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Mynheer Joe BY ST. QEORQE JtATHBORNZ. Joe as he the fall depth ?I the U>wl?r has also pndaced an entire win to ass It should occasion arise, he SHU holds back. fiai Is a method In his madness. Wme Bandy thinks It borders on this, ?St to begin operations upon the en* ussy at once, so they may In a measure paralyse their attack. Mynheer Joe knows what ho to ?hoot From his lips there nddenb Issues a strange sound, unlike any thing Bandy ever beard. It la un doubtedly a signal of eome sort. Hit untaxed* eyes are glued on Joe. Hf uses him make a peculiar pantomime gesture with his hand?the one which has not been occupied In grasping a sreapon. This must mean something. Band? It Is not Intended for him; and he turns his attention npon the to discover a solution of th? Mystery. Whether he can find this ont or not Che effect of Joe's action to speedily manifest In the actions of the Tbuga He hears their exclamations of amass ment, sees the looks of wonder which they cast npon the traveler. Instead of a forward rush to annihilate bin and his friend, there to a shrinking back on the part o^ the thirteen. What can this mean? Mynheer Joe Uoutlnues to wave his hand In that (franc* manner, and the thirteen terri ble foes retreat slowly bat surely In ?eery direction. Bendy to forcibly reminded of n cer tain picture in the pantomime where the good spirit appears npon the scene and the evil workers retreat In dtomay, endeavoring to shield their eyes from the dszxllng light that nearly blinds them, for everything that to evil hates the light. ' He to bewildered by what he sees, and yet. although the cause Is a per fect blank, the effect to plainly evident ?even he who runs may read: These Vhugs fear Mynheer Joe. Bandy's admiration for the man takes an upward bound. He realizes that much as he has known of the other, Joe possesses qualities which he has never even suspected as exist ing. In less than half a minute after the V*veler has uttered that strange sound the thirteen Thugs have backed oat of sight The coast Is clear and gradually the people resume their In terrupted trade relations?the mer chant calls attention to,his stock, the customer takes it upon Miryelf to buy. As the people come throhglttjg back upon the road of the bazars It can be noticed that they cast anxious glances around them. They oeem to expect to look upon something lying hither or fun?something that 1s spt to fill their Souls with horror, and yet which pos sesses a deep attraction. , Sandy notes these glances cast Ikround, and being a bright-minded chap, intuitively guesses their mean ing. They are looking for the victims of the Thugs, an A upon falling to dis cover one or more bodies lying upon the road, with Ufe rendered extinct through the agency of cord or creese, cannot but feel the greatest amuse ment , Then their looks torn upon the two Americans, as though they have guessed that these worthies are the tees against whom this uprising of the Wcret society took place. It must tmve been some mistake, after alL ^Philosophically they determine this, fend return to their various pursuits, though glances full of wonder greet ?Cynheer Joe and his companion at ?very turn. ' As for Sandy himself he follows tho hther along the street in a half stupe fled way. It seems to him Joe can do anything. If the Hindoos were about %> place, them both upon one of tho funeral pyres along thq ghauts border* lag the river. Bandy believes Joe Is wlaard enough to change the fire Into lest and cause the vengeful destroyers t> fall upon their knees In humble ser vitude. After this exhibition h& will aot doubt Joe's power to accomplish amy wonder. So they psss along, and by degrees enter among a new lot of natives who. Ignorant of the event has so recently transpired, do not them In that strange way. Sandj Is burning with deep curiosity. Bj nature he abhors mysteries, and If fast as curious as any woman could nver be. EUlnlL-tlien. he nou Uv ' 16 Joe* begging to know by whir Spirit nf necromancy the other managed to dissolve the dark clouds that hung so threateningly over their heads. i "It's all as simple as falling off a tot. The whole thing lies In knowing tww to do It," he remarks, whereat ?andy adds: MA second Columbus making the egg viand on end? Suppose you Illustrate matters, my dear fellow, and show un the thing Is done." 