The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, July 28, 1904, Image 2
Mynheer Joe
f*Y ST. QE0RQE JUTHBORHC.
M
forward to
ud tktn turn
wbo smiles coldly, as
s? youf Lord Carmor
Ws uftst to Turkey. He wae bur.
I believe, A csrelsss
> Called to. wipe the Made, sad It
sot that I hats to pert
do kere not the ellghtest
tie Ifrlrai, who holds
tm either hand.
that Is sfofued?
the test sad asjr be
my friend,
by the Mood of e
rn take the ssme blade
Since a
faded to teach the Russian
with It. we'll see what
Joasthsa con do. Hold It for
dhe. Mr. CMass."
? Xe one makes say remark, though
asuiUj the baron Is fam lag, while
Mh Mr. Grtmee sad Bandy chuckle
at the wards of the traveler. It is pat
nr thst Myaheer Joe has paged the
*mke-up of his antagonist to s dot. snd
srfli be able to. take care of him.
principals In the contemplated
? proceed to fmslnetu. Coats and
ire restored. Joe arranges bis
?tthe jnst as In the gymnasium, plse
*-g the footholds over bis shoes, tight
: n belt around his waist, and faq
up both sleeves.
?erves his movements
' thst shows Itself m>on
i fsce. He discovers that his Amer
sntagoulst knows more than be
g'm him crrdlt for, snd perhaps for
t|e irst time the startling thought
Joshes throigli his brain tbat tbls
nai nay be a revelation to biin.
tale practical eye takes in tbe won
tlerflri wilst of Mynheer Joe and tbc
aaputi forearm. These points give
premise of astonishing supple sword
phj If In the possession of a mnster.
The baron fee la concern?something
ttet never bothered him before when
?beat to enter a little affair of tbls
for the duello has been a pa's
Hue to the Russlsn, feeling that be
sraa a sure winner from tbe start.
Both nvs, now ready.
~%beir seconds place them, and as
"there is reslly no advantage in tbc
ftemd, this, requires little effort.
*t)ne moment before we begin!" It
Is Mr. Grimes who speaks, snd all
mjpum are at once turned upon him.
*LK as understand the conditions of
tWs sffa'r. Will the gentlemen's
Msskht be Mtlafled with first blood, or
Is It to be a duel to tbe death?**
baron opens hts mouth to de
r the latter, remembering tlfe
1 put upon him when the wine
was dashed fato hts fsce. Just then
Mo eyeu rest upon the countenance
of the American. What Is It In Myn
fceer Joe's looks that causes a spasm
So pass through tbe frsme of tbe duel
ist? He hsrdly knows himself, save
Mist far perhaps tbe first time In bis
life he bss had as undeniable twinge
first disabling wound will sat
hff me," says the baron, coldly, se
cretly meaning that when be himself
gtvee this It shall be tbe coup de
41 ace through his foeman's heart
Mynheer Joe inclines his head.
"What the Russlsn says suits me.
1 sm ready for any conditions." be re
asarfesu
"It fo understood, gentlemen, a dis
abling wound brings tbe little affair
So a termlaation, and we, tbc seconds,
are to be the Judges. Are you ready
lor business?* cells Mr. Grimes.
Bstli swordsmen sssnme favorite
positions aad make affirmative re
sponses. Mr. Grimes nods his head
la tbe Frenchman.
"Beginr culls that worthy, sharply.
Hardly has the world left bis lips
this the swordblades kiss with a
staging sound, snd tbe extraordinary
duel among the hills of Mokkatara has
luai. It Is tbe baron who assaults:
he Is eager to discover tbe mettle of
Ms satapsulst sad throws some fire
?ate his attack, though not forgetting
lo keep Ms gusrd Intact, and rstaln
asms reserve.
The spectators group sround, snd
prepare to witness one of tbe most
astonishing scenes thst ever took place
Mss the hank of the historical Nile/
It dees aet take an experienced
anoedaaiaa long to lesrn thst be has
aat g fbsmaa worthy of hla steel, snd
an 0Mar hays beea at It tea seconds
lbs Kusalaa sllows a look of surprise
la be seen apsa his fsce.
This Is suceceded by sn expression
?f terrible .ferocity. He hss discovered
tte caliber of bis sntsgonlst, nod Is
asses than evsr determined to kill him
tta aad there. Fortunately, tbe ob
thls solicitude hss something
sbaat this mstter himself, and
Its with no uncertain sound,
psrhsps a minute or so, the
and writhe and twist
snakes. Then tbe agile
_ bsck beyond res rb. He
ma felled la a Is Irst attampt What
m ha sndssvor to accomplish now?
