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MY
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NHEER JOE;
BY ST. QEORQE JJATHBORNE.
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riii'ti.n.ii r lloDFiir 1Iunm:ii'h Shs.
CHAPTFIt XXII.
lOuitiiiucd.
"Impossible, p.1.11! I tinn'l even
want ,iitir nu ll to see i i i'. mi Huh t I :.
. -i id; and -1 1 1 1 1 story ymi niny Ml 1 1 1 -11 1
Inter will have .-ill sill of 1 - tl :i 1 i : i t .
nhnui il."
Kill Whin's in 1 1n' wind ncwV"
bursts out the oilier, looking in Joe's
line.
'('umii' over liciv tlliili'l- this nvef
liailsing v. all. iin.l I'll Ml you quite a
vain thai may awaken your interest,
.even if it doesn't harrow 11 1 1 yinir
1'1'nnl. At any rate. I mil In hopes
that it will arouse your chivalry."
"Ilellii! Tluv( to one there's potti
ooals in it. Wouldn't talk tihoitt chlv
nlry otherwise. Well, lu re's I'.eii ll.-in
en, rough sea di il; that he is, nlwujs
Willing to t'ellleiiilier Ills tuollier -tied
Mess her and do a favor in her name
when there's a woman in trouMe, inn
t-peak of Haisy."
Mynic er Joe gives him a luek that
must tin ill his heart, it is so full -.if
thanks. Then, knowing the value if
time, and d -sit-oiis thai the sailor shall
Irani all the j an ioiilnrs before 111:1k
Itlg his doci-lnii. .loo shifts in.
He is a line story-teller, thniiirh some
one else might do lielter Jllst lu re,
Mine s i mat y of his own achievement
(liter lulu the affair, and he fails 10
von ihi thein simple jusiiee.
'I'lie i. ''plain gels nil inkling of lhl
fuel, an I makes ample allowances.
Although he dues imt know alt that
Myiihui Joe has heen d dug of l:i.
years. Ihunhuy has been rinsing Willi
Ilis plaice as the monger of ltrave Cor-
loir, rnd lies'ides. Captain Hen lias im!
forgotten that his friend was ever
modes: ru n ill their did school (lays.
Several times he steps .lue to !isk
questions, for it is plainly evident tha
he wants t.i know nil lliat is going on.
At last the siory is dune, Cnptnii
lien holds his head Willi both hands,
mid sc. pis to tie studying the ground
between his f i t. .Lie dues not disturb
him. I. I calmly lii:hts n cigar, lie
l-nows liis man. and does tmi four for
the final result.
All I niiec the sailor pills otll a
liniiiy hand.
"Shake. Joe. old liny." he says quietly-
"Wei!';" :c cpl ing t!ie palm.
'Volt can 011111 upon lue."
"Thai means "
''I'll" I a roil w ill have the cliaiiec of
liis life lo Minly lie- geography of that
quaint Chilian city of Valparaiso ere
inai.y nioiiihs elapse."
"I llu.,isT'i 1 himw you. Hen," sail!
the elaleil Joe. on hearing the bluf
captain's w.udv expressing agreement
with his pi ne
for this risky
"The what':'
".Now, as to the pay
jl.-"
bellows the excitable
shipper.
"I mean just what 1 say. I'm a
man of wealth, an I ymi have your wry
to make in the world. I must nrrnt.ge
Jl ileeein price for this business. Wha'
would he fair'; A thousand dollars "
"Three times too limeh," grumble'
lieu.
'"Well. 1 shall put something in your
hand lit. fere ymi sail, mid don't you
open il 011 vi,ur life, old ninii. I haw
not fnrsolieu the demure little gill
you were sweet oil as 11 boy, ninl who
yon tell me is now your wife. Whet)
you net heme to Philadelphia about
next Christ nias, place this in her limnl
niitl tell Daisy It coiues from her old
Schoolmate. Joe Miner."
"I'll do that with pleasure. Joe, only
don't make the present too cosily.
Daisy and 1 have often talked of you.
This Is my hist Iniig voyage. If I live
through it 1 am promised 11 captain's
berth i ll one of the new Clyde coast
ing steamers running out of New
York."
"How mauy children have you,
Hen:"
"Two-Marguerite ninl Joe."
"Whnt: You named your hoy "
"After th" only chap who could out
wrestle, oulihrow, (iiiiruii me at school
the same hoy who dragged 1110 on
of th" Delaware when I went in
lhroiu'ii the lee one Joe Miner, wiio
tictually uiiiiis to pay me now for do
inu liini a small favor."
"Small fnvor be hantred! This man
Is 11 secret emissary of the czar."
"All rk-ht."
"You may jrot into n war with lilts
sin."
"Well. L can lick 'eni." with a ir 1-i n.
'.f 1. k i 11 lT aside. Hell, lids is a sevioes
lmsiiics. ami you iiiusl iieleci 110 op
porniiiily to siiiiM yourself, for iron
hie Is almost sure to come of ii."
"till, I'm w illing cnoiii;h lo appe: r
iiu iiiiiiiiiet lool of yoiiis er all lie
known p.inv shipptiii; ihiri crazy Hu--Flilli
out 10 Valparaiso, I'm' Iio desire
to embroil my beloved country in a
war wild the .-:ir. Why. taey inii;l,r
capthie I'biiadelplda. and. iliiuk of it.
my Utile bom,, is mi the outskirts!"
