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VOL. XXV.
lTITSWmo, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C. THURSDAY, MAY 23, liMW.
NO. 41
THE-rY5TERT- oFTfilr
fir. V
1 lorcncc -waraen,
Author or 44 The Aousc on IU.C Aarsh," ck.j
ll'opyriht, 1h, by IMitI HoniiM'i Sinn. :
ClIAl'TKK
VIII.
Now tin- Intention if tin two con
spirators, who svere conspiring, wil li
mit Clifford's knosvltilge, to cure liim
of his Infatuation, was to keep Ibis
luckless adventure from online to his
ciirs. lint it leaked out In spite of
Uiciii, and one evening, when they
were enjoying their pipes in the rooms
they shared together, they found
theiiiselves conf routed with Kins hlui
hclf, in a slate of boiling indignation.
It was in vain they tried lo prove to
li i 11 how laudalile their intentions
had lieen. how much for the good of
the yountr lady herself II -would have
been If they could have cleared up the
ugly mystery.
"If you could have cleared it up. no
one would have lieen more thankful,
more grateful' than I." retorted Clif
ford, whose face had grown hazard
with anxiety, with iinhuppilies n
Nell's account. "Jim lo scud a soling
fool, without tact, without delicacy,
like I.owndes. spying aliout, and ui.iU
ing 11 thunderiii',' idiol of hin-.si V -why
it wits more what you would cx
Jieet of a couple of schoolboys than of
two full .mow n men out of JIanweU:"
"As to that.-' replied Ctiliybriire.
mildly. "I don't know that Losvnd"s
lias less tact than any body else. I
must say t.iat. In the circumstances. 1
fhoulil have acted very much as h
lid; nt least as far as following the
woman to l he ro.mi ami through tli"
window was concerned. One doesn't
stand upon strict ceremony with a
thief, even a female one."
"Nell Claris is not a thief!" cried
Clifford, with excitement. "I would
Hot believe i! if nil the judges atel
magistrates in Kiigiand told me so!"
"Ah. that's it! You will not believe.
I'.ul, my dear fellow, do you think
l.owiulcs had anything to gain by loll
in a story w hich shosvctl him in such
II ridiculous and uu liyuitied light';"
"I think tiiat it' he hail been a man
of more judgment and tact he would
have found out something worth li ml -Ing
out. and not have made an ass of
himself during the p;iiceodiiigs."
"Xuw. my dear Clifford, you are uu
rcasonatile, as all pi rsoiis suffering
from your ailment arc" said Coiiy
heare. rising, and siumling in a judi
cial at filiate in front of the lire. "P.e
cause you admire this young wonian.
yoit Ihink she is iiieupalilc of a crime
which has. in my opinion. Im ii traced
clearly home lo ln-r. If the woman
whom Lowndes saw and followed was
not Miss Claris, hotv was it that she
made, when pursii".l. s-.rnight for Miss
Claris' room? Could Miss Claris have
n liedfell.iw - there was only one lied
In the room wiihoiil knowing it? If
she had a bodfelloiv. would not some
person iu the hoii-.e have been ac
quainted wiili i lie fai l, anil would not
Hie sudden disappearance ot this per- j
noil arouse suspicion even iu tile inno- '
ten I i li i ml of Miss Claris';"
"Hut I don't believe a Word of Ihe i
Whole story. Lowndes had too much
whisky before going to bed. and hav
ing his mind full of tales you had told
him. he dreamed that he saw a woman
in the room, mid started in pursuit of
a wholly imaginary figure. You kuosv
lie admits he hail nothing sioleti. The.
only part of the story which 1 do be- j
lieve is his own idiotic Might through a
door and a window, and (lie hath iu j
the riser svliich sobered him."
"All right," said Coiiybcare. "It's1
no business of mine whether you be- 1
lieve Lowndes or not. Lei us drop the
subject." I
Hut to Clifford there was only one j
subject ill the world, and lis he' collbi :
Hot talk iiboul that he would lint talk j
nhout anything. He sat moodily si-1
lent for ten minutes, paying no heed
to the conversation of the other tsvo,
and then abruptly tool; his leave.
As soon as he hud pone Couybeare
fh owed great excllciiHiit.
"Look here.'' said lie, svilh dclcr
Miuation. "that fellow's being ruined
by his infaiuatioii for this little jatle.
If we don't, manage to bring matters
to a climax he'll be beforehand with
its by going down ami marrying her,
or some such folly. We've tried semi-
ing down au amateur detective, and j
It's Ihtu a failure. Let's try a profes
sional one."
But Willie hung buck.
"I don'i quite like to Jo Hint." ob
jected he. "Supposing the girl didn't
do It, after all, you know? It would
make us feel rather small, wouldn't
it? And then, of course, Clifford would
be more madly infatuated than ever.
He would rush rlosvu with a license in
oue pocket and u ring in the other, and
she'd ccine back 'Mr. King' iu the
twinkling of au eye."
"Well, and why on earth shouldn't
be. if the jjitTs all right'.'" said Couy
beare, composedly. "I ishould iiase
Dothine to say a;aiiut th "
But I should." pjisisted Willie. "If
you hadn't persuaded me to think her
a thief 1 should have liked her to be
'Mrs. .Ionian.' Ami if she does turn
out to he innocent "
"Sim Won't," replied Conyhcare,
placidly. "I am not in love with the
j!irl, and I can see MMth clear eyes.
Hut she's so preciously artful that it
would take a closer chap to bring her
to boo',.. 1 shall call round at a detec
tive agent's io -marrow."
Now although both the. friends were
careful to keep ihe fact of this deter
mination fitiii Clifford's ears, the
LLC'Sfllllllllllllllll'lllihi s VV'. '
IH.,u
1 -n-n
young barrister was shrewd enough n.
guess that, having gone so far un-iio.
ccssfiilly, they would feel hound In
lake some steps to vindicate, their sa
gacity. So fully eclivineed was he lli.it they
would make soni" fresh at tempt lo lis
the guilt of the robberies oil Nell that
he went down lo Coniislahs at Ihe
end of the week, ami on the Sunday
morning walked over to lie l'.lue Lion
witli the intention of warning her that
she and her uncle would probably be
subjected lo more annoyance of liie
kind from which they had recently
suffered.