He kaews bettor thsn to display sny
" sf alarm. On the contrary, be
apoa his Hps snd ap
A gala hs advances, to adopt an en
tirely aew system of tactics, which
the Amsrlcsa meets ss becomes tbe
Ca write pupil sf Monsieur Duval, tbe
a sword master of all Pari*
boron Is amssed to find that
of Ms llttls tricks Is met In rapid
order. He gains no advantage. If
were furrounded by ojvnllhofsteel
M WM'iNlffrippuwt
ly ftwte th* oaalaaght ef kit antagon
ist
? Oa his put; the AnertaM ateHa
U?t mtw hn to Mt om who could
wield the blade with such power and
?kill aa thla Russian duellist He la
kept Imwj repelling attack*, a ad when
he finds aa opportunity to make a
lance on hla own account It la met and
parried by the deTer work of the bar
on.
Mr. Crimea looka on and smiles; he
tklaka he can afford to. knowing well
"nat a aurprlae *111 yet entne upon
the Russian. Aa for the French cap
tain, he rube hla hands together In
great glee; aucb a apectacle aa thla ap
peala to everythlag that la martial In
hla composition. He forgets that two
men are battling for life, and only
sees the msrvelous skill brought to
bear in manipulating the swords. All
the while fervid exclamations escape
him. as If he cannot keep his feeling*
under control; be-la like a kettle of
boiling water?when the heat .reaches
a certain stage he buhblee over.
"Bncre: Look at that lunge! Mag
neetlclent! And the return? Char
mant! It Is worth losing a night's
sleep to gaae upon such lovely play.
Mon ami, observe tbe blades kiss and
twine about each other, lly friend
has met a noble adversary. Mon Dleu
Such coolness, such wonderful arms,
I have not seen In all my life. 1 am
proud to say Americans are the friends
of the French. But It Is one great
pity?he must go dotvn. The baron
tlijew them all out?his arm Is made of
steel. I trust It will only be a Iwb
wound. Tarbleu! I should hate to
see that brave man die/'
Thus he mutters and exclaims In
starts, as he watches the fierce en
gagement. Mr. Grimes hears him. Mr.
(Crimes does not share his apprehen
sion one lota. He simply utters In tbe
Frenchman's car the one word:
"Waitr
Meanwhile the second bout between
Ihe two men has proven as fruitless
as the first. Aa If through mutual
consent they spring back to recover
themselves.
"Time!'* says the Frenchman.
They rest upon their swords, and
during this brief interval keen eyes
are upon them. The French captain
contrasts the two. ' He has declared
that the baron. In the past, has won
more than one victory because of his
wonderful endurance, which has en
abled him to wear his antagonist out
To his surprise, he now discovers that
the nudainn uas put forth such tre
mendous force In the attempt to beat
down Joe's guard, that he shows more
signs of exhaustion than his aniagen
lst.
What does Mynheer Joe do, as If to
Rhow his contempt for the man against
whom be Is pitted, but take a cigar
and place It. unlighted, betweeu his
teeth.
The baron's eyes flash llgh?i'ln~s
when ke sees this act. He realizes
that the mistake of his life has come
upon him. When Mynheer Joe en
tered Cairo the Russian's star begin
to decline. It is now going down
with a rush.
"Ready r he cries, raising his sword.
The American meets him half way,
and for the third time the weapons
clash together. Now the baron ex
hausts his repetory of curious strokes
and tricks, hoping to discover some
weak point about the other's defense.
In this he signally falls.
A* yet he has feu no twinge of fear,
trusting Ijl his ?wn skill to defend
himself. If It comes to the worst, the
duel can be called a draw, and he
sucks consolation out of that fact,
while not omitting to keep a close
watch for the opening he still hopes
to discover.
A new phase In the duel Is about to
take place, what Mr. Grimes has been
so anxiously awaiting. He wonders
why Mynheer Joe delays so long, and
can only lay It to that strange feeling
of flne humor which causes a cat to
play with a mouse.