'Perhaps you saw mo make a signal the rascals obey. You wonder nruat tnat couio moan, rrutn to ton. Sandy. I am n member of the very or ganisation which our unscrupulous on ?uy, the baron, has subsidized in or der to complete our downfall." At this Intelligence the newspaper van loses his head and look* silly, ?la Ideas even become confuted, and he wonders whether Joe is not giving him a little chaff. Up to the present he has believed himself too old a bird be caught In this way, but sucb ?trangc things have occurred of late that he stands ready to take almost ?qjthins M truth- - you're a fun-fledged Thvg, ehf he nuuM|M to nvnnr. "Not only that, bat an officer la the orftntutloB. It fu u such I g?n the sign that threw these follows Into a ferer." "How do joo come to belong to toe* I a torely crowd?" asks Sandy. "Ah. my dear fellow, that Is a story you shall hear sons day! Really. M Is worth teniae, since It Is founded Upon strange Incidents rack as only a Haggard could ass with credit. Foe the present 1st It aofltos to say that Jhl* ancient ocdec has, mors about. It cfiaa the general world knows, it tt not organised for murder, aa you and other people beUere, although the Thugs of India. Uke the Nihilists of Russia, do not hesitate to remove any one who runs sgslnst their will. "A series of strange circumstances threw me Into the midst of them some years ago, and to preserve my life I was obliged to Join the order, attain ing a high place of honor before the opportunity came to quit India's shores. "I can now see very plainly why that same thing occurred to me. for you and I must have fallen victims to the fury of the mob only for my pow er." "By the way, Joe, have you any more of these little bombs bidden away? If so, put tbem to good use, man. There's no telling when we may need them In this country. Bless my soul! 1 have a strange feeling all the while as though Invisible danger was hanging over our beads. What can It mean?'* "When the baron ceases to annoy us you will get over that Sandy. The truth of the matter Is you have fallen Into the habit of feeling bis presence near you. These men of evil seein to exhsle a something that Impresses lt> self upon those they hate, even as might the rattlesnake when charming a victim. Once the serpent Is trampled under foot and all that uneasiness vanishes." "You've changed your mind, then, snd Intend to make away with the ba ron?" says Sandy, quickly. "Well, It becomes more evident every hour that It's a desperate case of Greek against Greek. Unless I de molish the baron be will down me." "Eureka! That's my policy to a dot. The question Is how It shall be done." "That will come out all right, old man." "I give myself no uneasiness with regard to It Poor old Fopoff! He'll carry out the name to a letter pres ently. But since he's shown himself to be such a consummate rascal, 1 no longer feel pity for him. Let him go. The king has commanded it; the de cree must be entered," and Sandy makes a royal sweep with his arm that would cause many a monarch to turn green with envy could he see It Mynheer Joe looks beyond, and sees things that a wise providence screens from the eyes of Impulsive fellows of Sandy's stripe. He knows that the life of the baron is exceedingly pre cious to the Russian authorities, and that they will make a searching Invea tigatlon Into matters In case he Is downed; it may even be considered a casus bellum, and the two great coun tries be embroiled in a terrible con flict. I Thus Mynheer Joe, feeling the re sponsible nature of his position, re* solves to do nothing rash. He desires to consult with some one who has ? long head, and knows of no person more competent than Mr. Grimes. Sandy Is all right* when it comes to ftctlon, but he does not make the belt adviser in the world, as Joe hae learned before now. It is high time they turn thcjr steps In the direction of the hotel, as the hour Is getting late. Through the crowds they pass with out any fear of violence, since they hold the good will of the great secret society of India. "Ah! There's the baron!" says San dy. And Joe catches a glimpse of thf Russian's face among the dark ones just beyond. He reads surprise and baffled rage upon It, as though Popoff had already begun to understand that again His plans have been defeated by circum stances over which he has no control. Mynheer Joe cannot help showing something of his feelings In his ex* presslon. The look Is not a contemp tuous one, for he has considerable re ;spect In the direction of the shrewd ;baron. At the same time he despise* a man who will descend to the meth ods practiced by this agent of the Crar. If Joe chooses he can meft him on o level, and, employing the name meth ods, Influence the secret order of Thug* against the Russian, for he tins power behind the throne. This does not happen to he his way. If the baron will not enter Into nuother duel with him he must employ som^ other