The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, August 18, 1904, Image 2
Mynheer J*je.
BY ST. QEORQE JttTHBORNE.
m.
la Bombay.
CHAPTER XVIL
<m tmm maamvr iaub boas.
two wnki or so later the
lies ssfe In the harbor of
ibay. They have experienced
roach weather en route, and all
glad to he aafe on shore once
BWI. The voyage haa been othenrlae
Ufiailfal, although when at Sues
?ha baron and hla two followers came
* ?a
w ootro.
Whatever suspicions the Bnsslan
entertain he has no positive
rledge of the truth. Sandy aees
k joking hard In his direction quite
but sppears to be supremelj in
tftfferefX to the fact ? child or a
heathen Chinee could not look more
tanoi.tuj than Sandy when he chooses
is f?W Mynheer Joe. he makes up
fcla mind to pay no attention to the
Bther. ft'la essy to say this but more
Olfflcult to carry out the Idea.
Wheat a man la conscious of the fact
4hat there la an enemy on board a ves
asl with him. watching his love-msk
?sg with eyea that dart out deadly
lightnings. It Is not reasonable to sup
pose that be can forget all about him
ao easily.
Besides, lfr. Grimes wsrns Joe to be
Bereful lest the baron sttempt some
web trick as was tried the first night
at Shepherd's. Consequently Joe
hoeps his enemy well In mind and
avoids hanging over the rail after
?ark. since It would not be a very dlf
Acult thing to be dropped Into the In
Wan Ocean, where sharks of a pro
digious sise sbound.
Nor Is bis caution In vsln, for they
fees one of their passengers one night.
It Is mw known how he goes, but a
Bailor Is found who believes he heard
B muffled cry and a splash, but for
?ear of being laughed at said nothing.
Mynheer Joe will never forget the
look of surprise and disgust that
flashes over the face of the baron
when he comes upon him the next
asornlng. After the absence of the
passenger Is noted, he begins to sus
pect the truth that perhaps the H?n
doo servant of the baron, mistaking
the other for him. pushed liim over
board, and then reporting the accident
-to bis master, made sure Joe waa a
?one case; The fact that the missing
passenger resembles Mynheer Joe very
much, causes the latter to feel more
Bnd more that there may be truth in
the story. Even Sandy jumps at this
theory, and from thst hour Joe s cau
tion increases, siuce he has no desire
go make food for the sharks.
f One happy event has occurred.
At Suez there comes aboard a Hln
Boo. Meeting Sandy he makes in
quiries, and the correspondent aladlv
teds him to Myhhe^'Jb?. W*en
??t Worthy sights him he gives a cry
bf delight, for it Is Kassce, whom'he
aelses by the band, the faithful Kas
Bee whom he lost upon the Nile, and
.Who accompanied him from Khar
tooni.
It seems that the servant lost bis
Blaster in tho darkness, and feared he
Wee drowned. He himself passed
through a variet/ of adventures and
Anally reached Cairo only to find that
Bis beloved master had sailed a day
before.
Here some friends among the officers
"Who knew his history made up a purse
Bad sent Ksssee to Sues to Intercept
the steamer, so that good and evil
came aboard the Albambra at her stop
As Mynheer Joe bss really given the
?tber up for dead, his delight Is aU the
Beeper on that account Kassce acta
as bis guardian angel during fb'e re
attainder of the trip, and the explorer
reels safer on account of his coming.
Another thing occurs during the voy
age. Molly mskes s discovery, it Is
oatlrely sn accident and puts Joe to no
end of confusion; but he finds himself
to for It, and makes the best of s
dilemma.
This event Is nothing more or less
than s complete explosion of bis se
cret which Is shattered one bright
aiornlng. All of them sre seated upon
week, when the conversation turns
npon the odd pipes of nations, and
Molly, who Is making s collection of
these things, declares that she has
aever yet run across a Persian kalian,
or water pipe; whereupon Joe, with
out reflection, declares thst he has one
tn his luggage to which she Is welcome
fcockons the ever-hoverlng Ksssee and
jpvee him sn order.
the Hindoo, a few minutes
lsys in the bands of the fa?r
American girl the object mentioned,
ahe returns her thanks In no stinted
tones, for the smoking apparatuses
a beauty. Jeweled and fit for the usi
Bs a king,
Tb*v are talking of the Persians, and
J?>? ? narrating" some queer scenes
witnessed In thst country.
When an exclamation breaks upon
taelr hesring. It comes from Molly,
and, as they turn toward her, they find
?er gating with distended eyee at the
%rtlcle she holds.
