The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, June 16, 1904, Image 2
.Mynheer Joe.
? BY ST. QEORQE JWTHBORNE.
Ooraun vm, ?omtBnm'iEon.
, CHAPTER IX.
y ( Continued.]
' *A beastly long time com Inf. Tom!
?oH MoDy to Mod you here half an
knr hack. Don't aak what's the mat*
ter now. Been !a ea? of my usual
**"a? yon aoo; only the seventh since
isa i tug Constantinople. This time
?Mt a Tartar. Infernal rascal played
?rtth ma. Just think of It? played
With the only Tanner aa a cat does a
and then when be got tired,
1 ma out If I could only have
alone In this room Are minutes
?*4 1st him know 1 ain't so green as I
Itok. if I was caught napping once!
Tom, yon old heathen, take hold
tie thla handkerchief back of my
Have a stiff neck for a bloody
moat likely. Not so tight, you
Sauntering Hoosler! D'ye want to
*111 ma outright? There? that'll do.
tCow alt down and have a glass with
IMl Be social. If It Is past midnight.
{That's the beat part of the day la this
Mbomlnabla country. Why don't you
Bay something, you miserable mute?
What! Ton? Death and furies!
Btn's treachery P
The roar he glvea as his one nncov
?red eye falla upon the face and
Cteure of Mynheer Joe is absolutely
ta^palllng. He starts back and at
tempts to throw himself into an atti*
tnde of defense, but striking an obsta
cle.. he sits down In an easy chair so
forcibly that the breath is driven from
tea huge body, and he can only sit
ltera and gasp, blinking at Joe like a
peat owl.
The latter Is strongly tempted to
laugh. There Is something so ridicu
lous In all this afTalr, but he realizes
that such an act must forever ruin
Ms chances of a reconciliation. He
must control himself until a more fi
Snorable opportunity comes about.
Acting upon the impulse of the mo
vent he holds out his hand.
"Mr. Tanner, I have come here to
teg your pardon for what bad oc
curred. It was all a misunderstand
teg on my part. I want you to shake
tends with me and tell me you bear
Mo malice," he says frankly. t
Demosthenes Tanner grins a little,
telt as yet makes no move toward ac
?>ting the proffered hand. His neck
Inges, and this sets him against
i Into antagonist.
"Fine words don't cure a stiff neck,
*r. I confess I admire the way you
took the port of a small man. and your
of usiug your dukes nearly won
iny heart, but I refrain from making
j| peace, for I live in hopes of having
another set-to, when I may have my
revenge," replies this singular specl
s>en of Western chivalry.
' "That will be Impossible, sir. I will
tever strike a blow against you again
?tnce I have learned thut you are Miss
?folly'a father."
"What the deuce has she to do with
It? If you and I choose to engage In
la little sport of our own, whose busi
ness Is Itr growls Tanner, his band
tew slowly advancing to meet that of
*be honorable antagonist, whom he
respects as a foeman worthy of his
?teeL
"1 repeat what I said, sir. 1 am
terry to have struck you. You must
pardon my Indiscretion? for Molly's
teke."
"Now thst's twice you've brought
ter name Into the affair. What in the
tolschlef hss she to do with It? What
Is she to you? I don't ever remember
te*ta* you before to-night* Molly
Jui a regiment of admirers, but sbe
Introduces me to every one. Who are
you, sir?"
"I am known as Mynheer Joe, sir, a
terruptlon of my real name."
"Ah, the fellow they're all talking
Mbout! Been up with Gordon, eb?
fBreat man, that Gordon? wonderful
ten! Tell me something about him.
?luce It was you who put me Into tills
flx It's only fair to Insist on you amus
ing me"
"Presently, Mr. Tanner. First, ore
jrou going io shake hands with me?"
"By Jove, y? a, sir! I like your looks.
S like the way you swung tbat terrible
tight arm Into my neck? 1 like you!
(There's my hand, and once Demos
theues Tanner gives it lie never goes
back on a friend."
Mynheer Joe has won, and as yet he
feas only made a beginning. Flushed
With victory he -queezes the huge tint
?f the governor, who looks very amia
ble In his eyes now. Circumstances
?Iter eases. The bull-like roar of the
Western orator will never seem the
time o him after this.
"Perhaps 1 liave a claim on your
friendship, Mr. Tanner." be says mod
?ally.
"How's tbat? Unbosom yourself,
*?y lM>y."
"It scents like egotism to speak of it,
Imt your daughter will soon be tell ng
you. I hrtd the extreme pleauure or
Jumping overboard at Malta, a year
back, and assisting Miss Molly when
?he was thrown into the water."
