The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, October 20, 1911, Image 7
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avid Amber, starting for a duek-shnntvisit
with Ids frier.J. Qualn, cornea up
u young lady equestrian who lias beer
mounteil by her horse becoming frightd
at the Biiddon appearance In the roac
a burlv iiiti.li. n.i i>? i'
' mrl Kal Chatterll. "the appoints
Jthpiece of the Bell." addresses Ambei
u iiimi of high rank Hint pressing ?
3terloua little bronze box, "The ToInto
his hand, disappears In tin
id. The girl calls Amber bv name
In turn addresses lier as Miss 8ophU
rell. daughter of Col. Karrell of tn?
Ish diplomatic service In India anc
'.In# the CJualns. Several night* latei
Qualn homo Is burglarised and th*
ixi' box stolen. Amber and Qualn g<llng
011 an Island and become
ler Is left marooned. He wander*
it. finally reaches a cabin and r??ezes
ns Its occupant an old rnenc
e<l Itutton. whom lie Inst met In l'.nit
!. and who appears to be in hiding
n Miss Farrell Is mentioned Itutton
ngel\ agitated. ChatterJI appear*
summons Itutton to a meeting of ?
terlous body. Button seizes a revol?<
and dashes after ChatterJI.
CHAPTER V. (Continued).
1 uddenly Rutton started and wheelround,
every traco of excitement
lothed away. Meeting Amber's
/e he nodded as if casually, and
I, "Oh, Amber," quietly, with an
ct of faint surprise. Then he
pped heavily into a chair by the
tn. lo.
Well," he said slowly, "that la
r."
.mbcr, without speaking, went to
side and touched his shoulder with
t pitifully Inadequate gesture of
lpathy which men so frequently
3loy.
I killed him," said Rutton dully.
Yes," replied Amber. He was not
prised; he had apprehended the
;edy from tho moment that Rutton
' fled him.
fter a bit Rutton turned to the
e and drew nn automatic pistol
a his pocket, opening the maga?.
Five cartridges remained In
clip, showing that two had been
oded. "I was not sure," he said
ightfully, "how many times I had
1." His curiosity satisfied, he roted
the weapon nnd returned it to
pocket. "He died like a dog," he
I I * 1 * J
i, .1 uiu.|jci >un una uiuspueming
ho face of eternity . . . out
re In the cold d the night. . . .
was slcke- he sound of th?
lets tear' ' 's flesh. . .
!e sh i
D' asked Ini
> inter
aim pop awnv
ill It was empty.
r
rOU wait?"
i . * ?f r*
r his life; 1 gave iuu
at It had to be as It was. That was
ito."
With a wrench Amber pulled himlf
together. "Itutton." he demanded
ddenlv, without premeditation,
hat are you going to do?"
'Do?" Rutton looked up, his eyes
rplexed.. "Why, what is there to do?
t away as best l can, I presume
k another hole to hide in."
Rut how about the law?"
The law? Why need It ever be
iwn?what has happened tonight?
l an count on your silence? I have
need to ask. Doggott would die
. ;her than betray me. Ho and 1 can
tose of?It. No one comes here
his time of the year save hunting
ties; and their eyes are not upon
ground. You will go your way In
' morning. We'll clear out lmliately
after."
Vou'd better take no chances."
uddenly Rutton smote the table
i his fist. "Ry Indur!" he swore
ngely, his voice quavering with
"I had not thought of that!" He
pod tip and began to move excited
' * i and fro. "I am free! None but
' ; and I know of the passing of the
en and the delivery of the mes?none
can possibly know for
, perhaps weeks. For so much
at least 1 am in no danger of?"
? shut his mouth like a trap on
Is that might hnvo enlightened
cr.
f what?"
?t me sec: there are still waste
js In the world where a man
lose himself. There's Canada?
Hudson bay region, Labrador.
discreet knock sounded on the
in the partition, and It was open
ently. Doggott appeared on the
{hold, pale and careworn tint
mused, faring him.
fell?"
ny orders, sir?"
is; begin packing up. We leave
irrow."
ery good, sir."