Mynheer Joe suddenly realises the
J""? A tide of crimson flushes bis
??cs, snd be hastily moves swsy from
^P-y. ?olng to the side of the
"Whet Is Itr ssks Demosthenes
?nner, who sees that something un
?wal haa occurred.
"Listen!**
Tbtfh Molly, still holding the odd
water pipe, set with precious stones,
?oade:
* 'A present from the Shsh of Per
sia to his friend, Joseph Miner Osr
tfngford. 1864.*'*
Demosthenes Is not blind or dumb.
0e csn see a pretty good-slsed rst
. "Whst! Mynheer Joe the very psr
tr we have been scouring the earth
tfterf Blees my sow, bow, this Is an
il Igi hardly belfcv*
"J you ram. child?"
Brad for yourself. governor. And
If that isn't enough. what do 700
think of his actions? It li quite evl
lent be forgot there was an Inscription
? this pipe.**
With that, the young lady lea res her
ehalr, and In' another moment gains
side of Um traveler, wbo leans
ever the rail looking at the
green water; her hand falls lightly on
his arm and sends a mighty thnn uke
a shock of electricity, to his heart
"Give an account of yonutlf* Mm*
leer Joe." she rays, gravely; and
turning, he looks Into her dear eyes,
?miles and finally laughs.
"Really, I do owe you an explaaa
Son. Miss Molly. Since the cat Is out
it the Hog now, I am willing to con
fess all."
So he tells her what la necessary,
ind Molly drluks It all In with eager
less. It sets her heart to beating wlld
!y at the thought that this hero, the
aaan who has saved her life and been
with the devoted Gordon at Khar
toom, should of al! persons prove to
?e the Joseph Carrlngford whom she
?eeks, the missing heir, whose Inherit
ance will fall to her In case he falls tc
materialize within a limited time.
It Is both singular and romantic,
tad how can she help weaving delight
ful theories aad plans out of the woof
Urns begun.
After that her manner toward Joe
changes.
He marks It himself, and at first
marvels at the fact, for, although a
campaigner who has seen much of the
world. Mynheer Joe Is really a novice
In all that pertains to love.
Molly has taken upon nerself a new
reserve. She treata him, not rudely,
but with me manner of a lady on her
dignity. The poor fellow Is on net
tles, so to speak. HwS he done any
thing to offend this girl, for whose
love he stands ready to peril his life
if need be?
It is only the day before they reach
Bombay that he .gains an inkling of
the truth. It comes from Mr. Grimes,
who has been keeping his eyes open
sll this while, and Is able to gauge
the state of affairs.
To him Joe goes for advice; he has
learned to respect the other greatly,
and this matter is of so much impor
tance to him that ne can afford to take
no riska.
Consolation is given to him. When,
through various questions, he learns
all that has happened, Mr, Grimes
smiles ser nely.
"Easy as falling off a log. my boy
Don't believe Miss Molly cares the less
for you siuce learning your Identity.
The truth is she thinks even more of
fact has alarmed her. I know the
symptoms well, my boy. She fears
lest she may show her love?that It
may look as though she were trying to
win the heir. Depend upon It, my
dear fellow. all you haw to do Is to
boldly storm the citadel, and the prize
is yours."
This kind of talk cheers Joe up. He
gulps down the lump In his throat and
looks relieved.
"I really feared I had lost her through
some blunder on my pa.-t," he admits.
Shaking the hand of his good friend i
and advls r.
Nonsense! You were never so near
victory in your life. The trouble is
your battles have never been fought
upon the field of love, and you don't
understand the signs of distress. I'm
an older man than you. Joe; take my
advice, strike at the first favorable
opportunity, and the blessings of heav
en attend you and yours."
Thus matters stand when the Al
hamhra comes anchor before the
great and wonderful city of Bombay,
with Its three-quarters of a million in
habitants-Europeans, Hindoos, Mo
hammedans, Parsees, Christians, Bud
dhlsts. Jews, etc.?one of the most de
lightfully interest eltles upon the face
of the earth.
As soon ns It Is possible, the whole
party, with their luggage, are trans
ferred to the shore, where vehicles are
secured to tnke them to a hotel.
These native rhigrnuis, or, as they
?re generally cillled, palkee gharries
?re peculiarly built affairs. They look
like an oblong, bltck box with font
wheels; a sliding door Is on either side,
and there are also windows. Two
?eats face each other, and the wliok
equipage is* drawn by a couple of
sturdy bulls of the species used In
India for nearly every purpose, decked
In showy blankets, with a driver to
walk alongside and urge them on.
Mynheer Joe knows Where to go. He
has been In Bombay before, and th"'
rest may now profit by his experience!
