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VOL. XXV.
riTTSHOIK), CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, TH UttSDA Y, APRIL 2.o:i.
NO.
I)C tChniljam Record,
j it vuiy cut y ii p i 4- y i-4P
cr
w
Mynheer Joe.
BY ST. QEORQE
fx.-
Corviii.-.iiT 1l..iti.iiT .
ClIAI'Tlll: XXIII.
I Continued
"Kilo, you Inn ! ymtr orders," ho
Says l;i Lngllsi., v hl.li language most
llllllliins speak.
'Oil. yes, sahib - tee
light." replies lis.. Il.n
Illis been bought, 1,
l.llssiatl gold.
Away 1 hey ;: .Mi l 1
oil chuckles 1.1 hla.s, ii
its lie pictures 1- c,
h-el. ii
I: ivi r
;in I MMll.
w 1 o
'.'. illl
I !.. ihe I
1 I k J 1 tiim ;
I' i ;i,iti..ii ;ni.
jealoiis r.i-.i. of li s ili,,-,. ihnl a;
finding liim so hum. d by fair
American. II. ,;:j-...,.s lit- miiiIiiI
lloto from t i n it- in 1. Hi.-. ami Ii.-i ivh !
It SO often lll.'ll lilell WMI'd culms dis
tinctly Iii I'mi,. liim. thus:
"The writer h-gs 1. ;
liaron that f-!n- will
ip.i 1 1'"
I. Illl ill
eight this evening iiml I " at !. .in- to
Ho one else. I-i::i in . th" i : - j s: .i i
colli :t tin tl in hi- !;.,;'. 1 i j - - n ;ir 11: 1 1
Cllll decide l.ftli : lhall llii' pl'sciil."
What mil In- make of Iliis i.ili-i' il,:in
n willingness In surrender': Hi-, ih,.
cunning iliiiloin.it. wliu in tiin,'s ,m-!
IlllS liti'l nliil successfully wrestled
Willi tin- most masterly questions 11:
tht day. how 1 1 1 1 i - liiiiisi If in tin' tuii.
of tin- ini'ivilr.ss "jit 1 1 - gnl Cupid, wli.i
throws dint in his
nrily blinds liim.
At Ilk' appoint",!
ami 1 1 1 11 1 1.
1 i::;e
li-'.-I.
I Ml us
1 1
111,' Will.'!.'
::n. Unii.-i
ll Si'Ml'llI
mlls up
I'opniT :
pCOplf.
to lion. :
for tlw .
1U11U I ll.i
rut Inn.
tin- prm
Th.'ii 1.
gives Ii;:-
belol'o Ine
igllis. Mr
"t't
I.,' his ;i,-;-iMi::
!'.:.: stli'Ul-.-r i
itlK to liis vi
volli y liivil al
s, ,',.!, I.
,ir.i unsai v ;t ii 1 1
ph'tnal is :i ;
y. mi. I. if 1:1
MlM -. ::t tin
r tin, ! to tin
.llll'IS till' I
i-ar.l to a. waiii r. I'l 1 sctitlv
that fui'it i'ltinr.v returns with tin' in
formittlcn that t ho laily is in the par
lor, and icinliicts tin' baron thither.
He finds Mully and her father in the
small parlor, quite alone. The p vs
etiip of the senator Is net exartly to
the liking of this ardent biver; but
since til- name seems to be playing
into lifn hands, he does tu t yo how
lie cnii fi el very badly about it. Af
ter nil. " ' 0,1:1 slii. 11 is i iiiy one of
time. lie belli lis he lias well by vir
tile (if Ills n.ii'.ii'. nliil ill fatli f ns wed
BS the (li-.'.'luer I'i.M is l,i suii.
Xo one Knows I. 'tiir l'.ow to carry
tiiiuself in lb- tii-ii wii'U looin than the
baron, t. r be has niiseil liiueh with
royalty in bis nwn land nnd other
countries where he has been sent as
Ittissiil's tl'-'i lit.
lie apo'.iii.'il'.es to I ii'iii'isl belles Tall
ner for the sei ne in Ciiiru. ail l hopes it
lias been iitito lol jottell. At this til"
jriitut fro. 11 Illinois laughs koiu! 11 ;i 1 111--edly
and deelares thiii ail parties
OURhl to be satisfied: at b-nsl, iis lie
ami the bur.'ii eanie out of the small
end of tin' horn lou. llier. there is 110
reason they should be foes.
Colivci'Mitlou heeoines ireiicral. and
the diplomat exerts hii.iself to make
n good Impression on the stout legisla
tor and bis (liiuuhter. rie has a lnre
littnip of conceit, and believes that as
the evening pusses ho draws nearer his
goal.
Several times he llmls an opportunity
to whisper to Molly. She blushes boun
tifully and holds a warning linger up.
saying:
"Xot yd. liaron. You must wait un
til we know each other better."
Then the courteous Kiissian bows
mid smiles ami mentally pats his
Shoulder as lie sees victory in the near
future. l'oor fool: So the tnii.'ht
Samson of obi may have ooic'ratulaU'd
himself when makiiiu' love o Hclilah.
Hover drcaiiiinu' that he would awaken
to find his head shorn and liis stivniih
gone. So many mnulier iiint in the
history of the world lias been brouu'ln
to Ills Waterloo by means of the blind
ing god t 'lipid.