- ltton replenished the fire and
d with his back to It, smiling alt
happily. All evidence of remorse
disappeared "Pre?!" he cried soft"And
by the simplest of solutions.
inge that 1 should never have
ight before tonight of?" Ho
aced carelessly toward the winw;
and it was as if his lips had
n wiped clean of speech,
mber turned, thrilling, his flesh
?plng with the horror that he had
ned in Rutton's transfixed gaze.
?lutsido the glass, that was lightly
v ?red with frost, something moved?
AMERICA TO (
autlful Structure of the Cordeliers
at Charlteu la to Be Lost
by France.
To many travelers the moat beautl!
things seen In Flu rope are the clots
s of churches and monasteries, perps
for the very reason that the
o!ster is so opposed to the spirit ot'
mode?*! Svicrlca. No one who has aaen
J
EPH VANOE
5S BOWL." ETC. n JJ
1m WAQUEIH? ^
the spectral shadow of a turban?H
head?moved and was stationary fo
the space of 20 heartbeats. Deneatl
the turban Amber seemea 10 see iw<
' eyes wide staring and terribly ullght
1 "God!" cried Hutton thickly, Jerklni
! forth his pistol.
r The shadow vanished.
\ With a single thought Ambei
* sprang upon Button, snutehed the
> weapon from his nerveless Angers.
[ and, leaping to the door, let himsell
out.
J The snow had ceased; only ths
i wind raved with untempered force.
1 Cautiously, and, to bo frank, a bit
I dismayed, Amber made a reconnaissance,
circling the building, but dls
, I covered nothing Lo reward his pains.
1 Only, beforo the window, through
which ho had seen the peering turbaned
head, he found the Impressions
of two feet, rather deep and definite,
toes pointing toward the house, as
though some one had lingered there,
looking lu. The sight of them reassured
him ridiculously.
"At least," he reflected, "disembodied
spirits leave no footprints!"
He found Hutton precisely as he
had left him, his very attitude an unuttered
question.
"No," Amber told him. "he'd made
a quick getaway. The marks of his
feet were plain enough, outside the
window, but he was gone, and . .
. somehow I wasn't overkeen to follow
him up."
"Right," said the elder man dejectedly.
"I might have known Chatterjl
would not have come aione. So my
crime was futile." He spoke without
spirit, as If completely fagged, and
moved slowly to the door.
"David, a little while ago I promised
to ask your aid If ever the time
should come when I might bo free to
do so; I said, 'That hour will never
strike.' Yet already It is here; 1
need you. Will you help me?"
"You know that."
"I know. . . . One moment's
patience, David." Rutton glanced at
the clock. "Time for my medicine,"
he said; "that heart trouble I men
Viwucu. . . .
He drew from a waistcoat pocket a
small silver tube, or phial, and uncorking
this, measured out a certain
number of drops Into a silver spoon.
As he swallowed the doso the phial
slipped from his Angers and rang
upon the hearthstone, spilling Its contents
In the ashes. A pungent and
heady odor flavored the air.
"No matter," said Rutton Indifferently.
"I shan't need It again for some
time." Ho picked up and restored the
r\t?la) fr% rwUpf "Vnw lot
1 a sunbeam. Tonight Destiny chose to
throw us together for a little space;
tomorrow we shall bo irrevocably parted,
for all time."
"Don't say that. Rutton."
"It Is so written, David." The man's
smile was strangely placid. "After
this night, we'll never meet. In the
morning Dv>KKuil will ferry you
over ?"
"Shan't wo go together?"
"No." said Ilutton serenely; "I must
i lenvo before you."
"Without Iloggott?"
"Without Doggott; I wish him to
go with you."
"Where?"
"On the errand I am going to ask
you to do for me. You are free tc
leave this country for several
| months0"
"Quite. I corrected the final galleys
of my 'Analysis of Sanskrit LlterI
ature' Just before 1 came down. Now
I've nothing on my mind?or hands.
Go on."
