dexterity in vanquishing that same individual. They have regarded him with respect before, bin now their feelings are alliiesl like thus), of a brother, lie is a wonder and n mar vel in them. Oilier boats sail upon the broad Nile. .Mild the picture is one thai the sludctlt of nature and peculiar customs never tires of admiring: for what with the strange craft, their gaudily dressed pas-etigel s and the selling of obi Cairo in the background, the seene is one that appeals to all that is roni.iiilie. They See llulllili; of ill" rival d.'lll a! ah. bill aim tig Ihe scores of similar boats in i-;;: iie may be nearer than Ihey think. At any rate, the subject is uli of ilidiiVi-renee How. A Ian itiig is made at the vniir spot where liny embarked. Ihe having lin y seMli d Willi ll Id I'eis lor the I he I 'ii'i'ei elil imb ed are I heir feelings imw: when going aboard, the m ar fu ture was d irk aiid forbidding: il was like a lottery from which lloy had just drawn a prize. Not one of the trio seems tils-satisfied. save Mr. Crimes. Thai worthy shakes his head seriously a number of times and fi .v iis, as though something weighs b '.-ivily en bis mind, lie can be heard to mill let', too. and the hurdeii of his ciiinpkillil is .always in tin- saiuo strain: "A great tnistak" to only worn; ' him. A seolehed serpetil is ill" oi:s. We will hear from lie CIIA1T MI! X ! Tin: i:oai to ixi. '. Once more ill Cairo Ihey r.,.- , look after various duties thai .0: attention, Mr. Crimes going one e ly. Sandy to send his long delayed tele gram securing passage on the good steamer Alhaiiibra. while Mynheer .loo goes at once to Shepherd's, where he has. later on. an appoint nielli with several diplomatic representatives of the Hritish Covernniciil. who desire the fullest particulars he can give concerning the sad event that recently happened at Khartoum. I 'rem a window of the hotel a pair of anxious eyes note Ills coming. A Haltering white handkerchief attracts his ;U t til I ii 111. and he sees the face of Molly. She waves again and he bows. A I I'emeliiloiis lead is taken oil' her mind. She has suffered keenly in the suspense that has weighed upon her ever itiee she heard the voices below in the court and learned from her father that Mynheer Joe had gone to light a duel with the Kussiau liar oii. Joe does llol see her until evening, ami then her look of eager interest tells him that she is acquainted with till. He Hushes with a feeling akin to shame. "You seem 10 have come out of your dillleitliy with credit. Mynheer Joe." she murmurs, as she walks at his side. "Who told you ahum II, Miss Mol ly?" "I heard you leaving, and my father told me 1 here was about to be some sort of tin affair of honor, he called it." "I am sorry you heard of it," he says. "Yon have the glory of lieing the victor." There is a slight ling of bitterness in her voice which he feels keenly. "It is a glory I never sought. I have not paraded it about Cairo, lie ing ihe challenged parly I was com pelled 10 light, or let that man. whom 1 despise, believe 1 feared him." "And what was it a 1 alio it?" "lie insulted my llag to my face. I am tin American and resented the in sult by tossing a glass of wine in his face. Then ciime the challenge. We h'ld it out wiih swords under the palms, and I hope it is done with." "Hut 1 have always heard the baron hud no equal as a swordsman," she says quickly. .Mynheer Joe smiles. Still, good fortune attended me, and that sunn-times makes up for lack of skill, you know." he replies: hul Mol ly believes he has not told the whole siory. and privately makes up her mind lo question Sandy at Ihe Very earliest opportunity that offers. "I have not seen the barnii today" looking him steadily in the eyes. "You ditl imt kill hint. I hope," with a shudder. "Oh, 110! Merely a puncture through the shoulder of li s sword arm that will keep him quiet for a few days, perhaps. Mr. Crimes " "Well, what about Mr. Crimes?'' seeing that he hesitates t go on. "He declared il would have been belter for the whole of us if the baron bad gone down in the duel: but I its sure you 1 have no desire lo see his blood u my hands. Let us talk of something more agreeable. Miss Mol ly." "I understand he iliielid going Ii) India 0,1 the same sicanicr witii us" "We will fervently hope and pray thai si mi-thing may occur to make liini change his mind before we start," mi) s the ira vi ler. 110! thinking it good peli.