His road lay past Shingle Hud. and
(is he approached Colonel Itostal's
house he overlook Ihe oi l geiitlciua 1
and his daughter on their way back
from church.
The colonel, recognizing Clifford, as
the latter merely rai-ed his hat and
Would have passed, called him lo slop.
"No, no," said he, good htiinorcdly,
"we don't get so many visitors down
from London ai this til e of year thai
we call afford to lei you go by like
that."
Miss liostal, however, Was less cor
dial. She (lid not offer lo shake hands
with him. and she eyed his tweed suit
and losv crowned hat with open dis
favor. "I am afraid," said Clifford, "that
Miss liosi.'il thinks 1 haven't hroiigii,
enough of Loudon down with inv."
The coloii'l laughed, and said limy
would overlook that. J'.ut the prim Ut
ile lady said icily:
"1 know that young men take filings
easily, nowadays. It is the fashion,
lint it used to he thought rather shock
ing to see a gentleman i n Sundays
without a frock coat and a tall hat. 1
iiiii old fashioned at: 1 prejudiced, 1
suppose, but
Her father iiitcrntptcd her.
"(!oo. gracious, Theodora, if you are
old-fashion".!, wliai ought i to beV
And 1 should think Mr. King very fool
ish lo wall; along a country read in
his Horn! street get up on Sunday or
any ot her day."
"l)li, ir is I who am foolish!" retorted
Miss Tlieoilora. "i suppose the clergy
man ilidli'l mind: he gels too inlleli
used to that soli of tiling nowadays,
lint ill my young days a vicar would
have felt himself insulted if any mem
ber of the upper cl.is.-os Jin (I appeared
at service iu such a costume."
liven i lie colonel, who was presum
ably accustomed lo his daughter's va
garies, was astonished al her acrimo
nious loins. Clifford, who svas hardly
prepared with an ai:-wor, was much
relieved when she made an excuse of
preparing d 'niter lo leave him with
her father.
As the spare figure, with its curious
ly old fashioned dress of lifleeii years
,flck. lifted up iis skins witli both
lm,s, in u. ancient manner, and dis
appeared into ihe lnoi-e. the cololicl
I.,,,,,,. ,, silelillv.
" J need not apologize for my daugh
ter, 1 suppose," hi' said, ss iih a twinkle
in his eye. "Women fossilize more
quickly than we do. you know."
"1 really began to feel ruihcr fright
ened," said Clifford. "I was speeiihu-
lug as to wiiat would happen if I
-(muld .. slip the fact that I hadn't
been to church at all this morning.''
"She knesv that as svell as we did, 1
imagine," said the colonel. "The vicar
gave us an hour and ten minutes of it
this morning, .so I suppose she fell bit
ter." "1 don't see why she should huso
vented her feelings on me," murmured
Clifford.
Hut the old gentleman suddenly
Stopped short. Ho had been walking
on with Clifford in the direction of the
lilue Lion.
"I have It!" he exclaimed with con
viction. "It's on account of Nell Cla
ris, her littp- protege. My daughter is
very indignant about, the way iusvhieli
Ihe girl has been persecuted lately,
and I suppose sin thinks that you
have had something to do with it."
"Then indeed she is sToiig"' tried
Clifford, holly. "Nobody is more an
gry that I am aboiii il. And you will
i.eiirve me when I tell you that 1 have
come doss' li
n lid for the
wife."
The old ;
purpose t
eoiid lime,
ask Nell.
to be my
I'M. Ill
Willi
vivid inteiesi.
"Coiue back svilh mc: do come iu
side the house stjih me for one min
ute," he said, svitti as much excite
ment as tiie s tiling man himself had
shown. "Tlieoilora s ill be ready to
embrace you svheti .-he hears "
Hut Clifford, who sas In no hurry
to be embr.ii ed b.s Tlieoilora. excu -d
ii i nisei f. lie had -o little time, lie
taid. he was afraid lie should hardly
lie uMs to feet bar'., to Couii-lair- be
fore dark.
"Tell Miss TlieodoLi." snid he, "that
I am very grateful to her for believing
iu my thirling girl. 1 call her mine,
although she svoii'l give niellio right l.i
do so. Iiiii 1 lia n't given up In-p ',
ami I shall not tin so, even if she re
fuses me again."
Still it was Willi very lit lie lonll
ih uce iu bis immediate chances of suc
cess tl ' Clifford, after taking leave
of the co'ionc!, walked briskly o,i t i
the little inn. lit' had wri.liii to
Neil llilee or four times, without 1"
eeiviug a single line in answer. She
had not rciurud his letters; she must
have received niif. had probably read
them. If there was anything lo hope
for iu that fact, he might hug tint
thought lo his heart; but. considering
the terms iu which lie had written,
the warmth wil 1 1 svliich he begged her
to hi him come down and sec her,
there was very little encouragement
iu thai.
lie was luckier lhali he had ventured
i s expect, l'or as he came over the
little bridge which spanned the river
lie sasv Nell herself approaching the
bouse from the opposite direction. She
had her prayer book iu her hand, and
was evidently returning from St roan,
where she had been lo church.
She saw him as soon as ho saw her,
stopped, turned pale, and ran a few
slips to the lefi, evidently with the
hope of escaping into the fields behind
a group of cottages svliich stood be
tween her and ihe iiiii. Hut Clifford
was too (p ick for her. Sim saw by
lie pace by which he approached that
ii svass iiseit'ss to try lo avoid him, so
she gave ip the al tempi, and came
s.eailily on svilh lei' eyes on the
ground.