"Wait." Rutton went u second time
- to the leather trunk, lifted the lid,
and came hack with two small par'
eels. The one. w hich appeared to con]
tain documents of some sort, he cast
negligently on the Are. with the air
of one who destroys that which Is no
I longer of value to him. It caught 1mi
mediately and began to flame and
smoke and smoulder. The other was
| several Inches square and flat, wrap(
ped in plain paper without a superi
sc* Iptlon, and sealed with several
t heavy blobs of red wax.
, Rutton drew a chair close to Amber
and sat down, breaking the seals
methodically.
"You shall go on a long journey,
ool.? aUflv 1 *
..cm v., in." nnm CI JOUTney,
to n far land, where you shall
brave perils that 1 may not warn you
Again, t. It will put your friendship to
the test."
"I'm ready."
The elder man ripped the cover
from the packet, exposing tho bark
' of what seemed to be a photograph.
Holding this to the light. Its faco Invisible
to Amber, ho studied It for
several minutes. In silence, a tender
light kindling In his eyes to soften tho
nlinost ascetic austerity of his expres;
slon. "In the end. If you live, you
shall win rich reward," he said at
length. He placed tho photograph
j face down upon tho table.
"How?a reward?"
"Tho love of a woman worthy of
you, David."
"Ilut?!" In consternation Amber
rose, almost knocking over his chair
"Hut?Great Scott, man!"
iet cloister!them
can forget the beauties of Monreale
or San l'aola fuore le Mure.
If rumor Is true, one of tho most
beautiful cloisters In Franco Is coming
to Vmerlca; tho name of tho mlllloni
aire In question is still a secret, but
the French papers arc sure It must ho
an American. Who els? could have
at the same time the money and tho
willingness to spend It on mero artistic
beauty?
A ChAollnii In tV. -* ,fc
I "Dear with ma. T*rl4. for yet a lit'
tie while," Kutton begged. "Sit down."
"All right, but?1" Amber resumed
his seat, staring.
"You and Doggott are to seek her
out, wherever she may be. and rescue
her from what may be worse than
death. And it shall come to pass that
you shall love one another and marry
and live happily ever after?Just as
though you were a prince and she an
enchanted princess In a fairy tale, David."
"I must say you seem nrettv damn
sure about it!"
"It must bo so, David; it shall be
i ?o! I am an old man?older than you
r think, perhaps?and with age there
, sometimes comes something str&nge ,
ly akin to tho gift of second-sight. So
I know it will be so, though you think
f me a madman."
"I don't, indeed, but you . . .
Well! I give It up." Amber laughed
uneasily. "Go on. Where's this mald(
en in distress?"
"In India?I'm not sure Just where.
> You'll find her, however."
"And then??"
, "Then you are to bring her home
with you, without delay."
"Hut suppose?"
"You must win hor first; then she
will come gladly."
"Hut I've Just told you I loved another
woman, Rutton, and besides?"
"You mean the Miss Farroll you
mentioned?"
"Yes. I?"
j "That will bo no obstacle."
"What! How in thunder d'you
know it won't?" Amber expostulated.
A faint suspicion of tho truth quickened
his wits. "Who is this woman
you want me to marry?"
, "My daughter."
"Your daughter!"
"My only child, David."
"Then why won't my?my love for
Sophia Farrell interfere?"
"llecause," said Rutton slowly, "my
daughter and Sophia Farrell are the
same. . . . No; listen to me; I'm
not raving. Hero is my proof?her
latest photograph." Ho put it into
Amber's hands.
Dazed, the younger man stared
I
M
!
B
Studied It for Sever;
blankly at the likeness of the woman
, he loved; It was unquestionably she.
He gasped, trembling, astounded.
"Sophia . . .!" he said thickly, col;
oring hotly. He was conscious of a
I tightening of his throat muscles, maI
king speech a matter of difllculty. "Hut
?but?" ho stammered.
"Her mother," said Rutton softly,
looking away, "was a Russian noblewoman.