A small hotel Is to be fouud among
the bungalows of the rich foreigner*
?nd Parsee bankers upon Malabar
Hill, a suburb of a charming charco>
:er, where the grounds of neorij
?very house are so filled with cypress
ind banyan trees, cocoauut palms and
tropical vegetation, such as plantains,
gun van. custard-apples and the IIko,
that the building can rarely be seen
>ver the wall. There is also a cool
Fountain splashing In every yard
which adds to the beauty of the scene.
At the hotel they managed to find
accommodations, and . Tynheer Joe
?ven hires what little space there It
:o spare. The wisdom of this Is made
apparent when, later, a palkee gharrj
trrlves. bearing the baron and his com
panlons, who are compelled to go
back Into the city and seek accommo
dations at one of the leading hotels,
near the Esplanade, where the Gov
ernment buildings are to be found.
Molly's first acj Is to secure a lady'i
faid^ for Aft. Utfa enervating clitpats
to tbc
lady, HdbIm her. feaao
worlds of ? iB i
of course. fkB to
of the towttjp ?t
ippear liioit to
white, with ahakoe a poo their heads.
Mynheer Joe presently jnnkee hit
way to the barracka, known aa can
tonment In this tropical eoontrj. Be
bos business with nn oncer whom u?
hopes to find In Bomboy. Dlsappolno
meat ewaits him. since the party In
qneotion lo nt present away. His ro
torn from Benares Is dslly expected
Bennies, the sacred city, where one ot
the yearly melas, or religions fairs,
that draw thoossnds of pilgrims anx
ious to wash In the waters. snd bs
msde well. Is In progress. 80 Joe can
only wait his coming. Meanwhile,
there la no reason why be should not
be enjoying the paaaage of time.
When he content pistes the "pleasure
with which he will abow Molls otsv
this peculiar city of the Hindoos,
gazing upon Its many strange sights, be
tlnds no reason to feel down-hearted
over the matter.
He knows it all like a book, from
the Towers of Slleuce on the bill,
where the Parsces bring their dead
for the vultures to prey upon, to the
horse-markets. where sit. cross-legged.
Persians wearing their blue or green
cotton kuftans. belted at the waist,
and smoking their kalians, together
with more active Arabians, with the?r
striped mantles and silk kafceyas. or
tassel led handkerchiefs, twisted about
their heads, all having horses for sa:e.
that have been brought by sea froio
the land of. Mocha.*
The mysteries of the native quarter
are well known to this man who Itaa
traveled, and he is almost as much at
home among the shops and bazar* of
the famous Bhendy Bazar Boad as ob
Broadway, New York.
Thus, the party can In a measure be i
free from the tyranny of the chowkt
dar. or guide, although they secure
several of these Illustrious personages
to be useful. They are ready to uo
almost anything, even to waiting on
the table or pulling the cord of the
great punka fan that keeps the air cool
at meal times.
As in almost every part of the glol?e.
the travelers Qnd money an Important
factor to bring comfort, and the
mighty rupee in Bombay will go far
toward making one's stay a round of
pleasure.
The weather Is delightful, and it
looks as If our travelers from the
Nile may have a very pleasant stay
In Bombay. Sometimes coming events
do not cast a shadow before. The cy
clone may burst upon a eominunlty
with startling rapidity. Perhaps these
good folks who have malice In their
hearts toward none may yet be sur
prised by the sudden and awful com
.ng of a storm. As the dreaded mon
soon sweeps across the Indian Ocean
at certain times, bringing ruin in its
path, so the hatred of one man may
leave a trail of desolation behind, es
pecially when that man is as unscrupu
lous an the ltussian baron who comes
to India in the interest of his czar,
whose covetous eyes have long yearned
to possess* the rich country -of the' In
dus and the Ganges.
One there Is among them who sleeps
with his senses on the alert?the man
whose business has been such that
he trusts not to seeming peaceful sur
roundings -Obed Grimes will hardly
l>e caught napping when the blow An
ally falls.
Sandy Is alive to his opportunity,
aud endeavors to see as much lq *a
limited time as he possibly can. He
lakes copious notes In shorthand a?
he goes, which later on Will be writ
ten out In the shape of spicy letters
to the wide-awake New York journal
l>y whom he Is employed.
In company with Demosthenes Tan
ner and a cliowkldnr or two. he pro
ceeds to take In as much of Bombay
rs ej,n he done (^urit)g a single after
neon.
. (To he Continued.1
*?. Iron Hor?#?ho??*.
