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and shipyard* jwaa, Jt«w long since he knew not, but that problem was instant!? solved. “WO found you dataMe, where you had fallen into * cinder pH,” spoke a. melodious voice, and Ralph turned hi* glance to see, seated near his bed, a young girl sewing ; • • « • She was poorly, hat neatly dressed. She wore 'few articles of adornment, her hair was worn .without attention to fluff or flummery, hut the sweet repose of her face, the kindly gentle eyes arrested the attention of the Invalid and, held it riveted. - "tediRfeave been there four dajf, unconscious,” she went on. “You twist nomtortu'- ebe doctor says, for your ■on «*£*«> i. aware that It was not In normal con dition. “You are strangers to me," said Ralph weakly, "and this Is a strange : place. I - recall wandering aimlessly about the docks with my suitcase.” •"Tflat Is here, safe,”spokethe girt. “We found lt by your s^e. Jfon must have stumbled and fallen. The doctor I called wag ,at first serious about the bruise on your bead^bnt- be said this morning that all danger had passed for that and you Would hare the broken daub only to trouble you.” “Only,” repeated Ralph bitterly un der his breath, add then sheer weak ness caused him to close his eyes and bln mind drifted hazily. His thoughts took in a present very unhappy and forlorn condition. He had left his home after a quarrel with bia wealthy uneie, to make his own way in the world., Alas! it bad been a hard, awakening expertence for the as those “with a puU.” He bad to confess that he had not the traftdni to combat in the journalistic arena with those who knew tile ways better - than * ' i He had come from home with\a very good outfit, and bU dressiness had helped him get several good assign ments with a society Journal. The season over, howeves, he lost his po sition. No new ones offered. His money ran out and, selling off some of his effects to settle bis debts, he placed the rest in a suitcase. Ralph was city-wearied as be wandered aim lessly. . He had a vague idea of find ing some place where he could bury himself and forget his. old vain ambi tions. Near the spot where he now found himself Mg mishap had over i come him, and bens ho was, helpless. Apparently he was not friendless, how ever, for his environment suggested that he was under the charge of a faithful and attractive nurse. It was dusk when -Ralph awoke again. He observed • light In the next room and made out Ms nurse and a weazened, elfl*hed-faced old man conversing. *1 am poor, very poor,” the latter was whining. 1 cannot afford ex jf ht j iDy,H j "No, undo," spoke the girl definite ly, “I know from ids ravings while In fever hl» whole story, and It Is a pitiful one. See, uncle, he himself win surely find some way to pay the surgeon when he is well. AS to the little he costs us, the way we Uve, ydu can surely q$pre that for the sake „• of sweet charity." •• IPpihertty l charity 1” penned the old ’ worn, “Who gives ms -charity? No, no, I teU you I am poor, poor! See ti&w miserably l am obliged to live l See how bard I work In the city! He must pay—pay I” §?. :"He 'will, when he recovers,” de clared .the- young girl, "Oh,- unde! . would you drive Mm out, possibly to become crippled for life, because of i Ralph wiu able to —,,e*rl, OttUa, in some r—• Of crutches, and inside be was able to move to outside the house and hobble had unpacked his belongings suitcase. Recalling the con he had overheard. he did ida anlt that had done vast in his society reportorial ex . He ,asked Ottiia.to dispose w .v. The sale brought a pitiful sum, !■ but it quieted old' Galbraith for a day or two. Then Ralph handed her the watch he wore, a cheap timepiece that did not go. She seemed embar ;j€ssed as these negotiations showed toe niggardly persistency of her ancle and placed her In a false position , with the guest whose respect she cher Ralpfa was pained to note the sharp corners she had to cut in order to provide , toe meals from the narrow amount her ancle allowed her. It Could not be otherwise that day by day the'Sterling qualities of his de voted nurse wooed his mind from ail thoughts save interest, and then deep gratitude and Anally love." After the sale of the watch he ob served that Galbraith was more fa vorably disposed toward him. Then he. accidentally learned toe secret of this. He missed a gold necklace that OttUa. had once Worn. He was sure that she had disposed of this and that toe proceeds had gone to Galbraith os if coming from their patient His soul was stirred. That evening Galbraith came home in a great state of excitement He showed Ralph a newspaper advertise ment stating that tine missing Ralph Norton would learn of something de cidedly to his advantage by communi cating with a certain law Arm. With in twenty-four • hours Ralph Learned