Sophia is Farrell's daughter
by adoption only. Farrell was once
my closest friend. When my wife
died . . He covered hia eyes
with his hand and remained silent for a
few seconds. "When Sophia was left
motherless, an infant in arms. Farrell
offered to adopt her. Because 1 became,
about that time, aware of this
i horror that has poisoned my life?this
thing of which you have seen something
tonight?I accepted on condition
that the truth be never revealed to
her. It cost mo the friendship of Farrell;
he was then but lately married
and?and 1 thought it dangerous to be
Ctxon nrllk V, I T ?_#*
>' ivu mill U1UV.11. 1 ICll
land, having settled upon my daughter
the best part of my fortune, retaining
only enough for my needs. From that
day I nover saw her or heard from
Far roll. Yet I know I could trust
him. I.ast summer, when my daughter
was presented at court, I was In
l.ondon; I discovered the name of her
photographer and bribed him to sell
I me this." He indlcnted the photoI
graph.
"And she doesn't know!"
"Sho must never know." Rutton
leaned forward and caught Amber's
hand In a compelling grasp. "Remember
that. Whatever you do, my
name must never pass your lips?with
reference to herself, at least. No one
must even suspect that you know mo
?Farroll least of all."
"Sophia knows that now," said Amber.
"Qualn and 1 spoke of you one
night, but the name made no Impression
on her. I'm sure of that."
"That Is good; Farrell has been
true. Now . . . you will go to
India?"
"I will go," Amber promised.
Ixdre. stands?or stood?tho cloister
of tho Cordeliers, a superb specimen
of gotliic art as elaborated In tho fantasies
of tho 14th and 15th centuries.
Kvery column is ornato, everp capital
hears ornamentation In tho form of
grotesque heads; garlands trail over
the arches, with vines, palms and
acanthus; hardly an inch of stone but
bears some decoration.
Already most ol this architectural
; gen. has been taken' down, each piece
j carefully numbered' In prepn.atlon for
' Mo nvoftHAH I n t fio pnnntrv It 1*
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"Tou will be t. her nr true,
David? You'll v* y and
Diuke her love, youY*
"I'll do iny .-of rounc
man humbly.
"It muat be a - >. aught
to love you. I is operative,
that sho n; ; y ve India
with you wl i. ay."
Amber aat ba reaching
quickly, his i'll do
my beat. But, Hw r Won't
you tell me? ' >w?I,
who am to be h rotec
VU1 I
"Not from m< >7 an
oath, David. Sc that
you will know. ' < You
may guess whs have
much to go on. nothing.
Now, let tails.
I've very little " > need
again at the sh< th a
slight but notice
"How's that? torning."
"I shall never < id,"
said Kutton quic
"What?"
"1 have but 1 i * of
life. ... If ; n a
word: poison. be
saved a blacker *
"You mean th silver
phial?" Am lck
with horror.
"Yes. Don't b> ow
but sure and pa It
works infallibly * ur.
There'll be no he
drawing of the cu , it
leaves no trac? an
would call it
And thus I escap. ed
coolly toward th<
"I)ut this mus i!"
Amber roso sudd ck
his chair. "Some ie.
Doggott?"
"Not so loud, ht
alarm him. Afte ill
him. But now?it ig
is done; there's e.
Be kind to me, Di of
mine extremity. T to
be said between In
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1
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\f^s
al Minutes, in Silenc
i seven minutes more
Rutton retained his
; ber's liand; and his *
: dimmed, held Ambe
slonate. inexorable ir
Amber sat down, his i
tho pity of it.
"Ah-h!" sighed Ru
the tension relaxed;
ber's hand; his body
tho chair. Becoming c<
he pulled himself t
"Enter India by way <
said in a dull and
"There, in the Machua
Hud a goldsmith and
called Dhola Rakish,
cretly, show him the ri
He will understand an
power to aid you, shou
trouble about your lei
phia. To no one else ti
to mention my name,
taxed with knowing m
uersiuuu ;
"No. Why?"
"Never mind?but re
two things: you do not
; ?i niUBt under no clrcu
| anything to do with the
j could do nothing to hel
other hand, to be seen
have it known that you
with them, would be the
a seal upon your death
| remember the money lei
"Dhola Hakash of th
zar."
"Trust him?and trus
. . Four minutes more!
"Rutton!" cried Ambei
voice. Cold sweat broke
forehead.