"Mi-s Ciar;-! Nell!" said he, ill a
low Voice, as he came up lo her.
Sic raised lo r eyes to his face for a
mom tit only, and he saw that a great
change had taken place in the girl
.-lin e hr had last Mfii her. There svas
iu her f a snlhei expression, as dif
ferent as possible from ihe childlike
o.H uness of face and manner which
had sect I in him her greatest charm.
And his in art s 1 1 1 1 1 him as ho
thought that this ( hange had I ll
brought about, (hough unintentionally
indeed, by him.
"You are not glad to see inc. 1 call
seer thai." In- went on. hurriedly, as he
Mined and kepi pace with her. "(if
course. 1 had no rigid to expect that
you svoiild be. but still I had Imped.'
She made no answer.
"Von get my letters'?''
"Yes." answered Nell, in a tone in
sshieh he svas surprised to doted a irc
lii'ir. , 1 1 knosv that I asked you to let
me t nine down'?"
"1 I did mo write lo say that you
might, though."
Hut Ict tone was not angry, ho
though'.
"Well. I did svaii as long as 1 could,
but, Nell. 1 svas too miserable to wait,
any longer. And nosv that I see you,
and set- that you look changed, and
think that it is my fault, I feel as if
1 could hang myself.''
lie Imped she svouid say something,
but she did not. After a fesv mo
ments' silence he saw thai a tear was
falling down her cheek.
"(ill, my darling!" broke mil Clif
ford, unable lo resirain himself any
longer, "won't you let me marry you
and lake you away'? You have known
me long enough now, haven't you'?"
Hut Nell shook her head.
"I svoiild never marry any one till
this affair of the robin lies svas cleared
up," answered she. lirmly.
"And can't you help us to lind it
out '.'"
At this her face changed, t'he
looked up at him with au expression
of angry th-haiieo.
"Thai is ssiiaf you c.iiue down for,
lin n to see svhi'llier I could tell you
anything, and satisfy your curiosity
svithout your having the trouble of
sending any more detectives tlosvn!''
she cried, uttering the svords svith
breathless rapidity, while her frame
shook from head lo fool. "No, Mr.
King, 1 don't know anything, and if 1
did I wouldn't tell you. You haw be
gun by prying; info this business your
ossn svay; you may liuisli it you own
way. loo!"
"Nell, surely you don't think I had
anything lo do with that, svrelehed
business! You caul think so-you
can'l! Why, it is to svarn you that I
have come to svaru you that some olio
else may be sent. Mind, 1 doii'l know
this; 1 only guess it, but I thought it
right that you should know."
Hut instead of seeming grab fill for
;he informal ion, Nell evidently look it
as a fresh offense.
"Why should you svarn me?" she
:;slt d, and lie pallor of h r fate gave.
place suddenly to a red blush of an
"Is ir that I may put a check to
lay larcenous prop iis'le s until he h.n
-(lie a svay again '.' '
"Nell, Nell, iiosv can you? You
ssoiild not if you knew how horribly
it makes mo suffer!''
"Sulfer! Ah. it does mailer when you
railfer. doesn't it ? Jim when it is only
a country innkeeper's nitc who suf
fers, who can s'? Au.l yet one svouid
have thought t in- svouid have
thought '
Shi' broke down . ompleleiy and
burst into tears. Clifford svas at least
as uuhappy as she, ami there was
moisture in his own ;yes as lie tried in
vain to c imfoi l her. He tli I succeed
al last. hoSM'vcr. iu making Ict con
less thai she had never Inlawed Ilia',
he had any idi.ire iu ihe sending from
town of the amateur ill tective. .lack
I.owndes. As for Uil fresh arrival
svliieh Clifford told h' l to expect she
shrugged her shoulders about il svhtii
she had jtowii a In lie iiiliner.
"Lei ilieni send him." she slid, reck
lessly. "I shall leu t-vt n ailr.se my
niicl" t rrlus-.' to ,-t him stay, oven
if 1 guessed svho he is It must all b
leuiid .mi seui" ('ay. and ih' harder
they ivy, itc . leuei it sviil all le over. '
As tdm wa ' HOW quilt valla dll'l
dry eye I. I'liliord i: nl' ou" more ai
ieinpi to ;.ci at her owu real s jews of
the mystery. Sue had grown kinder
to him, and had sntUil'til him of all
blaim. I 'or her o .sii sake he must
make use of the opportunity.
And again svueii l;e pui his nii---i i. ii
there, came into ihe gin's lace ihut cti
lions look, as if a sagi;e, h mining
memory had tlit iiiiictl h r lane!.
"1 fell you Si.lcii nly , I have no more
ilea lliait you have you self." said
siie. "I will iMiifc-s n .w that 1 had a
ert of horr.ble s r: of fa f idea U'
f. - "
'i'u be Lout iniied
joieiceoioioss
M
ill ML.
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Iffilnf
.httl-i(y timt I'lU'sitipti.
Salsify ami parsnips should be plant'
cd on a deep, rich : od. A fertile, light,
loamy oil, v lien supplied siith water
hold, tig humr.s. U the hi si. When t he !
Soil is lloi deep, il is belter lo he.l up ill I
rows. Hut this rentiers the plants more ,
(lillieult to svork. and enables tiie mois
ture to escap more iv.'.iiiiy. Where
drouths are common this is a :eiitiiis
ctmsiileral ion.