One thinsi gives the baron the keen
est delight. lie tirinUs the sweet cltn
to the dugs. Whih- (imaged ill an
animated conversation with Molly, 'is
he describes the ulories of the ltusslan
capital in wiimr, he chances to glance
toward tiie ( ini 01 the little parlor.
Hero a line mirror is set in the wall,
for the furnishings of the room an
superb. It is in this glass he sees wh it
pleases luii.
A man tnnds in the large drawing
room - a man he has i,ooil reason to
remember, since ii wits ,is sword that
pierced ti:e bar. n's -!iiiiijl''i' under the
palms 1 11 ibe l.aiik of 1 lie Nile. Myil
lieer 'Joe i.'.nUis no tiaoe to advance.
IK1 seems ;i h:ie e. ui. upi-n the scene
liy aecii'.i ::.. and is toot. 1! 10 the spa:.
The wily oipb.na: s bis opportiiii'
t.V. lie Will II w ploeeed to put il
weiipo.i 1 oie p.'iim'id than a sword ii.
to the . s h'-arl.
"If y. . w.ll .:i,d. ii me lor Inking
your leu I. Miss T.iioier." pleaded th
Imroli. "1 will i.v.',.rn lo you how the
lauies hi
preseli'.' I
long .M.ii
She n!'.
1.,'ilf 1:11 :
Is the P'.e
- his 1;.-.,
Molly's -
All lie
till il . 1
fu-.v H
si'j p,.-. ii iii :n i win 11 In-ill
.11 I lie czai Ilia, as I hope el
. iil have that pleasure."
. it. of course, illtboll-'i
is a 111 1 i 11 g Ids motif. 'I'll, t
oie .Mynheer .loo gazes upor
. nviil in 1 he act of inislii"
- 1 11 I, ami 10 his lips.
li.,e the I'iirotl lias ( ne o,w
. . ,, lie 1 f 1 the Ii il; ef
.'. i.o . , i."(i s til;
lli.'!. iiii.iil.st hi" Uu
R ATHBORNE.
though struck 11 blow,
I'llshi 4 llltl III till' 111.
Then iln- diplomat mi
longer feels tin' 1 1 in in
It Illl - lll'I'll W ill ll HIM
l l' Vl I' Stl'llli l.f fol'lllhc.
lie, OS 111' has t.hcll I' III
ami turiiin.
II.' tin
should, T.
tills last
by
sin.'c Ik- l.c-
I' lll.'lll III' iv
hed n K"i. .ml for
Tin' l:il'-i;in's rlli
tW il'g. 1 ll' tlliilli' in
1 snide 1 1 1 1 i ni a,
I ogi'li sl;.f nil.' 1'
ill. Imt llli' exhibit
ii; pay ini ii.,. 1
an Oliver,
is full to ov,
r. i.ii.' li.'is t urn
tin. It is lil:
is 1 il lis t
.1 11 ..I' tin' 1
'.'U'.!".
Ill I bal id -.1 III " s
all ol staeli s imi-l be ;
.-tllll
111 '
way. Sine Mvnli.er .b.e is mi,. 01
lil. se obsiri'.elii.ns he will tin. I hiin-el;'
iittrli il Ihlougli space perhaps before
he uiiows what is wrong.
Utile docs the wily l.::r..n suspect
thai afl ibis itiTiiir is a ih-cp-lald
seheine, wbieli has I'm' it- foiuiil l I lo'l
1 he desire to rid i he little company of
li s Ijiiteil pt'csel They li ml it Im
possible to breaihc the same nir as the
iliploiiiiit, and hence there must be an
exodus 011 the part of someone.
Like everything cWe in this world,
the evening must come to 1111 end. :il
tliotiuli tiie billon makes 110 nolo of
the lapse of time. He tinds the old
senator yawning l'reiiienlly with a
hois,, like Hie rushing of a mlirhty
wind throUi.'h the forest, and wonders
why be does not bela!;.j himself off:
i ni tiie legislator shows 110 signs of do
ii'g it. Kviil-iitly the suitor must con
ti in himself wltli the pro-ross already
m.iile. mill leave the balance for dl-
oilier time.
He makes an engauetnetit for the fol
lowing morning- inuncdini dy after
breakfast lie will be on hand with a
p,ilkc gharry to take Miss Tanner and
her father to meet some of the high
est dignitaries of India, just at this
lime chancing to lie in llotnbay. The
American girl accepts the invitation in
n way that at another time minht ex
cite a littl" suspicion in the brain of
the diplomat, but just now he Us too
intoxicated by hive to notice it. This
is what Miss Molly say:.;
"We will be ready to go with you
when you conic, hanm. Kiht o'cloo!;,
leinclnber."'
"To 1 i,i. miiiut ," he responds, bow
iug low over her hand, and run dar
ing to press it.
The yoinitf girl smiles as she bids
hilt! g I lli-llt. While 1 letnost hi. lies
bubbles over in bis olW iveway. l'.oih
are thinking of tin s e thin-, thel
at ei.'ht o'clock on the i'ollow ini; day
l'.aioll 1'opolT In order to keep bis ell
giigeineiii 11. ay haw- to walk over mile
of grecll W iltel'. unless I he illl el'ully
laid plans of the plotters fall to oper
ate.
The next h"iir will --11- Ii Is
fraught with deep itsp 'ti.-e fur Molly.
The senator retires, but sh uiinin s
to keep her seal ill the parlor, await
ini; news.
CIIAITKIt .NX1V.