"Well, lei's talk now about the phi'l
to be put-ucil: Yon nilisi haie a do. 1:
lueut. w i illeii by some lieiitious pi r
son. iiskini: whether imt would be w il'
lliK to ta:;c as a i:isseii(ei- to Valpa
raiso a ::ili-:it:iii who, at times. Is
Utile 0 111 of his head and mi y have t
be ir-r.i I tt 11 I-r: - '"cr: that if sui:
lible - . .Hi be .11 r..- .''.!. It a ,11 I
trolly nl i. .il a u riai:. hoiir.'
Chi
VOL. XXV.
"Thai's stralvlit fiiott-ii. MennwhllH
I'll Ciller several lion s nil the lot; about
leeeivinu- .-iteli did e.eli II letter. Trust
iwo Pennsylvania I iiitiliiiien for
hateliin up a ih.l to confuse the na
tives, eh. Joe':"
Tiny talk a Utile hnu-er. mid the
: 'mils are iinaiii;. il so that tliere may
b ' no bliliid' r. I nle.-s some iiecldent
occurs, the shadow nf wnicli has not
yet bun seen, iln-y aipear to have it
liriu hold upon I l.i' piliic, and 111"
chalices indicate a suiliieii and nstoi,
ishilU' surprise, touether Willi an in
expcctcil sailing on the pari of the
Uiissiau iiobleiiian.
lien .Mynloer Joe leaves the skip
per nf I lie Avalanche lie has anali 'd
i vi rythimr to Ids saiisfaciioii. Tlu-y
undi island each oilier tlioroiiKhly an I
tiothim: is l.ickiim sae the production
of the baron's body.
Joe lias plenty inure to do. Already
half the iiiiirniuu has passed, and Un
heal '.'inws inure ami more intens".
lie has bee. tine sniiiewkat used lo I.
1 1 1 1 1 i il his Soiidaii inp.-i iii. mid calls
himself a salamander, since he never
llitichcs from the hottest sun.
Prom tile I'.uniliiL' tiiaul. as ihe place
of incitieral inn on tlie river bank is
called, he heads nice mure I'm- Ihe
hotel nt the foot of Malabar Hill.
Humility is hustling with life, i'lvmi
distant .Maanii on one side to Cabi
bah on the nlher. Jne funis it dillicult
to even make his way iilnnn some of
t In streets, and soon hails a palkee
t harry, into w hich he tiiiiihles and is
soon dl'iippcd at his destluatloii.
Tile lirst person he sees Is Ihe faith
ful Kassee; and when he crooks h's
linger, the other coiiies to his side liko
a tlasii. He takes his orders from lux
master, smiles, nods and is Kotie. Thr.t
wonderfully iii-llve bruin of Kusseij's
w ill handle the matter well. No fenr
nf his making a blimdei'. The only
one Joe has ever known him lo inak"
was in I 1 1 1 1 1 j 1 1 1 1 ..r his head against ilmt
nbsiruciinii iii the Nile, at the time
they were llirown nut of the bout 111
tlie darkness, and losing bis master.
Havim,' linlsln d with Knssee, ami
seen him well on Ilis way, Mynheer
Joe looks up ihe others who are to
tiinirc in this little drama that mentis
so much to ihe barmi. He funis them
llpnli llie pi.izz.l nf I lie hotel. Sandy
lyuc,' in a h iiiiiiiiick ami taking in a
story told by a si-ay haired old nllieer
nf that dreadful so :v he witnessed
duriui; the Sepoy rel lion when en
yai,'eil nil III" ciiltimn s. lit to the relief
of l.iickiiow: Mr. ii'rimes trying l
smoke a native hiibble biibble with lu
dili'eretit siieeess; w hile Molly and her
lather have made themselves as easy
as possible in cane chairs, where the
Kialel'id shade is densest and ihe coul
im; brec.e may fan their cliveks.
ltalher a picturcsiiue scene they pre
sent, the traveler thinks, as he stnps to
take it ill. At tills liioiueiit .Molly spies
him ami starts up.
Then, as If ivineuiberini; herself, she
nuns scarlet, makes a movement as
though nhmit to he seated ni;aiu,
chiiniies her mind and bravely ad
vances toward Joe.
"Well done!" is the menial comment
of thai p'inlcman. who has noted nl!
the phases of this strin-xh'. ami he
Kins to believe deep down In his heart
there may he some truth in what Mr.
Crimes has told him.
lie Is too shrewd to j;ive himself
awy, however, and looks very Inno
cent as he jjreets .Miss Tanner.
"(I'reat Ji hosaphat! Is umt you, .Toe''
Come up here, yotiliK man, mid jjlve a
strict account of yourself:" burst on'
the sweet voice of the his Illinois
senator.
And If the crocodiles of the t.'nnjrcs
could hear the full tenor of his siren
notes, they would weep teiirs of euvy
and bellow no more. Talk about your
Ktcam foR-horn! The lloiiornblc De
mosthenes could extinguished such .1
toy with one blast, and then hardly
half try.
This is an iuvitaiinii siah ns Jni
wants, ami to tlie iniercMeil quartet
he is soon it-laiiiiu wliat he has done
In relieve llie'.ll of til" baron, whose
preseuie in India means trouble for
all.
f'll APTKi: XXIII.