It comes at last
Joe springs back a pace, pnsses his
sword from bis right hand to hit left,
and Is at tbe Russian like a tlper. His
trenchant blade flashes before the
baron's eyes, and a crj of wonder
and dismay Is forced from the latter's
Hps, when he realises a new arm Is
matched against his wearied one; thnt
the marvelous attack must now be
met In a different manner than be
fore, since It proceeds from the left
shoulder.
Mr.- Grimes hears a groan beside
him. It is tbe French officer, who
realises that the day is lost to Ula
cause.
Tbe baron Is game. Ha battles des
perately to save himself, Mr. Grimes
notes the sallow hue that hss crept
over the msn's face, and h? knows
the duel Is already decided. For tbe
flrst time perhaps In his life, tbe Rus
?Isn feels the cold clutch of fear at
his heart. Once a man allows this
feeling to come over him In a duel, his
chances sre gone. At the same time,
over-confidence Is Just about as fatal
to success. The only safe coarse It
a line between, captions and wide
awake, ready to do his best and leave
the rest.
It becomes apparent thnt the'baron
weakens. His defense Is no longer
the msrvelous one he put up while
Mynheer Joe continued the right-hand
movement. These flashes from the
nncoutb side dassle him. He has
never been drilled to meet the attack
of a left-handed swordsman, and finds
his brain unable to successfully cope
with the new problems thus sudden
ly presented for solution.
The baron Is lost.
He. might still save himself by
ppripclnjr bo<Jt and sullenly, refill in a
ST**"* MM1** ** rtSf"
the aatad 4% mm***; U*bm
race that would mi
tbaa appear ? coward.
So ho battlee as. dolnghie brat ta
meat tba attacks of his for. Ha na
longer hopro to aasaatt la tarn?bla
arm la too tin*.(or that. He Buffers
excruciating pala every time ha Drakes
a more JBere tha* atoca ca? Sf reheet
Joe. If ha chooses. drive hie Made
through the body of hie foe. He leta
?he ohancea sup by; perhape the time
may come whea be wlU regret thla
mercy, bat he does aot like to hare the
blood of a white taaa on hie band*
At last the opportunity he looks for
comes; there le a quick moTeiaeat. a
sudden cry, and the sword of the
American protrudee through the right
arm of the baron at the ehoulder.
Lord Carmorgnn has been a ranged
with 'the weapon ha handled la ratal
CHAPTER XV. .
na asaoa is sArianao.
With snother quick movement the
Americaa withdraws his sword sad
stepa back a pace to avoid any pun
labment. but the baron la ta no coo
dltlon to deal such. He etaka back,
snd only that the French captain
?prlnge forward and catchca th?
baron ta his arma he must fall ta a
heap.
There le no sign of fainting, only
exhauatlon. He atanda there, euatalned
in part by his second, looking at the
first maa ta all the world who has
proved h.'a master, and the gleam ot
those eyee can be termed nothing leas
then diabolical.
Mynheer Joe leans on his sword and
coolly surreys his sntsgonlsL Then
he calla for a match snd spplles It tc
the cigar which he has held between
Ills teeth all thla while. It Is evident
that he has no fear of the future.
The tableau renin ins unbroken foi
perhaps n full minute.
"Timer* says Mr. Grimes clearly.
Mynheer Joe, still' smoking calmly,
elevates his sword. The plucky baron
mnkes 'a move to follow suit, when his
second, the French captain, throws
himself between.
"Mon Dieu! You would not finish
this affair with murder, comrades? It
was agreed that a disabling wound
would end it. See, my principal has
no longer any arm. What served hlin
so well Is now almost as useless as a
dead member. You will call It quits,
or I shall offer myself his substitute!"
he cries with commendable enthusi
f?Hui and pluck, since he knows he Is
no mntc^ for the Yankee.
"On onj condition," returns Mr.
Grimes, who also produces and lights
a cigar, while the irrepressible San
dy is scribbling away for dear life in
shot (hand at the rate of a thousand
words a minute, more or less.
?"Name It, monsieur."
"Tlie baron provoked this due! fty
an Insult ins allusion to the American
ling. It has had ? trial by arms, and
the decision rests sgalnst him. Let
him frank'y apologise, not to my
friend ouly but to Americans every*
where, and I am sure Mynheer Joe
will be satisfied as well as myself,*
The proposition Is reasonable.
"Pnrbleu! I see no reason why It
should not be done In common justice,
since 'It bin been decreed that my
principal was In the wrong. It waa a
grand sight though; a superb spectacle
that will haunt me always. What
any you, monsieur le baron?do you
withdraw your nllusloc to the flag
utuler which this gentleman serves?"