"BON VoVAiii:, MVNIII Kit Jor:"
The baron llmls ids vehicle uv. allium
him just outside the hotel. Ills illlM T
is on hand, and with his usual form
shows the nobleman into the carrlaire
Some Jocular remark is made by the
baron, who is in such a decidedly jol
ly humor that lie can even notice 11
menial.
.lust as they are about to move off.
n man gives a signal, and the baron
stops the vehicle while he holds a low
consultation. The driver sits like a
statue. If he hears, he gives no evi
dence of it; at any rate, the talk must
be a scaled book to liim, for the men
converse in Russian.
"Move on, Kito," cotnus the order.
The stranger has not entered the ve
hicle, and yet, when the driver casts a
look behind, he falls to see him. Of
course, the shadows are dense along
tinder the trees near the hotel, and It
may be he has secreted himself among
those. Again it Is possible he hangs
on behind the vehicle.
Away they go. in a cloud of dust, la
the direction of the city proper, where
lights still abound, and there is r.o
sign of sleep, such as would lie falling
upon an American city at this hour.
The baron leans back in ids equip
age and gives himself up to delicious
retleetioii. He lias won many diplo
matic victories in the past, but, real
ly, for the life of him. lie cannot re
member one that tins given him half as
much genuine pleasure as this signal
conquest.
lie declares bo is beginning to grow
old: that this is the real reason Myn
beer Joe got the heller of him III the
affair of honor. Hut if he is unable to
wield the sword witli the same dex
terity as of yore, be lias gained in
other things. As a man grows older,
lie Is n pt to prove more foolish with
regard to love 11 flairs. The baron
knows it. and does no! deny the soft
impeachment with regard to himself.
It is time I; was iniirryitig and keep
in- Ids pli.c in the fin: liy.
These sorts ( f conif 3rtable reflec
tions come t i i.'a mind when he lolls
ha -k in cou:'..rt in the shiirraiu and
iliinka of the future. Mynheer Jo,-,
ontv ii'od f last and des.'iteil by the
n Aio'ii'-.n. will tly from India.
1 io Imiou iint.v till hi) Ills diplomatic
tnslc wltli honor, proceed with his
bride to St. retersburg and bo received
with great (chit by both potenlate and
I pie whoni he hits mutually served
by his brilliant work.
Thus he muses, smoking his cigar
inettnwhll.. and taking life as com
fortable ns he can. It strikes liim
that the vehicle Is tossing about iiior
than Is necessary, If the driver lias
taken the direct road, and the liaron
idly thrusts his head out of the open
window.
The moon is concealed for the time,
being iMiek of some clouds, so that all
he can mnke out s that fli tHdHibor
hood does not seem familiar. .Tusi
then there Is n grand lurch: oik side
of the shlgram drops Into n small cav
ity in the street, and the baron conies
very near being tossed out. He has
the breath somewhat shaken from his
body by the sudden cniieiissloii. Til
vehicle comes to a sudden stand. This
makes the baron furious: he lias a
violent temper that occasionally
Hashes into hot heat when things do
not ii i to please hllli.
Klto:" he roars, shaking the iloo'-
'Sahib. I ji in hero." aiisw is a voice.
' ih, yon are! I'til'iiston this door! I
cannot make it slide," snaps the liaron.
Sahib, it opens this way." Where
upon the baron steps out upon the
Si reel.
'Where are we':" he deiiiainls, look
ing iu'ouml ill the dimly seen houses,
with their strange fronts. "I ib n.c
leeogni.e the place. This is not the
road from tiie hotel to toy rooms the
mud we traveled over in going. Spoa.i
Kito:"
"It Is not. sahib," meekly replies the
humble driver, wlm stands close by
him.
'How does this come, miserable
dog?" demands the Itiissian. half
tempted to chastise the wretch who
Inn led him into this pickle.
'It is my fault. I thought to tak;
a short cut 10 your rooms. The moon
betrayed me. I saw not this hob.
Thank Allah it is no worse," replies
the other, endeavoring apparently, to
conciliate him: but the enraged Ittt-'-flan
grows warmer every minute.
"'No worse: ' You fool, unless we
can lift the wheel out of the hide, I
may have to walk all through your
stupidity! Ho yon know. I've a mind
to teach you a lesson such as the serfs
in Ku.ssia learned long ngol"
With that, the baron, blind wiih
pansion, leaped over to the vehicle and
snatches the whip.
It is a wicked looking instrument of
ortiire. especially in the hand of one
wiio knows how to handle such a
thine: and tiie baron, no doubt, lias
had experience among sledge d igs dttr
inu his journeys in the frozen wastes
of Siberia to be nlile lo pluck n piece
' . ie-.su lioin .1 ceri.llll spin Oil illl aiii-
I m.ii. An adept with such a whip can
annihilate a how-lly dial has lodged
up. ui lac bin k of the leader, and. al
though the report Minimis like the (lis.
charge of a pistol, the animal has not
I ei II ' veil touched.
Il can In' set down as certain, mere
Cue, that the peioii familiar with a
whip lias no liesire to feel sllcll Illl lie
it 1 Hlllelit of torture laid upon Ills liili'U"
or legs, Klto raises his hand in pro
tesl.
Sablb,
well for
foi Lear! It would not
you to strike ine," lie s;
hi'
calmly.
The moon has appeared again. It
show s a singular spectacle - the sliig
ram partly turned over, the angry liar
on. whip In band, nml the splendid
figure of ids Hindoo driver standing
there In an attitude of tearless warn
ing, his right nrm raised as if to keep
Hie Kiissian from going too far.