Many blacksmiths are using st<?el
horseshoes instead of those made of
Iron, owing to I heir longer life. It has
been noticed, however, that a steel
'hoe becomes hot after a brisk trot of
a couple of miles, under conditions
where an Irou shoe would be unaf
j feetcd. This heat, hes'des showing
thut the foot has been Jarred, causes
the hoof Itself to crack and dry up so
j thnt after a few months' shoeing with
iteel the feet become bad. The expla
nation Is that the Iron Itelng so much
?ofter, does not slip like steel, aud
hence there is not so much jarilug.
WIPE WAS JUSTLY INDIGNANT.
Husband's Failure to "Bswl" st Her
Demise Wss Too Much.
Mrs. I^etltla Tyler Semple. who wss
mistress of the White House during
President Tyler's administration, has
J'ist celebrated In Washington her
eighty-third birthday.
"The statesman I liked best In my
youth was Daniel Webster," Mrs. Sem
ple said the other day. "He was a
handsome man and talked well. I re
member a banquet one night when the
subject of death and dying came up,
and Mr. Webster told us a story that
was half funny and half pathetic.
"He said that an old woman lay
very ill and after a time she went
off Into a trance. She lay so still In
this trance that they thought the end
had come, and when she opened her
eyes again at last her husband said to
her In a surprised tone:
" 'Why, Mandy, we thought ye wut
dead.'
"The poor woman looked at her hus
band a moment and then she burst In
to tears.
" 'An' ye never bawled a bit,' she
sobbed. 'Ye thought I wuz dead and
yer eyes wuz dry. Couldn't ye have
bawled a little bit, Jabez?'
"The old man was deeply moved,
and he did actually bawl then. But
his wife said sadly:
" 'It'a too late now. Dry yer eyes.
If I'd really been dead and ye'd
bawled 'tuould have done ? me son
good. But It'a too late now.' "
By sawing buAwfceat early and
)lo?laf In under when la bio?om.
two crops may be attained. Always
Ma air-slacked lima aa the land after
aiming under a grata manorial crop.
Gilt-edged butter la not due wholly'
x> the excellence of tha cow, but alno
x> tha intelligence of tha farmer who
ittenda to the stock and looks after
til tha details necessary In order to
iroduce a superior article, and thus
ret tha highest pricea.
Ot*w Twr nglOMa.
The garden auppllea articles that can.
lot ba aa cheaply procured as they
tan be grown. Every farmer should
indearor to grow and provide for him
lelf everything that can be produced
m tha farm. When the produce re
tulred ia grown for use It will be
'resher and better than can be pro
cured elsewhere. Ripe tomatoes, fresh
trom the vine, and placed on the table,
ire far superior to those bought in the
narkat
Whitewash.
Slack one-half bushel of unslackcd
lme with boiling water, keeping It
iorered during the process. Strain It
ind add a peck of salt dissolved In
varm water. Add also three pounds
?f ground rice put in boiling water,
ind boiled to a thin paste; one-half
tound of powdered Spanish whiting,
ind a pound of clear glue dissolved In
asrm water. Mix all these well to
gether, and let Ihe mixture staud for
teveral days. Keep the wash thus
irepared in a kettle or portable fur
lace, and, when used, put It on aa hot
ia possible, villi painters' or white
wash brushes. This whitewash has
>een found by experience to answer on
rood aa well as oil pair.t, and it ia
nuch cheaper.
Citfnl HI ate.
My experience is. that "an ounce of
>revention is worth a pound of cure;"
.bat land will not become cloddy if it
? harrowed as soon as plowed, or
>efore the wind blows through it;
bat the common house scrub brush,
lold everywhere for a dime, is the bent
ibing to clean horses' legs with; that
I good torch used judiciously once a
jreek in the poultry house, aud among
he nests, will dcstrop more vermin
iian all the poison in the drug stores;
bat it is not a good plan to feed grain
x> a horse immediately after drinking
leartily, unless yob keep poultry
iround the stable to pick up the whole
pain undigested; that a small piece of
doth saturated with lard and rubbed
in the iuside of a horse's ears will
Cive him great relief all day from the
?nsects that get into the ear; that one
bing at a time advauces the whole.?
2. M. Humphreys, in The Epltomist
Substitute For Saokckoni*.
When there is no smokehouse, take
p box two feet or more high, two and
tne-half feet square, and make a hole
n centre of the box as large as stove
>lpe; cut out of one side of edge a place
Ike the draft on a stove, large enough
,X> adndt a wash pan or cobs or chips.
