The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, July 21, 1904, Image 2
Mynheer To$
BY ST. qsORQC JUTHBORNC.
CHAPTKB Xm.
tvuiuiiifn j
Tha two boats ana to be about
otfml to potot of opeed, u the* coo
?bm to kMp too oomo tabtlvo dls
sport. Ptrlutpo, to o genuine
with o wind like this, their craft
(fell the tdmtSft bj "blanket
tog9* tko otoer aai cottins off ber sup
Sir of wind, bat thfer will not pojr un
it rondHlooo
4^o boo mode too condl
af too doel. betas tbe challenged
tj be really leaveo tbe selection of
ground to bio rival, baring only
that It oball bo among the
that lie abbro Cairo.'
Mr. Grtmeo otand to
near too bow o( tbe rowel. 11s
toato? to too music of too wotor aa
bar prow caa through the tide of the
Kilo like o knife, curling the foamy
ends on either okle and burling tbom
back in rolls.
Both of thorn are duly tanpeeooed
with all tbetr romantic ourroundlngm,
am# tbo war corroopondent lo jotting
down Ideas la his mind that will be
oa|led upon to supply spsce In some
XOetbcomlng article. At tbe same time
?t lo evident bo boo oomethlng worry
lag him. ?
Mr. Grtmeo Is quick to notice such
things, as he baa made a business of
leading laces.
??What's wrong, Sandy?" be asks ab
saptly, aa bo remoree his cigar to lllp
the ashes from the end with his dex
te&pos little finger. x
**Wbo said so? How did you know?
Hang it, Mr. Grimes, you read men as
I would books. Ton may have burled
yourself out In Colorado^-you took
good care to study human nature."
Then you confess you are bothered,
any boy?" continued the other, stead
?y
"Well. yes. rve been wondering.
Sou oee. we know thlo baron lo a sly
*chemer-r ? 4
-Admitted."
mjknf. not to be frosted out of sight.**
^Ordinarily I should not dare to put
life In his charge. You're right.
"Wen. we're let him select the spot
or tbe cJTalc. How can we tell but
it be may spring some shrewd
mi ua. Can you promise that
dahabeah has not half a dozen
aired assassins on beard, ready to an
nihilate ua In case tbe baron feels tbe
?e&esityr*
Mr. Grtmeo laughs, and there Is a
reassurance In his manner that speaks
Star Itself.
**8andy glee over worrying. X be
Here the strongest proof we can hare
that the baron means no treachery is
Ua astonishing confidence In himself.
So has (ought duela before and be
Ueres htmoelf invincible. Hence It
aeomo a picnic; a walk-over to him."
"Very true, very true, sir, but you
arast admit there is a chance that??"
"Always 'that,' my boy, but you also
forget something of Interest ? our
pelves! 'What are we here fort* as a
oaember from tbe South asked In a
BepubHcan convention. If Joe can
Sake care of the baron, surely we will
be able to look after bin ft lends, be
they two In number or a dosen."
"Well spoken. Mr. Grimes. My mind
fo already dear on that point. I be*
Ueve ore will come out of this thing
urlth flying colors. My trouble baa
jranished even aa the smoko of this
cigar fades Into space."
Sandy IS himaelf again, sod that
aneano a chesty friend, a faithful com
rade,; boo whom Mynheer Joe could
Wot better we*? he to search the globe
?ver. .
As the dgyllght grow* stronger the
Bioon wanes In power; It 1? no longer
a etrtre between the two as to whltib
most win. for Lata Is already out of
the battle.
Cairo Is left far behind npon the
?ast bank and, looking back, they can
?ee the first shafts of sunlight glinting
from her numerous domes, although
the mighty god of day bss not yet
shown his smiling (ace to those npon
the Hirer Nile.
It Is a strange spectacle, snd one
thai appoals to the artistic In their
?attires, but all of them are very fa
miliar wlta the scene, so that the des
ert. the pyramids, the city of the four
Imadred mosques. Its queer people and
the storied Mils Itself?all these things
do not appear so strange to thelr.eyes
mm would be the case were they new*
to the land of Egypt
their mission Is of such a
that their thoughts are bound
to stmt to It from time to time?when
men are bent on an errand of a deadly
character they are not expected to
tangh and joke as If going to a wed
"Come back to the cabin, Sandy. I
think we would be wise to examine
sor firearm a Nothing like making
rare that everything Is In working or
der. These hyenas snd Jackals of the
fieeert strike with smsslng quickness
When they do show up. Comer*
His words are significant, and his
tompanlon has no difficulty in under
standing. Together they pass the sail
srs squatted about on the forward
lack, after their usual manner when
dot at work. These fellows are
krabs, snd not the best looking chaps
Ifr. Grimor has set eyes on. He gives
tandy a nudge, but this wideawake
?ewspaper man has already noted the
)Mt.