honor able means for accomplishing his end. They Anally bring up at the hotel. I The hour Is not so Into for those who make day out of night, but with trav elers weary from a long sea Journey and sightseeing all dny It is au entire ly different matter. All have retired, and .Toe Is com pelled to let the matter He over to the morrow or else wnke Mr. Grimes. Thin latter lie would be tempted to do, a* he liellevcs the case requires prompt attention, only that he remembers the pseudo silver king complained of u headache as well as a lame ankle. So he determines to let matters resi until the morning. If nil goes well they can then discuss the affair with clear brains and decide upon the best course to pursue. The day dawns upon the city 01 Bombay, and. at Is usual. all soop lia tad confusion. As th? boar grows ttrtr mob this Enthu siasm wfB gniaallj die oat and leave ? sor^ of lethargy In Its place, common to all warm climates. ltynbeer Joe to eaify oa foot, aai ?walla the coalni of hto friend. When Mr. Grimes finally shows ap ha Is grsetsd with a wink and a beckoning finger that draws him evsr to a retired spot, anxious to learn what new dev iltry la la the wind. Rapidly Joe sketches the. adventure of the preceding night. The lapse of time has not changed his mind with regard to things, and he sees matters In Jast as serious a light as when the events occurred ten hoars before. Mr. Grimes hears the story gravely, lie makes a good listener, for he says nothing an til ths sad to reached. bat all the while be hasps np a-thlnking. Of all people he to the tost to make a mountain oat of a mole-bll^ hot there can be no disguising ths fact that their situation to desperate when a man like the baron can sat each diabolical ma chinery in motion against them. Be agrees with Mynheer Joe that the time has <*ome to. strike bach Perhaps bis" methods may differ frodS those of the traveler, for* Mr. Grimes to a believer In the homeopathic adage, slmllla slmlllbus curantnr?like lb cured by like. When In Home be does as the Romans do. and adapts himself to circumstances. This has been one reason for bis remarkable success. To a certain extent Mynheer Joe has followed the same plan, but he cannot go so far as hto friend In these matters, drawing the line at a certain point. Thus. In order to meet at a common level these two must both give way. It 1s advice Joe seeks, nothing more. Mr. Grimes ponders over the mat ter. He does not often act from im pulse, and chews the cud of reflection at the beginning of a crisis, not when it has passed by, his policy being that an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure. Finally be turns around and lays his finger upon the arm of the trav eler. The light In his eye proclaims that he has conceived an Idea, and Joe feels satisfied something Is com ing which it will pay him well to lay hold of?something that may cause the baron to believe he has struck an ava lanche. "Mynheer Joe, we must be up and doing. This miserable Russian shall not say he has beaten three Yankees In a game. I know your principles and respect them, but tlie baron is an ob stacle to our progress. He must bi removed.** ~ " CHAPTER XXI. THB BAItON IB BOOKED FOB VALPARAISO "In the first place." remarks Mr. Grimes, In that steady voice of Ills that never deviates, no matter what the excitement around him, "we must have the secret co-operation of the au thorities in anything, we undertakfc^U " "There will be no trouble about that ?I have already put a flea in their ear. They know who the baron is and what the nature of his mission to In dia may be. Naturally then they hate him?naturally It is to their interest to dispose of this spy who comen u foment trouble. The question is how far will they go?" "You can see some of them again, Joe?" "Readily, sir.* "Then we raust fight fire with fire. Since the baron has inaugurated this *ystem of tactics, we'll give him all he wants. Ilis Russian ways don't go with people from the States. I wl?h we hnd him out there. A noose and the limb of a tree would transport him to eternity, unleift we thought It best to use a coat of tar aud ornament il with feathers." "That would be a prime ending of the game, sir, but unfortunately we are In a country where such enlight ened arts are not known. Besides, lhe Government would be held respon sible for such a public taking-oil. II will be better for us to have him trans ported." f "Certainly." remarks Joe, although 'he does not jet grasp the idea that It (?lowly taking form lu the other*i brain. "In order to accomplish that, you lind I must exercise our minds and ar> range a plan by means of which the baron will step Into