-y 10 say anything about Sandy's I li t!,, si heme titnil liny see whether it I : 111 its o ii lii be a success nr not. ' I To be Continued. I s M'.v Tiilh-f tin obliging singer':" , "Oil. is; half Ihe lime s ie ielil-ts to ' :.!. ' i't.:!;i'.l-!p!.:i; Ityllcliii. I AGRICULTURAL. I rri'"ixrAA'is)wc'ox"OK i n A t , I . I ( i.l.U III ( lili k. ii.. llach fowl showing evidence of cold or cniigt -..lien is shut up In a small coop and given two grains of caloiiiel at liiglil. follow-ill by a mam quinine pill uiglu and uuuiiiiig for two or throe days If there is ati ills charge li'cni nostrils, a few- drops of camphorated oil ;s inji.-lcd into each nostril. If any improvement i- m.-itii fes in 1 v.-.i or tine. days, tiny ate removed to a -m ill room and a solu tion of copperas a. lib- I 10 ihe drinking water. They arc k' pi lu re for a week or two, or until tiny show a complete recovery. If. on the oilier ham., after two or three days' observation nml tl'calllictll. I.o illlpl oveloelll is 1 1 .-1 1 1 -fested. ihe bird is killed ami buried. ('. I'. Hyliigmn. in orange Judd rainier. Ilotliriiulilt Wiikioi .bo k. The wagon jack shown in the ac companying illu 1 rat inn is 1. 01 patent ed. Anyone can make it easily. Th" coiistriiction Is seen ai a glance. A consists of two strong pieces of wood, ami are cotiiieetiil wiih a sharp hinge at e. This Is bolted to the lever at A T11E JA"K IN OTTLINK. and to the base at l. On the end of the lever a strong lion hook Is secured. When the axle Is to be raised, disen gage the Iron rod at I ami let the jack assume the position as shown by the dotted lines. Hy depressing the lever the axle is easily raised ami is kept In position. With this device the Weight is over tin- centre of the base and the wagon or buggy will not run back ward or forward its it often does with other jacks. The base of the .lack may be as long as necessary. The hinge at I should b ' somewhat below the centre nf A 1. I always use bolts instead of nails for constructing ihis jack. -Du-mint Kennedy, iu New Kiigland Home stead. Soil l or lot rhillt. All hough it is well known that dif ferent varieties of plants need different treatment, ton many amateurs give nil pot plants the same soil, of whatever sort is handiest. I remember once replotling all the plants for winter, when quite a child. After the drain age, I pin nothing in the jars but garden loam, sifted through a lion; sieve to make It nice. Our plants ex isted that winter and that was about till. Few grown people would make such a mistake, but many do not real ize thai pot plants require a coiieeii trait il soil oil account of their roots not being able to go far in si arch of needed elements, and the finest soil Is not usually the richest. A good mixture, which the novice will be safe in using for nearly all plants, is com posed of equal parts good It.ii 1 11 or gar den soil, leaf mold or wood's eat ih to furnish humus and lighten the whole; sand lo make porous-, ami barnyard scrapings or well-rotted manure to enrich It. Always put about an Inch of drainage charcoal or gravel - In every jar or can, cover with moss, dead grass or fibres from the Wood's earth and some of the fertilizer, to pi'ivetit the soil washing down and spoiling the drainage and supply food as the plant grows, reins and t alla lilies do best when one pari mink is added to two parts 1 lit above mixture. Cacti do well in nearly pure sand, while roses, rarna liens and geraniums need a heavier soil more loam and fertilizer in proportion to the leaf mold and sand. The Mpiloiulsi. Improving the X.lve Stock. Hrecding is a science when it Is done for the purpose of arriving