After you 'start the fire, use damp
*ob8, so there will be lots of smoke
ind not much blaxe; bore three holes
n bottom of an old molasses barrel,
for the strings to come through. Pro
ride a stick to run through the strings,
naklng sure they are securely tied to
'.be meat; turn the box upside down
tnd place the barrel over the hole in
M>x; wrap an old blanket where the
>ox and barrel meet so as to bold the
tmoke. In cold weather you can keep
t fire all day. but If the weather is
warm a fire morning and night is best
ind the process will require several
lays.?Agues M. Knickerbocker, in The
epltomist.
I^irg* rioi ki.
it requires but little time and atten
tion to manage a small flock, but if it
.8 Intended to go Into i>oultry raising
?s a business, it mtans work and plenty
i>f It. iiurd work is ne.-essary to grow
Drops, to conduct a dairy, or to manage
itock, aud the same is true of poul
try. In the winter time there may be
tuge drifts of snow to shovel before
the hens can get out of the coops, the
Iroppings must be removed, the quar
ters cleaned, the fowls fed aud the
water cans filled. The eggs must be
!Ollected frequently, in order to prevent
them from being frozen, aud the sur
plus poultry and eggs must be shipped
to market, and In summer the yards
must be kept clean. All these details
call for labor, and the larger the num
ber of fowls the greater the ninount of
work required. But there is nothing
discouraging In helm: compelled to
work, but for the labor required there
would be no profit in the business. It
is the lnl>or that sells in the shape of
?ggs and carcasses and not the chicken
Itself. The profit Is that derived above
cost of food, labor, etc.
Bay ? Pump.
oxygen gnu, the new remedy for
milk fever, la attracting wide spread
Attention, but it takes a Yankee to
wrest It from nature without cost. A
few week* ago an ex-Senator who
owns a tine Jersey herd In Southern
Michigan, on going to hi* table,
/ound one of hi* bent cow* down with
the drend disease. Manufactured
oxygen was fifty-seven miles away,
nnd no chance to get It before morn
ing. The Senator la noted for original
methods li< emergencies; after standing
for n few moments in deep thought,
he started at a rapid pace for the
house and shortly returned with a
bicycle pump In his hand. Cutting off
the nozzle he Inserted a milking tube
in its place, and was soon pumping
oxygen Into that cow's bag, tying each
teat as soon as It was tilled, then he
awaited developments. In less than
Ihree hours she was on her feet look
ing for a bran mash; morning found
her entirely recovered. Farmers,
there Is plenty of that oxygen left, an
buy a bicycle pump and be ready for
the next cow attacked by the dread
disease.?Mrs. L. Muy Dean, in the
Epitomlst.
F. pi torn la t Bm Mot*.
When your bees get unmanageable
and when ordinary smoke doea not
Men to aufcdue them, put into jour
smoker ? little tobacco. This wilt be?p
to conquer them, and It will usually
soothe their grievances. It Is also of
benefit to use when Introducing
queeua. Just a little will do the bust
ness.
When tne bees nU the svcUoa* witt
honey they will seal them over snow
white. If the sections are left on the
hive for any length of time the cap
pings become darkened, which Is
caused by the bees <*onstantly run
ning over them. The sections will
never again look as clean and white
as when first completed. Therefore
when you find a super of section*
filled and capped, slip your bee escape
under It. and the next dny you will be
able to carry off your honey.
Empty brood combs should be ex
amined every few days to see if the
wax worm is at work In them. A
cool, dry cellsr is a good place to store
them, but If they become infested give
them to the bees at once. If you have
no swarms to occupy them, place them
under strong colonies so that the bees
will be compelled tc pass through
them.?Bee Editor, in The Epitomise
Doat Stut Ik* Colt i
It Is generally understood by far j
mers that in raising colts the best re .
suits can only be secured by keeping {
the youngster growing all the time I
and doing Its best. ? Mr. Q. C. Good* I
ale. of Maine, gives an Instance that J
came under his observation as a proof
of the truth of this tl'eory. He said:
"A few years ago. while judging the
colta at the Kennebec fair, a gentle
man brought In a year-old stallion.
He was in fine, healthy condition, of
fine conformation, finely galted and
scoring ninety odd points he easily
captured the blue ribbon over a large
field of colts. His breeding was fine.
His owner ?Hd to me: *1 am going to
keep this colt for a stallion/ 1 told
him he would make a fine stallion, as
he had the breeding, the gait, the fine
color and conformation. But I said:
'If you want a fine horse, keep this
colt growing and in good condition
until matured.' Six months later I
was going by his place and he called
me in to see his colt. I was surprised
to find the colt poor. He had not
grown a bit for six months. 1 told
liinr he had spoiled his colt. He said
he had a fine pasture to turn him into
and he would be all right. I said to
him: 'When this colt commences to
grow again lie will grow out of pro
portion somewhere.' The rrfiult was
that he grew ewe-necked, his shoul
ders grew upright and he grew sway
hacked. This changed his gait so he
could not show speed, and hit* owner
gelded him at four years ?'?d so' ' V.:a
for a small price.