that his uncle had died leaving him a fortune. » It was a ifeppy day for Ralph when he sent Galbraith a check for a lib eral amount Then there was a royal gift for his faithful nurse. Accom panying It was a letter, telling her of bis love. Thera came a brief note. It bade him forget toe obscure girl so far removed from bis social circle, it hoped he would And some Atting bride in'hift own class and that they would be haDDv. \ When Ralph went In quest of the jjfi'hrattbg he found the oWJWUse an, fait river deserted’ Shd Abandoned. - For a year he watehed, waited and hoped. Wealth had hot Its antlcl-' pated charm, with his thoughts fixed ever and always upop the one woman i who had befriended him In his dis tress and whose loyalty and simplici ty had won his devotion. Then one day, just a year after his first meeting with Ottila, an amazing visitor came to Ralph. It was Gal braith, but a new Galbraith. He was arrayed decently, almost gorgeously. **I sold out my business,” he clicked with a shrewd grlh, “hence, some profit , It was for the sake of my niece. You j remember Otilla?” “I shall never forget her I” cried Ralph,'-starting from his seat “Where , —where Is she?" “You would see her?” questioned Galbraith. j “I have been searching for her for : a' whole year.” “And your mind haa not changed concerning her?” j “It never will I Speak out, man— where la she?” “Come with me,” aald Galbraith, and aa they walked along he told of how Ottila had been at a school study ing for a year, how she was now at the comfortable home he had pro vided ft* hat “It was a test” aald the old man. “Ottila wished for education, to welt a year, and see If you still remem bered her. See, neither of you are poor now, and she Is a Jewel 1“ And within the hour Ralph Norton fondly folded in his arms his darting ! JLisf of Partuitem Madm . An important step haa been taken in routing the army of flukes, tape worm6—and other animal parasites that are likely to prey on man’s vitals. All of these “worms” from every part of-the world, though It Is chiefly In the tropics thtit such pests abound, have been grouped, classified and de scribed by the United States public health srfrtce In a very complete key | catalogue. The publication- Is of ex trefoe professional Importance to CLOVER AND SOY FOR LAMBS Red clover end soy bean hay were compared in recent experiments con ducted at the Iowa agricultural exper iment station, Ames, which show that If soy bean hay can be produced at a sufficiently low cost it may be used satisfactorily in place of red clover In the ration of fattening lambs. The result obtained, however, var ied considerably between the various lots fed. On a basis where clover hay was figured at $16 per ton, whole soy Dean hay proved in one lot to be worth $32.03 per ton, while In a sim ilar Jot, It was worth only $13.75 a ton. The two lots showed an average value of $22.88 per ton of whole soy bean hay as compared to $16 for the clover. Soy bean hay has proved in these ex periments to have a somewhat higher feeding value than clover when fed along udtb shelled corn, cottonseed meal, corn silage and bloch salt. Less of the other feeds was required per hundred pounds of gain in thiee out of the four soy bean hay fed lots as compared to the clover lot. Good leafy soy bean hay with a high per centage of matured beans, is known to contain more protein thaa red clover hay, and, hence, when the former is fed less protein supplements need to be added to the fattening lamb ra tion. The results are reported in a new bulletin, “Soy Bean Hay for Fatten ing Lambs,” No. 234, which may be secured by writing to the bulletin section, Ames, Iowa. The authors of the bulletin are John M. Evvurd, C. C, Culbertson, W. Eh Hammond, and K. K. Henaesa. More-thaa a fifth of the soy bean hay fed to the lambs was refused when the hay was fed whole. With one group mt lambs the hay was ground and' mixed with the grain feed. In this case the lambs were forced to eat ail of the hay, but be cause they were forced to eat the stemmy portion containing so much fiber, the feeding value of the hay was lowered and the lambs made less profit , than'did the others. In an other lot thg bay was ground and fed separates* botjtfc selling price, gains, not-'esu.T&»t th* ex pense df grinding. The experiments showed eiearly that grinding did not pay Forage Crop® for Hogs Most Economical Plan The use of forage crops In hog pro duction has been advocated and recog nized for a long time, by experimental stations and the agricultural colleges and many farmers have found they could not afford to raise hogs if pas tures were not used. Becent experiments In South Da kota indicate that- pigs self-fed on corn and tankage, on pastures of al falfa, rape, and bluegrass, will make a greater daily gain than those fed In a dry lot This gain aright