a trap. We know bis cunulng, aud whatever Is done will have to be sugar-coated." "That Is quite right, Mr. Grimes." [To be Continued.) Some Facta About Glass. The oldest specimens of glass are traced back from 1,600 to 2,800 years before Christ. These are of Egyptian origin. Transparent glass is believed to have been first used about 760 years before the Christian era. The Phoenicians were supposed by tha ancients to have been responsible for tho Invention, and the story will be recalled of the Phoenician merchants, who. resting their oooklng pots oa blocks of natron, or subcarbonate of soda, found that the union, under heat, of the alkali and the sand on' the shore produced glass. There is little doubt, however, that the art of glass making originated with the Egyptians. It was Intro duced Into Rome In the time of Cicero, and reached a remarkable degree of perfection among the Romans, who produced some of the most admirable specimens of glass ever manufac tured; an Instance Is the famous Port land vase In the British museums. Claris was not used for windows until about A. D. 300.?Harper's Weekly. srs0 at mob whan yob di^ri Id give them ? 1?II. fpm rat an# MN teipi the laj at lsast, prefsrahty at night a thnroagfc currying and grooming. This will ?able them to eecnro the (all btntflt of the night's rat, and will aid materially la keeping them Is good health and thrift. Vmm All thm Too moch idle land la a Vo?s. an it la tind by the State and represents cap ital drawing no Internet. It la better to concentrate effort on email arses, hot large farm* ahoiU at least be made to produce eometbaee to cover the surface, to be plowed under, so ae to permit It to gain In fertility, which la^an additional value. Omrtif Tmtf*. Turnips will be found one of the most useful crope that can be grown, not only for the table, but also for stock, especially for hogs that are In pens. They can be produced at a small cost, and are amongst the most | wholesome of stock foods. Late tur nips may be grown In the regular way, or the seed can be sown broadcast on a plot that la to be left over. Tmpmtn* tad Grain*. Experiments show that rye and win ter wheat will germinate in a soil the temperature of which is thirty-two degrees; barley, oats, flax, peas and clover will sprout at thirty-five de grees; turnips the same, carrots at thirty-eight and beans at forty de grees. If these experiments have been carefully conducted they demonstrate that some plants will sgrout even ba low the freesing point. C?r? For Capca. Take a knitting or darning needle, and dip it in turpentine and drop one drop in the throat or windpipe, once or twice a day; and also put a few drops in the feed and keep the cbicks in dry, clean coops and your gapes will be np more. Damp, wet coops are sure to give the young chickens the gap .worms, but the turpentine will kill every worm and tie chickens will sneeze them out.?J. N. Alford. in In diana Farmer. Fall Seeding to Gras*. Fields are frequently seeded to grass In the fall. This is done without any crop, and in some cases is found to be more successful thnu spring seeding along with a crop of ^.-rain. This work should be done iu August or early Sep tember on ground well prepared, that is made of tine tilth, smooth and well fertilized. Where this system works well there 6hould be a good success with the crops of lsay to follow, as they will have the entire benefit of the fertilizers applied. 8tteep on ttir Farin. The truth is that t ie presence or a nock of sheep on a farin that appears to be thrifty and b:i >py may always be accepted as a certificate of the ability and good charicter of the far mer. not only as snob. Vmt ?*? ?*. man as well. This criterion has such a natural comciuence that It strikes even the in experienced passer-by, as it did a well known missionary, a good man wbo did a vast amount of good in the early days and who i:sed to s;ty that when traveling on a mission lie would al ways stop if possible with a farmer over night who had a well conditioned flock of sheep in his fields, because he would find a good-nature d, klndly-dis positioned host.?American Sheep Breeder. 