The Darkened StiUe.
Where animals arc kept iu the stable
during the summer months, as, for ex
ample, work horses, or. in some in
states, the breeding stock, nothing
contributes so much to their comfort
as that of protecting them from flies.
Animals that are kept busy fighting
flies require more food to keep them
In condition, and, Indeed, It Is impos
sible with an unlimited supply of food
to keep them in proper condition.
Advantage should be taken of the
fact that files constantly tend to seek
the light places. A stable need not
be absolutely dark In order to prevent
annoyance from flies, and in fact, we
do not believe in keeping Btables too
dark, on account of the fact that ani
mals are liable, if kept in such quar
ters for any considerable length of
time, to go wrong in their eyes, liun
ny sack nailed over the windows of
the stable will greatly reduce the num.
ber of flies that will pester the ani
mals. These should not be railed
down absolutely tight at the bottom,
or air will be excluded and the stable
will become warm and unhealthy. If
the sacks are partly loose at the bot
tom they will shade the stable satis
factorily and at the same time admit
air. Horses placed iu the stable for
an hour ut noon will eat better, rest
better, and we cannot help but think
they will work better afterward if J
they are afforded some protection dur- ?
lug the time they are !n the stall. In .
some of our better class of stables reg- I
ular window blind* are used, these :
being puiied down during the day and
run up at night, thus freely admitting
the air when no protection from tiles ,
is necessary. It js claimed by those i
who use such blinds that their cost is |
more than offset In the saving of feed |
that Is effected by the protection v i>h
they afford.
Among the
Avoid having stale eggs by ^a.. ^
them daily.
Poultry hatched in hot weather does
not thrive well.
Hroken eggs in the nest start the
hens to eating them.
Ducks, for profit, must* be pushed
rapidly from the start.
Houses that are cleaned dally need
very little disinfecting.
The utmost cleanliness about the
feeding places should be observed.
Kggs cannot be produced without nl
trogeneous material in some form.
A pound of eggs contains more nour
ishment thau a pound of meat and
bone.
It is not good economy to feed even
small chickens on ground or cooked
feed alone.
Young turkeys especially should not
be allowed to wade urouud in wet
weeds or grass.
Sour uiilk, heated and skimmed, Is
an elegant food for young fowls and
especially for young turkeys.
With ducks especially, all of the ear
ly hatched can be ?old and the late
hatched kept for breeding purposes.
With continuous in-breeding the
fowls become delicate, hard to raise,
nbt as good layers, and in every way
less profitable.
Ture bred fowls are no harder to
raise than common stock, nor does It
take any more to keep them, while
they are an ornament to the home.
Generally speaking, it will be better
to sell the your g fowls as soon as of
marketable slse, rather than to keep
until fall when low prices are sure
to prevail.
IMPROPER MULCHlNtl.
More than half of all the damage 1
have known with fruit trees was
caused by mulching with manure dose
to the body. MuULiiig U of very Utile
benefit as a fertiliser, as the strength
will not work down to tbe roots. It
breeds borers and gives a nesting place
for uiice in wiuter to destroy the
tree. Wheu the tree is plant til a little
surface soil among the roots is all It
requires, as a tree live* almost entirely
In tbe subsoil.?J. II. A.f in The Kpi
tomist.
HORTICULTURAL NOTES.
Nothing is better to kill cabbage
worms than the following: Seven parts
sour milk, one part kerosene oil. They
must be thoroughly mixed at the start,
and stirred to the bottom every time
the brush is put into the pail or the
kerosene will separate from the milk
?nd kill every plant it touches. It is
to be sprinkled 011 the plant with a
brush, and if the head has begun to
form the leaves must be pulled apart
ho as to kill the worms, as it kills only
those it touches. This is vouched for
by an extensive grower.
It in difficult to ftet good exhibition
peas without thinning the clusters.
Those who know, use a pole with a
notch in one end. which enables the
operator to twlRt them ofT rapidly. Us
ually, if the clusters were reduced one
half or more, tbe crop would be more
valuable. It seems a pity to cut off
the young fruit just as it is formed,
but It will pay. Nature docs some of
this thinning, but not enough. If half
the blossoms drop without setting
fruit, the orchardlst Will do well to cut
out half of those that reuiuln.?The
Epitoinist.