at results which are sought as a possi bility, nil hough the breeder may begin in a manlier that does not apparently warrant him in proceeding wiih his venture. Some breeders, among litem Ha ke well ami Western, were thirty years in perfecting one breed or sheep and swiuc. Kvcry animal sold by them put the purchaser thirty years ahead in the lino of improvement. They simply selected the best for breeding purposes every year, and were compelled to in breed ihe animals in order to fix their characteristics. The farmer must ! pursue the same course with his herds and crops, and he must make his selections oevry year by discarding every animal that does not come up to a certain standard of excellence, lle miist never become discouraged, its even the most skillful breeders do not succeed in securing but a few very valuable specimens in a year. 1 hough till improvement will be noticed every season. The gain is but little, am! i skill in essential, but in time the stock differs griatly from tlieoriginal. Should extraordinary excellence be observed in certain individuals the bret tier may abandon his plans ami methods and start on ticw lints of breeding, as lie learns by experience during his prog ress, ami lakes advantage of accident or discoveries, but he always adheres to his original object of making 11 breed that is lo be adopt' d lo a special ptu pose. Mven among the In st breeds of live slock some iiidiv i-lunis will be more valuable for ocriimi uses ili-io others, and ilms,. will Ihe Ingle si record may 1101 d :-pla their h ; polar-, of cxecll in , m.i 1 m-U .-tod ; ; LlttiiiU;; I hiUd-x : .a l!.'.wii. linn I nn SrnU Mv Iti Krpt. fanners who have s,,,, l,.f( niter liny have done planting or sowing 1. Pell lies, re lo know hi.w ollg tlll'V 111:1 1 be kepi before III lose llle g' I- iiiiii.itiug power If tin , were bought ami proved g""d hio year they will imt be lil.i h in fi.ll I he neXI year, bill We l::!;e llie following from tin old table, sci ,- nml is meant for lioiiie-grown -aved w iih care. I'arsiiips otic year. Inaus one lo two years, borag iti". balm and salsify 1 wo year-: cm 11. ea -till 1 1 11 m ami peas two or t III ce e.11-; garlic and onion three years: liiiine. h-ik. savory, spinach and tur nip ihree or four years; caraway, mar gorani and rutabaga four years; fennel live years, paisley ami peppers live or si years; carrot one or seven years; cabbage, celery nml radish si or eight vein's: beets, cucumbers, mitngel-wuz. el. pumpkin, squash and melon eight to ten years; asparagus four to thir te. 11 years. Mtt.-h d pcmls upon how they are kepi, and lmw ripe they are w hen gathered. I'hn ed in a nearly airiight metal box they will keep much long. r. w hile- if left exposed to the a:r. ilainpiies-s or extremes of heat or cold, they du not keep its well. I'm fesvor I.iinlly. in his "Introduction to r.otany." says melons nml rye huve been known to grow when forty yi ars old. sensitive plants at sixty years, kidney beans at one hundred years, and "then? are now growing in the garden of the Horticultural Society raspberry plains from seeds H'.nii to Hull years old." Thai is longer than many would care to keep seeds. Many gardeners will not use melon, cucum her or squash seeds until three or four years old, claiming that fresh seeds produce more vine than fruit, while the older seeds produce a less vigorous plant, with more fruit. Wo hive 'iilown celery seed to do In: tor three ycais after It was bought than it did the lirst year, ami cabbage makes less b avi s and more solid heads from seed two or three years old. The Cultiva tor. A Itiiiltbiig For Fnrm Implement. 