Perhaps the liaron had seen the
knout laid upon wretched humanity so
often in his native land that his first
inclination is to use. a whip upon one
for whom lie has conceived n sudden
anger, not counting the consequence.
That may do when applied to the de
based serfs of Kusgla, but It will not
be endured lu this land, where proud
blood Hows through the veins of even
the meanest of the people.
The liaron does not know what lie
Invites. He sees the action of Ills driv
er, nnd insteritl of niodVratlug his ural
it enrages him still more.
"Von scoundrel! Pare to threaten
me, a ltusslan nobleninn! Take thai."
Kven as he speaks he gives the criie'i
whip a sudden momentum. The lash
cuts the nlr nnd comes with a treineii
dons snap against the limbs of the
Hindoo driver.
He simply gives an exeliim.it ion. al
though the pain must lie luteiise. Unci
ly lias the Mow been struck than tl.
athletic form of the driver Is seen in
motion. Instead of retreating, he
springs toward the baron. Alrcinh I
Is too near the ltnsslaii for the other t"
apply the lash a second time.
He Immediately drops the w hip ha
lug no further use for It. and tin o. s
himself Into mi attitude of n il d.
fclise.
In addition to being a muster with
the foils and l champion pistol ho.
the banili lias done what ltusslan ctll
cers do not practice ns much as their
Itrltish coiisIum, lie knows the sciein
of self defense. lie Is not n giant in
size, nor yet n pigmy, but a wel!
formed niau, with miisi li s banleiii
by constant exercise.
Tlil'.N, when the Hindoo driver n.i.i. -plunging
at him. Huron I'opoll as
slimes Ids ftvoiite iiitliinle and e
peets to lay the fellow out with mi"
solid blow. Like many another man.
he counts without Ills host.
As the driver reaches the liaron, he.
too. has his hand before him In pu
gilistic style. There is a quick Inter
change of blows, some lightning conn
tors, and the dull sound of H he.ivv
stroke is lira id
Barou l'opvil KtvtK uo w. l'Ut uluks
to the ground several t away. seii--n
less. Perhaps, in thai hrl-l" space of
time when he liuds his nest i i i ; 1 1 1
b mis met and parried by bN aiiia-oii-1st,
some liim suspicion of the irit'ii
may have Hashed into Ids brain. No
common Hindoo driver could use ids
lists In that style.
Hcfore he has lime lo form a di-l'iiiiie
conclusion however, there comes tin
blow that all his science caiiiiot ward
off, and the unlucky Kiissian knows no
more until he opens bis eyes on a
strange scene, with the shores of In
lia low down in the easi.
I. ' ! .'CM! . iliC.I i.i. .o.n. e
.Mr. t.litncs himself. liesides. here is
Kassee and Sandy l'.arlow.
Then the Hindoo driver. Kito. th
man who delivered such a telling blow
to the baron. unit als- be an old no-
ipiiiiniai Mr. Crimes Pas him lo
I he hand. In a cherry '"lie he e.i
eliiinis! "Thiil was ii kni."k'iul worthy of a
Sullivan, Mynheer .loo. Il cancels all
your pas' oHWaiioiis to the baron."
'fe si.'llel: lee with ihe Whip. l!i"
beggar." says .Inc. i ii..'i;!y rubbing the
spot where th" terrible lii-Ti ha l
Hooked him and drawn blood. "Il'(
lucky for him my iianuv differ-! from
his own. or I'd ha e his life for ih it
I low."
"IiVtoii kaven'i taken it already. I'm
iif"aiil you've broken his neck." say.
I 'rimes.
' ih. no! II '!! : lo presctitl.T
We have Hi- .-bh i oforui ready to dose
liim. Conie, lay hold of the wheel.
She Vent ill as in -ii as you please,"
from which talk it may be Inferred
that there has I n .-eaiethiiig singular
about the accident thai has -urren !
lo the baron's pall;.-., gharry. j
The vehicle is raise, I upon a sound j
portion of loo paxomeiit. Then tic i
still s.-uscl -ss 1'ii-siaii nobleman is '
placed within, and Sandy gels along i
sid'. having i In- chloroform ready, :
while tit" uiati who has taken the '
place of il riginal Kilo, who lies in ,
a stupor at litis In. or in the rear of lh '
Malabar Hotel, his liquor having be- ll I
drugged, mounts to i!,e driver's seal. 1
"You will look after that party, sir."
he calls back.
"H si easy. When he comes to. in
the morning, lie will find himself lying
by tiie Towers of Silence, with no one
to e ll him h iw lie got there, (hi your
way. .Inc." returns Mr. Crimes.
An hour later, the .strange passenger
Is handed un the side of the good ship
Avalanche. A few low words are ex
changed betwt'ti tiie captain and the ,
.swarthy Hindoo, who.se arms seem of
st'i l: then a warm handshake, a "tiod
hh ss y.iu. Mynheer ,)ne!" and they sep
arate. As .,ie ami the liulv newspaper cor
respondent have the b.at at the
ghaut, they see the ship gliding toward
the sea ami hearing the vindictive Itns
si.iii diplomat to far-away Valparaiso. .
In all pi. 'liability lie will in-wr cros.s
t ln'i pii'h again.