The Russian smiled.
"I am compelled to. since I declared
that It covered only cowards, for he
bus proven very plainly that I made
r mistake. Mynheer Joe knows my
allusion was made only to provoke
him to a meeting, so that I need re
tract my words no further than this."
"You have baM the meeting; are you
satisfied, baron?" asks Joe himself.
"For the present, yes;" returns the
other, between his teeth, "but this
does not end It, my American friend
No man has ever yet run across my
path and lived. Your time will come!"
"No man up to now has ever worst
ed you In a duel, Russia, but you met
your mnt'-h here. Take care it Is not
your life that Is snuffed out like a
candle. We Americans shoot to kill
when we engage with wolves or tig
ers," says Mr. Grimes.
ITo be Gontlnued.1
?NAILS FOND OF MUSIC.
vrsnen Nationalist Has Discovers^
Thsfr Peculiarity.
A German scientist recently pointed
>ut that snails are sble to draw lm
nense weights, and now a French nat
irallst claima th%t there are few, If
any, animals wbM have a higher ap
preciation of music man snails. This
aaturallst is M. 8. Jourdaln, and his
rlews on the aobject are expressed
at length In a paoer which he has ad
Jressed to the French Biologies! so
siety. Pisco sow snails on s pone
it glass, he says, you will fn<?
that aa they move ov?r it they wll?
make musical souide similar to thost
which a person can produce by wet
Ung his fingers sad then rubbing 1?
around a glass tunider. Complete alra
he points out, hs'e boon played or
tumblers In tbls wsr, snd he expressei
the opinion thst quite ss good re
suits can be obtained by using snail*
instead ot fingers.
Golfing Fast
At the recent Oxford and Cam
bridge match at Woking one of th?
competitors?C. H. Alison of Oxford
landed his ball on the top of the club
house In approaching to the home
green. One might have Imagined that
this would have been out of bounds,
but the player was allowed to get a
ladder and play the ball from the top
of the house. What Is more to the
point, he made a gr*nd ??*<?nwr?
holed out In fir*
The Neeesaarlee of Life,
The average man will oie for want
of air In five minutes; for want of
water In a week; for want of sleep
U td*n ilava
Agrici
Wtat in yoo raMBfrMttle tori It
b* milk and bstMT, MM ?th? dairy
yoo want Jffpqrak Ownasv*
jr Holsteln; if for the beef market
VM Waal Short Horna, Polled Angus
vHwMi Arran?these names to
rait yourself.
r*>tiw R|gb
To decide whether eggs **? fertile
sr not hold them between the thumb
and forefinger, with oae end' toward
the thumb and finger. In a horizontal
position, ha ring a strong light In front
ef you. The unfertfBsed egge will
have a dear appearance, both upper
and lower sides being the same. The
fertilised eggs will have a clear ap
pearance at the lower side, while the
opper side will exhibit a dark or
cloudy appearance.
Vmlttw te TnHrtlw.
Do not be tempted to abandon the
old rellsble varieties of vegetables for
novelties, bat first tost the novelties
as experiments. Some of them nisy be
excellent, bnt all varietlee depend for
success .upon climate and soli. It Is
never safe to make a complete chsnge
In any kind of crop by substituting a
new for an old. Some so-called novel
ties are old varieties under new names.
The best variety Is the one that has
been tested and found suitable for the
farm upon which It la grown.
Seven years ago I built my first com.
blned hotbed, coldframe and winter
storage pit. It is the ohly successful
combination I know for such uses.
When converted Into a storage pit, the
sash Is replaced by a door in the end,
makes access possible without disturb
ing any part of covering.
It may be from three to five feet
high at outalde, or eaves. Excavntion
Is msde to bring the top of outer post
about twelve inches above ground lev
el. Make bottom two or three inches
lower in centre for drain, with two
Inch tile. Use best hardwood posts, not
leas than five by six iuches, long
TVA* OF HOTBED.
enough to be set below bed level two
and a half or three feet. It is to be
permanent, and only sound, long tast
ing timber should be used (or walls,
and even these should be heavily
painted or covered with pitch. Use
boards or plank outside ns well as ln
alde of line of posts, providing dead nlr
space, and protecting Inside wall. All,
except side walls, 1* of portable con
struction to allow taking down for
driving or backing team In while fill
ing or removing dirt, manure or stored
crops. Use a four by four inch ridge
pole, as shown at A. to support two
by four Inch rafters, held together by
heavy bent wire at B. Place two by
four Inch centre uprights every six
feet, resting on flat stone or plank.