Tanuer givus another ronr. He act
ually throws bis arms around Myn
heer Joe iind bugs blin much after the
beat" stylo. The explorer's ribs threat
en to jxlvo way under the pressure.
? nd he is immeasurably relieved when
^Tanner hair finished his demonstration.
VhUh Is itceotnpitulfd by a string of
delighted expletives and a minting tire
of question*.
M v'tt'cr Joe exn!n ~ m>'?"rs n*
best he ran, tclllng^why be hurried
?way without waiting to give even bis
name or meet the father of the young
C'.rl whose life he had saved. The ora
tor has evidently fallen deeply In love
with him; he keeps his eyes constantly
on Joe's face, and rubs his hands to
gether In a delighted manner.
Thv victory Is so complete tha^ Joe
rao not but feel proud. He only hopes
Hntody may have aa earnest a measure
?f success In the other direction.
Knowing the capacity of his friend for
tccompll?.i1ng what he sets out to per
t?r?. la tot ma nag?, feafeufcudtt:
' mate result of the outer's quiet Inter
view with Molly.
There la aometblnf more to teD, and
he belkvea the opportunity la ripe for
It. Thin fa the line of thought ad*
vanced between Bandy and hlmaelf.
and which concerna the prohahle out*
come of the difficulty between Tanner
and the baron, had It been allowed to
go on.
Tanner Ilatena with wondering ejea
i and nodding bead. It la all newa to
him, and jet be can eaally believe It.
Certain clrcumstanbea combine to
force him to thla conclusion.
"Sow" be. bursts out with, at the con?
elusion of the recital, **I was near
being the Tlctim of a conspiracy, eh?
Perhaps the rascal had an Idea he
could run off with my girl, once the
old man was out or the way. And
you really save my life by stepping
In? Mynheer Joe. I am your debtor
forever! Show me a way by means
of which I can repay you. The baron
is a Russian sccret agent on hla way
to India, eh? Perhnpa we'll see more
of him. I'm something of a diplomat
myself, once I put my mind on It.
Now. do yov know what Demos
thenes Tanner has a good notion to
do? Let uj in opposition to this raa
cally baron? play him for a sucker
and land him In the arms of the Brit*
isli in Bombay. Why not? I come of
old English stock, and my aympathfes
are against the movement of the bear
In the direction of fair India. Mow
don't think me a fool ? I reckon I can
meet him1 even, brain for brain, and
give him points. As for his dogs of
war, I mMtch 'em here," and the ora
tor, with an astonishingly rapid move
ment. such as these Western men
alone cat show, produces a weapon
from some secret pocket ? a revolver
that looks ferocious in the lamplight.
Mynheer Joe's opinion of Molly's
father takes an upward bound. He
realizes that the Riant is no simpleton,
and *^s met too many strange people
in his past to give up easily when
brought in contact with a man of the
baron's calibre.
The two gentlemen smoke a cigar In
?oinpany and then Joe takes his leave,
Itromising to see the other on the mor
iow, and delate much , of what oc
curred at Khartoom. He hopes Molly
tnay be present, for her company will
'nspire him to do his best.
"I trust your Inconvenience may be
flight, and that you will harbor no ill
feeling toward me as the cause of
your discomfort," the explorer says,
when faking his leave.
"Nonsense! A mere love-tap! Don't
bother yourself about It. my boy. I'm
used to worse thiugs than tbat. i can
tell you," replies the orator, shaking
bands warmly.
Thus Mynheer Joe leaves him, and
feels that his work has been a grand
?uccess. Light-hearted, he quits the
apartments of Tnnncr, and once more
leeks the realm where music and gay
ety ubound. for the guests ore having
a last dance ere the enjoyable affair
breaks up.
Joe only has a glimpse of Molly, and
?hc does not see him as she passes
through the rooms, bidding several
lady friends good-night. Undoubtedly
she is about to retire.
This makes him think It might be
as well for him to do the same, al
though he does not feel sleepy, after
having wooed the gentle goddess for
twenty-four hours.
Presently he runs across Mr. Grimes,
and that worthy, being Interested In
all tbat pertains to his fortunes, at
once asks numerous questions, recelv
Ing in reply a variety of Information
that be can sort over at his leisure.
He takes Joe. to the onice of the ho
tel In order to nook mm. Fortunately
some one has just departed,* and there
Is a vacant room, to which he is as
signed. Another chance places It next
tbat of Mr. Grimes.