be only 25 of a pound, per day, but when real izing that It is the aim rff every feed er to have his hogs reach a weight of 200 to 229 pounds In the shortest pos sible time, the Importance of pasture cannot be overlooked. The experi ment conducted at the college Indi cated that over a period required for a 90-pound pig to reach the market weight of 229 pounds, those which had use of forage crops made a sav ing of 25 days, as compared with those on dry lot „• It Is also eislipad that pigs on good pasture make mere economical gains. These facts sign to be borne out in the experiment to comparing the amount of cork and tankage required per 100 pounds live freight. It Is stated that a distinct saving financial ly, as well as with labor, can be made by the use of good pasture. >■ r' Water for Stock Should Be Nearby and Fresh Every hot day Is another day for the farmer to own some well-watered stock, but that Stock should be his own hogs and cattle, horses and chick ens, and the water should come from a good well and be- bandy and fresh all the time. Hogs and. chickens are. most often neglected, but both can be wateredwlth' self waterers providing the water Is clean and fresh. Too Often good waterls missing, even totfUgb the animals are housed In on'bito feed. In nor bojiy to of foqd STORING APPLES FOR THE WINTER With proper farm storage faculties and careful handling, Stayman, Rome, Baldwin, Paragon, Stark, York Im perial, Winesap, and other varieties of apples may be marketed through the.winter, thus lengthening the apple season, removing the usual glut on the market, increasing consumption and generally returning a greater profit for the grower. In making this state ment A. Freeman Mason, fruit special ist at the New Jersey state college of agriculture, explains what he consid ers proper facilities and careful handling. “The essentia] features of a storage room are: protection from heat, frost, and rodents; ample ventilation to carry off gases developed by the ripen ing processes; and the maintenance of humidity to prevent shriveling. “A cool, damp cellar with several windows, doorways, or ventilators which can be opened at any time the outside temperature Is lower than that of the Inside, makes a desirable stor age. A building above ground, having double walls and ceiling insulated either with dead air space or with sawdust, is also good. It is very neces sary to keep sufficient moisture in the air. This will possible if the floor Is a damp earthen one, but If concrete or wood, it must be sprinkled dally, or as often as it becomes dry. “Slat crates make the best storage package, because they are economical of space and are well ventilated. The flve-elglkhs basket Is also desirable. Round bushel baskets, hampers, and barrels do not oiTar as gpod a ventila tion as crates, but they may be used. Barrels should never be headed when put in common storage. “Wrapped apples keep best News paper or tissue wraps may be used. Oiled wraps, coated with an absorbent oil which lakes up the injurious gases given off by the ripening fruit and thus preventing scald, are on the mar ket and are highly recommended.’’ Old Strawberry Plants Transplanted in Fall We have transplanted strawberries in every month of the year except De cember, January and February, usd made them live. That was in .north ern New Jersey. The best time Is in late March or April, but many prefer late summer or early fall. It Is not common to transplant old plants that have borne one crop—strong runners are better. Yet If yon care to do so you can probably (bake these plants give a fair crop next year, says a writer In the Rural New Yorker. After they have fruited cut off the tops and dig the plants up with as much soil as possible around the roots. Walt until there has been a good rain and then put the plants in the new place—a little deeper than they stand In the old bed. There will not be much use trying te transplant such plants while the soil is dry. Properly handled they will give a fair crop next year. As for wild plants we would -let them alone. We have dug up many of them and planted in good soil on the theory that in this way we might find some superior variety that would come back when given good culture. Out of the hundreds we have han dled In this way only two ever proved superior. The rest were inferior— hardly worth picking even when given the best of care. Better let these wild seedlings alone. Use only strong plants of well known varieties. Survey Is Made of New Jersey’s Peach Trees How many peach trees are In the commercial orchards of New Jersey? What county leads In the number of commercial trees? These and several other questions are answered “in the report of a survey made by the United States Department of Agriculture and the state department of agriculture. Judging from the number of peach trees three years old or under the ravages of diseases and insects have not discouraged our fruit- growers. According to the report there are 685,000 of such trees in the commer cial orchards of the state. Of trees of all ages there are 2^96,000. Elberta at present Is the favorite variety, leading the list with 848,000 trees. Belle is a poor second in num bers, hiring only 360,000. Carman ranks t$ird with 216,000. drawers, however; are. rapidly abandoning this seml-cilagstone variety, as It cannot stand the competition qf better varie ties. Its production has become un profitable. Horticulturists at the New - — experiment station have ac " varieties teliMtsede the. !