1 iversiiied farming calls for a great variety of tools and agricultural im plements, and as these are used during only a fractional part of the year th" average farmer lays ti.etu nside in a hurry: so much so. even, that he generally neglects to oil the polished surfaces of plows, spades, sickles ami the like, and when again he wants to use them he lilids. alas: ihtit they will j not Work well. The fact is. he tuny consider himself fortunate if thev are not i- I en I airing, lost in proper as 10 require a gi'e.M deal of re Valuable time in i ..nscipn nee i milling the machinery into working condition, and thn ii i- that 11 l.irgi r percentage plolilellls lot or 1 out. Aocoi'iliiiuly. ing suitable buili of agrli till ui al e-i out than w cm y used in 11 lii.gs In which to store wagons. A- i.:li-. mower, grain binders, reapers, e n ham-icr.. .1 ers. cultivators and all oilier kinds ol jinplciiii nis on Hi i i' ui . mil only well spun. '"'I p;o..s t to be 11 paving liiM'siineiii 'i he way I" do I- t" s.-h 1 I a site cell Mti'ciil to the lam- hailing lo the vari.iu. Hchls, Mid always at a proper disi.iiiie from the other farm building-, to li.saie safely in case of (Ire The structure may be any size desired, but usually, if twenty feet by forty feet, it will ailsWM- every purpose; il can tin 11 he divided Into three spaces, two of ihirncii feel each and one of 0111 ot oliler 10 siicn mi iSXtO OitiO 'i0 rH ro rn 1 wcmitii JL-i ir in- Jm -.-u- Ti, - fourteen feet. Three of the sides should be inclosed, and the fourth fitted with double doors, as represented in the ac companying cut. Windows can be in scried in the 1 lids and likewise in the rear. Comiimu lumber, if not shaky or rotten, will suftico, but the best quality of shingles obtainable should be used for the rooting, and pine lum ber for the doors. Willi such a buiM Ing 1 here should be no chance what ever of fowls or spnrrows entering, which are exceedingly fond of roosting on lerlain kinds of farm implements. The Hour should be at least a foot abut- the surface of the ground, and ihe approaches lo the doors made of earth or gravel. The dryer the lm-a lion for the building is. of course, the be, ter. It is very important, indeed, lo hat e a place for every article and then keep it in lis place. Moreover, when any impleli.iui is put in the budding a good coaling of kerosene oil should al ways be applied to Ihe bliglil palls of the eastings and while they are liable to be Injured by ru-i; It is ad visable, in fact, to do this as ottiu as 1 whti a year HoMod linseed oil should a'.-o be applied i" the wotidw.uk, ami . siiccially tt liet'i' the palm has worn oh'. Ii is iiectlli ss to add. of course, thai go. I machine oil should be us-d t n all the bearings of an implement win 11 in lis - To go a si ;t fin I her. it is tine policy id 1111 1 1.-- binders ami olio 1 hat 1 estiiig iiiachbi!-- iiiio the building hti as soon a thi day's "! wiih ihein is over. ! I"e-y an be laki-n out without serious j ,.-':i . ami wi.l always be I. iai.1 In ! go. il tt'ni.:iic.: order, which i In ter ill. ' .!.- if Hut etc I.-1 1 in Ihe In Id 1 ... . I.'g ! ', I ..! Pi-I. 1 -.-! o. SIU I n . .a Njit Yoiii Tiilui.. I ai itivr. limning lli-nty I ohiI f I.'b. Ttr M 1:1 1 1 1 l of mad making vhi i. li one span of hms, s is enabled to draw half a car load of logs is in vogue in some distiicis of Vermont and New Hampshire where the International I 'a per Company, through its agent, Charbs II. Croon, is carry dig on oper ations for niiln w I. In Hi-' summer th" location of the toad i side. -ted. j are being taken that 't shall be 111 ! lirely down grade and ihis iie is clear, il and graded As s,,,.:, as snow j conies the lead K scraped, after wliieh a sprinkler is run over il and the entire : mass allowed lo fivo making a solid mass of ice. The i II 1 1 1 sections of each, ami cm h charge of a man road is lb1 it di hied alioiu hal! a mil.' seel loll is given ill whose duty ii is lo keep it in repair. To keep the load Irom running onto the horses hay is sprinkled iu the road, and 10 Midi an extern ilait i'i" horses are obliged to pull, evi 11 on thn steep est grades. Crn vol has Iu ."i u-.d for ihis purpose, bin it was fooml - wear out tin' runners. Now cheap l!:ii grass hay is used. The hay i ivk d every night ami seal. or. d frc-hiy every morning. If there has been snow din ing the night the secii'iii m-iii must scrape it all off before put ting cu the hay. ami repair all damage dm , ihe day pi 1 viol!