Tne man smiled fearle
me, this is the better w
way. . . . Somo da>
meet a little chap named
?a queer fish I once k
cutta. Hut 1 daresay h
now. But if you should n
' him that you've seen hi
work flawlessly in one
! least. You see. he dabbl
istry and entomology and
common pursuits?a solic
made the text of sermo
French press, and the dem
that Franco Immediately j
prevent the sale or des
buildings whoso historic
tlons of architectural m
them to a certain extent t
of the nation.
Names In Samo;
Travelers visiting Same
7.1ed at first by tho fact
! boys bear feminine names,
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-A?? mm
fession, he urn mmd to have any
practise to apaak of?and ha invents^
this stuff and named tt the B-Form>
ula." Ruttoa tapped ike silver phial
la his valstcoet pocket, smiling faintly.
"He was a food little suul . . .
Two minutes. Strange how little one
cares, when It's inevitable. . .
He oeased to speak and closed his
eyes. A great stillness made itself
felt within the room, la the other,
Doggott was silent?probably asleep.
It was doss upon two la the moralngf
"Amber," said Rutton suddenly and
very clearly, "you'll find a will In my
dispatch box. Doggott la to have all
I possess. The emerald ring?the
Token?I give to
"Yes, I?I?"
"Tour hand. . . . Mine is cold?
No? I fancied it waa," said the man
drowsily. And later: "Sophia. You
will be kind to her, Dartd?"
"On my faith!"
Button's fingers tightened cruelly
upon his, then relaxed suddenly. He
began to nod, his chin drooping toward
his breast.
"The Gateway . . . the Bell
The words were no more than whispers
dying on lips that stilled as they
spoke.
For a long time Amber sat unmoviug,
his fingers imprisoned in that
quiet, cooling grasp, his thoughts
astray in a black mist of mourning
and bewilderment.
Out of doors something made a circuit
of the cabin, like a beast of the
night, stealthy footsteps muffled by
the snow: pad?pad?pad . . .
In the emerald ring on Amber's
finger the deathless lire leaped and
pulsed.
CHAPTER VI.
Red Dawn.
Presently Amber rose and quietly
exchanged dressing gown and slippers
for his own shooting jacket and boots
?which by now were dry, thanks to
Doggott's thoughfulness in placing
them near the fire.
The shabby tin clock had droned
through 30 minutes since Rutton had
spoken his last word. In that interva\
sitting face to face, and for a little
time hand in hand, with the man
to whom he had pledged his honor.
Amber had thought deeply, carefully
weighing ways and means; nor did he
move until he believed his plans mature
and definite.
But before he could take one step
toward redeeming his word to Rutton,
he had many cares to dispose of.
In the hut, Rutton lay dead of poison;
somewhere among the dunes the babu
lay in his blood, shot to death?foully
murdered, the world would say.
Should these things become known, he
would be detained indefinitely in Nokomls
as a witness?If, indeed, he eecaped
a graver charge.
It was. then, with a mind burdened
with black anxiety that he went to
I a rnnao rinoomt t
"Mr. Rutton Is dead, Doggott." ha !
| managed to say with some difficulty, j
DoggOtt *
?? w.vl./
doubt.
"Dead!" whispered the servant. He
rose and Btood swaying, his lips
a-tremble, his eyes blinking through a
mist, his head bowed. " 'E always i
was uncommon' good to me, Mr. Am- |
ber," he said brokenly. "It's a bit 1
'ard, comln' this w'y. "Ow?'ow did ;
It?" He broke down completely for
a time.
When he had himself In more control
Amber told him as briefly as possible
of the head at the window and
of Its sequel?Rutton's despairing suicide.
Doggott listened in silence, nodding
his comprehension. "I've always looked
for it, sir," he commented. " 'E'd
warned me never to touch that silver
tube; 'e never said poison, but I suspected
It. 'e being blue and melancholy-like.
by fits and turns?'e never
told me why."
Then, reverently, they took up tha
body and laid it out upon the hammock-bed.
Doggott arranging the
limbs and closing the eyeq h?fore
spreading a sheet over the rigid form.