THK XOTK. T1IT lxiWXFK Till: lifSStAN
The fads are -non uia.l plain, and
every niie itiidcrstaiiils ihe i:ame Unit
Mr. tirinies ami Mjnle-or Joe have
hatched up beiwccii ihcin. Ii is sim-
i i" and vet si is l.i have llie u-'ces
sary ipialiiies in insure success.
As Mi-. Crimes predicii d lo his com
panion, ilie v.. iiu- American jrirl is
ready in join in toe fame. She knows
tlie risk mid dares in undertake il for
the pind of the little company. The
cise has al any rale r-in hed a pniot
when heroic treat'iie iil is necessar) in
miler to accomplish a cure. Such in
stances ariie ill llie ailiairs nf lin'l
as well i s in siirir. iy.
When all has been aiiaiiu.-d. cacti
one of Ihe (..nipaiiy is s.-uistled. ai.d
Ihe aine v'i'i s mi. l ie- bat-nit has not
been seen since Mr. Crimes poinli d
him inn. but he can casin be found
win n w ant. .1
Il i.. loN V. ell nil toward ll'-oll. Mil l
baiale ' (o 'be drain l ci'.iH be
; .. . ! wiih'iii iwehe limiis. ;o- Cap
CWtam
PITTSMHIO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY, MAHCII 2,
tain Hen liopcA lo sail lung ero an
other niornliiK breaks np' n ltombny.
lCilell foes to thu llipnililci task.
Within thy hour a inessenp-r is search
Iiik for the baron, liearin a note with
out n signature, but which Is coiicheil
In hiiiKiuiKe calculated in cause thu
lEiisshin to smack his lips with pride
ami satisfaction, couthh-ni thai his
ciuupiest is nearly completed, the beau
tiful American jrlrl almost within his
Kl-asp. belun unable to resist the
charms of a title.
These foreliriiers have come to the
conclusion that any American beauty
or heiress will jiive up even the nun)
n few flarimr instances of this kin. I
she loves to crnsp h coronet. Perhaps
have mad" them believe that war.
They need taking down, and Molly
Tinnier Is Just ihe one lo champion her
sex, ami teach the aristocracy a les
son. All American kiiIs are imt for
sale. Those whom these foreiuneiS
buy do not represent the true clement
of Yankee lassies, but are In them
selves tainted Willi that abject rever
ence for lilies so imticeahle in Ice
land and oilier foreign coimiries.
It was Just ten minutes of iwo when
the baron receives this scented bill"!'
ilniix. lie is in a fashionable club, to
which lie has l-. lined entry thrniiuh
letters of liiiriiduolinii. and fur pur
poses of his own. At llie lime he
chalices lo be ( liu'au'cd ill a same nf
billiiirils with n l'r lu ll Kciiilcmau of
note, traveling In India to see the
country, so it is said, allium.:)! there
are suspicious that he mods the baron
by appoint mem.
Prntice mid ltus:.. are hand in slove.
Their interests do not clash, and both
secretly hate Kiiclnnil. In the event
of a general lUiropenn war, in which
Creat Hritaln received a drill bins,
Turkey and India would be the spoils
of Hussln. while Ksypt must fall iO
France. These things are talked of i'l
India, where the Hritish troops are
but n drop In the bucket compared to
the natives, ninl every move upon the
'hess-honrd of Kurope finds its respon
sive throb over the Indian Ocean. He
sides. Ihe peculiarity of this position
causes t hem to see things In a different
lisht.
When the baron has read his note, hn
looks pleased, and his French com
panion laushs aloud.
"Success, luu-oii, eh? You are a lady
killer. Who would think It. n nia.i
Klveii over to diplomatic intercourse
such ns my friend, ninl yet tinds tluw
lor these little amours. I eonsrutulale
you. Who is It, inon mill V
The baron shakes his head, and s"i
tly deposits the perfumed n..te in Ids
Inner pocket.
"That Mould be telling, monsieur. I
never (rive my secrets uway until I am
sure. The bird nutters, but I cannot
call il mine until my hand doses
around it. Kiioush to say, I am nl'rai I
the baron is caught at last."
"Moil Dlell! Is Ii so serious as that?
I had not thought it meant so much.
It Is too bad. baron, that Ihe event of
your life should come upon you while
on ihis trip."
The Russian (dves him a look thnt
means much.
"Never fear. Monsieur I.aiufir; i mil
equal to the occasion!"
They drop the subject and knock
the balls about for some time louder.
It is evident, however, that the baron's
letter has broken up his style, for he
plays like an amateur and finally
drops his cue lu disgust, excusing him
eclf to his friend.
He hardiv knows how to pass this
time away until evening, and the hours
must seem like nu eternity to his im
patient soul.
During the afternoon he hits callers
lit his rooms; several men coiiie to con
fer with hiin In a mysterious, way. It
is evident thnt thu baron has connec
tions here lu Honibay wit'i u powerful
clique. This makes It doubtful wheth
er the clever Utile scheme of tic?
Americans can be made n success, for
mine one of these elements may hap
pen upon the game and discover tlio
truth. Still. suc!i men as Mynheer Joe
tied Mr. tirinies can be trusted to
stand up against all coiners and toll
tlicir own.
Thus the day draws to a clos, and
the momentous night creeps over the
city on the sacred river a night that
will he fraught with grout eveins to
several of our characters.