-:. As the lit'st load comes down i;i the morning the scciio.i man is at the up per end of his bciii. a -id rides down, looking out for places, where ihe horses are crowded m- where ibere i too mm h hay. The leitsi humping or shak ing shows a ib-feoi iu the road whi.-h tiiiisl be remedied at once. All manure is immediately removed. Musi of these roads have a "go back road" in cm. lieetioii. When ihe ice is off a good carriage roads remains for use during llie summer. The oosi of making and keeping the road is of course large. In instance at Crantille. Vi.. s:',",iiu was expended 011 two and a half miles of r.iid. On ihe other ham! there i great sating. I Previous lo making these reads Mr. , Cteeii paid lifl.v i lit- per 1 ' 1 eel of J logs per mile fur hauling. The avciiige ; price is now scM-uiecii 10 itveiiiy cents j luoil fe t per Hide. The heaviest h carried thi- year was 0,1 ibis Crauv , . j road, when a span of horses ore j sled loaded with liearl.t - i ii cords of I logs, a weighi of ."o 011:1 pounds. '! h. avi. si load ,. for drawn by two h. it--I was at Walet ville. N 11.. tt here lor ' two ami a half miles a load was moved which afier saw im, measured ili-rteeii ' 1011I-. 117 feet, only a fraction less than 1 wo 1. 11 loads This load was tii Wed ht abioll '-'nil people. Where --iioi-i logs are 1 .i.-iied narrow sh-ds are Us, .d. bill where the log- are long il is I,,,.!, I ,c,-. ssary lo ll.lVc We! sVds. :.)... I , I mill It. 110 1 I'i 0lv. I, s inei.- i-oiivi nieiii lo look after cat 1I1 read- in spring and fall, but do : llol allow lien: 10 take cafe of thctc-lsel-.es '. : Ihe I llt.'l i liilel of llle .tear. : The g'c.n. -l ' .'miiioii road ined ill the ' flllled Si. in - I- l'1'oqneni inspection. If llu- i- gin it il iii.v no exiellsite re-pan- "ill he in-. -i s-ary. a ml insliad of a road becoming worse ii will improve I l oin day m dat The te.nl should I ... cm-, uli.t leveled ai all times with a drag, smoothing ; harrow nr any insireinem thai w ill till up ih" nils. P'ttl down elevation al:d keep the road so thai water v. ill I'ltti ; off iiadiiy a so. m -s ii falls. The, best method of doing this must be ib-i-idctl upon by each Im-alny. lii some: places tlio road grader is used with . the I est of 1 esiill The great dilli , ciilty has been il.a; u'!'n ietit road 1 graders arc imt available 10 keep all j Ihe roads iu ant parti' iilai' s. clion in i j the best of coii.l iii ii Prags .i eon-1 j siruetoil as to h ve! the road ami draw j the earth near the middle are ti-.-.t sat- j ; isfactt.ry and are inn ai all ixpciisive. Any fanner can make them for him-; self. I It is very impm lam to prctciu water, ; namling on llie surface, but it i ' i equally important to see thai it is also removal from din he alongside I he I I " ! r'. ul. Thi can soim-iuncs be accom plished by bating good upon drain, but in inosl cases tin-so should be slip j pleniellle.l by tile Jusl tt I'd. lo plan- j the tile is ircqlielilly a problem. In j the comparatively level scitintis of the! Central Wesi a I do iu th bottom of j the .Hit-It at chin -r sid,- ol Ihe road i-' I probably all ibal is lire ssai.v If land in line- to tt .111 badly tin lie should tu t he placed III the bollolll ,f 1 he ditch tor II w ill 1 become Uli 1 -liter, d and nn tlei lne Place II cither In an r the road "i h.-tu t eti Ihe ditch and Ihe lo.l I ein e I II.- depth for ti c lit I tl I" be e-eil Will all tie- pelid upon tl" lliiolll.l .if water to be remote. I. ih 1 Lata. 1.1 nf Ihe soil. it. Where il.c 1 Ii ' tilt larcfnllt laid , im l ill I . the li feel Is slllll 1 iellt. Alii I. .i.t With in. nit tm-ss toi w mo tt) protei I tie I Hi cZiUL- Ion leu i ll .' Ill '" 1 pi 1 .1 1 lire I ; liisitu.-i Ii. Winter. I, , in of life III read 1 is 1101 lo -ci nr.. a place 1 ! 1 nil c,,'. or o ell I rot 1 ';. ' . I .11 lit .1 g .1 I ll s ( sii , , . .ii.l.i mil. ami of tt-111 1- a ptoif 1 i. in iu somi 10 lli.lt of .l. 'Ills 011 tin 1 a si nm law it 1l1.1t tt 1 ; the g.iidetici i ttil'M-l. Ill . lor iitinii.