? "Fine collection or DUEznran. er r
?tost my the captain has looked far
?ad wide to find a game set. They'd
?fight, tqo, I reckon," he whispers.
They find Mynheer Joe lying upon
the roof of the cabin, a pillow under
his head, which the captain of the boat
has brought oat, and to all appear
auces enjoying his clgsr.
Together they enter the cabin. Upon
the table Is seen s quaint flagon and
m glssa Mynheer Joe moves toward
H, but be finds the hand of Mr. Grimes
Vfore him.
"Not allowed, my friend. IToaven
knows what sort of drug ilicre iul?hi
be la thla. If you
nsrtss ? And bs
OaA from tm of his
Joe a)MkM his hull ?
"That InTt la my ItM, sir. tbottgh I
thank yon an the MM. I'w itMon
found a time when my nervoe needed
?tracthentnf by soqh artificial means,
t hooch I cbofbee that tby life wan
uhce saved by a small amount of
Uqnor. The Mtow drank It who was
left to ?wwt? me,* and got Into such
a mandlln condition that I easily over
powered him and made my escape.
Except aa meolcine 1 tinea no use for
the. staff."
? minute later all of them are busily
engaged la examining their revolvers,
which are tyand to-be in good condl
Ttke charge ofmine, Mr. Grimes."
remarks Joe, who. of course, cannot
be thaabugdeaefi whe? atx>ut to enter
open an engagement that will require
all hie agility.
"With pleasure, sir. and should the
occasion arise for using It, I trust you
wQl find thac I can make each shot
count almost as well as yourself. By
the way, Joe, you didn't forget to
bring the nabber footholds 1 borrowed
from the professor?"
"Never fear; I hare them. The bar
Mi will not get bis work In through a
slip on my part, if 1 can help it," re
turns Joe, touting a pocket of bis
blouse, where a small package of
tome sort Is hidden.
Presently they pass outside again -
to find that the sun has arisen and s
new day begun. They keep a short
distance from the shore In order to
?atch the full benefit tt the breeze,
but every palm stands out *n bold re
lief.
The scene Is such as can be gazed
npon any day along tne lower Nile,
and yet one never tires of looking
upon It. Numerous sails dot the broad
river, some beating down, while many
fly before the breeze. A string of
?mels forming a caravan can be no
ticed above the bank, doubtless bound
for the far-off cities, between which
and Cairo quite a trade Is carried on
In this tray.
Here some bwetets on donkeys can
be seen, making an early start for the
pyramids. Now and then slaves are
discovered at work wfth the poles and
buckets known as a shed oof. and
which primitive method of engineering
In the way-of lifting water from a
lower level Is still practiced In the
? land where they carry on agriculture
lust as their forefathers did two thon
sand years back.
An occasional windmill Is seen
where some house nestles on the bank,
but this is generally the property of
foreigner* Upon the river freight
canglas are met with, heading to or
from Cairo. Those boats which have
the fair wind are supposed to keep out
of the way of others, but the rela In
command of their craft seems to be
In something of a daredevel spirit this
morning. He swings the dahabeah In
so close to one of the heavier craft
that he comes within an ace of having
tho sandal trolling behind sunk.
The son ts now almost half an hour
high. When will the boats coiue to
land? Surely there ts no need of trav
eling n great distance from old Cairo
In order to discover a good dueling
ground.
Perhaps the bfcron has a particular
spot In view. He may even have been
a principal fn some affttlr of honor
that has culminated In a meeting op
the Nile* and his success at that time
Inspires him to select the samw ren
dezvous again.
Oof friends show no Impatience,
whatever they may feel. Sandy, rook
ing ahead, directs the attention of his
comrades to a point.
"Like as not we're atratog for that.
I can see rows of tombs in the rock?
back of it ' Such a place would make
in admirable spot for the duello. Re
member the old stories I've road of
steamers on the Mississippi stopping
to let a couple of passengers flglit on
tome sand-bar, and the spectators
burying one of 'em there. This puts
me in mind of it. Where could you
find * better place to dispose of the
unfortunate victim than In one of
those empty rock tombs? Capital
Ideal Jove; I'll Improve on this sul>
Ject when I write It np, see if I don't!"