PLANTING S1IADE TREES.
When planting shade trees' small
trees thut have uniform heads are bet
ter than large heads. It is ditticult
to remove large Wees from the soil
with roots enough to supiHtrt them
the first season. Quite often the tree
has grown where it has been crowded
by other trees, wliieh has caused it to
jrow without amy side branches. When
such trees are pruned to grow ahead
3f the right height, there Is nothing
left but u stub, with scarcely a twig
an it. and a large scar at the top to
start decay, ai^l furnish a place for
borers to begin destruction of the tree.
The growth of branches will be sprouts
attached to the sapwood only, instead
5f seated to the heart like the natural
branches. This leaves the tree an
easy prey to wind storms, as the
branches are liable to split from the
body of the tree. Trees that are grown
In a nursery or an open forest, that
have heads that need but little prim*
lug, are cheaper at a dollar than large
spindling trees that have to be thor
DUghly denuded of branches to get
them iu shape, if furnished free.?J. II.
Audre, iu The Epitomist.
ABOUT THE GOOSEBERRY.
The gooseberry yields a large crop, if
given care, and it should be more ex*
tensively grown, as there is a large de
Diaud and good prices for gooseberries
avery year. It should be grown in the
sun (not in shady places), 011 rich soil,
being mulched late iu the fall. One
point is to cut out some of the wood
from the ceutre, to admit air artd
sunlight, which will partially serve
ss a preventive of mildew. t '
The best season for setting an
orchard is just as soon as the winter
breaks and the ground can be handled.
Be careful not to freeze the roots.
Ground can be handled wetter in win
ter and in very early spring than later
?11 the season, for it will not pack or
bake then, as it does later, but it is
preferable, especially lu clay soils, to
have the ground in proper condition,
not too wet. as there is danger of
baking the ground around the roots
r>f the trees. We have set trees in the
fall, winter, and as late in the spring
as May, when large apple trees were in
bloom and the early varieties of fruit
were leaving out. it is best to set the
trees as soon as possible after being
taken from the uursi ry row.
If any of the roots are badly injured
or bruised it Is best to cut them off
and let the tree send out healthy ones;
the roots should be carefully examined
and if they show lumps as the result of
aphis or other diseases, do not set the
trees. If you want a permanent
orchard you should set healthy trees.
I cannot too strongly emphasize the
I idea that deep plantlug makes "root
rot." Nature starts the roots 011 trees
1 from the surface of the ground, and we
should plant them the same way.
I Place some of the best surface earth
' carefully around the roots, and after
| tilling the hole pack the earth tight
1 p.lid closely around the tree to prevent
the winds from shaking It until the
j roots get started,
i Pin lit a tree that Is healthy and vlg
1 orous. A crown graft will usually
| make a stronger and more vigorous
j growth than a graft on a smaller piece
1 of the same root, as it Is larger and
j has more vitality. Different varieties
i of trees grated on whole or piece roots
I will form tops according to the charac
teristics of the scion, ami the same is
true of the roots?some form a tap
root, others will not. You ??an graft
a Genet on a piece or whole root (if
j It is practical to graft.on a whole root)
? and It will form its own tap root. with.
out regard to the piece root or wlio'e
! root on which It Is grafted. So the
j Winesap will form a spreading root, no
I matter on what kind of a root its scion
Is grafted.?H. A. Hascltlnc, iu I1'.inn
er*' Home Journal.
Slow Train a of Spain.
Trains in Spain are certainly slow.
A rate of ten or twelve miles per hour
la considered a good average speed for
every dsy travelers. When the Span
ish officials wish to show visiting for
eigners what they really can accom
pllsh In the way of rapidity, thev of
fer express trains which dash madly
across the landscape at an average
rate of fifteen or eighteen miles an
hour. In one way this proves an ad
vantage, for the traveler sees a great
deal more acenery for bis money than
If be were ruahed past it swiftJ/.?
London Tit Bit* ...
Som* Kfm.rki.
OLOXEL J. H. KKICUAM.
Assistant Secretary of Ag
riculture at tVu?ui*i|;toii,
i? not ouljr a Riant in size,
but lie Is a big man lu mac
tlcal common sense. In a rwmt spevcb
at a good roads convention be said
some things that everybody ought to
read. Among other good things be said:
"I see no reason why the generai
government should not appropriate a
certain sum of money to Ih* expended
ih this great work. Of course, the
States, counties and local communities
should be expected to co-opcrnte. \
little aid from the general Government
would be a wonderful eucourageuient
to all the pi>opIc.