By this time the strains of the music
have ceased, most of the people retired
and many of their lights are being put
I out, so that Shepherd's after the hop
resumes its tmtural appearance.
Out on the square of Ksbehlyeb the
utmost solitude reigns, broken only
by the snarling of wandering dogx,
which abound in the Cairo of to-day.
The fakirs and mountebanks, snake
charmers and peddlers, curious Idlers
nnd beggars have all cleared out as
the lights drop in the hotel.
Cairo sleeps.
Mynheer Joe finds himself alone In
uls room. His eyes are not a bit
heavy, and he wonders what he will
iio with himself to pass the time away
iiiitll morning.
Joe's one jrcat vlee lies In the fnet
Hint he I* mi Inveterate smoker. De
prived of n cignr for six month!*; the
weed ceeinH doubly sweet to lilm just
now. nnd lie ninde mire to lay iu a sup
,?ly before leaving the oltlee.
ins lirst act. there lore, upon HikIIuk
himself nlone in his room, I* to drnw
a olinlr near the window, throw him
self Into It, pro<luee a Ignr, strike a
mnteh nnd stnrt the engine.
Ah with all old smokers tlilf* pro
duces a ti n In of reflection. He goe?
bnck to the moment when he opened
his eyes on honrd the dnhnhenh nnd
met his frlenus, Rnndy nnd Mr. (Crimen.
Then It In ensy to follow the trnek of
events down to the present, nnd there
nre several plnees where Joe linger#
tenderly.
Whgt a strange series of ndventuret
he looks hack upon.
"And the end Is not yet." he mutters,
is he eontemplntes the prtst through
llic hnlo of tho blue smoke that cir
cles n round him, "for, unless I'm
Jeucedly mistaken, there's going to be
I continuation of this wnrfure. It
may extend even to India's coral
itrnnd, If th.s little benat of a bnron
mnkes up his mind that he's bound to
possess Molly. Right now nnd here 1
make a tow that such a thing shall
never be. Molly l?elongs to him
The deuce! I'll see him hnnged first.
And yet 1 don't underrate the fellow.
He's dangerous aa a dynamite bomb.
ud moat b? handled with extreme
This to Jae'a way to a qpt. Ha la
knows aa ibm*. hat a carefal man.
one not called a Hotspur In any aenae
of the word, and yet ready to lead a
forlorn hope or attempt a moat peril
ous m las Ion. la battle hla strong right
arm haa been worth half a doaen ordi
nary men. and thoae under whom he
r ought hare been accustomed to de
pend on him when difficulties arooe.
He smokes and ponders. .
Somehow the bualness makes him a
trifle drowsy, and be thlnka be might
aa well lie down for a spell. It will be
aeveral houra * before day cornea, and
there can be no telling what may oc*
rnr to exhauat him ere another oppor ?
tunity?occura to get any sleep.
ltlalng, be toaaea the butt of hla ci
gar out of the window. At the aame
time be atanda there and glnncea
around.
The poor apology for an Egyptian
moon haa reached a respectable point
up In the heavens, and as Joe lookn
out be can aee the grand plaxa before
him. Beyond are white-walled houses,
the gleaming domes of mosques and
needle-like minarets, from which per
chance at aunriae the muezzin will na
calling all thrj faithful Mussulmans to
prayer.
Giving a yawn he looks down and
notes that the ground Is not so far lie
low but what an agile man could
jump to II safely.
Then Mynheer Joe throws himself
upon the clean bed. It feels very coin-,
fortable. and he gives a grunt of satis
faction. It is not very often a man of
his calling finds a chance to rest upon
suet a couch. More generally he lies
upon a bed of leaves or the hard side
of a plank on board some exploring
bast. Certainly. Joe has been given
Ao cot of roses while with Gordon In
i Kbnrtoom. This fact does not pre
vent a traveler used to roughing It
from enjoying a soft thing when
chance throws It In his way.
He finds his senses fading, and then
all becomes blank as sleep overpowers
him. The hour passes on. All is si
lence around the famous hostelry save
for the discordant barking of mangy
[?u r 8 upon the streets? a sound every
sojourner In the land of Egypt be
comes accustomed to, as It is unmerci
fully dinned into his ears in every city
of size.
Mynheer Joe has moved restlessly
several times, as though his dreams
take him back to the exciting scenes
at the beleaguered city on the Nile.
Suddenly his eyes fly opt-n. Could
(hat be the effect of a vivid dream or
lid he really hear a sibilant whisper:
"Mynheer Joe. awake! Danger!"
Never in all his life has this man of
Iron nerve been more completely
aroused. He lies there as still as a
rock, and yet with his senses and
nerves on the qui vlve.