Sandy gets no further, as he feels a
grip on his arm, and. turning, sees
Mr. Grimes making expressive grlm
fccea Intended to warn h m that he Is
treading on dangerous ground, llyn
aeer Joe, however, does not seem at
til affected, but treats the matler as n
luge joke.
"I think, for my part. I prefer being
Durled In a modern cemetery, and 1
authorise you, my friends, in case the
worst cornea, to see that mv pool- re
I mains are taken care of. in my pock*
i ?t will be found a letter addressed to
| cou. Mr. Grimes, concerning the little
natter we were speaking about lest
light. Yon can let the person most
interested see it. There?I am done.
( have made my peace, but 1 want
3otb of you to understand that It is
lot Mynheer Joe's Intention to drop
before tin sworu of the Russian. 1
liope to snow htm how an American
can uphold the honor of his flag even
at the sword'n point."
Confident words, these, but they ex
press the feelings of the man. It li
partly this assurance concerning hli
own powers that has brought Myn
heer Joe safely through numerour
deadly perils la the past.
Fear will never paralyse his arm
when face to face with dnnger, not
can an antagonist expect to reap any
benefit from such a source.
By* this time they see that Snndy
was not far out of the way when he
marked this point as the scene of theli
expected debarkation. The leading
dahabeah makes a graceful sweep
and conies al?out at the point, landing
at a rock that seeris especially adapt
ed for such bns!nc?is. ?
Now It is tliclr turn: tlio o!d rc!>
T ___ blc
the ^Mmuuidi
a*
they
of the tens, and
the boat brings up gently tlon|ii<l?
the other, to which It 1? at once se
cvnd.
? The btroo amd his portj eon al>
rsady be mm apdrf the snore. Under
his arm the Frenchmen carries a long,.
rlender packiie, Ulthwt doubt tbe
?words which are destined to occupy
so prominent s place la the coming
event. There Is a third member of the
party, the man saown aa Cokxiel Tay
lor. and also a short btdlvldnsl who
carries a surgeon's case In his hand.
When our friends' Join them words
are passed between. The principals
bow In a perfunctory way. but Myn
heer Joe smiles In s careless manner
that must set the ftnsstsn duelist to
thinking.
. They do not need to go
the ground Is right there among tlie
rock tombs, but it Is advisable to more
on a little for eereral reasons. It Is
not their Intention to have the sailors
>n board the boats witness the affair,
ind Just beyond the rocks they are apt
to find a spot where the sun will not
throw his fierce rays Into the eyes of
either, causing a momentary blindness
that may prove fatal. 80 they walk*
tlonj two and two. Mr. Grimes bring
ing up the rear.
In live minutes they come to a pause,
and the French officer sweeps his arm
around with a dramatic gesture, say
Ing:
"Behold, gentlemen! The ground se
lected for the duello!"
CHAPTER XIV.
A_5*mut AMTAXM AVOMft Tax MOKXATAI
hills.
No one can reasonably offer any ob
jection to the selection of the ground,
since it la level enough for all prac
tical purpose*, and certainly so Iso
lated that there doea not seem to be
any danger of Interruption. The as
sociation with the strange tombs hewn
In solid rock ages ago, by the Egypt
ians, might make some men nervous,
but it does not appear to have any
such effect upon either of the two who
bare met here to face each other in
a combat for honor.
Mr. Grimes. in company with the
French officer, goes over the ground
step by step and announcea that he is
perfectly satisfied with the location
chosen. It certainly cannot be Im
proved upon, and might not be equaled,
so they are well content as It Is.
"Now for the weapons," says the
American, whose businesS-like meth
ods cause the other to suppose he
has figured In duels before.
The French officer hss heard of des
perate affrays happening & the South
SSl ^11 WW?\ How lB he to kno*
that the participators In these scrim
mages ate. as a general thing, the
very lowest scum of society, and that
Southern gentlemen, as a rule, have
SVetLJlp thelr former allglance to
u?? " * **tJer ,or *u difficu)
?I> *"*?**? onron.
It. Within, wrapped In I'Lumoi. .kin.
? ^^aomely made swords, of
?Prance.
-T draws from their separate
scabbards and holds toward the Amer
lean.
"Select which one you please." be
w-jk, quietly.
Mr. Grimes crooks his finger, and
when Joe. who Is watching, sees this,
SUT" ""> ?'<" ?'
curtl^ tb?"e bbw*>8''* h,? ?*coi>d.