Nail one by one Inch strip in the cen
tre of each rafter for a sash guide. To
prevent wind penetrating or lifting
sash use ridge board on top, and a book
and eye at bottom of each sash.?ltcg.
Btubbs, in Farm and Home.
Karpberrr Cnltar*.
It costs more to grow red rasp
berries than It does to grow black
raspberries. Red raspberries should
sell for nearly twice the price of the
black. If the market will not pay
higher prices for the red varietlcR
than for the black it will not pay to
grow the red raspberry, but in most
localities red raspberries are iu active
demand at high prices. I advise
growers of small fruits to bsve at
least a moderate sized plantation of
red raspberries. They are not dim
cult to grow, and are an attractive
fruit to offer In connection with other
small fruits you are selling. Red
raspberries should be planted in rows
six feet apart, with the plants three
feet apart in the row. These plants
can be cultivated both ways for a
time. When properly cultivated they
will bear fruit a lon? time, much longer
In fact than will the black raspberry.
Cutbbert, London, Shaffer and Col
umbian are prominent red raspberries.
Orowlai ?( Cor*.
One of the best ways of killing the
weeds in the corn field Is to destroy
tbem before the corn comes up, am1,
.we make It a practice to run the weed
?r lightly over the seeded ground if
there Is the sllghtsst promise thst the
?oil 1s likely to be weedy. Another
round of the weeder Just before the
corn shows through will take out a
lot of the weeds and not Injure the
corn In the least, but leave less work
for the cultivator to do In its first
rounds, which is as soon as the rows
can be fairly defined. It is true, this
first and subsequent cultivating would
kill off the weeds, but not 'so certainly
as by the plan Indicated. If the soil
Is fairly rich and the seed bed well
prepared for a good variety, this plan
of early and constant cultivation, as
long as the corn can be worked, will
give one crop which will amply repay
for the labor involved. Whfle corn is
grown by nearly- all farmers, there are
t few little points like the above which,
IT put In operation, yield auch results
as to upset any Ideas that we know all
there la to know about raising corn.
As f Wh??t Orowlng.
There seems to be a general opinion
that wheat production has greatly fall*
an off in aectlons located outside the
great wheat belts, snd while this Is so
In some States, and partlculsrly so
With some individuals, statistics show
that the falling off Is not so great ss
Ob tte othei
Land tkvt tn ladlvttwl fiwwi wk
?w flood wheat raisers who hart glTtt
?P tMr (amt ihint entirely to othfi
crop?, diaply hccaass tttj do not foe
obi# to cioapo? with tbo groat wheal
ocethMH of tk^Wot
It Is doaMId it this Is good pettey.
for whllo tho (km may frtqawtly be
nxd to better advantage. there la tl
ways a market la any section for a
.crop at flood wheal, aad always net
for a small crop oa the firm. Then,
too. wheat la oae of the beet crops tc
oae la a rotation, having a value to
the ooll tn thlo respect oo groat that It
woald pay to grow It even if the oak
wao comparatively limited. If It could
not be aoid at a fair price It has con
slderablo feeding value, particularly
where ponltry Is kept Do not cot onl
the wheat entirely until you have In
vestlgated Its value oa jour farm.
Indianapolis News.
Ia)?<7 to frill Ttn by Mire.
The Horticultural 8ection of the
Iowa Experiment Station is In receipt
of numerous reports from various sec
tlons of the State conveying the lnfor
matlon that during the period las!
winter In which the ground was cov
ered with snow, many fruit trees wer<
badly girdled by field mice. 8uch trees.
If left unattended, are very likely tc
die. The majority of them, however,
may be saved by covering the injured
portion with eartb. The growing lay*
er which lies Just beneath the bark
will form a new layer of bark if it It
kept moist by bauklng up with eartb
for two or three Inches above the gir
died portion. The earth should be firm
ly tamped about the stem and paint
taken to sec that it la not separateJ
by the tree swaying in the wind.
Another effective method of treat
ment. which Is more trouble, but sur
er, perhaps, is to wrap the wound with
broad strips of cloth coated with graft
ing wax. The wax Is made by boiling
together four parts resin, two parts
beeswax, one part tallow.