The little party met al the early
choia ha.ri. and around the table the
siory is told in low tones. Keen the .
old w ;ir horse. lieinos:h"Hes Tanner,
confesses lo il feeling C relief, lliiv,'
that III" baloii will give them no more
trouble. lie experiences the sensa
tions of a man who, aft.-r vainly sirik 1
lug repeatedly al it bothersome My, tin
ally succeeds by a lucky blow in de
molishing his tormentor.
It is not necessary that we should
follow these friends furiher. With the
disappearance of the bill from the
Held, their troubles cease, and the se.i
before them promises pleasant sailing.
Mynhoir Joe manages his case with ;
wisdom and ta.-t. Much planning is
done by those concerned, and. finally,
when they reach Calcutta, the viva- j
eioiis Molly becomes Mrs. Mynheer
Joe. It Is decided that .loo ami his
bride not sail for China, to explore that ,
country, while the others head for i
Xew York, via London. ,
Thus, one pleasant duly morning- i
ihe most delightful ol" ii'l nionihs in i
Indiathese two stand on the deck of
the Hong Koii- steamer, waving fan
well to thti frii mis on shore, while the
foghorn Voice of the Illinois states !
mail conies over the green waters like 1
a beiiison, calling: !
' I'.otig voyage. Mynheer .loo. bong j
voyage, dear boy !"
And there the euriaiu falls.
The Iiml.
I'nglll-iii In .Ini'iin. 't
The evtetil to which the Japanese
are In coming I )urop aiii.ed in the less
essential lien ters oi life is show n by
ihe milliner in lit h our sports anil '
I -list I ii i si arc tal,. n up by the vernac- ,
iilnr pn s-
Tile len lil li- bt olWeell I'ilsilll- i
lo . .lis iiii. I isharkii v is leporicd at
h ug I ll by ill -1
1 1 hi : i 'if 'I'okio paper,
I,,- m.n.o sylh.baiy be
i and I 'u;tsiifiv,.i,
I'leli' li.ll
c.'ii.iiu :
i'l.cis pi,
1,1. Ill, ill. I
gll'ls I I
ll caii .1
in
s a , I a
ih.it tl
the UO less re-
lilsl of I lie -ho
llo' palace, who
as a puppei ami
.l.ccs, is n,,w to
. a- Ill Tokio, show
e -I.ip.lllese hiive
,11 their old w it ( S
Mall.
he Mil,.,,,
,- .'bsoint
: .lied
be se n ; , ,g a b:
how I l, .l elk.hly
I.I! lied li:eir back
and Ideas. I.oud.
llO'l'
Ii,
ii loll. I- T.,,k.
;lau.l has three
whole cou'ciils
ii He has done
"f lamilia) Izing
us books, which
i this Way com
al ways preaches
A preacher
times wrilti t
11 Illl
ill 111
of Ibe X 'W Test, Hie
lli.s Willi the objec
himself with I he ai
he claims to Lllr
iilefely mastered. 11
from the -'"w Tesi.-iu out. ami is raih
er font! of boasting of liis knowledge
of this portion of the 'tilde. Many n
iir.e he has been lit ard sny that no-
i y could quote any words from it
wai-h he cteiid ml Ipsli'iitly gn
book chapter ami else.
KK)r3!C1?!C!l
Ti,,. iii.iin.
rain that is slopped up is oie
A
t! :t is not only unserviceable. Inn i
lliellileo to heaiili. Wlli'll fol'l liieie
is always a d.-n ."vcn bio slemh there
from, ami. Icing always damp, so!.-
Staines deior.,1 pii.-kly. N'.f.nig
is ner,. imp .1 1. ml than lo fr. pn-ir ly
examine liie millets of i.-aiii pipes .-1 1 1 I
ditches, in order to have a free How
of water in liieiii.
Wl'fi! SfinlM in firtlln.
Several hundred samples of timothy,
flisiki' and red rlmir on sale by local
dealers in different provinces have
been aiiahed ai Ottawa. Out. In
some ten to thirty per cent, by weight
of sand Wits found: sixty-three per
rent, of the samples contained over
jiinii we d s,.,s per pound: forty four
per cent, over ."inoo nnd twenty-live per
cent, over lo.oiiii ,,( mure than two
per cent, of the samples were found
free I r w 1 seeds. These facts
are in line with a recent complaint
from a Massachtiset is farmer in regard
to the rapid spread mi his farm of a
"new weed with w hile blossom and a
hot. bit lef taste." Inv, siigiitioll showed
the presence of wild e.'trol. that p-.-t
of the hay Held in many loealit.es.
The weed had r,ri appeared In qi'-in-
til.V illoli'.' 1'ie 1 .."dels of il Held of i-ii's.
Heller f. " the farmer to have ;..,id
double pr all (lie rest of his life for
the bos' grade of seed oats from a re
liable dealer than to have Introduced
such :, weed ill cheap gain see. I. It
rosls- more lo raise pedi-ree s I and to
raise it on clean land, but the result Is
worth the difference. i'.e'ier raise
one's own seed on the farm than to buy
hap hazard ill the store
Touts 1'nr Winter Prunlrie.
Tn trimming trees, wo want some
thing 1 1 in i will make a good, siimnh
Wound. The advantage I Iiml with
my s."w is that it has a sliff back, m ik
ing the blade perfectly rigid, wliii h 1
Mil be brought up with a set screw.
That will make a good close cut where
the saw will not get a chance to wob
ble, of ii, iirs-, the teeth of the prun
ing saw a;- line iiml well pet. so that
It ("..is rap: liy. There was a blade on
the end for jabbing, Imt that Is a very
poor tool, because you will make cue
or two strikes before you hit In the
right place, and those uTiike two or
three wounds, and you get 1 wo or three
linkers to li.-al over those wounds.