The explorer tnf.es one up. and
Ti,IDO?Vement8 Wllh lt
Careful, the baron's looking at
S t wh,"IH'r8 hls mentor Just then.
?
He l>ends It double over his knee
allowinff ? ay bot.k
be second sword Is also put through
itndv110^ ,My"hper face is a
. , for he finds It a pleasure to
handle such weapons as tbese.
n.b.T ^ monsieur find them?"
nsks the Frenchman^ cngerly.
Superb?beyond comparison r re
plles Joe.
''Which do you choose, monsieur?"
[To be Continued.}
n*m Co?i ricMi,
flJS'0? a/e M0? ^"are miles of coal
fields in Great BrlUin.
Kats Sanborn Queries
?*vin?r 8p?ak1n* ot vast piles of de>
for th?4pafiCa"e* ?' the heron*. "lain
IT? - eft to atarve. all for th?
Mke ofMcurln, the plume. fo, worn
?ns hats, Mr. Boott says- "l .k?,
clearly to emphasise the fact that 1
ft ?" the women who use
these decorations, for men are thl
responsible part.es. No womw e?j
7eZ\L6^uoa ?f *ny u,nd- much
less the festher of a bird, for her own
3*rre' or to attract the attention
women' weT^?bJ<>Ct for ^icb
dacoratlons Is to en
hance their attractlveneM and beaut,
other611 And *22
- V ,on|r m*n fare to
" hatB dcc?rated with
feathers and express their approval
wni ?? ?" b?8towe(" J"at so lon?
W,,I the custom end^o '? *
w**8 .Mr: bc?tt know women a*
*! in"we? birds??Proa fcor artl
e In National Magazine.
Wooing Dons by Murt.
Among the Yao Mldos. one ok' the
many Burmese Tartar people, the
young men woo their wives absolutely
without words, but to the sound of
music. Oil the first day of winter they
have a great feast, at which ail the
marriageable girls gather and listen
Jo the music made by the bachelors.
o alt under the "desire tree " each
Playing his favorite instrument. As
- m- <*n ,he J?V*8 pa8*es h,m the
youth plays louder and more feelingly.
5? * 'snores him and passes on
him If i ?* "he Wl11 haVe non?
Mm. If she steps up to him and lays a
flower upon the Instrument he jumps
?P' ^a"p" the hand, tak'.ng
are not to drop the flower, and they
go away together.
> t
wM be
of foialtrj.
and that to tbft If that an a doaen
haoa ta a yuAall ail not to atrong
and ta ttonodfannlte condition for
iNdadni young. * Iton ara twelve
tttoat Individuals to study. twelve
dMtoant shapes. siast, capacities, pre
pecoIUrittoa aad twelve
methods to learn ta'. management.
Though apparently alike, aome hens
will produce vigorous offspring. While
others will not. Nearly all failures
may be trsosd hach to the parent
stock, for they ara the foundations
qfcon which everything teats.
Tomato plants shanM ho transplant
ed once or twice betas being set in
the field. The ssfa rale for setting
along the latitude of Boston is in June.
Deep soil, thoroughly worked and lib*
erally mandred. will snit . tomatoes.
Cultivation should be thorough and no
weeda allowed to grow. Some hinds
need the support of a trellis or a
mulch of straw to keep the fruit off
the ground aad prevent rotting, but
the stocky kinds, like Dwarf Cham
pion. need no support. When trans
planted, the tomatoes should be st
lesst two inches high, but should not
be so far forward as to be lu bios*
?o:u.
Tk? Poultry Yard.
The shove illustration gives a clear ?
idea of a cheap and comfortable coop
for the brood of chicks, just hstched.
Lathes-serve the purpose well for the
coop, and the roosting box may be
made of any convenient material. The
principal points to consider are
COOP FOB CHICKS.
warmth and quiet, and as thus ar
ranged, both can be bad easily.
After tb? first few days tbe ch!cks
will ran out through tbe slats, though
tbe hen cannot. The coop should be
moved around every few days, so that
the ground may not become soiled.
During tbe early, wet months the
coop should be placed under a shed,
where It is dry, hut later always out
under tbe shade trees.
Llffhtwiglit AalmaU.