J'lowiiig uadcr svcll rotted manure
to au increasing depth svi.U sot n pro- I of silage is ooiniiieiv o to tuberculosis in
(luce a rich, sittings soil ci, liable i.ficalile. This weird .-illegal ion is e it a
growing auyllilng yoi u i.h to plant, j
and tliis should bo the ci. minion of tl.e: certain large farm in Nesv .icr-ey
garden. Hall rolled inaino'e siiouhl mu I tuberculosis mad" lis appearem t
he a; -plied lo these i crops, ll has ! among a held of dairy cattle. As a
a tendency to ca:i.. their branching. eoleeideneo silage had I u used as a
which is, of course, very in. desirabh : feed on that farm for several years. In
l'arsiilp seetl should he' planted very J stead of iish nhig i he right trouble the
early iu southern latitudes tli.it the cause svas charged up to lie. use of
ground mav icmain damn mill! tic ! silage. This of cur-i- svas an easy
seed, which arc scry slow to gcrnii
Hat", come up. Sonic of ihe gardener:
place the seed in a bag and put ll.cm
ill the ground or sonic damp place uiilii I
uearlv reads- bi spror.i. !
An excellent way to insure a stand j
of parsnip or other plants, when grown .
on a small s, .i... i to mutch the sur- I
face, ,'ificr jikinliiig. svilh line manure.
This mulch svill serve many purposes.
It svill furnish plant food for the young
plants before they h.:e been supplied
svith many f. . irng roots. It sviil also
keep the soil light and damp, and will
prevent Ihe escape of moisture.
In family gardens svhero the ground
remains frozen, parsnips and salsify
bad best be left ss here grosvn until
wanted for use. I'rost svill not injure
them. Alheii 1) Warner, In Nosv York
Tribune Parmer.
A Itclii Support.
i A device svliich adds greatly to the
(oiiifoii and safety of driving lias re
' ci'iilly been in si tunl by Mr. W. S.
j Neal. of Alabama, ll consists of a
j simple support svhich can be retuiily
i oliache.l to a vehicle to prevent the
reins from getting beneath the tail of
the horse. The device also does assay
with iheiiecessityof constantly holding
I the reins up. since tiie weight of the
reins passing over the support will
itrix si ii'oui'.
I;eep f ti-'iu taut. The driver is thus at
lib'iiy lo rest his hamN on his lap.
The support comprises a rod, provided
with a cross-piece a! its upper epd oil
which Ihe reins are siipiioricd. and ai
lis losver end it is thteadetl into a
lamp which set urcs it to the vehicle.
This threaded conne iloti permits the
device to 1"' adjusted lo any convenient
h 'iglit, where it is secured by lock lulls.
Wli ii applied to a one horse vehicle,
: tli" ltd lakes Ihe place of Ih" bolt
' which ordinarily holds the cross bar
(lint silicic tiee together. When applied
i to a issohoi-sc vehicle. t!a cl.iiup Is
! sopped around lite longiie. or ii may I e
; attached to the single au.l ilonlnc trees
of Ihe vehicle ill the same manner as
, applied In Ike cross-bar and singlo-tiee
! of a oiic-hor-.' s chicle. Sfioiitilic
j Atiicliean.
: i lie I nn nf ( lii. kcii".
- ...... ....... I, ..... .n.-.o-,,l I '
" '" . " '. , i
n t lent mil. not a Icasr I. nay and a;
! faniiue to im.r.ow, bu. a teguiar .- '
(11 11 till lIH'i.t. I to, iij.j.oc, nil ., o,
ihose iimier the care of a h ::, Ion i.c-i
. to ihose rca.i .1 io a I i I. r.
The first fesv days after Ii itching are
the most imp I i. to of all, ai d Ihe
slightest iii"'l 'i I ss ill oflea cause the
Joss of an en; ire In cod.
Il is n Uc- lo say th.il liie l-ii
Iiiusi he fre." from miles, oiiierss Is thej
knosv that cl.i. k- do imi ihrise ss lieu 1
they hise milts
Let the hen and chicks remain iu m-l i
for at least tsventy four hours a i ter i In
la-t otic ha- hi;, ,c I. tluii le'itove lleiil j
to n dry, warm cop. under ;. shed if
possil'lc. sviu-.c Ih" -nil svill shim. 'I he
coop should be lii ole of slat-, ICI oi
tise to I lie. itel tsstt of Ihiee led I
high. A box I" r.'o-f in should i , ai -
liipged it an o, fiii'i". ill tml. so that)
the I on may , a-s in an.l "if at
1
The t lie k- s .!1 i I no lood I,., iliir I
ty-.-ix' L'.'ir-. but tl . -sv pieces , : s'.il
g't'.it!. imii-icni' l. s,ii,,i p,, gpen to
the le-ii.
Tii- in -I let d l"t : he t hicks may he
si. tie trackers, o.iim'.il or baked corn
bund, tin lis. i former being prefera
ble. I'.olh should be slightly moistened.
i. in neser mti.!-' "it. Pin- g.ii shmil i!
lt scatlcretl osi r ll." food, and i'res.i
Witter BIS ell.
,1, -.I
chicks c.iuiio; f t:l into il.
llll Hot l.isv i ill. ll food, bllt gist- il
four times a d.y for 'lie lirsl so.!:
after svhii li uoeniii'.. itooii and nigii!
ss .ll be often .'iimi-h. When a svi
eltl leinose th p I" a "hi'.ily giro-
pllii, llUl Still n- ep I tic hill VOIIIilK ti.
: J f m
.AW
The chicks e 111 pass in and out. but
return to tin- coo;, at the approach of
danger. Muse the coi.p every few days,
so that tie- tilth ill not iicuiimla'c.
Close up the from of ro oiing box at
Hid,,, atal if t w is heavy keep tie'
i hicks i entile il uniil the sun has par
tially tirieil llii grass.
Chicks under this management g .ev
rapidly, an. I the h"ii will usually .i ..n
I hem inid begin lo lay in ai.'.i.t l-.ur
Weeks. She should I lu'll be given her
freedom, l ul Ih" chicks svill still re
turn to t ho coop for food, and will roust
in tiie box al night. Homo nii-l farm.
The Value of Sllimc
Again ii is charged that the feed ins
About lil'icen years ago on a i
way of explaining the trouble.