'Alfalfa For Hogs* A swine grower who hr.s been trying alfalfa pasture for his hogs says that really they should not be pastured on It till the third season after sowing, as it requires three seasons be says for tho plant to get well established, and If the swine are turned onto it before,, it Is likely to become seriously Injured. The best results In pasturing swine on alfalfa come from the growing animals end when the alfalfa pasture Is used for growing hogs, it is estimated that the grain ration may be cut one-half at least. There is the further advan tage in pasturing that the hogs do not require so much care as when in con finement or on a range of limited area, and this Is quite an item iu the expense of raising swine. Foul Pnatorn. But it Is In the pastures that shrubs and bushes most abound. Especially is tills the case where only cattle arc kept. When there were sheep on nearly every farm there were not nearly as many bushes as now. and for this purpose It might be found profit able if more sheep were kept. Unless a pasture is overstocked, cattle will pay little attention to the browsing of bushes. Where bushes abound to any extent they should be mown or cut every summer, and August has been con sidered a good time for this kind of work. It is not to be expected that ono cutting is going to exterminate them, but It will give them a good set back, and If the practice is continued very year it will not be long before tlu\v will be practically destroyed. In pastures thickly sot with hushes An gora goats would ofteu prove the best exterminators. 8tartlng a Wace In Missouri. Tho starter of tho running races at Joplln Is a bit;, black negro. He has created much amusement In getting the horse* off. A half dozen or more attempts were made, when the negro's patience be came exhausted. Moat of the Jockeys were negroes, and as a final warning to one who persisted in snapping the rubber before the others wero ready he said: "Nigger, If you does dal again I'll come out dar and knock you off dat hoss," and he exhibited a gooJ sized stick attached to tlie end of a rope, which he commenced to unwind. The exhibit of the stick had Its effect. ?Joplln News-Herald. TJio AdTMlaK? of '#lt. Cattle should bo regularly supplied <vlth n certain amount of salt. The addition of a pinch of ??alt Is fouiul to exerolso a bencflcial Influence, not only upon the digestion of the food, but upon the general health of the animals. This is specially so in the cn.se of dairy cows whose milk yield is found to be very appreciably Influenced by the presence or absence of suit In the food fii veil tlicin. In some experiments carried out a few years oro in Europe, it was found that the addition or withholding of ?alt from the food giveu to dairy cows meant a considerable variation In the quantity of milk produced by them. In the case of such animals, it is thought that the salt not only exercises a bene ficial efTect upon the digestion of the food, but also acts as some sort of a ?Utuulant to the milk-seci etii g organs, and thus tends to weooragw a Vmr and foliar flow.?Amsrlcsn Cultivator. Profit In fruit growing depends on attention to the smallest details. The merchant who gives sttentlon to the smallest details of his business will. In most cases, succeed. The manufac turer. If .the price of his products Is low. will make a profit oat of his wsste msterlal. If the farmer Is A frul' grower would give the same attentlou as the merchant or manufacturer, profit would be assured; but In most cases the tree Is planted, cattle are allowed to destroy, or no care or st tentlon Is psld to It. If the tree comes Into bearing. It Is not cultivated, pruned, or In any way cared for. The result will be small, knotty, almost worthless fruit If profit In fruit growing Is to be secured, let It be given through culti vation. careful pruning, spray at the proper time; thoroughly examine your trees at least twice esch year for bor ers.? 8. ?. Gutshalf. In the American Cultivator. BCmj CaaecMwrr VneM. ? Old customs die hard, no matter how useless they ma; be. On farms where much stock Is to be raised fences are quite necessary, but on farms devoted to fruit growing, vegetable raising or grain production th?re can be little need for a large expenditure In the way of fences. I was brought up on a New England farm, and speak from experience when I declare that the existence of useless fences is the cause of much waste of time and labor in the performing of the farm work. Where stock raising is carried on on a considerable scale we must have fences, for the fnrm crops must be ro tated and the pasture must be included in the rotation. This is true of those farms where there is not a large per manent pasture. In the case of such u farm, it should be enough to fence the pasture or pastures thoroughly. Some would object that this would not allow the meadows to be pastured. Very well: the non-pasturing of the meadows would be a good thing for the meadows, and Just as good for the ,farm animals in the end, as they would have a larger supply of forage from those same meadows.? Writer, in the The Tribune Farmer. The Bine Anilkluilan. This interesting bird