As a factor Incidental to the demands
1 of the market for lightweight animals,
Iowa Homestead mentions that young
animals may be finished at a much
lower co?t per 1(H) pounds than older
ones. For example, a steer finished
at the age of twenty-four months or
thereabout, is much more profitable
to bis owner than if carried nix
months or a year longer. The same is
also decidedly true in the case of hogs,
pen are realizing that they can make
a hog weigh close to 800 pounds in
nine months, and thut this being true,
they are able to sell It at a greater
profit than if the hogs are carried alx
months longer
Corn M Fodder.
rut In a good crop of fodder corn,
?own in the row, with rows four feet
?part so as to cultivate it. Do not cut
the fodder until the oars begin to glaze,
when it may be put tn a silo or cut
Sown, cured and stored in the barn.
Bucb fodder should never be stacked
In the fields, as its quality will be in
jured by exposure to sun and rains.
The value of fodder Is greatly in
fluenced by the period of growth at
which It Is cut If rut too soon It will
contain a large proportion of water,
tnd If cut too late it will lose its
racculency. Experiments indicate
that the prop?r time Is when the ears
! are tn the "milky stags/* and just be
ginning to blaaa
C?r? Of Colt's Trcfh.
Many of the more common digestive
troubles of the horse are directly trace
able to some imperfection of the
teeth. Neglect of these often leads to
Imperfect mastication, impoverished
condition, irritability, digestive dis
turbances and eye derangements.
When dentition goes on regularly the
colt gets sixteen new teeth, eight Ir.
each Jaw, between its second and
third year& Therefore, the mor.;li
thould be often and carefully examined
at this period, and ail irregularities
adjusted. If the colt's system seems
to be In a languid condition, thla will
retard dentition and should be reme
fllM by extra feeding, especially of
wits.?Prairie Parmer, I
Lars* Flock*.
It requires plenty of capital to enter
largely into the poultry business, but
wben the start Is made with a few tbe
capital Increases every year through
the Increase of the flock. When a
?mall flock Is kept, there is no expense
charged for labor, but tbe Item of
labor Is tbe most costly of all wben
large flocks are managed. No one
can enter tbe poultry buslnese and
make a success of the venture who
delegates the Important dudes to an
other. There are too many risks to
Incur. The successful man must be
p!n at the bottom, and as the business
grows he must grow with it, by having
a thorough knowledge of all detail,
which he may gain by bein>c In dal?y
contact through the several years of
work and observation.
Tnuupliallnr*
Toung plants should not be moved
until the seed leaves give place to the
true leaves, which Is usually when the
plant. Is about two Inches high. They
shonld be then moved where they will
have more room without crowding.
They should b? given air enough to
?ecure a moderate stocky growth.
Transplant to the field after the weath
er becomes settled, and In the case of
tender plants, when there Is no dan
ger of frost. Cloudy or rainy weather
1? preferred ,when transplanting. The
Held where the plants are to be set
?fcould be thoroughly prepared In ad
. *#ae B? I
1
fun ua ue rows auWL vO??
|NI thMd &Bd dlstritf
Ud MOtWf follows I
precstgg Ndowu tho ssO Inly upas
tbegeot* If ths pUots srs rathsr
large, thf;nil diy inA to rain fsllfg.
the leaved of tho jo?g pkits *
bs flipped btek afr?it one-hal&
While tho majority of formers whs
have s rtagt (or their hogs during the
rammer cat off the corn supply almost
entirely. tt'ts questionable if this to the
best plan. On the other hand. It will
not do to feed corn entirety. In feeding
corn to pigs tho boot results cone
when given to them owe t day. or If
they here skim milk or silddllngs once
s day.
Gluten meal May take the place ot
the middlings If deetred; It will do
quite aa much food and to cheaper.
There to no question about the value
of corn at the fattening period, bnt
mistakes are sometimes nude here in
feeding tho hog too long; that to. sftet
it has reached about the top notch fot
market., Cora fad beyond that period
is simply wasted.
While there are many, fine points la
the makeup of a good dairy cow which
are not mentioned here, ssys the In
dlanapolto News, the following msy be
considered as being the points most
easily dlatingulahable and which, if
they exist in a cow. are probably asso
ciated with the other' good points not
so readily seen. ? good dairy cow
shonld hare a broad mouth, thin lips;
broad, open nostrils, space short from
nose to eyes, but broad between the
eyes; large eyes and long from ?yee to
horn and narrow between horns; a
good, round, full barrel, large teats
snd loose skin on the adder. These
poiuts in a cow indicate an animal of
good disposition with sound organs,
good nerves and a capacity for turning
the food given her into good, rich milk.
Look over the herd and see how they
average up to this description.'