All hail the coming of evening with
ley, for the hours have dragged lo th.
last. Kven the natives rejoice nl the
setting of the sun. Some of them lire
worshipers of the great tire-god, ami
can be seen doing reverence to his de
scent behind the watery horizon. There
are Mohammedans on their knees,
wilh their faces toward distant .Mec
ca, oblivious f all save their prayers,
accompanied by the most fantastic
bending of the body.
These sighls are so common in nil
Kastcni countries that the old trav
eler falls to notice them beyond a
casual glance.
Huron PoiofT, after his dinner, pro
ceeds to make an elaborate toilet, lie
Is always something of a dandy, but
on this particular night he waxes his
tnusiache with particular care, so that
the cuds stand out like needles.
When ready to sally forth, he sur
veys himself In the glass, smiles with
satisfaction, as though personally
welllilcased wiili bis appearance. Rivet
a hist twirl i t his mustache and theti
leaves the lintisc.
Already he has seen lo his pi c.a ra
tions, and a Klilgrum is wailing at I In
door, managed by one of his own men.
The baron is suspicious by nature and
il.es imi the hh a of beiiiL iIi im n ah" iv
,ne dark streets of Hum!. ay by uue i.l
h in he p.;is no v' nlid -ie .-.
I To b CnlltlnilOil.l
1
AGB1CDLTBHAL
ic
,'Giji
A I'imiiI 1 nr I'lci illn;- I'-uiH,
Cut ilmrr hay is niie nf llie very
best feeds for bii ilim; ewes dilrlm;
the wiii'er. lu a l l lii ii they must
have oats, pins and some gm corn
fodder. Sllllh hill i i'a ll Iced should be
(riven to keep the;. i in ;-.nod condition,
but Hot i 1 1 i c: ' i lo i.iii-c ovci -ration-lug.
Always proi.Y -nine kind of
green food, sii.-h as I.,-1 pulp. as. cic
suil I (i. rut t'l.niiH.
Although il is well l.n.iwti i hat iii:'i'rr
Otlt varieii.s cf pi., nis need different
tfcal nil-lit. In i i.un.v :-i i.i'. ttrs uive all
pot plants the Mini.' sol of whatever
soil is 1-ainli -i. U Ii- n a .-l.i!'!. 1 ie
member re --:iii.' all the plants for
winic-r. Alii r tie ib.iina-:e I put imih
Ing in the.iais bin -.mi.-:, loam, sil'iii!
Ihroilgh a I1..UI- ii'.e In make it nice.
t)ur plains c:-.U;e ! that w inter and that
VilS aboill all. I'e'.V grown p -op.'e ;
Would make nn-h a m!i:.l;e, but many !
do Hot leali.- thai p-.t plants ini'bie
a eniioeairah ,1 A t ;i a.-.-oiitii n! their
roots pot I i a;.!,- to uo far in si-arch
Of in oiled cli !..' ;.". a'. I th fta-t soli
Is not usually sit r- I
tu re, w h'ch : i. .- ti tvi.
'tsing for lii-.i .-; ail p
of eitllal n.ltts I
soi', leaf-liioM i ; w. .
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v. iil be
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lis ."III 1 I
it iiii.':-
safe 1.1
ap.
I'.ard.'ii
. vill
us a:; 1
.-il it.ii-
I'll the Whole, s.-ll
hailiyard scran i
nine in ciirieh it.
inch nf d'.'a'ii.'ige,
every jar or can:
grass or hi. re:
nnd some of C
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'III...
pon
roil
I a!
of well
Iway-i 1
bnl'f, Ull
live!. i
s. de.li.
is earth
prevent
i.ii'.'oal or
vi r n'li h I.
.til the Wi
ei-iillvvr, t
the sol! was'iiii-j .i.ovn alal spoiling the
drainage and s 'i-:.1.'.- food a-t llie plant j
grows. Ferns and cilia lilies do bes ;
wh"U fin- part meek is added to two
pa 'Ms of the abioe miMitre. Cacti do
well in nearly pit." sand, while roses, j
carnations and n t anlutiis need a haav- i
ler soil, more 1- i"i m.d feriilizer in ,
proportion to th.' I. .il'-iueld. Tlie I.'pi
toinist.
Siilic Willi lne Slatitlllir.
My slable is large, nlry. well ventil
nted mil warm. The situ shines
through several window's in the rear
nearly all day. A six-foot space be
hind the caul uives iiniple room to
Work and for the imvi lo Maud and
lick while loose for d-hiking. Uiiiniing
spring water Hows comi inually in a
h mil 11 stream tit' i a large lank behind
the cows, and moil-ows imo anoihcr
large tnli in the yard where tlie cat lie
dritik iliirin-r ihe sitminr. S'liiti-'is in
flout close eve'-y I bins up liulii so that
Uiauure er water never fie. y. -s.
Fvery inorning beiwccii i and '.'
o'clock I empty sevetal jiails of boiling
water into that alii.iiiy in tlie tank,
and h-t ihe cattle to ii. two at a li.n .
when liny driiil: their hi!, and al
though I again let ih.-.o out to the lank
lit night, they sehlo.a drink. Tlie
Cows are put up tin- litl cold day in
fall (this year about Xo ember Fn. and
never leave the barn aaain until the
warm days in stu-in-:. about 'April In.
and then only for a sh v, time, lu ilia
siiiiinier 1 soil and iisni my caule out
only for a fen- hour-: daily in a small
paddock. ia!. ins Iheic, in at noon, kc-p-Ing
the stable col and free from Hies.