Silos ami silage have had fool friends
ever since the subject svas first
broached in tins country. I ho over,
zealous ones laiia.-d Impossibilities l'..r
' h's feeding stuff. Naturally cmutgli j
this aroused iiiita'.'..iil--iu and opposition 1
among the i ini-crv.-i; i fes. A inoiig o! le r i
things f.il-ii!"i's svere told thai silage I
svoMt.l eat up tli. teeth of their ess ;
ami cet oiti liie linings of their t -csV j
stomai hs. Hut the feeding of silage j
has gone steadily forsvard in s;,;.,. ,,f
feolt-.li ' tali::-- ali.l utifoUlldi'd marge-', t
In many parts of the Middle West,
notably in Wis-coii in. great mnnhers
of silos are being erected. S's'c are re- j
liable Informed that iu the Slate of :
Nesv York two years a;o probably rot
less than pl.C-ltl silos SVel'o built. Solll"
ilairyiaeii have nosv fed silage as long
as tifti'cti lo eighteen years, ami loose
svho have used it th" inns! fre dy and ;
know be-' of iis merits ex;-. ih m
selves SSt'l) StUislil' l svilh lis cout Itn'e.t
Use. Tlc-ir le'iils are healthy and tie
young si oi l; s ig .roils, shtisving mi ill
cl'feds svbere the m.iicrial has becu ra
tionally used.
Slo. kiiion svh'i lit.il their cattle suffer
ing for feed tlurilf" the liiiilsuuill'.er ami
early fall shortage of pastures ami
those svlio seek for a cheap siiecuieiil
f I for stock of all kinds in winter
should Iti'teniliii' that tiie corn plant .
Is the cliciitiesi forage sub-tan, t- avail-
able iu ibis toiiniry. and placed ill Ihe
silo al ripening time furnishes n vast
ijiluniiiy of fool sshioh is compactly
storcit jiinl as; ilable svtili all iis siit
tiikiitc svhiil H ost needed. The s;ln
has come o stay iu America ami silage
is misy an important factor in feeding
operations on ions of thousands of
farms in lliis country. Tiie fooli-h
friends of the silo have about disap
peared. Il should Ho longer be sub
jected to charges thai base absoluicly
no foundation, sin ii as ilia! in some
svay ii is eo'.i.bi. is e to tuberciiiosis ill
entile. The Hr, der's daze,!,..
l-(t-i;iariillg ot I'i-liit Tici'd.
If a fruit tree is ti h.'.iithy gitcver
Inn a poor bearer, or if t'n" ipiality (".
M'tiiHtl of ils fruit is t:;;s;:ii. factory, it
call be reforiued by lop grafting. This
svork etui best be ii ei,. alter the buds
ssvel! iind heforc I lev burst into grossih
,11 liie spring. Ihe so. on.s should litise
been .-ut ill early ss Inter, packed li
damp lei vcs. and lo pi a; :i tempt ra i it re
only a tie. i u' i wo above f rccv.'ie...
ami lln-ir Jicls !;,,.:!,! be tlorii.anl
gltlflillg tine. The sciolts are bes
f",en fit, in 1. earing trees, as one in i.v
ilnii knosv thecxtiii habit of toe vail
etc irnfled.
Ttie opera I inn is sia.pl,., but to be
sin- e,t ul mit-i be skilfully ilopo. 'l iie
tools i. jiiiii'd :i stis". chisel and
malic! !! hcadii g iu the branches to
be gri'liil. a sharp knife for shaping
the scions ami wax for covering the
SVomios. The i t. la. lie; of the tree
lo be ui.if'e I are !'... -I nf1' '.vhere they
are f.-oiii .ii.-. io pv.i inches in tliaiu-
eler. the ge a I symmetry of the head
being kept iu iciittl. I Inch slump is
then split III il, il: iiiieicr svllli tin'
chisel, the cleft being i.ept oen ss ith a
ssedgf until the M'iei.s tati bo inscrtcil.
Mr.l.e ?i r, edge shaped cut at the b.i.-e
of i!ie scion, svlth a ho.! al ihe top of
the wedge, the faces of tile wedge
a hoi! i an im-h long, sitisitig svilh the
.. . . . ' ; . .
,..,. ,-,. ,,,. ! ,;;.; ,., ,;.';,:;,.,
i. f .,,.,1 I,, ,l
! larger t ss'o. care b. ing taken thai the
st i.iti s'lti'i rest iii ihe line of tin- inner i
bark ..f lite ilm'i. or bet ween its wo-,,1
an.l bark. Tie' of ih- ,.,:,. ':
sscdgo s lid be t t.nn.lei, Is- covcrol bv
iii.- limb when the scion- arc Iu place; '
il.t. oiin of Ho. limbs svtll holil tl,,.,
scions set nr. ly
'IT. Ill
Ihe -cioiis ar,. tla-n to
.tend
e!y cosii
ssiili giiilllu: ssa. S h oi the scions
iiiise tit.nl" i i.c sear'- git.ssih, all the
siil.. I.r.iii.h belosv ilicui shoubl le
p-.iiliftl oil. ami the life thus becomes
-hanged io the grafted sat it ty. If 100
il .! ,..,,. I, .I..M- ti n n.-if,
, ' . " '
ut. I'here :ir-' mitiy it s. Vlilifr
f the tollo s leg i s nisfa, t.-iry:
1 --lit 'ill. I ..ill p.i! ir I ;. '' . i-hl : I.Pi'S-
'.ix. tsso part-: talloss. ..ne liarl. Melt
I
together aia I pour into a pnl of coM
ssator. Th :i gic.isc lite h.. lids, aufj pull
tic ' :ix nut il i- iieiiis white. Cr.:-'
,,f t;:i he-i s axes, eiilmr tor imlc-sj r.v
mitilior use.
'.'. Melt mx pail- ss i ii" i oj. in with
one pin bi. ssvax: it niose from stove
and peri lally cool by siirtii.g. Ihtui add
gradually ssiili , om imied stirring -
, . ..I...I I,, th,. into,,:,,
i ' " .