FrnUnx Bowl ?n<1 Fl(t*
While there are many honest differ
ences of opinion as to whether the pig
should be fed while sucking, those who
have tried both ways are Inclined to
believe that the p!gs may be fed as
cheaply through the sow as from the
feed trough. If this plan Is attempted,
however, common sense must be used,
and the sow given enough to snpply
the p!gs as well as to keep her own
vitality in the best possible condition.
If sLe Is expected to nourish the pigs
and herself us well on the ordinary
quantity given her when she has no
young, the result will be runty pigs,
and a broken down mother.
it may be stated without dispute
that the sow who Is worn out and use>
less for breeding purposes when three
or four years old Is the victim of Im
proper feeding when with young. If
yon are not Inclined to feed the sow
with the young liberally then the
sooner the pigs are Introduced to the
trough, the butter for them and their
mother.
Tit* But Km
If the bees swarm out more tw
once, and continue to swarm out and
go back, and repeat this per forma net
for a day x>r two,* tbe% probabilities are
that the queen is unable to fly. Dur
ing this period the bees are only wast*
lng their time and gathering little or
no honey.
We suggest swarming them artific
ially at once, by shaking nearly all the
b?es and the queen from the combs
into an empty hivo. This will accom
plish the same end as if the swarm hnd
clustered on a tree and dieu been car
ried to the hive. You will, no doubt,
find several queen cells in the combs
of brood, which will *urnit<h the new
colony with a laying queen.
The swarm should occupy the old
stand and a super of section boxes be
placed on the hive. Since the swarm
contains all the field bees, and has no
brood to care for at the start, it Is able
to store a good quantity of honey in
the sections.
If you wish to know if a colony Is
preparing to swarm, by building
queen cells, or if you wish to cut out
cells from a colony tbat has swarmed,
instead of taking out each frame, s^t
ttie hive up on end, and kue?'l down
lu front of it. Most of the cclls are
ou the bottom of tlie combs.
A Handy Fire Pol.
Kext to hnviug an old stove In so
old outbuilding for the purpose of beat
i;iK water or cooking food, the lire pot
shown in the illustration Is the best
thing of tne kind that can be put in
operation at small expense. Don't
bother your wife by using the kitchen
stove to heat water, but have a fire
place of your own. Obtain three heavy
poles, set them as shown and bind to
gether at the top with a bolt. To the
middle pole fasten, with a bolt, an
old clevis, to which the chains holding
FIRS POT ARRANGEMENT.
the pot onn be booked. To accomplish
tills easily have the hooks kit good size
with long nccks, so that they are uot
likely to slip off.
These pole# may be erected for per
manent nse. or they may be set tip and
when not In use taken down, folded
up, the pot detached and the wliolo
thing taken away. To obtain the best
results a firebox should be built of
bricks. It need not be more than eight
or nine inches square, but the size is
governed by the size of the pot used.
The advantage of this firebox is that
the fire may be more readily built In it
thai* on the open ground; it may be
kept together aad the heat wiU bo
thrown up directly under the pot. Try
this simple fire arnngeiuent and set
how bandy It lit
PLANT LICB.
Many plants are subject to attackf
of |KH> lice. This is especially true
of cabbage, kale. Brussels sprout*
and other members of this family
Kerosene emulsion Is an effectlv
remedy when It can be used.
' ALWAYS A CAUSE.
The growing of trees, whether fa
fruit or shsde. Is an Important matter,
and the trees deserve a rich soil and
care and fertiliser. If a tree dies or
becomes diseased there is a cause
which should be discovered, snd some
remedy applied.?Home snd Farm*
ASHES FOR ORCHARD.
ashM ?.f.^C ,n woo,
J "?* ,n tbe orchard or
on the meadows, la that so much is ot
ie market thst is far from pure. It Ir
not safe to buy them in Urge nuanii
t?fiwlthout flr8t baring an analyaia o/
their potash contents.
in1^*, C*n h* of their value
that respect It is safe to gt? abend
alM t!lfn W<KMl aBbe* nre ?ix?