I hae followed this s,-te;.i for scl
eral years. Have now in my herd two
cows that I have had eight years. They
are imw twelve years eld and secln
likely to b- ;:cod IV.- several years
more. 1 never have a si. k cow. The
cattle hispeiur visits lue nl'leli. and
ll.'ls never Vet found a "slt-peet." Tlllee
horses and from siie.u to twenty
head of cattle stand in this stable cil
winter, and there is it coughing an 1
no shivering. I am aware that bin
few. even o.' ihe 11101-0 intelligent farm
ers, believe ill this sy-tem, but I am
satislbd thai if the stable is well ven
tilated no harm can come v( it. C. L.
Walls, in Tlie Cultivator.
Tr:n lilii" tlin Call' tn Itrlnk.
To begin wilh, I want lo say that 1
have not h i. I a great deal of experience
wilh calves. Neverilu-li , the Utile 1
have had his provid very satisfactory.
I regret that circiimsiances permit
Ilie to say that .mutts lalves am often
the recipients of vi!" abuse at the
hands of impatient end ill temp, red
hind help, and ni-o by the farmers
thcms'-lvc--. while iu the at tempt to
teach 1 1 c tn 1 1 drink.
In nine cases out of ten the cause of
llie supposed stupidity of the calf Is
the hick of sagacity oil the pari of Ihe
operators. It is imt my desire to dwell
wholly on what is. but rather, what
ought to be. I have imt lausM nil"
uo7.cn calves in al! my life to drink,
but the lew l did teach learned with
dispatch and .a-.-. It may be per
ceived by this ihai It i- Itot a matter
of long (Xperiellce lo he aide to teach
calves 10 drink qunkly and easily, but
raihcr of iic'eaioiis handling. I have
had a calf drink :.! llie second ci'l'ering
-ilrild; a full 1 wiiluu: th linv. -.'
My l.i. Ih "l is ih:
Fit-si of a!', ii--. pati.-tr e and uv if
fecte.l kii.diii -s. Tit's they ar en'.!1' -I
to iii the mime "' human' 1 y and i.-i-ture's
11:11111. 11 law. (live lliei'i your
tiugei's g.'iiil.'. : ih. n't Ih'-tist th in i;i :
their months. D .n'l t'U-h too 1 e'd--down
inlo th pa".!: ii is imt i: 't"-...i for
tliem to In- k for titeir f I t iv
I lii
ii tt.l--
ti roil :i. . I.ii I th.. nail In lb ir la :
If a calf s'i.iii il ho'.l Its head i.-n 1
coax ii down lew aid ihe pa:i ly 1
f-llllg il
lin-j
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Viti; -.11 ', a ;i
Mick-IU' lei lov
ilep.'y. '1 h- . ,.'
lion ..f kti. -to.
.lit hi ill er 1
It. V t- i- lids
f.i-U'. ihroii rli a
, II ,
I th
la iv I 1
. II
t!'. to. will b.
In closing. I will nsaln admonish' gen-lioness.-
lot, n l. I.arkiii, in the New
York Tribune Fanner.
t'i-illlli.il I ii r WIihsI uiPiH.
KiloW Ii due of one's soil is, llli d.illl.t.
the greaiesi question the User of ciu
mcivia! fe.-liliy.u- has to familiari.e
himself With lo sliced (1 ill g'llillg iiu'
best results from Its a pplienl Ion. Hut
to use a ciiiinui reial grade regardless nf
iis cnli-liiiienis tin. I iis udapt.-ibili.y lo
t he soil on w hie
result In failtir
some I'armets
against tlie list
il Is to be used Would
This ;s tie- i-.a-.uii
talk lor and ntli-.-is
of commercial feriil-
i.er.
We Used 10 tis. the huge port ion fif
our stable Manure on our wleal
ui'.'uml. in fact, we ii i at the present
lilt'C, hilt We Used til think that to sow
w heat on soil w here we did not apply
yard manure was a waste of seed, land
alld labor. To day We cnvi r our whe.'Il
Held as far as the yard manure w ill go.
taking care to s that it is pin on that
po'lioll of the Held lunsl ilellcielit ill
hill. His, thill when seeding time conies,
i-.c.v Jim pounds of cniiiincrcial I'.-iiil-
i"
i'-'
t.i the acre on llie uncovered pm -
ii..n nf th.- Held. We always fertilize
mil' VilietM jrrnimd. and this insures a
g 10.I catch. When it conies to covering
his II. Id iivain wiiii yard manure we
la in Where We left nT the previous
l.i fine, and favor ihe oilier portion nf 1 ii.--el
, lic'd wiili a covering nf the commer
cial kind. Tins keeps III- In-lit 111 a
sued stale cf fertility and insures a
.successful (lop when other conditions
are ( qually as f.i oiable.