1 i.lg".-Ainer can Agrli
lurist.
j 1 If itlllfS.
It 1 Ihe little (.digs 1 1 1 it tell. A man
I ss in. is facing brifkiuplc.v and tl.sho'ior
; ss ii li a courageous- snide svill My iuio
hysterics ss hen In. can't get his vollai-
j bill IcIUii. Mess loik I'rcs.
r
I G 0 0 D 0 j
I Q RO A I) S. :
The C'ot of ltn'1 i:ti-.b.
T Is esliina'.'..!. nftt-r tli-.-r-oiijjli
invw-t'ir'ieu.
nln.-ty per t":t. wf t; T
jioiiml of freight ct,rri".l by
rail or sv titer h;; Lm or
will be carried ow
public reads of the country.
It i dlliieuk to impress 1'iiihk fad
en the public. Thu farmer do" i'"'
ra! -ulate the wnr ml K'.tr c; hi
horses and v. hides in fur.spoiiiii'i his
products from horn" ami his piiidia'cs
to his home. lie do -s not ilaiige for
hiJ time iu travi 'ieg ovi r tiie roads,
lie Is g-nciully in no particular hurry,
m il svo'ih ,s soon make two trips to
town -is ere i rin. Hsv lo impress on
Mo i "ii.i it... no!. lie "cti rally the ''.! ' I
nf had roads and tic proMi " I- ' '
loads is a problem svV- 'i !'.o!.so:
I alia, of the Purdue 1'm.t "' 1 ''
(tiac.'i. undertook to x.'.sc. ami ::- -. tie-
lo I'.r.e sol'.'."! It. He lei-! 'I ! '"
proposition that penc::;!- m ;:' I I
woohl I. em-tit tl.e le f
c.'min mi t ii s. in f'.e :;.: !'!.: '. :'.'. it
they svoii'd
!: m, mir.c tl
portal ion betv.e
::! ait ! ma: t
I., lak" s.i :i
.; s .:i bus ,i.
Mi, able 'he farm
cf market ll'.ieie:,
st-ning:
i'. r.iill r-ai. ;:'
y., ; ;c; 1 p-.:r. 'ei-
i:rr tlr.'es of eo''.p:
I!etHie.. ihe ss-. a
ptit uos aie! st hit I
Ml.hilii e Ihe I:. a
tale.
t of f..-:i p.
tuti i. lilies ,
'
'''''' "
' ' "
tttt.I '"
t v.-ii
In order t' aseeri.tln fro-ti tie fn:
rs ihemse'.vcs ih lio 's fi."i st'n'ch kti'
ou'd liltlec :',!tsse;-s. !! !' ! r ! 1 a '. i '. ( I'
I.cgat'V.'. to pis propose :oi;S.
le
,i-.s. , to then ihe following
alolics:
1. Aboi't v.'l
public htgh'vtise
j t'opoti i ii wf t!
", i:i cattii'y a:
'"'
'
I ie..- g I grascl r- :nl'?
o. p'castt e-iiuiile ihe iiv.a:
i "cas-e tin tlolla.'s ami n'si in the sell
ing price p' r acre of lat.d Ihrougiu'ttt
ihe county, as ih.. t. -ill; if such gr ivr !
l-.tgd-.
;;. if i ll ih,- p'.tbllc roads- in y Uur
illtltV s'oro c. .livertetj lUI-l i If'irost , I
j ; ..,u',.
h.isv mm h. In your .iu.lg
io, oi sr. ml,! it itnrc:t-e lif tl vera g
!!L
selling pt . per at re of html tli'ofg!.- j It '-at t."t ,!oiib'cd thai as a sour,
out vour counts"? , "'' tail.:.-" ii' among ihe U-'.i u;U'W
What would
cost per mill
1 fair cdi.mi'f ?
: , .nscrt'.ic' iiir
cottiifo-.i (llrl reiiils as they imsv exist
into good gras'd inti-ls. prevhle,!. cf
.ours". the work were to I " per-
for 1 economically umbo- s..iim c "i-
pete.it. g.tieii! siipervis',.::. c.lt.l ;i ,t
hamiicred bv iegal refill-: Ions V
I".. S'.tpi osinu thai yur county wc.e1
ttisitleil into piOii-r,. fanns. itml tiuit,
the average ibsiain'e of i t! h farui from j
ma: kit svere list, miles, svnaf. in yte.ir !
iiiibriiicnt. svoiiltl be average aunn'il ;
iin ttolhirs and .--nt-. p. each farm-
:..;' our improvctl btgi.ss tis-sV
In answering the li e. .pm-ile'.
pleas,, take ilil.i at-colllt: i!-. re'ltle'-'
h. a.N. inerctis-,1 lime, extra wen .-'i-l
i , and l,,s, in sales fi ma ' ' '.. i v t. .
deli'cr p:-.,(!u-is when the marl;.; is
Answers from feiis- counties In hi
Sta, from svlitd, he svas out, -ci. b.
apnroM.fate averages, were as falb sss.
State, from which he sv.-s ena!
1. The average estimated Incrcr.so ,n
Ihe selling price of lam! due to exist In j
iieiiriivctl highsvays is Si'. K pt v tn-iv
f'he (silmtiles from svhi, h tliis average
Is mailt' refer In u est cases to lauds
loar the improved roads, but In a few
Instances they annly lo till the lam! cf
the county. 'I'll" average liHie.0e.
thirefore. of So.! pt r acre is low. r
t'nan svas iii'cmlf! for the lands m, li
the inini os i .1 roads.