The saw is in all cases the host tool
lo prune Willi, and riakes very liitle
Injury to the caiuhiiii.i in culling, ami
that is the impntlant part of the tree,
for that is tic pari from which wo get
ell our growth, ami want to take Hie
greatest cure of it.
Seine might say. "What about ihe
pruning hoars':" They are all right
Itnli'l' lerlaiu eireiiinstar.ees for small
rr limbs, when there is not much re
sislanco in culling it off. but take the
limb of an .".pple tree whore the wood
Is hard, in order to get that limb oil'
you have to work the shears often,
ami ymi will wm-k the bar!; off there,
brulso ih- cambium for an inch, and
the wouiiil heals very slowly. We use
a long handle on the saw for high
trimming.
It is Hot necessary to pare wounds,
boonus,. you want to have Uie inner
bark protected as much as possible,
nml if you p-ire down it will allow
the frost to get to the inner bark. W.
N. Unit, in American Cultivator.
Hi'-! ri'i-tili-'io-ji i'nr 1'iiiinilnrii.
1'cl.iliZer teSlS (if illlCt'St il IV Tl'-
pi.rl 'd ill r.ulleiiii PL' of the Indiana
Station. The experiments wore carried
out during lie' seasons of 1VUI ami
P.hmi mi uiodci-ately heavy clay loam
t li.it w-al. i tint lira liy yield about tweii-tv-foitr
bi'sliels ef wheat or lifty bush
els of coin per acre. The felilizer ft)'.'- j
inula followed In the main was that,
recount i tilled by Yooi hecs. viz.. nitro
gen I." per ceiii.. phosphoric acid 7.1!
per cold, ami punish twelve per cent.,
applied al the rate of ."''ii pounds per
acre; and was composed of muriate
of potash, nitrate of soda, azotin nnd
mid phosphate. This iniMuiv cost
about S.'IJ per ton. One some plats one
or tti. uo of the fertilizers was omitted,
and the amount applied on the differ
ent plats also Milled. P.arnyiird
manure applied on clover sod at the
rale of twelve to tifieeii two-horse
loads per acre formed one plat In l!ii".
The host results were obtained by
using :i compleie fertilizer in liberal
amounts. The use of nitrogen alone,
either in the foria of nitrate or organic
nitrogen, was lu.pr.ilitiiUo. The yield
on the barnyard manure plat was the
largest obiaiii'd with any of the fertil
izers. This let i i'i-r.i r had a t-ndeney
to ih'lay ami prolong the ripening
period, bin i lie total yield was very
near double thai obtained from any
Cher plat.
Ml the w h-l '. ii i' us- of the com
niiTi 'nil ft", i Ii: t i s o 1 1 s i I " ra hly i'i
creased the j ields and hastened the
lMiiiui ity of tiie crop. The results also
indicate ll.ai mi lands of the tvne used
ui.,. e .-I,,... , is wu iii tee rotation
I il f"i iili.er un
' nitrogen, mm
phosphoric lie
potash would
' rc.piir, moms
ue up ol 1 1 in
II pel' cent.
id ami Iwclv,
more lieailv
if the tomali
per cent,
available
per cent,
meet Ibe
crop than
i the eorl.ees formula, ami would
be
i'i-. nil So per toii cheaper. Ilarlier c. -I
p. nueiits iit the station indicate tiiai
j slllphai" of poiash gives a belter qual
ity of early tomatoes than ihe muriate.
I'lHltil-stl Nl'At ItOXf.
The Hccompa. tying drawing illus
trates very well the improved nests
designed and successfully used by
William Proctor, of Massachusetts.
They are very easily made, and the
plan of construction
Take three boards, m
Is ns follows:
Inch thiol: liy
tv i he He lies
Tl'UleUt leUttlU,
i,do and "f at.) con
The boards are placed
enmity!: apart to admit of two nests
lo l.v sid-.
Shi,,- ,,t i'li li..- Wide and one incli
lb;.-';, i-e,.;-. seiti.-d in ihe d'agi-alii as
I. I.. ,-!,. mi;.-. I across i.oti, I,,, ami
boll. .ol lo le.bl the uprights in pliU.'S
and ina!:e the frame lino. Support!
for Hie nes boxes are wins, desig-
.i I I v c c in Iii- diagram, and to
put tti -in in place holes ate augured
liil'oil'.ii all the hoards, which Is best
done I "I lb- rack is put together.
Strips i, .iil. I wel1 b" li-cl in place of
siMi i.i; ash r iNvrviKsr sr.sr iioxbi.
the wire
.-' I cllgi Ii.
ami
If v.
..ill. I give additional
is n-. d. it will prove
if k.-pi tight.
are made of half
ey an- eleven and a
I V. eh e illi lies long
llliisl I is fa, I
The lies' boxes ill-,
in. ii lumber They -
half inches ivi i v.
and lio ineles il-cp.
made lo pio'eet s; ;
a :-!ep i'of 111.' b O- !
sp-.e,. above ill- I
p.-'l ily ell III" br - 1
Willi boxes Ii c il.i ll
In ,'i iln-ll space bet c
-siitliei. i;t. 'I he impi'i
I lie botlolll is
. lies, providing
iiiigiii on. The
would depclld
i poultry, but
s li'gh :i foiir
n wins will lie
red 1 1 1 s (- boxes
have tin- if hall. age of nig light,
easily made and r.-tdily cleaned.