Ha! Is that a> sound that reaches
l?lm from the direction of the window?
(iently he raises his head to look.
What he sees In that one glance Is
quite enough to take away an ordi
nary man's breath.
[To be Continued.]
How Caviar I* Mad*.
The making of caviar la a simple
orocess. It can be prepared In any
louseliold convenient to a sturgeon
fishery. In fact, under these condi
tions only is It had in absolute perfec
tion. for the longer It is kept either
sealed in glass or tin the more rapid
Its deterioration. It is for this reason
that the caviar eaten in Russia,
where it Is served from the original
packages. Is so far superior to tbat
procurable elsewhere. In the cavler
of commerce the roe as soon as it is
takeu from the fish Is placed in tanks,
wlieu It Is carefully washed. Then It
is rubbed through screens until the
c?K8 are separated. The last process,
or rathe-, next to the last Is the pack
ing In salt In kegs, and the keeping
of It cool in ice or cold storage until
it reaches the canners, who seal It In
tius or in bottles for export. This is
nil the manipulation that It undergoes.
Wheu prepared for ltousehold use the
cleansing, separation of the eggs and
packing in tine salt are all that Is nec
essary. There Is but one way of serv
ing It and that is on toast or brown
bread ami butter or as cauapes with
'cm 011 juice aud a little olive oil. It
s the only aliment that admits of but
i single method of culinary treatment.
Alinntnnm Cnrtnlni.
Aluminum has just been employed
'or the construction of a new hreproof
'.?urtain to be used In theatres. The
'?ui'taiu Is sixty feet wide by fifty-four
feet bljrh, is compos _?d of aluminum
<heets one-twelfth of an In'Ja
ititf weighs 4U00 pounds.
A MIRACLE TO ORDER.
fncldent Turned Theatrical Tragedy
Intc- Comedy.
In the days ol' his youth M. Coque
lln was ambitious, and fhe parts ht
loved best to play were those In
which he die J In full view of an appre
clatlve audience, for his art. He had
one of these roles one evening at the
Boulogne theater, and played !t splen
dldly, getting a ringing round of ap
plause as he fell dead upon the stage
Then his troubles started.
The audience's applause woke ur !
a mosquito, which applied itself to M
Coquelln with so much assiduity that
the corpse felt It must either scream
or scratch. Another actor, who play
ed a general In the corps of which thf
dead M. Coquelln was a young ensign
was staudlng near the body, and hnrf
to say: "See, then, how sad a thing
Is war! But now this youth was liv
Ing. Now he Is dead ? motionless foi
all time! Nothing, snve a miracle,
can give him l\fe again."
But M. Coquelln could hold out no
longer. The mosquito was still bit
Ing busily, and Coquelln had to sit
up and slap his leg. "The miracle haf
happened," cried the general, while
the audience laughed until it crlel at
this too lively corpse.
Ducks Show Intelligence.
Some ducks In Rhode Island flndlnf
themselves prevented by the Ice froir
enjoying a swim In their favorite
pond, rose en massp in the air and
came down plump in the middle of
'he pond, breaking the Ice by the
force of their united Impact, and se
curing for themselves open water In
which to disport.
MflllL
PRtSSCO POULTRY.
Klltta*. riMklM HA f>*n VW **
The preparation and ?hipping of
Jramfl poultry are subjects considered
In a bulletin of tbo Agricultural Col
lege of Ontario. Either of two method*
of killing may be practiced. The first
ia to kill by bleeding, making a sharp,
deed cut with a knife In the roof of the
mouth Just below the eye*. The sec
ond la the wringing and pulling of the
neck. The chicken I* taken In the
handa, the neck la stretched, the crown
of the head being held In the palm of
8HAPIXO BOARD.
the band, and a quick turn upward
with a steady pull at the tame time la
given.
This method Is cleaner than bleeding.
Exporters are reported as favoring it.
They claim that the flesh will not be
so dry and will keep longer than la the
case when the fowl Is bled.
Immediate plucking la recommend
ed. for not only Is plucking more la
borious after tbe bird has become cool,
but the skin is much more likely to be
come torn. About two Inches of feath.
ers Is left about tbe head, the rest of
the bird being plucked clean. During
this operation tbe head of the fowl
should be kept downward to allow the
blood to collect in the neck.