"And now, what, Mr. Amber?" he
asked.
"Mr. Rutton spoke of a dispatch
box, Doggott. You know where to
And it?"
"Yes. air."
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Salutary Example.
Every legal expedient for dela)
aving been exhausted, and their apeal
for executive clemency having
een made in vain to the president,
ve wealthy Alabama lumbermen
ave entered the federal prison at Atinta
to serve penal sentences for the
rime of peonage. Pity will be exinded
to the families of these men,
it the event Itself cannot but be reirded
aa one of the most Important
id significant In the whole course
the recent awakening of the pub- j
conscience. It Is a demonstration
the country that only by holding to |
rsonal accountability the men re- !
ontlble for violation of the law can
ipect and obedience to law be en- j
ced. The futility of fines as a pun- i
lment In such cases has been
ywn, but it will only require a few
:h applications of the law as in
bo Alabama convictions to Instill
wholesome regard for law everyere.?Exchange.
Contrary Enthusiasm.
Funny, wasn't It, how that lecture!
rmed up to his subject."
Why so?"
Hecause it was on cold storage."?
tlmore American.
> visitor learns after awhile, howr,
that this confusing use of names
lend of being due to Ignorance la i
reality the result of a native cu* '
i which is highly poetic,
hus If a girl Is born soon after
death of a brother the letter's
le Is given to her in the belief that
spirit and all his good qualities
e been transferred to her. On the
r hand, If a boy is born after the
h of a slater he takes the latter's
e and, as the Snmoans believe,
CONFORMATION
Draft mares should possess great gi
constitutional rigor, good style and m
excellent action, says a writer In the u
Horse Breeder. They should be deep ot
and broad and long, with smooth bod- gi
les and clean and smooth limbs well cc
set. Mares should be as symmetrical et
as possible, avoiding extremes in any el
direction. If the legs are too long or h<
too crooked, it denotes weakness; if T
too short or too straight, a poor, slov- sc
enly traveler is certain. Size is of im
TO GRADE UP CATTLE N
N
Claiborne Parish Practically
Free of Injurious Tick.
hi
VI
Dipping Vat Has Made It Posslbte to ^
Reach That 8tage of Improve- D
ment?Carload of Aberdeen- p,
Angus Bulls Be Imported. y?
Dr. W. H. Dairymple of the veterin- sj
Rry department of the Louisiana State
University, has issued a letter show- m
lng whet Claiborne parish has done tfi
in the way of improving its cattle th
breed since the eradication of the cattle
tick and he urges this as a reason
for the eradication of the tick in other
sections of the state. He says:
"In some of our previous communications
we made mention of the fact
that that of the good results of tickeradication
in the parish would be the
possibility of importing bulls of the
improved breeds from other sections j
of the country to grade up our catti* I
the da; i r tb ir <!; ?;g Irotn 1 ex??<*
time, and which is now practically
free of ticks, there is going to be organized
a beef cattle growers' association
for the purpose and with the
expectation of placing a carload of
Aberdeen Angus bulls in that pariBh
for the purpose of improving the breed
of their cattle. Here. then, is a good
Illustration of what tick eradication
can do for a parish. Such a venture
would have been ridiculous, if not impossible,
a year or two ago. on ac- A
count of the risk of losing everyone
of these animals from tick fever. But p,
now that that parish is practically qi
free of ticks, the risk has been eliminated,
as there are no ticks present (in
that part of the parish where they e{
expect to Introduce these bulls) to | tt
transmit the fever.
"And that which applies to the In- e>
troduction cf beef bulls, may also apply
to bullB of the dairy breeds. As 01
soon as we rid our parish of ticks. In
we can Introduce either, or both, with to
Impunity, to improve both our beef In
and dairy industries. But Claiborne in
has in the neighborhood of 100 dipping
vats, and without these she would not
have been in the position to consider
the proposition of importing a carload \
of these fine AnguB bulls. It is,her I b,
freedom from ticks, alone, that has
made this important step possible.