Am -rii an Agriciil; in isl.
l iulv sii-i,,s ri.iiviue.
Tli" p' ...'teg ef ih- laud ill spring is
an "i.liiiaiy i iaiter in farmers, yet it i
is the no. -i important work ..'l'i.nin"l,
for ibe leas , n i lit: th.. growth of the
i rop ami the yield i!e". iiil mi the tirst
preparation of the sod. The amount
of moisture, warmth and supply of
i pl.lllt limit is I. glllllleil ileeoroing ll)
the capaci'y of the oil lo absorb, re
tain and yield to the crops the ib siroil
elements nce.-sary to otuplet o growth.
'Ihe lime has hc-ii w li-ii potatoes wore
planted in lie sod. fust laying off the
row s .'in. I i n!i iv.it iug the crops after
tic plants no pear. -.1 above '.round, and
it may bo added tlcl go-d crops have
I n secured in that manner. Never
theless, better results have been ob
tained when ih.- land was plowed and
I hen worked over until 11 became line,
in proof of 1 he I i. t lh.it the careful
preparation ,.f ibe -il increases tin
yield, il is well l.ii v.n that a garden
plot will produce more than a Hold, al
though Ihe land of tiie Held may be
fully as rich in p'. til lend as the gar
den ploi. bin tin- difieri in e is that,
the piop.M'il! it'll of the s til for it g. idol!
is usually c .mp'eie. and ! eti the Ii. Id
is treated in the same manner it will
not fail lo show the "lie. Is of the be'
tor preparation. Th- I'. iin.l.iiioti upon
which illl good crop- ii'e built is Ihe
laud, and the beginning of the crop
is w Ii n the laud is plow i d.
Plow in-; the manure i'l i- mi- inethcil
of wolkuig it into ihe soil, bin all farm
ers do not plow their lands the -j'i.i'
depth er turn under their
the -tin 'e milliner. If the
put tlli.l.T ! o deep seine
elapse I . for,, th- reels ,,
ph'lits will gel tl c, u to il.
bo verv loll ; before 111"
manure in
manure is
time must
the young
ii. It will not
ic plants will
IlldiZe It. but
lin.l
early
thiii
good
he ma inn
ml
in the year il
lu ll a t T.,p as
-tart, and ''c
s very Important
oi ll should get a
.-- , f a week at
,c an Injurious
loidd the season
i ' i; i iu re is spread
hen worked into
il.- be-innii!
file, t ell tbi
conic oil ill V.
may
If i.i
.Mel
on the surface
the top soil w ii
plants will be
from the s:.i;i,
fi harrow, the young
nabled to ii- - tin m
mil the harrow will
also render th- soil r.ne. Two objects i
will be , mi. lisle ,1 by s, doing-!
first, the manure ii ---ll' will be imiile !
liner, and. second, (lie liiteiiess of the
soil will result in belief tlisinlcgi a- i
tion of tht tniii'-ral elements existing,
therein, iiiih'pcinleully of tie' manure, I
thus providii
able food ill
throughout
Manure that
very useful
g the plains Willi iivail
tiio beginning, ami aLo
Ih- growing mm -mi.
is plow el iu. dor w ill be
at ih' time the plains
Irtil i l.c lie H e rapid tin'
are inali'rii.g,
growth ef lit.
plains when ciing the
greaier their r
capacity.
p,lW
ami foetlin",
Xo crop
til tile gre
initiate tie
grow and
oil cold -
lieiiid go into the
oil 1111-
1 is
warm oii-ugli to gel"
,',l. Corn l! at begins to
eh,., lod by cold rains,
u ill be Ih.ow ll back ill
, grow ih a week or I wo, or perhaps
I more, inn! ;t 1-. therefore, belter to
: wait a few ,'...s f,,r Ihe so. I to be, oine
i warm than m lose i.ioie valuable time
! in growth lal-i. The warmth will
! depend noon the depth and linein -s
, of tiie so:! an.! its dryness. . wdl
i plowed lit id. thai is properly iiraiiie.1.
wiil be. m i,, warn several days sooner
j than m e with h has been plowed in a
carel.ss ii::: line;-. "he air cntei a
i pmtii is i-ei 1 . iind I he belt goes whei
m r
Ihe
I lie
enter, if Ihe soil is I'm
surnlns water can be more easilv
lied off. as it passes down to the sub
soil and I'eio bt s ihe iimler-dra ins soon
er, but if Ihe oieisiiiro remains near the
: urfato. by reason of shallow plowing,
ihe land w ill bo cold lllil it the seas..n
opens vet warm, at which season corn
should then be well under way. The
rule should be to plow as early as
the soil will permit, and keep it loose
with the harrow. It is an old remark
that no farmer can harrow a field too
often. It may add to the expense for
labor, but the crop will he better en
abled to delve plant foods, moisture
and warmth, ns the fine soil stores
water that would be lost in summer On
j hard soils r.nd gives it to the plants
win n il ir inosl required.
ttiia Itecord.
Philaikl
rv T--y.- r '
VilllllthlH TcOllll'HIT.
tlood roads tediiee ihe wear ami tear
on hoists, harness and vehicles, no
fording to the testimony that follows:
Cciieral Stone One farmer, when 1
asked him how he was getting on pay
ing liis tiixos foi new roads, replied:
"I save more on repairs on my wagons
nnd harness than the whole amount or
iny tax on good roads."