• -IS ■ • ■nm it M m CARE OF PULLETS VERY IMPORTANT Poultrymen are coming more and more to the conclusion that summer care of the young stock cannot be overemphasized. Observation through out the state has shown that the suc cess of a poultryman with a flock of laying-'birds is usually the reflection of his success in rearing the pullets. It is generally acknowledged by the leading poultrymen that one does not have to raise poultry for very many* years before the Importance of dean, steadily, and well-grown pullets is recognized. In nine cases out of ten the flocks which experience trouble during the winter months are the flocks In which trouble was prevalent while they were on the range, accord ing to L. M: Black, extension special ist in poultry at Butgers university. Growing a clean profitable pullet in cludes a great number of small steps which when put together assure suc cess, says Mr. Black. As with the mature birds, the houses must be com fortable and clean. Overcrowding and overheating have their effect in stunt ing the growth of the birds, and so a square foot of floor space should be allowed to each growing pullet and. In addition, sufficient roosting space. On hot days the houses should be cool and comfortable. Frequent bouse cleaning is practiced by the most successful poultrymen to help prevent a rapid spread of disease during warm, moist weather. This, says Mr. Black, is particularly effec tive against cocddiosls. Alternate ranges which supply an abundance of green feed and some shade are the rule on the best farms In the state. The birds are never without a daily supply of green feed. Shade Is considered essential during the hot days. The ground, now be lieved to be the source of many of our most troublesome diseases, Is fre quently cropped and cultivated so that the direct rays of the sun may act as a germicide. Culled Poultry Flocks Are Earmark of Success Exceptionally successful poultry men who do not cull their (locks peri odically are in the minority in New Jersey, according to the state poultry specialist. The practice is becoming universally recognized as essential for greatest profits. Several advantages of culling, or slacker elimination; are mentioned by the specialist and first among them Is simplicity and ease. Not a cent of out lay Is necessary and the benefits are almost immediately received. Some hens are poor layers but great feed ers. To wait for them to lay is to wait for something that will amonnt to little even if it does finally occur, for these birds soon quit. Various characteristics distinguish ing the slacker from the layer are used by poultrymen In clearing from their flocks all of the boarders. Ap pearance of the tail feathers, color of the comb and wattles, and shape of the body both to visual and manual examination, are among the signs read by poultrymen. Newcomers in the business are supplied, on request, with helpful bulletins by the New Jer sey College of Agriculture, New Brunswick. In addition to requiring no outlay, culling causes no loss. The eliminated birds are sold at good prices on the poultry meat market Because of the influence of heredity, the general laying average of a flock is materially raised over a period of years by persistent coiling and the use of good cockerelB. This factor is con sidered particularly important by leading poultrymen. Fix Flavor of Eggs Poultry Pacts The well-fed, well-housed hen cer tainly knows her eggs. -* • • Whitewash looks good on the out side of poultry, houses, but on the in side it does good. ‘ times capon meet j by- epicures. It is fi kitty in this country. In investigations made some years ago, by feeding nitrogenoua and car bonaceous feeds. It was found that hens fed a ratioh of wheat, middlings, cottonseed meal and skim milk, pro duced eggs with a disagreeable flavor add odor, small yolks, and poor keep ing qualities. On the other hand, hens fed largely on cracked corn and com dough laid larger eggs with rich er yolks and better flavor. When there was a proper blending of both nitrogenous and carbonaceous mate rials, there was improved flavor.
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