?Ire for orchard fertilizing. An esoel
? J'?,'"?,or ,he
b^rV.1 P?dn<I? of fine ground
a?d Vi!2 f ?f h:nr,ntr of potnsfc
ponDila ?r ?-^rate of sola
Th?J irB,l,T namrd on ??* ?<re
to th? th* eMen,lnl P'??t food,
*i?. 5 P P*r Proportions needed b*
the average orchard set ou fairly goo-"'
grass poisoxixg trees
"ad f"':t-growers
lnron.7 kn?Wn tbat "re 1"
^^f^f3"t?IunK aPP* trees, but It
"eeius that tlier were wrong In at
Wthlhl J,re*!nJUrj t0 In^ferenc<
sunnlv of ?'h ? UQter an(1 th<- foot'
*2X5i treca- Carefullv-con
?t SK-"1- and o^vutlon.
f.J.. - ??rn exPpr'nieutnl fruit
hare *hown. how
dirit 80,110 d,rpot or 'n
has an ^ UPt ?f *rowth tIln<
>?f?Je Po^onous cfleet on th?
J" the trees. It Is also M,nested
that the so-called exhaustion of tli<
,! bv certain plants preventing thr
subsequent growth of other plants *
the same ground. may b, due reallv tc
*orne poisonous product left by 'the
nnC1^-' T1,,s r?P?rr fcoTr
i'lek?"?.'' ?UJ S?eu.
CAT A LP A TUBES VALTTARr.R.
Much has be?n written regarding !
the need of renewing the forests ol
his country and the -nggestion made
that farmers might help a Ion- this
work by setting several acres ie
some good forest tree. While it is gen. j
Mt re oft t0 tr008 * 80n,(- 0,nfi? 1
nnthe to the Poll, the eatalpa is becoiu i
?ng popular for general planting I
f-n'= ?????* ,,uick;
prow th. Mistakes have bee* made
Era""'r "? ??T? i
tlnr i ,*'18 :i '^'"onstrated !
S?! .' ^ ,nrdy' prows straight and !
the wood is much more valuable thru ?
SIT ' 84,1 "",1 <"??
Catalpas may b? readilv crown
Peed nod transplanted wlieu nbout two
jears old, when they should be set iu
i tZ'a,,?rt ??? & "Us
four feet opart in the row. Fanners
fon not hand .town to poaterlty an;
! %' Z tlir.n ? TOOd Iot I, *[^
i ZJeulX may " " ?a?U
MBA8UKIXQ A TREE. ^
a ^"?re0"M ?' Kew ha.
tlJhZJ,? WIL1' "'?'"""ring
thnt f. " tFe0' 11(5 CUt8 8 Stick
will rLT P,ai ed before him,
Tv^l ^ ?oct|y the centre of his
at^neh ??ni. ? ,U'8 d0WD on tbe ground
at such a distance from the tree that
rhrht ?. th? SM(!k* WhM1 P,n<*?l op
r fcht against ti c *uh* of hU feet, will
of the twe.Wltb ""I the topi
??n. ??? wori1*- forms a right- !
angled triangle, of which his extended !
feet t th? .hl8 ?JP8 to ,,le RO,? of hi* I
[ltltn u i r^ tho UI,rlKht stick the j
altitude and the distance from his eyes !
to the top of the stick the hypothenuse '
,?ere ?1,,st bp. therefore, a similar !
^ ?.-angled triangle formed of the |
distance from tils eyes to tli" base
of the tree, fro ?. his eyes to the top
of the tree, and of the height of the
tree Itself. As the base nnd the alti
tude of this triangle nre equal, it fol
lows tlint the height of the tree Is the
same as the distance from his eyes to
Its base.
This homely but perfectly satisfac
tory method Is sometimes used to de
termine the height of a factory smoke- i
ctack, when, for Instonee, It becomes
necessary to make certain alterations '
to secure greater or less draught, tho ?
dimensions of the stock being an lin- i
portant factor In such a case. Of I
course the architect's plans would give J
tho Information, but they arc not al
ways accessible.
Bmill's Population.
The population of Brazil Is 10.000,
000, of which 1.000.000 nre Italians,
1,000,000 Portuguese, 200,000 Germans.
1000 English, 400 Americans, and a!>out
20,000 of various other notlonalltles.
The average number of Immigrants Is
about 3000 a year, the Italians predom
inating; the German Immigration Is
about 200 a year.
An electrical bootblack, which It
more rapid and effective tha the
lltreift Arab, la in use la Chicago
QmM Appr?*fKjrfy.
Tfc? Omaha Bee quotes approvingly
Senator Latimer's statement that "The
Government mast stimulate mi a US
the people In the work. It Is the his
.tory of road development In every
country," but adds: "It la unlikely thai
there will be anj action taken in the
matter by the present Congress, or at
any rate at thia session; but If the
agricultural Interests of the country
earnestly espouse the public road*
cause It will certainly In time receive
from ? Congress the consideration to
which Its obvious importance entitles
It." The Tacoma News estimates thai
the paaaage of the Brown low bill
would result in the construction of be
tween 0000 and 7900 miles of splendid
roads, and the News thinks that there
should be no need for argument in fa
vor of the measure since its merits are
no plain and the need for better roads
so great "While the United States
has more miles of railway than all the
othur countries of the globe combined.