The dressed chicken is placed on a
"shaping board." A weight is placed
on the top of the chicken to compress
It and give a compact appearance. The
detail in the accompanying cut shows
a weight of Iron, but a brick answers
the purpose. It is best not to hang
chickens by ihe legs after plucking,
because this gives tbem a thin, leggy
and unattractive look. At least twelve
hours should be allowed to pass to let
the animal beat get thoroughly out of
the body, before * packing. The box
shown in the cut Ik the one used for
export shipments. The dimensions are:
Length, three feet; width, seventeen
Inches; depth, seven inches. A parch
ment paper liuing is used. For short
shipments the box is three feet long
by twelve inches vide and twelve
deep, holding three tiers of birds.
In long distance shipments not only
Is the box lined, but each bird Ik
wrapped In paper, to prevent bruising
and because this is thought to length
en to some extent the period of good
keeping. Common wrapping paper
should not be used, as It has a tenden
cy to collect moisture.
Cmrm of Mule Colin.
The feeders here buy mule colts to
be delivered at weaning time, usuully
the first of October. Up to this time
the mule's food consisted of biuegrass
with a few weeds for seasoning and
the milk allowance. Now, after the
mother Is taken away, the restless
youngster must be fed. Feed must be
provided for biro in the enclosure, for
? well fenced lot or a stall is essential
to restrain tbe desperate donkey for
a week or ten days. This feed, at
first, should be green corn on the stalk,
reasonably Urm ears, some sheaf outs
and a llttl" clover bay. After having
cspitulated, they may bp turned ou
good pasture, bluegrass, clover or rye.
One man let his colts run in a corn
Gold around which wan a wide margin
of uncultivated land with thick set of
luxuriant bluegrass. They grazed well
and seldom bothered the corn. If any
was pulled down It was through curi
osity as much ss anything else. I con
sider good fall and winter pasture es
sential to proiltable mule colt growing.
It Is policy, too, to let them come to
the shelter every night and eat a small
ration of ground feed or shelled corn
and oats. Do not turn them out In bnd
weather, particularly a cold rain. This
grain ration, with some fodder and
hay under shelter, will be better until
tbe wen then opens. Such a period sel
dom lasts over a day. so that most of
their time is spent afield. But after
bad weather sets in in earnest, tliey
ore penned and fed a larger grain ra
tion and Hie feeds named above, es
pecially clover or mixed bay. Is good for
them. Be kind to the young donkeys.
They respond very readily to kind
treatment. No other kind should be
given. (Jive the hired man and small
boy to understand that positively there
must be no teasing, for such is calcu
lated to make a vicious animal. Hal
ter tbe gentle colt, curry It, and lend
It around. Soon the shyer ones will
seek the same treatment. Almost be
fore you know It, they will be half
broken or more. I like to begin tbe
colt education early, for then they can
be properly and Judiciously taught and
the foundation laid for reliable and
agreeable motive power -li. \\.
Jones. In Tbe Kpitomist.
Piiiii II Inta.
IjHJ in a few barrels of dry road
dust so that when tbe ben is denied
her dusting place outdoors, one cun
be supplied her.
Do not 1st ducks and geese roo?t in
?r near the poultry bouse. Any open
?k?d will protect them. It belBR snly
PMMM17 to hm tlio ground dry.
Do not let docs and cats worry the
bens. ? strange dog In tbo poultry
yard will often do much (damage.
Male birds will not be disposed to
lllbt If kept confined In yards. Tbey
should never be kept with laying hens
except during the hstchlng season.
To keep seeds free from mice and In*
sects put some pleccs of csmphor gum
In them.
Instead of staking potatoes put straw
around them. This will keep % them
moist and clean. #
Elder bsrk scraped off and fried In
fresh lard or mutton tallow makes a
sslre that will cure burns snd sores.
Ducks and geese ari cholera proof,
but some people Imagine they require
no care, and will live and thrive sun
roundest by filth.
Whole grains are best for adult
fowls, and should be scsttercd in straw
or litter, so that the fowls will be
compelled to work.
? knowledge of the markets and ol
the kinds wanted at different times will
msterlslly sld In swelling the profit
side of the poultry sccount.
For cabbage worms dissolve one-halt
teaspoonful of saltpetre In one quart
water. Sprinkle on the cabbage in the
cool of the day.
Ttis Old Orchard.
Can we rejuvenate the old orchards,
or must we plant new ones? is a ques
tion frequently asked. Many old or
chards can be improved and possibly
be made profitable by thorough enrich
ment, careful cultivation, pruning and
spraying? operations that have been
discussed in this connection many
times. For the farm or the home this
plan may be worth the while, but for
a commercial orchard, or for the young
man, or the up-to-date fruit grower, I
doubt If an old orchard can be made
satisfactory, says Professor U. P. Hed
rlck, of Michigan. In most esses the
new must take the place of the old.