'J. Th timated average Increase
p. v acre Man svo-.ihl result from im- j ,
proving all the piiVb" rotn! is St' j
.".. The i stlui'iti'i! average t -( of!;"'
convening the common public roads
lltlo improved highsvays is SlMti pel
1. Th.' estimated aserage ncnuil
loss, per l'UI a, lis. florn poor roa-ls is
?"''--'s-
He then it marks, as a ii-:i;t of iiicst
figures:
If these estimates ai- even anproxi-
niately co'-rc.-i they fuml-h a key to
the Mi'isfaclory soiutio!! of the p'( s
t inn of liighsvay impros cieciil from the
money sitiiiupoini. on i: as.- to me
I:'' mentioned esiiuu.t,. the average
ai.nti.-il loss p-r acre from poor vo.'iils
,IV'''' seventy six ft ills. In Use years
,l"' ,,,?""'s f'"'
( S'cry section of land. .ill. I th.s sum
would construct tsvo mil, s nt a cost of
SUP; per mile, svbh h is $'
aliove tht- ( sjiiiai, , average cc-t uaven
bv the f.iiiiier- themselves. The p!'. s
lll' l.eld tas. Slhi.il. Ill'dei- (".i-tinj
Piss-, is largely thrown away. s-,,ultl,
I'lue f a proper -yste'ii of road main
leuai! ". ,I-iub:les- keep ittiprostd high
xs ys ie perfect repair.
If il,-' toil-going sli'lemenis ai" .1
rear approach to the tru'h. it follows
that 'if los-ci! ind f Xpeiull! Hies which
l:irni"is adually ipcur on aeou-.m of
pool loads svouid also serine pcrtnan.
j titils g" d roads Can any sane nond
I doitl ! ;!; wisOotu ol'.excliauiiig the
Ic-cs ilelays. ace.ib nls and vevitkiu
j of sp.i.t. oei nsli-.ucd by liad lr.it's, for
j th,, t .mfort ami olli' T ndsantages of
I geod r...iils svlieti the cost is the same?
, I-'rom ihe iiive-i iga tions ami label?
of m n Itfeil 'dually and uiornlly com-
' pdent to make them, the eMrasdgiint
i ...... ,.C l a. I ViiriiU i- In, lisonlnl, li
. ,i, .(.,..,. ...,.'
o'litials and prison cointniH-ion, who
have la d piactie.al expiriener in work
ing convicts on the public rnnds, the
opi:ii"ii is I'liti'.iiiiious that the convict
thus employed is (if more value to the
public, is better treiiUil. and Interferes
less with fire labor, limn In any other
n-y.-Palli!) fmne) Nits,
THE MUSIC t;URE.
Itiinii'ii Kx.l(tllliii: NiMrlty Obi Id
I'lBtl)' I'll.V.
The Hosieii papers are making quit
an :n!o .re th' fa. t that music lias
be.-ll pllii ibteeii III c.'l siol i.i 1 1 V ;ll till I lit!
hospitals of thai ciiy and surroiimling
tos. its as a '-lire lor disease, and that
at ll:-' Ma-s.idiiisctts (icticral Hospital
a fund has lcn provided for ils use.
As Ihe in. i. me from ill ' fill.tl is so
-m.ill tl.a. liie palicins gt I the bclielit
of the a!icg"d cure only on Christinas
iind Master, ami as in the oilier hospi
tals i hey have music tm alternating
Sunday., only, the musical r. tnetly can
no; be (,' i im-h a. .-onni cxcepi as au
oceusit mil s.-urcc ot ciiicn.iiiiinent in
roi.o ctisfs and d isi rati ion in others-.
'flie uiosi remarkanle ftature of 1 1 1
s.beait. i liie iinpres.,ion which seems
to prevail tl.a I music as a remedy for
lie-case is something le-sv. whereas
ft,, m the tl'.'ss of Pvthagoras and
PI. ilo until i. osv ii has been exploited as
a cure not only for physical but for
mental illt ess. The experiment ha--h"-ii
tried ...er ami os.-r again for ecu
itii i -. I. til ith .iit ai.y i.rtii iictil l'esuli.
it,.- i .ie -leal remedy Would have
'I :.ei adopt, d ioitg ago. 1 1 litis been 01-
v., Iu- -d in l.ospi'als for the sick and
j in a-s iitti.s for ihe tmaiic In boih it
. !;as In en in the celare of cn'i liiir.
tii. nt. I":: it I. as ..,i .-nred 'he sick in
j ;.- -pii, il- !:! i..., ii n bi.ed lie Hum
! I.t-r ..f iti.-ti'e- If a yleii's. ie.t ss-ithsttir.d-i
io -lo. i.:.. -. let ' 1 1. is ..I th is ing the
is, I -p'fil
1 v i ti le- b n-p.
I - I-,, .ail ales
S . hat.tcto.is.ic fe-ilfte.l! Ibcsihetll
' ! i'. ,s!..:: is lite clali'i of it, -nls ocitej
, i:..... ii j, ,.!!!v a .ert.a'.u Ir.'h order of
i. )i r''i itii e.l by " la -' r.i and by
i cf, . so ma Is i ha; is id .my a . ail. Am-
' .'Items afil Vt.lltll'e. Ss h'l til".' IIOl pl'S
f,...j;:i!x are cf im use. Ii is curiotll
iji-. -Tj it.i'sie is aio I in-red. net
1 ,. i.; p, s' til 'a. I It ',' svilii laepilal divi-
I i- .eneoes -ml s . at" '. ravels' informed
nt" i. lis r.o ifd t ujoy negrc
an. I upon on ot casiou ib
Nciltc V:;-. :i Lady: Last
; N:g!i! She I lie,!." li is litsi-i. ,! upoii
; 1ii.il lie- ices:.- mm : tee !.e uiiscieiullic
i in ho.-i''tils. t'e tf--.il ii lit ' ll'-are :isy.
; Puns ihe Kit;, t.i - i.y cs ersi iiii.g that
makes a !..., ,. ft-.,.,, a symphony lo a
j., .. ,-. k p-ui. uts ar"
j pi! il-ictil- aiel .s ill oly hilV" the best
i v. hi. a -leos s ih.u they -ittn-- fuiiy ii
1 1 1" ill It,.-a I t ii i . ii i I i.io'i
j l .i'els shall p
as- in tut
tml hand ol
i ira i, - grm I t ,i ,y 1 a li .g m V n i u - ie.