is one that is little known to the general run of poultry, although one of the oldest of our standard breeds, especially in this line in the Middle West, though It is fairly well known in the East, In Can ada and ou the Paellle Coast. It is a very handsome, stylish bird, gentle, hardy and a layer of wonderfully large eggs. A man in Nebraska claims he has a pullet which laid 2SC eggs in one year; another declares he exhibited eggs at a show in Colorado where the dozen of eggs he showed weighed thirty-six ounces. We cannot vouch for these stories, yet we have no reason to doubt their truth. A man exhibited eggs one year at an egg-contest at Chi cago where a dozen weighed thirty-two ounces In the presence of the show officers, and were eo accredited. Out of the dozens there exhibited they easily took first prize over Minorcas, Brahinns and what not. So much for the utility side of the question. \ Their chief attraction from the point of view of beauty is their color, which is a leaden blue?about the color of smoke from toboeco. However, simply blue color does not make an Andalu sian. You will often run across blue liens in a nondescript flock?but they are uot Aiulalusians. The true Anda lusia n is distinguished by the lacings, which means that each feather has a blue background, nnd on the edge of each feather there must be an edge of darker blue. Without this edging (lacing* the bird, however blue. Is ab solutely "no good."?Inland P~.;?** Journal. Milk Fever. The Deportment of Agriculture has recently issued Circular No. 45, of I ho Bureau of Animal Industry, entitled "Milk Fever: Its Simple and Success ful Treatment." It gives a completo description of the astonishingly suc cessful results obtained in the treat ment of this heretofore extremely fatal malady by the injection of fil tered atmospheric air into the udder. Milk fever, afreets well nourished, heavy milking cows in all the large dairy districts of this country, and Is characterized by the complete paral ysis of the animal shortly after calv ing. As It attacks the best milking cows In the herd and at a time when the milk flow is the heaviest, the dis ease Is one which has caused very se vere losses In our dairy industry. It is, therefore, of the greatest Import ance that every milk producer ac quaint himself with the present ex timely successful treatment and should provide hlmseif with a suit able apparatus for Injecting sterile nir through each teat until the udder is well distended. This air treatment Is by far the most simple and practi cable, as well as the most efficacious and harmless one ever used, and hns reduced the mortality from the dis ease to almost nothing. It is easy of manipulation, tvqulres but little time, and Is readily accomplished by menus of the appsratus suggested by the bureau. L'p to within recent times most stringent measures were resort ed to by every careful dairyman to prevent the disease in his herd. How ever, since the nir treatment has so greatly reduced, and even in some cases obliterated, the mortality, pre vention Is no loncer such an import ant problem, and therefore preventive measures, such as starving, blood let ting, etc., which have a severe and lasting effect Upon-the animals, should be abandoned. The most recent pre ventive treatment sucgcstcd is In line with the favorable results obtained by the Injection of nir into the udder. It consists in allowing the susceptible cow to retain In the udder for twen ty-four hours following calving all th? milk except the small quantity re* quired by the cnlf. The distention of the udder naturally follows as In the air treatment and acts as preveutlv* I against milk fever. SMALL IRUIT8. The raising of small fruits on bot tom lands hss the advantage of a good moisture supply In seasons when oth er lands hare a deficiency; but It has the drawback of such land being ex ceedingly subject to late frosts, and being too wet In times of freshets and also In wet seasons. POOD VALUE OF FRUIT8. That fruits have many u?en besides pleasing the taste is well known, but the exact properties of each kftid are not so well understood by the consum ers. and a few suggestions on the sub ject may not be amiss. Fruit alone will not sustiin life for sny great length of time, but helps to furnlitli a variety In the diet. It stimulates and improves appetite and digestion, relieves thirst and in troduces water Into the system. If the medical uses of fruits were understood and care taken to use the appropriate kinds, much less medicinal treatment would be needed. THE APPLE SCAB. Experiments at the Ohio Station have demonstrated clearly that the apple scab is the chief factor