ibir id. a hi using counnercial fertil
izer is that We tuny be able In put out
sii -h ciops'as are suitable to our con
c iii lu e, using it in coiiiicciiiiii wilh
1 ur stable manure to insure a success
ful ciop throughout a In Id. We have
found from experiment ing that no
grade of commercial feri ilier is ipial
10 a (orering of yard uiauure, yet
w hen one has Hot enough of one va
riety, oilier methods have to be
brought into use. Last year on our
wliciit ground where we used the coiu
piercial Icilill.er. we nblaitied scventy-
lio per cent, nf a crop. Where -we
used yard uiauure ninety per cent, j
Wh re no manure or feitili'.er of any
kind was used lint over fifteen per cent. (
of a crop was harvested, mid this was ;
of pour quality. Now the question I
comes to Us whither nr Hot We Used j
trend ju lsment in covering part of a
lo M with one kind and finishing It wiili j
another. What I mean by this is, I
would it not be belter to get a lni'li- j
lire spreader, put what uiauure we ;
niighl have all over a lield. then drill a j
smaller amount of 1 nuimereial fertilizer
to the acre and cover Ihe whole field i
say wilh nhoi'i P" pounds per acr.-. - ;
K. F. Hrown, in the American Asricul- j
tttrisi. ,
llie Wlinit Slrui MlKsnt,
The whe n siciu maggot, or. ns It Is
sniiictiines called. Ihe wheat bulb
worm, has proved to be rather a sc
ii. us post iu some localities, and we
apprehend thai some precaution must
I e taken nr it will greatly increase,
-ays ilie Iowa lI11111este.nl. lis presence
may he easily delected in a crop. When
ihe maggot form of the insect enicis
Ihe stalk it cuts olT the sem jusl above
: -ie upper joint, with the tesiill that the
head lakes on a ripened appearance
while llie crop is yet green.
1 1 seems lo be more plentiful where
lintli winter and spring wheat are
grown in the same locality. In this
case the mature insects with wings de
posit their ess upon the young plattn
of winter wheat. When these hat'l.,
the larvae feid upon the central part
of the plants 011 their course down
ward. They remain during the w inter
lu the surface of the ground and ap-p.-ar
in the spring in the adult form.
These in turn lay their eggs upon
spring wher.J plants and cause the de
s: ruction of such plants i - they Iced
upon. However, the devastation of the 1
i.t si biood in the cpring Is seldom no-
li.ed. It is the second bi.iod of llies
whose progeny brings about the work
of destroying the wheat beds. Il is I
claimed that even a third brood make-, j
iis appearance and again deposits its j
eggs upon young wheat. It is our opin- j
inn that grasses will furnish the iieces- j
sary breeding ground just as well as j
winter wheat.
The accompanying illustration shows 1
no-lions of two heads of wheat that
have be :i nlTochd by the lnecl. as j
v. ell as the pupa and larva form and
1 ..'lure condition of tin- insect. These j
are magnified and conception of tlie I
1 -;1 s '. av be ehtilincd by the little
. . -1. o r iihiced l.i side cadi tlsure. !
which indicates their exact length.
Ih available remedies for this iu
e. i'.ie preventative rather than cura
tive. Wheat should 11.1t be grown con
'iii'iouslv oil the same soil. and. Indeed,
t as relation should he Introduced hi
h'.-h iticie are a variety of crops.
' e lave known many persons who
tr -Mibled wi'h this pest lo burn
, 'e- - itt'o'i'e. tliii'kins In this way that
ip-v I -ell -hi i.lmlil llie deslriK'. ioll of
': - -.. piua'.., vs. Furt'ii'iitel.v tin re is a
:e tuai nitai-lis tins ic.ag
mat there is some lik'-li-ii'nl
i.ntiiise being pre-
ni1 singly. Iter
lit. ng. u. sii.M-
lu
no mis it
.1 and !1- . -o
ie id t.f itk f:
Vell.eil.
1 1" b'esrine.s l"
' - :'":.- i ....
tM:i. NO. :?2.
.; j?Bi
A DISAPPEARING C RL.
A l i- (r IVinlnlnll.v 'Unit U Nul Dili ii
Ii
ciii-
as
f tit
jiialm had ready
'gone nut'' lor g.
h..ii-cs that it is
10 worry eiisitiv
d. It is only in tliii
heard often enough
cars, and where, a
I'c
ins ago. everv miss over
-IX
years could thump distressingly from
Holes, now the majority cf girls toll
one thai 1 hey "do tint play llie pknio."
They play iiu' harp possibly, brhlg.
probably, golf surely, but the piano
t.'onis lo be suffering from a siege of
ncgleei ami a mania for pio.'es-iona I
isni. A few old fashioiieil folks among
us are beginning to feci thai ihe reac
tion has t'oiie aliniisi too 1.11.
No one. of course, wishes lo -.'o a re
turn of the day- when eety girl, d' -Void
of musical talent o'- lint. 'a- made
in hummer out exercises ami ' "(: ' -"
101 the hmu -suffering iiislrumciii only,
in inosi cases, to drop the whole thing
v itli relief as soon as she married.
Hut it is heeoiiiitig iiulto a rare thing
nowadays to meet the girl who ..to
uopreteni iot-.s'y sit down and play a
phasanl 1 line, or accompany her ov.a
MViti, if small vi ii in sociable winter
evenings 111 home, or w ith frictel-:. V.
have semi professional perform'' s who
1 .111 give evhiliillolis of skill a good
deal above lie- comprehension 'i the
milltilllde: but the homely. Illiosieiii i
lioils, in casioiial ilayer-- where is sin '.