! is eSccll. ut t'l s. tee ea.-i s, .tinl may
! iv.-ii le v, :'.-., h:fg. ;s Iiasitl "r
' rr -le .1 Sum. sstiif. on no- 'one
j band, ii is ecia.aiii ib-n very sick ami
l:c, s ot', patidds ai. nm .-it l-rl :(!?
' Ttm thai mi. si - shotihl !,. freshly ox
, 1 Si .la-; a :o:t c 'v after ocei.ir.os t,l
i ' on, i'iif.tf failure. ltd -li :-!;. mrog
"su. h .-.vm
11"." is nmii
'
music
aid. -
'I'r.tit oat In ft i' 'J'rt-Xiav.
j 1-irst of ail. wh-n an imloiii arrive
'fade a; a Hud-.i Hay post. men.
furs in the pol: f ;: ; ie .-ericd. :lset
!' ''' victtl .T ! s,. carat" I irorn cross
, f-.x ei"i blue am! wiH- ss.eiii Iron:
. f-1 " d-'VU. a aordinr. lo .piaiuy. ami
! f'.'o'.i lomt.ioii red i'-'; sv..i-.h !--'.
'i ss.-iiiy years ago it sva i.o m ninio'i
thlie.: f..r lit" llm' ' ti I' ly oinptiny
I i i Knglaml y-.-arly ln.oini cr
it. p, , ,,. :l
. y v Y i.,. .
n the ire! v: - I"
arly tin : ', io.-:
ii d ss htte Arc.
I.. I'ti'e.s pai-liet-
.iT iirosvn Arc! I"
Or. iii ;;s a curio: -,i-
sKin,. Against
r ssages war as
-ii'o' s iiilo r game
', ":
I :'.
m! i ..: f..r sal-ss-olf
the trap
aa.ai:' t :i pc.-l I ha I
: j;ii( in ' Co!- ils -kil. Ncxi to ni'erkr.-tt.
: tee m-.-i p-ei,iiii;l tin- s t'l bo thai of
the rabbit ' Sii;s i;e: hi!-.'. Huffaio
; s, a- t.tc. o l h" staple of the I, .niter.
i Witnl the buffalo s'.tis. ihe s iille rai.'-it
' i- lo-tla.s . I'roin il ih" Inillaii gels
I i lolhing. iopi-e c.iS"is. 1,1 i. :.-:. ilfi!,'.-'.
id. I'fot.i if. ihe s ei"' m:::i v. i."
a it' iriicti ; cr r of fur- g "is gray
r.o; ;.!!,! t hlo.-lollii. ai'tl s.'al iu imllil
tloii. tlsc,"..; of," star it' -. veil, svle'li
a r.abhil idig'te spare- tiie la ltd by
.-ill I ill" t'o'vii lie-'" n ejiii,,- :-.teb.;'s.
v.,;y;lu ; ; ,,. :; pl.e-tMiil euoit'ill
to si;sr:'i!i ihe Iml af. I r.-iiik I.e-lle's
Popular Monthly
i,(...,i.- ni,. ....It.
... , -,,.,,.!,, ... :,.,.: .. ,i
I cock. fe. in Nr. V'pli a ''esv days trri
J.t r cit.'ptt.ver's p'.-o " of liit-ine-s svas
i i. s. , in In- lion,..-, air I lai-r l tie fi:i"
cuil sas hdl from lie sshile man's
leans, ..It. T'li so l.-i.-K- jr-e cited I .''
some of th" SoiHb "'ii paper- to -h. sv
that Ihe v I, lie peo'pi . f lhai sedo-u
are leu ho-liie io ifgrocs simply I -cms,,
of ihe color of oi- Inner, but bile
iind iiiiiiish them only svb"!i ihcy e
liil.li law !(-;( ss ami j-ras ,iy. Th's
i iil::iiaii..n mav ret oe in pan. Ictl it
tb.c noi take into c..ii-:.p rai'tt'i lb
fa. i ti.ai tin o.ok n ft-i "(! l had r.
tea tin tl I".- ilu'iy-oiie scti- ssiih It."
fa IllilV s hi. h did h.'i -It- ':: la tl".' s. "".I
-lie , lied
Il i- ,',,,! !'i (or pi o ' ss I... I,-, i ill i
Neitlniii tiis io iiii.ijii!,- rmli a ih'tf;
flrs a .-'ok p. in:: 'ot t hiiiy-iiii" year-'.
..nl ssc ar. -ti;.' i' si ill be f nerally
agreed tint the Na-hsi'le titan did mr
i SS , it Imi IliUeh III Ctt.-iil' hi- I'latec''
bmu.e.s a! rl e.i lie tl .' ;. ... ! ..'!.! o.l! .1
l.-.i: - !t.i:c-.r Vf. - . I hal:-::' f t tl,
;! ):- f.-tf i . s.U !!.. th.t' ami etec'
a;. In :- fo; li" mill : -" ..f p' ipctu.'lilc:
'let- uic .noi y
The cause ss o'lld im' -I I Lop. h ss
tf I're l-of III i itiil liol liVi'fl'i k til"
ci 1 1 1 r Hoc In "ii e a t I " f ' ih" i im ss.'
I. rise el!-.! rirt a:--. II' col II. ra'd.
'I'ite ,.ge ol s,.ti..t...
fine member nf ill. I'uit'il Stales
f-'enate is cielpy ' ss ... ten at'" nvi r sc -nil
y ai'd only scSdi are under ."'. Of
the .".1.7 Congressmen In the Mills' sev
enth House I lure are oi.l.v fifty seven
under six's due svas eighty, anothr.'
(bi-vciity six ami another si". euty one, ,
'gii..tiOTM'jns win wJcyW'ggi'pWwi'ri