in the destruction of the apple crop, and that the fungus can be kept under control by spraying. Four splendid succes sive crops were produced on the sprayed trees at the station, while the fruit on nnsprayed trees in the same neighboring orchards was worthless. Director Thorne. however, calls at tention to the fact that exhaustion of soil fertility, want of water and luscct ravages may all co-operate with scab or other fungus growth In shortening the crop, and says: "If our orchards are again to produce the great crops of earlier days, restore the soil condi tions of those days. We must avoid the waste of water in thos? sections where rainfall is scanty by preventing the growth under the trees of weeds and grass, and by keeping the surface In such condition as to prevent rapid evaporation."?Formers' Home Jour nal. BERRY CULTIVATION. The bright red raspberries, which are the sucker varieties, need but little pruning for the first summer or an? succeeding summer. The dark red raspberry, such as Columbian, and all blacks should be nipped the first season when the new cane gets to a height of twelve to fifteen Inches. This makes the cane stocky and gives a larger amount of bearing wood, and in these varieties we can expect a good crop the next year after planting. The sec ond and succeeding seasons the new growth will be stronger, and when the canes are from thirty to thirty-six inches high, nip the ends, with the idea of keeping cones low. branched and so stocky that they will stand without the necessity of staking or otherwise supporting. Cultivation should be continued till well towards fall, and If new plants of the tip varieties nre desired the tips should be put in In August or the firM of September. After picking, old canes should be cut out and burned, and the branches of the new growth left alone until spring, even if they grow out four or five feet. When spring fairly opens, go over the bushes and cut laterals back to ten or twelve inches, leaving each cane standing like a well balanced tree. The blackberry should be treated in much the same way as the black rasp berry, as to nipping, trimming, etc., and a heavy mulch of coarse barnyard inanurs applied to the row will aid greatly In maturing crop of fruit and causing strong growth of new ennes. In fact, this mulch will greatly benefit all the bush fruits.?r>. C. Converse, in the American Cultivator. rLANT-MORE FKUIT TREES. 1 believe that the only practical way to have plenty of fruit at all seasons Is to get out a few trees each yen r. Thin to the way It has been practiced on this farm for the Inst twenty years, and now we have plenty of all kinds of fruit, and sometimes we sell at good prices. Only a few dollars each year bns done this, and I consider It a good investment. Bo the only rule I give to the practical farmer, who wants fruit for his family, Is to spend n few dollars each year and plant a variety. ' Sometimes the question comes before us, which shall we plant, large or small trees? This Is a ques tion which many Rood orchard men dif fer upon. As a side line business I have had a little experience in selling fruit trees, and find that some people want large trees; I occasionally find some who want larger trees than I can sell, and ! And some who want the small twelve-Inch ones. Now, don't think I am a fruit tree agent, and am writing for my own pocketbook. I am n practical farmer, but sell trees to my neighbors In the spring. Just a few, probably about enough to earn mine. I write from the standpoint of a prac tical farmer, as I am nothing else. For my own use I do not want too large trees, as so many roots have to be cut In digging at the nursery, the smaller the trees, the more apt to grow, but we have to wait longer for fruit, and so I prefer not going to either ex treme, but take a gomf medium sized tree, and if planted well will give good returns. I only wrote these lines to remind the farmer to plant trees, and after planting, give good care and you will be profited by it. I know you will, for I have been.?K. J. Wnterstrlpc, In The Epitomist. Mrilro't Wiitfr Tower. Of the great abundance of watet power with which Mexico is supplied. It estimated that not more than 250,000 horse power Is being utilized or is In course of development at the present time. The potential horse power has never been estimated with any degree I of accuracy. Nffdeil the Nrwuvipfr?, The advertising manager of the Southern I'aclilc Hall road says he spent $8<>O0 on a booklet last year, but the results of the enterprise were not satisfactory until he advertised the booklet Itself in the dally uowsypere. oped the fact that the counties ^nd d?ln<r l,ttle *Dd ln ???J nothing, and that th* mads xe*Z fiS^arrss 5?5Ssss-,!?