To make this work effective, the
wound should not be allowed to be
come dried out. and no time should be
lost iu covering the girdled portion. Id
cases where the Injury has not been
tio severe, this treatment may also
rrove effective in saving trees injured
by ruubits.?Indiana Farmer."
Hot Ciiolrra?A Preventive.
Some time ago 1 heard a friend won*
dor if there was such a thing as a
specific for hog cholera. > Immediately
there came to me a vision from long
ago, of two gentlemen sitting 011 the
broad veranda of a Southern farm
house, one. my uncle, with whom I
lived, the other a planter from Missis
sippi. The foreman of the plantation
had just reported the death of ten
more fat hogs from cholera, and my
uncle bad remarked to his visitor that
he had already lost more than fifty
hr?gs from that disease, and added that
the time would soon come when bog
raising would be a lost industry in the
South because of it. The visitor re
garded him attentively for a minute
and then snld slowly and impressive
ly, "There Is not the slightest need of
hogs dying cC cholera. While I know
of no cure for the disease, I do know
a certain preventive, which I have
used on my plantation for years, and
urged upon my neighbors, but its very
simplicity prevents its general adop*
tlon." "What is it?" asked my uucle,
eagerly. "Its simplicity will not de
ter me from its use, I assure you."
"It is simply tar," replied the visitor.
"I have a quantity of pine tar run.
and three tlmee o week 1 have each
ear of corn given them liberally
smeared with It. They root it about
a little at first, but they win finally
eat It, and I have never had a case of
cholera since I began to use It." From
that time It was used on my uncle's
plantation, with the best result.?Miso
M. Ek Lowuitn. In The Kpitomlst.
Ho*i For Meat*
For hogs we prefer the Poland-flit*
nas. While they do not produce as
farge litters as some other breeds,
they are large hogs and of a dignified
appenrnnce. For meat, feed bone and
muscle producing food until about six
months old and give them a steady
shove then and fatten on corn and
sometimes mush. For meat, we often
kill some of the old sows. These we
fatten in the same manner. Do not
feed your sow for at least twelve hours
before killing; longer Is better. When
ready to kill, go quietly to the pen
with rifle in hand and shoot the nnl
ma I. To knock it in the head is a
brutal method and is fast being done
away with. Bleed It quickly. Take
It to your barrel or vat and place It
In the same. Pour the water, which
must be boiling hot, over the bog and
scald well. Rake away the hair and
then scrape. When this Is done, bang
A HANGER FOR BOOS.
the hog on a hanger like the one in the
cut. Place the hog on the book B and
then lift it np on the lever A. Place
the lege against the fence or other sta.
tionary object Take out the entrails,
etc., and wash off by dashing water
over It After it has cooled cut it up
and place in the storeroom to cool un*
til the next day. Tiro daya are better.
Then apply salt and let It stand for
another day or two. Then put It down
In salt In barrels or boxes. When It
has thoroughly takCA the salt take It
up and smoke It either with hickory
chips or the liquid preparation. We
hare tried both, and they are both sat*
Isfactory. Use whichever you wish.
The condensed smoke Is, I think, per*
fectly harmless ?Ml jsr tri Correspond*
ant Okla
PLANTING FRUIT TREB8.
Fruit trees planted on the north
dde of htgli, hilly growJ are mth
Known to utterly rail on account of
lamas* done f*om freezing.
GARB OF FLOWER8.
If flowers do not mature well the;
nay bo made to. In many cases, by
>laclng half an Inch of powdered char
?oal on the earth In the pot. A solu
Ion of white hellebore In water ma)
>ften be used to a great advantage lo
teatroytng the Insects that Infest so
nany flowering plants.
FORKED FRUIT TREES.
The forked apple or pear tree soonet
>r later comes to ruin by splitting of
-.he forks. When the tree Is rtrat trans.
>lantecl It is the time to remedy this.
3ut off one of the branches of the
'orks, usually the smaller one. with s
imooth, sloping cut. and If the cut If
arge cover vitb a good oil palut or
xrlth grafting wax.
EARLY CULTIVATION.
Few people appreciate the value of
?arly cultivation of the soil about
'ruit trees, plants and vines. Nearly
til the growth of trees is made in the
lrst few weeks and months of spring
ind* summer. If cultivation li not
tifen at thla critical period the trees
will be stunted In growth no matter
low much cultivation is given in July.