There must be new varieties or new
combinations of the old; new methods
of planting, of heading and pruning;
a greater use of cover crops to keep
the soil in good tilth; more vigilant snd
Intelligent care in cultivation to start
the roots rightly and treatment from
the first to keep out insects and fungi.
Our fathers considered orchards an
adjunct to the farm. Fruit was al
ways a secondary consideration. An
orchard to be profitable now must
have first consideration. We must re
alize. too. tliat apple growing Is not all
one grand sweet son?, and that It re
quires infinitely more labor and
thought now to grow apples than it
did a generation ago. But the difficul
ties are not insurmountable. The or
chard demands only the attention com
monly given to field crops, with the ad
dition of the tirst with poets.
Pruning Penctt Tree*.
The top pruning should be done as
soon as the tree is planted, says Bul
letin No. 02 of Delaware Station.
There is a groat difference of opinion
as to the height at which a peach tree
should be headed, but the height advo
cated here is eighteen inches from the
ground. This is lower than most trees
are headed in the East, and is too low
-for the man who will not prune intelli
gently every **y^ar. It is better to
prune the liiubs to short spurs with
two or three btuls than to cut thein
close up to the trunk. There are two
reasons for this: First, when the
limbs are cut to spurs there Is no dry
ing out of the trunk as there is when
the entire limbs are taken off, and
secondly, the foliage on the spurs
shades the trunk and helps to increase
its size and strength. The more fol- 1
iage distributed along the trunk the
better should lie its growth. It is well
to examine the tree occasionally during |
the season and pinch back the shoots
wherever necessary to muintain ~ sj m
metrical form.
Protecting Poultry.
Hundreds of farmers raise chlckons.
but lose many when they are a few
weeks old. At an early age the hawks,
cats and rats carry off a large portion
of young chickens; not one-third of ,
those hatched escape their aniuial en
emies. It Is not easy work raising
chickens under favorable circum
stances, but under unfavorable condi
tions it is almost Impossible. Most
farmers allow the chicks to follow the
old hen through the wet grass, out into
the rain, and through the slush and
mud. This will never do. The mother
hen must be confined and the chickens
aiKo must l># kept within limits by
making a fence of wire or lath; wire is
cheaper. The hen's cover must be wa
tertight. The water must not come In
from overhead nor from the fldor. A
barrel, with one bead out, makes a
pretty good place for the hen. but she
must have exercise.? P. F. Caldwell,
in tirecn's Fruit tJrower
ftoori. Simple i'.ntm.
Make it light and hang it InsMe of
I ?vo heavy screw eyes as shown In cut.
The ends of main upright, whi'
* 1
should be of hard, tough oak or othet !
hard wood, are shaved down and nice
ly rounded ofT. It is u handy and
cheap driving gate.
flint* on Sow?,
If brood sows can have a chance to
feed on clover hay about the stacks, or
the racks in the feed lot. there will be
little. If any. complaint about pig-eat*
ing at farrowing time.
WelUfed hogs eeldom give any tron*
hie in breaking out of pasture or feed
lots. If fed regularly and they will
eat. they will spend murli time In the
shed at rest. IJnder these conditions
they fatten most quickly.
To have hogs develop properly It It
necessary to raise them under health*
ful conditions. Clean water, clean
quarters, freedom from lice and mange,
good pasturage and suck grain as they
need, not too much corn, are the r?
quialte condition*.
T
0**?n?ta| Aid.
HE advocates of CoTcrn
ment aid in building anf ;
improving the ruads ar< <
engaged in bunting up pre
cedents. The latest tbinc
n this line la Government aid to e<tu
' ?T.Ley CaI1 attemio'> to ttu
.act that, in our earlier history. Iarir?
? o?f pul>,,c lands were made tt
k St*!f t0 be U8ed ,n *uPP<>rt o.'?
-be public schools. In 1802 tbe Mor
rill act was passed by Congress male
ng large grants of public lauds to all
: e States. the Income from which wa?
'o be used in the maintenance of a?;ri
cultural colleges. In 1800 the secom
slorrlll law was enacted making a na
ilonal appropriation of $15.<wo to eat*
State to be used In supporting tlies*
agricultural colleges. This annual ap
proprlatlon has been increased fr?.in
rear to year until it Is now $25,000 f??i
?acb State. This direct appropriation
idded to the Income which all tin
States derive from the land grants oi
1862, makes an aggregate of uearli
12.000,000 a year which the States 11m?
receive as national aid to agriculture'
education.