It is a lamentable fact that we have
the poorest wagon roads of any civil
ised country. The Federal Govern
ment has aided the construction of
trans-continental railroads, and has
expended hundreds of millions of dol
Isrs in river and harbor improvements,
but haa done nothing to aid the im
provement of roads. It is justly ar
gued that the Federal Government
may now fairly lend its aid to the
Commonwealths in the improvement
of wagon roads throughout T'-*itcd
States."
Tlie Principle the lt.nu>.
rne fundamental principle on which
the State aid plan rests Is that the pub
lie highways are for the use and ben
efit of the whole people, and that all
should, therefore, share In the cost of
their improvement. From Stale aid to
National aid is but a single step. Bo.b
embody the same principle. It is an
Interesting fact that the people of the
States where State aid laws are in
force are enthusiastically in favor of
taking "Uncle Sam" into the general
scheme of co-operation. The Slate
Highway Commissioners of New Jer
sey. Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island and Vermont are outspoken ad
vocates of National aid, and the New
YOrk Legislature has memorialized
Congress to enact the Rrownlow bill.
If National eid would accomplish for
the whole country what State aid is
doing where adopted it certain^ <*
serves serious consideration.
Mile* la For Gonif Bond*.
At the second session of the National
and International Good Itonds Con
vention, in St. Louis, the principal
speaker was General Nelson A. Miles,
who declared himself to be thoroughly
in sympathy with the movement for
better roads. He recommended tL:it
5000 men in the army be used in times
of peace as an engineering corps to
locate the best and most feasible
roads and co-operate witlh thosnney
ors of various States. He said that
the Government would be vastly ben
efited by such a plan when it became
necessary to use such roads. The pre
liminary work of surveying could bo
done by the army, he said, and the
work then left to the State to be car
ried to completion. General Miles
said he would have introduced in Con
gress a resolution or bill to this effect.
Auto Future Seen by Mr. Poat.
A broad, well paved high way across
the continent Is foreseen by Augustus
Post, of New York, President of the
American Automobile Association. At
a luncheon given In his honor by John
Farson, at the Chicago Automobile
Club, he said: "The automobile will do
what the bicycle failed to accomplish.
Within a few years there will be well
paved highways across the continent,
and with branches to St. Louis and
Now Orleans. Men will have automo
biles bnllt for the accommodation of
their families and friends, with buf
fets, dining and sleeping rooms, and
observation decks. But before this
comes there must be good highways.
The automobile agitation niul the
newspapers will give the West a sim
ilar system of highways."?New^ York
Times.
Ffil?ral AI A.
There !s a widespread demtind In this
country for Government aid in the
movement to Improve the public roads,
and it would not surprise the close ob
server to see Congress meet the popu
lar clamor and give It the glad hand,
with perhaps a reasonable appropria
tion besides. There Is no reiison why
the Government should withhold aid
from the good roads movement. Ho
long as the public money Is spent on
rivers, hnrbors, canals and other ave
nues of commerce, why should It not
be likewise spent on the public roads,
or at least the roads designated and
*#cd as postal roads??Atlanta Journal
The Color# of Foliage.
The colorings of variegated foliage
plants cannot be intensified by the use
of colored glass. A curious Belgian
horticulturist, after a long series of
experiments, concludes that brilliant
light favors high coloration of foliage.
Trees and shrubs with golden leaves,
when poorly illuminated?tliat is,
through either blue or red glass
became green, or in some eases
blanched. In no case did the colored
glass have a beneficial effect, most
plants, after a month's exposure,
putting forth smaller leaves, less vivid
In coloring. In some cases a very ap
parent stunting of the plant's growth
,was observable, ^
The Greet Wheat B?lt.
Kansas now stands at the head of
the wheat raising Slates, with Minne
sota, California, Washington, Nebras
ka, Texas and Iowa next In order.
Even as recently as ten or twelve
years rgo It was the States east of the
Mississippi that grew the most wheat;
now It Is the Stales west of It. Okla
homa raises more wheat than Illinois.'
and South Dakota two and a hulf(
times as much as Ohio. Strange to
say. Minnesota is the ouly one of the
big wheat States that has flour mtilt