Very lew gills who sing, oil her. seem
dole to accompany themselves. Sins
ins is quite a serious business wilh ihe
damsels of to-day. They must have
Home niie to accninpany. and 1 hey must
praciise the snugs wilh hiin nr In r be
loiehand. and liny inilsi have a Mill
I able room with polished Hoar .Mini
I ..omoboily 10 turn nor ihe pag.-' l-e-I
fore I hey will consent to delight our
! eats. Iii days now past every girl who
sang played her own accniiipaumicnts
as a mailer of course, and did ii"t a!
ways need music, cither.
The 1 iabnrtuiotl nf tin modern lie
oniiipaiiiuiciit may have something to
do Willi the present state of affairs:
old time accompaniment:-" did ii"t
usurp tlie place of Ihe melody, and ie
man.! gyinmisiie displays nf a high
order from llie player. Hut the grad
ual ih-clii f ihe piano lias mote to
s.iy to ilie matter. The modem girl is
so philanthropic and coniiiiilice r'nl.leii
and game I'osses.-ed that she ha- no
linn for anything indoors. And per
haps it's just as well. Tiio old fash
ioped girl who "played" was a ilia! a--a
rid". - New York Commercial Adver
tiser. Slaiiy sulking Vcd.
The chiffon v 1 il w ill ha c til -i pho
In milady's favor this sutniiu r. ii"l ntd.i
(Is a face covering, but al-. as a drape
rt'i. i t mi hats.
Wide hemstitched borders will play 1
f.ioniiuctn part among- ihe chic veil
ings of the coming seasnii
iis Willi an applied b. roe" of an
o: lii'l
ure 1:
I'lar.
inlnr ale offered as unveilie. tun
il likelv to In collie generally pup
. hoid.-i- applied with sirips ot -t
braid and another with lace medtibi.'i's
11-id I" apply the border ar.- erv r.
, . iii ideas in fain y veils, ihe lait t
1 - ng somew i 1:1 lie M :n t V:l- i re ol I p.
two.
S.-vcral row s "!' cat siiichlng. I'.-rtn
lug :i Ie avy b .til-r. is still iiuoll-r
the new spring Veilings. !' ! ' U-c'
mote particularly lor hai drapiug l'"t
the same purpos.. veils wilii heavi'y
(tllbroi.le! 1 il i-dses a
il to Ihe f.
A notable feature of ill
Is that the body of the Vi
All the oiiiainciiiaiioii
Ihe border.
Ilev Villi"..-
! is h-fl plain
. IVillillcd I
Cluster
-IVec
lali
ar.
ihe
sh v
inosi siriUltc.
1111
th
Il'ille and VClM-t
pla n and fancy forms
pots hi 1
luiv,. 1 11
abevaiice
past. The
ililotn for several ye
. now on iew on a I
of lite new lin-s 11 veils, but Ihe 1
without them is much more bcioin
till. I seiisihlc.
new veil, known as the auinmobile
veil, that is tn form a popuh.r hat 11.111
iiiipg. is of ohiffcn with :i wide herder
all around, and is a yard and 11 hah
Inns.
I'.la.k. white blue and brown, in th.
order 1, am. d. are lo he the most liked
shades for Veils tile coining slllllll'.er.
Flnladi Ipbia Kecord.
I lie I'hnsIiic of 'S(.i:irnllM Witi-ls.
Fashion has oiihiiued thai for il.e
lie 11 lite s,,i ailed separate w .1 1 - -
are not mi small as waiss made nf tinman-rial
to match ihe skirt and coal.
Til's decree should II. M lie considered
ai ill when economy lias to 1 con
sulied. for a small waist nf sill., ihi:'
l.m nr .-.uv material always looks vv. II
wii'i co:il and skirt of cloth or novelty
go. ds Willi n waist ol" sill; In match,
however, and with one of white or
.some light color, a marked and dci id. d
change may lie made so sis to give the
clfe, t nf having iwo or three gowns
instead of mi.-. In
nuns' veiling
1 1 1 i 1 1 mulct in!, hav ing
a waist to man
is il gol d itivcstiii. nl
for the qltantii
I'oqll.lcd lor il Waist is sin ill. alel ill'1
gown is certainly smaller than vi In 1.
made with a waist of .mil t ail ing ma :
leiiai T his rule aiipl'cs to India sill. ; j
or tallet is. but still does urn by an;
nicaiis ctrl the fashion of separate !
v. a ' Willi 11 pretty, small wai-t !
...,; a be. oioiit'. iiat. :i woman can.
1.1.1U
In r -ai 1 .-.-i ginvii do duty for the
ilje (Chatham Uccorb,
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
One square, poo iniertloB $1.00
One square, two insertiMii l.M
One square, cne month fcM
For Larger Advertise
ments Liberal Con
tracts will be made.
theatre, for luncheon, or for nny after
noon entertainment, and a, fashlou
which Is such a boon to the economical
will not be allowed to go entirely out.
livening gewns are not a necessity iu
many parts of the country, but lu coun
try nr city there should be some gown
for (-veiling wear. The trouble taken
in make die change in the afternoon is
well repaid by ilie sense of refreshment
and il iiiisciiinsness of looking much
lietier dressed. Tin-re are any number
nf cnitnii and wool materials that may
imt be in tlie vi ry latest fashion, but
ui,ie, are extremely effective, lllld cull
be bollghl qllile cheaply wllell tllOJ' Ul'0
out of season - Harper's Ha.ar.