One interesting feature of this Gov
irnnient aid scheme is that it involves
ro -operation betweeu the nation a no
tbe States aomewhat similar to tha*
aow proposed in the Brownlow-Lati
?er road bill. The Government up
propriations and the land grant fundJ
must be used only In maintaining thf
Jolleges, not in establishing .them. Thf
States must provide tbe buddings and
equipment. Most of tbe States alsc
?upply part of tbe funds used in pay
*g the current expenses. In additior
?o all this Congress in 1887 passed tbf
Match act, making a gift of $13.(KK
lnnually to each State to aid in sup
porting a State experiment station,
tnd in this we have another example
)f the same kind of co-operation. Thf
I States now receive from the Govern
j nent for the support of these stations
pearly $S00.0O annually. This addet'
:o the Government aid which the col
i eges enjoy makes a grand total of
more than $2,700,000 annually.
j The good roads people are asking
why their plan for national aid to rond
Improvement should be branded as
unconstitutional and paternalistic
j while Government aid to education if
? well established feature of our na
I tional policy. They point out that
while the Constitution expressly em
powers Congress to "establish posl
roads," it is silent on the matter of ed
neat ion. They also claim that agricul
.ural education Is something which
j the States could handle far more easily
I than tbe improvement of the roads.
l'rotect Th?lr ICon<l?.
There is considerable agitation ovei
j the question of good roads. No on?
| doubts the desirability of good roads
j But suitable material for making good
I roads on a foundation of Florida sand
is scarce in this State. If we had suet
laws as exist in Kurope. our roads
| could be made good with the material
at hand.
! European countries have long dis
larded narrow tires in order to pre
serve and build their highways. an<f
also because it is economy in the use
of the vehicle and the weight that a
borse is able to draw, savs the goo<!
Good I toads Magazine. Wide tires art
not only lighter in their draught thar
narrow ones under nearly all condi
tions, but they roll tbe roads smoott;
Instead of cutting them to pieces. j|
four-inch tire on a wagon carryinir a
Heavy road Is a road builder.
In France every freight nnd mnrkel
wagon Is a road maker. Tbe tires art
from three to ten iuches in width, usu
ally with a single horse, tbe load!
weighing over two tons. With the new
four-wheeled vehicles used In Frauc?
the tires are rarely less than six Inchet
In width, and the rear axle abou|
fourteen inches longer than the tort
axle, so that the rear or bind wheels
run about one Inch outside of th?
level rolled by the front wheels.
In Germany the law prescribes thai
all the wagons drawing heavy loada
such as coal, brick, earth, stone, etc.
roust have tires at least four Inche*
wide. It is worse than useless to ere
ate expensive and valuable highway*
to have them only cut to pieces by thf
use of narrow tires as now used foi
the hauling of heavy loads In this eoun
try. When an expensive highway bar
been created It must be taken car*
of, and methods heretofore permitted
must be changed In order to help main
tain it. W Ide tires are of the greates'
value In preserving ordinary dirt roads
?Florida Agriculturist.
DuitlrM KoHdi In Krnnr*.
An official report of the I?epartmen#
of Bridges ii ikI Itoads in France show#
the continuance of the good rexulfs ob
tained in rendering road a free froii
dust by coating Hie surface with far.
The engineer of the Seine and Marin#
Departments reports that after an un
successful trial of a mixture of oil an<
petroleum a coating of tar was in tin
summer of U>02 laid down on sevei
different lengths of road. After care
fully observing these during a period
of twelve months, he finds that dus
and mud have wholly disappeared ani
the cost of maintenance of the road/
has been considerably reduced. Fur
ther comparing the previous outlay o?
the roads with that of those witl
tarred surface, he says: "It appcari
that the tarring method requires m |
greater outlay, and at the same film
very considerably improves the con
dltlon of the roadway. In La Che'
two lengths of the Chausee National#
were coated with tar In June and Au (
gust of 1002. Both these experiment' (
have been r-ntlrely successful, the roaf
now being covered with an elasth !
skin, while the sound of foot passcn j
gers' tread Is muffled and horses nn< I
draft oxen require only one-half tin |
effort they put forth before. Tin i
noise and vibration caused by vehlcu j
lar traffic Is much reduced, and nelthe? I
dust nor mud Is formed on the tarred |
?urface." I
| ' GROWING CUCUMBERS.