This means that in a year or two the jV
parish of Claiborne will be in a position
to ship to nny market she thinks j u
best a grade of beef steers that will 0
do credit to any market in the coun- I u
try, and without any quarantine restrictions
whatever.
"The dipping vat has made it possible
for Claiborne parish to reach this
stage of progress, and it will do the
same for other parisheh, if we will (
only hurry things along. Let us
get those public dipping vats go- j ^
Ing! The sooner we get to work, the ! c!
sooner win we ream uie &i?ge ui prog- C(
ress attained by our neighbor in the
northern part of the state. And why
shouldn't the capital parish be a lead- A
er in this important work? f
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Pastures Are Needed.
The wny to raise cheap pork is to 5
keep the hogs on thoroughly good permanent
pastures and on good pasture
crops such as peas, oats and vetch, a
rye, sorghum, peanuts, soy beans, vel- j .
vet beans and so forth. It is an easy 1
matter to have a rotation of pasture .
crops that last for twelve months in a
the year. Keep the plan of good pastures
und pasture crops going all the rH
time. ..
We must not attempt to produce
cheap pork on corn alone. That can
not be done In any state. Corn is oft- *
en worth about one dollar per bushel.
Corn at such a price can only bo used R'
as a supplement to the other cheap
feeds by the hogs themselves makes S|
the gvowing of hogs profitable.
Lack of Good Animals. ?
The main reason why so few good
animals are raised on the farms is bo- ri
can e very little attention is given to
past ires, roiling crops, silos, legumln- ?
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her good Qualities tn?7#ter*e *
ee. The else can be Increased by '
ireful breeding and feeding much
isier than the other defects can be
rarcely have watched more than 1*000 1
junds. ., . m
EW VARIETY OF SWEET CORN
ew Jersey Experiment Station Has
Developed Some Remarkable
Strains by Crossing.
The New Jersey Experiment station
is, during the past few years, dedoped
some remarkable strains of
reet corn through crossing. One of
ie best, according to Professor Byron
. Halstead, Is the Oolden Bantam
remler Cross, planted last year with
jllow grains from two twin ears with
S and 14 rows of kernels re
>ectlvely.
These matured August SO. The
ajorlty of the ears were eight-rowed.
lus showing the strong iondency of
le cross to keep to the number thai
Stalk of Golden Bantam Premier
Sweet Corn.
-evails in Goldeu Bantam, and frelently
met with In Premier.
There were many plants with more
tan three ears, but these Involved
irs produced by suckers. Stalks like
IA one nhftwn (n *hc picture give
tuch promise of bearing liberally
rly in the season.
Of the whole number of ears saved,
le-tblrd were solid yellow. By climating
the white grains, the chances
r the appearance of wbtte kernels V
the next crop will be reduced to one |
i nine. J ?
Feeding Chickens.
In feeding chickens always rememsr
that they are provided to proline
fresh eggs for human food, and
lerefore their own feed should be
ist as pure as that we eat oureelves.
The hot sun will cause young goangs
and ducklings as well to topple
ver and die. Provide shade for them
ntll they are strong on their pegs.
Silage Crops.
Alfalfa has the highest composition
f the digestible nutrients, but neverheless
corn Is the silage crop of the
ortheast. Soy beans are often
ilngled In the silo with corn and
lover, and this Is considered a good
smblnatlou.
JHIERALFAftM
A good animal eats no more than
scrub.
Charcoal should be kept before the
icks at all times.
The proper time to wean pigs la
>out eight weeks old.
Ilroud pudding makes an excellent
.tlon for young turkey*,
lxrn't believe those who tell you
at chickens do not pay.
A. noted veterinarian says that
save* In horses 1* Incurable.
No orchardlst of any account now
lakes apples from the trso.
Palls and cans havlne rusty Iron
pots will cause talir''' riilk.
Crowded birds t?v nward con actlng
diseases of ri. irlratlon.
Abundance of chicken lice can be
ilsed by neglecting the chicks.
Pumpkins are excellent feed for
ogs about to be put cn green corn.
A remunerative way of growing
hubarb is to force 1 out of season.
Crowded chicks In close brood
rMYT.il suffer for wit>t rs*