August and September. Just as soon .
is the gronnd Is dry enough to work
licely in the spring cultivation should
>egln among all kiuds of small and
arge fruits. If this early cultivation
a not given the ground is liable to be
come so hard it is exceedingly difficult
to get It into good condition, but if
cultivation is begun early when the
?oii is a little moist the earth is easily
broken up and kept fine throughout
the season.
CARE OF NEWLY SET TRElva.
A11 who set trees recognize the im
portance of having them make a
strong. heulthy growth (luring the tirst
summer that they may lately pass
through the first winter. Particularly
is this uecescary in sections where the
ninters are severe. Of vital import
ince is the conservation of the mois
ture in the soil. It is of little use to
pour water ou the surface of the soil
about the trees, for. if the soil is at
ill of a clay texture, the sun will so
Sake it that little of the moisture will
jet to the roots of the trees.
One of the best plans is to keep the
surface soil loosened until after a
Irenchlng rain, and then, before the
>uu has a chance to hake the surface
soil. place a mulch of hay or straw
loout the tree, putting it on several
Inches deep and extending for two or
three feet about the tree. This will
ronserve the moisture in the soil. Of
course, the best plan of all is to carry
>u the su nmer cultivation of the sur
face soil between ihe rows, thus ob
taining the dust mulch; even then the
tnulch of hay or straw can be used to
advantage clpse to the trees.
THINNING FRUIT.
? Undoubtedly it does pay to thin
peaches. Because of the inclination
>f many varieties to grow In clusters.
* is almost impossible for an of the
fruit to attain a marketable size, so
that thinning usually pay#. Whether
't will pay to thin other fruit Is a mat
ter which must be determined by
?very grower for himself. In the ex
perience of the writer, it has been
found that when the fruit goes to a
market paying a good price, it will pay
to thin the fruit at least to the extent
>f shaking the tree to dislodge the
fruit that will drop anyway, and then
sending a lot of small boys through
the trees to thin wherever it seems as
If it could he done to advantage.
Of course, the lads will have to work
under the direction of some one who
knows, and the work should not be too
finely carried on; that Is, the thinning
should be done only in cases where
two or more fruits arc so close togeth
er that none of them will likely ma
ture. This sort of thinning will gen
erally pay, but it is a matter of much
doubt if anything more will be found
profitable, except, as stated, with
peaches, and possibly with plums.?In.
ilianapolis News.
FRUIT PACKAGES.
Everything points to a general adop
tion of the box as the package to bo
used by orcl.ardists the coining sea
son. and apples of good quality will be
packed in them to the exclusion of
barrels, especially where a discrimin
ating market is being catered to. The
berry basket of the season is made of
paper, and It is sold at a price which
greatly reduces the loss of the grower,
which has been quite a sum on this
Item. The crate of paper is also shown,
but it looks too light, and is still an ex
periment. A few grape baskets of pa
per are also on the market, but offer
the same objection as the berry crates.
A start along the right road has been
made, however, and fruit growers will
be glad to encourage manufacturers.
A point which all fVult growers
should bear in mind Is that the city
resident has little room for storage,
?nd hence will pay much higher prices
In proportion for good fruit in small
packages than ordinary fruit in large
packages. They will also pay more for
I dozen fresh eggs neatly packed in a
clean box than they will for the same
number, more or less soiled, taken
from a bushel basket. Try It, and
fou'll see It Is so.
Tw? Ksp?rt?ficM.
In an advertising periodical Is report
ed the experience of two men as per
sonally known to the writer of the wy
port. One went Into the fancy poultry
business, but did not advertise. Even
tually he grew discouraged from lack
of buyers and gave up the business.
A hundred miles away another man
went into the same business, but ad
vertised In a number of leading news
papers. He is still at it ou a large
scale, still advertises and is a rich
man.
Raaikd? Tiipli Anwl.
HE people of the Booth ip>
peer to be greet]j aroused
on the question of highway
Improvement. The roads
of the South are, on the
wiioie, worse than those of any other
section. There are several reasons for
this, smong which may be mentioned
unfavorable climatic conditions snd
scarcity of road building materials. To
these may be added the fact that the
South has hardly as yet fully recovered
from the devastating effecfs of the Civ
il War, and the population and wraith
per capita are less In proportion to the
mileage of roads than in most North*
era States.