-.' iu I III" b.c.il am! . ir.iin s pan of p.... !-. "' Ih. w aid' 1 t. in .1 II 1'. ei. UUlil pi Ulg 1 cot l l'l'll W 1 law by .;.y fol ic 'kind. .1 lle-le w armih ileepet In 11 he I. ill- pla. . e, -quit-re! s r ca! nihil. ai -i! v-l-l, Ihe u ie llle tcliq ra 1 lire ; 1 lie;' I' I l ee.lllg. it 11 I . i m ..i- this point t. nolas. Ouk Budget of Humor. 1 , lleliiei-lteil. Alt I rih Ids s.ii.ol day- .111 o'er, lb- counts it not a biisMiig; 1 el- lie ll.l.- found I" Ills lllslll.iV Jle slid 11111-1 lake tlie dressing. - 1'uik. . Antlooltiitltr. Mceks -"The man who tries tit change a woman's view s is a fool." Weeks "I low do yon know?" Mceks "My wife told lne so." Chi cago News. ip.ili-k Itirereiii-i. .Itiilg" "lie has often declared that the lot of the poor is to he envied ami thai poverty is ofieti a blessing" fudge "Whatl Is he as rich :is all that ?" I'.aliiuioic Herald. Tlie Nolle tVlnilf 'riling-. of your "lnt'e in a cot tage' for me. I want a brownsioiii house ill .1 fashionable neighborhood." He "And I suppose you want ii in votir own name. too. - Piiiioklyii Life. Ourpt- 'J liini;.. Hiliy "Men go to hum pole -Joe - "Well?" the Uol'lll Hilly Hut ihey can 1 til they get back hotm Press. 11 any u c tin Detroit free Kniiioiiir. Kiiicker-'T'iil ymi give my old win ter suit hi the janitor?" Mrs. Kiu'cker "No. it seemed plenty good 1 1 1 oil g h for another season, so I gate It i 11 1 tht; new one." New York Sun. i Mere Iloiiornl.le Mention. Maud "So Arthur's .intouiohilc ran 'inter a trump? What will they do to I poor Arthur?" I Ml hylic- "Oh. nothing. The club ! doesn't give medals for tramps." Chi ! til go News. tn Co.iflilrn.'f 1 fell from ' You set cat. till 1 1 I ilidii'i know, at lirsi how much I was hurl." -No?" "No: iu fact, seen my law yci mil until ."-Puck. M'tef I had llartl TIiiivh. I.icilleil.ini -"This pirate ain't what 11 used 10 ' K- i I- r: ' -I -ieiiild Wb, n.. b-.ile '.. , rat "' ,0 .1.- io ....an : th.: I I , a.sll.' e chest 'c ills! I'll'' i.rk Herald. sat IV in- 'I'll Feminine IHI.Mtotot. Cordelia -"Ii worries in.- 1 hay clot lies." ( 'orneiia "Why ?" Cordelia "Oh. I can't decide win Hum to look stylish and be inieomfortable. or to be comfortable and look dowdy." - 1 ictroil free Pie. A Ileitil Cut. ' See here, you said you'll cut that wood.'' "I did. ma'am. I cm it dead: walked right l y ii widoitt liolicin" it.'1- New Yolk Journal. " Not So Ohl. He (pleadingly)- "Why can't we be married 1 ighl away?" She teoylyl- "Oh. I can't hear to leave father alone just now." lie (earnestly) "Hut. my darling, he has had you siidi a very long time." She ifreezinglyl-"Sir!" New York News. ";.7: A t'lieiiotnenHl Artint. "lie is the only true musical pue iioinenon I ever saw of heard." "Why do you say Hint?" "ltecanse he acknowledges that ho lours the country for cash first nnrt art second, and that this isu"t his fare well appearance."-- Cincinnati Cocu- nn rolol Tribune ront'leM'. "I suppose you will bow ,0 the will of Ihe people," said (he friend. "Of course I will." answered Senator Sorghum: "I'll how and lake tiff my ti.i 1 nil they want uie to. As Ioiir as there's no chalice of llieir hat ing their own way it's as little ns I tan do to be polite."- Washington Star. 1 tlt'erufllclun. "W bin's the mat let, Jinisby'. You look bothered." I am. 1 hud a liuppy home until my tt Ife joined one of those phihlll ihiopio dubs and promised to do some hulo thing every day to add to my happiness, ami untv she's got so many ideas I can't rc-i." Washington Times. i ii "Thai linliai ing "Wiiai lilts! ami. "Th 1: do- Nrrve ol Hit' lloriuner. s w hai I call downright liu ' said Mr- Wiggins, hits occtirie.l ."' iiiittitred her eighhor.s who r. 'ciitly n.jved r ate going to bate company. - . i!f sent ioer to borrow our parlor ii, i hi ihem tak: it. ami in n litile wliil. ih--.' caiee liack ."tid said liny didn't th.uk il :!" Iciiiilsonic enough to go w.iii in il fitriiiture. and could 1 lend them tin- money It) buy a new win.'." Vahiiijp'.n Stat".