Charles I.. Andrews. Mnorestown.
X. .1. The stone loads have every ad
vantage over the dirt roads. They
arc much easier on horses. They are
a saving of horseflesh, saving of time,
nnd, as "time is money." consequently
a saving of money.
Charles S. Alhetsoii. Magnolia. X.J.
I am part owner and operate a farm
of two hundred acres near the line of
the recently coinplelul "White Horse"
lelford road. 1 consider this road one
of the greatest public beiielils ever
conferred upon the people of this local
ity. At a distance of eight miles it
brings us nearly an hour nearer mar
ket. It eiiabbs us to dispense wi!1!
one team. Our teams are iu better
condition and require less f 1 and ai-
Miiion ill tloiug the mil:,' a.amint of
carting. We make a daily saving of
one cent a horse per mile.
Thomas .1. Loans. Mooivstown. X. .1.
When a fanner living alongside a
stone road sends out his team with n
load they do not seem to pull the load;
it just rolls along, ami they accoin-
i pany it.
j William Jones. Mcdford. X. .1.-1
i live fifteen miles from Philadelphia.
and a great fount! f my business 19
the growing of truck for that market.
At present I am live miles from a
stone road, ami I am obliged to put
four horses to my truck wagon nnd
send two men with ii inn il they reach
the stone road; then the leading team
is taken off and one man brings it
j buck home, ami the other settles back
I in liis gig top and goes to sloop, ns
j there is no danger of a loaded team
i leaving the stone road-bed until city
pavements arc reached.
TrriitmiMit of Htimli Wilh fiai Tar.
! While roads in the 1'uited States
I have been Heated with crude oil to lay
the dust ami render them compact, in
I Italy the same cud has been attained
by using gas tar. and the i xporinients
which have been made seem lo be quite
i successful. M. i!. Kitnini. the district
! engineer at Lugo, near Kaveiina. lino
i published an account of the application
of gas tar to some sections of the pub
. lie road iu thai locality, lie uses it
: iu two different places on the provin
cial route near Lugo, where the eircii
; l.-it ion is very active. The tivst portion
treated measures forty feet long nnd
' ton feet wide and the second ".VI feet
. long and thirtcm feet wide. In spite
of the prolonged dryness the results of
lliis treatment have exceeded the ex
pectations, ami the surface of the road
has become very hard and compact, so
thai It is tlillicult to pierce it. There
Is no dust ami the rainwater Hows off
without peneiraiing. and thus there is
l.o mud formed. Tin color of the soil
1 nines thai of a very dark sand. It
is net necessary lo treat the whole sur
face 'of the road, but only a band in
the middle about twelve feet wide. As
to tl ost of the treatment It is estl-
! mated at only .S;m! per mile. At. 111
i mmi is making observations of the two
. sectit.1l) i thus lrcatid before applying
' it o:i :i larger scale.
A Cnvrriiiimiil Howl far Light VehlrlM.
Aii enthusiastic antoninhilist has re
cently revived a proposition which
was niUociited a century ago. hut has
lain dormant for many years. It Is
for a i io eminent road from Xev York
to Chicago, and possibly to the Pacific.
This road Is to be suitable for bicycles,
aill ilnlcs and light carriages. As
phalt Is spoken of as the most suitable
piiM-meiit for tin- rubber tired vehicles.
The main road would be through the
most thickly smiled seel ions, with
branch roads loading to important
points In the neighborhood of the
unite. 'I he proposition at tirst seems,
says an ct hange. great and the cost
iitisiit iiioiiutiihlc. bin whin it Is con
s.dei' ,1 w hill the combined efforts of
the varlors cities bent'tind could do.
Hie preposition coins more feasible.
The ureal w oik w hii h has been no-
oiiiplisheil by the bit Vi le riders of
lliis ctiontiy for the improvement of
the h.thuavs is certainly wonderful,
i'tnl shows Hint is possible when lllB
it.eigics of :i large noinliir arc eon.
. , nt ra .,.! low. ml llie m.-'io ciul. Such
ar i uie pi isc would nm encroach upon
ibe business of any company. Sine its
pnris,. would be entirely Identified
w p li the i t w industry.
ei' mm l-ia: lug.
w dliiig in i iii w bill we
;ig it is p. il. liable, bill l o
t lice will (iM rcoille till!
i, I la ie. Therefore it
i l.ie.w lh.it many of Ihe
,- alt jilsl Ihe things we
,euli..ls ii 11 us that lea
not only harmless, but
b.n'i begin io dt ink tlietu
j .should, pinv .o
I .ll.iolUil el m
I loitls, li, l .lsiC.,
I is tlciiglitiiil r
j l'l-illgS W c t li.
llcctl. I lie s,
and tiiltec nr.
lielpllll. if We
until Wi aie il.iiiv, ami ll We Hon t pay
lcs.s Hum iniil.v cents a pound. CnlTee
has receiilly escaped tlotu ihe hitler
ban. for n very g-o .1 brand may liov.
bo bought fi r l"ss than iwinty livc
cents. Another important point t ie
member is that if we would live Ion-;
ami prosper neither coffee nor le
should be drunk unless the ground
are iiiiioni) williir. ai least ten min
utes 'li ter making. Coffee, If boiled ai
all, should be b'lilod quickly. Imt tea
should npvor boil"! A t ertniu aniount
of t.lli:.4l hi nL.cims.ul.V ly Vetn tiiO L-
meu t-ynteu amiable.