I hear a number of speakers hers
paying that we must stir up Congress;
Now. I want to impress you with the
luea that we must first educate the
people. When the people are in favot
or national aid iu building goinl roads
Congressmen will be in fa vor of it.
and not until then. They are uot go
ing ahead of the people.
When one of these great popular
movements gets started it acquires
wonderful moniemtuiu. I heard ? s.ory
Of two farmers who stood beside a
railroad for the first time. On the
track stood nn engine with a long train
of heavy cars. Said one farmer to the
other: 'Jim, she'll never be able to
start It. It isn't possible.' Finally the
steam was turned op. and. with much
putting, creaking and groaning, the
great train began to move, very slowly
then faster and faster, until finally'
with a whirl of dust and a roar like
thunder, it swung out of sight around
a distant curve. Then the farmer,
drawing a long breath, remarked: -Jim
by the Eternal, they'll never be able
to stop It.' So will it be with the good
roads movement. Once let it get tlior
ouglily started and nothing will be able
to stop it or stand before it till its
great work is done.
"I see no reason why the general
Government should not reach out its
strong arm and help the people of this
country get better means of couitnouir
catlon. I Wl?,t to see this movement
pushed with all the energy that is char
acteristic ?f the American people.
en we undertake to do anything in
this country we do it. and do it well.
We have started out for better roads,
and we are going forward on this line
till we have as good roads as can be
found anywhere in the world."
In these remarks Colonel Hrigham
has sounded the keynote of the good
roads campaign. The masses ol' the
people must Le aroused and educated
Organization is the principal means
to be employed. Conventions should
be held, and associations should be or
ganized in all sections of the country.
It is not enough to get out a crowd of
professional road reformers to make
speeches and pass resolutions. The ob.
Ject in view is to interest practical and
progressive men In all walks of life,
to arouse the indifferent, to convince
the objectors, and to get up a wave of
popular enthusiasm for better toads.
Until this is done, no inmortant results
will be accomplished.
Went Virginia Highways.
i^or many years the natural resources
of \\ est \ irginin have remained un?
discovered, or. if known, have re*
mained inaccessible. Many railroads
have been constructed, and from the
date of railroad construction dates the
beginning of the material prosperity
of the State. The railroads of neeessl.
ty have reached only small portions
of the territory, and vast tracts have
been and must rei.min uutor.chcd by
them. Notwithstanding the develop,
mei.t that the railroads made possible.
It was fully recognized that there were
lin Stations to railroad communication
and traffic. From this time forward
It was argued, the importance of good
rcatis will 01 trank the importance of
railroads in usefulness. There are im
r.ie.ise tracts of virgin soil ready to
.vield their fruits, but large sums of
money are transmitted to other States
to pay for products Hint could be pro
dreed at ho ne. Necessaries cf life
ore thus made racertain and expen
sive. with the result fiat rural dis
tricts are being deserted ami centres
of population congested. It was stat
ed that real estate iu the country is
depreciated a it! neglected because of
the deplorable condition of the public
highways. It was emphasized that
mi re than M.00MM<0 is spent nr.- uaN
l.v in the useless attempt to muii tain
the 001111:1011 highways of the State
and to kee.i them passable, but. as traf
tie becomes heavier. t!ie reads will be*
?Mine worse and worse, oven under .
tills enormous expenditure. These
roads are at all times sleep and dif?
ficult, and nt certain seasons of tho
year dangerous and practically impas
sable. The cost cf maintaining these
roads is only a small part of the ex
pense which their 00 iditlou entails.
Development is retarded, cultivation
Is hindered, real estate is Impaired in
value, products a short distance in the
country are practically unavailable,
and it has been found that u is more'
economical to Iruiort these pro I nets
by rail from neighboring States than
to haul them ten miles over such exe*
cable reads. The cost of living is
tin's Increased. 1 he cost of transport
tailon hinders cultivation a:id deveb
cpiiiert, increasing the price of ncces*
sarles and diverting the resources of
the citizens, the total cost of which it
is impossible to entlmate. but which
certainly largely exceeds the $I.O'MMHH)
whieb the taxpayers expend in the
maintenance of these adverse condb
tions.
Onr Coinage.
fn 1803 the United States coined
$258,377.50 golf! and $87.1 IS silver.
One hundred years later, in the
coinage was f 13,083,070.00 gold and
?10,874,440 silver.
A Mnnlflrrnt Olft,
Colonel C. A. Smith, a r.iilllonnlre
lumber dealer, of Minneapolis, has an
nounced that he would give 100.000.000
feet of lumber to the Bethaav College,
it LLodiborf, Kao. '