When growing cucuidIhtk for pickle*
it is umswry to pick off the cocuiubei
before they m?wI two Inches Is
1 length. Should the vines be permitted
| to fulfill their mission? growing seed?
they will cease to l>e productive, hence
oot s single cucumber ou a vine should
lie allowed to mature. As long as tbs
small cucumbers are picked off it will
Inert ate the number.
AIR HOT-BEDS.
Hot beds should be well air.nl. hy
raising the sash on warm days, but
I they should be well covered and pro*
teeted at 'night. The temperature enn
j be kept to within n few degrees of tbs
j |Ki:ut required by keeping a close
I watch and giving care to the hot-beds.
I Fresh horse ma nut e is the best to use
for creating warmth. It is not too
?oon to make the frames and have
everything ready for beginning tbs
hot-beds.
| OYSTER S1IKIX BARK.
| Are any of your trees on the lawn
j >r in the orchard infested with the
: \vster sli 'll bark louse? This is an
j .ild enemy and you should look out for
it. It is shaped like an oyster shell.
It is not nearly so bad as the San Jose,
vet it will soon kill a tree if allowed to
have its own way. Make a thin white
wash and cover the tree over with It;
r?r concentrated lye. such as you can
buy at the grocery More, is an ettleient
remedy, t'sc one pound to ten g dlons
of water. Do not let the substance
touch the hands or clothing.
i
TROUBLE WIT1I QUINCE.
What's the matter with the culnoe
I trees that they do not bear? This is
{ the plaint of many correspondents, and
this is the answer: The Quince is al
ways infested with a borer which
riddles the trunk near, and Just below,
the surface of the ground, which If not
dug out will eventuality kill the tree.
Each tree should be wrapped tightly
with rooting felt, or hardware (taper,
for eighteen inches up and two or three
below the surface of the ground; and
it would be well also to hill up. Tie
the paper tightly at the top s?o tbs
parent tly can not get down. This
should be done the last of April. That's
one thing. Another enemy of the
quince is a fungus, which spots the
leaves and fruit, and coats the tw If"
so badly that the tree cun not bear
: good fruit.
FLORAL NOTES.
I Do not forget the flowers. Arrange
j to have a few? two or three are better
than none, and whether in-door* or
i out-doors, there is nothing so com
| forting, so refining, so soul-healing as
| these bright-faced children of Nature,
j You will always find them doing their
best; they never give up until forced
, to do so, and they are always seeking
j the sunshine. You will learn many
lessons from tliein, and their care will
bring you many surprises. Do not
count the moments lost In which you
j are listening for the bluebird or digging
j about the roots of a plant.
| Many florists offer "surprise" col
: lections of plants and bulbs that aro
? really valuable; the surprise lies in
{ the amount you get for your money,
j aud the comfort you will take In car
ing for them. No collection i* sent
out for less than one dollar, but you
could club with your neighbors and
get any amount you want. After the
rush of the spring trade is over flor
ists have always a surplus of some
things which they do not care to ear
ry over, and they make up "collec
tions" of their own ohooxing. and
about the middle of May send them to
whoever orders. May is ea.l.v enough
for most of us, unless our homes are
In the sunny South. In ordering, slate
if you want the plants for indoors or
out.? The Commoner.
THE DUN LA I* STRAWBERRY.
As every strawberry grower knows,
the most profitable varieties to grow!
are the early and late sorts, but if one
makes a business of berry growing
and has ? <?ood market he can nof
afford to overlook the mid-season
I varieties. While they nuiy not bring
as good prices as the very early and
late sorts, by having them one Is able
to keep In touch with the regular ens*
?enters, and then by propel* grading.
j he can obtain a price which will eivo
' him a fnlr profit. The Senator luinlap
ha* proved very productive in tlelil
culture, of excellent form and size ami
of fine quality. It Ik also a stood
fthipper. If there Is any objection fo the
sort, It lien In Itu color which in very
dark ml nil through, but tlilff would
| not be considered objectionable in
| most Rectlona. especially where u homo
or nearby market wan entered to. The
| variety la worth a trijil. and the
quality I* no good tha. at least a few
planis will be found valuable for frulf
for Louie uae.? Indianapolis News.
Market For Ap|>lr?.
A Belfaat paper nays that duriiiff
one week recently 100.000 bushels of
| apple* came from the United States
[ and 180,000 from Canada, and that
Continental apples are much Infvrlor Ilk
| quality to either of fh^above. and the
fupplle* are ItiKlgnlflcain In comparison
to them.
Aortallut Literature.
A Roclallat paper published In Kan*
Kits ban 000,000 circulation; another In
Minaourl, 00.000; and fl magazine now
printed in Canada circulates more than
100,000 copies.