~ 2r-1? ?i S: ?J*. the principle of State aid has be come so popular within the la.tr? STav^-s^s ??? *??? k>w 5S SI'?"*1"1 Penn.ylv.nl.. .nd ,? carefully oon.ld,r?l by (<i7n?* ^Wp1. As.l8t.nt Direct fe?MSto ,"h! following ,? Mv SUtw: ^ couaitiou? ?Q these "I ?" f",,y convinced from mv re been buflt . !. ^ r?Ud8 wb,eh hllve ofthefSI J? Z 81 thro?& the aid hlJhX-J ? U,,der the d,r^tion of highway commissions are the best road. in the Unite,! 8,?,e?. all(1 S #h 118Uperior- to the t'est roads n theworw. This is due to the faoJ dpr inMif r?ad8 havc beeu t>niit un der Intelligent supervision, by skillful r,Z : ?Ut of Ule vw>* best inate ?n 11 An,crlcM" road build g machinery; whereas most of the trv I?'1 ! LnV? 8ee? ln tL* <>'?? sincA h by baild- a,,d Lave wav Ii:Uintainpd 1,1 the same f', K,)lte of the long drought hich prevailed throughout the New; s?i?*ni States during the spring and , ?.W 1110 state roads were tlrm and . . / and athough I personally in spected over GOO miles of improved roads, I did not see a single one which from?*! ?r WL,Ch Lad 8iffns of woar from the recent dry weather, in the southeastern part of Massachusetts and along Cape Cod Bay. and In the south rn Part of Connecticut, the old roads were composed entirely of sand, but in?? ^ ?,f. 0,0 dry WeaU,er- the State roads built on these saud foundations are remarkably hard and smooth." Mr.Eldrldge was asked if he thought that the people of the Eastern States who had already built some good roads' and who hava organized to continue the work along the present lines would be willing to accept assistance from the general Government in build low??8 08 provided for iu tLe Brown "I believe." said Mr Eldrhlge "that the people of the Eastern States are so enthusiastic on the subject of good roads thut they would be glad to ac cept the co-operation of tlie Govern ment. They have been building good roads for the past ten years, yet tlie work of completing the system lias Just fairly started. Even if the pres ent plans and liberal appropriations are continued it will take many years to Improve all the important highways In these States, and consequently tlie people are anxious to secure any addi tional aid possible. The State High way Commissioners of Massachusetts. Connecticut, New York and New Jer sey expressed themselves as being in favor of national aid, and I believe that all the good roads people in the Eastern States are in favor of it.'? Good Itoads Magazine. Loitfi by i:?d Itoaila. as to losses by bad roads, the ofllce has learned, by consultation with many thousands of the most lutein gent farmers of the country, that the expense of moving furu products and supplies averages, on all our country roads, twenty-live cents per ton per mile; whereas In the good road dis tricts of this and other countries the cost is only about one-third of this amount. This extra expense amounts in the aggregate to more than the en tire expenditures of the National (Jov ernment. and taking into account all of the hauling done on the public roads, the loss is equal to one-fourth of the home value of all the farm pro ducts of the Uulted States. The in crease In cost of hauling actually done is by no means the only loss resulting from bad roads. The loss of perish able products for want of access to market, the failure to reach market when prices are good, and the failure to cultivate products which would be marketable if market* were always accessible, add many millions to tho actual tax of bad roads. Moreover, the enforced Idleness of millions of men and draft animals during large portions of the year is on item not al ways taken into account in estimating the cost of work actually done. The tax of bad roads will become constant ly harder to beur as the people of tho United States are brought into keener competition with the cheap produc tion^ of other agricultural countries. The continuous Improvement In trans portation facilities, both by rail and water. Is steadily opening our markets to countries where tabor Is cheaper and in many cases Where roads aro better, and the agriculture of this country will not 4ong stand a needless tax equal to one-fourth tho value of Its products. Pauperism. In Great Prltaln the number of pnti pers In each 1000 of the population is twenty-six. In southwest England It Is thirty-three. In some American cit ies ten per cent, of the population ro ceive charitable assistance, as, for in stance, Cleveland, Oliio. >U the last ten year* th? Question of road Improve* ment has received a good deal of attention from the legislators In the Eastern