Tim Siiilil.'li til l Iilllnnle.
j The debutante is young ill years, of
, nurse, but her knowledge of the world
i is considerably greater than that of
' In r mother ami grandmother. She it
a.:"ro thai she, is not the fashion just
imw. so she cmillaies her married sis
I n r of siarllins conversation in order
stimulate public aliciitioti. The mere
man 011 being introduced to her HUp-prc-s-s
a yawn and is trying lo think
of 11 Miiiable topic of conversation,
when she forestalls him with chaff
! about his past or her own future. She
' i abnormally healthy, (days every
gime wilh 1 iitliiisiiisni. ami is full of
. suppressed menial excitement. She I
ii.-ver liicd. She will dance till 4 a. 111.
1 and be riding: at !'. Fvery man who
li is sat out three dances with the fie
1 iitii.nite knows inure of Inr than her
' mother who has studied her for ears.
I There is nu environment she llnds so
' t: itig as that nf her own family, and
-1 lAtricales herself from It as rap
Idly as possible.
Iter s-nsatioiis are delightful. She
Is always getting thrills." and has de
le lotis panics about nothing in particii
, lav. which she fancies are scandalous.
1 Though she is imw brought out for the
I tit st time, she has so long brought her
'. - . If tiii wi.id that she has qllile a clique
i nf her own. She is so hopelcKKly do
! mure and dull when wilh her mother
that ihe latter Is quite surprised ut her
-ni 1 ess. for she hears her praises from
c 1 ry quarter m which she herself has
: im alliuiiy. Whaievor her dress nllovr
l a in c. she speedily exceeds it. London
j ihiil'.ok.
The (.ill Wo l ike
i 'I he successful girl is usually a pop
: ul.i;- one. and her popularity is derived
! from ihe Utile tilings she does and says
! In l.i'c Tin y nciy not at the time int
: o -,- . a person, but in the end they
j must Mirely do so.
Th.- girl who is popular with men
and woiui 11 is ilie who appreciates the
1 ,a 1 ihei she cannot have the ttrsi
'. .'..-I- of everything iu the world.
Sin- is iiu- "Iil who is not aggressive
o.l docs not liml joy iu inciting ng
r. -si e people.
SI.,- is ihe girl who never causes p.liu
ill a thoughtless tongue.
I Sin- is ihe girl who. when yon Invite
i I,. ;- io any place, coiuplinieuts ymi by
j looking her best.
1 site is the girl w ho makes the world
a pleasant place because she is pleas-
I illlt he! self.
l.iinse Vriftft.
The wraps of in-day do their duty
well. They are warm and can he
slipped on ami oil' without any trouble
w ha lover. There is 110 fear of the uu-.!.!-.
!eoe being .spoiled, llor does it
take two or three people to help 11
iiitn ilie gai nu in we wish to put ou,
at.. I for this we may thank the .Ia
for ii is tlie kimono that has in
spii-.'d thes loose, comfortable Rar
. e-tits. They ate woiii alike for even-
and inorning. ollcu liol'dered with
. ..in li'nl embroidery. They are be
. tiling t the shoulders and coiillne the
ligiire nowhere. Tweed is the fabric
. 1,, .red for 1:00,1. hard-weurint! wraps:
-..th. satin and shaggy vlciinit ar fol
low 11 wear. There are always embroid
ery somewhere and drooping ends of
V.:
en lines of white
with the
v, !,,!, dots in popularity.
hue coral is the latest and smart
, -1 i.niiTi in the oral line.
M..;rc eolietitie is cue of the loveliest
. i ihe co.upiirativcly iuexpctisive mate
1 als i.-r dressy wear.
.1. vel cases come iii the forui of a
Mlvi-rcd padlock nf good size. On the
.over is the inscription, "Love laughs
.11 locksmiths."
Minuses of heavy hand-spun linen,
with a plasiron and cuffs of heavy al
tar hi. e. will be exceedingly snilirl this
coming si asoii.
I at. pic uair ornament with a bur.
Lull cuds and drooping chain are shown
in all sold tid iu gold with coral balls
and pendants.
lV-iiine ( lolh. useful for IriiumiliKK
a--.il hats, has a shaggy surface mottled
with white and green, white aud
blown and while and black.
l.lttie pearl tu ts for the hair. 11 lake
a giii with hits of beauty and dash to
wciir one. Hut on the right persou
tie . arc positively fascinating.
I'rcity ani.'iig pin chatelnlnes to fas
1 en ihe tiny enamelled watches to the
vvaisi is one that represents a four
have. I clover. This is enamelled to
represent the real leaf aud has an opal
in the centre.
cry large, sprawling leaf patterns
nr.. very popular for the more exclu
sive .lashing bhulses of embroidered
i in n thai are made lo order. The
i .nt.v mail.' nioiiets. However, sunn
!.- qti'ct patterns.
I'.-.p- v inljiisiiible buttons oftfuesl
in. . .ho effects ..11 a white ground or
pi a.l with a rim of gold -of quite large
sie d..wii the front and ou the sleeves,
t.aiii :i ilc.era'ivo nnd novel fiuturv of
many of the new blouse.
tile sort.