But the public spirited citizens of
the South are enthusiastic advocates
of better roads, notwithstanding these
obstscles. In many counties of North
Carolina, Tennessee and Texas bond?
have been issued and many miles of
flrst-clsss roads constructed.
If there is anything worse than a
clay road, it is one of sand. But. ap
ptrfntlj, by accident it was discovered
a few years ago that sand and clay
thoroughly mixed in proper propor
tions makes an excellent road. As a
result of this discovery, a large mileage
of sand-clay roads has been coustruet
ed In North and South Carolina, and
some In other States. Two advantages
of this kind of road are cheapness of
construction and abundance of ma*
terial.
In many coast counties in the South
shells sre used for making roads, and
they prove an excellent substitute for
crushed stone. In southern Alabama
and Louisiana may be found some
stretches of shell road that arc as Hue
as any In the country.
It Is a matter of surprise to some
that the sentiment for national aid to
road improvement should bo so strong
In the South. The strength of that
sentiment is shown by the fact that
the pioneer advocates of that plau in
both houses of Congress are from tho
South?Representative Brownlow, of
Tennessee, and Senator Latimer, of
South Carolina. The Legislature of
Tennessee was the first to memorialize
Congress to make an appropriation for
road improvement.
At the recent meeting before the
Senate Committee on Agriculture, a
Northern Senator tried to quizz a goo J
roads committeeman from South Caro
lina by asking if the people of his
State "had overcome the prejudice
which used to prevail there against
Government interference in local af
fairs." The answer he received was:
"Yes, we are getting broad minded
down there." was greeted with ap
plause. The fact is. that the South has
been aroused by stern necessity. The
farmers of the South want the help
of the Government in improving their
roads, because they need it badly, and
because, like farmers in all sections,
they think they are entitled to a larg
er share in the direct benciits of Gov
ernment appropriation than they have
hcretotare received.?Atlanta Journal.
Rranltt Talk*.
Winthrop E. Scarrltt was chosen
make a public statement, defining the
attitude of New Tork business men
toward Improved highways. h0 says.
"The civilization of a people may l>(*
measured by their transportation facil
ities and the condition of their public
highways. The pioneer had no roa?ls
that were worthy of the name. After
more than a century and a quarter of
existence, this country still has thou
sands of miles of public highway that
are a disgrace to civilization.
"America is a country of extremes.
Congress has spent uncounted millions
on rivers and harbors, while, on the
other hand, for more than half a cen
tury she hns spent practically nothing
for roads. How absurd this is when
you consider that probably there in
one hundred times as much travel on
land as there Is on water. Steam rail
ways have he;'ii encouraged. The Gov.
eminent has subsidized ships.
"How ludicrous. If not pathetic, has
been the attitude toward good roads,
notwithstanding the rapid growth of
the ITuitcd States and our boasted pro*
gress in civilisation. It costs Just as
much to carry a ton of farm produce
on a wagon to-day as it did before the
war?namely, at least twenty cents p >r
ton per mile. While almost every sub
ject under the sun hns received consid.
era Hon at thr* hands of the Govern
ment, the roads have been left to lan
guish.
"In a few of the Eastern States?
notably New Jersey. Connecticut, Mas.
sarliusotts and New Yor.:?the good
road movement has been substantially
aided by the States themselves.
Enough has been done In these States
to demonstrate absolutely the signifi
cance and value to any community of
a system of good highways."
" C#nil Clay RoaHi."
A sandy road is had In dry weather
and only tolerable after a rain. A clay
road is fair in dry weather if not
rutted too badly, but in wet weather
drops the wagon wheel to the hub.
They have a way in the South of com*
blnlng sand and clay in making a road
good In all weathers, continues the
New York World. The sand and clay
must be thoroughly mixed so that all
the particles come in contact with each
other; then the snnd keeps the clay
dry and the clay gives the mixture an
element of solidity. Some of tbeso
mixed roads, nicely rolled, have last
ed for five years without deterioration.
It wouldn't be so easy in New York to
build roads on this principle. Frost
Is fatal. The roadbed must be dug
out below the frost line, and tho
trench filled with the mixed sand and
clay and the result Is to last.
H?<1 ft Cat Oat.
An exchange tells the following story
of modern surgery: An old lady, who
went to the city to visit her daughter,
was met at the door by a servant who
?aid that the daughter had gone down
town to have a kimona cut out. The
old lady sank fainting into the nearest
chair and tearfully asked what hot*
pltal she had been takes t*> ?"*???